GUERRILLA GROUP CLAIMS CREDIT FOR CUTUFI ATTACK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030058-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2012
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: October 15, 1983
• Content Type: MISC

Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/09/25: CIA-RDPO8001297R000700030058-1
VI. 19 Oct 83
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The 25 men and 2 women who had been granted amnesty explained that they are calling the
attenticT-of President Beiisario Betancur's government to tte-Infulfilled promises to
reintegrate them into societyand find them jobs.
"We demand the p'esence in this cOhsulate John Agudelo Rios, president
ment's Peace Commi>lou," said one ot1e former guerrillas, who requested guarantees to
of the govern-
prevent police
June 1983, but
for the former
interveg Ne..1.71reX1119 guerrillas and we accepted the amnesty on 9
the governme ?as not keplNany of the promises made to us," the spokesmen
rebels s ed.-4
He added that occupation of the Ecu
appears at e consulate and promises on be
promis made.
ran Cosu1ate will end only when Agudelo Rios
the government to fulfill the
The Ecuadoran Consulate has been surrounded by police.
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GUERRILLA GROUP CLAIMS CREDIT FOR CUTUFI ATTACK
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PA160247 Bogota Cadena Radial Super in Spanish 1730 GMT 15 Oct 83
[Text] Bogota -- Pictures and pamphlets released by the outlawed National Liberation
Army [ELN] have confirmed that that subversive group was responsible for the attack on
the Venezuelan military command post of Cutufi. The materials were sent to a television
studio in the capital during the past few hours.
In its communique, the ELN declared that it carried out this action because Colombian
and Venezuelan peasants living in the border area are being subjected to irregular opera-
tions by the Venezuelan Army and police, who refuse to allow the peasants either to work
or live in peace.
In another part of the communique, the subversives claim that the Venezuelan Red Flag
group is conducting important operations together with the ELN and other subversive
groups from neighboring countries to prevent imperialism and other forces from continuing
their total control of the Latin American nations.
MILITARY COMMANDER VOWS TO DEFEND INSTITUTIONS
PA141825 Bogota Emisoras CARACOL Network in Spanish 1215 GMT 14 Oct 83
[Report by Monica Rodriguez]
eiTe43ttl_ Bogota -- The military forcek,haveaSserted they wia,not let the guerrillas
ctrte-Independent republics in Colom4a/aS a means of preventing military activities,
Armed ForCCommander General GustavjoAtamoros told CARACOL. He added that subversives
do not want the troops to take action'eitikr in the rural areas or the cities. In this
way, he explained, die'y,can indoctAnate t*people in order to easily obtain economic
donatiOils from them and t>txerA'r(?an almostrmanent control) over the national areas.
Thehighankingmilitarymanalld,.thataccordicto hcertain 19-April Movement documents
that have iig,en found, it i very cleatthat one ottheir most important goals is achiev-
ing total political and litary [word il=s,tinct]Ln Putumayo and Caqueta in order to
create independent repAl lics.
We will never lethem prevent our military activities INeither will we tolerate their
intimidation 5,,f thdivilian authorities, who would be left completely unprotected, Gen
Matamoros aSjded. He'also recalled that Defense Minister General Fernando Landazabal
Reyes has ery clearly defined the military position which, according to Matamoros, all
members of the institutiOnz?share.
Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/09/25: CIA-RDPO8001297R000700030058-1