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Document Number T 1976BUENOS0'5844
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ACTION ARA-10
INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 DHA-02 10-13 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-04 H-02
INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15
USIA-06 /072 W
R 081103Z SEP 76
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7005
BUENOS AIRES 5 844
S.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: PINT, SHUM, AR
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP
ARGENTINA PROJECT (S200000044)
U.S. DEPT. OF STATE, A/RPSAPS
Margaret P. Grafeld, Director __
(Vi^eaﾃつｫ ( )Exdse ( )Deny
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je( ) In Part (LMnFuH 0><< om-t &
( )Oassiryas__ ( )Extendas_ ( ) Downgrade to__
Date________DedMstfyon________BaMott
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iEF: (A) BUENOS AIRES 5756, (B) BUENOS AIRES 5672
L. SOME 78 0 REFUGEES, MOSTLY CHILEAN AND URUGUAYAN, HAVE LEFT
ARGENTINA IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO UNHCR SOURCES.
CHE LATEST TO LEAVE WERE 4 9 URUGUAYANS WHO LEFT FOR HAVANA
JEPT 2. THREE HUNDRED MORE ALREADY HAVE RESETTLEMENT OFFERS OUTSIDE
CHE COUNTRY AND WILL LEAVE SHORTLY, SOURCES ADD.
!. ALTHOUGH THE ATMOSPHERE AMONG THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY HAD RELAXED
SOMEWHAT IN RECENT WEEKS-- PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN NO
IAJOR INCIDENTS OF PERSECUTION SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 23
IRUGUAYANS IN MID-JULY--A RECENT GOVERNMENT REGULATION ON
ILLEGAL ALIENS IS CAUSING NEW ALARM. ON SEPT 2, GOA ANNOUNCED
!HAT ALL FOREIGNERS WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTS WOULD HAVE 60 DAYS
EN WHICH TO REPORT TO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. SIMILAR REGULATIONS,
DESCRIBED AS NECESSARY TO CONTROL "MIGRATORY FLUCTUATIONS, HAVE
fEEN ROUTINELY ANNOUNCED BUT RARELY ENFORCED IN THE PAST. MANY
IF THE ESTIMATED 500,000 ILLEGAL RESIDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WELCOME
ﾃつ｣ LOW-COST ADDITIONS TO THE LABOR FORCE, PARTICULARLY IN BORDER
.?OWNS. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, REFUGEES FEAR IT WILL BE USED
-.GAINST THEM. AS GOA DOES NOT SHARE THE UNHCR'S DEFINITION
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1976BUENOS05344
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BUENOS 05844 0817242
OF A REFUGEE UNDER UN PROTECTION, NOR HAS IT COOPERATED IN
PROVIDING REFUGEES WITH ARGENTINE DOCUMENTS IN THE PAST, IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF-- AND HOW-- THE GOVT INTENDS TO PRESS COM-
PLIANCE OR SANCTIONS ON THE SOME 20,000 PERSONS ILLEGALLY IN
THE COUNTRY FOR POLITICAL REASONS. UNHCR OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD
EMBOFF THAT RIGHT NOW THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AND THEY MUST WAIT TO
SEE HOW THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCES THE REGULATION ONCE THE 60-DAY
DEADLINE IS UP,
3. LA OPINION REPORTED SEPT 1 THAT AT LEAST 20 ASYLEES ARE
HOUSED IN THREE FOREIGN EMBASSIES--AUSTRIA, ITALY AND MEXICO.
EX-PRESIDENT HECTOR CAMPORA AND HIS SON HAVE REPORTEDLY NOT
REQUESTED SAFE CONDUCT OUT OF THE COUNTRY FROM THE MEXICAN
EMBASSY WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE THE COUP. THE PAPER NOTED
THAT A NUMBER OF THE ASYLEES LEAVE THE EMBASSIES OCCASIONALLY
TO VISIT FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND GO ABOUT THE CITY APPARENTLY
WITH NO MAJOR WORRIES.
