ARGENTINA: HARD-LINE ARGENTINE MILITARY OFFICERS ARE TRYING TO FORCE PRESIDENT VIDELA TO TAKE A TOUGHER STAND ON SUBVERSION AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES. - 1976/06/09

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627985
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 9, 1976

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/ARGENTINA: HARD-LINE ARGENTINE MILITARY OFFICERS ARE TRYING
TO FORCE 41RESITENT VIDELA TO TAKE A TOUGHER STAND ON SUBVERSION AND
A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES. THIS COULD CONFRONT VIDELA WITH SERIOUS
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HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS AND DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MILITARY.//10
//VIDELA AND ADVISERS WHO SHARE HIS MODERATE AND METHODICAL
APPROACH TOWARD NATIONAL REFORM ARE TRYING TO CURB THE ARBITRARY
ARRESTS BY POLICE AND ARMED FORCES SECURITY SERVICES, COMPILE A
LIST OF THOSE DETAINED, AND HALT VIGILANTE-STYLE ACTIVITIES AGAINST
SUSPECTED AND KNOWN LEFTISTS BY SEMIOFFICIAL DEATH SQUADS.//Y
//SOME OF VIDELA'S SUBORDINATES ALSO ARE ATTEMPTING TO WORK
WITH PERON/ST LABOR AND POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE HOPE OF EVENTUALLY
BUILDING A BASE OF POPULAR SUPPORT FOR THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT. TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS THEY REPORTEDLY BELIEVE THAT GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC
� POLICIES WILL HAVE TO BECOME MORE "POPULIST" IN ORIENTATION AND
PROVIDE FOR A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH./P0
//HARD-.LINERS OPPOSED TO THESE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS--
RANGING FROM AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS TO REVISING FOREIGN INVEST-
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//MASSERA AND HIS ARMY COLLEAGUES DO NOT APPEAR BENT ON OUSTING
VIDELA AS PRESIDENT BUT RATHER ARE DETERMINED TO FORCE 'MODERATES
OUT OF THE PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE OF ADVISERS. ONLY THEN. THEY
APPARENTLY REASON, CAN THE GOVERNMENT IMPOSE DISCIPLINE ON THE
LABOR FORCE, DESTROY THE INFLUENCE OF CORRUPT AND IRRESPONSIBLE
POLITICIANS, AND ELIMINATE THE WELL-TNTRENCHED LEFTISTS. //Y
//THE JUNTA'S IMAGE IS ALREADY SUFFERING FROM ITS INABILITY TO
CONTROL RIGHT-WING' TERRORISM. MOREOVER, LABOR AND POLITICAL LEADERS
ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT-VIDELA'S INABILITY TO ENFORCE THE
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