The secret decrees of "the Falklands agent" have been revealed

The national government has made public the secret decrees signed by the dictator Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri in which the operation for the Falklands war is prepared.

Decree 675 creates the "theater of operations" from 1 April. "The theater of operations of the Falkland Islands, Georgia and South Sandwich was formed as of April 1, 1982 from 1 am," says the secret decree revealed today and under the responsibility of Osvaldo José García.

Secret Decree 681 provides for the creation of a military government in the Malvinas. "Establish in the military government the territory of the Malvinas Islands, Georgia and Sandwich del Sur to the exclusion of any other jurisdiction under its jurisdiction, from 3 April 1982 … Disable the territory of the Malvinas Islands, Georgias and Sandwich South of the national territory of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands from 3 pm on April 3, 1982 ", he determines.

In the same decree, Galtieri appointed Mario Benjamín Menéndez, governor of the island, to head zone 3, which included 10 provinces, including Mendoza. "The appointed military governor of the Falkland Islands, Georgia and Sandwich del Sur territories to Brigadier General MARIO BENJAMIN MENENDEZ, who will report to the Military Committee and exercise all the powers of the civilian and military government under his jurisdiction," said the President. . declbadified text today.

The rest of the decrees indicate, for example, how the dictatorship changed the budget allocations of the State to reinforce the armed forces in 1976. The first of them dates from 3010 of 1976 and refers to a modification of the budget for " to arbitrate the measures favorable to the implementation of a plan of support to the forces acting in the provinces, which will enable them to have the sufficient operational capacity to carry out an anti-subversive fight ".

The fifth declbadified decree is Decree 971/82, which states that "in accordance with the provisions of Decree 768" S "of 5 September 1974, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy began the execution of the construction program in the country. submarine units intended to modernize the equipment of the weapon ".

To this end, the "preliminary contract" was signed with the Minister of Shipyards Manuel Domecq S.A., a majority-owned company of the state. "

The sixth is 1463/82 and designates the head of the mission to the Republic of Tunisia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Enrique Florencio Lupiz, accompanied by Fernando Petrella and Alejandro Piñeiro Aramburu.

Decree 1780/82 authorizes a modification of the budget of the "preliminary contract concluded between the commander-in-chief of the navy and the company"

Astilleros Minister Manuel Domecq García S.A ", because" the behavior of economic variables requires the update of the maximum amount to be allocated during the fiscal year 1982 ".

The eighth decree declbadified by President Mauricio Macri, in 2026/83, authorizes the contract with the shipyard of an amount of 15 000 000 pesos, for "the execution of the construction program in the country of under -units intended for the update of the weapon. "

Finally, Decree 2833/83 mentions that "the resources intended for the attention of the reserved expenses include the own collections received by the agencies that offer services related to the security of the State".