PHOTOS OF THE 17 SEPT 83 GUERRILLA ATTACK

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CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
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December 23, 2016
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September 25, 2012
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70
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September 23, 1983
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44Vi Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7 r k:??? ?4-! 4' ROUTINE : ;1131957Z SEP 83 --CONFIDENTIAL- oa.r/a1/44JAL Cti -tif PEOARTMENT'OF.DEFENSE ' ,JCS MESSAGE CENTER ZYUW RUEHCVA8304 2681957 TO DIA ,WASHINGTON DC//D8-3E1/0C-4A/RSS-1// INFO OSSOUTHEAN QUARRY HIS PAUSCJ2-1ADi/ ,HOUSAF. WASHINGTON DCHX0XXII/PRIAll 193INF8DE FT CLAYTON PA//AFZU-DS// . OA WASHINGTON OCHDANI-F1/FII// CINCLANT NORFOLK VA- ' COINTOPSY0PG FT BRAGG NC AFOSI/DIST7 PATRICK AFB FL// . ? AFOSI/0ET721 NOVAS IFS PAU CDRJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J-2// 'CONFIDENTIALCARACAS 11 08304 ,SERIAL: COUNTRY:(U) VENEZUELA (YE). COLOMBIA (1) ;SUBJ: RILLA ATTACKOU) DARN* (ll) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY '?EVALUATED INTEL ; ,001: (p) 830922 REQS:.(U) 117410-21845, IHSI-00048. U-UCR-41673, Z-013-V001 SOURCE: (U) LOCAL PRESS ' SUMMARY: (C) REPORT FORWARDS NEWSPAPER PHOTOS OF e ,4? DAMAGE/GRAFITTI LEFT AFTER GUERRILLA ATTACK CW 17 SEP 83 ni s0Ut1as1 VENEZUELA. TEXT: 1. (C) PHOTOS PUBLISHED IN LOCAL PRESS ? AFTER THE 17 SEP 83 GUERRILLA ATTACK NEAR THE VE-00 BONDER SHOW DAMAGE TO THE SI HOUSE AND-GRAFITTI LEFT AFTER THE ATTACK. THE LETTERS "Elk AND "FRENTE DOMINGO LAIN' ARE CLEARLY SEEN. ' Z. (U) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ELN WAS EXTRACTED FROM AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE 'DATELINED. BOG TA. APPEARED 22:SEP:83. IN. EL. ? NACIONW Of CARACAS:: . . _ A: FlOWORESS CONFERENCE HELD!BY GUERRILLAS IN MOUNTAINS -NEAR MEDELLIN, CO: THEURCITO.DE LIBERACION NACIONAL (ELN) IS TAKING UP ? THE REVOLUTION Of DIE GUEVARA TO "INTERNATIONALIZE THE ' ? PROLETARIAN STRUGGLE AND LIBERALIZE LATIN AMERICA FROM yANKEE' IMPERIALISM AND NAN'S EXPLOITATION Of NAN." THE CUTIFI1ATTACK WAS THE BEGINNING Of THE INTERNATIONALI- ZATIOCAM,THE'ANIED STRUGGLE IN LATIN AMERICA AND WAS ACTION D8:3E1(1) (U,6,7,8,F) 'INFO . AIDS(1) 43:MICC(1) J5(2) SECOEFi(1) SECDEF(9), USDP(15) ASD:PA8E(1) 0I-1(1) NNIC(1) yrs -26(1) 0A4A(1)1WS(1) 0C-4(1) DC-4A(I) AT(1) AT-X(1) AIS(1) 0I0(1) DE(1) 011-16(1) 08-31(2) 08-502(1) 06-11(1) 01-1(1) 0I1(1) DT-b(1) , +CSA WASHINGTON DC +CNOWASHINGTON DC +CIA WASHINGTON DC . +SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC +CNC CC WASHINGTON DC +01MiSA FT GEORGE G MEADE NO +04C,.11ASHING1ON DC +SAFE ? LED BY SPANISH PRIEST DOMINGO LAIN, 1%0 HAD BEEN PRESIXED DEAD 10 YEARS AGO:: ONE (LW CONTINGENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO EL SALVADOR TO REINFORCE THE WAND 1S ALSOIREADY TO DEFEND THE SANDINISTA REVOLUTION iN NICARAGUA. B. COMMENTS FROM THE COL STATE SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS:. THE ELN IS ONE Of THE SMALLEST. GUERRILLA MOVEMENTS IN' CO. WITH MEMBERSHIP NOT REACHING 1000. ACTIVITIES IN. RAD BEEN LIMITED TO URBAN'TEMANAISM AND A FEW ' ASSAULTS AND ABDUCTIONS IN:RURAL AREAS. THE ELN IS FAR FRCM HAVING THE POWER OF. THE,OTHEN CO GUERRILLA' GROUPS. AND THE M-191 WHICH HAVE MAIM ESTIMATED- AT ZOODIACH. THE 'ELM HASIEJECTEDGOVEINNENT Wort PROPOSALS. ? COMMENT: (C) THESE ARE THE-FIRST PUBLIC. PHDI'O$,OF THE INCIDENT. HARD EVIDENCE HASADT YETNEECRINSENTEr WHICH IMPLICATED THE BANDERA WA. ? ? PROJ: (ll) N/A CULL: (U) NONE INSTR: (U) US-NO-- PREP: (U) APPR: (U) EVIL: (U) NO: REL TO: NONE, (((CL: (U) YES. THREE PHOTOS TQBE FORWARDED TO DIA ? OISSE , _ ONLY, N: (U))) 1e-41,2?riS(Lik 110..talS?firmr.c,Vppeirugks,.. AU N/A DECLOADO ST 25X1 k, 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 eratiagaTtotigroac 25X1 re). rel's 14; 4:7i? ? ""1. ? MCW83266/04975 TOREIG266/20001Z T441)=832E6/20047 ::POSNEMIARR1 ? ? Vas4'2?.61; Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7 L) El puesto de la FAC despues del ataque Las fuerzas militares ?Ejercito y Guardia Nacional? y los Grupos de Comandos de la DISIP, han intensifi- cado sus operativos en la frontera sur del pais para ubicar y capturar a los guerrilleros colombianos del auto- llamado E.L.N. que lanz6 un ataque armado la noche del pasado sabado contra el puesto de la Guardia Nacio- nal en Cutufl. hasta ayer a ninguno de los detenidos en la frontera se le ha comprobado haber participado en la actor) donde fue muerto un Guardia Nacional y otros cayeron heridos. Los subversivos extranjeros en su ata- que utilizaron hasta una bazooka que perfor6 la pared del comando !altar venezolano. Esta es la primera foto que se publica de dicho puesto fronterizo despues del ataque. (Foto: Homero Duarte). (D-Ultima) ENCLOSURE 1 TO 04,,Ara S-el 63 OCLASSIHED NI. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7 unasimabor ,UNCLASSIFIED ? t la pared norte de la sede del comando del puesto de la G.N. en Cutufi, los gue- La bala disparada con vma bazooka perfore la pared rrIlleros colomblanos pintaron un letrero. (Foto: Homero Duarte). de carton de piedra del comando del puesto de la ceit4; 63 G.N., pero no WO a fragmentarse. (Foto: Homero Duarte). ENCLOSURE 1 TO IINCIASSIFIED Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7