WEEKLY SUMMARY FEBRUARY 25, 1977[SANITIZED] - 1977/02/25

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03013527
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 22
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: February 25, 1977

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Weekly Summary
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The WEEKLY SUMMARY, issued every Friday morning by the
Current Reporting Grouo, reports and analyzes significant
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entiy includes material coordinated with or prepared by the
f Reglonal and Political Analysis, the Office of Eco-
rco, the Office of Strategic Research, the Office of
rtstc Intelligence , the Office of Weapons Intelligence,
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CONTENTS
1 Western Hemisphere
Argentina;
February 25, 1977
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Comments and queries on the contents of this
publication are welcome. They ma be
directed to the editor of the Weekly,
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President Jorge Videla appears to be
coming under increasing pressure from
fellow military officers critical of his
moderate tactics in dealing with labor un-
rest.
Many of the officers hold labor respon-
sible for a lot of Argentina's problems and
favor instituting far more restrictive labor
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policies than those proposed by President
Videla and his supporters.
The navy also generally opposes Videla
on the issue.
a missing union leader was detained by
navy personnel in order to heighten labor
discontent and thus bring more pressure
on Videla and those who share his views.
The labor question is one of the most
serious political problems facing the
military government. Most organized
labor activity has been illegal since the
junta seized power last March, but
workers have repeatedly defied a ban on
strikes and slowdowns to protest both
their economic plight and the imposition
of rest7ictions.
Videla wants to remove most of the
restrictions in an attempt to secure labor's
cooperation with the government. His
detractors want to emasculate the labor
movement as a punitive and preventive
measure.
'These differences within the military
have delayed the issuance of a new basic
law defining the status of labor. In recent
days, the government has decreed new
rules ol some procedural aspects of labor
activity. US embassy sources believe that
an overall law will be announced soon and
that it will largely reflect the position of
Videla' s opponents.
The President's detractors apparently
hope to embarrass and weaken him
politically by forcing him to take a
tougher stand on labor. They also want to
President Videla
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undermine the position of his chief confi-
dant, army chief of staff General Viola,
who is widely regarded as the architect of
the conciliatory line toward labor.
The dissident officers hope to force
changes in policy, and perhaps in top per-
sonnel, by the first anniversary next
month of the coup that ousted Maria
Estela Peron. There has been considerable
speculation in Argentina that changes in
the structure of the country's executive
authority will be made around that time.
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