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1985
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT:
Project
8501
(U)
1.
(S/NOFORM)
Prior
to
February
1985,
this
office
was
alerted
to
the
possibility
of
assisting
the
Drug
Enforcement
Agency
(DEA)
in
the
investigation
of
the
reported
kidnapping
of
a
DEA
agent
known
as
Enrique
Camarena
Salazar.
On
February
1985,
DEA
officially
requested
Defense
Intelligence
Agency
(DIA)
assistance.
On
February
1985,
authorization
to
assist
DEA
in
this
investigation
was
received
from DIA and collection efforts began within hours.
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2.
(S/NOFORN)
The
operations
involved
five
sources
and
one
interviewer
(the
undersigned).
The
interviewer
was
aware
of
the
available
open
source
information
(newspapers,
television
and
radio
reports,
etc.)
but
had
not been
in
contact
with
DEA personnel
or
aware
of
any
"close
hold"
DEA
investigative
information.
DIA,
had
met
with
DEA
officials
and
providecltheinter^^^^^^^^^^ a
photograph
of
Camarena.
It
was
decided
and
the
undersigned)
to
use
a
"sealed
envelope"
target
acquis i^^^cechnique
so
as
to
keep
the
sources
as
scientifically
"blind"
as
possible
and
to
alleviate
"AOL."
The
geographic
coordinates
of
the
U.S.
Consulate
in
Guadalajara,
Mexico,
the
time
and
date
of
the
reported
kidnapping,
the
name
Enrique
Camarena
Salazar,
and
a
photograph
of
Camarena
were
all
placed
in
a
sealed
envelope.
At
the
time
of
each
interview
the
source
was
asked
to
describe
"the
critical
location"
associated
with
the
envelope.
Each
source
was
questioned
prior
to
being
interviewed
to
determine
the degree
of
"pre-viewing" background
information
he
had.
3.
(S/NOFORN)
Prior
to
the
interview
source
#63
stated
that
he
had
no
idea
what
the
interview
would
be
about
or
any
preconceived
notion
of
what
was
in
the
sealed
envelope.
Source
#16
stated
that
he
had
heard
a
radio
announcement
concerning
the
Camarena
kidnapping
earlier
in
the
day
and
thought
that
the
interview
may
concern
this.
At
this
point
source
#16
was
told
that
the
interview
did
concern
Camarena
and
the
interview
started
from
there.
Source
#35
had
no
idea
what
the
interview might
concern
nor
what
the
sealed
envelope
might
contain.
However,
during
the
course
of
the
interview
it
became
necessary
to
inform source
#35
that
we were
searching
for
a
person whose photograph
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was
in
the
sealed
envelope.
Source
#73
stated
that
he
had
no
idea
what
the
interview would
be
about
or
any
preconceived
notion
of
what
was
in
the
sealed
envelope.
Source
#101
had
previous
knowledge
of
our
possible
involvement
with
the
DEA
investigation
and
stated
that
he
assumed
that
the
interview
concerned
this
issue.
He
was
informed
of
the
contents
of
the
sealed
envelope
and
the
interview
proceeded
from
there
5.
(S/NOFORN)
Attached
here
(see
Incl
1)
is
a
copy
of
the
data
SGI J
provided
to
DEA
by
Camarena
was
found
dead
on
March
1985,
and
that ende^ou^a^^^ance
to
the
investigation.
No
feedback
on
"the
critical
location"
described
by
our
sources
has
been
provided
or
is
expected.
Any
association
with
the
classified
CONFIDENTIAL.
Incl
as
undersigned
and
military
intelligence
is
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On
16 February
1985,
five
separate
sources
were
interviewed
concerning
the
Salazar
kidnapping.
The
sources
were
asked
to
describe
’’the
critical
location"
of
interest.
Below
is
a
description
of
"the
critical
location" based
on
the
salient
points
of
ail
five
sources:
An
area
of
many
similar
buildings.
The
buildings
are
low,
flat
roofed,
of
varied
heights
but generally
one
story;
run
down,
made
of
natural
material,
and
Light
in
color.
It
is
a
poor
neighborhood
with
unpaved
narrow
streets.
The
one
building
of
interest
is
flat
roofed
like
the
surrounding
buildings
but
is
hi -level
and
probably no
taller
than
three
stories.
