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robberies, and external supporters, although there are indications that the group continues to suffer financial shortages. The M-19 reportedly has ties with many active and dormant Latin American terrorist organi- zations, including the Uruguayan Tupamaros and the Ecuadorean AVC, as well as groups in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Peru, Guatemala, and Venezuela. M-19 guerrillas also are loosely allied with other Colombian groups such as the Popular Liberation Army (EPL), the National Liberation Army (ELN), the Patria Libre, and the-Workers’. Reyobutionary. Party_(PRT) under the National Guerrilla Coordinator (CNG), which excludes the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The M-19 also joined in the Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordinator, a FARC-led loose alliance formed in 1987. In April 1984, the M-19 announced an alliance with Spain’s Basque Fatherland and Liberty separatists for training and mutual assistance. Many guernillas probably receive basic training at camps in Colombia and reportedly from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Libya as well. Documents captured in May 1981 indicated that 300 M-19 guerrillas were trained in Cuba in 1980. Cuba also provided the M-19 with weapons during its formative years. Some guns used in the Palace of Justice seizure indicate Nicaragua also may supply some materiel. Currently, many of the M-19’s weapons probably are acquired through purchase abroad. Part of an M-19 arms cache uncovered by Colombian police in Bogota in November 1985. Two M-19 guerrillas with Czechoslovak mnt) 25 submachinegun (left) and Israeli Uzi right).