Telegram from William M. Rountree to the State Department regarding Albuquerque Lima's farewell dinner following his forced retirement
Initial production date
20/03/1971
Final production date
20/03/1971
Level in the general structure
Item
Dimension and support: Format
PDF
Dimension and support: Documentary type
Telegram
Producing entity
Embassy of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro
Origin
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Scope and content
Telegram (Rio 1973), dated March 20, 1971, signed by William M. Rountree to the State Department regarding the farewell dinner of Afonso de Albuquerque Lima after his forced retirement. The document highlights the General's speech and his critical tone towards the president, emphasizing the collapse of revolutionary continuity and the continued use of AI-5 as the "institutionalization of a dictatorship." The telegram also comments on the absence of officers and prominent figures, as well as the limited press coverage, justified by probable instructions from the government.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Original reference code
POL 15-Medici folder
Box 29
Classified Central Subject Files Series, 1964–1975 (P 81)
Collection Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84)
NARA II, College Park
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