US to give Argentina declassified papers on America's role in military dictatorship
US to give Argentina declassified papers on America's role in military dictatorship
John Kerry will deliver material on US’s role in period in which thousands of leftwing activists were murdered, as relations between the two countries warm
Reuters in Buenos Aires
Thursday 4 August 2016 15.08 EDT
John Kerry said he will deliver the first batch of declassified documents related to America’s role in Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship, a seven-year period in which thousands of leftwing activists were murdered.
The delivery comes during a period of warming relations between the two countries, as center-right president Mauricio Macri, who was elected in December, has rejected the protectionism of his predecessors and sought a diplomatic rapprochement with the US.
“I want to note that the relationship between the United States and Argentina is an exciting, forward-looking one. But we’re also conscious of the lessons from the past,” Kerry told reporters during a visit to Buenos Aires.
“Last March, in response to a request from President Macri and human rights groups, President Obama promised to identify and share additional US government records, many from intelligence and law enforcement agencies. So later today, I will deliver the first tranche of those declassified documents to President Macri, with more to come in the future.“
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/04/us-argentina-declassified-papers-military-dictatorship
(John Kerry misspoke in saying Mauricio Macri requested the records, as it was Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who asked for the records, as she was the President all the way up until December 10th of last year.)
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