DISAPPEARANCE OF MIR LEADER IN ARGENTINA ON WAY TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP OF MIR IN CHILE - 1976/04/30

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00345143
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April 3, 2019
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April 12, 2019
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April 30, 1976
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,3tz6A cesoten retv�Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 aomelis DIRECTORATE Of Oft tomcods � ROUTINE 1111111111 STATE/INR JCS/MC (DIA) CIAMPACC SWS NSA SAG Nsc/s $OO NIO CRS PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGES A D/OMS HIV THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINAU.Y EVALUATED INTELUGENCE essimiiii11111111 DIST 30 APRIL 3,976 1.5 (e) amiimismer garismisominitsiniaws� WilMINIMINIMMEMEMMINA �ONNINO � 11111111 COMMENT: THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS HAS REPORTED STATEMENTS OF LEADERS OF THE CHILEAN MOVEMENT OF THE RCVOLUTIGNARY LEFT (MIR) IN EXILE LAMENTING THE DISAPPEARANCE AND PRESUMED ARREST BY ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES OF MIR LEACER EDGARDOENRIOUE2.) APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE __ S Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 6_2 rtik ant m 34:007 .0..ww4s Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 nimiamiNglanialli1111111.. � NWT 11111111111 d111111111111111111 PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES 2. IN LATE APRIL.11111111111101.11111111111M INFORMED LEFTIST LEAVERS IN SANTIAGO OF. THE BACKGROUND ON ENRIGUEP DISAPPEARANCE IN ARGENTINA. HE SAID THAT ENRICUE2 HAD BEEN ORDERED BY MIR CENTRAL COMMITTEE LEADERS IN CUBA TO INFILTRATE SACK TO CHILE TO ASSUME THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ORGAPIiATION FROM HERNANAGUILO. 411111P COMMENT: ID Audi.� MAC ASSUMED THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MIR IN CHILE FOLLOWING THE ESCAPE INTO .ASYLUM OF ANDRESPASCAL ALLeNLE AND NELSONGUTIERREZ. THE TWO REMAINING TOP MIR LEADERS, IN MID-APRIL,111111111.11111111111111111111.11S REPORTED THE EXISTENCE OF FACTIONALISM IN THE MIR, 4111111111/1SAID THAT AGUILO HEADED ONE GROUP AND THAT THERE WERE SEPARATE GROUPS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF CHILE. IT COULD BE THAT ENRICUEZ WAS BEING SENT TO TRY TO UNIFY THE ORGANIZATION.) 3, ACCORDING TO MOM ENRIOUEE 'TRAVELED TO TUCUMAN, ARGENTINA FROM CUBA VIA PERU TO MEET WITH LEADERS OF THE S ESkT pproved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 pis .34.AJI � EINT10043 Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES � S "it ET 1.9111111111.111111111111111111111111 fetassiffatiowl ARSENT1NE TROTS(YIST PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY ARMY (ERP), WHO WOULD ARRANGE TO SMUGGLE HIM INFO CHILE USING THE INFILTRATION ROUTE ACROSS THE PEHUENCHE PASS. darn. COMMENT( THE PERUaNCHE PASS IS LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF TALCA, SOUTH OF SANTIAGO AND PARALLEL TO THE TOWN OF LINARES.) ENRIOUEZ IS KNOwN To 'loft ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH THE ERP IN ARGCNTINA, Bur AS OF LATE APRIL, HE HAD NOT COMMUNICATED WITH THE ERP MILITANTS IN THE SAN LUIS OR SAN RAFAEL AREA WHO WERE ResPoNsIeLE FOR ASSISTING HIS ENTRY INTO CHILE. 4, Calla COMMENT: allairaiNMEINFMNAMIN 111111111111111111REPORTED ON fIllt APRIL THAT 'ENRIOU.EZ AND THREE UNIDENTIFIED MIR MEMBERS WERE DETAINED BY ARGENTINA AUTHORITIES DURING A 29 MARCH RAID OF A MEETING SITE NEAR BUENOS AIRES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA (JCR). WHICH IS HEAVED BY THE ERP AND TO WHICH THE MIR IS A MEMBER.) 5. IMINNINNIONIMIN S Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 1.5(e) � Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 DENY IN TOTO PACT Approved for Release: 2018/10/02 C00345143 1.5(0