Cayo Alsina oral history with Robert A. Potash: transcript and documents

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Title:
Cayo Alsina oral history with Robert A. Potash: transcript and documents
Description:
Typed transcript of Robert Potash's interview with Brigadier Cayo Alsina, along with letters sent by Alsina and handwritten notes. The interview mainly focuses on the succession of power in the Argentinian government in the early 1960s and the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. Alsina's political and personal beliefs are also discussed and are among the main points of Alsina's letters. These letters were sent to high ranking military officials and contain Alsina's views on the government, the military, and recent undertakings by the military, and they often contain advice regarding current or recent events, particularly Malvinas (the Falkland Islands).
Interviewee:
Alsina, Cayo Antonio
Interviewer:
Potash, Robert A., 1921-
Date:
1962–1987
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
Oral histories (document genres)
Transcripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Robert A. Potash Papers
Subjects:
Argentina--History--1955--1983
Argentina--Politics and government--1955--1983
Argentina. Ejército
Places:
Argentina
Extent:
49 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs020-s01-b03-f004-i001
Terms of Use:
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Language:
Spanish
English
Identifier:
mufs020-s01-b03-f004-i001