4. FORMER UCR LEGISLATORS SOLARI IRIGOYEN AND AMAYA REMAIN
DETAINED (SEE REF A) "ALMOST INCOMUNICADO", ACCORDING TO FREINDS,
IN FIFTH CORPS HEADQUARTERS. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY ARE STILL
STUDYING THE CASE OF THE TWO LAWYERS WHO WERE KIDNAPPED FROM
THEIR HOMES AUGUST 17 AND LATER DUMPED AT A POLICE CHECKPOINT
IN RIO NEGRO. MEANWHILE, IN A NOTE TO UCR NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ON FRIDAY, SEPT 3, AN INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIAL
REPRIMANDED THEM FOR RELEASING AN APPEAL FOR THE SAFETY OF
THE TWO KIDNAPPED LAWYERS AUG 25. THE OFFICIAL GRATUITOUSLY
SAID THE THE UCR APPEAL.GAVE "A FALSE IMPRESSION OF PARTY
ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN ORDER TO INSURE
INTERNAL PEACE".
5. THE PERMANENT ASSEMBLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, A GROUP OF
RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL PERSONS FORMED LAST DECEMBER, COMPLETED
ITS FIRST WORKING DESSION LAST WEEK, SEPT 1, BY INVITING ALL
ARGENTINES TO JOIN IN ITS FIGHT FOR "PEACE AND THE RIGHT TO
LIVE WITHOUT FEAR". THE SESSIONS WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR TOPICS:
THE RIGHT TO LIVE, SECURITY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE, CONSTITUTIONAL
PRECEDENCE, AND THE PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS. THE
PREVIOUS WEEK, THE ASSEMBLY HAD STRONGLY PROTESTED INCREASING
VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN A MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT VIDELA
(SEE REF B)
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6. SIGNIFICANTLY, IN A DECLARATION AUG 28, THE BUENOS AIRES
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ADDED ITS VOICE TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY RAISED
AGAINST RISING VIOLENCE. CITING THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL
ACTIS AND THE KIDNAPPING OF SOLARI IRIGOYEN AND AMAYA AS WELL
AS THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TWO BUENOS AIRES MEMBER LAWYERS, THE
ASSOCIATION REPUDIATED THE RISE OF UNCONTROLLED VIOLENCE AND
CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO "LEAD THE COUNTRY BACK TO THE PATH
OF LAW AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES"
7. AN MERICAN PRIEST FROM CORDOBA, TOLD EMBOFF TODAY,
SEPT 7, THAT THE FIVE SEMINARIANS ARRESTED WITH FATHER
JAMES WEEKS IN EARLY AUGUST ARE STILL IN JAILﾃつｦIN CORDOBA
BUT THAT AUTHORITIES HAVE PROMISED TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO
"ACCELERATE" THE INVESTIGATION. THE PRIEST, FREDERICK '
KETTNER, PICKED UP STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS FOR THE
SEMINARIANS, WHI WILL CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES IN THE US IF
AND WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED.
8. NOTE: HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP SERIES IS NOT INTENDED AS
PRIMARY REPORTING INSTRUMENT ON SUBJECT; RATHER, IT IS
BEING INITIATED AS DEVICE THROUGH WHICH DEVELOPMENTS NOT
NECESSARILY WARRANTING CABLE IN AND OF THEMSELVES CAN BE
BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT IN TIMELY FASHION. SERIES
WILL ALSO BE USED TO REPORT MINOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ONGOING
CASES (SUCH AS SOLARI IRIGOYEN AND AMAYA CASES) WHICH MAY
HAVE BEEN SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE REPORTS.
