This document contains a list of refugees including nationals from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Paraguay, Spain, Peru, and Uruguay who are detained or missing in Argentina in June 1976. The document mentions the abduction of 25 (mainly Chilean) refugees in Buenos Aires on 10 June after a list was stolen from the refugee agency in Buenos Aires.

In this document, the US Embassy in Buenos Aires briefs the State Department on the aftermath of the kidnapping and release of twenty four refugees (mainly Chileans) under UNHCR protection in Buenos Aires in June 1976.

In this telegram, the US Embassy in Buenos Aires informs the State Department about the abduction of 24 Chilean refugees and one Paraguayan in Argentina. The US Embassy calls into question the Argentine dictatorship's response which originally attributed the abductions to illegal police and military groups.

In this document, the US Embassy in Buenos Aires suspects that Argentine security forces were involved in the murders of Uruguayan politicians Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez Ruiz.

In this telegram, the State Department reports on the situation of refugees in Argentina and claims that 'it is possible but not proved' that regional governments are cooperating to eliminate high-profile political opponents.

In this document, the US Assistant Secretary of State, Harold Saunders writes to the Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger about the recent assassinations of former Bolivian President Juan Jose Torres and Uruguayan legislators Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez. These high-profile cases lead Saunders to question the degree of regional cooperation.

This is a telegram from the US Embassy in Argentina addressed to the State Department in Washington and the US Embassies in Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil. It mentions that around fourteen refugees from South American countries have been either captured or killed in a raid in an Argentine province on 29 March 1976. The Embassy reports that Chilean leader of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) was abducted during the raid and was, probably, assassinated afterwards.

This is a warning from the US State Department to the US Embassies of Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, and Bolivia regarding the potential international repercussions of the violent deaths of nationals of their respective countries abroad. The State Department asks for evidence of international arrangements for the assassination and/or refoulment of refugees.

The US Embassy in Buenos Aires informs the State Department that the body of former Bolivian President Juan Jose Torres has been found in Argentina. This event- alongside the recent assassinations of Uruguayan legislators Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez- lead the Embassy to suspect that the murders are part of a campaign to target leftist refugees in Argentina in order to spread fear among the entire exile community.

In this document, the US Ambassador to Brazil briefs the State Department in Washington on the case of a Brazilian national, Maria Regina Marcondes Pinto who was arrested by the Argentine authorities in Buenos Aires and handed over to the Chilean regime.

This is a report produced by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) regarding the assassination of Uruguayan legislators Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez Ruiz. WOLA asserts that their abduction and assassination must have been instigated by the Uruguayan government and carried out by the Argentine government.

US Embassy in Buenos Aires briefs Secretary of State on deaths and disappearances of Chilean extremists and suspects the involvement of the Argentine government including cooperation with the Chilean government and with governments of Paraguay and Uruguay. 

The US Ambassador to Argentina briefs the State Department on the two confirmed Chilean refugees killed in Argentina since January 1975, Sergio Montenegro Godoy and Victor Oliva.

The Secretary of State in Washington writes to the US Embassy in Argentina about concerns raised by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding the refoulment and assassination of Chilean refugees in Argentina and the mistreatment of UNHCR personnel on the ground.

The State Department in Washington warns the US Embassy in Buenos Aires that there are growing public concerns in the US among Congress, universities, and the media regarding the disappearances and violence in Argentina. According to the State Department, the recent murder of Uruguayan parliamentarians Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz indicate that the situation, there, is spiralling out of control.

This telegram from the US Embassy in Buenos Aires to the State Department reports that the appearance of the bodies of Uruguayan legislators Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez Ruiz in Argentina has raised safety concerns among Uruguayan exiles in Argentina. These high-profile assassinations have led to increased criticism of the Argentine military regime in the press.

The US State Department writes to the US Embassy in Buenos Aires after the bodies of four Uruguayan nationals, including Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, were found in an abandoned car. The Uruguayans had been shot.

The US Embassy in Buenos Aires briefs the State Department on the arrest of renowned Uruguayan exiles, Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutiérrez Ruiz, in Argentina.

The United States Mission to the United Nations in New York reports to the State Department that former Uruguayan legislators Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez Ruiz have been arrested in Argentina. The message highlights the 'symbolic significance' of Michelini within the exile community.

