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FLAYED AGAINST A TEAM, COMPRISED OP OUTSTANDING PLAYERS
FRCM ALL OVER THE WORLD. ARGENTINA LOST 2 'TO 1 WITH A
FUIL STADIUM OE OVER 75,000 PEOPLE. I ATTENDED THE GAME.
I WAS PREPARED TO SIT WITH THE REST OP THE "COMMON HERD"
RUT AS I WALKED INTO THE STADIUM AN UNKNOWN GENTLEMAN
SPOTTED ME AND TOLD ME I WAS TO SIT IN THE "PALCO DF
T'’ONOR" (VIP BOX 1. I TOLD THIS PERSON MY TICKETS WERE NOT
TT1E VIP AND I WAS PERFECTLY CONTENT TO SIT AT MY
DESIGNATED PLACE. THIS GENTELMAN WAS qOITE STERN IN TELLING
ME I BFLCNGED IN THE PRESIDENT'S BOX. I WAS n’HS ONLY
AMBASSADOR IN THAT SFECIFIC AREA. THERE VI7.T SEVERAL
AMBASSADORS IN ATTENDANCE, BUT I WAS TIEONLI ONE PERMITTED
TO SIT NEAR THE PRESIDENT AND THE JUNTA. I THOUGHT THIS
vAS AN UNUSUAL TWIST CONSIDERING SOMEWHAT STRAINED
RELATIONS DUE TO NEGATIVE NEWSPAPER STORIES PROM USA.

11. COMMENT: THROUGHOUT THE MEETING 71 OLA 'EP TELLING
"E HIS PURPOSE IN WANTING TC SEE ME WAS TO DISCUSS
NICARAGUA. WE DID DISCUSS NICARAGUA, BUT I FELT IT WAS
ONLY AN EXCUSE TO DISCUSS MULTIPLE OTHER MATTERS. HE
SAID GOA WAS FULLY IN AGREEMENT WITH USS ON NICARAGUAN
POLICY, BUT FEARED SENDING A MILITARY PEACE FORCE WOULD
NOT BF ACCEPTABLE TO LA COUNTRIES. HIS REASONING
';jAS MOST OF LA COUNTRIES HAVE INTERNAL PROBLEMS .AND EACH
COUNTRY FEARED A PRECEDENT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN SENDING
MILITARY UNITS TO SETTLE BASIC DOMESTIC PROBLEMS.
YIOIA SAID THE NICARAGUAN PROBLEM WAS NOV UEYOND DIALOGUE
AND NECESSITATED CURTAILING THE INFILTRATION OF MATERIAL
AND TRCOPS THROUGH PANAMA AND COSTA RICA. VIOLA
RATIONALIZED THIS COULD ONLY BE DONE WITH A MILITARY
FFACb FORCE, BUT THE ARGENTINE PUBLIC vOOLD NEVER BUY IT.
IT APPEARED TO ME HE WAS GRCPING OR 'iO-I'T, FCR ME'TO GIVI
FIM SOME JUSTIFICATION FOR SENDING A PEACE FORCE TO
NICARAGUA, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ARGENTINA.

12. ADMIRAL MASSERA: STRANGELY ENOUGH AS I WAS LEAVING
VIOLA' OFFICE I RAN INTO ADMIRAL MASSERA, .vRO -TAS
COMING TO REPORT TO VIOLA ON HIS RECENT TRIP TO MEXICO.
VA SSERA WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED TO SEE ME A3 I WAS TO
SEE HIM. THE ONLY ONE NOT SURPRISED WAS VIOLA AND I FELT
HAD PLANNEE IT THAT MASSERA AND I WOULD MEET. IT
APPEARED VIOLA WANTED MASSERA TO KNOW I HAD BS*K WITH HIM.
IT'S JUST THE CASE OF THE OID ARGENTINE INTRIGUE JUST
AS SUAREZ MASON WANTED VIOLA TO SNOW Tt-AT I WAS HAVING
AN "ASACO" WITH HIM.
CASTRC

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