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E.O. 11652 GDSTAGS ASEC, PINS, PINT, SHIM, ARSUBJECT SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

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1. THIS REPORT GIVES A SUMMARY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE ANDTERRORIST ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO US THE BYSECURITY FORCES DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 1978.

2. MAY 3 — THE RESIDENCE OF DR PABLO AMARO DE LA VEGALOCATED AT ANDRES PASOS 182 IN PARANA WAS ATTACKED BYTERRORISTS WILL SMALL ARMS FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.DR. DE LA VEGA IS CURRENTLY ACTING AS SECRETARY TO THEFEDERAL COURT OF APPEALS IN PARANA.

SECURITY FORCES HAVE OBTAINED A COPY OF A PAMPHLETENTITLED "FOR NATIONAL UNITED IN THE DIRECTION OF A NEWRENOVATED DEMOCRACY. " THIS PAMPHLET ANALYZES PRESIDENTVIDELA'S MESSAGE OF MAR 29, 1978 AND IS PRESENTLY BEING

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UTILIZED BY PARTISAN ELEMENTS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY.Y 5- A PAMPHLET BOMB WENT OFF IN THE RAILWAY POLYCLINIC.

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IT CONTAINED MONTONERO LITERATURE. AT THE SAME TIME, ASEMPLOYEE QF THE CLINIC WAS INJURED WHEN HE PICKED UP ANENVELOPE WHICH WAS BOOBY TRAPPED AND EXPLODED.MAY 9- RAILWAY UNITS IN SAN JUAN PROVINCE RECEIVED APAMPHLET ENTITLED "FUTURE CHAIN FQR THE MOBILIZATION OFTHE RAILWAY GUERRILLAS AND OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. " THEPAMPHLET WAS PREPARED BY MONTONERO UNITS IN BUENOS AIRES,SANTA FE, CORDOBA DND TUCUMAN. THE TEXT CRITICIZED THEACTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GOVT, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARDTO ECONOMIC POLICIES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON SALARIEDWORKERS. IT ENCOURAGED RAILWAY WORKERS TO JOIN THEMONTONERO MOVEMENT AND TO DISCREDIT GOVT AUTHORITIESDURING THE WORLD CUP.MAY 9- MR. ENRIQUE BENARES, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, WASATTACKED IN FRONT OF HIS RESIDENCE BY MONTONERO ELEMENTS.HE WAS SHOT AND WOUNDED IN THE LEFT SHOULDER. MR. BENARESIS AN ACCOUNTANT FOR PEUGEOT, CITROEN AND LQSSIDOR.SEVERAL DAYS LATER, MONTONERO ELEMENTS CONTACTED HIM ANDTOLD HIM THAT HE HAD BEEN LUCKY AND THEY WERE GOING TOKILL HIM IF HE DID NOT LEAVE ARGENTINA. UNDER THE RECOM-MENDATIQN OF CHIEF OF FEDERAL POLICE COMISARIO GENERALQJEDA, MR. BENARES CAME TO THE EMBASSY TO APPLY FOR ASHORT TERM VISA FOR THE US IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ADDI-TIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TO REMOVE HIMSELF AND HISFAMILY FROM ARGENTINA UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD CUP.

ON THE SAME DATE, PAMPHLETS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THEAREA OF CARRODILLAf MENDQZA PROVINCE. PAMPHLETS WEREENTITLED "UNITY FQR THE FIT. " PAMPHLETS WERE AUTHQREDBY THE COMMUNIST-MARXIST-LENINIST PARTY, FORMERLYVANGUARDIA COMUNISTA.

