WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
Five Americans Currently Held by Kidnapers (Page 1)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
CHARTS: Incidence of Significant International Terror-
ist Acts as Listed in Weekly Situation Reports
(Page A-1)
Significant International Terrorist Incidents
by Type - 1977 (Page A-2)
Chronology (Page A-3)
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TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
II. Europe
IV. Africa
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ARTICLES
Five Americans Currently Held by Kidnapers
Recent kidnapings of U.S. citizens have increased the
number currently being held captive to a total of five.
Four of the victims are businessmen and one is a U.S. gov-
ernment employee. All of them were abducted in Latin
America; one is being held in Venezuela, three in Colombia,
and one in Guatemala.
The longest-held captive is Owens-Illinois executive
William F. Niehous, who was kidnaped from his Caracas home
one year ago on 27 February 1976 by a group calling itself
the Revolutionary Commandos. Following several months of
negotiations, Owens-Illinois met some of the kidnapers'
demands over the objections of the Venezuelan government.
However, the first real break in the case occurred on 21
July with the arrest of two men while they were attempting
to collect a partial ransom payment. Subsequent arrests
netted one of the suspected organizers of the kidnaping,
Jorge Rodriguez. However, interrogation of Rodriguez was so
severe he died in prison without revealing any information
on Niehous' whereabouts. On 11 August, Mrs. Donna L.
Niehous offered a ransom of $467,000 for information leading
to her husband's release.. No response was received, and in
the face of mounting criticism over its handling of the
case, the Venezuelan government in October formed a task
force to locate Niehous. This effort has also met with a
lack of success. The last letter Mrs. Niehous received from
her husband was in early July and no further proof of
Niehous' safety has come to light since that time. Tenuous
reports of Niehous' death surfaced in the Venezuelan press
in January 1977, touching off extensive searches by Vene-
zuelan police, but no reliable evidence of Niehaus' fate
has so far been discovered.
A second kidnaping occurred in Bogota when Gustavo
Curtis, manager of Industrias Gran Colombia, a subsidiary of
Beatrice Foods Company, was abducted from his car on 28
September 1976. The initial ransom demand, received in
early October, was for $5 million. Beatrice Foods Company
negotiators have been in periodic touch with the kidnapers
over the last several months and appear deadlocked on the
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ransom amount. The 19th of April Movement, the Colombian
Army of National Liberation, and the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia terrorist groups have all denied any
involvement in the Curtis kidnaping.
A third U.S. citizen, Peter Fried, was kidnaped, also
1.n Colombia, on 27 October 1976 while on a business trip
from the U.S. The motive for this kidnaping is unclear, but
Colombian officials believe Fried was involved in narcotics
trafficking, that his abduction was connected with negotia-
tions for a purchase of marijuana, and thus his is purely a
criminal case. Although the Colombian government has made
several arrests, no firm information on Fried's whereabouts
has been obtained.
Edmundo Brol, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Guatemalan
Extraction, was kidnaped by members of the Guatemalan Guer-
rilla Army of the Poor in Guatemala City on 7 February 1977.
The Brol family believes the kidnapers are unaware of his
U.S. citizenship. The kidnapers have demanded a $500,000
ransom for Brol's release.
The latest kidnaping is the 14 February seizure of
Peace Corps volunteer Richard Starr by the Colombian Revo-
lutionary Armed Forces in a village approximately 100 miles
from Bogota. The guerrillas, who fled with Starr into the
mountains, have not yet made any ransom demands for his
release.
Foreign citizens, especially U.S. businessmen, appear
to be particularly tempting targets of terrorism in Latin
America. Past successful kidnapings of foreign businessmen
by terrorist groups in this area and the frequently spec-
tacular ransoms received for their release have undoubtedly
inspired many terrorist organizations to acquire funds via
this route. Whether the recent kidnapings of U.S. citizens
presage an upsurge of such incidents is difficult to judge.
Certainly Colombian and Argentinian terrorist groups have
demonstrated a penchant for kidnaping foreigners, and other
Latin American terrorist organizations have conducted similar
operations in the past. As long as terrorists continue to
receive large ransom payments for the release of their kid-
nap victims, they will probably be sufficiently motivated to
continue such operations.
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INCIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
AS LISTED IN WEEKLY SITUATION REPORTS - 1977
?O? TOTAL
U.S. TARGETS
4 I I I I I I I I I I
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV ?DEC
NOTE: THIS GRAPH DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT ALL INCIDENTS RECORDED
IN TAB A DURING THE ABOVE PERIOD, AS INCIDENTS WHICH LATER PROVE NOT TO
HAVE SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL SCOPE ARE OMITTED FROM THE MONTHLY TOTAL.
