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### Viewing cable 07MONTEVIDEO287, EX-GUERRILLA'S INVOLVEMENT IN US BUSINESS DEAL

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07MONTEVIDEO287 | 2007-03-20 19:07 | 2010-12-14 21:09 | SECRET | Embassy Montevideo

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    P 201934Z MAR 07
    FM AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6973
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    S E C R E T MONTEVIDEO 000287

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    DEPT ALSO FOR WHA/BSC
    NSC FOR DFISK AND JCARDENAS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2017
    TAGS: PTER PREL ETRD ASEC UY
    SUBJECT: EX-GUERRILLA'S INVOLVEMENT IN US BUSINESS DEAL
    RAISES RED FLAG

    REF: A. 04 MONTEVIDEO 00554

    ¶B. 04 STATE 135930

    Classified By: Charge D'Affaires James D. Nealon
    for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)

    ¶1. (C) This telegram contains an action request for the
    Department in paragraphs 1 and 6.

    ¶2. (S) Summary: It has recently come to our attention that a
    promising counter-trade deal between the GOU and U.S. firm
    General Electric (GE) includes the key participation of a
    nefarious former Tupamaro guerrilla named Henry ENGLER
    Golovchenko. Engler was credibly implicated in the 1970
    murder in Uruguay of then-USAID Security Advisor Daniel
    Anthony Mitrione. As far as we can ascertain from old
    sensitive reporting, Engler was not a participant in the
    actual execution of Mitrione, but he is reported to have
    ordered the execution and provided the weapons used to kill
    him. The Embassy had been helping to broker the triangular
    deal among GOU ministries and the U.S. company, but upon
    learning of Engler's recent return to Uruguay and his planned
    prominent role in the project, we see his presence as an
    outright show stopper. Embassy seeks the Department's
    guidance on how best to proceed and whom to inform on this
    delicate matter. End Summary.

    Counter-trade Deal
    -----------------
    ¶3. (C) Over the past few months, the Embassy has been helping
    to facilitate a creative deal worth $12 million between
    General Electric and the GOU's ministries of Health, Energy
    and Agriculture. Under the terms of what amounts to a
    creative counter-trade agreement, GE would provide some of
    its sophisticated medical equipment to a Uruguayan cancer
    center in exchange for Uruguayan commodities such as rice,
    cement and wood chips. GE Trading would then sell the
    commodities on the world market. The deal would be a first
    for GE in Latin America and could pave the way for future
    even larger deals -- possibly including power generation
    plants. The project is well-advanced and was highlighted
    during the recent POTUS visit to Uruguay. But the problem (as
    we recently found out) is that Henry Engler is now a
    contracted advisor for GE who would play a prominent role in
    the medical portion of the project.

    Brief Background
    ----------------
    ¶4. (S) On July 31, 1970 Daniel Mitrione, USAID Public Safety
    Advisor, AmEmbassy Montevideo, was driving from home to work
    when his vehicle was intercepted and hit by another vehicle.
    Mitrione's police driver was disarmed. The kidnappers forced
    Mitrione out of his vehicle and a struggle ensued. Mitrione
    was shot in the thorax and kidnapped by Movimiento de
    Liberacion Nacional-Tupamaro (MLN-T) terrorist. Mitrione was
    transported to a "People's Jail" where his wound was treated
    by the kidnappers (two of whom were medical students). The
    Tupamaros demanded the release of 150 jailed comrades. The
    police engaged in a massive manhunt and arrested an
    additional 20 Tupamaro suspects. Three other U.S. Embassy
    officials were kidnapped in the same time frame (Rosenfeld,
    Jones and Fly). At some point during his ordeal Mitrione was
    allegedly castrated by Antonio Mas Mas, a medical student
    who later disappeared and may have died. On August 10,
    Mitrione was shot by Mas Mas and his body was left in a
    stolen car.

    Henry ENGLER Golovchenko
    ------------------------
    ¶5. (S) Engler was imprisoned during the Uruguayan military
    dictatorship, spending some 13 years in captivity. According
    to police records, he was a member of the MLN Executive
    Committee from 7 August 1970 until March 15, 1972. Engler
    was arrested on 17 August 1972, and remained in captivity
    until he was amnestied by President Sanguinetti in 1985.
    (Comment: We do not know if Engler was actually convicted of
    Mitrione's murder. End Comment.) According to open sources,
    Engler was responsible for the military section of the 15th
    (MLN-T) column and helped plan the Mitrione kidnap and
    assassination. Engler was not involved in the assassination
    itself but provided some or all of the weapons to Mas Mas.
    After his 1985 release, Engler moved to Sweden and completed
    medical school there.

    ¶6. (S) Engler is believed to be a Swedish citizen. He is
    presently Medical Director of the PET Center at the Uppsala
    University in Sweden. He travels widely in Europe, and

    according to the Uruguayan press, may be nominated for a
    Nobel prize in medicine for his pioneering work in combating
    Alzheimer's disease. He apparently now works with General
    Electric and will manage a medical project at Hospital de
    Clinicas in Montevideo. In 2004, Embassy Montevideo attempted
    to reopen the investigation into Mitrione's murder, but the
    request was denied (reftels).

    Comment:
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    ¶7. (S) We have been spreading the message that the U.S.
    favors good relations with governments in the region that
    respect democracy, the rule of law and human rights,
    regardless of their political label. We also regularly
    interact with Tupamaros who represent a significant portion
    of the Frente Amplio government. However, we draw the line in
    dealing with individuals who were credibly involved in the
    kidnapping or murder of American citizens such as Dan
    Mitrione. Despite the promising aspects of the GE/GOU
    counter-trade deal, we think the Embassy should distance
    itself from this project and discreetly inform the interested
    parties that the reason is the involvement of Dr. Engler, no
    matter how much he has tried to rehabilitate his image. Our
    other main concern is that we do not wish to reopen old
    wounds from the Cold War any more than is necessary. This is
    because we have worked very hard to establish an excellent
    bilateral relationship with a pragmatic left-leaning
    government that for the most part eschews violence. Embassy
    requests the Department's guidance on how best to proceed and
    whom to inform in this delicate matter. End Comment.
    Nealon

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