(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING (C-AL9-01990)

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 096684 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2034 TAGS: PINR PGOV AR SUBJECT: (U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING (C-AL9-01990) REF: BUENOS AIRES 001008 Classified By: MICHAEL P. OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK POST FOR REFTEL, WHICH PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT READOUT OF ONE OF ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS. WE ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS OF ARGENTINE POLITICAL PLAYERS IN THE RUN-UP TO THE 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND REFTEL DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF PROVIDING DETAILED BIOGRAPHICAL DATA TO INFORM OUR ANALYSIS. THE FOLLOWING IS A POINT-BY-POINT DESCRIPTION OF THE INFORMATION WE PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED. MANY THANKS. ¶2. (C) PARA 2 PROVIDES THE NAME OF ONE OF SANTA FE SENATOR CARLOS REUTEMANN'S LONGTIME AIDES, CELIA ARENA, WHICH ADDS ANOTHER LEVEL OF GRANULARITY TO OUR ANALYSIS. FURTHERMORE, PARA 5 INCLUDES A READOUT OF ARENA'S THOUGHTS ON THE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS IN WHICH THE NEXT ARGENTINE PRESIDENT WILL BE FUNCTIONING. THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL PROVIDES A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE CANDIDATES' AND THEIR ADVISORS' MOODS AS THE ELECTIONS APPROACH. ¶3. (C) PARA 3 PROVIDES EXCELLENT DETAILS ON REUTEMANN'S PERSONALITY THAT WILL ADD TO OUR ANALYSIS. ¶4. (C) PARA 12 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES REUTEMANN'S POSITIVE VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES, A CRUCIAL PIECE OF INFORMATION AS WE BUILD OUR ANALYSIS OF THIS INDIVIDUAL. ¶5. (C) PARA 13 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES REUTEMANN'S BIOGRAPHICAL DATA; WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION REGARDING REUTEMANN'S WORK HISTORY AND BIRTHDATE. WE APPRECIATE POST'S COMMENTS IN THIS PARAGRAPH, PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT REUTEMANN'S OPERATING STYLE, WHICH WILL ALSO PROVIDE US WITH A LEVEL OF GRANULARITY IN OUR ANALYSIS THAT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED BY POLICYMAKERS. ¶6. (C) ALL PARAS IN THIS CABLE PROVIDED USEFUL INSIGHTS INTO THE OVERALL NATIONAL POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS AND ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. CLINTON