PAKISTANIS CAPTURE SABOTEURS IN BALUCHISTAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96R01136R001302480017-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2013
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: July 12, 1986
• Content Type: CABLE

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MSGNO 30 (STXX) *07/12/86* *12:11:29.0.4*
ZCZC 17:10:17Z (ST)
EMI DTG : 86071211344657
UNCLASSIFIED
STATF
86 1493064 SUR
NC 1493064
TOR: 121522Z JUL 86 KARACH 05872
RR RUEAIIB
ZNR UUUUU ZOC STATE ZZH
UTS3719
RR RUEHC
DE RUEHKP #5872 1930431
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 120431Z JUL 86
FM AMCONSUL KARACHI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2634
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 6513
INFO RUSBKB/AMEMBASSY KABUL 4791 S v E.-_ (2-slavi
RUEHLR/AMCONSUL LAHORE 3258
RUEHPW/AMCONSUL PESHAWAR 5220
BT
EZ1:
UNCLAS KARACHI 05872
EZ2:
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PINS, PREL, AF, PK
SUBJECT: PAKISTANIS CAPTURE SABOTEURS IN BALUCHISTAN
1. THE VERNACULAR PRESS REPORTS ON JULY 10 THAT AN
ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A TRAINING CAMP FOR SABOTEURS IN
THE CHAGAI DISTRICT OF BALUCHISTAN WAS THWARTED BY
THE ARREST OF THREE PERSONS: TWO PAKISTANIS AND AN
AFGHAN. THE PAKISTANI RINGLEADER, AMIR AHMED MENGAL,
WAS SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED THAT HE WAS A KHAD AGENT
ORGANIZING SUCH A CAMP AFTER RETURNING TO PAKISTAN
FROM KABUL. HE WAS PLANNING TO USE AN AFGHAN REFUGEE
CAMP AS COVER FOR HIS ACTIVITIES.
2. THE REPORTS STATE THAT THE ARRESTS CAME ABOUT
AFTER AN UNNAMED AFGHAN REFUGEE ORGANIZATION LEARNED
OF THE PLANS AND REPORTED THEM TO PAKISTANI
AUTHORITIES. IT IS BELIEVED THAT MOST OF THE PERSONS
UNDERGOING TRAINING ESCAPED INTO AFGHANISTAN WHEN THE
CAMP WAS RAIDED.
3. A SEPARATE REPORT STATES THAT A BRIDGE ON THE
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ZHOB-DERA ISMAIL KHAN ROAD WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY TWO
EXPLOSIONS CAUSING ALL HEAVY TRAFFIC TO BE SUSPENDED
ON THE ROUTE.
4. KABUL MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. GRAHL
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