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FM BUENOS AIRES C109-2> C109-9)

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R\GE TWO

BUE 109-2

109-9 ~

TARGETS IN MEMBER COUNTRIES Or "OPERATION CONDOR."

CHILE IS THE

CENTER FOR "OPERA! ION OONDOR" AND IN ADD IT ION TO CHILE ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, PARAGUAY, AND URUGUAY.

BRAZIL ALSO

HAS TENTATIVELY AGREED TO SUPPLY INTELLIGENCE INPUT FOR "OPERATION

MEMBERS OF "OPERATION CO ID OR" SHOWING THE MOST ENTHUSIASM

CDNDOR."

TO DJ\TE HAVE BEEN ARGENT INA, URUGUAY AND CHILE.·

THE LATTER THREE

OOUNTRIES HAVE ENGAGED IN JOINT OPERA! IONS, PRIMARILY IN ARGENT INA, AGAn~sr

1976:,

THE TERRORISI TARGET.

THE[Dl~ECTOR

DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20,

OF THE ARGENTINE ARMY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

TRAVIEl.ED TO SANT IAGO, CHILE, TO CONSlLT WITH HIS CHILEAN COUNTER-

lllR~IM '

RESPECT TO "OPERATION CONDOR."

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A TnrRD AND MOST SECRET PHASE OF "OPER{TioN CONDOR"' INVOLVES

THE FORMAT ION OF SPECIAL TEAMS FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES WHO ARE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO OON-MEMBER COUNTRIES TO CARRY ~NCTIONS

our

UP TO ASSASSINATION AGAINSf TERRORISIS OR SUPPORTERS

OF T:ERRORISf ORGANIZATIONS FROM "OPERA! ION 00.NDOR" MEMBER COUNTRIES.

FDR EXAMPLE, SHOULD A TERRORIST OR A SUPPORTER OF A TERRORIST CRGANIZAT ION FROM A MEMBER COUNTRY OF "OPERA! ION CONDOR" BE LOCATED IN A EUROPEAN COUNTRY, A SPECIAL .TEAM FROM"OPERATION CONDOR"

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~GE THREE

BUE 109-2 109-9 ~

WOULD BE DISPATCHED TO LOCATE AND SIBVEIL THE 1 TARGET.

WHEN THE

LOCATION AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATION HAS TERMINATED, A SECOND TEAM FROM "OPERA! ION COIDOR" WOULD BE DISPATCHED TO CARRY OUT THE

~1CTUAL

SANCTION AGAINST THE TARGET. SPECIAL TEAMS WOULD BE

ISSUFD FALSE DOCUMENT AT ION FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES OF "OPERATION CONDOR" AND MAY BE COMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ONE MEMBE:R NAT ION OF "OPERA! ION OOIDOR" OR MAY BE OOMPOSED OF A MIXED GROUP FROM VARIOUS "OPERATION CONDOR" MEMBER NAT IONS. TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED FOR POSSIBLE OPERt1TIONS UNDER THE THIRD PHASE OF "OPERATION CONDOR" WERE...._ FRA NG E AND PORT UGAL.

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A SPECIAL TEAM HAS BEEN ORGANIZED{J!i ARGENT INA MADE

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OF

MEMBERS OF THE ARGENTINE ARMY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR INFORMATION cs.!iliJL~HICH ARE BEi NG

PREPt~RED

FOR POSSIBLE FVf l.RE ACT ION

"OPf:RATION CONDOR."

UNDE~HIRD

PHASE OF

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ADM I NISf RAT IVE - SOUR CE_ _I ?l?A~c-~~.!~9~=~<2iac=~

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fj_J' j_f{r~ ~ WHO

IS A ME~!3_E~__ 9I THE AfWENTINE SPECIAL GROUP,' WHICH WILL POSSIBLY 11tRTJfCIPATE IN THE· THIRD PHASE OF "OPERATION

CONDOR~

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R\GE FOUR BUE 109-2 109-9 C:OORD I NAT ED LOCALLY• J[T

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SHOU.,D BE NOTED THAT NO INF'08MAT ION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED

INDICATING THAT SANCTIONS U~ER THE THIRD PHASE OF "OPERATION CONDOR" HAVE BEEN FLANNED TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE UNITED SI'ATES; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT BEYOND THE REALM Or POSSIBILITY THAT THE RECENT ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LET EL !ER IN WASHINGTON, D.

C. MAY HAVE BEEN CARRIED Ot.rr AS A THIRD PHASE ACT ION OF

"OPERATION CONDOR."

AS NOTill ABOVE, INF'ORMATION AVAILABLE

TO THE SOIBCE INDICATES THAT PARTIClLAR EMPHASIS WAS Pl.ACED ON 1:"'·\

THE THIRD PHASE ACTIONS OF "OPERA! ION CONDOR" IN EUROPE, SPECIFICALLY FRANCE AND PORTl.nAL.

THIS OFFICE Wll.L REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY

INFORM AT ION IND !CAT ING THAT THE ASSASSINATION OF LET EL IER MAY BE mRT OF "OPERATION CONDOR" ACTION.

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