FOIA
HUMAN RIGHTS: RUBEN DE GREGORIO - 1978/01/04
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
00639298
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RIPPUB
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Document Creation Date:
April 3, 2019
Document Release Date:
April 12, 2019
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Publication Date:
January 4, 1978
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REF: (A) STATE 306334 (9) MONTEVIDEO 5866
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A) ON NOVEMBER 16, 1977 OSCAR RUBEN DE GREGORIO MARCONI,
IDENTIFIED AS THE COORDINATOR OF NONTONERO ACTIVITIES IN
URU3uAY AND BRAZIL, WAS CAPTURED BY URUGUAYAN AUTHORITIES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER URUGUAY VIA COLONIA. WHEN
ARRESTED, SUBJECT WAS USING FALSE ARGENTINE DOCUMENTATION
IN THE NAME OF MANUEL FERNANDO DEL CORAZON DE JESUS MANTARAS.
SEVERAL GRENADES AND A .38 REVOLVER WERE ALSO FOUND IN HIS -
POSSESSION.
B) AFTER THE ARREST, ADIA MARCONI DE GREGORIO, MOTHER
OF SUBJECT WHO LIVES IN BUENOS AIRES, WAS CONTACTED BY
UNKNOWN PERSONS AND WAS ASKED TO COME TO MONTEVIDEO TO
ASSIST HER SON. WHEN SHE ARRIVED SHE RECEIVED A PACKET Ot
LETTERS TO BE SENT TO GOU OFFICIALS ON BEHALF OF HER SON,
AND INSTRuCTIONS TO GO TO THE US EMBASSY, RED CROSS AND U.N.
REFUGEE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ASSISTANCE.
INSTEAD, SHE SOUGHT ADVICE AT THE ARGENTINE EMBASSY HERE AND
WAS TOLD NOT TO SIGN J e RETURN TO BUENOS
AIRES, WHICH SHE DID IT IS CLEAR THE
TERRORIST MOVEMENT w� NG 0 INVOLVE THE U.S. EMBASSY AND
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN A CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO SAVE
DE GREGORIO'S LIFE.)
C) REPORTEDLY, ONE OF THE PERSONS CAPTURED IN THE DEC. 16
ROUNDUP OF ARGENTINE MONTONEROS IN URUGUAY (REF 8), BUT MDT
NAMED IN THE OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT BY THE GOU, WAS DE
GREGORIO'S WIFE.
D) AFTER INTERROGATION BY GOU AUTHORITIES AT THE FUSILEROS
NAvALES FACILITY IN MONTEVIDEO, Dr GREGOR/0_ WAS_DUIETLY
tuRNED-OVER�MARGEmr: NE-8.UTHOILIIES IN KEEPING WITH THE
! CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN GOU AND GOA SECURITY FORCES.
2. EMBASSY CDMMENTF----440TES THAT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
OF INFORMATION ARE PRESENTLY CIRCULATING WITHIN INTERESTED
GOU CIRCLES AND WOULD NOT BE TRACEABLE TO SOURCE:
A) THAT DE GREGORIO WAS APPREHENDED BY URUGUAYAN '
AUTHORITIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE COUNTRY USING
FALSE DOCUMENTATION; B) THAT, WHEN ARRESTED, DE GREGORIO
HAD IN HIS POSSESSION A .3S CALIBER REVOLVER AND SEVERAL
HAND GRENADES: C) THAT HE IS A KNOWN mONTONERO MEMBER.
AND ACTIVE TERRORIST; AND D) THAT HE HAS BEEN TURNED
OVER TO THE ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES.
3. NO
08 .CTION TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARA TWO BEING
PROVIDED TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OR OTHER NON�USG INQUIRERS.
4. EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES MAY WISH TO COMMENT ON DE
GREGORIO'S ALLEGED TERRORIST ANTECEDENTS.
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