VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 003668 SIPDIS VISAS VIPER DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL RAMONTEIJELO ANTONIO ET AL SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: ¶2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE DETENTION IN PARIS OF TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION "GRAPO", MILITARY ARM OF THE RECONSTITUTED SPANISH COMMUNIST PARTY (PCER). THE ARREST IS THE RESULT OF A COMBINED ON-GOING SPANISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN POLICE INVESTIGATION ON TERRORIST GROUPS. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THE INDIVIDUALS MAINTAINED CONTACTS WITH OTHER KNOWN EUROPEAN TERRORIST GROUP MEMBERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A PAN-EUROPEAN LEFTIST TERRORIST GROUP. THE INVESTIGATION IS ALSO RELATED TO ITALIAN ANARCHIST GROUPS THAT SENT LETTER BOMBS TO SOME EMBASSIES AND EUROPEAN COMPANIES. NO ARMS OR EXPLOSIVES WERE FOUND IN THE SEARCH OF THE SAFE HOUSE OF THE INDIVIDUALS. ¶3. NAME: RAMON TEIJELO, ANTONIO - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: APR. 5, 1947, SPAIN - CLASS: POSITIVE ¶4. NAME: ONTANILLA GALAN, MANUELA - GENDER: FEMALE - DPOB: 54 YEARS OLD, SPAIN - CLASS: POSITIVE AGUIRRE