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SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST INCIDENTS BY TYPE - 1977
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL
Assassination 1 1
Hijacking
Kidnaping 1 2
Barricade $ Hostage
Armed Attack 2
Bombing 7 3
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date: 22 February 1977 Cuban Military Attache's Home
Bombed in -Lima
Place: Peru, Lima Two bombs exploded at the Lima
home of the Cuban military at-
tache on 22 February, causing
considerable damage but no in-
juries. The persons responsi-
ble are unknown. The attache's
home is located adjacent to
the official residence of the
Cuban amha-earlnr to Peru.
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2 March 1977
No significant terrorist threats were reported during the
period 23 February - 2 March 1977 for the following areas:
II. Europe
IV. Africa
V. Far East
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*Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting Terrorism (M/CT)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional
Problems
Assistant Secretary for Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of European Affairs
*United States Mission to the United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. Information Agency, Office of Security
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
*Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control, International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Political
Military Section
Defense Intelligence Agency
RCI-I
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
*Department of Justice
Criminal Division
Emergency Programs Center
*Federal Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
*Department of the Treasury
Office of the Secretary
Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
*Department of Transportation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety
and Consumer Affairs, DOT/TES-2
Federal Aviation Administration
*National Security Council
National Security Council Staff
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National Security Agency, C54-CDB
U.S. Energy Research Development Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
*Central Intelligence Agency
Special Assistant, Deputy Director
International Terrorism Control, DDO
*Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism Member
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CONTENTS
Plea Bargaining by TWA Hijacker (Page 1)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
II. Europe
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ARTICLES
Plea Bargaining by TWA Hijacker
9 March 1977
On 2 March Mark Vlasik, a Croation-American, pleaded
guilty in a New York state court to attempted kidnaping. He
is one of five hijackers who seized control of a New York-
to-Chicago Trans World Airlines jet on 10 September and
forced it to fly to Paris. (See the 14 September 1976
issue.)
While in control of the flight, the hijackers directed
police to a bomb placed in a locker in Grand Central Station.
A bomb squad officer was killed and three other policemen
were severely injured when the device went off as they were
trying to dispose of it. The state of New York charged the
five terrorists with murder, kidnap and assault; this
indictment carries a maximum penalty of death. Vlasik's
plea to the lesser charge of attempted kidnaping makes him
liable to a prison term of between six and eighteen years.
Meanwhile, a controversy has developed over the handling
of the next phase of the case. Federal and New York prose-
cutors agreed in February that the state would try the
hijackers before they faced Federal charges. Last week the
New York State Supreme Court set 7 March as the date for the
beginning of the trial. The United States Attorney contended,
however, that New York had taken too long in starting the
trial and as a result the agreement between prosecutors was
void. As now scheduled, the five hijackers will appear in
Federal Court on 22 March, where they will be charged with
air piracy.
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Date: 6 March 1977 Iraqi Embass in Ankara Bombed
A bomb exploded outside the Place: Turkey, Ankara Iraqi embassy in Ankara on
6 March causing only minor
damage to the building. Ac-
cording to a leaflet left at
the scene, the attack was "in
memory of Arah natriots and
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No significant terrorist threats were reported during the
period 3-9 March 1977 for the following areas:
II. Europe
V. Far East
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Distribution:
*Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting Terrorism (M/CT)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional
Problems
Assistant Secretary for Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of European Affairs
*United States Mission to the United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. Information Agency, Office of Security
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
*Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control, International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Political
Military Section
Defense Intelligence Agency
RCI-I
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
*Department of Justice
Criminal Division
Emergency Programs Center
*Federal Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
*Department of the Treasury
Office of the Secretary
Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
*Department of Transportation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety
and Consumer Affairs, DOT/TES-2
Federal Aviation Administration
*National Security Council
National Security Council Staff
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Department of Commerce, Office of Investigations and
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National Security Agency, C54-CDB
U.S. Energy Research Development Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
*Central Intelligence Agency
Special Assistant, Deputy Director
International Terrorism Control, :DDO
*Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism Member
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Hijacking Sets Distance Record (Page 1)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
I. Western Hemisphere, Including United States
II. Europe
Middle East
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16 March 1977,
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Hijacking Sets Distance Record
The two-day odyssey of an Iberian Airlines Boeing 727,
which had hopscotched between six cities on two continents,
.ended on 16 March in Zurich when Swiss police arrested
hijacker Luciano Porcari, a 37-year old Italian. The plane
had landed in Zurich to pick up an Iberian Airlines relief
pilot and crew. Porcari was grabbed by the relief pilot and
two Swiss policemen disguised as crewmen. During the scuffle
one of the policemen was shot in the leg; none of the regular
seven-man crew or remaining 15 passenger--all Spanish
citizens--were hurt.