CHAPLIN
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Document Number T 1976BUENOS0'5844
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mmmmmm
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Case NurrJaer: 200000044
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PAGE 01 BUENOS 05844 081724Z
70
ACTION ARA-10
INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 DHA-02 10-13 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-04 H-02
INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15
USIA-06 /072 W
R 081103Z SEP 76
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7005
BUENOS AIRES 5 844
S.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: PINT, SHUM, AR
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP
ARGENTINA PROJECT (S200000044)
U.S. DEPT. OF STATE, A/RPSAPS
Margaret P. Grafeld, Director __
(Vi^eaﾃつｫ ( )Exdse ( )Deny
ﾃつｫ(s):______________ ___________?,
je( ) In Part (LMnFuH 0><< om-t &
( )Oassiryas__ ( )Extendas_ ( ) Downgrade to__
Date________DedMstfyon________BaMott
eC
iEF: (A) BUENOS AIRES 5756, (B) BUENOS AIRES 5672
L. SOME 78 0 REFUGEES, MOSTLY CHILEAN AND URUGUAYAN, HAVE LEFT
ARGENTINA IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO UNHCR SOURCES.
CHE LATEST TO LEAVE WERE 4 9 URUGUAYANS WHO LEFT FOR HAVANA
JEPT 2. THREE HUNDRED MORE ALREADY HAVE RESETTLEMENT OFFERS OUTSIDE
CHE COUNTRY AND WILL LEAVE SHORTLY, SOURCES ADD.
!. ALTHOUGH THE ATMOSPHERE AMONG THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY HAD RELAXED
SOMEWHAT IN RECENT WEEKS-- PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN NO
IAJOR INCIDENTS OF PERSECUTION SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 23
IRUGUAYANS IN MID-JULY--A RECENT GOVERNMENT REGULATION ON
ILLEGAL ALIENS IS CAUSING NEW ALARM. ON SEPT 2, GOA ANNOUNCED
!HAT ALL FOREIGNERS WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTS WOULD HAVE 60 DAYS
EN WHICH TO REPORT TO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. SIMILAR REGULATIONS,
DESCRIBED AS NECESSARY TO CONTROL "MIGRATORY FLUCTUATIONS, HAVE
fEEN ROUTINELY ANNOUNCED BUT RARELY ENFORCED IN THE PAST. MANY
IF THE ESTIMATED 500,000 ILLEGAL RESIDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WELCOME
ﾃつ｣ LOW-COST ADDITIONS TO THE LABOR FORCE, PARTICULARLY IN BORDER
.?OWNS. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, REFUGEES FEAR IT WILL BE USED
-.GAINST THEM. AS GOA DOES NOT SHARE THE UNHCR'S DEFINITION
torrent Class
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' Current Class:
Current Handling:
Document Number:
n/a
1976BUENOS05344
Page: 2
Channel: n/a
Case Number: 200000044
PAGE 02
BUENOS 05844 0817242
OF A REFUGEE UNDER UN PROTECTION, NOR HAS IT COOPERATED IN
PROVIDING REFUGEES WITH ARGENTINE DOCUMENTS IN THE PAST, IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF-- AND HOW-- THE GOVT INTENDS TO PRESS COM-
PLIANCE OR SANCTIONS ON THE SOME 20,000 PERSONS ILLEGALLY IN
THE COUNTRY FOR POLITICAL REASONS. UNHCR OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD
EMBOFF THAT RIGHT NOW THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AND THEY MUST WAIT TO
SEE HOW THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCES THE REGULATION ONCE THE 60-DAY
DEADLINE IS UP,
3. LA OPINION REPORTED SEPT 1 THAT AT LEAST 20 ASYLEES ARE
HOUSED IN THREE FOREIGN EMBASSIES--AUSTRIA, ITALY AND MEXICO.
EX-PRESIDENT HECTOR CAMPORA AND HIS SON HAVE REPORTEDLY NOT
REQUESTED SAFE CONDUCT OUT OF THE COUNTRY FROM THE MEXICAN
EMBASSY WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE THE COUP. THE PAPER NOTED
THAT A NUMBER OF THE ASYLEES LEAVE THE EMBASSIES OCCASIONALLY
TO VISIT FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND GO ABOUT THE CITY APPARENTLY
WITH NO MAJOR WORRIES.