ON THE SAME DATE, A BOMB WAS DETONATED AT THE TEATRO

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GENERAL SAN MARTIN IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. THE BOMBWAS IN A PEUGEOT 504 WHICH HAD BEEN STOLEN SEVERALWEEKS BEFORE AND PARKED IN THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE. THEFEDERAL POLICE EXPLOSIVE BRIGADE RESPONDED TO DEACTIVATETHE BOMB 'BUT IT DETONATED. TWO FEDERAL POLICE OFFICERSWERE KILLED. THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE WAS 3-4 KILOS, DIDCONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TQ THE AREA AND ALSO SERIOUSLY WOUNDEDONE YOUNG CHILD. THIS ACT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A PRT/ERPSUPPORT GROUP RECENTLY ACTIVATED.MAY 10- AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH THEVEHICLE OF SUBCOMISARIO VALVERDE OF THE RAILWAY SUPER-INTENDENCY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOME

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IN VILLA MADERO. THE EXPLOSION CASED MATERIAL DAMAGE.MAY 11- UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS FIED SHOTS FROM A VEHICLEAT A GOVT UTILITIES BUILDING LOCATED IN SANTA FE. THEREWERE NO INJURIES AND THE ATTACKERS ESCAPED.MAY 12- FEDERAL POLICE DISCOVERED MONTONERO LITERATUREIN A VEHICLE AT MITRE AND SAVALLOS. THE LITERATURE WASENTITLED "RESISTANCIA MONTQNEROS. "

ON THE SAME DATE, THE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED TO A BURNINGTRUCK AT LEYVA AND AYACHUCHO STS. IN THE TRUCK WEREMONTONERO DOCUMENTS TAKING CREDIT FOR AN ATTACK ON APOLICE VEHICL QN 12-9-76.

ON THE SAME DATE THERE WAS AN ATTACK ON THE TRUCKOF PARICCI CO. BY PERSONS USING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS. IT ISUNCERTAIN IF THIS WAS AN ACT BY TERRORIST OR LABOR ELEMENTS.

ON THE SAME DATE, POLICE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED MONTONEROPOSTERS ON THE DOOR OF THE MATERNITY SECTION IN A CENTRALHOSPITAL. THE LITERATURE HAD THE SEAL OF THE "RESISTANCIAMONTONERO. "MAY 14- TERRORISTS IN A FORD PICKUP TRUCK ATTACKS FEDERALPOLICE AGENT CARLOS VANASI, USING MACHINE PISTOLS. THEPOLICE AGENT WAS UNINJURED AND THE ATTACKERS ESCAPED.MAY 16- MR. JOSE MAIZ, OWNER OF SUPERMARKET MAIZ INMENDOZA REPORTED THAT WHEN HE OPENED HIS BUSINESS THATMORNING HE DISCOVERED A WARNING NOTICE THAT THE MONTONEROS

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HAD PLANTED A BOMB IN THE PREMISES.MAY» 17- AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS DETONATED AT A SUB-STATION OF THE WATER AND ENERGY COMMISSION IN SANTA FE,CAUSING MATERIAL DAMAGE.

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ON THE SAME DATE, AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS PLACED ONTHE WATER AND ENERGY BUILDING IN ROSARIO. BOTH ACTS AREATTRIBUTED TO MONTONERQS.

ON THE SAME DATE, POLICE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED IN ATRANSPORT COMPANY, ZEUS SRL, A LARGE PACKAGE WHICH HADBEEN THERE FOR ONE YEAR AND HAD NQT BEEN PICKED UP.PACKAGE CONTAINED ELEMENTS FOR MAKING EXPLOSIVES.MAY 18- EXPLOSIVE BRIGADE OF ROSARIO REMOVED AN EX-PLOSIVE DEVICE FROM THE STELLA MARIS SCHOOL IN ROSARIQ.MAY 19- POLICE DISCOVERED PAMPHLETS IN THE SUPERMAKETAT MITRE AND GENERAL PAZ IN THE CAPITAL OF MENDOZA.THE PAMPHLETS HAD A PICTURE OF CHE GUEVARA AND THE SLOGANS"FOR AN AMERICAN FREE OF FASCIST BOOTS. " FOR THE VICTORYALWAYS. " SIMILAR PAMPHLETS WERE FOUND IN THE PLAZA SANMARTIN IN THE CAPITAL CITY.MAY 22- A "BOMB EXPLODED IN THE PREMISES OF FATE S.A. ,LOCATED AT SAN MARTIN AND ITUZAINGO STS.IN ROSARIO. THE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WAS MADE OF 50 GRAMSOF EXOGENE.

