NSA Intercept: Affiliation of Colombian Participants in OLAS Meeting in Havana
This top-secret NSA document (Record Number 124-90039-10005), originated by the NSA and carried in FBI files, is dated 07/24/1967 and was released by the National Archives on 03/18/2025 as part of the 2025 JFK Assassination Records release. It transcribes an intercepted Brazilian diplomatic message from Bogota to the Foreign Ministry in Rio de Janeiro (dated 24 Jul 67, marked Urgent, Msg Nr 323) reporting the affiliation of Colombian participants in the OLAS meeting in Havana at the end of the month. It names individuals reportedly associated with the Colombian Communist Party or Communist Youth (Diego Montana Cuellar, Alejandro Gomez Roa, Luis Aguide Monsalve, Luis Eduardo Martinez Pinzon, Hernando Urtado Alvarez, Manuel Cepeda Vargas), representatives of the Army of National Liberation (Pedro Valencia, Ventura Puente Egas, Jaime Enrique Arenas), and Francisco Mosquera Sanchez whose affiliation was still to be identified. The message notes most had reportedly already departed Colombia, with Cepeda Vargas already in Havana. The document carries handling caveats (TOP SECRET TRINE), a review date of 09/23/1998, and JFK Act 6(1)(B) redaction restrictions.
Description
A declassified NSA signals-intelligence document, released in 2025 under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, reporting an intercepted Brazilian diplomatic communication listing Colombian extremists reportedly bound for the OLAS (Organization of Latin American Solidarity) meeting in Havana in late July 1967.
Claims
A list of named Colombian 'extremists' reportedly planned to attend the OLAS meeting in Havana at the end of July 1967.
85%The document is an NSA communications-intelligence report classified Top Secret TRINE derived from an intercepted diplomatic message.
85%Named participants were associated with the Colombian Communist Party, Communist Youth, or the Army of National Liberation.
80%The majority of the listed individuals had already left the country, and Cepeda Vargas was already in Havana having announced the groups' attendance to the press.
80%A list of named Colombian extremists reportedly planned to attend the OLAS meeting in Havana at the end of July 1967.
70%The named participants were associated with the Colombian Communist Party, Communist Youth, or the Army of National Liberation.
65%Most of the named individuals had reportedly already left Colombia, with Manuel Cepeda Vargas already in Havana.
60%
Events
Jun 30, 1967
OLAS meeting in Havana
Organization of Latin American Solidarity meeting in Havana at the end of July 1967, attended by Colombian participants named in the intercept.
Mar 17, 2025
NARA 2025 release
Document released by the National Archives under the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act.
Jul 23, 1967
Intercepted Brazilian diplomatic message
Message from Bogota to Rio de Janeiro Foreign Ministry reporting Colombian OLAS participants, intercepted and processed by NSA.
Jul 23, 1967
NSA intercept report authored
NSA document reporting affiliations of Colombian participants, based on an intercepted Bogota-to-Rio de Janeiro diplomatic message.
Sep 22, 1998
Document review
Review date recorded on the document under the JFK Records Act.
Dates mentioned
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Extracted text (OCR)
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TITLE: CR 64-330-205-3473
DATE: 07/24/1967
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REVIEW_DATE: — 09/23/1998 UPDATE DATE:
STATUS _ Redact
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I am sending a list of the names of the Colombian
extremists who reportedly will attend the OLAS meeting in
Havana the, end of this month: DIEGO'MONTANA*CUELLAR,
ALEJANDROXGOMEZ™ROA , LUISA AGUI DEMMONSALVE, LUIS
" EDUARDOSMARTINEZXPINZON, HERNANDO URTADOXALVAREZ,,
MANUELACEPEDATVARGAS-~a1l associated with the Colombian
. Communist Party or members of the Colembian Communist
= Youth; PEDROXVALENCIA , - VENTURAV PUENTE EGAS, JAIME
SCENRIQUE,ARENAS--representetives of. the Army of National
Liberation; and FRANCISCOXMOSQUERASANCHEZ--affiliat ion
still to be identified.
It is believed that the majority of these have already
left the country. CEPEDA VARGAS is already in Havana, having
recently made statements to the press in which he announced
the attendance of representatives from eS two above-mentioned
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