This is a telegram from the US Embassy in Buenos Aires to the State Department regarding the situation of Chilean refugees in Argentina. The Embassy suspects that there is crossborder cooperation between Argentine and Chilean security forces.

In this document, the State Department in Washington writes to the US Embassy in Buenos Aires regarding reports of the alleged torture of Chilean refugees in Argentina and their refoulment to Chile. The State Department asks the Embassy for advice about how it should respond to further inquiries.

In this telegram, the US Embassy in Buenos Aires briefs the State Department in Washington on the Argentine regime's alleged plans to deport Chilean refugees.

This is a memorandum written by Assistant Secretary for Latin America, Harry Shlaudeman concerning a CIA-State Department meeting. Shlaudeman announces that 'we are not making a representation to Pinochet as it would be futile to do so', implying that there should be a discussion of alternatives as to how to face Pinochet.

This report mentions the plans for Condor to expand its activities to Europe. A training course is due to take place in early December 1976 in Buenos Aires. Two Uruguayans are expected to travel to Paris to perform unspecified activities. After allegedly finding out that the French knew about Operation Condor, Argentine and/or Chilean security officers informed the French security forces that Condor's operations in Europe would exclude France.

This memorandum mentions that the CIA was continuing to monitor Condor but it was becoming increasingly difficult since member countries were tightening security.

The US State Department instructs the US Embassies in South America on Operation Condor, following US government concerns regarding planned assassinations within and outside of member countries' territories.

This is a CIA memorandum from a meeting which discussed the 'disturbing developments' in Condor's 'operational attitudes' to include attacks against guerrilla leaders.

This brief sent to the US Ambassador to Paraguay provides an overview of the development of Operation Condor until August 1978. The document mentions that Peru and Ecuador had recently joined. It also highlights that cooperation between the respective member countries had existed prior to the formal establishment of Operation Condor in May 1976 during the meeting in Santiago, Chile. Alongside regular meetings and intelligence sharing, the document mentions that member countries had been involved in conducting training including psychological warfare.

This is a CIA report which mentions that Argentine security forces had captured Patricio Biedman, leader of the Chilean Leftist Revolutionary Movement (MIR) and Mario Espinosa, the MIR's delegate to the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR).

This Weekly Summary published by the CIA focuses on cooperation among the military regimes of South America. Although Operation Condor is not mentioned, it traces the original impetus for increased cooperation back to the Chilean coup in 1973.

This CIA document records that Ecuador has joined Operation Condor with the name Condor 7. The Ecuadorian Army is responsible for intelligence reporting and sharing through the Directorate General of Intelligence; the Navy is responsible for telecommunications; and the air force is responsible for psychological warfare.

In this document, the CIA reports that Brazil had refused to partake in Condor operations against key political opponents in Europe. For now, Brazil will limit its contribution to the provision of equipment for the communications network, Condortel.

In this report, the CIA recognises that the security forces of several South American countries may be working together in actions against political refugees in Argentina.

CIA on Operation Condor including a separate agreement by Uruguayan intelligence to operate covertly in Paris with Argentine and Chilean counterparts against the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta and other leftist subversive groups.

In this staff note, the CIA mentions that Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay have committed to expanding their joint security operations to include the assassination of high-level opponents in Western Europe.

The US Embassy in Montevideo informs the State Department in Washington about five bodies with bullet wounds found at a roadside near Montevideo. The deceased are believed to be members of the Uruguayan movement, Tupamaros, but they are dressed in Argentine-made clothing which raises questions concerning the potential involvement of the Argentine military regime.

The US Embassy in Buenos Aires briefs the State Department in Washington that the leftist People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) had captured 6 news people, including 2 US nationals, in order to hold a conference with them.

The US Embassy in Paraguay shares reports with the State Department that the Argentine government had allegedly offered to exchange Paraguayan doctor and Colorado Party member, Agustín Goiburú Giménez for a political prisoner whom the Argentine police had turned over to the Paraguayan police in 1976. The United States has expressed concerns regarding the whereabouts of Goiburú's fellow Colorado Party leader, Epifanio Méndez Fleitas.

In this document, the US Embassy in Chile briefs the State Department on Pinochet's visits to Paraguay and Argentina. The US Embassy in Santiago declares to the Secretary of State that it is aware of close intelligence and security police ties between Chile and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay etc.

