Weekly Situation Report on International Terrorism

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• Publication Date: August 21, 1974
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U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Slain as Mob Attacks Embassy
U.S. Ambassador Roger P. Davies was shot and killed on 19
August in what U.S. officials termed a carefully coordinated
attack on the Embassy in Nicosia. The attack came when a
demonstration by Greek Cypriots suddenly became violent.
Automatic weapons and rifle fire broke out from at least two
points and concentrated on the Ambassador's residence and
second-story office. There is evidence that some rifle fire
came from the upper floor of a nearby building, supporting the
belief that the violent attack was preplanned. A local employee
of the Embassy was also killed during the attack. Preliminary
reports indicated that the extremist?EOKA-B organization, which
favors the union of Cyprus with Greece, participated in the
attack, and also that men in National Guard uniforms were seen
shooting at the Embassy. According to an Associated Press
report, warrants were issued on 20 August for the arrest of
three persons in connection with the slaying of the Ambassador.
Their names have not been disclosed. (UNCLASSIFIED)
Attempt to Kill Jamaican Security Minister in Miami
An attempt was made to kill Eli Matalon, Jamaican Minister
of National Security and Justice, on 15 August, according to a
UPI story in the 16 August Washington Post. Matalon, who is
leading a crackdown on drug smuggling in his country, was
visiting the offices of the Drug Enforcement Administration in
Miami, and discovered a bulky package in his car when he left
the DEA building. He became suspicious and summoned authori-
ties, who defused a foreign-made fragmentation grenade. The
grenade was live and the pin had been removed, but its wrapping
had prevented it from exploding. Matalon dismissed the incident
as an "occupational hazard" and asked that it be played in a
low-key manner. A full investigation is underway, and DEA is
providing protective service for Matalon and his family for the
remainder of their stay in the Miami area. (UNCLASSIFIED)
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
PLACE
EVENT
14 August 1974
Syria, Bomb Explosion at U.S. Pavilion.
Damascus A homemade bomb exploding at night near
the entrance of the U.S. pavilion at the
Damascus International Fair caused moderate
damage to the building and more serious
damage to the "Skylab" exhibit. One pa-
vilion guard and one civilian policeman
sustained minor injuries. The Syrian Min-
ister of Interior, who personally visited
the site after the explosion, ordered an
immediate investigation and arranged for the
overnight repair of all visible damage.
Guards have been doubled. A newly surfaced
group, "The Arab Communist Organization,"
announced the following day that it was re-
sponsible for the bomb explosion. (UNCLAS-
SIFIED)
19 August 1974
Cyprus,
Cypriot Mob Kills U.S. Ambassador.
Nicosia
The U.S. Ambassador and one
an Embassy secretary, were
armed Cypriot demonstrators
local
killed
fired
employee,
when
shots at
the Ambassador's office and residence.
(See Notes.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
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PLANNED ACTION
United States, Unknown A man with a heavy Greek accent tele-
New York, phoned the New York Times on 12 August
New York City threatening to bomb the United Nations
because he was "fed up with the Turks"
in regard to Cyprus. (See 14 August
issue, page B-I-2.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous issues.
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Colombian Puerto Rico, Unknown ** On 1 August the Colombian Consulate in
Consulate' San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico, received a letter,
signed "Alejandro, ELAC" (not further
identified), warning that those dealing
with the Castro regime would be consid-
ered a military objective. Several
consulates that have been bombed in
Puerto Rico also received letters signed
ELAC. In addition, the Consul General
has received several telephone calls
advising that the Colombian Consulate
would be the next one bombed. (Comment:
After the Argentine Consulate was bombed
on 22 April, the Venezuelan Consulate
received a telephone call advising it
would be bombed next; the Peruvian Con-
s late was bomb-bed on 2 Jufy and-the
Venezuelan Consulate on 6 August. See
Tab A, 14 August.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
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POTENTIAL TERRORIST TARGETS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD
NOTE: This is a list of persons and events, arranged chronologically, which might attract
terrorist attack. The following symbols are used when applicable: ** Reported for the
first time. * Revision of report in previous issue.
nd Official
Personnel and
Installations
--'Syrian Deputy
Prime Minister
Abd al-Halim
Khaddam
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1974
United
States
** Contingent on further developments in
the Cyprus situation, civil disturbances
or terrorist acts directed against U.S.
official or private facilities or per-
sonnel may occur. (See also Tab B-II.)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
** Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Minis-
ter of Foreign Affairs Khaddam is in
Washington, D.C. on an official visit.
