Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Message Text CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 BOGOTA 03198 070646Z ACTION ARA-14 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 NSC-05 DEAE-00 CIAE-00 INR-10 IO-13 JUSE-00 NSAE-00 CTME-00 SNM-05 TRSE-00 OES-07 OMB-01 PA-01 L-03 NSCE-00 SSO-00 INRE-00 ICAE-00 060 W ------------------031989 070649Z 13 72 O 061333Z APR 78 FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7335 C O N F I D E N T I A L BOGOTA 3198 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y TEXT - LAST LINE CREDIBLE IN LIEU OF CREDITABLE E O 11652 GDS TAGS SNAR CO SUBJ 60 MINUTES TV PROGRAM ALLEGATIONS ABOUT INVOLVEMENT OF JULIO CESAR TURBAY IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING REF BOGOTA 3180 1 I HAVE JUST COME FROM A LUNCHEON WITH MY OWN KITCHEN CABINET OF JAIME MICHELSEN URIBE PRESIDENT OF THE BANK OF COLOMBIA AND ONE OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TURBAY'S PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS ALVARO GOMEZ HURTADO DIRECTOR OF EL SIGLO AND ONE OF CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BELISARIO BETANCOUR'S PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS AS WELL AS MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT ALFREDO ARAUJO GRAU IT WAS THEIR VIEW THAT WE HAVE EMERGED FROM THIS MINICRISIS WITH IF ANYTHING A NET GAIN THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE'S LETTER WOULD HAVE ANY APPRECIABLE IMPACT ON OUR POLITICAL STANDING IT WAS ALSO THEIR VIEW HOWEVER THAT I WOULD BE VERY NAIVE IF I DID NOT CONSIDER THAT THE NARCOTICS ISSUE WITH RELATION TO COLOMBIA AND SPECIFICALLY WITH CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BOGOTA 03198 070646Z RELATION TO DR TURBAY WOULD NOT BE A CONTINUING ISSUE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN THEY SEE THE TURBAYNARCOTICS ISSUE AS HAVING SURFACED AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF SUBTERRANEAN GESTATION THEY WERE DIVIDED IN THEIR OPINIONS AS TO WHETHER SUCH A PUBLIC AIRING NOW IS A DISADVANTAGE OR ADVANTAGE FOR TURBAY THE TURBAYISTAS THINK IT IS GREAT Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 2 I SPOKE TO THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND BERATED HIM MILDLY FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF OUR AGREEMENT HE WAS MOST APOLOGETIC AND ASSURED ME THAT THIS WOULD AFFECT NEITHER HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE NARCOTICS PROGRAM NOR OUR PERSONAL RELATIONS INTERESTINGLY AN EXCELLENT SOURCE HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE MINISTER WAS DIRECTED TO DRAFT THE LETTER ALONG THE LINES AS RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT LOPEZ HIMSELF I HAVE MY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION SINCE PRESIDENT LOPEZ INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS ANXIOUS FOR THE FUROR TO DIE DOWN HOWEVER MY SOURCE IS A CREDIBLE ONE ASENCIO CONFIDENTIAL NNN Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning X Capture Date 01 jan 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts NARCOTICS CORRUPTION DRUG TRAFFIC TELEVISION BROADCASTING ALLEGATIONS ELECTION CANDIDATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 06 apr 1978 Decaption Date 01 jan 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 20 Mar 2014 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1978BOGOTA03198 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Expiration Film Number D780166-0178 D780148-1160 Format TEL From BOGOTA Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1978 newtext t19780487 aaaacvyg tel Line Count 75 Litigation Code IDs Litigation Codes Litigation History Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Message ID 729e5cb5-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Office ACTION ARA Original Classification CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions n a Reference 78 BOGOTA 3180 Retention 0 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Content Flags Review Date 14 jul 2005 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review Media Identifier Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a SAS ID 3059650 Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject 60 MINUTES TV PROGRAM ALLEGATIONS ABOUT INVOLVEMENT OF JULIO CESAR TURBAY IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING TAGS SNAR SOPN PINT CO US TURBAY JULIO CESAR To STATE Type TE vdkvgwkey odbc SAS SAS dbo SAS_Docs 729e5cb5-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Review Markings Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Markings Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014