A note from Nilda, our first Translator, with some of her IANTN memories.
I do not remember the dates specifically but
when I got there in June 1976, there was a CAT equivalent already
operating, but cannot recall if it was named CAT. For sure it was
already under the CAT name in 1977. We also had a training school. Maybe
Ernie "Speedy" Gonsalves, who was in charge of the CAT, can shed some
more light into this. When I was there the US Commander was the
Secretary of the IANTN Secretariat, with a Latin American equivalent as
Deputy Secretary, and three assistant secretaries, all LT grade, one
from the US for operations and the other two for training and
information were from Latin American IANTN member nations. The first
Deputy Secretary, Commander Podesta from Peru, wrote the bylaws for the
IANTN Secretariat.
The second was from Argentina, who was recalled to his country on
account of the Falklands war with UK. I found some pictures, and will
continue to search my files to see if I kept anything. Mind you this was
almost 30 years ago.
Thanks so much, Nilda Fitzgerald
Thanks Nilda... VR/Ron