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Falklands: State Dept Bureau of Intelligence memorandum ("Argentina: New Army Commander will provide continuity") [Galtieri appointment "a victory for moderates"] [declassified 2002]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: http://foia.state.gov/documents/Argentina/0000AA87.pdf
Editorial comments:

On 20 Aug 2002 the State Department declassified many documents on human rights abuses by the Argentine government 1975-84, of which this is one: see press release here.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 5pp
Themes: Foreign policy (USA), Defence (Falklands)