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ON THE SAME DATE, --THE DIRECTOR OF THE -SCHOOL OFDIFFERENT LANGUAGES IN ENTRE RIOS RECEIVED PAMPHLETSENTITLED "THE MOVEMENT. " THE PAMPHLETS DISCREDITED THEPRESENT GOVT AND WERE AUTHORED BY THE MONTONERO-PERONIST-MOVEMENT.MAY 24- A BOMB EXPLODED ON THE RAILWAY TRACKS OF THEMITRE LINE NEAR ROSARIO. ON THE SAME DATE, THE UNIONTRANSVARIOUS AUTOMOTIVES OF TUCUMAN RECVIED FROM THEWORKERS BRANCH OF THE MPM, A COPY OF A LETTER WHICH WASORIGINALLY SENT TO THE AMBASSADOR OF ITALY AND ARGENTINASTATING THE MONTONERO POSITION REGARDING THE ASSASSINATIONOF ALDO MORO.

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FEDERAL CAPITAL, ERP SYMBOLS WERE PAINTED ON THE WALL.ON THE SAME DATE, IN THE PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA SIMILARFLAGS WERE FOUND SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE AN OFFICIALCEREMONY.MAY 26- SECURITY FORCES COLLECTES SUBVERSIVE MATERIALTHAT HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICESIN THE PARANA REGION.

ONTHE SAME DATE, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH RECEIVEDFROM SAN DIEGO, CA A PAMPHLET ENTITLED, "MPM BRANCH OFPROFESSIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND ARGENTINE ARTISTSOF THE MPM. " THE PAMPHLET MENTIONED THE DEVELOPMENT OFA PROFESSIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL BRANCH OF THE MPM.MAY 28 — NEAR FLORIDA, A SUBURB QF BUENOS AIRES, MIMEO-GRAPHED PAMPHLETS WERE FOUND ENTITLED "ALERTA TUCUMANOS. "ALERTA ARGENTINOS, " AND "ALERTA MONTONEROS. " OTHERPAMPHLETS WERE FOUND IN THE NATIONAL UNIV. OF TUCUMAN.MAY 29- IN LA PLATA, MONTONERO STICKERS WERE RECEIVED.THEY WERE THE SAME AS THE 7 X 11 COM. UTILIZED TO ADVER-TIZE THE WORLD CUP. THEY HAVE THE INSCRIPTION OF THEWORLD CUP GAUCHO AS A BACKGROUND. THE GAUCHO HAS A

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LANCE IN HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE FOLLOWING INSCRIPTION:"STICK IT TO VIDELA, THIS GAME IS WQN BY THE PEOPLE. "THE AUTHORS WERE THE MONTQNEROS.MAY 29- THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION ON THE BRIDGE OF ROUTE 9IN TUCUMAN. THE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE CONSISTED OF 4-5 KILOSOF PLASTIQUE. THERE WERE NQ INJURIED. THERE WEREMONTQNERO 'SLOGANS PAINTED ON THE RAILING OF THE BRIDGE.MAY 29-- SECURITY FORCES STATED THAT MONTONEROS WOULD BEMAKING WIDE USE OF EXPLOSIVES DURING THE WORLD CUP. QNEMETHOD WOULD BE TO PLANT EXPLOSIVES INSIDE OF FIRE EX-TINGUISHERS SIMILAR--TQ THE TYPE USED FOR-AUTOS.

ON THE SAME DATE, THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT A BOOKENTITLED "MOVEMENT 5", AN ORGAN OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCILOF THE MONTONEROS, WAS RECEIVED IN AN ENGINEERING ANDCHEMICAL SCHOOL IN ARGENTINA. THE BOOK WAS SENT FROMNEW YORK AND PREPARED IN JANUARY 78. THERE WERE ALSOPAMPHLETS FROM THE PROFESSIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTICBRANCH OF THE MONTONERO MOVMENT.

AY 30- A FARMHOUSE LOCATED AT KM 450 ON ROUTE 11 WAS TOTALLYESTROYED, AS THE RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION.

