1. CONTINUED ARGENTINE PRESSURE TO PERSUADE PARAGUAY TO CHANGE ITS DECISION NOT TO JOIN "TESEO," A CONDOR ACTION UNIT. 2. LOCATION OF THE "TESEO" OPERATIONS CENTER - 1977/10/07

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: 1974-1978
• Keywords: CHILE, BOLIVIA, URUGUAY, ETC.
• Keywords: JCR
• Keywords: PORTUGAL & FRANCE
• Keywords: SOUTH AMERICA OPERATIONS
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00513824
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: October 7, 1977

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SUMMARY: IN LATE SEPTEMBER 1977
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ARGENTINA HAS BEEN PRESSING PARAGUAY SINCE EARLY
1977 TO JOIN "TESEO," A UNIT ESTABLISHED BY THE CONDOR COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATION OF SOUTH AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE, SERVICES TO CONDUCT 3.3(b)(1)
PHYSICAL ATTACKS AGAINST SUBVERSIVE TARGETS THAT PARAGUAY
CONTINUES TO ADHERE TO ITS DECISION NOT TO JOIN BECAUSE PARAGUAY DOES
NOT WANT ANY ASSOCIATION WITH A UNIT WHICH EMPLOYS UNDERWORLD TACTICS
AND OPERATES ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.
HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED AT THE 601ST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION IN
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I. ALTHOUGH PARAGUAY DECIDED IN EARLY 1977 NOT TO JOIN "TESEO,"
ARGENTINA CONTINUES TO PRESS; PARAGUAY TO)DO SO AT EACH MEETING OF THE
CONDOR ORGANIZATION
PARAGUAY CONTINUES
BOWED TO ARGENTINA'S DESIRES.
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IN BUENOS AIRES.
TO ADHERE Tb ITS DECISION AND HAS NOT 3.3(b)(1)
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INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF THE COUNTRIES THAT BORDER ARGENTINA.
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THE AGREEMENT IN LATE MAY 1976
OF ALL CONDOR COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A NEW UNIT CALLED "TESEO,"
WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO CONDUCT PHYSICAL ATTACKS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE
REVOLUTIONARY COORDINATION JUNTA (JCR) AND JCR SUPPORTERS IN FRANCE.
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PARAGUAY INITIALLY IIFORMED ARGENTINA OF ITS
DECISION AFTER A CONDOR COUNTRY MEETING IN. BUENOS AIRES IN DECEMBER
SECURITY
"TESE0". TO PRESIDENT 3.3(b)(1)
1976. THE DECISION WAS REACHED AFTER
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WHICH EMPLOYS UNDERWORLD TACTICS AGAINST ITS TARCTI'S AND OPERATES
ACROSS 'INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.' STROESSNER ALSO SAID3.3(b)(1)
HE DID NOT WANT ANY CONDOR MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN PARAGUAY AT WHICH
"TESEO" RELATED MATTERS MIGHT BEDISCJSSED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT "TESEO"
WOULD BRING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR THE SERVICES AND THE COUNTRIES
INVOLVED.
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3. PARAGUAY TOLD ARGENTINA IT WAS UNABLE TO JOIN
"TESEO" BECAUSE OF PARAGUAY'S SMALL, YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND LACK OF NECESSARY MATERIAL RESOURCES.
THE ARGENTINES. IN RETURN OFFERED T(1) TRAIN PARAGUAYAN
PERSONNEL FOR THE "TESEO" UNIT AND ALSO TO FUND THE PARAGUAYAN QUOTA
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FOR "TESEO'! OPERATIONS IF PARAGUAY WOULD JOIN.
PARAGUAY HAD REJECTED SEVERAL ARGENTINE INVITATIONS TO JOIN "TESEO,"
ARGENTINA ACCUSED PARAGUAY OF FEARING THE U.S. REACTION TO "TESEO"
IN THE EVENT THAT PARAGUAYAN MEMBERSHIP WERE DISCOVERED, ADDING THAT
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ARGENTINA APPARENTLY HAD MISJUDGED U.S. INFLUENCE IN PARAGUAY.
3.3(b)(1) 4. THE "TESEO" OPERATIONS CENTER IS LOCATED
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WITHIN THE COMPLEX IN BUENOS' AIRES WHICH HOUSES THE 601ST
INTELLIGENCE BATTALION OF THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR INTELLIGENCE (SIDE).
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S. ARGENTINA, CHILE AND URUGUAY HAVE JOINED
"TESEOf AND HE BELIEVES BOLIVIA ALSO IS A MEMBER. 3.3(b)(1)
BOLIVIA DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN "TESEO"
SUBSEQUENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR ITS FORMATION.)
A "TESEO" UNIT COMPOSED OF AN ARGENTINE A CHILEAN. AND AN
URUGUAYAN WHICH WAS SENT TO FRANCE EARLY IN 1977 IN SEARCH OF'ILICH
RAMIREZ SANCHEZ 1THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST KNOWN AS "CARLOS."
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