• _ - _ _·r•·- _ _ ____ •• Intelligence· Information Report WAHNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOUHCES AND METHODS INVOLVED fil Cla- Ofied by Rucord d Reportin9 Officer £ o pt from General Docla ificalion S hedvlo of E O 11652 Exemption Category 58 1 lmpouibl to dcturmino Cate of· automatic declossifitalion I 'i FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO ' CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT 5 PAGE 1 OF PAGES THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLlGENCE ' REPO T NO J ' • 19 NOVEMBER· fg 7 6 DATE DISTR REPORT CLASS 8 E C R E t - WARNING NOTICE r t l TTTVF NIE I TGFNCf ·$0IIRCF$ AND METHciQS TNVQIVfQ-- ' I 1 ·I - - FOIA b 3 - 50 USC 3 0 2 4 i 1 Int- e l l igenc e •Sou• r c e s and Me t hods -- -- - 0 0 I I T ·• -' - ·' • P-OLmCA L MA'ITERS ' COUNTRY - ARGENTINA I 1 - • SUBJECT -· ----------- ---········ ---------- ---········ ·---·---· ·········· --- · --- · ········ ···--· ---· ············----------··········· · --- · ' I ' ' E02 5 x l CENTER as WITHIN THE so THE ROLE OF THE COUNTERSUBVERS ' ' • • I ' ' ' '·' r i · ·· I I - ' I i i ·I SUMMARY • • • 1 • ' I j • ' ·•·· t•• - 1 -1 • 1 ·i 1 ' 1 1 '• r • THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER ' · - · i I ' l · • 1 NIC IS TO DEVELOP AND CONSOLIDAT E INFORMATION ON THE VARIOUS LEFTIST -' • • r r fi TERRORIST GROUPS THE TASK IS PRIMARILY CARRIED OUT BY ANALYZING J I • • I ' j • • • ' - I • I • I ' · • ' _1 _ • i '- I i J · - I '' t l ' ' • CONFISCATED DOCUMENTS·AND DATA PROVIDED BY CAPTURED SUBVERSIVES · • · l • t I _l j 1 ' • J • • • j • THE t NIC WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MILITARY AND POLICE INTELLIGENCE UNITS THE STATE INTELLIGENCE SECRETARIAT SIDE AND THE PENITENTIARY INTEL i Ii 'I LIGENCE SERVICE - THE NIC COMES UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY AND IS ' · 5 UNDER THE IMMEDIATE AUTHORITY OF THE ARMY 601ST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION s 4 4 3 2 1 3 2 • l 3 F EI' I tfo fj jJ I Distribution 1ec final paragraph ·-' lJ '' ' • i ' '- I ' _ ' ' - I ·' ' 'l NW 54739 Do cid 32 989996 Page 16 _ ' · FURTHER j ' t ii D11S M' l lb c - 1 1 1 r· 1 OF AND USE v iJ' THIS INFORMATION 1 • - - - - CT T b 'llCl ·····DE C e· p c z · OF M CONTRO ' S STATED AT BEGINNING A_ND_END OF REPORT R E T · · c ' ·75 oli JA Nlrt 1 Q7'7l L1 r·H'7u · · · a ··· ···· ·· 1 - ci'-----11 · THE NIC'OCCA l6NALLY PARTICIPATES IN SOME ACTION OPERATIONS CONDUCTED i 1 ' BY ONE OF THE SE URlTY SERVICES • - NIC ACTION OPERATIONS FALL WITHIN THE I -- JURISDICTION OF THE AIUvlY FIRST CORPS WHICH RECENTLY ISSUED AN ORDER THAT·· ALL OPERATIONS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE FIRST CORP A EA 1TO BE - t • IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED AFTERWARDS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PARTICI • ' PANTS ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL ACTS_ SUCH AS _ STEALING • -THE NIC IS ·DIVIDED ' l ·· - - -· ·- GROUPS INTO THE FOLLOWING ' ' ' ' INTELLI GROUP ONE - IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR '7 'T - • J • GENCE ON THE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY ARMY ERP GROUP TWO - IT HANDLES · 1 ' INTELLIGENCE ON MONTONEROS GROUP THREE - THIS GROUP HAS RESPONSIBILITY y I I r • ' FOR INTELLIGENCE ON SMALL SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE i l • J • • • PERONIST ARMED FORCES FAP GROUP FOUR - THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE · · - - - - _ ' ' FOR INTELLIGENCE ON OTHER SMALL SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDIN G I ' I · 1 f _ • l p l •• j A 1 • PODER OBRERO GROUP FIVE - IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTELLIGENCE ON THE REVOLUTIONARY COORDINATING JUNTA JCR THE CHIEFS OF THE FIVE GROUPS _ · · -' •' ffiET PERIODICALLY TO COORDINATE - THEIR ACTIVITIES • NI C PERSONNEL' i • MOST' I ' OF WHOM· it - J · 'J j 1 ' • · -· _r ' ALL OF THE PRESENT • ' • • • · • ARE· FROM THE ARMY· ARE ASSIGNI D··iro· THE - • • NIC UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 19 77 ii ·'' ' t • • • END SUMMARY · • • THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER· NIC WITHIN THE GQVERNMENT 'S COUNTERSUBVERSIVE CAMPAIGN IS TO DEVELOP AND CONSOLIDATE INFOIU tATiqN o · n1p' y rpus LJ FTIST- T RORIST GROUPS j • f 0 ' • • - I • r · · • _ · • I THE NIC CARRIES OUT THIS ' fASK PRIMARILY BY ANALYZING CAPTURED DOCUMENTS AND DATA PROVIDED BY CAPTURED MEMBERS OF SUBVERSIVE GROUPS THE NIC WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTELLIGENCE UNITS OF THE ARMY· -· NAVY t r'I ' ·11r l ' I J i ji'l '-' ' '· ' ' i ll -'- · AIR FORCE GENDARMERJE MARITIME PREFECTURE FEDERAL POLICE AND BUENOS • AI REs PROVINCIAL Po11cE · - · • • J As· ii -lI 15· f _ sTATE 1NTE L1- ENCE SIDE · AND THE PENITENTIARY INTELLIGENCE 'SERVICE • ·· t _-1 · sEcRETARIAT THE NIC DOES NOT THESE VARIOUS INTELLIGENCE UNITS BUT DOES HAVE cmtMAND AUTHORI1Y ·OYER • I PRESENT REQUESTS WHICH ARE CHANNELED THROUGH REPRESENTATIVES 'OF THESE' UNITS THE OFFICES OF THE NIC ARE NOT CE NT_RALIZED BUT ARE LOCATED AT VARIOUS J OCATIONS AS · NOTED BE L9W NOR DOES THE ' NIC MAINTAIN ENTRALIZED · iHEN DATA IS· REQUIRBD · I T IS REQUESTED FROM MEMB ER ORGANIZATIONS FILES 9F THE 3 2 1 INTELLIGENCE COM jUNI'i'Y • r···· - _ ' r NW 5 _47 ' 9 ·- · · - • Dq_ci d 329S999·6 ' ni c · n T Page 1 7 _ 5 4 3 2 ' PAGE FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS ·INFORMATION SUBJEG TO CONTROLS STAiED AT BEGl NiNG AND END OF REPORT SE61t T ' ' 2 OF 3 PAG S 5 1 ··· r ' THE NIC COMES UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY ORDERS S ENT INT LLIGENCE BY THE ARMY TO THE NIC·ARE CHANN ELED1 THROUGH THE ARMY G-2 OF THE ARMY GENERAL STAFF TO THE ARMY 601ST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION · - '' WHICH HAS IMMEDIATE AUTHORITY OVER THE N IC 3 1 PA ICIPATE ON OCCASION NIC MEMBERS _MAY IN ACTION OPERATIONS BUT THE OPERATIONS THEMSELVES ARE CONDUCTED BY A UNIT OF ONE OF THE I SECURITY SERVrCES AND ARE ALWAYS COMMANDED BY AN ARMY OFFICER I • • • ALL • A' OF THE ACTIONS IN WHICH THE NIC PARTICIPATES WITHIN THE JUR1SDIC- TION OF THE ARMY FIRST CORPS AND ARE COORDINATED WITH THE FIRST CORPS· • • ' ' ACCORDING TO A RECENT fl RST COR S • ' i _ •• • O pR 1• ANY OPERATION CARRIED OUT ' 4 ' · • ·· ' • WITHIN