mi s 0 i r wWa W_A ' IIIIIII-rA -1 Ilk 2 0 IF A 1 - i DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JCS MESSAGE CENTER b 3 10 LJSC 424 IMMEDIATE 0 070533Z MpY--l FTI TO DIA MNLS OCi IY RUEHBW743 3110533 WEAPONS AND 9-19 SUPPORTERS EVIDENTLY INTENT ON CONDUCTING A SINVANECUS 091ORSTRATIO IN SUPPORT OF THE TAKE OVER INFO COMMENT -044- IT APPEARS TWAT THE COLOMBIAN fiOVERNMENT IS TAKING A WARD LINE IN THIS SITUATION h 3 10 USC 424 b PROJ U NIA COLL U DA IKSTR 0 U S NO 3 50 USC 400-1 i b 0 10 UK 424 VAL U MU REL TO NONE 4b 3 L10 USC 424 ENCL U NONE DISSEM U MIA WARNING U b 3 10 USC 424 SERIAL U DECL -60449- - -b 3- 1-0-USC 424 PASS U C U COLOMBIA CO JECT IIR 2100 U JUSTICE STATUS AS OF ------W 3 '10-F1SC 424 k 3 WARNING U THIS 15 AN INFO REPORT NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTEL b 3 10- USC 424 DOi U 851106 REQ U x 3 10 USC 424 b 3 50 USC 403-1 i WARY U STATUS OF M-19 TAKE OVER OF PALACE OF JUSTICE --------------------------------------------------------TEXT - AT APPROXIMATELY 1125 HOURS ON 851105 A 2 112 TON TRUCK WITH A CANVAS COVER ENTERED THE PALACE OF JUSTICE THROUGH THE BASEMENT DRIVE UPON ENTERING THE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 30 GUERRILLAS EXITED THE TRUCK FIRING AND KILLING THE BUILDING NANAGER AND TWO GUARDS STATIONED IN THE BASEMENT THE GUERRILLAS THEN MAN TO ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE BUILDING SECURITY FORCES HAVING BEEN ALERTED BY INTELLIGENCE OVER A WEEK AGO THAT i THE PALACE OF JUSTICE WAS ONE OF THE POSSIBLE TARGETS OF THE N-19 REACTED SWIFTLY TO PREVENT A COMPLETE TAKE OVER THE CURRENT SITUATION IS THAT THE BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR OF Tiff BUILDING IS IN THE HANDS OF THE COLOMBIAN SECURITY FORCES THERE ARE SMALL POCKETS OF RESISTANCE LEFT ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS THE ENTIRE FOURTH FLOOR THE BUILDING HAS ONLY FOUR FLOORS IS IN P03SISSIO OF THE GUERRILLAS WITH AN UNYJOWN NUMBER OF HOSTAGES IT IS KMOWN TINT AT LEAST ELEVEN OF THE HOSTAGES ARE CONSIDERED YIPS PROOF OF AN INSIDE JOB WAS PROVIDED WHEN SECURITY FORCES ENTERED THE BASEMENT AND FOUR CACHES OF CLOTHING MEDICINE AND FOOD OBVIOUSLY THE M-19 HAD PREPARED FOR A LONG SIEGE AT APPROXIMATELY 120D OURS THE POLICE INTERCEPTED AND DETAINED TWO TRUCKS CONTAINING 48 ACTION OC-401 U S 7 F INFO CJCS 4 WIMP JSQ SECOEF i SECOEF 9 USDP 11 ASD PA E 1 01-1 1 NMIC 1 RTS-28 1 05-1 1 4I-480 DIC-3A 1 AT-5 1 0100 DE-3 1 DB-3C 2 DB-3C1 1 DB-502 1 DB-IE 1 DT-1 1 DIA 1 DT-50 DC-4A5 1 NPIC b 3 50 USC 403-1 i HINGTDN DC -__ -- b 3Y50-USC MCN-85311 01858 403-1 i TOR-85311 05332 TAD-BS311 0535Z CDSNIMIA262 PAGE 1 OF 1 070533Z NOV 85