Cablegate: Visas Viper Submission

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UNCLAS MADRID 000981

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 LEON
BILBAO, JEAN MATTIN)
SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING
NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER
PROCEDURES:

2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 6, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE
SPANISH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE INDIVIDUAL REFERENCED
BELOW FOR HIS ALLEGED COLLABORATION WITH THE TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION ETA. THE ARREST TOOK PLACE DURING A
RANDOM POLICE CONTROL NEAR THE SPANISH-FRENCH BORDER IN
THE LOCATION OF NAVARRA, SPAIN ON MARCH 1, 2005.
ACCORDING TO THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, THE
INDIVIDUAL IS SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF EXPLOSIVE AND AMMUNITION CACHES, SUCH
AS THOSE FOUND IN FRANCE IN OCT 2004 WHEN A JOINT
SPANISH /FRENCH OPERATION LED TO THE CAPTURE OF BOTH
THE PRESUMED LEADER OF ETA AND THE HEAD OF ETA'S
MILITARY NETWORK.

3. NAME: LEON BILBAO, JEAN MATTIN

- GENDER: MALE
- DPOB: 41 YEARS OLD, FRANCE
- NATIONALITY: FRENCH
- CLASS: NEGATIVE

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