Por medio del presente documento, el director chileno de la Central Nacional de Informaciones envia al Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores una copia de la Acta clausura de la Primera Reunión Interamericana de Inteligencia Nacional.

Text of the agreement by Condor countries regulating their operations against subversive targets is dated September 1976, entitled "Teseo Regulation, Operations Center,” which was distributed by the CIA in August 1977. It provides general guidelines for the overall planning of those operations to be undertaken, a staffing outline, financing, logistics, a selection of targets, communication and liaison, training and compartmentation and an end summary.

The CIA reports that the intelligence services of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay were preparing specially trained teams to mount offensive operations beyond their borders. The FBI emphasises that it will need to take precautions to ensure that it does not become associated with such activity.

In this document, the US Ambassador to Argentina and his Legal Attaché offer further reports on the abduction and assassination of two employees of the Cuban Embassy in Buenos Aires- Jesús Cejas Arias and Crescencio Galañena Hernández- by Argentine security forces during August 1976.

In this memo from Raymond Warren, CIA Chief of the Latin American Division, to the Deputy Director of the CIA, Warren expresses concern that Condor's assassination plans could have ramifications for the CIA's liaisons with Condor intelligence services as well as Western intelligence services.

Meeting at Department of State to Discuss “Operation CONDOR”

The US Ambassador in Montevideo shares further information with the State Department regarding the activities of Uruguayan legislators and opponents of the military regime, Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz. The Argentine authorities suspect that Michelini is involved with the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR) in Argentina.

This document reports that, during a meeting in Santiago in May 1976, Condor member countries committed to forming a unit called 'Teseo' to combat members of the leftist Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR) and its supporters in France.

Arrest by Argentine authorities of 30 Uruguayan subversives. Among those captured was Margarita Michelini, daughter of the Uruguayan Senator Zelmar Michelini who was assassinated as part of Operation Condor.

Following the assassination of the former Chilean Ambassador to the US, Orlando Letelier, the CIA postulates that Condor countries may be undertaking joint offensive actions on US soil. The CIA had distributed background information on Operation Condor to the State Department and FBI.

CIA document on the expansion of Operation Condor.

In this report, the CIA provides an overview of the structure of Operation Condor including 'Condortel', which will manage the communications aspects, and 'Condoreje', which will be responsible for the operational activities. The CIA also comments on Operation Condor's planned activities including the selection of targets for the special teams which will operate in Europe.

This FBI document shares intelligence on the third phase of Operation Condor involving the planned assassination of key political opponents in non-member countries. Target countries identified in Europe include France and Portugal. The FBI states that it has no evidence that Condor plans to undertake activities in the US; however the involvement of Condor in the assassination of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier in Washington is not 'outside the realm of possibility'.

This is a copy obtained by the CIA of the 'text of the agreement by Condor countries regulating their operations against subversive targets'- a detailed planning paper on financing, staffing, logistics, training, and selection of targets for Condor's 'Teseo' death squad operations. The Teseo Operations Centre would be based in Buenos Aires.

The CIA reports that a high-level official of the Ministry of the Interior has claimed that Operation Condor has become ineffective due to a lack of coordination between member countries.

This CIA report claims that a general conference of Condor member countries is scheduled to take place in late February 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each member country will be represented by a chief of delegation.

Subject: During a Condor conference held in Santiago, in late May 1976, the Condor members proposed the establishment of a special unit codenamed “Teseo” to carry out physical attacks against members and supporters of the JCR. Bolivia later declined to participate in Teseo.

Activities of Operation Condor outside of Condor countries. The document claims that the assassination of the former Chilean Ambassador to the US, Orlando Letelier, had shown the Condor countries that political assassinations of ‘extremists’ abroad had detrimental effects on Condor countries. It warns that such future activities would result in retaliatory measures by the US against the accused country.

Confirmation that the then Director of the Argentine State Secretariat for Intelligence (SIDE), General Carlos Enrique Laidlaw, had been named the new Chief for Operation Condor at the last meeting of Condor representatives in Buenos Aires. The document also reveals the psychological warfare conducted by Operation Condor through the media of member countries.

The CIA reports that Operation Condor has begun to employ a communications system, for which each member country has been assigned a number beginning with Argentina - 1. 

