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1 • . I HAVf! .REVIEWED THE, NEED TO .CUT THE- PRESENCE OF USG PERSONNEL . T NA IN THE LIGHT OF CONTINUING AND INCREASINGLY DAR · o - _

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•zcwc., AND pEBSgbl-~iEL ay J.CS:.!LJ!.QhiCE EJlBC,EiSo '!HE LATE CHI~F OF ~OLICE PERSONALLY HAc-iLL CATED APPROX ~ MATFLV nNE HUNDRED FEDERAL PO ~ ICl OFFtCERS TO PROVIDE PR07ECTYVE SERVICES TO THE CHANCE RY 11 THE AMBASSADOR AND RANKHJG EMBASSY OFFICERS, AND THEIR ~ ESIOENCES, UPON INSTRUCTION S FROM THE LATE PRESIDENT JUAN Do PERONQ

3Q WHI(E W! HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT TME GOAiS INTEREST IN PROTECTING USG OFFICIALS AND PROPERTY WILL LESSEN, WE MUST CONCLUDE FROM THE SUCC t. SSFUL ASSASSINATION OF THE POLICE CHIEF THAT THE CAPABILIT I ES OF ORGANIZED TERRORIST.GROUPS REMAIN VERY HIGH AND THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS OF TKEIR PENETRATION OF POLICE gEADQUARTERS~

4~ AS SUM I~_i.JJ!I~ .. 2'*SSltai.LltX •• .U...~sJ. AT Q,L~~CJ~.S~ .• AND PERHAP3 DEY.'-UUJ..~.I.Q.blf. · N ~~lJm:fti"il~Ml't~;U'-ti~JlF,.....Ja . ....e.f~aA.M . A~O . . tij ~.ef.DBl--.PU~I,.,;..,ULJ'Ji_EJ..~VEL~_~F 7_,3 .. o THIS FIGURE DOES NOT INCLUDE SECURZTV -A~COMMU1n?ET!oll~ ~F!RSONNEL, WHO UNDER EXISTING CIRCUMSTANCES BECOME MORE INDISPENSABLE THAN BEFOR2. THE COMBINED SECURITY, MS G A~O ·cOMMUNICATIONS COMPLEMENT NOW YOTALS 23Q

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8 '., _.If Q E f!aA ~.t N' t:fi= en hlC U & S .,1; l.ltL.AWJ.V..E.....f!U.Ql1 A 0 N S SUGGE SI_IJ:i!H .. l;g.fl,:JPl>! tJ E: I ,A CJ.I o~s ltt..."'-tr'.iO;;e~Y~O ~N~~~ ...... -AS MANY AF' i-EC~iUWJ.a.~..t.., . A,~l.R . ..,f~..,....lloliJ ~!PART -t BU'£'r~'O'f AIRES BEFORE ~H~! S'i'M~!.,. Y l~E A MEJH CAN . .

.§~Ho:ot ~~mER t3 crH .tRTEEN~ ~~ 1 NEED NOT REMIND THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHEq AFFECTEn AGENCIES THAT THOSt; OFFYCERS AND .EMPl.OVEES WHO MUST DEPART BEFORE THE END OF THEIR NORMAL TOUR ARE ENTITLED TO SPEelAL CONS!OERA~ I ON FOR THE HARDSHIPS AND SACRIFICES THAT AN UNEXPECTED EARLY DEPARTURE MAV CAUSE TH EM.

7~ I ALSO POINT OUT THAT BUENOS AIRES IS TO BE SEAT OF MEETING OF FOREIGN MINYSTERS OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS IN MARCH 1975 AND THAT EMBASSY WORKLOAD WI LL INCREASE VERY NOTYCEABLV IN COMING MONTHS IN PREPARAT I ON FOR EVENT. WHAT HAVE t!ERETOFORE BEEN DEEMED ESSENT I AL PROGRAMS MAV HAVE TD SE ORAST!CAL~V CURYA!LED OR ELIMINATED.

8~ I APPRE CIATE SYMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDI NG ANO SUPPORT OF DEPARTM ENT AND OTHER US ACENCYES IN SEE!NG US THROUGH YH!S OIFFI C U~T PERIOD. I HOPE THAT WHEN SECURXTV SITUATION I HPROVESg EMBASSY WILL BE ABL E RESUME MORE NORMAL OPE RATIONS, AND AGAIN BE STAFFEO TO MEET OUR Rcc.3UIREMEN 7S" HILL . BT 11810?. ANNOTES

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