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C 0 N F I 0 E N T 1 A l SECTION 1 OF 2 E^ENOS A i R E S 4337
COMBATTING TERRORISM BUT H: ALSO STRESSED THAT TACTICS USED
E.0. 11652: GD3 IN DEFEATING TERRORISTS hAD NO PLACE I N_ ARGE I JlNA TODAY,
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SUBJECT: HENRY KISSINGER VIS’T TO ARGENTINA 7, THROUGHOUT LUNCH VIDE.A SEEMED RELAYED AND FRIENDLY.
HE TENSED UP ONLY -WEN ARGENTINA'S PRCSPECTS IN THE WGFLD
SUMMARY: FROM ARRIVAL 7C DEPARTURE HENRY KiSSIN'GER AND HIS CUP WERE DISCUSSED. HE DISPLAYED NO ANNOYANCE AT U3G.
FAMILY WERE WELL RECEIVED BY ARGENTINE POPULACE. THE GOA
LAID OUT RED CARPET, PULLING OUT STOPS. DR. KISSINGER SPOKE
TO DIVERSIFIED GROUPS - - FROM BANKERS TO GAUCH03. IN MOST
INSTANCES, HE COMPLIMENTED GOA FOR DEFEATING TERORISTS BUT
HE WARNED THAT TACTICS USED AGAINST THEM THEN ARE NOT
JSTIF1A6LE NOW. GENERALLY, DR. KISSINGER PUBLICLY AFFIRMED
HIS SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT CARTER'S FOREIGN POLICY WiTH A
FEW EXCEPTIONS.
1. DR. KISSINGER, HIS WIFE AND SON ARRIVED IN BA EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING (JUNE 21). HE WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT B (
A FONQFF REP WHO DOGGED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS VISIT. KISSINGER
WAS THE GUEST OF PRESIDENT VIDELA, SUPPOSEDLY INVITED TO VIEW
WORLD CUP. THE FORMER SECRETARY MADE IT CLEAR DURING HIS
FIVE-DAY STAY HE WAS IN ARGENTINA AS PRIVATE CITIZEN AND NOT
A SPOKESMAN FOR U3G.

2. KISSINGER'S FIRST ACTIVITY HAS TC LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT
VIDELA, CCL. MALLEA GIL (INTERPRETER! AND AMBASSADOR CASTRO
AT LOS OLIVOS, OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE. VIDELA
PREARRANGED IT SO KISSINGER AND THE INTERPRETER WOULD MEET
WITH HIM PRIVATELY HALF HOUR EcFORE AMBASSADOR'S ARRIVAL.
IMMEDIATELY ON AMBASSADOR'S ARRIVAL.AT_ 1300 LUNCH WAS SERVED.
3 KISSINGER INFORMED AMBASSADOR THKT DURING PRIVATE
SESSION WITH PRESIDENT HUMAN ^IG^IS WERE D.SCU3SED. ALLEGEDLY
VIDELA WANTED SUGGESTiON3 FROM D?. KISSINGER AS TO HOW TO
IMPROVE RELATIONS WiTH U3G. THE AMBUSS.DOR W3 NOT INFORMED
WHETHER KISSINGER OFFERED ANY SOLUTIONS.
4. AT LUNCH, VIDELA ASKED KISSINGER FOP HIS VIEWS ON LATIN
AMERICA FORMEd_:ECRE7^/ RESPONDED THAT NOA NOPE Ti-O E7E =
w-s TIME TO BE CONCERNED -£C.T DEFENSE C-PAB-.'T'ES C- WECE'iV
HEM'-SPHEPE HE added LN C-'-STiCN -MONG t-E LA COUNTRIES
IS REQUIRED IF ALi Aftt2 • C-fi CC'JNTPiES -PE TO SURVIVE HE
STRESSED THAT CURING HIS TENURE AG CECRETARr OF STATE, LATIN
AMERICA WAS NOT HIS TOP PRIORITY HE SAID THIS WAS TRUE
BEFORE HE WAS SECRETARY AND IT IS TRUE NOW KISSINGER POINTED
OUT THAT THIS WAS NOT ME -N~ TC BE a REFLECTION ON ANY

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