- - -·· March 22 1977 T01 Patt Derian FROM1 Mark L Schneider RE Argentina Study Mission on Human Rights IPS by J t€'Z--- As I mentioned you probably want to have some agreement beforehand cm what you will be able to do Below are some suggestions Conditions To Be Met Prior To A Tri s 1 Argentine government agreement to permit private interviews with political prisoners both specific individuals to be requested and others who are encountered in visits to detention canters 2 Argentine government agreement to make available sucy transportation and authorizations as may be necessary to visit detention centers and jails 3 Argentine government agreement to provide the · mission with access to appropriate government officials including members of the JUnta 4 Argenti-ne government agreement to permit the mission access to such foreign embassies and international agencies as missionmembers may deeire Argentine government agreement to permit the mission access to such trials as may be underway involving political prisoners 5 Specific political prisoners with whom the mission may want to request private interviews 1 J r Brnest Villanueva former dean of the University of Buenos Aires allegedly located in La Plata jail and NW 57067 ____ ____ De c i tJ 33Q64654 _ -o I 11 • • - Page l a e x · C· _ _ · • i Q3j Q l d3ll ' March 22 1977 P89e 2 reported by news accounts to have been moved to a death row 2 Dr Jorge Taiana son of a former Education Minister apparently in the same situation as Dr Villanueva 3 Former senator Solari Irogoyen 4 Elias Muase Catholic priest detained in 1975 held in Olmos Prison in the city of La Plata in the province of Buenos Aires • 5 Alberto Martinez Baca Ex-governor of Mendoza held in Ma9delena Military prison Be is 72 years old half blind 6 Jorge cepernic EX-qovernor of Santa cruz held in Magdalena Military prison 7 camp Manuela Blmina Santucho Beld in concentration near Ezeisa in the province of Buenos Aires La Atomica 8 Eduardo Raul Merbilha Arrested on Sep4sember ·l4 held at Campo de Mayo Military Garrison 9 Jorqe Di Pascua le Detained in December in Buenos Aires Be vas t e General Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Employees Union Held at Federal Police Headquarters 10 Dora Golfarb Judqe in the Province of Mendoza Held at Villa Devoto in the Province of Buenos Aires 11 Raymundo Glayser Arrested in May of 1976 filmmaker Held at La Atom ica near Bzeisa Ai port Famous 12 Gregorio Klemovsky Professor of Mathematics at University of Buenos Aires Held at Villa Devoto Prison 1974 13 Julio Varela Arrested in Azul in November 10 Eligible for parole Held in Sierra Chica Prison I also have attached the xerox of the names that were in the letter Kennedy sent Vance Perhaps their status and condition could be requested once there - Page 3 BJ March 22 1977 Prisons a Among the prisons which people have suggested that should be visited are the following However before leaving a contact should be made with the Inteznational Red cross through an lllDG to find out which of these is currently the worst Probably the School of Mechanics· in Buenos Aires will be the hardest to get into It might be requested after a general agreement to permit the mission to visit such detention centers where political prisoners are held has been entered into by the Argentine government The Villa Devoto prison is where many of the women are being held · Prisons That Should Be Visited1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 10 Nl l' 5 7 067 Penitentiary in Cordoba in Cordoba Prison Sierra Chica Prison in Olavarria Province of Buenos Aires· School of Mechanics in Buenos Aires Reknown torture center Villa Devoto in La Plata Province of Buenos Aires Army Third corps Garrison in cordoba Army Second COrp Garrison in Rosario aawson Prison in RaWson Tenth Infantry Brigade Garrison in Mendoza Tucuman Penitentiary Resistencia Prison in Chaco Province of Chaco po c i d 330646'5 4 k a j Paqe· 3 a - a a 2 -3 - - Page 4 March 22 1977 D Also I think ·the mission should have decided how it will handle reports the press in Argentina and the u s and the kinds of recommendations that might be offered if asked I have attached the letter EMK sent to Pinochet at his specific request following our mission there It vaa a private letter However Pinochet used it to blast BMK for interferinq in t he private affairs of Chile We did not publish itr he did in parts along with his very sharp rejoinder The recommendations begin on page seven I would think that you might indicate this mission will be glad to provide the JUnta with its conclusions on a private basis if it so desires otherwise it is in large part to be used to permit the Sllate Department as the Argentine government has expressed to be sure that it has the truth regarding the condition of human rights in the country -- not out of any desire to interfere with Argentina's affairs but to carry out it· 1 responsibilit es under u S law and to better in£orm President Carter reqarding the real situation in Argentina rJf11Vf oO VI 11S-4 - Z 2 -- - Crn ° -- 1l- C61M-- f1 r lo a 1 I ' 1 r- 60 -- f It ' - 1-r f c 1' r- ' 1 -- This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu