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CONFIDENTIAL SECTION II OF 11 TEL AVIV 2H1I SATI HE SEES'A SITUATION IN MICH HOOERATE AND SIGHT WIND
ELIKNTS IN THE HILITART WILL COHPETE FOR PEAORIST
STATE FON NEA/AIA VAST; AA FOX DEII AN SUPPORT, MICA MT CREATE A SITUATION IN MICH IIAIEL PERM
UIICA FOI AA WILL IE IN A POSITION TO DECIDE WO RUNS ARDENT IRA.
E.O. 12ICS: ADS 11/19/19 OIETERICH, V.J.) DR-0 S. IN CONVERSATION WITH TIHERMAN ONE IS LEFT WITH A
TASS: PEPS, Pill, PINT, IS, Al CHILLINC IMPRESSION THAT RE IS SIHPLT REPORTINS
SUBJECT: CONVERSATION WITH ARGENTINE ™" * rmrimii WAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED AID RELIEVES. HE CHARACTER I EES
1. (C - ENTIRE TEXT) r" THE AROEXTINE HILITART RIGHT AS CLASSICALLY TOTALITARIAN
AND ANTI-SEHITIC.
1. IN CONVERSATION WITH PRESS ATTACIE OIETERICI, MO
KNEW HIH IN ARGENTINA OURIHI A 1171-74 TOUR THERE, S. TIHERRAN IS NOW EMPLOYED SY TNE IHPORTAIT TEL AVIV
TIHERMAN DISCUSSED INTER ALIA MIS INTERROGATION IV DAILY HAAS IV AND SEEKS COHFORTASLE WITH THAT FACT,
POLICE AUTHORITIES IN ARGENTINA, ANTI-SEHITISA ON TNE ALTHOUGH RE SAID HE NIGHT RE INTEXESTED IN SPEN0IN6 SOME
ARGENTINA HILITART RIGHT, HIS PERSONAL OILEHHA AS TO TIME AT AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE US. HE SPECIFICALLY
, WETHER TO MITE AROUT NIS EXPERIENCES, AND THE MENTIONED eOLUMIA. THUS FAR HE HAS MITTEN ONLY ON
FUTURE OF ARGENTINE POLITICS. TI HERMAN WILL RE IN TNE LATIN AMERICAN HATTERS, IUT IT IS TO RE EXPECTED THAT HE
UNITED STATES TD RECEIVE AM AWAXO FROM THE AMERICAN WILL BRANCH (INTO SIOAOER DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL
1 JEWISH CCMHITTEE ON SATURDAY, OCT. 17. AFTER THAT HE POLITICAL HATTERS. HE SAID THAT THE THEME OF A SPEECH
PLANS TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK WERE HE EXPECTS TO SEE HE WILL GIVE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL RE HUMAN RIGHTS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY DERI AN. THEN HE WILL CO TO WASH- AS THE IDEOLOGY OF THE DUTIES, AND AOQED THAT THE US
INGTON FOR VARIOUS MEETINGS ON THE HILL, AT TKETWMTMENT,
AND AT THE MHITE -HOUSE —————

1. TI MERMAN SAID THAT THE MAIN FOCUS OF QUESTIONING
DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT WAS HIS ROLE AS THE ARGENTINE
'LEADER* OF AX ALLEGED WORLD ZIONIST CONSPIRACY, AM
THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE EMPHASIS OR ANY LEFTIST OR
TERRORIST CONNECT I US. HE WAS ONCE TORTURED IN LA
PLATA IN A ROOM WITH AN ORGAN HAT I OH CHART MICH SHOWED
ZSIGNIEW SRZEZINSXI AS THE LEADER OF THE CONSPIRACY. ON
MOTHER OCCASION HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS REINS HEATER
RECAUSE HE HAO DARED TO USE THE TERR LEFTIST-FASCISTS
IN A CONVERSATION WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY DERIAN, TNE
UJECTIOH APPARENTLY HE I NO THAT HE HAO SLMDEHED FASCISM.
HE WAS ALSO QUESTIONED CONCERNING SUPPOSED CONTACTS
GETWEEX HEHACXEH BEGIN ARD THE HONTCNERO GUERILLAS
DURING A SECIN VISIT TO ARGENTINA IN 1S7S. TIHENHAN
BELIEVED THESE CJESTIONS STEMMED FROM THE FACT THAT
BEDIN'S SOCK ‘WAR IN THE HOL* LAND* NAD SEEN FOUNO AMONG
MATERIALS USED IY THE H0N10NER0S. TIHERMAN WAS BROUGHT
FROM PRISON TO AN INTERVIEW WITH GEN. HAROUINOEGUY IN
THE CASA ROSADA PRIOR TO A DERI AN VISIT. THE GENERAL
INFORMED HIH THAT THE ARGENTINA GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE
I THAT PATT DERIM WAS INTERESTED IN HIS CASE SECAUSE SHE
WAS HIS COUSIN.
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4. TI HERMAN ALSO REPORTS THAT HE RELIEVES LANUSSE'S EX­
PRESS SECRETARY EOGARDO SAJOH OIEO OF A HEART ATTACK
OURING TORTURE SY ELECTRIC SHOCK. SINCE HE WAS A
RELATIVELY YCUNG MM, THE MILITARY DID NOT SUSPECT THAT
HE NAD A HEMT CONDITION.
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IEMCES IN ARGEHTIHA BECAUSE HE FEARS REPRISALS GY THE
HiiifmtlMimT PlflEHM ^till iw abgenTIHA. as Ail Authority
EXAMPLE OF THIS HE MEIITIUED THAT ROBERT COX, EOITOR OF
THE BUENOS AIRES HERALD, HAO SENT A MESSAGE TO HIM
THROUGH THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN BUENOS AIRES ASKING HIM
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