▁Per on ista ▁and ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁other ▁mag az ines ▁were ▁published ▁as ▁government ▁mouth pie ces . ▁Through ▁his ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁largest ▁police ▁department , ▁the ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 - man ▁" Pol ic ía ▁Federal ," ▁Bor l eng hi ▁had ▁numerous ▁opposition ▁figures ▁ja iled . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁in trans igent ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁bas ement ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁expanded ▁Ram os ▁Me j ía ▁Hospital ▁( one ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ' ▁largest ), ▁where ▁tort ure ▁became ▁routine . ▁ ▁The ▁president ' s ▁confidence ▁in ▁Bor l eng hi ▁was ▁but tr essed ▁by ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁which ▁included ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁National ▁G end arm ery ▁and ▁the ▁Naval ▁Pref ect ure ▁( ak in ▁to ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ) ▁from ▁military ▁control . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁such ▁measures , ▁some ▁among ▁the ▁opposition ▁began ▁making ▁conc ili atory ▁over t ures ▁to ▁the ▁powerful ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ; ▁a ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁meeting ▁with ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁from ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁for ▁instance , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁former ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁Feder ico ▁P ined o ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁their ▁leadership . ▁O thers ▁soon ▁followed , ▁though ▁the ▁Per on ists ' ▁main ▁opposition , ▁the ▁cent rist ▁U CR , ▁refused ▁this ▁approach , ▁leading ▁Bor l eng hi ▁to ▁public ly ▁bl