CONSERVATIVE CIVILIANS UNDER ARMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000900100007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Colombia
Conservative Civilians Under Arms
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form to prohibited.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
REQUIREMENT NO.1
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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1. The government, in its efforts to counteract guerrilla activities is
continuing to arm Conservative civilians in many sections of the country.
These units have received little training, and, thus far, have not
been very efficient; however, they serve to increase the manpower of
the government forces, which are now spread rather thin. All of the
civilian groups operate in conjunction with units of the Army or police,
and are under the direct orders of the Army commanders in each area.
2,,. It is estimated that the number of Conservative civilians now under
arms in the eastern Llanos totals approximately 23000, These are
located principally In the district about Villavicencio,,where they
are known asl'guerrillas for peace". In the Department of Boyaca, in the
area west of the Upia River, there are an estimated 3,000 civilians
with arms; they are known as "civic police", The Boyaca civilians
were selected and arne d by Lt, Col. Manuel AGUDELO G., Army commander
stationed in Tunja. In northwestern Cundinamarca9 in the district
about the town of Yacopi and along the Magdalena River, there are
reported to be more than a. thousand men in southern Tolima,
especially in the area near the towns of Cunday and Icononzo.
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13 April 1953
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