PHOTOS OF THE 17 SEPT 83 GUERRILLA ATTACK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2012
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: September 23, 1983
• Content Type: CABLE

44Vi Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
r
k:??? ?4-!
4'
ROUTINE :
;1131957Z SEP 83
--CONFIDENTIAL- oa.r/a1/44JAL
Cti -tif
PEOARTMENT'OF.DEFENSE '
,JCS MESSAGE CENTER
ZYUW RUEHCVA8304 2681957
TO DIA ,WASHINGTON DC//D8-3E1/0C-4A/RSS-1//
INFO OSSOUTHEAN QUARRY HIS PAUSCJ2-1ADi/
,HOUSAF. WASHINGTON DCHX0XXII/PRIAll
193INF8DE FT CLAYTON PA//AFZU-DS//
. OA WASHINGTON OCHDANI-F1/FII// CINCLANT NORFOLK VA-
' COINTOPSY0PG FT BRAGG NC AFOSI/DIST7 PATRICK AFB FL//
. ? AFOSI/0ET721 NOVAS IFS PAU CDRJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J-2//
'CONFIDENTIALCARACAS 11 08304
,SERIAL:
COUNTRY:(U) VENEZUELA (YE). COLOMBIA (1)
;SUBJ:
RILLA ATTACKOU)
DARN* (ll) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY
'?EVALUATED INTEL
;
,001: (p) 830922
REQS:.(U) 117410-21845, IHSI-00048. U-UCR-41673,
Z-013-V001
SOURCE: (U) LOCAL PRESS
' SUMMARY: (C) REPORT FORWARDS NEWSPAPER PHOTOS OF
e ,4?
DAMAGE/GRAFITTI LEFT AFTER GUERRILLA ATTACK CW 17 SEP 83
ni s0Ut1as1 VENEZUELA.
TEXT: 1. (C) PHOTOS PUBLISHED IN LOCAL PRESS
? AFTER THE 17 SEP 83 GUERRILLA ATTACK
NEAR THE VE-00 BONDER SHOW DAMAGE TO THE SI
HOUSE AND-GRAFITTI LEFT AFTER THE ATTACK. THE LETTERS
"Elk AND "FRENTE DOMINGO LAIN' ARE CLEARLY SEEN.
' Z. (U) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ELN
WAS EXTRACTED FROM AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE
'DATELINED. BOG TA. APPEARED 22:SEP:83. IN. EL.
? NACIONW Of CARACAS:: .
. _
A: FlOWORESS CONFERENCE HELD!BY GUERRILLAS IN MOUNTAINS
-NEAR MEDELLIN, CO:
THEURCITO.DE LIBERACION NACIONAL (ELN) IS TAKING UP
? THE REVOLUTION Of DIE GUEVARA TO "INTERNATIONALIZE THE
' ?
PROLETARIAN STRUGGLE AND LIBERALIZE LATIN AMERICA FROM
yANKEE' IMPERIALISM AND NAN'S EXPLOITATION Of NAN."
THE CUTIFI1ATTACK WAS THE BEGINNING Of THE INTERNATIONALI-
ZATIOCAM,THE'ANIED STRUGGLE IN LATIN AMERICA AND WAS
ACTION D8:3E1(1)
(U,6,7,8,F)
'INFO . AIDS(1) 43:MICC(1) J5(2) SECOEFi(1) SECDEF(9),
USDP(15) ASD:PA8E(1) 0I-1(1) NNIC(1) yrs -26(1)
0A4A(1)1WS(1) 0C-4(1) DC-4A(I) AT(1) AT-X(1)
AIS(1) 0I0(1) DE(1) 011-16(1) 08-31(2) 08-502(1)
06-11(1) 01-1(1) 0I1(1) DT-b(1)
, +CSA WASHINGTON DC
+CNOWASHINGTON DC
+CIA WASHINGTON DC .
+SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC
+CNC CC WASHINGTON DC
+01MiSA FT GEORGE G MEADE NO
+04C,.11ASHING1ON DC
+SAFE ?
LED BY SPANISH PRIEST DOMINGO LAIN, 1%0 HAD BEEN
PRESIXED DEAD 10 YEARS AGO::
ONE (LW CONTINGENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO EL SALVADOR TO
REINFORCE THE WAND 1S ALSOIREADY TO DEFEND THE
SANDINISTA REVOLUTION iN NICARAGUA.
B. COMMENTS FROM THE COL STATE SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS:.
THE ELN IS ONE Of THE SMALLEST. GUERRILLA MOVEMENTS IN'
CO. WITH MEMBERSHIP NOT REACHING 1000. ACTIVITIES IN.
RAD BEEN LIMITED TO URBAN'TEMANAISM AND A FEW '
ASSAULTS AND ABDUCTIONS IN:RURAL AREAS. THE ELN IS
FAR FRCM HAVING THE POWER OF. THE,OTHEN CO GUERRILLA'
GROUPS. AND THE M-191 WHICH HAVE MAIM ESTIMATED-
AT ZOODIACH. THE 'ELM HASIEJECTEDGOVEINNENT Wort
PROPOSALS. ?
COMMENT: (C) THESE ARE THE-FIRST PUBLIC. PHDI'O$,OF
THE INCIDENT. HARD EVIDENCE HASADT YETNEECRINSENTEr
WHICH IMPLICATED THE BANDERA WA. ? ?
PROJ: (ll) N/A
CULL: (U) NONE
INSTR: (U) US-NO--
PREP: (U)
APPR: (U)
EVIL: (U) NO: REL TO: NONE,
(((CL: (U) YES. THREE PHOTOS TQBE FORWARDED TO DIA ?
OISSE , _
ONLY, N: (U))) 1e-41,2?riS(Lik 110..talS?firmr.c,Vppeirugks,..
AU N/A
DECLOADO ST
25X1
k,
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
eratiagaTtotigroac
25X1
re).
rel's
14; 4:7i?
?
""1.
?
MCW83266/04975 TOREIG266/20001Z T441)=832E6/20047 ::POSNEMIARR1 ?
?
Vas4'2?.61;
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
L)
El puesto de la FAC despues del ataque
Las fuerzas militares ?Ejercito y Guardia Nacional? y los Grupos de Comandos de la DISIP, han intensifi-
cado sus operativos en la frontera sur del pais para ubicar y capturar a los guerrilleros colombianos del auto-
llamado E.L.N. que lanz6 un ataque armado la noche del pasado sabado contra el puesto de la Guardia Nacio-
nal en Cutufl. hasta ayer a ninguno de los detenidos en la frontera se le ha comprobado haber participado en la
actor) donde fue muerto un Guardia Nacional y otros cayeron heridos. Los subversivos extranjeros en su ata-
que utilizaron hasta una bazooka que perfor6 la pared del comando !altar venezolano. Esta es la primera foto
que se publica de dicho puesto fronterizo despues del ataque. (Foto: Homero Duarte).
(D-Ultima)
ENCLOSURE 1 TO
04,,Ara
S-el 63
OCLASSIHED
NI.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7
unasimabor
,UNCLASSIFIED
?
t la pared norte de la sede del comando del puesto de la G.N. en Cutufi, los gue- La bala disparada con vma bazooka perfore la pared
rrIlleros colomblanos pintaron un letrero. (Foto: Homero Duarte). de carton de piedra del comando del puesto de la
ceit4; 63 G.N., pero no WO a fragmentarse.
(Foto: Homero Duarte).
ENCLOSURE 1 TO
IINCIASSIFIED
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/12/12 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000700030070-7