WEEKLY SUMMARY JANUARY 17, 1975[SANITIZED] - 1975/01/17

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Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Weekly Summary Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 ret 3.5(c) ret No. 0003/75 January 17, 1975 Copy A Nr. 1400 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 CONTENTS (January 17, 1975) NR The WELKLY SWAM/WO', p;sued every Friday moining by the Office of Current Intelligence, report!, and analyze., signif- icant developments of the week through noon on ThurAlay. t frequently includes material coordinated with or i)repared by Pie Off ict: of Economic Research, the Office of Strategic Research, ;ind the Directorate ol Science and *Fec:inoingy. Topics requiring more comprehensive treatment and therefore publMect separately s Special Reports ine listed in !he contents. Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods !nvolved Additional Warning NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions 3.5(c) 24 Argentina: Lull in Terrorism Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR 3.5(c) Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 ARGENTINA: LULL IN TERRORISM Terrorist activity has fallen off in recent weeks, in large part because of a successful gov- ernment crackdown. Left-wing revolutionaries are on the defensive and reportedly are considering alternative tactics. Despite this slackening in vio- lence, the continuing warfare between the left and right remains a serious problem for the Peron government. Widespread arrests, effective joint operations by military and police forces, and an apparent change in the psychological climate are causing the terrorists to retrench and take stock of their situation. The People's Revolutionary Army�the major terrorist group�met recently with several Trotskyist and radical student organizations to discuss plans for a political alliance that would serve as a nucleus for a broader based coalition of leftist revolutionary parties. There are other signs that the terrorists be digging in for a protracted period. the People's Revolu- tionary Army hopes to form ties with the moder- ately leftist Intransigent Party, a legally recog- nized organization headed by outspokenly anti- US Oscar Alende. Alende's party belongs to a political front that includes the orthodox Com- munist Party of Argentina. These parties have opposed extreme leftist violence and have gener- ally given conditional support to the Peronist government. They would probably resist over- tures from groups committed to armed revolu- tion. Although these moves appear to signal a switch in emphasis from military to political strat- egy, there is no indication that the terrorists in- tend to abandon completely the campaign of kid- napings and armed attacks that has become their trademark. They will probably continue to use these tactics to raise funds and to demonstrate their active commitment to armed struggle. The army, meanwhile, has reportedly !earned the location of key guerrilla encampments in the northwestern province of Tucuman, and plans are under way for a major sweep of the area. Tucuman, the birthplace of the People's Revolutionary Army, has been a base for rural insurgency and the training of urban terrorist squads. If security forces can severely cripple the Tucuman stronghold, they will have moved a long way toward weakeninn thp entirp nrga n iza- tion. Security precautions 3.3(b)(1) Page 24 WEEKLY SUMMARY Jan 17, 75 pproved for Release: 20 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 Approved for Release: 2018/10/26 002690167 NR