PLANS FOR A TERRORIST CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA UNDER CUBAN LEADERSHIP

Created: 8/7/1965

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ERRORIST CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA UNDER CUBAN LEADERSHIP

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A PILOT, WHO IS PRESENTLY IN JAIL ON BIGAMY CHARGES ANO WHO CLAIMS HE

OURSE IN GUERRILLA WARFARE IN CUBA ALONG WITH FA6I0 VASQOEZ

CASTANO, ALIAS CARLOS VILLERREAL, THE LEADER OF THE ARMY OF NATIONAL

LIBERATION IN COLOMBIA, THATEN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ALBERTO

BAYO, (ALIAS TRUENO) SPANISH COMMUNIST WHO UERRILLA EXPERT IN

Toil roMerUd contain* inforinaiton ullrxtlni the NsticmaJ Defence of ihe United Sates *iuun lbs oetxing ofploaajc Lews,. the tivuDnbstoo or revelation ot which in any mannernamhoiiiod person is prohibited by NtW.

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cuba, entered colombia about mid-july with the object of carry imsidespread terrorist campaign. among those who accompanied bavo are enrique lister, another spanish communist in cuba; captain jorge e. mendoza (aliasnd lieutenant obdulio morales (aliasubans] and arturoenezuelan. colombians working with this group are vasquez; manuee cepeda vargas, member of the central committee of the ccwmunist party of cclcm3ia; dr. albertoawyer who isabor leader; and captains alvarez (fnu) and herreraho own an aviation company called servicios estccia1es aereos ltda. "sea" and who have brought arms and propaganda into the

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2. bayo's group plans TO begin terrorist activities onugusteries OF bombings at the fallowing places: the american EMBASSY, the COLOMBiAN institute, sears, the goodyear factory, the ministry OF communications, ano the agustin codazzi institute. near the end of AUGUST they plan armed attacks, similar to the eln attack on simacota, on the TOWNS Of bacan and guane in tht rfPAPTMENT OF santander AND terrorist activities in 'JARRANCABERt-'eja. they also plan to steal an avianca plane. at an unspecified TIME they plan assassination attempts against mariano cspina PEREZ, LEADER of the ospinista WING OF the conservative party, and carlos lleras restrepo, anoi date of the liberal party in the next presidential elections. these men are armed with automatic

WEAPONS, ANO HAVE RAOQUIPMENT IN BOGOTA ANDARM OUTSIDE OFOWN NORTH OF BOGOTA IN THE DEPARTMENT Or CUrkDINAVARKA, CAPABLE OF INTERCEPTING OFFICIAL RADIO BROADCASTS. THEY ARE STAYINGOME IN THE SANTA FE DISTRICT OF BOGOTA.

3.. UGUST THE POLICE WEREHEIR GARRISONS AND THE OTHER SECURITY FORCES TO THE TERRORIST PLANS. OSPINA HAS BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE POSSIBLE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE AND LLERAS WILL BE WARNED. THE NAMES OF THE GR&JP ARE BEING CHECKED AS ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE THE MEN ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN HIDiNo ANO WHERE THIIR EQUIPMENT IS KEPT, ALTHOUGH THE PILOT ONLY SUPPLIED IMPRECISE ADDRESSES. THE PILOT WILL BE INTERROGATED AGAIN TOf MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

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