Memorandum "conduct to be undertaken in the context of 'the Venezuela case' " [Kidnapping of Elena Quinteros]

Memorandum, dated 2 July 1976, regarding the conduct to be undertaken in the context of “the Venezuela case” – the possible actions to be implemented and the analysis of the repercussions that each of them could imply for Uruguay from an international relations perspective. This document relates to the abduction of the Uruguayan citizen Elena Quinteros from the grounds of the Venezuelan Embassy in Montevideo on June 28, 1976.

There is a more legible copy of this document, although it is missing a page.

Memorandum "conduct to be undertaken in the context of 'the Venezuela case' " [Kidnapping of Elena Quinteros]

Memorandum, dated 2 July 1976, regarding the conduct to be undertaken in the context of “the Venezuela case” – the possible actions to be implemented and the analysis of the repercussions that each of them could imply for Uruguay from an international relations perspective. This document relates to the abduction of the Uruguayan citizen Elena Quinteros from the grounds of the Venezuelan Embassy in Montevideo on June 28, 1976.

The document is missing its final page, which can be seen in another copy of the document.

Telex C299/24 [On Uruguayans in Argentina and how to proceed with wanted Uruguayans]

Telex C299/24, dated 2 June 1976, sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (“Diplomacy”) to the Uruguayan Embassy in the Republic of Argentina with reference to the actions undertaken by that Diplomatic Mission and its Consular Section in offering consular assistance to Uruguayan citizens. Furthermore, instructions are given on how to proceed with the case of Uruguayans wanted by national authorities, by providing their transfer to the Republic.

Memo N° 87/6/VII/979 [Extension of Jorge Tróccoli’s passport for his stay at ESMA]

Memo N° 87/6/VII/979, dated 6 July 1979, submitted by the Navy Attaché of the Uruguayan Embassy in the Republic of Argentina to the Uruguayan Ambassador of said Diplomatic Mission, sending the military passport of Navy Lieutenant (CG) Jorge Tróccoli to process the visa extension due to his stay in Argentina. It moreover reports the forwarding of the certificate of stay issued by the Naval Mechanics School (ESMA), where the Navy Lieutenant is currently serving.

Note H12/1975 (1827) [Cancellation of the passports of Ferreira Aldunate, Michelini, and Gutiérrez Ruiz]

Note H12/1975 (1827), dated 25 November 1975, sent from the Uruguayan Embassy in the Republic of Argentina to the Consular Offices, forwarding the directives received notifying the cancellation of the passports of Uruguayan citizens Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruíz. It moreover requests the transmission of that information to the Federal Police, the Migration Directorate, and other Consular Offices in the Republic in Argentina.

Télex C299/24 [Request for instructions to Juan Carlos Blanco regarding exiles in Argentina]

Telex C299/24, dated 28 June 1973, sent from the Uruguayan Embassy in the Republic of Argentina to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Juan Carlos Blanco, requesting directives on how to proceed when Uruguayan citizens, who have been granted political asylum from the Argentine government, come to the Uruguayan Consular offices in Argentina, as well as regarding citizens who are wanted in Uruguay.

Sebastian Smart

Consultant on Digital Technologies and Human Rights

Researcher at the Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion, Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Previously he worked at the Chilean NHRI and in civil society organisations and academia in Chile, Haiti and the UK.

Forensic Anthropology Research Group

The Forensic Anthropology Research Group (GIAF) brings together anthropologists and archaeologists from the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the Republic in Uruguay. Since 2005, the team has been carrying forward the search for people who were detained and disappeared during Uruguay's most recent civil-military dictatorship.

It currently operates under the ambit of Uruguay's National Human Rights Institution and Ombudsman (INDDHH).