Telegram from Spruille Braden to Secrertary of State James Byrnes

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION VE-352 Buenos Aires This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Datod July 2, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (SECRET) Recta 10135 p. m. Secrotary of State, Mashington. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) US URGENT Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By NLT-HC NARS Date 7-25-75 1399, July 2, 7 p.m. Embassy again this morning received tclephone call from man alleging himsolf to be Captain Moretti, sec of the Minister of War, with following message: "Situation is very serious and wo are not disposed to permit that any journalist confuse the situation. This is not an official message but comes from one who could order it." Approxinately ten minutes before, Newman of TRIBUNE received threatening telephone call in same vein as that received by Arnolpo Cortosi on June 27, also allegedly from Moretti, who denies having made ARCHIVES RECORDS AND these calls. is SERVICE" Under these circumstances and having in mind Peron's threats (REEMBTEL 1387, June 30, 11 p.m.) Newman ha.s elected to reside at Embassy residence until situation