DATE 'April 1980 RSO James J American Embassy Buenos Airescoyiig1 memorandl m Sumgng Conversation with Argentine'lntelligence Source - 13 I - The Ambassador - I '4 Through DCM Maxwel-l Chaplin On April 2 1980 the R80 had a meeting with a member of th Argentine intelligence services to discuss various topics In the beginning the R80 jokingly asked what had happened to -the two Montoneros that disappeared between Mexico and Rio The source answered that he would tell me but only in the strictest of confidence as this information was top secret a Source stated that Force 601 had captured a Montonero and during the interrogation learned that this Montonero was to have a meeting with the two Montoneros from Mexico and the meeting was to take place in Rio de Janiero The two Monton eros from Mexico are Horacio Campiglia warname Peter and Susana de Binstok Horacio Campiglia number 4 or 5 in the Montonero structure has overall charge of the TEI operations and manages'these forces from Mexico Source advised that during the interrogation they told the Montonero that they had captured that if he cooperated with the forces he would live This Montonero knew he was in no position not to cooperate provided the date and time for the meeting in Rio The Argentine military intelligence 601 contacted their Brazilian _military intelligence counterparts for permission to conduct an operation in Rio to capture-two Montoneros arriving from Mexico Brazilians granted their permission and a special team of Argentines were flown under the operational command of Lt Col Roman to Rio aboard an Argentine airforce 0130 - Both of the Montoneros from Mexico were captured alive and returned to Argentina aboard the 0130 The Argentines not wanting to alert the Montoneros that they had conducted an operation in Rio utilized an Argentine woman and man to reg- xister at a hotel using the false documents obtained from the two captured Montoneros thereby leaving a trail that the two Montoneros from Mexico had arrived in Rio registered at a hotel and then departed These two Montoneros are presently being held at the army's secret jail Campo de Mayo Regarding another subject the source advised that within the last ten to 15 days security forces had captured alive 12 members of a TEI group which was reinfiltrating the country Source stated that they had captured some time ago the Monton- ero who was the TEI training instructor in Libya previously reported by the R80 and who is now working with the Argentine 15200000044 LES DEPT OF SIATE rears P Glafeld IR i casc I i' Excise Dtn E F cmp ontsl Dcciassih u-In'Fullwif xgen ash 1' F7g Dag ii eclassifv on Reason 5 53 services This Montonero who is cooperating with the Argentines received information that 12 members of the TEI would be re-entering Argentina via bus routes from Paraguay Uruguay and Brazil The Argentine security services with the cooperation of the police set up a trap to capture all 12 members The police performed documentation and drug control procedures in the bus terminals in Buenos Aires and the intel ligence services with the cooperation of this Montonero were able to apprehend the TEI members arriving by bus Once the Mentonero member was identified the police would ask to check their documents and advise the individual he would have to go to the police station for routine police matters Once the Montonero was placed in a car for transportation to a police station military intelligence took over and tranSported the Montonero to their secret jail in Campo de Mayo All 12 members of the TEI group were captured with documentation which indicated that they would place under surveillance lO targets of the Minister of Economy and of the 10 targets under surveillance decide which three would be the easiest to attack The Argentine intelligence service is upset as none of the 12 TEI members apprehended were armed Logistically the Argentines are confused as to where_and how the Montoneros are obtaining their weapons - Regarding the TEI the Argentines have further learned that a group of TEI members are to infiltrate the country to reorganize their political structure which is a drastic change from previous operations This for the Argentines signifies a change in the Montonero thinking in that they have decided to give up armed attacks and try to gain their objectives through political means 0n the last subject the R80 inquired_whether the source had any additional information regarding Jarara de Cabezas Source stated that he hadn't any new information beyond the fact that she is still alive and being held by the Navy Note the R80 'was not previously informed that this individual was being held by the Navy just that she was being held The RSO questioned the source regarding the disappeareds who are able to communicate and visit their families Source advised that this is true The forces sometimes capture Montoneros but during investigation and interrogation learn that the individual is a sympathizer not a full-fledged member or com- batant These individuals after a period of time are allowed limited liberty by the forces to contact their families until their paperwork is ready At that time they are sent out of the country An agreement is made with them that they will not $76 9 kw a yfg ii -t UUH IL BM 4 12 70 hrI-Z gin tum -- contact their families for a period of months Source stated that it would be detrimental to the services if these individuals were granted limited liberty and then killed 3 THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE RSO $525 Wis-ibis BA-H 4 -1 2 76