Telex C218/14Z, dated 16 June 1976 (Clear), sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DIPLOMACIA) to the Embassy of Uruguay in Argentina (URUBAIRES). It transcribes a cable from the AFP news agency, sent from Paris, reporting the abduction of Gerardo Gatti in Buenos Aires, together with María del Pilar Montedonico.

Location: Department of the Historical and Diplomatic Archive – Section: Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Argentina / Series: Security Matters – Information on Individuals / Year 1976 / Box 3 Confidential Documents / Folder H3-2 Part II / 1 page.

Note H3-2/1976 (957), dated 28 May 1976, from the Embassy of Uruguay in the Republic of Argentina to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco. It reports on the complex situation of Uruguayan citizens in Buenos Aires, referring to arbitrary detentions carried out by “security officers”.

Location: Department of the Historical and Diplomatic Archive – Section: Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Argentina / Series: Security Matters – Information on Individuals / Year 1976 / Box 3 Confidential Documents / Folder H3-2 Part II / 3 pages.

Note 2-976 (403), dated 27 May 1976, from the Consulate of Uruguay in Buenos Aires to the Head of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Uruguay in the Republic of Argentina, informing on the situation of several Uruguayan citizens who had been disappeared or abducted. The note details the cases reported to the Consulate.

Note H3-2/1976 (913), dated 26 May 1976, from the Embassy of Uruguay in the Republic of Argentina to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco. It reports on the actions taken by the Embassy, its Consular Section, and the District Consulate in Buenos Aires in relation to the abduction and death of Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruíz. The Embassy also refers to the discovery of the bodies of Rosario del Carmen Barredo de Schroeder and William Whitelaw Blanco.

Telex C-288/19, dated 25 April 1975 (Clear and Ciphered), from the Embassy of Uruguay in Argentina (URUBAIRES) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DIPLOMACIA). The Embassy transcribes a message dated 23 April, received from the Argentine Minister of Defense, Adolfo Mario Savino, concerning various denied attempts by Zelmar Michelini to obtain residency alongside his requests to leave the country.

Note H12-4/1975 (493), dated 7 April 1975, from the Embassy of Uruguay in the Republic of Argentina to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco, in response to Telex C-108/3P. It transmits information gathered from the Argentine National Directorate of Migration, the United States Embassy in Argentina, and the Federal Police’s Head of Foreign Affairs, regarding the reported trip of Zelmar Michelini to the United States.

Telex C-108/3P, dated 4 April 1975 (Clear and Ciphered), from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DIPLOMACIA) to the Embassy of Uruguay in Argentina (URUBAIRES), urgently requesting information on Zelmar Michelini’s trip to the United States.

Note H12-4/1975 (460), dated 3 April 1975, from the Embassy of Uruguay in the Republic of Argentina to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Juan Carlos Blanco, reporting on a meeting held with the Head of the Federal Police Foreign Affairs Department. The note provides details on the information transmitted regarding the detention of Enrique Erro, his upcoming transfer to Villa Devoto Prison, as well as various interventions by his associates and Argentine politicians in response to his situation.

Telex A-596, dated 9 October 1974 (Clear), from the Embassy of Uruguay in Argentina (URUBAIRES) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DIPLOMACIA), in response to the message sent in Telex C-316. It reports that the information had already been provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative for Latin America. It further notes that, after enquiring with the police authorities, his whereabouts remain unknown.

Telex C-316/8P, dated 9 October 1974 (Clear and Ciphered), from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DIPLOMACIA) to the Embassy of Uruguay in Argentina (URUBAIRES), forwarding a cable received from the Uruguayan Delegation in Geneva. It reports on the visit of the UNHCR Legal Department’s Director, who expressed the agency’s concern over the disappearance of Uruguayan citizen Latronica in Buenos Aires, where he was staying as a transit refugee awaiting travel to the Federal Republic of Germany.