CANANAS' GROUP : FORCE SEVEN
Originator: CIA
From: CIA, HEADQUARTERS
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 08/31/1972
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1O INEXICO CITY

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LEXICO CITY- 20896 (IN 694780)

B• HJA-41778, 27 MARCH 1972

C. MEXICO CITY 20939 (IN 697726)

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CITE DIRECTORY

BASTER

SHULED

PET, THERE SEVERAL ASPECTS THIS CASE WHICH COUSE BE INVEST-

IGATED FURTHER. AS STARTER, POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT C A B AN A S'

GROUP MIGHT BE RECEIVING TRAINING AND AID IN MEXICO FROM FOREIGNERS.

HAS THERE BEEN MENTION OF SUCH TRAINING BY KDGLACIER-5? HAS DEFATT

ANY READING ON SITUATION? THIS MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE TIME SEND KDFLAKE

• ON TRIP THROUGH AREA TO QUERY HIS CONTACTS (REF B) ON SCOPE OF

PROBLEM.

2. FYI, IDENTITY, IHO SOCIAL CONTACT OF BKCROWN STAFFER, HAS

• SAID GROUP CALLED "FORCE SEVEN'' EXISTS KHICH ENGAGED IN ACTIVE

• TRAINING GUERRILLA GROUPS IN MEXICO. FORCE SEVEN IS SUPPOSEDLY MADE

UP OF U.S. CITIZENS WHO IN LARGE PART VIETNAM VETERANS. IDENTITY

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CLAINS THAT KDGLACIER-S ANARE OF ABOVE MENTIONED GROUP BECAUSE (K-5)

INVOLVED IN INTERROGATION OF FORCE SEVEN MEMBER WHO CAPTURED MARCH

1972. PRISONER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED, SUGGEST YOU QUERY K-50>

DURING HIS RECENT HQS TDY LAVERDURE BRIEFED THIS ASPECT.

(oica)

3.. THIS APPEARS OPPORTUNE TIME OFFER ASSISTANCE TO GOM IN

BKCROWN EXPERTISE AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING AGAINST THIS TYPE OF

INSURGENCY. HARD LOOK SHOULD BE GIVEN TO POSSIBLE PENETRATION OF

BUT ALSO WiTH

CABANAS GROUP, IDEALLY NITH UNILATERAL'QY BILATERAL ASSETS IF

• NECESSARY.

•4. REALIZE STATION. MAY HÄVE ALREADY EXPLORED SOME OR ALL OF

POINTS RAISED ABOVE, BUT THINK IT TIME WE ESTABLISHED DIALOG ON

THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS POTENTIAL OF GETTING OUT OF HAND. REQUEST

YOUR COMMENTS.

5. WILL CABLE REF C TRACES AND POUCH FORCE SEVEN INFO.

6. FILE: 50-9-28 and 201-900676. EZ IMPDET WN-SISM.

COORD: SOD-NE. Rice (by/telecon) C/OPS/WHERE NoLA WH/ET.

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