-' FEDERAL BUREAU Of lrWESl1GAT ON COM UNICATIOl l S SECTION 4s oc _ Dir - Dep -A D AdmDep A D -InvAsst Dir 1 r l Adm v Ext Affairs o Fin Pers ' - Gen Inv r I j_ dent - -- Inspecti n _ La jQrifltory _ _ Legal Coun _ Plaii EvaL _ Rec Mgmt - Spec Inv Training _ _ _ Telephone Rm _ ' Director Sec'y _ InteJ11 J FM BUENOS AIRES C109-2 C109-9 ------------------------------ ' - R GE TWO BUE 109-2 109-9 TARGETS IN MEMBER COUNTRIES Or OPERATION CONDOR CHILE IS THE CENTER FOR OPERA ION OONDOR AND IN ADD IT ION TO CHILE ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE ARGENTINA BOLIVIA PARAGUAY AND URUGUAY BRAZIL ALSO HAS TENTATIVELY AGREED TO SUPPLY INTELLIGENCE INPUT FOR OPERATION MEMBERS OF OPERATION CO ID OR SHOWING THE MOST ENTHUSIASM CDNDOR TO DJ TE HAVE BEEN ARGENT INA URUGUAY AND CHILE THE LATTER THREE OOUNTRIES HAVE ENGAGED IN JOINT OPERA IONS PRIMARILY IN ARGENT INA AGAn sr 1976 THE TERRORISI TARGET THE Dl ECTOR DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20 OF THE ARGENTINE ARMY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE TRAVIEl ED TO SANT IAGO CHILE TO CONSlLT WITH HIS CHILEAN COUNTER- lllR IM ' RESPECT TO OPERATION CONDOR li - A TnrRD AND MOST SECRET PHASE OF OPER TioN CONDOR ' INVOLVES THE FORMAT ION OF SPECIAL TEAMS FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES WHO ARE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO OON-MEMBER COUNTRIES TO CARRY NCTIONS our UP TO ASSASSINATION AGAINSf TERRORISIS OR SUPPORTERS OF T ERRORISf ORGANIZATIONS FROM OPERA ION 00 NDOR MEMBER COUNTRIES FDR EXAMPLE SHOULD A TERRORIST OR A SUPPORTER OF A TERRORIST CRGANIZAT ION FROM A MEMBER COUNTRY OF OPERA ION CONDOR BE LOCATED IN A EUROPEAN COUNTRY A SPECIAL TEAM FROM OPERATION CONDOR GE THREE BUE 109-2 109-9 WOULD BE DISPATCHED TO LOCATE AND SIBVEIL THE 1 TARGET WHEN THE LOCATION AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATION HAS TERMINATED A SECOND TEAM FROM OPERA ION COIDOR WOULD BE DISPATCHED TO CARRY OUT THE 1CTUAL SANCTION AGAINST THE TARGET SPECIAL TEAMS WOULD BE ISSUFD FALSE DOCUMENT AT ION FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES OF OPERATION CONDOR AND MAY BE COMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ONE MEMBE R NAT ION OF OPERA ION OOIDOR OR MAY BE OOMPOSED OF A MIXED GROUP FROM VARIOUS OPERATION CONDOR MEMBER NAT IONS TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED FOR POSSIBLE OPERt1TIONS UNDER THE THIRD PHASE OF OPERATION CONDOR WERE _ FRA NG E AND PORT UGAL IJ A SPECIAL TEAM HAS BEEN ORGANIZED J i ARGENT INA MADE U OF MEMBERS OF THE ARGENTINE ARMY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR INFORMATION cs iliJL HICH ARE BEi NG PREPt RED FOR POSSIBLE FVf l RE ACT ION OPf RATION CONDOR UNDE HIRD PHASE OF _ A ADM I NISf RAT IVE - SOUR CE_ _I l A c- 9 2iac - - fj_J' j_f r WHO IS A ME 3_E __ 9I THE AfWENTINE SPECIAL GROUP ' WHICH WILL POSSIBLY 11tRTJfCIPATE IN THE THIRD PHASE OF OPERATION CONDOR o R GE FOUR BUE 109-2 109-9 C OORD I NAT ED LOCALLYo J T C SHOU D BE NOTED THAT NO INF'08MAT ION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED INDICATING THAT SANCTIONS U ER THE THIRD PHASE OF OPERATION CONDOR HAVE BEEN FLANNED TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE UNITED SI'ATES HOWEVER IT IS NOT BEYOND THE REALM Or POSSIBILITY THAT THE RECENT ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LET EL ER IN WASHINGTON D C MAY HAVE BEEN CARRIED Ot rr AS A THIRD PHASE ACT ION OF OPERATION CONDOR AS NOTill ABOVE INF'ORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE SOIBCE INDICATES THAT PARTIClLAR EMPHASIS WAS Pl ACED ON 1 ' THE THIRD PHASE ACTIONS OF OPERA ION CONDOR IN EUROPE SPECIFICALLY FRANCE AND PORTl nAL THIS OFFICE Wll L REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY INFORM AT ION IND CAT ING THAT THE ASSASSINATION OF LET EL IER MAY BE mRT OF OPERATION CONDOR ACTION sr 4-- 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