' 'I 0-P f Approved for Release 2018 09 17 C02218144 3 S c 3 5 c MEMORANDUM FOR Deputy Director of Central Intelligence FROM Raymond A Warren Chief Latin America Division VIA Acting Deputy Director for Operations SUBJECT Operation Condor - Regional Co-operation Among Latin American Intelligence Services Against Terrorism 1 During recent months the intelligence services of Chile Argentina Uruguay Bolivia Brazil and Paraguay have embarked on a new concept of regional co-operation against terrorism which includes the mounting of offensive operations outside of their own countries against Latin American terrorist leaders The code name of Condor has been assigned to this co-operative effort The intelligence services of Chile Argentina and Uruguay are now organizing sneciallv trained teams to o i a tel _ j The purpose of these teams will be to liquidate L___k e y 1 a t 1 n -- - erican terrorist leaders i 3 3 b 1 2 The plans of these countries to undertake offensive action outside of their own urisdi or the Agenc But more important it L --- ------- - - - ---- -TTT1 - - - - -----r --i ri -- no the Agency could effectively take to forestall illegal activity of this sort Also every precaution must be taken to ensure that the Agency is not wrongfully accused of being a party to this type of activity 3 3 b 1 $ o C j 3 3 b 1 3 5 c i 3 5 c __ __ _ -- i t'' J f r - - - -0 - Approved for Re_le s- _ Q1 09 17 C02218144 0r0r rT Approved for Release 2018 09 17 C02218144 SUBJECT Operation Condor - Regional Co-operation Among Latin American Intelligence Services Against Terrorism 3 3 b 1 3 5 c 3 5 c signed Raymond A --- ' Raymond A Warren CONCUR o-' Director for Operations Date _________ 23 July 1976 3 5 c - 2 ------Approved for _R l 3_a_s_e 018 09 17 C02218144 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