UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No 0-2016-16244 Doc No C06278164 Date 05 07 2018 RELEASE IN FULL REVIEW AUTHORITY Paul Hilburn Senior Reviewer INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State PAGE 01 BUENOS 02953 ACTION INRD-08 INFO OCT-01 I12329Z 3539 CCO-00 ADS-00 009 W 090781 120056Z 23 R 091443Z APR 80 FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4945 AMEMBASSY BRASILIA S E C R E T BUENOS AIRES 2953 ROGER CHANNEL DEPT FOR ARA - AMB BOWDLER BRASILIA FOR AMB SAYRE E O 12065 XDS-1 2 8 10 CASTRO RAUL 8 OR-M TAGS PINS AR SHUM PINT BR SUBJECT S GOA COUNTER-INSURGENCY TACTICS UNCHANGED 1 S - ENTIRE TEXT 2 ACCORDING TO A REPORT WE BELIEVE IN THIS CASE IS RELIABLE TWO MONTONEROS WHO TRAVELED TO RIO DE JANEIRO UNDER FALSE IDENTITY WERE KIDNAPPED IN MID-MARCH FROM THAT CITY BY THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT AND RETURNED TO BUENOS AIRES AS THE SOURCE OF THE REPORT DESCRIBED THE OPERATION TO US THE ARGENTINES WORKED IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH BRAZILIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AFTER LEARNING OF THE PLAN FOR THE MONTONEROS HORACIO CAIIPIGLIA WHO ALLEGEDLY WAS IN CHARGE OF MONTOtJERO MILITARY OPERATIONS AND SUSANA PINUS DE BINSTOK TO TRAVEL TO RIO THE TWO WERE RETURNED TO ARGENTINA ABOARD AN ARGENTINE C-130 THAT FLEW TO BRAZIL FOR THE PURPOSE 3 ACCORDING TO THE SOURCE BINSTOK AND CAMPIGLIA WENT TO RIO TO COORDINATE A MAJOR MONTONERO OPERATION AIMED AT KILLING MEMBERS OF THE GOA ECONOMIC TEAM BECAUSE OF AN INTELLIGENCE COUP THE GOA WAS ALSO ABLE TO CAPTURE IN ARGENTINA 12 MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST TEAM WHO SOUGHT TO REIIJFILTRATE THE COUNTRY ON T•HIS MISSION THESE 12 WHOM THE MONTONEROS CALL SPECIAL INFANTRY TROOPS HAD BEEIJ TRAINED IN LIBYA THEY PLUS THE TWO MONTONEROS CAPTURED IN BRAZIL ARE BEING HELD AT AN UNACKNOWLEDGED DETENTION CENTER IN THE ARMY'S HUGE CAMPO DE MAYO BASE BUENOS AIRES THE SOURCE TOLD US THAT THIS IS THE ONLY UNACKNOWLEDGED CAMP PRESENTLY BEING OPERATED BY THE ARM 1 THE SECURITY FORCES ARE STILL SEEKING TO LEARN WHERE AND HOW THE CAPTURED TERRORISTS PLANNED TO JOIN UP WITH THE ARMS THEY PLANIIED TO USE IN THEIR OPERATIONS BUENOS 02953 112329Z DENOUNCED THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BINSTOK AND CAMPIGLIA WHILE THEY WERE TRAVELING FROM MEXICO TO BRAZIL MARCH 11-12 BUENOS AIRES 2695 ' 7 THE OPERATION AGAINST THE TERRORISTS OIJCE AGAIN CONFIRMS THAT THE MILITAY GOVERNMENT WILL SHOW HARDCORE TERRORISTS NO MERCY THE TACTICS OF THE DIRTY WAR REMAIN IN PLACE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE FROM THE PAST IS THAT TODAY THEY ARE USUALLY BEING APPLIED WITH GREATER SOPHISTICATION AND SELECTIVITY AGAINST INDIVIDUALS LIKE THE ONES INVOLVED IN THIS INSTANCE WHO HAVE UNAMBIGUOUS TERRORIST CONNECTIONS AND INTENTIONS 8 BECUASE OF UNUSUAL SENSITIVITY OF THIS REPORT AND RISK TO SOURCE IT IS BEING FORWARDED IN THIS CHANNEL FOR DISSEMINATION AT THE DISCRETION OF ADDRESSEES CASTRO FILE SPECIA1 F Mq 00 ti7 siieer 4 THE SOURCE ALSO SAID THAT ARGENTINE SECURITY FORCES HAVE INFORMATION SUGGESTING THAT THE MONTONEROS WOULD BE SEEKING TO REINFILTRATE THE COUNTRY TO ORGAFJIZE THE TERRORISTS' POLITICAL ORGANIZATION ON THE BASIS OF THIS INFORMATION THE SECURITY FORCES SPECULATE THAT THE MONTONEROS MAY BE CONTEMPLATING A SHIFT FROM TERRORISM TO POLITICAL ACTIVITY S THE SOURCE ALSO STATED THAT HE UNDERSTANDS-BUT HAS NOT DIRECT KNOWLEDGE--THAT THE LONG MISSING JARA DE CABEZAS IS STILL BEING HELD BY THE ARGENTINE NAVY 6 COMMENT THE SOURCE OF THIS INFORMATION HAS USUALLY REPORTED RELIABLY THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION IN BRAZIL IS MOST SENSITIVE AND ANY SUGGESTION THAT THE USG IS AWARE OF IT COULD SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE OUR SOURCE AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO HIS DEATH REGARDING THE KIDNAPPING IN BRAZIL THE DEPARTMENT WILL RECALL THAT THE MONTONERO ORGANIZATION IN MEXICO PUBLICLY UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No 0-2016-16244 Doc No C06278164 Date 05 07 2018 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