The Secret Service has protective re-
sponsibility. (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Special Assistant to the Secretary
Department of State
General Benjamin 0. Davis, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for Safety and Consumer
Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. Robert F. Ellsworth
Assistant Secretary of Defense
International Security Affairs
Mr. James M. Frey
Deputy Associate Director for International
Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Colonel Richard T. Kennedy
National Security Council Staff
Mr. David R. Macdonald
Assistant Secretary of Treasury for
Enforcement, Tariff and Trade Affairs,
and Operations
Mr. Kevin T. Maroney
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
Mr. Herbert K. Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the United Nations
Mr. Geoff C. Shepard
Associate Director of the Domestic Council
Mr. W. Raymond Wannall
Assistant Director Intelligence Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Jewish Woman in Hijacking Plot Released from Soviet Prison
Silva I. Zalmanson, a Soviet Jewish woman who had been
sentenced in 1970 to ten years in prison for her role in an
unexecuted plot to hijack a Soviet aircraft, was released on
22 August, reportedly as a result of public protest in the
West concerning her poor state of health and continued de-
tention. Zalmanson, her husband, her two brothers and eight
others, all but two of them Jews, had been arrested on 15
June 1970 at Leningrad as they started to board a small air-
craft for a local flight to a place near the Finnish border,
as their first step toward escaping to Israel. Zalmanson has
advised news services in Moscow that she does not intend to
leave the USSR until she has been permitted to see her hus-
band and brothers, who are still serving prison sentences.
She plans to ask authorities to pardon them as well.
(UNCLASSIFIED)
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date: 26 August 1974 Bomb Explosion at Israeli
Tourist Office.
Place: West Germany, homemade bomb placed, in front
Frankfurt of a window of the Israeli State
Travel Office exploded but
caused no injuries. The blast
did result in damage to the of-
fice, estimated at about US
$20,000, and slight damage to
two cars parked in front of the
office. The Frankfurt police
are reinstating special guards
at the travel office and all
other Israeli offices, including
the official stand at the Frank-
furt Trade Fair. (UNCLASSIFIED)
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: Colombian Consulate The Colombian Consulate in San
Juan, Puerto Rico, received a
Place: Puerto Rico, letter warning that those deal-
San Juan ing with the Castro regime would
Date:
be considered a military objec-
tive. The Consul General also
received several telephone calls
advising that the Colombian Con-
sulate would be bombed. (See
21 August issue, page B-I-2.)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
* Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous issues.
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Target:
U.S. Civilian
and Official
Personnel and
Installations
Place: Greece
Date: Current
Contingent on further develop-
ments in the Cyprus situation,
civil disturbances or terrorist
acts directed against U.S. of-
ficial or private facilities or
personnel may occur. (See also
Tab B-II.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Special Assistant to the Secretary
Department of State
General Benjamin 0. Davis, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for Safety and Consumer
Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. Robert F. Ellsworth
Assistant Secretary of Defense
International Security Affairs
Mr. James M. Frey
Deputy Associate Director for International
Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Colonel Richard T. Kennedy
National Security Council Staff
Mr. David R. Macdonald
Assistant Secretary of Treasury for
Enforcement, Tariff and Trade Affairs,
and Operations
Mr. Kevin T. Maroney
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
Mr. Herbert K. Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the United Nations
Mr. Geoff C. Shepard
Associate Director of the Domestic Council
Mr. W. Raymond Wannall
Assistant Director Intelligence Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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