E PROPERTY BELONGED TO SAMUEL GLUE, A BUSINESSMAN.E EXPLOSIVE DEVICE HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE SIDE OF THE

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MAY 30- A DELEGATION UOCRA (CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNIONOF THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA) IN SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO AND THELIGHT AND POWER UNION OF THE SAME CITY RECEIVED BYMAIL A COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE MONTONEROS TO THEAMBASSADOR OF ITALY.MAY 31- IN SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, A PAMPHLET WAS RECEIVEDBY MAIL FROM THE MONTONEROS OUTLINING THEIR POSITION CON-CERNING THE WORLD SOCCER CUP.

IN THE CITY OF PARANA LETTERS WERE RECEIVED BY LABOROFFICIALS CONCERNING THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY THE MONTO-NEROS TO THE AMBASSADOR OF ITALY.MAY 31- MONTONERO PAMPHLETS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT THEINTERSECTION OF RAMON FALCON AND ARAUJO STS. OF THE FEDERAL

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CAPITAL. THE PAMPHLETS CONTAINED INFORMATION FROM THEMONTONERO:NEWS NUMBER 11 OF THE MONTHS OF MAY/JUNE.THERE WAS A SPECIAL EDITION BY TULIO VALENZUELA REGARDING

PLOT BY,THE ARGENTINE MILITARY GOVT TO ASSASSINATEMARIO FIRMENICH AND INCLUDING INFORMATION CONCERNING THERIOT AT VILLA DEVQTO JAIL. END CONFIDENTIAL

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ACTIVITIES SOURCE STATED THAT THE PRT/ERP STILL RETAINA LIMITED ACTION CAPABILITY IN ARGENTINA. AT THE PRESENTTIME THEY ARE TRYING TO REBUILD POLITICAL ELEMENTS OF THEIRORGANIZATION BUT THEY DONT HAVE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT CADRETO CARRY OUT SERIOUS POLITICAL OPERATIONS. NORMALLYSUPPORT PERSONNEL WERE NOT DIRECT MEMBERS OF PRT AND ERPBUT SYMPATHIZERS DRAWN FROM THE GENERAL SYMPATHETICMASSES. UNDER THE PRESENT CRISIS, THE ONLY SUPPORTPERSONNEL AVAILABLE MUST BE DRAWN FROM PRT/ERP RANKS.

4. SOURCE STATED THAT PRESENT PRT/ERP STRENGTH INARGENTINE IS APPROXIMATELY 150 WITH AN ADDITIONAL SMALLSUPPORT CADRE. THIS IS DOWN FROM THEIR PEAK STRENGTHOF 3500 IN THE MID 70S. OF THESE 3500, APPROXIMATELY1300 WERE ERP COMBATANTS. THEY HAD A STRONG SUPPORTCADRE SYSTEM USED FOR LOGISTICS, PROPAGANDA AND RECRUIT-MENT. UNDER THE ORIGINAL PLAN, ARGENTINA HAD BEEN

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DIVIDED INTO OPERATIONAL REGIONS, INCLUDING BUENOS AIRESREGION, THE PARANA REGION WITH ITS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES,THE CORDOBA REGION, ROSARIO REGION AND THE TUCUMAN REGION.THESE REGIONS WERE DIVIDED INTO ZONES AND SEVERALZONES INCLUDING SALTA DND NEUQUEN WERE SEPARATE FROMREGIONAL DIRECTION. --THERE WAS ALSO A SPECIAL AREA ANDCOMPANY IN TUCUMAN,THAT WAS UNDER THE DIRECT COMMAND OF BUENOS AIRES.EACH REGION HAD A MILITARY STRUCTURE WITH MILITARYCOMPANIES. THE COMPANIES CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY70-90 PERSONS. THEY WERE DIVIDED INTO SQUADS AND THESQUADS DIVIDED INTO CELLS OF 3-6 MEN. AT PRESENT, THISSTRUCTURE NO LONGER EXISTS. INDIVIDUAL ERP AND PRTMEMBERS ARE WORKING IN SMALL UNITS. HOWEVER, THE OVERALLVERTICAL DIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT REMAINS STRONG, BUTTHE CELLS WORK WITH LITTLE INTERFACE.

