[SANITIZED]LATIN AMERICA WEEKLY REVIEW 11 MAY 1978 - 1978/05/11

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627976
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 11, 1978

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Human Rights Developments
Argentina may have reined in its seturity
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Human Rights Developments
The Argentine Government has apparently decided that
conditions no longer justify giving the security forces
free rein.
In a speech at a national police conference last
week, Interior Minister General Harguinieguy declared
that emergency measures had almost completely eradicated
subversion and that it was therefore no longer necessary
or advisable for the police to remain under the direct
operational control of the various military commands.
Presumably acting under the direction of President Videla
or the military junta, Harguindeguy has also issued in-
structions to the police to stop bullying the public and
to restore normal police procedures.
These boves'auggest that Harguindeguy, ,one of
Argentina's toughest and most conservative Army generals,
has adopted a mire moderate posture, at least with re-
gard'to counterterrorist tactics. In the past, these
operations were often directed against political leaders
and other civilians not connected with subversive organi-
zations or activities.
3.5(c)
11 May 1978
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