Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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04BUENOSAIRES2419 |
KIRCHNER MOVES SECURITY SECRETARIAT INTO CASA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 20 President Nestor Kirchner announced the transfer of the Security Secretariat from the Justice Ministry to the Interior Ministry. This is widely viewed as a positive step that will increase the profile of security issues, by both placing one of the most influential Mi [...] |
2004-08-25 21:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR PROTESTS |
04BUENOSAIRES2912 |
ARGENTINA CRACKS DOWN ON PIQUETEROS IN SANTA CRUZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Early in the morning of Saturday October 2, 85 members of an elite Gendarmeria riot control unit, assisted by provincial police, broke up a roadblock and forcibly ended the piquetero occupation of an oil depot in the town of Caleta Olivia in President Nestor Kirchner,s home prov [...] |
2004-10-14 17:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR PROTESTS |
05BUENOSAIRES325 |
CORDOBA PRISON RIOT RESOLVED AFTER 24 STANDOFF [...] (U) As of this writing, a riot in Cordoba's provincial prison, that left at least eight people dead, has ended with the release of all hostages. On 10 February, a protest over better living conditions and extended visitation hours turned deadly and escalated into a full-scale riot. The prison [...] |
2005-02-11 21:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS KRIM AR PROTESTS |