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PRT/ERP NATIONAL CONGRESS OR CENTRAL COMMITTEE SINCEITS LAST MEETING IN SAO PAULO IN FEBRUARY 1977. THELAST MAJOR MEETING IN ARGENTINA WAS IN MORENO IN FEB 76AND THAT INCLUDED PRT/ERP, TUPAMAROS, BOLIVIAN TERRORISTSAND THE CHILEAN MIR. THAT MEETING WAS RAIDED BY SECURITYFORCES AND THE ERP LOST THE CHIEF OF THEIR INTELLIGENCESTRUCTURE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE ERP ATTEMPTED TOINFILTRATE TWO LEADERS BACK INTO THE COUNTRY BUT THEYWERE CAPTURED.

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6. SOURCE STATED THAT SINCE ROBERTO SANTUCHOS DEATHON 7-19-76 THE PRINCIPAL PRT/ERP LEADERSHIP HAS LEFT THECOUNTRY AND OPERATE FROM ABROAD. THEIR MAIN EFFORTSHAVE BEEN AIMED AT OBTAINING SOLIDARITY WITH MARXISTGROUPS IN EUROPE. THEY ARE STILL OPERATING

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WITH THE LEADERS THAT VACATED ARGENTINA IN 1976 AND

EARLY 1977. NORMALLY THE PRT/ERP MEMBERSHIP FOR EACH AREAELECTS A DEPUTY TO THE NATIONAL CONGRESS ONCE EVERYTHREE YEARS. THE NATIONAL CONGRESS DETERMINES THEGENERAL POSTURE OF THE PARTY AND CHOOSES -THE 17-MEMBERCENTRAL COMMITTEE. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE APPOINTS THEPERMANENT )EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF APPROXIMATELY 11 MEMBERSWHO MEET EVERY THREE MONTHS. THIS EXEC. COMMITTEEAPPOINTS MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL AND MILITARY BUREAU.THIS PROCESS IS CALLED "DEMOCRATIC CENTRALISM. " THEMOST IMPORTANT BUREAU AT PRESENT IS THE POLITICAL BUREAU.THE EXEC. COMMITTEE IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY FIVE INDEPENDENTUNITS; THE SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE, TWO POLITICAL SCHOOLS,A MILITARY SCHOOL IN ANGOLA AND THE LIAISION UNIT FOROPERATIVE ACTIONS IN ARGENTINA. THE POLITICAL ANDMILITARY SCHOOLS ARE-PREPARING CADRE FOR—RETURN TO ARG-ENTINA AT A PROPITIOUS TIME.

7. SOURCE STATED THAT THE PRESENT LEADER OF THE PRT/ERPIS SECY GENERAL ARNOLDO JUAN KREMER, AKA "CAPTAIN LUIS",AKA "LUIS MATINI. " BORN 22 FEB 1941,ARGENTINE DOCUMENT LE 4736362.KREMER IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF MAXIMIZING THEPOLITICAL EFFORTS OF THE PRT. HE DISFAVORSMILITARY ACTIONS THAT UNNECESSARILY WASTER CADRE ANDBELIEVES THAT SANTUCHO'S CRITICAL ERROR WAS TO WASTEERP MEMBERS IN USELESS AND FUTILE COMBATS WITH THE

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DISAVOW MILITARY ACTION BY PRT/ERP AS THE PHILOSOPHYOF THE ERP IS BASED ON THE "PROPAGANDA OF THE DEED. "CONSEQUENTLY, SOME MII ITARY ACTION MUST CONTINUE TO KEEPTHE ERP IMAGE ALIVE IN ARGENTINA AND TO GIVE SUBSTANCETO THEIR CADRE. HOWEVER, HIS MAIN ORIENTATION ISTOWARDS POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHEN AND IF THE CLIMATE ISRIPE FOR A MAXIMUM EFFORT IN ARGENTINA.8. SOURCE STATED THE ERP, IN SPITE OF SERIOUS SETBACKS,