THE CORPS AREA IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED AFTERWARDS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OF THE P RTICIPANTS ENG AGEP I 'J 1 IL E A L ACTIVITY ' i 'i • I ·I SUCH AS STEALI_NG DU RING THE c ouRSE Of' 'HE OPERATIO_N 1 I • • j · _ • J _ 1 ' - • ' · • A 'i ' I' l • ' ' • ' I GROUP ONE • THIS GROUP IS IN CHARGE OF INTELLIGENCE ·· • ' • · • I •• I ' • t i • ' • • h• t • ' RELATED TO THE PEOPLE'S REVOLU TIONARY ARMY ERP l J 4 • THE NIC IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING FIVE GROUPS I I• I l I • • • ' - · - · I' I ·• • ' '• • ' ' I t •I t ' I · STREETS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL ' ' • • ' ' ' _ • f • ' • ITS OFFICES ARE I I ' •I • ' WITH THE ARMY 601ST _INTELLIGENCE BATTALION AT VIAMONTE i i - t • · • • • AND CALLAO i · · - · I° • 'l i _ f' ' THE CHIEF OF THE GROUP IS A RETIRED ' - • • · 'I • ' I • ' • • ' · I - • MILITARY OFFICER WHO WORKS WITH THE ARMY 601ST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION '· ·' - ' · 1Jf ·· · - f HE HAS A DEPUTY PLUS 69 PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO HIM WHO ARE DIVIDED INTO • • ' • ' I r ' ' T• ' ' • r ' · ' N NE _DESKS IT H RESPONSI I L Y AS 9ws _ N T L ·h E S I OF THE ERP INTERNATIONAL A PECTS OT HE ERP ER BUENOS rAIRES REGIONAL • ' • · - TUCUMAN REGIONAL PARANA REGIONAL CORDOBA REGIONAL SANTA FE REGIONAL ' i ' I ' _ • • • • • • • I • ' • ' I • 1 • I • ' ROSARIO REGIONAL ANn THE GUEVARif T YOUTH ERP YOUTH GROUP • • • B t ' • • • • f • • • • • f_' · GROUP TWO · ·rHIS GROUP HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 't INVOLVING THE MONTONEROS ITS OFFICES ARE WITH FEDERAL POLICE INTEL- L _ IGENCE ON MORENO Sr1'REET IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL THE CHIEF IS A FEDERAL POLICE-COMMISSIONER AND THE DEPUTY IS AN ARMY 601ST INTELLI • GENCE BATTALION rCJ Pf'AIN • • • ' ' • • 'J ' · • · ' t • ' · I t 1 • THIS GR OUP HAS 6 0 PEOPLE AND IS DIVIDED • • • • • ' • ' l • ' I l o I • I ' · INTO NINE DESKS lHTII RESPONSIBILITIES SIMILAR TO THAT OF GROUP ONE 5 GENCE · -e 3 2 1 C • GROUP THR_EE • THE G UP HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTELLI - ·· RELATED TO' THE PERONI ST ARMED f ORCES-··- FAP THE OMMUNI ST i E e t- r NW 54739 4 r · · · Docid 3 2989 9· 6 3 - L · ' ' · Page 18 5 • · i 2 - - - - - - - · ·- -- - - i 1 - _ - --·- · -- ·-•- - - - ------ - -· -··-·-· · · • _ __ · ···- ·· - _ ·· · •• -· - -· · FOIA b 3 • ·· · · · · 50 USC 30 2 4 i 1 Intelligence Sources a nd Methods VlRNIN-G NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED • - 4 PAGE I OF I s PAGf S FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION susjECT·lO CONTROLS STA1ED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT SECR I LEAGUE THE REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNIST ·LEAGUE AND OTHER SMALL GROUPS ITS OFFICES ARE IN THE LIBERTAD _NAVY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL THE CHIEF IS A NAVY OFFICIAL AND THE DEPUTY IS __ AN_ ARMY _CAPTAIN OF- THE-· 601ST-· INTELLIGENCE BATTALION THIS GROUP H AS IT IS NOT DIVIDED ' INTO DESKS 21 PEOPLE D I GROUP FOUR THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORKER POWER COMMUNIST ORGANIZATION PODER OBRERO THE LIBERATION ARMED LIBERAT ON FORCES FAL THE EF P -22 THE t AR MY-22 EL-22 THE POPULAR 4 LIBERATION COMMANDS CPL THE REVOLUTIONARY WORKER GROUP • GOR AND • • I ' • ' I ' • • • - ' • OTHER SMALL SPLINTER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH BROKE OFF FROM THE FAL GROUP FOUR IS LOCATED IN THE - I - • •' AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING CONpOR' ' THE CHIEF IS AN AIR FORCE VICE COMMODORE AND THE DEPUTY IS AN ARMY ' 601ST • ' ' - • CAPTAIN INTELLIGENCE BATTAI ON THERE J - ASSIGNED TO THIS GROUP ' I A TOTAL OF 27 PEOPLE I • ' • • IT IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR DESKS TWO OF WHICH · '- '· ' - '- - ·' 'j - ' ' ' ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR P ODER OBRER O ONE FOR THE ERP-22 AND EL-22 AND • • • • I • • • • '· 'J c '·-' r- • • • ' ' • J - THE OTHER FOR THE REMA INDER OF THE SUBVERSIVE ·oRGANI ZATIONS -' · E 1 GROUP FIVE __ _ ' 'i THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIVITIES - ·· '' • I RELATED TO TI IE REVOLUTIONARY •' I I 1 ' • i ' I - •j ' • · JUNTA- JCR AND -IS IN THE • j ' • ' ______________ '-__________________________________________________ l 1 1 COORD NATING l ' · INTERNATIONAL DESK OF THE NIC WHICH WAS CRE ATED ' IT I 1 -------------- ' ' I f ' v · ·' ·7 '' r ·······------ - ' 1 SEPTEMBER 1976 FOR THE PURPOSE OF _INVESJIGATING IDENTIFYI G AND··········· 4 • • ·' DESTROYING ARGENTINE l 0 ' ' ·' ' L 1 • l • • • · I • • • • · • · · ' ' ' s J BVERSIVE E - 1WHICH_ HA J IES wXTH INTER NATIONAL SUB VE RS IVE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE' J'CR • '· I • I - I • • I • ' - •• _ I· ' ·· ' THl f INTERNATIONAL DESK IS ALSO ANALYZING I I ARGENTINE LEFTIST PRqPJ GANDA APPEARING I_N THE FOREIGN _PRESS I THE VARIOUS NIC GROU 1 _$ COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGH • ' PERIODIC MEETINGS OF THE CHIEFS OF THE GROUPS THESE MEETINGS ARE 5 ALSO ATTENDED RY FOUR OTHER 5 NAVY AND ONE FRO t VEOPLE THE AIR FORCE· TWO FROM THE ARMY ONE FROM THE • r MOST OF TIIE ·PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO 5 4 3 2 NW Ci 1 C R L T 51473 ·'n C 1 1i 9a9996 ' · ···· E025 1 3 2 x -- ---- - ' ----- ---- - - - -·- - -· --- _ _ - - - FOIA b · ' · 3 - 5 0 USC 3024 i 1 · Intel l ge nce Sources and Met h ods I WARNING NOTICE · SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOUUCES AND METHODS INVOLVED · PAGE 5 bF 5 PAG S FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THlS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT S E C R ' e T THE NIC ARE FROM THE ARMY HOWEVER THE CHIEFS OF THE DESKS WIT IN THE GROUPS ARE ASSIGNED BY RANK REGARDLESS OF THE SERVICE THEY REPRESENT ALL OF· THE PERSONNEL WITHIN THE NIC HAVE BEEN ASSIGN · THERE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 I E025x l REPORT CLASS e It B 'f -WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOUR E S ·AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS-I · 1 l 1 1 ' ' • I · ·1' ·J ' ' ' 5 4 3 5 4 3 2 2 NW 54739 Do cid 32 989996 Page 20 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