AGREEMENT OF CONDOR COUNTRIES IN MAY 1976 TO FORM A UNIT TO OPERATE AGAINST LEFTISTS IN FRANCE - 1977/02/16

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: 1974-1978
• Keywords: CHILE, BOLIVIA, URUGUAY, ETC.
• Keywords: JCR
• Keywords: PORTUGAL & FRANCE
• Keywords: SOUTH AMERICA OPERATIONS
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00513910
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: February 16, 1977

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DIST 16 FEBRUARY 1977
COUNTRY LATIN AMERICA/FRANCE
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AGREEMENT OF CONDOR COUNTRIES IN MAY 1976 TO FORM A UNIT
ITO OPERATE AGAINST LEFTISTS IN FRANCE
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1. DURING A CONDOR CONFERENCE HELD IN SANTIAGO,: CHILE, IN LATE-
MAY
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1976, CONDOR PROPOSED .THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT DESIGNED TO
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CONDUCT PHYSICAL ATTACKS AGAINST MEMBERS OP THE REOLUTIONARY
COORDINATING JUNTA (JCR) AND JCR SUPPORTERS IN FRANCE. ALL CONDOR
COUNTRIES AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ,NEW UNIT, WHICH WAS GIVEN THE
CODE NAME ,"TESEO."I HOWEVER, BOLIVIA LATER DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN
TESEO. COMMEN11: � BOLIVIA PROBABLY WITHDREW AS A RESULT OF
LACK OF FUNDS FOR CONTRIBUTION TO TESEO AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT
THE PRINCIPAL LEFTIST TARGETS OF CONCERN TO BOLIVIA ARE LOCATED IN PERU
RATHER THAN FRANCE. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF ANY OF THE OTHER CONDOR COUNTRIES
LATER WITHDREW
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THEIR SUPPORT PROM lESE0.) (
COMMENT:
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BOLIVIA
WOU,NOT .j0IN TESEO BECAUSE OF THE ADVERSE INTERNATIONAL REACTION THAT
MIGHT ..RESULT IF SOME VIOLENT ACTIVITIES WERE 'TRACED BACK TO CONDOR
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COUNTRIES.' IBOLIVIA liAl� BEEN ASKED TO CONTRIBIITB A:SUM OF MONEY TO THE
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TESEO PROJECT WHICH 11A WELL WITHIN BOLIVIA'S 'MEANS HAD IT WISHED TO
PARTICIPATifl.) OUMMENT:
AT A MEETING OF OPERATION. CONDOR FROM 31 MAY TO 2 JUNE 1976 IN 'SANTIAGO,
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URUGUAY AGREED TO OPERATE, COVERTLY ,IN PARIS WITH THE ARGENTINES AND THEI
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THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT TO BE REPRODUCED
CHILEANS AGAINST THE, JCR
AND OTHER TERRORISTS.
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TO CONTRIBUTE MONEY FOR THE PROJECT AND SEND TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO
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ARGENTINA IN, SEPTEMBER 1976 FOR TWO MONTHS TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION
OF THEIR TRAINING, A TEAM WAS TO BE SENT TO FRANCE TO CONDUCT OPERATIONS
FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. COMMENT:. 3.3(b)(1)
THE TESEO TRAINING DID TAKE PLACE IN ARGENTINA.' HOWEVER, 3.3(b)(1)
THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES ARE UNKNOWN AND IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE TEAM
WAS ACTUALLY SENT TO FRANCE TO CONDUCT OPERATIONS.).
COMMENT
A TRAINING COURSE WAS TO BE
WERE TO BE ASSIGNED
GIVEN IN bUENOS AIRES FOR musn CONDOR OFFICERS, WHO
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TO EUROPE.)
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