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RETAIN THEIR VERTICAL CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THE LEADERSIN EUROPE ARE STILL COMPLETELY IN CONTROL OF THE MOVEMENTIN ARGENTINA. SOURCE STATED ERP MAINTAIN CADREALSO IN ITALY, SPAIN, CENTRAL AMERICA AND BRAZIL. THECADRE IN BRAZIL IS QUITE LARGE AND PROVIDES A COVERTSUPPORT ELEMENT WITH A STRONG LINK TO THE MONTONEROTERRORISTS. THEY HELP COORDINATE ORDERS FROM THEPOLITICAL BUREAU TO THE ARGENTINE MEMBERS AND ALSOARE HELPFUL IN REMOVING AND INFILTRATING PRT/ERP MEMBERSINTO AND OUT OF ARGENTINA. HOWEVER, THE BRAZIL GROUPDOES NOT MAINTAIN A COMBATANT GROUP AS SUCH NOR DOES ITOPERATE OVERTLY AS PRT/ERP. SOURCE STATED THE ELEMENTSIN EUROPE, PARTICULARLY ITALY AND SPAIN, AND ENGAGEDIN SOLIDARITY WORK AND IN ATTEMPTING TQ DEVELOPPOLITICAL SUPPORT WITH WORKERS. THIS IS PARTICULARLYSIGNIFICANT IN THE ITALIAN AUTOMOBIEL WORKS OF FIATAND FERRARI. SOURCE STATED POLITICALLY THE PRT HAS

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PURGED I'BSELF OF ALL TROTSKYITE ELEMENTS AND IS ACOMPLETELY MARXIST-LENINIST PARTY.

9. SOURCE STATED THAT PART/ERP CADRE IN ARGENTINA AREUNDER-FINANCED. IN 1976 THEY OBTAINED A LOAN OF SIXHUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE MONTONEROS BUT THATWAS THE LAST MAJOR SOURCE OF CAPITALIZATION THE SECURITYSOURCES ARE AWARE OF. THEIR WEAPONS ARE OF POOR QUALITYAND MOST ARE REVOLVERS AND A FEW AUTOMATIC WEAPONSSTOLEN FROM POLICE. THEY USE EXPLOSIVES WIDELY AND

THEIR FAVORITE IS SIMILAR TO A CLAYMORE MINE WHICH ISOFTEN PLANTED UNDER CARS, ALONG SIDE OF BUILDINGS OR INA CAR PARKED OUTSIDE OR INSIDE A BUILDING. THE MOSTRECENT CASE WAS THE BOMBING ON MAY 11 IN THE SAN MARTINTHEATER IN BUENOS AIRES. AS A RESULT OF THIS OPERATIOIN,THE SECURITY FORCES ELIMINATED 27 MEMBERS OF THE PRT/ERPIN ADDITION TO THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES, ERP WHEN POSSIBLEUTILIZE AMBUSH OF TARGERS, USING 2-3 PEOPLE WITH AUTO-MATIC WEAPONS WORKING FROM A STOLEN VEHICLE. THIS GROUP

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IS GIVEN BACKUP SUPPORT BY SEVERAL PERSONS IN ANOTHERVEHICLE WHO MAY ALSO HAVE GRENADES. THISACTIVITY IS VERY LIMITED DUE TO THEIR LACK OFLOGISTICS, AND SUPPOR'P PERSONNEL. AT PRESENT THE PRT/ERPCADRE ARE MADE UP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE NOT HIGHLY SKILLEDAND NOT WELL INDOCTRINATED POLITICALLY. THEY HAVE MADEMANY SERIOUS MISTAKES IN OPERATIONS AND THEIRINTERNAL SECURITY IS POOR. ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THEIRFORCES ARE MADE UP OF WOMEN. THEY HAVE ONLY LIMITEDCAPABILITY FOR COMBATIVE ACTION AND IF THE GOVT MAINTAINSITS PRESSURE ON THEM, EVENTUALLY THEY WILL BE ELIMINATED

S A POLITICAL TERRORIST ELEMENT IN ARGENTINA.

0. SOURCE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING NAMES OF PRT/ERP AND.G. (REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY/REVOLUTIONARY ARMYF THE PEOPLE, AND THE GUEVARA YOUTH) PERSONNEL LIVING

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ABROAD:ALL, CARLOS EMILIO, AKA "CAPT. ALE JANDRO, " BORN IN

SANTA FE, 21 NOV 1947, SONE OF CARLOS EMILIO AND AMALIARODRIGUEZ. DOCUMENTS: LE 4797803 OR 4792803;CIPF 6917578; CI 2225447 OR 2215626 IN PROVINCIALREGISTRY. WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOGISTICS AND INTELLIGENCEOF THE PRT/ERP.