4. FORMER UCR LEGISLATORS SOLARI IRIGOYEN AND AMAYA REMAIN
DETAINED (SEE REF A) "ALMOST INCOMUNICADO", ACCORDING TO FREINDS,
IN FIFTH CORPS HEADQUARTERS. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY ARE STILL
STUDYING THE CASE OF THE TWO LAWYERS WHO WERE KIDNAPPED FROM
THEIR HOMES AUGUST 17 AND LATER DUMPED AT A POLICE CHECKPOINT
IN RIO NEGRO. MEANWHILE, IN A NOTE TO UCR NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ON FRIDAY, SEPT 3, AN INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIAL
REPRIMANDED THEM FOR RELEASING AN APPEAL FOR THE SAFETY OF
THE TWO KIDNAPPED LAWYERS AUG 25. THE OFFICIAL GRATUITOUSLY
SAID THE THE UCR APPEAL.GAVE "A FALSE IMPRESSION OF PARTY
ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN ORDER TO INSURE
INTERNAL PEACE".
5. THE PERMANENT ASSEMBLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, A GROUP OF
RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL PERSONS FORMED LAST DECEMBER, COMPLETED
ITS FIRST WORKING DESSION LAST WEEK, SEPT 1, BY INVITING ALL
ARGENTINES TO JOIN IN ITS FIGHT FOR "PEACE AND THE RIGHT TO
LIVE WITHOUT FEAR". THE SESSIONS WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR TOPICS:
THE RIGHT TO LIVE, SECURITY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE, CONSTITUTIONAL
PRECEDENCE, AND THE PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS. THE
PREVIOUS WEEK, THE ASSEMBLY HAD STRONGLY PROTESTED INCREASING
VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN A MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT VIDELA
(SEE REF B)
Current Class:
Page;
" Current Class
Current Handling: n/a
Document Number; 1976BUENOS05844
Page: 3
Channel: n/a
Case Number: 200000044
PAGE 03
BUENOS 05844 081724Z
6. SIGNIFICANTLY, IN A DECLARATION AUG 28, THE BUENOS AIRES
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ADDED ITS VOICE TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY RAISED
AGAINST RISING VIOLENCE. CITING THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL
ACTIS AND THE KIDNAPPING OF SOLARI IRIGOYEN AND AMAYA AS WELL
AS THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TWO BUENOS AIRES MEMBER LAWYERS, THE
ASSOCIATION REPUDIATED THE RISE OF UNCONTROLLED VIOLENCE AND
CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO "LEAD THE COUNTRY BACK TO THE PATH
OF LAW AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES"
7. AN MERICAN PRIEST FROM CORDOBA, TOLD EMBOFF TODAY,
SEPT 7, THAT THE FIVE SEMINARIANS ARRESTED WITH FATHER
JAMES WEEKS IN EARLY AUGUST ARE STILL IN JAILﾃつｦIN CORDOBA
BUT THAT AUTHORITIES HAVE PROMISED TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO
"ACCELERATE" THE INVESTIGATION. THE PRIEST, FREDERICK '
KETTNER, PICKED UP STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS FOR THE
SEMINARIANS, WHI WILL CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES IN THE US IF
AND WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED.
8. NOTE: HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP SERIES IS NOT INTENDED AS
PRIMARY REPORTING INSTRUMENT ON SUBJECT; RATHER, IT IS
BEING INITIATED AS DEVICE THROUGH WHICH DEVELOPMENTS NOT
NECESSARILY WARRANTING CABLE IN AND OF THEMSELVES CAN BE
BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT IN TIMELY FASHION. SERIES
WILL ALSO BE USED TO REPORT MINOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ONGOING
CASES (SUCH AS SOLARI IRIGOYEN AND AMAYA CASES) WHICH MAY
HAVE BEEN SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE REPORTS.
CHAPLIN
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ICurrent Class
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