UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No 0-2016-16244 Doc No C06301797 Date 04 18 2017 oo No tf-r -- ----V _ g DEPARTMENT OF STA ARCiEN O ECT S200000044 ANDUM U S DP H 1 Margaret P Grafeld YRelease Exemption s 1 Declass' In Part ' In FuII C - ify as _ Extencras -- Downgrade e Declassify on Reason tri p 1 i _ Te cn 11 0 52 at Fr z c'Th c6D cr 4 0 b -Lo NJ C7N NJ - n o 9 TO ci FROM 4-1 ---rt -- -rt RELEASE IN FUL ze C_-- Ino 3 _ tpa The Secretary ARA - Terence A Todman Tefa s Pg '2 --- A Time to Support Argentinals Videla Our Embassy in Buenos Aires has reported that ambitious hardline Navy Com man der Mas sera appears to be behind a blistering attack on Navy publication has portrayed President Videla A pro- j Videla as a lackey who came to Washington to do - the d i bid t K Washington arguing that Videla ding of his boss in attend the signing like the mor should have refused to Brazil and Mexico Meanwhile e dignified Presidents of the Navy has announced the sei as if to showwhO has guts within Argentina's territorialzure of three Soviet trawlers waters - _ We have also just learned that Aif ied o Bravo a promi Jnent human rights leader in Arg ent ina has been released It is'believed that he was kid nap ped by the Navy during rf Videla's visit to Washington group of American corresponden Videla reportedly told a ts that this was humiliating 77% and that heads would roll 1 It would appear that Videla is finally showing his-7 mettle Standing up to nat -ion ali stic elements in the military will be no easy task however The fact that US military credits for FY 1977 hav have been unable to move Arg e just been lost and that we quests even when unrelated entina's commercial arms rehurt Videla- Given Videla'sto internal security can only Treaty_ of_Tiatalglco and hum apparent commitment to the to be a time to help rather an rights this clearly appear than hinder him in the coming months C SUBJECT 44e I very much hope you will be able to take early and favorable action on Les Gel b's mem ora ndum to you of September 15 on arms transfers to Argeritina 4 Drafted ARA ECA FERaton jc 43t-vc- 9 A f_ - - CONFIDENTIAL 1 ' GDS YO F 1F MOT' REVIEW AUTHORITY Marvin UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No 0-2016-16244 Doc No CO6301797 Date 04 18 2017 -                     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