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Early this svonth arnved men ransacked the officos of tho Argentine Catholic Coam-isslon on XjosUgration and stole records containing inforsiatlon on thousands of refugees and Immigrants. Argentine police did not investigate the crime and dismissed itimple robbery.
Two days later twenty-four Uruguayan and Chilean refugees, uany of whom were the subject of Corfft-nission filea, were kidnaped and tortured for several hours. Soma of the refugees later identified their interrogators as security officers from Chile and Uruguay. the Chilean-Uruguayan operation could not have been undertaken without tha cooperation of the Argentine security forces.
In tho past few weeks two prominent Uruguayan political exilesormer leftist president of Bolivia have been killed under mysterious circumstances in Argentina. Argentine Minister of Economy Martinez de Hoz recently told the US ambassador in Buenos Aires that his government was not responsible for theof ex president Torres andprovidingleftiet extremists had eliminated "one of their own."
There are also several reports that Chilean leftist leader Edgardo Enrlquaz, who was arrested by Argentine security forces onas subsequently turned over to the Chileans and is now dead. the Brazilian press reports that the Argentine goveLnraent has handed over to Chileanrazilian political exile wanted by Santiago.
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Th* Argentina junta haa denied allegations that it has violated "human rights" -na recently issued an iji' official cooununique declaring that it would not repatriate refugees by force. Despite this and _similar disclaimers by respected Argentine leaders,
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