WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
CONTENTS
Articles:
6 April 1976
Niehous Still Captive (Page 4)
Another Attack Against Soviets in New York (Page 5)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
CHART: Incidence of Significant International Terror-
ist Acts as Listed in Weekly Situation Reports
- 1976 (Page A-1)
Chronology (Page A-2)
TAB B - Terrorist Threats and Plans
I. Terrorist Threats and Plans: Western Hemisphere
Including United States
IV.
V.
Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Africa
Terrorist Threats and Plans: Far East
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Niehous Still Captive
It has been approximately six weeks since William F.
Niehous was abducted from his home in Caracas, and Venezuelan
authorities have made little progress in breaking the case.
On 31 March a spokesman for Owens-Illinois stated that
the demands of the kidnappers boiled down to three, that
the terrorists' manifesto be published, that food be distrib-
uted to the poor, and that Owens-Illinois employees be given
a bonus. He further commented that the company is locked in
on two of the demands. First, the government will not allow
the publication of the manifesto, and second, the unions at
the Owens-Illinois factories voted not to accept the bonus.
The spokesman was hopeful that the kidnappers would come
around to demanding a ransom so that the company could
negotiate with more flexibility.
The kidnappers have sent several communiques to
Mrs. Niehous, company executives and the press. One local
television station was shut down for three days because it
reported a contact between one of its executives and a self-
styled spokesman for the kidnappers who claimed that Niehous
would be executed. Because of the way in which this contact
was made, it is now believed to be a hoax.
As it now stands, Niehous, his family, and Owens-
Illinois are caught in the middle of a battle of wills be-
tween a frustrated and unyielding government on one hand and
a clever and thus far anonymous group of kidnappers on the
other. Unless one side backs down from its hardened posi-
tinn Mi ''ild remain a captive for some time to come.
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Another Attack Against Soviets in New York
The latest terrorist attack directed against Soviets in
New York by the Jewish Armed Resistance was the firing of
two rifle shots into the Soviet mission to the United Nations
in the early morning hours of 2 April. One shot entered a
ninth-floor apartment occupied by a couple and child.
Another shot hit the brickwork of the building. No one was
injured. Police found a 22-caliber rifle fitted with scope
and home-made silencer one block away. Three unexpended
rounds and two empty shell cases were also found with the
The Associated Press and United Press International
both received calls from an anonymous male who read a state-
ment from the Jewish Armed Resistance concerning the shooting
incident. The statement protested the U.S. support for
detente and the Soviet detention of Marina Tiemkin, a Jewish
teenager. It also contained a threat "to do to Russian
children in New York the same things being done to Jewish
children like Marina Tiemkin." The Jewish Defense League
issued a statement applauding the shooting incident.
The Soviets have presented a strongly worded protest
note on this latest attack against them in the U.S. The
Soviets said they view this shooting attack as an attempt on
their ambassador's life in a political sense, since the
ambassador and his wife live in the targeted building. (The
ambassador and his wife are still recovering from a serious
auto accident and are not presently residing in their apart-
ment.) The New York City police and the FBI are investi-
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INCIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
AS LISTED IN WEEKLY SITUATION REPORTS ? 1976
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MINIM TOTAL
25 U.S. TARGETS
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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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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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date:
Place:
29 March 1976
West Germany,
Dusseldorf
Attempted Bombing of Swedish
Consulate
A bomb was tossed through the
second-floor window of the
office building housing the
Swedish consulate in Dussel-
dorf on 29 March. The bomb
exploded in the offices of
a German firm. The Swedish
consulate is located on the
first floor but flies its
flag from the second floor.
The police speculated that
the attack may be in protest
against the imminent trial
of the terrorists who seized
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Date: 31 March 1976 Pan American Airlines Office
Bombed
Place: Turkey, Ankara A bomb exploded outside the
entrance to the Pan American
Airlines office in Ankara on
31 March, causing extensive
property damage but no seri-
ous injuries. No group has
claimed credit for the bomb-
ing; however, the Turkish
People's Liberation Army and
related radical student
groups have been engaging
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Date:
Place:
Date:
Place:
Date:
Place:
2 April 1976
United States,
New York
2 April 1976
Greece, Athens
3 April 1976
Colombia, Bogota
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Shots Fired Into Soviet
Mission to the United Nations
Two shots were fired into the
Soviet mission to the United
Nations on 2 April. One en-
tered a ninth floor apartment
occupied by a couple and
child; the other shot hit
the brickwork of the build-
ing. No one was injured.
