WESTERN HEMISPHERE BRIEF 028-75. - 1975/02/21

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02693090
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 35
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: February 21, 1975

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//ARGENTINA: THE ARMY'S OPERATION THAT BEGAN TEN DAYS AGO
AGAIICT PEOPLES REVOLUTIONARY ARMY GUERRILLAS IN TUCUOAN PROVINCE
IS FALTERING.//Y
//THE ARMY HAS A RESERVOIR OF OFFICERS AND NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICERS WHO ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN COMMANDO-TYPE TACTICS, AND MANY
OF 7HEM HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AS ADVISERS TO REGULAR UNITS IN THE
OPERATION. HOWEVER, ARGENTINE ARMY COMMANDER LIEUTENANT GENERAL
ANAYA REPORTEDLY IS NOT HEEDING THE ADVICE OF HIS COUNTERINSURGENCY
EXPERTS. INSTEAD OF EMPLOYING SMALL-UNIT, COMMANDO-TYPE TACTICS,
ANAYA ACCEDED TO POLITICAL PRESSURE AND ORDERED THE ARMY TO CONDUCT
A 5,000-11AN SWEEP OPERATION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE PROVINCE.
ANAYA DOES NOT WANT TO ALIENATE THE PEOPLE AND HAS INSTRUCTED HIS
OFFICERS TO MAKE APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR ANY "INCONVENIENCES"
THEY MIGHT SUFFER--THUS SIGNALING THE ARMY'S TARGET AREAS TO THE
GUERRILLAS. ONLY A FEW CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED THUS FAR ON
BOTH SIDES.//Y
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WELL SUITED FOR IRREGULAR OPERATIONS, HAVE AN ESTABLISHED LOGISTIC
BASE, AND ENJOY CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION.
THEY COULD CONCEIVABLY INFLICT HEAVY OSUALTIES ON ISOLATED REGULAR
ARMY UNITS.//Y
//GENERAL ANAYA HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BEFORE BY OTHER OFFICERS
FOR HIS FAILURE TO DEMAND A FULL-SCALE ARMY COUNTERTERRORIST ROLE.
THE? ARE NOW CRITICIZING HIM FOR ACQUIESCING TO POLITICAL PRESSURE
FOR A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED SHOW OF FORCE. INCREASING CRITICISM FROM
THESE ELEMENTS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AN EFFORT TO FORCE ANAYA TO SWITCH
FROM SWEEP OPERATIONS TO COMMANDO-TYPE TACTICS. IF HIS CRITICS ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN FORCING THIS CHANGE, THE ARMY HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF
CONTAINING THE GUERRILLAS IN THE PROVINCE. OTHERWISE, THE GOVERN-
MENT WILL MOST LIKELY SUFFER A SERIOUS SETBACK IN ITS HEAVILY
PUBLICIZED TUCUMAN OPERATION--SOMETHING IT CAN ILL AFFORD WITH URBAN
TERRORISM ON THE UPSWING.
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