AUGIER, NELIDA ARGELIA, AKA "LT POLA" OR "KIKA;" HEADOF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OF PRT/ERP. NO OTHER DATA AVAIL.

COPPO, ROBERTO EDUARDO, AKA "RAMON", "SANTIAGO", ORLT BARTOLO. " BORN IN LOS QUIRQUINCHOS, SANTA FE PROVINCE,25 MAY 1947, SONE OF EDUARDO SEGUNDO AND ANGELA MARIAMARISICH. DOCUMENTS: LE 6144100. MEMBER OF MILITARYSECTION PRT/ERP. PRESENTLY IN ANGOLA ATTENDING MILITARYSCHOOL.

CONCETTI, RUBEN S. , AKA "LEOPOLDO". MEMBEROF POLITICAL BUREAU, PRT/ERP. PRESENTLY IN ROME, ITALY.

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GAGGERO, MANUEL JUSTO, AKA "ENRIQUE. " BORN IN PARANA,ENTRE RIOS PROVINCE, 13 OCT. 1940, SON OF LUIS YOLANDOAND SUSANA EMILIA PEREZ. DOCUMENT: LE 5939344. ISA MEMBER OF THE COMMON FRONT WITH THE MONTONEROS. NOW

IN.'MEXICO CITY.GORRIARAN MERLO, ENRIQUE HAROLDO, AKA "RICARDO GUNGO, "

"EL PELADO, " "CAPT. RICARDO" OR "MATEO. " BORN IN SANNICOLAS, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, 19 OCT 1941, SON OFASENCIO AND IRMA BEATRIZ MERLO. DOCUMENT: LE 4685510.MEMBER OF POLITICAL BUREAU, PRT/ERP.

KREMER, ARNOLDO JUAN, AKA "CAPT. LUIS" OR "LUIS MATINI. "BORN 22 FEB 1941, SON OF JUAN AND IRENE BALUDANO. DOCU-MENTC LE 4736362. SECRETARY GENERAL OF PRT/ERP.-LEDESMA, JUAN CARLOS, AKA "RAMON" OR "MARCELO. " BORN13 MARCH 1941 IN LA BANDA, PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO,SON OF VICTOR ADRIA AND MARIA FILOMENA MATILDO MARTINEZ.DOCUMENT: LE OR CI 5796075. WAS A MEMBER OF THEINTERNATIONAL SECTION AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TUCUMAN REGION.

OROPEL, JULIO ALFREDO, AKA "EL NEGRO, " "JORGE" OR"JULIAN. " BORN IN GUASA PAMPA, CORDOBA PROVINCE, 15 APR1943. DOCUMENTC LE 6693587. MEMBER OF THE POLITICALBUREAU, PRT/ERP.

SANTUCHO, JULIO CESAR, AKA "ENRIQUE, " BORN IN TUCUMAN11 JULY 1945, SON OF FRANCISCO DEL ROSARIO AND MANUELADEL CARMEN JUAREZ. DOCUMENTS: LE 7984867, ANDCI 7069862. MEMBER OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU. HE IS

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PRESENTLY IN ROME, ITALY.IRURZUN, HUGO ALFREDO, AKA "CAPT SANTIAGO. " SON OF

RENE FEDERICO AND MARGARITA CORGHY. DOCUMENT: LE8133394. MEMBER OF THE MILITARY SECTION, PRT/ERP.

ORZOACOA, CARLOS NORMANDO, AKA "EL VASCO" OR "DANIEL. "BORN IN SANTA ROSA, LA PAMPA PROVINCE, 11 FEB 1946.MEMBER OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU, PRT/ERP.

MUNITIS DE MERBILHA, MARIA NORA, AKA "ALICIA" OR "LA VIDI".MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SECTION.

DIEZ, ROLANDO, AKA "PACO. " RESPONSIBLE FOR INTELLIGENCE.

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