WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626247
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2020
• Case Number: F-2016-02132
• Publication Date: January 20, 1976

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Weekly Situation Report
on
International Terrorism
20 January 1976
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target:
Place:
Date:
Iranian Officials
United States
Unknown
Two Iranian students who reside
in Baltimore reportedly are
advocating the assassination
of Iranian officials in the
U.S. (See the 6 J
sue age B-I-1.)
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Target:
U.S. AMBASSADOR **
For the past nine months a
group has been discussing
Place:
Chile, Santiago
Unknown
plans to assassinate the U.S.
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ambassador to Chile,
Date:
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The plot sup-
posedly originated in Argentina
Target: U.S. MILITARY
ADVISORS
Place: Guatemala,
Guatemala City
Date: Unknown
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and is backed by the Montoneros
working with the organization
branch of the central committee
of the Argentine Communist Par-
ty. U.S. officials and Chilean
authorities are investigating
the details of this plot.
In mid-January the Guatemalan
Communist Party (PGT) dis-
cussed the possibility that
the Guerrilla Army of the Poor
(EGP) would take some sort
of violent action against
U.S. military advisors in
Guatemala, according to a
** Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
* Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous issues.
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The
PGT claims to!have informa-
tion that such an action by
the EGP will 'Occur. The PGT
fears that the Guatemalan
government wotilld indiscrimi-
nately take reprisals against
leftist group if the EGP were
surcpssful
Target: Cuban 'Ambassadors
Place: Venezuela
Canada
Date: Unknown
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The Cuban Ambassador to
Venezuela has received a
number of threats against
his life, and the Venezuelan
government is providing addi-
tional protection. An FBI
report indicated that Cuban
exiles also discussing
the possibility of assassi-
nating the Cuhan Ambassador
to Canada. (See the 6 Janu-
ary issue, pave B-I-2.)
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