TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT BY CONDOR COUNTRIES REGULATING THEIR SUBVERSIVE TARGETS. - 1977/08/16

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: CHILE
• Keywords: COVERT ACTION CHILE
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05503731
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: August 16, 1977

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MANX : TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT XY CONDOR COUNTRIES REGULATING THEIR
SUBVERSIVE TARGETS.
SUMMARY: THE TEXT OP THE AGREEMENT BY CONDOR COUNTRIES
REGULATING THEIR OPERATIONS AGAINST SUBVERSIVE TARGETS IS
DATED SEPTEMBER 1916. IT PROVIDES GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR OVER-
ALL PLANNING OF THOSE OPERATIONS TO BE'UNDERTAXEN. A.STAFFING
OUTLIKE, FINANCING, LOGISTICS, SELECTION OF TARGETS, COMMUNICA-
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CURRENT OR WHETHER IT IS NOW OBSOLETE. CONDOR IS THE NAME GIVEN
TO A COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE SERVICES WHICH IN-
CLUDES CHILE, ARGENTINA. PARAGUAY, URUGUAY, AND TO SOME EXTENT
BOLIVIA AND BRAZIL.)
Z. THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A CONDOR DOCUMENT, DATED
SEPTEMBER 1976. ENTITLED "TESEO REGULATION, OPERATIONS CENTER:"
141 I. MISSION:
OVERALL PLANNING FOR THE EXECUTION OF THOSE OPERATIONS
TO BE UNDERTAXEN.
1. DETERMINE THE TARGETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY INTERESTED PARTIES, GIVING PRIORITY
AND OPPORTUNITIES AS APPROPRIATE.
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2. DETERMINE WHAT INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN TO
BOTH THE INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATIONAL TEAMS.
3. ADMINISTER AVAILABLE MATERIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES
WITH COMPLETE FREEDOM.
4. FORMULATE THE NECESSARY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
WHICH WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY ATTENTION FROM MEMBER SERVICES.
S. REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES WILL, UPON REQUEST, PUT
WHATEVER MEANS ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE
OPERATIONS CENTER FOR USE ABROAD.
II. PERSONNEL:
THE PERSONNEL MAXING UP OPERATION TESEO WILL BE
COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING:
� 1. THE OPERATIONS CENTER: WITH HEADQUARTERS AT
CONDOR 1 (ARGENTINA) WHICH IS MADE UP OF PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH PARTICIPATING SERVICE.
2. INTELLIGENCE TEAMS: MADE UP FROM PERSONNEL FROM
MEMBER COUNTRIES.
3. OPERATIONAL TEAMS: MADE UP FROM PERSONNEL FROM 5
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TICIPATING COUNTRIES.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO
THE OPERATIONS CENTER, THE PERSONNEL COMPRISING THE
INTELLIGENCE, OPERATIONAL AND RESERVE TEAMS WILL ONLY COME TO
THE CENTER UPON REQUEST OF THE LATTER.
THE MINLMUM NUMBER OF ?mu_ FURNISHED BY EACH
REPRESENTATIVE SERVICE WILL, WHERE POSSIBLE, BE FOUR IN-
DIVIDUALS, WITH A FEMALE EVENTUALLY BEING INCLUDED. EACH
COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE A SIMILAR TEAM IN RESERVE READY TO COVER
ANY UNFORESEEN SITUATION THAT MIGHT ARISE.
III. FINANCES:
THE FUNDS FOR OPERATION TESEO WILL BE ADMINISTERED
BY THE OPERATIONS CENTER WHICH WILL DETERMINE HOW THEY ARE TO
BE USED. AL SUCH, THE FOLLOWING IS ESTABLISHED:
I. THE ADMINISTRATION OF IXPENSES INCURRED BY THE
OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEADQUAR-
TERS COUNTRY.
2. A COMMON FUND COMPOSED OF $10,000 DONATIONS
FROM EACH MEMBER COUNTRY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
OFFSETTING OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. THIS FUND WILL BE REPLENd.
ISHED IN EQUAL PARTS AT THE END OP EACH OPERATION DURING A
PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED IS DAYS.
3. A MONTHLY DUES OF $200 MONTHLY IS ESTABLISHED
BEGINNING 30 SEPTEMBER 1976, PAYABLE MONTHLY BY EACH OF TnE
PARTICIPATING SERVICES, PRIOR 113 THE 30TH OF EACH MONTH FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MEETING FUNCTIONAL AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES
OP THE OPERATIONS CENTER.
4. OPERATIONAL COSTS ABROAD ARE ESTIMATED AT
$3.500 PER PERSON FOR TEN DAYS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL $1,000
THE FIRST TIME OUT FOR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.
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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RADQUALTERS COUNTRY WHO WILL
PRESENT SAME TO THE NEMER COUNTRIES FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
6. THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE OPERATIONS
CENTER MILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROACHING THEIR RESPECTIVE
SERVICES FOR THE REPLENISHMENT OF OPERATIONAL FUNDS EXPENDED
AS WELL AS FOR THOSE NECESSARY TO COVER FUNCTIONAL AND
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF THE OPERATIONS CENTER.
7. AT THE END OF EACH OPERATION, EACH TEAM IN-
VOLVED IN THE OPERATION WILL RENDER AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL
EXPENSES INCURRED.
