"CONDOR," A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OF THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF CHILE, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY AND BRAZIL TO COUNTER TERRORISM AND SUBVERSION; BASIC MISSION OF "CONDOR" TEAMS BEING SENT TO FRANCE

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• Case Number: F-2016-02161
• Publication Date: July 21, 1976

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CHILE, FROM 31 MAY TO 2 JUNE 1976 A MEETING WAS HELD OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF INTELLIGENCE SEAVICES OF CHILE, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY,
AND BRAZIL. AT THE MEETING THESE SERVICES AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM TO COUNTER ,TERRORISM AND SUBVERSION. THE NAME "CONDOR"
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WAS GIVEN TO, THIS COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT.
AS A SEPARATE AGREEMENT BUT IN LINE WITH CONDOR COOPERATIVE THINKING,
URUGUAY AGREED TO OPERATE COVERTLY, IN PARIS WITH THE ARGENTINES AND THE
CHILEANS AGAINST THE REVOLUTIONARY COORDINATING JUNTA (JCR) AND OTHER
TERRORISTS.)'
2. ONE OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AT A "CONDOR" MEETING HELD
IN BUENOS AIRES ON 2 JULY 1976 WAS THE MOUNTING OF OPERATIONS IN FRANCE
AGAINST TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS., THE BASIC MISSION OF THE TEAMS BEINC
SENT TO OPERATE IN FRANCE AS PARE OF OPERATION CONDOR WILL BE TO LIQUIDATE
TOP-LEVEL TERRORIST LEADERS. THE TEAMS' INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION EFFORT
WILL BE, PRIMARILY TACTICAL WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF LOCATING WHERE THE
TERRORIST LEADERS RESIDE.
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3. THOSE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN CONDOR THAT HAD NOT
PREVIOUSLY
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BEEN BROUGHT IN ON THIS SUBJECT (BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, AND PARAGUAY)
AGREED TO ADHERE TO THE EARLIER 1SEPARATE ARRANGEMENT BY ARGENTINA,
URUGUAY, AND CHILE TO WORK TOGETHER IN FRANCE OPERATIONALLY WITHOUT
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COORDINATING WITH THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES. ( COMMENT: WHILE (b)(3)
BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, AND PARAGUAY AGREED TO ADHERE TO THE EARLIER SEPARATE
AGREEMENT, THE BULK OF THE EFFORT IN FRANCE WILL PROBABLY BE CARRIED
ON BY ARGENTINA, CHILE, AND URUGUAY.)
4. CHILE AND ARGENTINA ARE PREPARED TO MOVE AHEAD ON THESE
OPERATIONS, BUT URUGUAY'S SECURITY SERVICE DOES NOT YET HAVE THE FUNDS
TO DISPATCH TWO OFFICERS TO PARIS. THE URUGUAYANS ESTIMATE T2EY NEED
US $50,000 ANNUALLY FOR THIS AND THE AMOUNT IS NOT IN THE BUDGET OF THE
URUGUAYAN SECURITY SERVICE. WHILE BRAZIL HAS ADHERED TO ITS AGRELNENT
TO PARTICIPATE IN OPERATION
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