0aII Ii11 1i L DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JCS MESSAGE CENTER b 3 10fUSC 424 IMMEDIATE 0 0622172 NOV-83' FN PYTO DIA VA Mlitl INFO ZYUV RUEHBM3581 3102218 COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT BETANCUH AS SOON AS HE LEARNED Of THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION GAVE THE MILITARY A GREEN LIGHT TELLING THEN TO DO WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE COMMENT -i -F • THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY IS PLEASED WITH THEIR EFFORTS THUS FAR AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL PROMPTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY TERMINATE THE CRISIS FRO A IT ON OF STRENGTH THEIR PARTICULAR APPRECIATION OF b 3 10 USG 424 b 50 USC 41 03-1 1 i b1 4 c - U 3 1-0 USC 424 SERIAL _ bj 3 J_0_USC 424 U j g 10 USC 424 b PASS U c U CGLCMBIA CO 3 50 Lfs-9403-1 i PROJ U N A COLL U NONE INSTR U U S NO PALACE OF JUSTICE UPDATE U RNING U THIS IS AN INFO REPORT MOT FINALLY ALUATED INTEL DOI U 851106 WHICH WE THEIR ACTIONS POSSIBLE IN AN EFFUSIVE MANNER PRESIDENT BETARCUR'S UNLEASHING OF THE MILITARY IS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT HE HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO MUCH PUBLIC CRITICISM AS OF LATE FOR A PEACE POLICY GENERALLY REGARDED AS A FAILURE THE BRASHNESS OF THE M-19 MOPE MADE POSSIBLE BY HIS PAST WEAKNESS WILL PROBABLY BE OVERSHADOWED BY AN IOU OF DECISIVENESS IN THIS INSTANCE WITH HIS CONTINUOUS LUCi BETANCUR IS ABOUT TO COME OUT A WINNER -773 10 USG24 EVAL b 3 7 USC 424 TO NONE U NO BEL DISSEM U N A WARNING U DECL -BABf- x_ 3 1-0-USC 424 REQ U 77 bj 3y50-U8C 403-1 i SUII MARY -f£f AT APPROXIMATELY 150OR ON 851106 COLOMBIAN SECURITY FORCES ASSAULTED THE PALACE OF JUSTICE BUILDING AND REGAINED CONTROL OF FOUR OF FIVE FLOORS IN THE BUILDING GOVERNMENT LOSSES WERE 1 KIA AND 2 VIA THERE WAS 1 CIVILIAN VIA GUERRILLA LOSSES THUS FAR ARE IB KIA ACTION TO SECURE THE REMAINING FLOOR CONTINUES -------------------------------------°-----------------TEXT -K944-AT 1125R APPROXIMATELY 30 N-19 GUERRILLAS FORCEFULLY ENTERED THE PALACE OF JUSTICE BUIIUING THROUGH THE BASEMENT KILLING THE TWO WATCHMEN ON DUTY THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE BUILDING WITH AN ESTIMATED ZOO TO 300 OCCUPANTS INCLUDING SEVERAL COLOMBIAN MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES AT APPROXIMATELY 15008 COLOMBIAN SECURITY FORCES INCLUDING ELEMENTS Of THE WES ASSAULTED THE FIVE STORY BUILDING UNITS ENTERED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM THE ROOF AND GROUND FLOORS FLOORS ONE THROUGH THRE AND FIVE WERE LIBERATED IN THE PROCESS GOVERNMENT FORCES SUFFERED I KIA AND 2 VIA ONE CIVILIAN WAS VIA AND AN ESTIMATED 100 CIVILIANS FREED THE GUERRILLAS SUFFERED 18 KIA AND THE SURVIVORS BEAT A HASTY RETREAT TO THE FOURTH FLOOR WHERE THEY CONTINUE TO HOLD SEVERAL HOSTAGES INCLUDING THE NAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES CCMBINED MILITARY POLICE OPERATIONS CONTINUE TO SECURE CONTROL OF THE FOURTH FLOOR ACCORDING TO THE SOURCE 53 ACTION DC-4A 1 U 5 7 F INFO CJCS 4 NIDS 1 J5 2 SECDEF I SECDEf 9 USDP 11 ASD PA E 1 USDP DSAA 4 DI-1 1 RMIC 1 RTS-26 1 OS-1 1 NWS I JSI-48 1 DIC-JA 1 AT-5 1 DIOU DE-3 1 DB-3C 2 OB-3C2 1 118-502 1 DO-IE I DT-1 i DIA 1 DT-5 I DC-05 1 NPIC_YASHINGTON DC b 3 50-liSC 403-1 i I b 3 50 USC 4'03-1 i MCNt85310 06222 TOR 85310 22342 TAD 85310 23252 CDSN-MIA250 PAGE 1 OF 1 062217Z NOV 85