This
building
is
like
a
hotel
in
that
it
is
residential
in
nature
but
people
do
not
seem
to
live
there permanently.
following’ are
individual
opinions
related
by
the
sources:
Source
#63
stated
that
the
building
of
interest
is
located
among
other
similar buildings
in
a
poor
area
of
flat
dry
land.
There
is
a
large
body
of
water
to
the
west
of
the
building.
There
is
also
water
to
the
east
of
the
building.
The
area
of
the
building
of
interest
can
be
identified
by
a
unique
large building. with
a
dome
and
many
archways
(see
Exhibit
L).
This
unique building
had
both
a
religious
and
official
governmental
concept
(not
further
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The
building
of
particular
interest
(see
Exhibit
2)
is
three
or
four
stories
tall.
It
is
old
but
it
may
have
been
renovated.
Inside
the
building
it
is
unexpectedly
nice
compared
to
the
outside.
There
is
a room on
the
north
side
of
the building
which
has
been
prepared
for
something
(not
further
identified).
Source
provided
a
sketch
map
of
the
immediate
area
around
the
building
of
interest
(see
Exhibit
3).
Special
Note:
Source
#63
is
of
the opinion
that
the
"building
of
interest"
he
has
described
may
not
be
the
present
location
,of
subject
(Salazar)
but
may
be
a
future
location
or
the
place where he will eventually
be recovered.
Source
#16
stated
that
the
building
of
interest
(the
location
of
oalazar)
(see
Exhibit
4)
was
fronted
by
an
unpaved,
perhaps
cobblestone,
street
with
a
dirt
alley
behind
the
building.
There
was
an
open
area
to
one
side
of
the
building which
may
have
been
a
parking
lot.
There
were
other
buildings
around
this
one
in
this
generally
old
crumbling
area.
This
area
was
not
on
served
by
a
paved
street
but
nearby
there
was
a
paved
street
on
which
there
may
have
been
more
modern
buildings.
Highly
visible
nearby
this
area
was
a
large
silver
water
tank
like
structure
(see Exhibit
5).
Source
#35
stated
that
other
buildings
and
is
area,
almost
a
slum
are
the
building
of
interest
is
"hidden"
among
thought
to
be
unused
.
This
is
a
very
poor
a.
Nearby
there
may
be
street 'merchants
.
Many
of
the buildings
in
the
area
are
old
or
badly
damaged
and
are
boarded
up
with
warning
signs.
The
building
of
interest
(see
Exhibit
6)
has
a gutted
feeling but
the
top
floor
is occupied.
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Source
#73
stated
that
the
building
of
interest
is
in
a
desert
town,
not
a
city.
The
structures
are
made
of
natural
materials
and
are
located
on
slightly
higher
ground
than
the
surrounding
area.
The building
of
interest
(see
Exhibit
7)
is
an
old
building
with many
entrances
which
seems
residential.
It
is
not
fancy
but
has
an
area
inside
which
has
polished
tiles
which
seem
to
be
out
of
place
with
style
of
the
rest
of
the
building.
The
two
story
portion
of
the building
is
the
important
part.
In
the
two
story
portion
was
a
man
(presumably
Salazar)
alone
in
a
room
sitting
in
a
chair.
Source
#101
stated
that
the
building
of
interest
is
in
a
small
cluster
of
buildings
on
a
small
gentile
hill.
The
streets
are
mainly
dirt
with
a noticeable
absence
of
automobile
traffic.
The
buildings
in
the area
are
like
adobe
and
are
dirty white
and
dirty
brown.
Outside
the
buildings
there
are
young
men,
"hard
cases"
who
provide
the
area
a
paramilitary
feeling.
The
building
of
interest
(see
Exhibit
8)
is
two maybe
three
stories
high,
is
dark
and
has
drapes
on
the
windows.
Inside
the
building,
Salazar
is
afraid
and
angry
yet
determined
and
hopeful.
He
is
being
watched
and
he
feels
he
knows
where
he
is.
Information
provided
herein
is
unevaluated
data.
The
information
is
recommended
for
use
as
cuing
for
other
sources
of
information
or
as
validation
of
known
or
probable situations.
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