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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06629999
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2019
• Case Number: F-2017-01057
• Publication Date: January 7, 1983

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Document:CIAA -0000 432902 Subject: LACK OF SUPPORT FOR REBELLION BY CABANAS DEPARTMENTAL
COMMANDER; MINISTER OF DEFENSE'S PLANS FOR HANDLING
THE SITUATIONC 10028CIAA 432902 MS083-0232390 MIDB
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TO: IMMEDIATE DIRNSA, DEPT OF STATE, DIA, ZEN/WHITE HOUSE
SITUATION ROOM, ZEN/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STAFF,
ZEN/CIA OFFICE OF CURRENT OPERATIONS, CDR JSOC FT BRAGG NC,
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SUBJECT: LACK OF SUPPORT FOR REBELLION BY CABANAS DEPARTMENTAL
COMMANDER; MINISTER OF DEFENSE'S PLANS FOR HANDLING
THE SITUATION
TEXT: 1. A REBELLION
LED BY LTC. SIGIFREDO ((OCHOA)) PEREZ, COMMANDER OF CABANAS
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DEPARTMENT, AGAINST GENERAL JOSE GUILLERMO ((GARCIA)), MINISTER
OF DEFENSE, REMAINS ISOLATED TO CABANAS DEPARTMENT AND HAS NOT
BEEN SUPPORTED BY OTHER MILITARY UNITS OR COMMANDS.
2. SINCE THE EVENING OF 6 JANUARY WHEN OCHOA PLACED HIS
TROOPS ON ALERT AND SEALED OFF CABANAS DEPARTMENT IN DEFIANCE
OF GARCIA'S ORDERS TRANSFERRING HIM AS MILITARY ATTACHE TO
URUGUAY, GARCIA AND COL. RAFAEL ((FLORES)) LIMA, CHIEF OF STAFF
OF THE ARMED FORCES, HAVE MAINTAINED CLOSE CONTACT WITH ALL
KEY MILITARY COMMANDERS. ALL OF THE COMMANDERS EXPRESSED
THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE HIGH COMMAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING WITH
WHOM GARCIA AND FLORES LIMA,REVIEWED THE SITUATION ON THE MORNING
OF 7 JANUARY: GENERAL CARLOS EUGENIO ((VIDES)) CASANOVA,
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL GUARD; LTC. OSCAR RODOLFO ((CAMPOS))
ANAYA, COMMANDER OF THE CAVALRY REGIMENT; COL. CARLOS REYNALDO
((LOPEZ)) NUILA, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL POLICE;
COL. FRANCISCO ANTONIO ((MORAN)), DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE TREASURY
POLICE; COL. ADOLFO 0. ((BLANDON)), COMMANDER OF THE 1ST INFANTRY
BRIGADE; AND COL. MAXIMILIANO ((LEIVA)), COMMANDER OF THE
4TH INFANTRY BRIGADE.
3. GARCIA PLANS TO TAKE NO DIRECT ACTION AGAINST OCHOA
FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS IN THE HOPE THAT OCHOA WILL SURRENDER
HIMSELF. AT THAT POINT, HOWEVER, GARCIA WILL SEND LTC. RENE
((PONCE), OCHOA'S DESIGNATED REPLACEMENT, TO CABANAS TO ASSUME
COMMAND. IF OCHOA CONTINUES TO RESIST, GARCIA IS DISPOSED TO
USE MILITARY FORCE AGAINST HIM. GARCIA AND FLORES LIMA ARE
AGREED THAT OCHOA WILL BE TRIED BY A MILITARY COURT FOR
REBELLION, DESPITE THE FACT THAT TWO KEY COMMANDERS,
LTC. DOMINGO ((MONTERROSA)) BARRIOS, COMMANDER OF THE ATLACATL
BATTALION, AND LTC. MIGUEL ANTONIO ((MENDEZ)), COMMANDER OF THE
RAMON BELLOSO BATTALION, REQUESTED THAT GARCIA NOT DISCIPLINE
OCHOA.
4. ON 6 JANUARY, ROBERTO ((D'AUBUISSON)), LEADER OF THE
NATIONALIST REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE (ARENA) AND PRESIDENT OF THE
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY, WAS CONTACTED BY GENERAL GARCIA WHO
ACCUSED D'AUBUISSON, OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OCHOA'S REBELLION.
GARCIA FIRMLY WARNED D'AUBUISSON NOT TO MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF
THIS INCIDENT OR PROVOKE FURTHER PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH D'AUBUISSON
SEEMED FRIGHTENED, GARCIA AND FLORES LIMA EXPECT THAT HE AND
ARENA HARDLINERS WILL OPENLY SUPPORT OCHOA'S OPPOSITION TO
GARCIA.
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