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MEMORANDUM DATE 5 TO he Ambassador THRU ohn Keane. DCM
SUBJECT: Analysis of Bamaca Reporting
' Bamaca probably was
Jfvc, but might have been either killed by Colonel Julio Roberto Alpirez or talcen away to Guatemala City to collaborate with the Diroctorate of Intelligence
When compared with intelligence that has been developed by the Defense Attache's Office, and the testimony of Santiago Cabrera Lopezhe case becomes even more muddled. Baaed on this additional information, the bulk of the inforrnation we have suggests that Beroaca was taken away from Western Guatemala. This evidence might argue against heavy reliance on the report that suggests Alpirez was the trigger-man in Bamaca's death.
Our office will continue to dig for more information on the death.
This office has pressed the Bamaca case since it broke ine will continue to do so. and feel confident that by focusing our efforts on the Alpirez angle, we will eventually arrive at something tha:truth" wc can all have confidence in.
VPWtTJ FIR
Timeline off Efrair. Barbara Velasquez Reporting:
he CIA Guatemala City Station has been able to determine!
Efraln
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was
alive by government forces in western Guatemala on There ie conflicting reporting on what happened to Banaca after he was captured, various station and DAOndicate ha was taken away trc- Western cuatenala. perhaps to Guatemala City. ecent report indicates he nay have beer, hilleduatemalan officer, but doe* not say where, how. or when.
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Revolutionary Organization of People in Arcs (ORPA) Commander "Everardo" reported captured
alive on3 and cooperating with the
Army.
Station report* the Guatemalan Armyolding members of the URNGystem of clandestine jail* and coerce* them to work against Guatemalan Buerrillaa. OKeflfl) of flee* iflyl Sfralr. Bamaca Velasquez, aliasas alive, another officer neither confirms nor denies he is alive.
officer
said he
personally interviewed Bamaca. He Implied that Bamaca was in good, if not excellent health when captured. Bamaca was turned over to the Directorate of Intelligence) "shortly" thereafter.
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officer alleges that Bamaca va* eaptuced alive,Interviewed by former President Serrano, but died of his wounds shortly chereafter.
An officer eaye Bamaca offered no resirttince co an Army patrol during hia capture. He wis held at San Marcos and BantA Ana Berlin. Quetzelcensngo Department. He collaborated with military intelligence, and was later tvrnsd over.
An officer says Bamaca was captured alive, but lo deati, offered the identities of the conrnandcro in San Marcos at the time, but did not add details on the death or interrogation.
A afafflfaWsaid Barr.aca was unharmed or lightly wounded and taken alive. Me gueuaed that Bamaca waseeks after hio capture, but lost track of the case thereafter. He opined Bamaca was killed by the_ Army when he had outlived his uacfulneas.
In early
fficialwas
killed by Colonel Julio Roberto Alpirez. The story was conflrmad5 conversation*
suspected time lines in the efrain bamaca
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irefight near nuevo san carlos, military6 (suchitepequez).
to the southern air bese at retelhuleu end then removed from the base by ground transportation to an unknown location.
beginning of2
to military zoneeadquarters isen marcos} and held for approximately one month.
end ot april/beginning of2
from military zoney helicopter to an unknown location. the following is sourced byopex.
2
irefight near nuevo san carlos, military6 (suchitepequez).
by helicopter to santa ana berlin in coatepeque. military5 iquetzaltenango).
2
by helicopter from santa ana berlin to guatemala city.
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et military zonearcos).
note: dates/time lines ere not exact, with the except/on of the date of capture.
that he learnedi
that Bamaca had been captured alive, hi Incommunicado,umber of times, and then killed.
id
iBamaca was lightly
He was eventually move from
woundedirelight outside of Reialhuleu inaptured and nitially interrogated there. He was later moved and held at Military ZoneSan Marcos/ where he underwent further interrogation San Marcos to en unknown location.
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Bamaca was interrogated principally by Major Julioilbao,nd Major Morioreltana,. They were assisted by two doctors assigned to San Marcos.
Ww
near Nuevo San Carlos. Military6 tSuchitepecjuez/ one was taken to the Southern Air Base at Retelhuleu that evening and then removed from tha base severe/ hours later by ground transportation to an unknown location.
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to Military Zone 18
(San Marcos/ until the end ofnd held there only until the end of April or the beginning of
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