This CIA report discusses a meeting of Condor member countries which took place from 13th to 16th December in Buenos Aires. The main issue on the agenda was the discussion and planning of coordinated psychological warfare operations against political opponents in various member countries.

The CIA reports that the meeting of Condor member countries in December 1976 discussed difficulties regarding the accomplishment of responsibilities. Particularly, larger countries are failing to meet the expectation of providing greater human and financial resources than smaller member countries. 

The CIA reports that the training course in Buenos Aires is underway for the special Condor Teams destined to carry out operations against high-level political opponents in Europe. The course is due to conclude by early December 1976.

This CIA document reports that Argentina and one other Condor member country (name blocked out) had undertaken a failed operation against three targets in Argentina. This incident has raised doubts among the security forces of the unnamed member country regarding the effectiveness of crossborder cooperation given that too many individuals now know about Condor. 

Request to Buenos Aires if the information contained in Retel could be passed to select Portuguese sources and other responsible US agencies.

This communication outlines the three phases of Operation Condor, according to a confidential source from the Argentine Army Intelligence Service. Notably, the document states that- as part of phase three- a special team had been organised in Argentine comprising members of the Argentine Army Intelligence Service and the State Secretariat for Information (SIDE), which was being prepared to carry out future operations in non-member countries.

The CIA reports that plans are going ahead for a training course in Buenos Aires for special Condor teams which will be deployed to conduct targeted operations against key political opponents in France, where the JCR is present.

The CIA reports that, on 1 September 1976, an 'International Desk' was created within the National Intelligence Center for investigating, identifying, and destroying Argentine 'subversives' with links to international guerrilla organisations, such as the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR).

In this document, the CIA reports on the planned Condor operations to liquidate key political opponents of the military regimes who are exiled in Europe. Special mixed teams have been established and these 'Condoreje' officers will undertake a training course in Buenos Aires prior to their deployment to Europe.

In this document, the CIA shares intelligence from an anonymous source regarding the selection of targets for special Condor teams which are due to operate in Europe. According to the source, Condor teams being sent to France will aim to target high-level leaders of guerrilla organisations. Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay are identified as suspected to be the main protagonists in such operations outside South America.

“Condor”: A Cooperative Program of the Intelligence Services of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil to Counter Terrorism and Subversion; Basic Mission of “Condor” Teams Sent to France.

The communication recounts a meeting of Operation Condor member countries held from 31st May to 2nd June 1976 in Argentina. The security services agreed upon two forms of cooperation: intelligence sharing and covert operations against the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR) and other guerrilla groups.

In this report, the CIA members that all Condor member countries met in Buenos Aires from 13 to 16 December 1976 to review past activities and discuss future plans. The main item on the agenda was the discussion and planning of coordinated psychological warfare activities.

This CIA report notes that the Condor member countries have decided to suspend their plans to operate in Europe until Brazil decides whether it wishes to participate. For now, Brazil's participation will be limited to the provision of equipment for the Condortel communications network. Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay committed to operating in Europe (mainly France). A training course has been set up in Buenos Aires for such operations.

This CIA document reports that a new countersubversive unit has been created within the Federal Security Section of the Argentine Federal Police to strengthen the fight against subversion (particularly the Montoneros). The new unit is organised by an officer from the Army's 601 Intelligence Battalion but is staffed by police personnel.

Comments by a senior Bolivian official on the “Condor” program. The Bolivian official claimed that special teams were being organised to pursue JCR targets in France and that later similar targets in other countries would be pursued.

Belief of Cuban commercial officers in Buenos Aires that the Argentine government was responsible for the kidnapping of two Cubans on 9th August 1976. The two Cubans were allegedly picked up and later killed by the Argentine State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) for their involvement with the Argentine People’s Revolutionary Army (ERP).

Background on the August 1976 Disappearance of Two Cuban Embassy Security Men; Alleged Involvement of an Argentine Rightist in the Kidnapping, Torture, and Murder of the Two Cubans.

This is a CIA report on the death of Montonero leader, Norberto Habegger who was kidnapped in Brazil in July 1978 and secretly taken to Argentina, where he was reportedly cooperating with Argentine intelligence.

This document contains a forwarded copy of the CIA report on the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR).

