WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
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• Case Number: F-2017-00199
• Publication Date: March 30, 1976

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Weekly Situation Report
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International Terrorism
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30 March 1976
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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
CONTENTS
30 March 1976
New Demands From Niehous Kidnappers (Page 6)
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New Demands From Niehous Kidnappers
The kidnappers of William E. Niehous in Venezuela pub-
lished two new communiques over the weekend, one bf which
contained a photograph of the Owens-Illinois executive. . In.
the communiques, the terrorists reiterated their�original
demand that Owens-Illinois publish their manifesto and added
two new ones--that Owens-Illinois distribute 1,500 bags of
food to 1,200 poor families in the barrios and that the
company pay its workers a bonus as a "minimum compensation
for the inhuman exploitation to which the compavy has sub-
mitted its Venezuelan workers." These last two demands
earlier appeared in leaflets contained in a leaflet bomb
detonated at the Central University on 5 March. At the
time, Venezuelan authorities claimed that the leaflets were
not produced by Niehous' kidnappers. It now appears that
the kidnappers either set. off the leaflet bomb or else have
subsequently adopted the two additional' demands.:.
The communiques further stated that the kidnappers
planned to capture four prominent Venezuelans and submit
them to a "people's trial" for "bribery, corruption and
collaborating with multinational enterprises." The kidnap-
pers also charged that Owens-Illinois colluded with the .U.S.
ambassador to allow the entry of 34 CIA agents into Vene-
zuela for the purpose of manipulating public opinion away
from the condemnation of bribery and corruption. They in-
structed revolutionary commando groups to "proceed to
locate, capture and judge any FBI or CIA agents who have
entered the country to carry out repressive plans against
the population." The communiques also stated that the
kidnappers would kill Niehous if the police found their
hiding place.
Niehous' relatives have identified the man in the photo
as Niehous. Owens-Illinois planned to reply to:the communi-
aues through advertisements in the 29 March press.
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