IV. MEANS:
THE MEANS NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONS
WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE OPERATIONS CENTER. IN THE EVENT THE
Litna. IS UNABLE TO DO SO, MEMBER SERVICES WILL BE ASKED TO
PUT THESE MEANS AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE CENTER. IF THE
SERVICES ARE UNABLE TO COME UP WITH THEM, THE NECESSARY
FUNDS TO PURCHASE THEM WILL BE OBTAINED FROM EACH SERVICE
IN EQUAL PARTS. THE MEANS CONCERNED WOULD BE:
A. ARMS AND AMMUNITION
B. EXPLOSIVES AND ACCESSORIES
C. DOCUMENTATION
D. CLOTHING AND OTHER APPAREL
E. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
P. COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
G. MISCELLANEOUS.
V. SYSTEM OF WORK:
1. THE WORK TEAMS WILL BE MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF ONE
OR MORE SERVICES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE,
PARTICULAR QUALIFICATIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
OBJECTIVE.
2. THE SYSTEM OF WORK AS FAR AS TARGETS ARE CONCERNED
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- DETERMINATION OF THE TARGET AND OPPORTUNITY: THIS
IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONS CENTER.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE TARGET: THIS IS THE RESPON-
SIBILITY OF THE INTELLIGENCE TEAM WHICH SHOULD IDENTIFY HIM,
LOCATE HIM, MONITOR HIM, COMMUNICATE WITH THE OPERATIONS
CENTER, WITHDRAW (ALL EXCEPT ONE WHO WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH
THE OPERATIONAL TEAK), AND WITHDRAWAL OF THE CONTACT MAN
ONCE THE TARGET HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED TO THE OPERATIONAL TEAM.
=mum OF THE TARGET: THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE OPERATIONAL TEA4 WHICH WILL (h) INTERCEPT THE TARGET,
(B) CARRY OUT THE OPERATION, AND (C) ESCAPE. WITH THE EX-
CEPTION OF THE TEAM LEADERS, THE MEMBERS OF THE INTELLIGENCE
AND OPERATIONAL TEAMS SHOULD NOT KNOW EACH OTHER FOR SECURITY
AND FUNCTIONAL REASONS.
VI. COMMUNICATIONS AND LIAISON:
1. THE CONDORTEL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WILL BE THE
NET USED BY THE OPERATIONS CENTER IN ITS COMMUNICATIONS WITH
EACH PARTICIPATING SEtVICE.
2. COMMUNICATIONS. FROM ABROAD WILL BE EITHER
TELEPHONIC OR CABLE IN A PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON LANGUAGE.
3. rxpuns INCURRED FOR SAME WILL BE CHARGED TO
THE OPERATIONS CENTER.
4. ANY LIAISON NECESSARY BETWEEN THE PARTICIPATING
COUNTRIES FOR THE FURNISHING OF DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER
MATERIAL WILL BE EITHER YU DIPLOMATIC POUCH OR SELECTED
DELEGATES WHO WILL EMPLOY MAXIMUM SECURITY MEASURES AND
COVER FOR SUCH CONTACT.
VII. TRAINING OF THEyEAMS:
THE PROGRAMMING OF TRAINING FOR BOTH THE
INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATIONAL TEAMS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE OPERATIONS CENTER WHICH WILL REQUIRE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE CAPABILITY OF EACH PARTICIPATING SERVICE, THAT THE LATTER
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FOR SUCH. TRANSPORTATION OF THE TEAMS TO AND FROM THEIR
RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES FOR TRAINING AT THE OPERATIONS CENTER
WILL BE GOVERNED BY PREVIOUS AGREEMENT (POINT 6) (SIC).
VIII. COMPARTMENTATION OF OPERATION TESEO:
KNOWLEDGE OF "OPERATION TESEO" WITHIN THE
PARTICIPATING SERVICES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE MINIMUM
NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSSIBLE AND COVERED BY THE STRICTEST OF
SECURITY MEASURES.
IX. INTERNAL REGULATIONS:
THE OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE
FOLLOWING INTERNAL REGULA1IONS:
WORK SCHEDULE: FROM 0930 to 1230 HOURS AND FROM
1430 TO 1930 HOURS.
WHENEVER AN OPERATION IS UNDERWAY, NIGHT DUTY _
OFFICERS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND TAKEN FROM EACH RESPECTIVE
REPRESENTATIVE ON A DAILY BASIS. ROOM, BOARD AND TRANSPOR-
TATION WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONS CENTER
AND SUPPORTED BY THE HEADQUARTERS COUNTRY.
SELECTION OF TARGETS: EACH REPRESENTATIVE WILL PUT
FORTH HIS CHOICE OF TARGET IN THE FORM OP A PROPOSAL. THE
FINAL SELECTION OF A TARGET WILL BE BY VOTE AND ON THE BASIS
OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY. IN CASE ANY DISAGREEMENTS ARISE, A
RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE DRAWN UP, SIGNED BY THE
RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES AND SEM' TO THE CORRESPONDING
SERVICES FOR THEIR INFORMATION.
FIVE COPIES OF THIS INTERNAL REGULATION WERE MADE
WHICH CORRESPONDS TO ONE COPY EACH FOR THOSE COUNTRIES
PRESENT AND ONE COPY EACH FOR THE OTHER TWO COUNTRIES ABSENT
(1MCK THE REGULATION WAS DRAFTED)."
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