UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No Date 10 05 20173 6 4 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 BOGOTA 11148 3118042 ACTION INFO LOG-00 AID-01 ARA-01 CA-02 CCO-OO DOEE-OO DS-OO FAAE-OO INRE-OO INSE-OO ADS-00 NRCE-OO OMB-01 SGT-03 SSO-OO TRSE-OO USIE-OO --50C51F 3119422 38 3118012 JUL 92 FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 75097 INFO USCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS PM DEA DEPTJUSTICE WASHDC AMEMBASSY CARACAS AMEMBASSY LIMA AMEMBASSY QUITO AMEMBASSY LA RAZ AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA AMEMBASSY MEXICO AMCONSUL MONTERREY AMEMBASSY PANAMA DIRONDCP WASHDC JCS NSC WASHDC DIA CIA DIRNSA FT GEORGE MEADE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BOGOTA 11148 311804Z USCINCLANT NORFOLK VA WASHDC COGARD INTELCOORDCEN WASHDC USCINCFOR FT MCPHERSON GA DEA EPIC EL PASO TX DIRFBI UNIT I I A BOGOTA 11148 NSC FOR AMBASSADOR MCNAMARA STATE FOR REVIEW AUTHORITY Marvin Russell Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C17423391 Date 1-0 05l2017 ONDCP FOR GOVERNOR MARTINE DEA WASHDC FOR OF OFL D0 A0 AX 0C OIOA CUSTOMS FOR UNCLASSIFIED US Department onState Case No Doc No C17423391 Date 1010512017 E-O 12356 TAGS PGOV SNAR PTER ASEC CO SUBJECT FEAR OF BOMBING ANOTHER EXPLANATION FOR REF BOGOTA 6129 1 CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT 2 MEDELLIN SENATOR ALVARO URIBE GAVE HIS IMPRESSION OF THE VOLATILE REACTION TO THE JULY 29 USG OVERFLIGHTS OF THE MEDELLIN AREA IN A JULY 30 CONVERSATION WITH SEPTEL URIBE SAID HE BELIEVES THE RESIDENTS OF MEDELLIN ARE PANICSTRICKEN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER NAROOTERRORIST BOMBING CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 BOGOTA 11148 3118042 3 ACCORDING TO URIBE THE HIGHLY VISIBLE USG ROLE IN THE JULY 29 OPERATION AROUND MEDELLIN HAS CAUSED FEAR THAT PABLO ESCOBAR WOULD RETALIATE FOR THE OVERFLIGHTS BY RESUMING A TERRORIST BOMBING CAMPAIGN IN MEDELLIN HE ADDED THIS AT LEAST PARTLY MOTIVATED THE LETTER FROM ANTIOQUIA GOVERNOR JUAN GOMEZ MARTINEZ AND MEDELLIN MAYOR LUIS ALFREDO RAMOS CRITICIZING GAVIRIA FOR THE OVERFLIGHTS SEPTEL 3 URIBE SAID IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT OF COLOMBIA CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE TWO POINTS REGARDING THE OVERFLIGHTS n-z THAT THEY ARE ROUTINE AND CONDUCTED ONLY WITH THE EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THAT THEY REFLECT FULL COOPERATION IN THE ANTI-NARCOTICS EFFORT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND IN NO WAY PORTEND UNILATERAL USG ACTION IN THE FORM OF KIDNAPPING OR 4 URIBE SAID HE WAS SLATED TO SPEAK LATER THAT AFTERNOON IN CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE AND THAT HE WOULD UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2013-01203 Doc No 017423391 Date 10 05 2017 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case NO M-2013-01203 DOC NO 017423391 Date 10 05 2017 UNQUESTIONABLY SUPPORT THE GAVIRIA POSITION AS WELL AS OPPOSE ANY CALLS FOR DEFENSE MINISTER RESIGNATION 5 COMMENT THERE IS NO DOUBT THE MAJORITY OF THE HYSTERIA WAS AND WE STILL REMAIN LEARY 0F OWN POSSIBLE NARCO CONNECTIONS REFTEL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 BOGOTA 11148 311804Z BUT THE MEMORY OF THE BLOODY 1989-90 NARCO BOMBINGS IS STILL FRESH IN THE MINDS OF ALL COLOMBIANS AND THIS MAY VERY WELL HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERREACTION BUSBY CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2013-01203 Doc NO 017423391 Date 10 05 2017 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu