WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM FEBRUARY 1977[SANITIZED] - 1977/02/01

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1977

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Articles:
Argentine Fights Fire with Fire (Page 1)
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Murderer of U.S. Consular Agent is Slain (Page 5)
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TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
I. Western Hemisphere, Including United States
TAB C - Potential Terrorist Targets in the U.S. and Abroad
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Argentina Fights Fire with Fire
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During the evening of 25 January members of the Monto-
neros fired upon the vacant home of Goodyear's production
manager and detonated a pipe bomb there. Propaganda leaflets
were left at the house, which is located in a suburb of
Buenos Aires, as well as at the nearby Goodyear plant. The
incident was the first this year involving a major U.S.
company.
While attacks by
small groups against relatively unpro-
tected targets can be expected to continue,
terrorist groups will probably
have lost their ability to engage in large scale confronta-
tions by the middle of this year. The decline in terrorist
capabilities is attributed in part to the heavy loss of
they have sustained in skirmishes
In other cases suspected terrorists have been
quietly detained and after it has been determined that they
are deeply involved in terrorist activity, they have been
executed by the police. Their deaths have been publicized
as having occurred during firefights with security forces.
disinformation campaign
on the grounds that it serves to boost the morale of the
security forces, adversely affects terrorist morale and
shows the public that the government's efforts to eliminate
the terrorist threat are succeeding. Not all terrorist
deaths should be attributed to the police's clandestine
killings: many reported clashes are genuine.
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Murderer of U.S. Consular Agent is Slain
According to the Argentine press, security forces in
Santa Fe recently killed Jorge Luis Piotti, a Montonero
identified by security officials as one of the individuals
involved in the kidnaping and assassination of John P. E an
the U.S. consular agent in Cordoba, in February 1975.
Egan was abducted on 26 February
1975. The following day the kidnapers demanded the release
of four imprisoned Montoneros in exchange for him. After
the Argentine government announced on 28 February that it
would not deal with terrorist groups, Egan's body was found
in the outskirts of Cordoba, wrapped in a Montonero banner.
Although 36 members of the Montoneros had been arrested in
August 1975 and held for questioning in connection with
Egan's death, Piotti is the first individual to be publicly
identified by the Argentine government as being responsible
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date:
Place:
25 January 1977
Argentina, Buenos
Aires
Home of Goodyear Executive
Attacked
The suburban Buenos Aires
home of a Goodyear executive
was attacked by the Montoneros
with machine gun fire and a pipe
bomb on 25 January. The house
was vacant at the time of the
attack. The Montoneros left
leaflets at the home, the
Goodyear plant, and the sur-
rounding area supporting the
workers in their struggles
against the government.
Goodyear has been experiencing
labor problems recently.
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Place: Argentina,
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The Montoneros reportedly
have discussed a plan to bomb
a ship transporting Argentine
grain, preferably a U.S. flag
vessel. According to the
plan, an explosive device
would be inserted in a manu-
factured item which would be
transported for export or
otherwise placed on board the
ship carrying the grain. It
is not known whether the Monto-
neros have actually decided to
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Argentine Government Raid Nets Montoneros' Target
Listing of Diplomats (Page 2)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
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Argentine Government Raid Nets Montonerost Target Listing
(-5T Diplomats
Argentine security forces confiscated a card file
labeled "Targets Under Study" during an operation in the
greater Buenos Aires area against the Montoneros terrorist
group in January 1977. The card file contained names of 11
current members and 16 former members of the U.S. mission in
Buenos Aires, as well as the names of their wives.
Also listed were a number of current and former members
f other embassies in Argentina
There is no information as to whether the file repre-
sented the total data on diplomats available at the raided
site or whether there may have been additional information
For example, the
cards did not include surveillance data or other details of
the type which would indicate that there was a definite
interest in any particular individual, nor can it be deter-
mined whether the listing was currently being maintained.
The newest U.S. official on the list had arrived in Buenos
Aires during July 1975.
This information provided further confirmation to that
which the embassy has long known and acted upon, i.e., that
the various Argentine subversive groups, including the
Montoneros, maintain data on U.S. mission personnel on a
continuing basis. This particular information represents
the first listing which actually comes under the heading of
potential targets; other listings have not been so labeled.
Information obtained during October 1976 indicated that the
Montoneros considered that the human rights issue, particu-
larly in the U.S., was working to their advantage. (See the
26 October issue.) Consequently, in the interest of main-
taining this advantage, Montonero leaders had decided that
for the time being they would not direct terrorist actions
against foreign diplomatic missions or their personnel in
Argentina. They feared such acts would tend to weaken the
Montonerosi position in the context of their being champions
and protectors of human rights. It is unknown whether this
continues to be the policy of the Montonero leadership.
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I. Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: U.S. EMBASSY
PERSONNEL
Place: Argentina,
Buenos Aires
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Recently captured Montonero
documents contain the names
of some present and former
officers at the U.S. embassy
as well as personnel at other
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Place: Argentina,
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uals was included. The most
recently-arrived U.S. official
listed came to Buenos Aires in
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mined whether the listing was
being kept current. The al-
ready stringent security pro-
cedures at the embassy have
been further tightened./
The Montoneros reportedly
have discussed a plan to bomb
a ship transporting Argentine
grain, preferably a U.S. flag
vessel. According to the
plan, an explosive device
would be inserted in a manu-
factured item which would be
transported for export or
otherwise placed on board the
ship carrying the grain. It
is not known whether the Monto-
neros have actually decided to
carry out the operation or when
it might be implemented. U.S.
shipping lines serving Argentina
are being advised of this
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TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
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PERSONNEL
Place: Argentina,
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Date: Unknown
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of some present and former
officers at the U.S. embassy
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whether the listing was being
kept current. The already
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at the embassy have been f
ther ti htened.
Target: U.S. SHIP The Montoneros reportedly
have discussed a plan to bomb
Place: Argentina, a ship transporting Argentine
Buenos Aires grain, preferably a U.S. flag
vessel. According to the
Date: Unknown plan, an explosive device
would be inserted in a manu-
factured item which would be
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otherwise placed on board the
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Target: U.S. EMBASSY Recently captured Montonero
PERSONNEL documents contain the names
of some present and former
Place: Argentina, officers at the U.S. embassy
Buenos Aires as well as personnel at other
embassies in Buenos Aires.
Date: Unknown The newest U.S. official
listed arrived in Buenos
Aires in mid-1975; it cannot
be determined whether the
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