PERUVIAN NAVY ACTIVITY AGAINST PRESIDENT VELASCO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100120011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 10, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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DATE: 10 DECEMBER 1974
SUBJECT: PERUVIAN NAVY ACTIVITY AGAINST PRESIDENT VELASC025XlA2g
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25X1X6 THE NAVAL REVOLT
AGAINST PRESIDENT VEL.ASCO 'SCEFEDUL.E D FOR DECEMBER a FIZZLED AFTER
A TOP ADMIRAL WHO WAS TO HAVE LED THE REVOLT BACKED OUT. THE
PROSPECT FOR A DECISIVE MOVE AGAINST VELASCO BY THE NAVY, HOWEVER,
ENGENDERED WIDESPREAD SUPPORT WI?HINI THE SERVICE. DISSATISFACTION
(WITH VELASCO'S HANDLING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND HIS BLATANT TAMPERING
WITH NAVY SENIORITY REMAINS HIGH
A MAJOR NAVAL EXERCISE IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 16. THL 'NAVY
#'1 I`1a T'EP AND HIS APP ARENT SUCCESS0R_p-B0 T k'I LOYAL. VELASCO SUPPO, TE' S
ARE SC; E~iLkt_~ D TO PARTICIPATE IN THE S'EXE'r~CTSI AND TF{1:_.T ~ PRESENCE
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