ooo DECLl' 5Ili'ICA'l'IOO A UT' HCJRI'TY IlERIVED f RI AUTCMATIC DEC L hSSIFICATTOlI GUIDE DA' 'l'E iJ4-11-201J B Y F 414 9 3K4 S T ir I o - 8126 75 1 v- ' - - - o SSAOOR i VIA Dm LBGAT ROBERT W SCHERRER ARGEMTINE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES On S 25 75 a ranking official of the Federal Police of Argentina FPA I1telligence Serv1ce provided the following information regarding e recent death of Montonero leader MARCOS OSATINSKY in Cordoba - ---- U a e fY- According to the PA delegation in Cordoba OSATINDKY whose r tontonero code nane was 3ANTIAGO was picked up approximately three weekR a go by Cordoba Provincial Police and members of Governor LACABAUNE''s Security Detail OSATINSKY was severely tortured by members of Governor LACABANNE's Security Detail over an extended period of time however he refused to divulge a ny information OSATINSKY wa in such bad shape that it became obvious he would have to be killed rather than produce him alive since the marks of torture would be obvious In order to dispose of OSATINSKY whose detention waG known among extremists in Cordoba it was decided to stage his assassination in connection with a fictitious rescue attempt Three Cordoba Provincial Police Officers volunteered to take part in the charaae with the under- EJtnnding they would ha v Jo submit to being slightly wounded during the oerf ormance i ev U The hijackinCT of the hearse tra n sportincr ODATI 'SKY ' s l 41 3 body from Cordoba to TQcuna n was not ca ried out by the Jontoneros ns indicn ted in the pres but by the sar e r 9 bero of Governor LACABA Illl' s Sacurity Staff who had torturecl 03ATI1i8 Y The purpose Of atsaline his body wa s to revent the q _ body fro being subjected to n autopsy which would haoe clea 1 '1tJ shown that he hatl been tortured It is doubtful that OSATINSKYrs $ body will ever turn uv -- U w a hotogra9h of CSATilifiKY taken during 197 - z n t 4 0 JUJW l Wl o - SSIFICATIOU cc Q 11653 J _ - f 3 p -' t 11' ' o - o t - tt ' 'Y l - ' 'o t l- ' I t' i - I t I t - i ' J i t _ r o r i - - - _ ' r I' I i' -- __ ' I L This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu