[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY MONDAY MAY 24, 1976 - 1976/05/24

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02996504
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 24, 1976

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MONDAY MAY MAY 24, 1976
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 122
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THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY
MONDAY MAY 24, 1976 3
Argentina: Progress Against Terrorists
The junta is making inroads against
Argentina's terrorist movement, accord-
ing to evidence reportedly drawn from
documents seized in recent raids against
the insurgents.
the documents
indicate Montonero leaders will order
many of their followers to go into hiding
rather than face an anticipated all-out
government offensive in the urban areas
where they operate. The Montoneros are
said to believe they cannot withstand such
an offensive, but do not intend to cease
their operations entirely.
documents of the People's Revolutionary
Army reveal dwindling numbers and
finances. The group acknowledges that
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some 240 of its members have been killed
by government forces, 800 are in prison,
and contact has been lost with 350 others.
The group's treasury, once estimated in
the millions of dollars, now has only
about $100,000.
the junta
has arrested a ranking federal police of-
ficial recently exposed as a member of the
People's Revolutionary Army. He has
reportedly admitted to being active since
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arrested official allegedly has provided the
names of some 30 of his colleagues who
also help the extremists.
The junta, badly in need of a success
against the insurgents, will probably
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trumpet these signs of progress in an ef-
fort to mollify its right-wing military
critics. It is still too early, however, for
the junta to be greatly encouraged.
Terrorist attacks continue, despite signs
that the insurgent groups are retrenching.
Moreover, the arrest of the police official
is further evidence that terrorist infor-
mants are numerous and well-placed.
The People's Revolutionary Army
claimed credit for the killing last week of
four Uruguayans, including two former
congressmen who had been living in exile
in Buenos Aires. It is not clear, however,
whether the terrorist group was actually
involved in the murders or whether the
killings were the result of an operation by
a right-wing death squad
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