The CIA reports that representatives from West German, French, and British intelligence services had visited the Condor organisation secretariat in Buenos Aires in September 1977 to discuss methods of establishing an anti-subversive organisation similar to Operation Condor.

This memorandum for the Secretary of State reports that it has been decided that the Ecuadorian and Peruvian intelligence services will be invited to join Operation Condor.

The document provides information regarding the appearance of 10 bodies in Uruguay. Investigations were being carried out into a list of 10 names alleged by the ICJ to be missing prisoners or to have disappeared in Uruguay. Four of the persons allegedly belonged to the MLN-Tupamaros.

The US Embassy in Montevideo writes to the State Department with intelligence surrounding the suspected political activities of Uruguayans Zelmar Michelini and Hector Gutierrez.

Identification, Political Goals, and Anticipated Initiatives of Leftist Human Rights Organizations Operating in Uruguay

In this report, the US Defense Intelligence Agency reports on the development of Operation Condor including the establishment of a communications network called Condortel. The operations centre will be based in Buenos Aires.

In this document, the CIA reports on a secret meeting between representatives from all of Operation Condor's member countries, which took place from 13 to 16 December 1977 in Buenos Aires. The CIA mentions that it is unaware of any Condor operations taking place either in the US or Europe.

This memorandum from a State Department meeting reports that Condor is adopting an increasingly 'active' role and is turning towards tracking down and carrying out attacks against leaders of guerrilla organisations. The French security services have been alerted that Condor may be planning on carrying out operations against JCR leaders in Paris.

Report evaluating the declining strength of the JCR from an international, armed revolutionary network to a propaganda initiative. It also documents the existence of Operation Condor: a joint operation by the Southern Cone military regimes to combat the international threat of the JCR.

Documents of the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR) related to its activities in Europe and Latin America. The document reports that the JCR met with human rights organisations in Geneva regarding the situation of political refugees. Subsequently, it indicates the whereabouts of certain JCR members.

This CIA document reports on a Condor meeting which took place from 31st May to 2nd June 1976. It is announced that a centralised database will be created.

The document details the US State Department’s discussions with the US Ambassador to Uruguay, Ernest Victor Siracusa, regarding the security situation in Uruguay and Operation Condor.

This document reports that the countersubversive operations by the military regimes of South America have effectively curbed both the armed action and propaganda activities of the Revolutionary Coordinating Junta (JCR).

The CIA reports on the withdrawal of the Brazilian observers from Operation Condor. This comes after Brazil failed to send any representatives to the meeting in Buenos Aires on 3-6 October 1977.

The US Embassy in Buenos Aires shares intelligence from an anonymous source connected to the Argentine Army Intelligence Service regarding Operation Condor. The document mentions that a special team has been organised in Argentina composed of member of the Argentine Army Intelligence Service and the State Secretariat for Information (SIDE), which are being prepared for possible future action under the third phase of Operation Condor (involving targeted attacks against high-level political opponents outside member countries).

The Chief of the CIA's Latin America Division, Raymond Warren, informs the CIA's Deputy Director of the potential political and security ramifications of Operation Condor.

Intelligence appraisal: Latin America: Counterterrorism and Trends in Terrorism. The document identifies the influential service chiefs in Condor and provides a map with the codes of Condor member countries. It recounts the simultaneous decline in the strength of the JCR and development of Operation Condor.

The Argentine State Intelligence Service (SIDE) invited the Peruvian National Intelligence Service (SIN) to join the “Condor” group, subject to the approval of the other member countries. SIN agreed to a SIDE request to attempt to locate Argentine exiles in Peru.

This document contains three messages from the CIA. The first contains intelligence regarding the crossborder travel of agents from Condor member countries to support countersubversive operations in Argentina. The second and third documents examine the activities and reorganisation of the Montoneros guerrilla movement in Argentina.

Cooperation between the intelligence and security forces of Argentina; leftist subversive actions during the period 25th June to 2nd July 1976; the reorganization of the Montoneros.

In this document, the CIA reports on the pressure from the Argentine military regime for Paraguay to join "Teseo", an action unit established by member countries of Operation Condor to conduct physical attacks against political opponents of the Southern Cone's military regimes. Teseo is based at the 601 Intelligence Battalion in Buenos Aires.