FURTHER INFORMATION ON ZELMAR MICHELINI AND LUIS HECTOR GUTIERREZ - 1976/06/18

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: POPPER DAVID H
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05861568
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 18, 1976

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SUBJECT: F URI
LUIS HECTOR GUTIERREZ
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I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED
SUPPLEMENTING THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORTED N FTEL
2. IN 1970, LUIS HECTOR GUTIERREZ RUIZ WAS ONE OF THREE
DIRECTORS OF THE PRO-CUBAN, EXTREME LEFT NEWSPAPER "EL
CEBATE." GUTIERREZ REPORTEDLY SUPPLIED THE MLN-TUPAMAROS
WITH INFORMATION USED IN KIDNAPPING U.S. DIPLOMATS IN
MONTEVIDEO IN 1970. IN APRIL 1972, GUTIERREZ WAS RE-
PORTEDLY KIDNAPPED HIMSELF BY THE MLN IN ORDER TO
INTERVIEW NELSON BARDECIO, A POLICE OFFICER KIDNAPPED
Bf THE MLN IN FEBRUARY 1972 AND ALLEGED TO BE A MEMBER
CF THE "DEATH SQUADRON." GUTIERREZ WAS RELEASED BY
THE MLN CN APRIL 25, 1972.
3. THE FOLLOWING DISSEMINATIONS INCLUDE RFFFRFNrFc
TO GUTIERREZ' ACTIVITIES:
3.3(b)(1)
3.3(b)(1)
3. ZELMAR MICHELINI'S CLASSIFIED BIO REPORT DATED
JULY 1967 IS AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS NOT
ACCUSED BUT NEVER FORMALLY CITED FOR HIS OPEN SUPPORT 3.3(b)(1)
MUCH FURTHER TO ADD TO THAT REPORT . STATES HE WAS
OF THE MLN IN 1970. HE FLED INTO SELF-IMPOSED EXILE
TO BUENOS AIRES IN 1973 AND NO ORDER OF DETENTION AGAINST
HIM AS EVER ISSUED BY THE GOU. ACCORDING TO A URUGUAYAN
LIAISON SOURCE, MICHELINI WAS CONSIDERED BY ARGENTINE
AUTHORITIES TO BE WORKING WITH THE REVCLUTIONAR Y COORDINATING
JUNTA ( JCR) IN ARGENTINA IN ORCHESTRATING THE PROPAGANDA
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST URUGUAY. THE JCR IS THE COORDINATING
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