POSSIBILITY OF CUBAN ARMS FOR THE ARMY OF NATIONAL LIBERATION

Created: 10/14/1967

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TO THE FIRST CONFERENCE OrLATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY

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IS NOT KNOWN.) THE ELN REPRESENTATIVE VENT TO CUBA

EQUEST FROM FABASQUEZCOMMANDER OF THE ELN,HIPMENT OF ARMS FOR THE

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CLAIMS TO BE ABLE to ARM AND CONTROL, fidel CASTRO is SATD

IO HAVE AGREEDURNISH THESE ARMS. WmXWM "

THESE ARMS WILL PROBABLY BE USED jn the NEW eln front in THE

AREA AROUND VALLEDUPAR HEAR THE VENEZUELAN BORDER. ALTHOUGH

ROPOSAL OF THE VENEZUELAN MOVEMENT OF "THE*

REVOLUTIONARY LEFT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO to .SET UP A

JOINT FRONT OF THE "BORDER AREA, THIS TRONT IS NOW BELIEVED

TO "BE IN THE PROCESS OF 'FORMATION.) HH= r'

FRONT IS BORDER, AREA AS_ PART OL it ICAL/MIL ITGREEMENT WITH THE BRAVO GROUP OF THE ARMED FORCES OF NATIONAL LIBERATION (rALN). THE BOGOTA PRESS OF 5 OCTOBER REPORTED TKA7 VENEZUELAN TROOPS WERE MOVING TOWARD THIS BORDER AREA TOOINT COLOMBIAN/VENEZUELAN GUERRILLA BAND UNDER THE COMMANDUBAN AND CALLED THE "FABHlCIO OJEDA"

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