UNCLASS1 1 D ' _lll1'' ENCRYPTED FOR TRANSMISSION Cl'ITCOMS-III Bu 11 et rn I # Page 82 By CNI l ' SubJect II JS I M D CONTROL 08 44 19 07-Dec-86 Event Sent FroM 1 To I of I I CNl ALL MIGHTY DERRINGER WASHINGTON 7 DECEMBER 1986 A HEAVY VEIL OF CENSORSHIP HAS DESCENDED OVER THE BULLATCHA OIL FIELD IN MONTREV THE OIL FIELDS HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF WORLD ATTENTION SINCE LAST THURSDAY WHEN PRESIDENT NAVARRO REQUESTED U S ASSISTANCE IN HANDLING A PROBLEM IN THE OIL FIELDS THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ASSISTANCE SENT BY THE U S HAVE BEEN CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS BY BOTH THE U S ANO MONTREV GOVERNMENTS ALTHOUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS VERIFIED DEPLOYMENT OF DOE PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE LAST NIGHT PRESIDENT NAVARRO CUT OFF ALL NEWS COVERAGE IN THE AREA OF THE OIL FIELDS LEADING TO THE SPECULATION THAT THE PROBLEM IN MONTREV HAS REACHED CRISIS PROPORTIONS I THE CONFUSION SURROUNDING THE MONTREV SITUATION IS COMPOUNDED BY REPORTS OF LARGE NUMBERS OF AMERICANS IN THE BULLATCHA AREA THE TIMING OF THE ARRIVALS OF AMERICANS IN BULLATCHA COINCIDES WITH REPORTS OF CONTINGENTS OF DOE PERSONNEL DEPARTING LIVERMORE CA LAS VEGAS NV THE DOE INSTALLATIONS AT THESE LOCATIONS SPECIALIZE IN HANDLING NUCLEAR EMERGENCIES EARLIER IN THE WEEK SEVERAL C-141 AIRCRAFT FROM FORT BRAGG WERE SEEN LANDING ANO UNLOADING PERSONNEL AT A BASE ON THE MONTREV BORDER THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WOULD NOT COMMENT ON WHETHER THIS LARGE FORCE IS PART OF THE ASSISTANCE SENT TO BULLATCHA - • f • • • '' I ' I