OPERATION CONDOR - 1977/03/25

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: POPPER DAVID H
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05861527
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: March 25, 1977

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ROGER CHANNEL
E.O. 11652: XGDS-2
TAGS: SHUN, PINS, PINR
SUBJECT: OPERATION CONDOR
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1. THE CIA HAS PREPARED THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF THE
STATUS OF OPERATION CONDOR AS OF MARCH 1977 WHICH WE ARE
PASSING FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY.
2. GTE: OPERATION CONDOR IS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BY SECURITY
SERVICES OF CHILE, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, PARAGUAY, BOLIVIA
AND BRAZIL TO COUNTER TERRORISM AND SUBVERSION. AS IT WAS
FIRST ENVISAGED, THE OPERATION WAS TO BRING ABOUT AN
EXCHANGE_DE�IN-FORMATION AMONG THE PARTICIPATING SERVICES
ON SUBVERSIVE GROUPS, BUT LATER DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED
coNsIgRATILL_DE_maluxilac ASSASSINATION GPERATIONS ABROAD.
SECURITY SERVICES OE...CHILL, ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY AGREED
TO-SIM TEAMS TO EUROPE, BUT APPARENTLY BRAZIL, BOLIVIA
AND PARAGUAY DID NOT COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THIS ASPECT OF
THE OPERATION. A TRAINING COURSE WAS LATER SET UP IN
BUENOS_AIRES FOR THE TEAMS THAT WERE TO BE SENy�TO EUROPE,
AND ACCORDING TO ONE REPORT A CONDOR TEAM OF URUGUAYANS
AND ARGENTINES WAS SENT TO PARIS IN EAULA_D.E_CEMBER L276 TO
OPERATE AGAINST URUGUAYAN TERRORISTS. THIS TEAM WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL IN CARRYING OUT ITS OBJECTIVE AND ITS FAILURE
WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE OPERATION HAVING BEEN LEAKED TO THE
TERRORISTS. AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPOSED LEAK, THE
URUGUAYANS WERE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE DESIRA-
BILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN FURTHER JOINT CONDOR OPERA-
TIONS.
3. ACCORDING TO ONE REPORT ,ITHE
ACTIVITIES OF THE CONDOR OPERATION OUTSIDE OF CONDOR
COUNTRIES ARE CON COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON
EXTREMISTS.- -THE REPORT SAID-THAT'IF-----
INTONTWAtION IS OBTAINED REVEALING THE WHEREABOUTS OF AN
EXTREMIST ABROAD, A CONDOR TEAM MIGHT BE SENT TO THE
LOCATION, BUT ONLY TO VERIFY THE EXTREMIST'S PRESENCE AND
TO DETERMINE HIS FUTURE TRAVEL. IF UNSPECIFIED ACTIONS
AGAINST A PARTICULAR EXTREMIST WERE DESIRED, THE CONDOR
SERVICE WOULD ASK A SECURITY SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY WHERE 72
THE EXTREMIST RESIDES TO CARRY OUT THESE ACTIONS. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ACCORDING TO ONE REPORT, ONCE A
CONDOR COUNTRY REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONDOR PROGRAM,
ACTION
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THAT COUNTRY IS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM.
4. RECENT REPORTING_SUGGE5jS 10dt THE-CONDOR OPERATION
MAY BE-SHTFT1W09RE TO NOW-VIOLENT ACTIVITIES. AT A
MEETTNG-OF COWDOR IN DECEMBER 1976 THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECT
OF DISCUSSION WAS THE PLANNING OF CgORDINATED PSYCBALOGI-
CAL WARFARE_QPERATIONS AGAINST LEFTIST AND RADICAL ,GROUPS.
SGnET-TME-EARLIER A PROGRAM HAD BEEN APPROVED WHEREBILONE
MEMBER COUNTRY WOULD PUBLISH PROPAGANDA USEFUL TO A.N.Q.I.HER
MEMBER SO THE COUNTRY-a-WA-UDR INTEREST WOULD NOT BE
REVEALED AS THE SOURCE. EXTENSIVE USE WAS TO BE MADE OF
THE COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA IN CARRYING OUT THIS PSYCHOLOGI-
CAL WARFARE PROGRAM, ANOTHER CONDOR MEETING IS TO BE HELD
/ /DURING MARCH WHICH MAY CLARIFY THE FUTURE
DIRECTION OF THE OPERATION. END QUOTE.
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