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Public outrage against Durazo began to build when a book written by his former chief aide, José González, was published in November and became an instant bestseller. According to González, the chief spent lavishly on family and friends, flying as many as 300 guests in police helicopters to his estate for weekend parties. He kept a tighter rein on his men in uniform. By denying them necessary resources for their work, he encouraged them to supplement their paltry salaries with bribes...
...González also describes Durazo's involvement in drug smuggling, fraud and homicide; the author even claims that he killed several people on Durazo's behalf. Because of his friendship with former President José López Portillo, the chief apparently assumed he was immune from prosecution...
Belatedly, Bignone tried to defuse the explosive situation. After an appeals court acted on the government's request that the case against the central bank president be dropped, González del Solar was freed and flown back to Buenos Aires aboard the President's personal F-27 jet. Bignone meanwhile had gone on national TV to reassure citizens. Gonzalez del Solar's imprisonment and the looming default, he said, were "inconveniences everyone knows about...
...summit meeting in Lisbon this winter; so far, all but Angola have accepted. In addition, Soares plans to gather in Corfu next month with the Prime Ministers of the three other socialist governments in southern Europe-Italy, Greece and Spain. He will meet with his Spanish counterpart, Felipe Gonz...
...foreign affairs, González has been remarkably discreet on the contentious issue of Spain's membership in NATO, which remains frozen, even though Spain's Foreign and Defense Ministers have been attending alliance meetings over the past two weeks. The most conspicuous diplomatic departure has been the Socialists' emphasis on Latin America and what the government calls the "historic Hispanic link." Accordingly, González has paid increasing attention to strife-torn Central America, where his views diverge sharply from those of the Reagan Administration. During an eight-day tour of the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela...