INSURGENCY IN BOLIVIA AND LATIN AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-292-2-3-2
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 15, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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SECRET/LIMDIS
THE WHITE HOUSE
WAS
September 15, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Acting Chairman, Under Secretaries
Committee
SUBJECT: Insurgency in Bolivia and Latin America
I have reviewed the August 22 memorandum from the Under Secre-
taries Committee regarding Bolivian insurgency. I note that that
memorandum indicates gaps in our information which make it difficult
to assess the guerrilla capability in Bolivia. I have also noted that
intelligence reports received subsequent to the August 22 memorandum
indicate increasing evidence of international participation with the
Bolivian guerrillas, including the possible formation of a continent-
wide revolutionary group to organize and coordinate revolutionary
activity (CIE of 5 Sept. 70).
The question of subversion and international coordination of such
activities in the hemisphere is a matter of considerable concern, and
I want to be sure that we know as much about it as we can and that we
carefully analyze and assess that information. This item should be
given priority in our intelligence-collection effort. I also ask that
high priority be given to the study of international links among Latin
American insurgent groups which the August 22 memorandum indicated
is being prepared by the Under Secretaries Committee. I would like to
receive a summary of that study's findings as soon as possible.
State Dept. review completed
OSD review(s) completed
NSC review completed
MORI/CDF
C03322380
SECRET/LIMDIS
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Ins,rfency i Belivia 1tirt inc rica
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.'.'ecretari4e.i.zdilittete to assess the situation and see what we
about it .aild what there was to be done (see memo at Tab 11).
he resulting study (lab. C to ..','reeident's ?,...err2o) states that the tiler
rillas (17,LN) are ;A;,."-ipArently survivors of the Che C.uevara 5,.rou:3; that
there is some evidence, however, of spread to the cities, and con-
nectin with etudente and an urban a rats nd that 841:4.* het3 tele
been reccive from the Itipan:aros in Lirdviay, "::bk study concluded
that thins eeerer.1 c:Introllable and we were th-lin& all we could.
71 he strikin.F thip; that ,:ornes out of the review, however, is that we
just de not ,'