IJN LA ltltU · 11111111 Current Handling LIMDIS curr t Class Page 1 Channel n a Document Number 197·6BUENOS03462 ' Case Number 200000044 PAGE 01 BUENOS 03462 251627Z 41 ACTION ARA-06 INFO OCT-01 SS 14 DHA-02 NSC-05 INRE-00 IS0-00 NSCE-00 ARAE-00 INR-05 043 W 0 251525Z MAY 76 FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5777 BUENOS AIRES 3462 LIMDIS SP-01 PM-03 CIAE-00 I0-03 SCCT-01 L-02 SS0-00 ARG S20 44 U S DEIT OF STATE AJlU SIIPS P Grafeld Olreaor - l ltdlle Deily Exempdon l ' ' ---- ---DedaJsil ' In Pall u CWalfy - l lllend - Oowttgnide too ce DeciiNII'y E o 11652 GDS TAGS PFOR SHUM AR SUBJECT REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS 1 IN VIEW OF THE GENERAL WORSENING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION HERE I BELIEVE THE TIME HAS COME FOR A DEMARCHE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL HENCE I REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS TO ASK FOR AN URGENT APPOINTMENT WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER 2 I WISH AUTHORIZATION TO SAY TO HIM THE FOLLOWING QUOTE THE US VERY MUCH SYMPATHIZES WITH THE MODERATE POLICIES ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT VIDELA AND HAD HOPED TO BE HELPFUL TO ARGENTINA IN HER PROCESS OF NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION AND RECONILIATION WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT ARGENTINA IS INVOLVED IN AN ALL-OUT STRUGGLE AGAINST SUBVERSION THERE ARE HOWEVER SOME NORMS WHICH CAN NEVER BE PUT ASIDE BY GOVERNMENTS DEDICATED TO A RULE OF LAW RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHT IS ONE OF THEM THE CONTINUED ACTIVITIES OF TRIPLE A-TYPE DEATH SQUADS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY MURDERED MICHELINI GUTIERREZ RUIZ AND DOZEN OF OTHERS AND HAVE JUST KIDNAPPED A MEMBER OF THE FULBRIGHT COMMISSION MISS ELIDA MESSINA ARE DAMAGING THE GOA'S GENERALLY GOOD IMAGE ABROAD THESE GROUPS SEEM TO OPERATE WITH IMMUNITY AND ARE GENERALLY BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE ARGENTINE SE ORCES WHETHER THEY ARE OR NOT THEIR CONTINUED OPERACurrent Class - Page 1 UNClASSifiED lASSifltO '• Cur ent Class Current Handling Document Number 1976BUENOS03462 ·PAGE 02 BUENOS 03462 Page 2 Channel n a Case Number 200000044 251627Z TION CAN ONLY BE HARMFUL TO THE GOA ITSELF AND CAUSE CONSTERNATION AMONG ARGENTINA'S FRIENDS ABROAD END QUOTE 3 IN VIEW OF THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENTS I WOULD APPRECIATE REPLY BY IMMEDIATE CABLE HILL - NNN Current Class llllllll Page 2 UNCl SS HEO