Overview
- President Javier Milei authorized the late-November release of Argentine intelligence records that document years of official awareness of Mengele’s presence.
- Files show he entered Argentina in 1949 as “Helmut Gregor,” obtained local ID, and by 1956 secured a certified birth record to resume using his real name.
- A 1957 memo notes him acknowledging SS service, while mid‑1950s reports cataloged his residence in Carapachay, business activity, marriage, and family visits.
- In 1959 West Germany sought his arrest and extradition, which an Argentine judge rejected as “political persecution,” after which he fled to Paraguay and later Brazil.
- The archive highlights bureaucratic delays, poor interagency coordination, and press leaks, and includes survivor José Furmanski’s testimony detailing Mengele’s crimes; historical records confirm his 1979 death in Brazil and later forensic identification.