The ordeal began on 14 March when Porcari, armed with a
pistol and a rifle forced the plane, which had taken off
from Barcelona enroute to Mallorca, to fly to Algiers in-
stead. After refueling in Algeria, the plane went to Abidjan,
Ivory Coast, where Porcari demanded local officials surrender
his illegitimate three-year old daughter and $140,000 in
cash. The child and an undisclosed amount of money were
given to the hijacker. The jet then returned to Spain,
landing in Seville. After refueling, the Boeing 727 was
forced to fly to Turin, Italy.
The plane was in Turin for two hours. During that time
Porcari demanded that his estranged wife give him their
five-year old daughter, that the aircraft be refueled and
restocked with food, and that local officials give him
$120,000 in Italian currency. When all of his demands were
refused, Porcari released seven of the passengers and ordered
the crew to fly to Zurich.
Efforts by the Italian Consul-General in Zurich to
exchange the remaining passengers for a fresh crew proved
unsuccessful. Porcari then ordered the airliner be flown
toward France, but the plane landed for a second time in
Zurich about a half hour later. After releasing nine more
passengers, the jet headed toward Turin again. This time it
did not land. While the plane circled the city, Porcari
unsuccessfully attempted a second time to convince Mrs.
Porcari to release their daughter.
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Saying he wanted to surrender to authorities in Moscow,
the hijacker ordered the crew to fly to the Soviet capital.
The plane was forced to land in Warsaw because of low fuel.
At that point the pilot claimed he was exhausted. Porcari,
apparently experiencing a change of mind, ordered the jet to
become airborne again and to head for Turin for a third
attempt to convince Mrs. Porcari to give him their daughter.
The plane then landed in Zurich for a third time, to allow a
relief crew to board. It was at that point that the hijacker
was seized.
Porcari had once before tried to hijack a commercial
flight. That earlier attempt, against an Alitalia plane,
took place in Abidjan in 1972 when his wife decided to take
their daughter back to Italy. Porcari had been overpowered
after a shootout at the airport with Ivory Coast police.
Passengers who were released when the Iberian airliner
landed in Turin described Porcari as a man given to sudden
changes in mood. While airborne, Porcari served the passen-
gers 12 bottles of champagne, toasted them and passed out
autographed bank notes from the money he had obtained in
Abidjan. Passengers said that during those periods he was a
calm, friendly and courteous man. When the plane landed,
one passenger observed, "He became wild, nervous, dangerous,
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unharmed.
Swiss police. During the
struggle, one policeman was
injured. All of the remaining
passengers and crew were freed
Date: 14 March 1977 Iberia Airliner Hijacked by
Italian
Place: Spain, Barcelona An Iberia airlines plane on a
domestic flight from Barcelona
to Palma de Mallorca with 36
people aboard was hijacked on
14 March by an Italian man
armed with a pistol and rifle.
He directed the aircraft to
Abidjan, Ivory Coast to pick
up his three-year-old daughter.
The hijacker then took the
plane to Seville, Spain, next
to Turin, Italy where several
hostages were released, and
then on to Zurich, Switzerland
where more passengers were
freed. From there the plane
went to Warsaw, Poland and then
back to Zurich where the hi-
jacker was overpowered by 25X1
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16 March 1977
Target: Former President ** A previously unknown Cuban
of Mexico terrorist group called "Triple
Eight" is planning to kidnap
Place: Mexico, Cancun the former president of Mexico,
according to a reliable source
Date: Unknown of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms. The
purpose of the kidnaping is'to
secure the release of certain
prisoners from Mexican jails.
Arms and possibly explosives
for use in the operation are
allegedly cached in the Miami
area and will be flown to
Acapulco in a plane rented by
the group. Surveillance of
the former president's home
near Cancun, Mexico is reportedly
now underway.
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No significant terrorist threats were reported during the
period 10-16 March 1977 for the following areas:
II. Europe
III. Middle East
V. Far East
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No significant terrorist threats were reported during the
period 24-30 March 1977 for the following areas:
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*Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting Terrorism (M/CT)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional
Problems
Assistant Secretary for Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of European Affairs .
*United States Mission to the United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
U.S. Information Agency, Office of Security
*Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control, International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Political
Military Section
Defense Intelligence Agency
RCI-I
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
*Department of Justice
Criminal Division
Emergency Programs Center
*Federal Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
*Department of the Treasury
Office of the Secretary
Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
*Department of Transportation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety
and Consumer Affairs, DOT/TES-2
Federal Aviation Administration
*National Security Council
National Security Council Staff
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"'Office of Management and Budget, International Affairs
Branch
Department of Commerce, Office of Investigations and
Security
Natioial Security Agency, C54-CDB
U.S. Energy Research Development Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
*Central Intelligence Agency
Special Assistant, Deputy Director
International Terrorism Control, DDO
*Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism Member
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