WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM SEPTEMBER 1976[SANITIZED] - 1976/09/07

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: TERRORISM
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
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• Publication Date: September 7, 1976

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TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
CHART: Incidence of Significant International Terror-
ist Acts as Listed in Weekly Situation Reports
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Chronology (Page A-2)
TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
I. Western Hemisphere, Including United States
II. Europe
III. Middle East
IV. Africa
V. Far East
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Argentine Montoneros Acknowledge Sending Booby-Trapped
Packages
In threatening letters to seven Ford executives in
Argentina, the Montoneros claimed responsibility for sending
the gift-packaged bombs that injured four persons on 26
August (see the 31 August issue). The seven Ford executives
who received new threats include both Americans and Argen-
tinians. Six of the letters were identical, saying in part
that the Montoneros' fight for liberation includes elimi-
nating those who contribute to exploitation of the working
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to "a few exploiters, but we will continue to watch you . . .
until the race of exploiters and oligarchs disappears from
the land."
The Ford general manager of finance, Nogueira, received
a differently worded letter, alleging that Marcel Capdevila,
the Renault executive who was injured by one of the package
bombs on 26 August, had turned over some of his workers to
the Argentine authorities. The letter warned Nogueira not
to make the same mistake and continued, "You won't receive
only an envelope but there will be an explosive case waiting
for you at every corner . . . The manager who collaborates
with repression is the manager who will go to the wall."
The greeting cards sent with these seven letters were similar3.5(c)
to those sent with the parcel bombs.
Argentine Police Disband Unofficial Counterterrorist Unit
The recently appointed chief of the Argentine Federal
Police, Brigadier General Edmundo Ojeda, has broken up an
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unofficial counterterrorist group,
This group, called the Center for Counter-
insurgent Training (CIC), functioned out of the school for
noncommissioned officers in Buenos Aires. It is believed
responsible for many of the rightwing terrorist kidnappings
and killings of leftist Argentinians or refugees over the
past several years. Ojeda abolished this unit by the tactics
of court-martialing some of the CIC members for offenses
such as drunkenness, abuse of authority, or embezzlement and
posting others to locations far from Buenos Aires. He could
not punish them for their more serious offenses because the
government is not willing to admit that the "counterter-
rorist" groups which have carried out so many atrocities are
largely police and army officers working overtime.
The CIC was formed in 1973 under the authority of
President Juan Peron and was designed to provide a con-
trolled outlet for the unofficial counterterrorist activity
in which the police were already indulging. Its existence
was never formally admitted, but its members wore a dis-
tinctive shoulder-flash and trained some outsiders, partic-
ularly army officers, as well as police. "Instructors" took
their "students" out at night to steal cars, kidnap and
kill. Some persons who were picked up and released by the
so-called AAA (Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance) have said
they were held in rooms containing portraits of the previous
chief of police, Alberto Villar, who originally formed the
CIC. If this unit has been primarily responsible for the
numerous recent rightwing terrorist actions in Buenos Aires,
its disbanding should result in a sharp decrease in such
activities. However, a number of other rightist groups may
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TERRORIST THREATS AND PLANS
Tab B includes all reasonably credible reports of planned 3.3(b)(1)
terrorist activity. T
However, terrorist groups
often discuss general intentions or make tentative plans for
violent acts that they never succeed in carrying out. In
nearly all the cases listed, the intended target and appropriate
governments have been informed of the threat.
** Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
* Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous issues.
I. Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: FORD EXECUTIVES
Place: Argentina,
Buenos Aires
Date: Unknown
Seven senior executives of
the Ford Motor Company in
Buenos Aires received threat-
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TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
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Date:
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8 September 1976
Colombia, Medellin
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Consulate Bombed
Molotov cocktails were thrown
at the Argentine consulate in
Medellin, causing significant
property damage but no per-
sonal injuries. No one has
claimed credit for the bomb-
ing. Local authorities,
however, speculated that the
attack might be related to
Chilean solidarity week and
may have been perpetrated b
Ar entine leftists.
Chrysler Executive Assassinated
An Argentine executive of the
Chrysler factory in Buenos
Aires was assassinated in
front of his home on 9 Septem-
ber. The Montoneros claimed
responsibility. Workers have
been on strike at the auto
factories in Argentina. This
assassination followed the
firing of 121 workers accused
by Chrysler and Ford of pro�
moting work stoppages and
slowdowns.
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Tab B includes all reasonabl credible resorts o an
terrorist activit 3.3(b)(1)
However, terrorist groups
often discuss general intentions or make tentative plans for
violent acts that they never succeed in carrying out. In
nearly all the cases listed, the intended target and appropriate
governments have been informed of the threat.
** Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
* Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous issues.
I. Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: FORD EXECUTIVES
Place: Argentina,
Buenos Aires
Date: Unknown
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Bosch Comments on Cuban Exile Affairs (Page 10)
Cuban Funding and Operational Status. of ERP in
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I. Western Hemisphere, Including United States
II. Europe
III. Middle East
IV. Africa
V. Far East
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Bosch Comments on Cuban Exile Affairs
Cuban exile leader Orlando Bosch arrived
Venezuela in mid-September
Bosch has claimed that he formerly
was told by President Carlos Andres Perez that he sympathized
with Bosch's anti-Castro efforts but that he would allow no
such activities in Venezuela. Bosch is said to have promised
not to undertake any terrorist activities in Venezuela, and
Perez, who has a long history of sympathy for Cuban exiles,
gave Bosch a token contribution of U.S. $500 for his organi-
zation.
in Caracas,
Bosch now says that he does not plan to make United
States personnel or property the target of any further in-
cidents. In commenting on his February 1976 detention by
Costa Rican officials, Bosch said that he had never intended
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of State, who was at that time visiting Latin America. (See
the 24 February issue, page B-I-4.) Commenting on the dis-
appearance of two Cuban embassy officials in Buenos Aires,
Argentina (see the issue of 31 August), Bosch said that
despite rumors to the contrary his rmin hid nnt kidnapped
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Cuban Funding and Operational Status of ERP in Argentina
Mario Espinosa Barahona, a former national leader of
the Chilean MIR and currently a leading member of the
Ar entine ERP, told
that as cr.: August 1976 the Cuban mission in Buenos
ires was providing funds to ERP members living clandestinely
in Argentina. Pedro Rivero, an ERP leader, serves as the
funding channel. (See the 17 August issue for additional
information on Cuban funding of Latin American subversive
groups.)
Espinosa said that the ERP rural guerrilla forces have
withdrawn from Tucuman province and have integrated with ERP
elements in major Argentine cities. He said that although
badly weakened, the ERP maintains a military capability and
is currently attempting to acquire weapons while simul-
taneously undergoing a reorganization. According to Espinosa,
the ERP consolidation with the Argentine Montoneros is
progressing slowly, with both organizations conducting
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American Woman Kidnapped
A young American woman was
kidnapped from her home by
seven armed men. The father,
a Mennonite missionary, said
his daughter had been involved
in the political arm of the
ERP the year before when she
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was at the university. It is
not known if rightists or
leftists are responsible for
the kidnapping.
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Attack on Argentine Executive
of Ford Motor company
Guerrillas fired submachine
guns and three hand grenades
against the house of an Argen-
tine executive of the Ford
Motor Company in Buenos Aires
on 15 September. The Monto-
neros claimed responsibility.
This is the second attack
against an auto executive
within a week. A Chrysler
executive was assassinated
on 9 September. The auto in-
dustry has been experiencing
strikes and slowdowns and
121 workers were recently
fired.
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New U.S. Chancery Building in
Buenos Aires Damaged by Fire
Fire broke out on 20 Septem-
ber in the new U.S. chancery
building in Buenos Aires. An
inspection of the building by
American officials was under-
way at the time. Although
the fire was quickly brought
under control, damage esti-
mated at over $10,000 was caused
to the central electrical
system. The inspecting offi-
cials believe the fire was
intentionally set, as they
found cardboard jammed into
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However, terrorist groups
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nearly all the cases listed, the intended target and appropriate
governments have been informed of the threat.
** Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
* Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous issues.
I. Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: U.S. and BRITISH
EMBASSIES
U.S.-OWNED
BUSINESSES
Place: Argentina,
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Date: Unknown
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left-
ists in Buenos Aires will
attack the U.S. and British
embassies in Buenos Aires 21-
26 September
U.S.-owne
messes and factories
will also be attacked and
some of their workers will
participate. U.S. officials
in Argentina commented that
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CONTENTS
Articles:
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Montoneros Continue Terrorism Against Foreign
Firms in Argentina (Page 5)
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TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
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TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
I. Western Hemisphere, Including United States
II. Europe
III. Middle East
IV. Africa
V. Far East
VI. Worldwide
TAB C - Potential Terrorist Targets in the U.S. and Abroad
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Montoneros Continue Terrorism Against Foreign Firms in
Argentina
Since the Montoneros sent threatening letters to several
Ford executives in Argentina in early September and acknowl-
edged sending the bombs that injured four persons in late
August, they have followed up their threats with new attacks.
(See the 7 September issue.) On 15 September terrorists in
a pickup truck fired a machine-gun blast at the garage of
the home of a Ford engineering manager. Guards returned
fire, and as the truck departed pamphlets were thrown out.
The text criticized labor practices of the government and
the "exploiting employers," ending with the sentence,
"Montonero resistance will win." On 20 September a similar
incident took place at the administrative offices of Chrysler
Febre-Argentina in San Justo, Buenos Aires Province. Bullets
riddled the windows of a conference room, and one round
penetrated the office of the manager/director. A communique
was left identifying the attackers as Montoneros.
Also on 20 September, John G. Little, an Argentine
department chief of the German-connected Schering Pharmaceu-
tical Co., was assassinated in a Buenos Aires suburb. While
waiting for a bus to travel to his office, he was shot at
point-blank range by two persons who fired from the street.
According to the U.S. embassy, about 14 senior execu-
tives, none of them U.S. citizens, have been assassinated in
1976. They worked for such companies as Bendix, Swift,
Chrysler and Fiat. In addition, 14 Argentine managers in
U.S. companies have been abducted, and some cases are not
yet resolved. In the last month two Chrysler executives
have resigned, and a third, who was transferred to Brazil
for his protection, is discouraged and may resign. The
embassy commented that these attacks appear to be revenge
against foreign companies for discharging employees or
reporting them to security forces. The Montoneros appar-
ently are attempting to gain worker support by administering
what they consider justice to management.
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date: 20 September 1976 Montoneros Continue Attacks
on Foreign Business Personnel
Place: Argentina A series of mid- and late-Sep-
tember terrorist attacks on
foreign business personnel
and property in Argentina
included the street corner
assassination on 20 September
of John G. Little, Argentine
executive of Schering Pharma-
ceutical Company, a subsidiary
of a German-owned business.
On 20 September several per-
sons in a truck fired on the
Chrysler Febre-Argentina
administrative offices outside
Buenos Aires. The Montoneros
claimed credit for the attack
on Chrysler and an earlier
attack at the home of a Ford
executive but not for Little's
murder.
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Target: U.S. and BRITISH
EMBASSIES
Place:
Date:
U.S.-OWNED
BUSINESSES
Argentina,
Buenos Aires
Current
Target: FORD EXECUTIVES
Place: Argentina,
Buenos Aires
Date:
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leftists in Buenos Aires
planned to attack the U.S.
and British embassies in
Buenos Aires 21-26 September.
Embassy officials do not re-
gard this as a serious threat,
and the stipulated time frame
has passed. Considering the
climate of violence in Argen-
tina, however, a possibility
of some terrorist action re-
mains.
Seven senior executives of
the Ford Motor Company in
Buenos Aires received threat-
ening letters in early Sep-
tember from the Montoneros.
Gunfire and grenades were
aimed at the home of a Ford
executive on 15 September.
This incident probably is
related to the threatening
letters.
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