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••r t ·ARGENTINA PROJECT S200000044 U S DEPT OF STATE A RPS IPS Margaret P Grafeld Director Release Excise Deny Exemption s - 2 i _ _ _-- - ' ----- -- Declassify _ In Part In Pull W Classify asS Extend as_ l Downgrade O7 -_1 Date j M lo Declas sify on Reason £ 2J' j - UiitlA lfl D -f ·_ _ J · r r 1 1 l t 'l •·i 7 Department of State TELEGRAM - P0 N6 A HONTnNfRns ANO WITH THF PPROVAL OF THE GOVEPNOR •TT TTHF CQJAINEn a 0 0 IN EXCHANGE FORFREEZlNGISIOORn LLA N OF A R A PEPOPTFO THE ASSERTION APPEARING A OIY -•IILfE TN ·•L NllfVA PIIOVINCU OF AHIA BLANCA THAT FOLL01 H r ••M NT Py THE BORN FAMILY OF THE BIJNGE ANO BORN COMBJNF INTO ' •s PAN ArCDUNT FnR THE R•N O nF JUAN INO JURGE BOPN IN EPT -1' RER 1974 l Ql fo FR PFrlnNIST ECONOMY HlNISTlcR JOS ' ARON IN fPJr-M eP 1974 FOPMFR PFRONTST FCONnMY MINISTFR JOSE ER r E aA O Nn n vrn RAIUEF MET WITH MONTONEIIO LEADER R08ERTO UJETO IN QU•NnS ATRFS ANO ALLFGeDLY PUT THE FINAL TOUCHES TO A F NANCTAL rOHMIT fNT 8FtWEFN THE MONTONERO ANO THE GELBARO•GIIAIVER RnuP • NOFR TAND HO FVFR THAT THE BULK Of THE $ 0-6 Mll LTD PANSnM REPORTEDLY PATO FOR THE BO N AROTHEPS WAS EFF CTEn AY B•NK TR•N F RS IN E'IROP ANO Oin Not HAVE TO BE LAUNOEREO nuT n •QG NTJNA TMRnU H AN ARGENTINE RANK MOREOVER IIO ETO POREgTn nuTET IN AU Nns A RFS ANO ALL GEDLY PUT THE FINAL TOUCH d TQ A FTNINCIAL COMMITMENT RfTW E THE MQNTONEROS ANO •THE r EL6A nr R4lVEg GRnuP • WE U O RSTANn HOhEVER THAT THE BUL OF TH •3 -F MTLLI N RANSOM gEPUqTfOLY PAID FOR THE AOPN BPDT FA W• FFFtr TFO BY RANK TRANSFERS IN EUROPE ANO IO NOT HAVE TO E L4U Pe0 nuT nF ARGFNTINA THRnuGH AN ARGENTINE BANK OREOVF PO ERTn nuIETO UHn HA5 REeN COOPERATING FULLY wtTH ARGENTINE • T nATTIE INCF HI5 DETENTION IN DECEMBER 1975 TOLD HIS CAPTOPI T •T TME MnNTQ EP 5 MATNTATNeD S SWISS BANK ACCOUNT CONTAINI G • 0 TLLl N WITH ANOTH R 550 PTLLION OISTRIBllTEO THROGHOUT • r f Tt • AT NO Tt MAS DUTETO WHOSE LIFE HAS EEN SPARED QEr AUSt F HTS cn • PEQAT ON STATF O THAT ANY nF THIS ONEY WAS L•U l R -D T DQIIGM l RAIVER RANKS I Department of Stcte - 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THE APRIL 24 ISSUE OF LA NU VA PRDVINClA CHARGED ·THAT THE PRtNCIPAL INVESTORS IN GAAIVER'S LA PLATA BANK WERE FOAMER PRl SIDENT JUAN PERON MIS WIFE ISABEL HERRERAS AUTOMOBILE IINtON CSMATA LEAD R JDS ROORtCUE SAJON EXPRESIDENT LANUSSEtS ·- wn SONS AND OTHERS THE ARGENTINE GOVERNHl NT RECENTLY ASKED NTEAPDL Tn LoeATE AND ARREST HERRERAS FDR ALL GEOLY DEFRAUDING THI ·cliT OF LARGE AMOUNTS OP' TRAVEL Al ID OTHER OFFtcr·AL 'MONIES TN A Rl LATED DEVELOPHEI IT SIX PEl SONS IHPi i CATED 'ZN 'THE ·GRAIV A ·eA E ANO WHO RECENTLY WERE INCLUDED IN THE CT OP' INSTITUTIONAL AE PONSieILITY HAVE HAO TH IR BANK ACCOUNTS FROIEN ev THE 'CENTRAL RANK LA OPlNtONIS SUBDIRECTOA ENRIQUE JARA WAS RELEASED APA•e3 WITHOUT CHARGES o NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROMISES TO CARRY OUT THE CURRENT IN• VE TIGATIDN TO ITS ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCES • IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE ARMY HAS REJECTED liENERAL VILA8 1 REQUEST 'TO CONVENE A APEICAL MILITARY COURT DP' HONOR TO REVIEW EX•PRES10ENT LANUSS I$ STATEMENTS IN ·CONNECTION WITH THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WI FOAMER CfVILIAN AIDE EOliARDO SAJDN ACCORDING ·To OUR ZN• OAMATION LANUSSE QUIETLY LET IT BE KNOWN TO PRESIDENT VlOELA TH4T IF HE W RE ADE TO STANO TRIAL HE WOULD BE 'COMPELLED TD REVEAL HIS F L B IMPLICATING HIGH RANKING ARGENTINE MILITARY nFFICERS IN CROOKED FINANCIAL SCHEMES INCLUDING THE ·FAMOUS HtP SCANDAL INVOLVING 10HIRAN liNAVl AND OTHERS • - 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