The Jewish Armed Resistance
claimed credit for the attack.
American Express Office
Bombed
A smoke bomb detonated at
the American Express office
in Athens on 2 April, causing
limited damage. Afterwards,
American Express received
several telephone calls re-
garding two additional bombs
allegedly planted at the
office; however, no devices
were found. Police are in-
vestigating.
Several Bombs Explode in
Bogota
A?B-611113 exploded at the First
National City Bank in Bogota
on 3 April. This was one of
a series of bombings that
weekend. It is not known
who is responsible.
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: Haitian Official
Place: United States,
New York
Date: Unknown
Target:
Place:
Date:
Costa Rican
Establishments
United States
Unknown
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A group of Haitians in New
York, who belong to the
National Liberation Movement,
are planning terrorist acts
to demonstrate their opposition
to the Duvalier regime in
Haiti, according to an FBI
report. The Haitian consul
in New York reportedly is a
specific kidnap target. The
kidnapping is to take place
sometime within the next nine
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I In March the con-
sul in Miami received a
threat that his car would
be bombed if Cuban exile
Orlando Bosch were not re-
leased from prison in Costa
** Indicates a new threat reported for the first time.
* Indicates a revision of a threat reported in previous
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Rica. The consul received
a second letter on 3 April
which claimed that he would
pay for having turned over
Bosch to the Dominican Repub-
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Tarset:
PLO Official On 23 March a PLO observer to
the United Nations received
Place:
United States,
New York
a telephone call from an
anonymous male who said that
in a few days hp would h
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Target:
U.S.
CITIZEN
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The mother
residing
of a U.S. citizen
in Cordoba received
Place:
Argentina,
an extortion threat on 26
Cordoba
January when an unidentified
caller threatened that her
Date:
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daughter would be killed if
he were not paid $50,000 by
24 April. The mother has only
recently advised authorities
in the U.S. of this threat.
The State Department considers
this a serious threat and
has informed hp embassy in
Buenos Aires.
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No significant terrorist threats were reported during
the period 31 March - 6 April 1976 for the following areas:
IV. Africa
V. Far East
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Distribution: Mr. Robert A. Fearey
Special Assistant to the Secretary
Department of State
Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson
Deputy Director for International
Negotiations and Arms Control
International Security Affairs
Department of Defense
Mr. James F. Bane
Assistant Chief, International Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski
National Security Council Staff
Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment,
Safety and Consumer Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. James Robinson
Criminal Division
Department of Justice
Mr. Richard D. Parsons
Associate Director of the Domestic Council
Mr. Herbert K. Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the United Nations
Mr. J. Robert McBrien
Special Assistant for Special Legislation
and Projects
Department of Treasury
Mr. Thomas W. Leavitt
Assistant Director, Intelligence Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
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13 April 1976
Articles:
Unwelcome Guests at Qadhafi's Doorstep (Page 1)
Niehous Kidnappers Make Final Demands (Page 3)
Paraguay Arrests Terrorist Suspects Returning from
Argentina (Page 6)
Eritrean Insurgents Delay Release of American and British
Hostages (Page 8)
Has the PFLP Returned to the Fold? (Page 9)
Notes:
Kenya Fears It May Be Terrorist Target (Page 11)
Second Group of South Moluccans Sentenced in The
Netherlands (Page 11)
German Anarchists Sentenced for 1972 Attack on U.S.
Officers' Club (Page 12)
Basques Kidnap Two Spanish Policemen in France (Page 12)
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Unwelcome Guests at Qadhafi's Doorstep
The hijackers who commandeered a Philippine Airlines
jet on 7 April finally reached Benghazi, Libya on 13 April.
The final outcome is still uncertain, as the hijackers have
not reached an agreement with Libyan authorities. The
domestic PAL flight was hijacked 500 miles south of Manila
on the morning of 7 April. The hijackers, armed with pistols
and hand grenades, overpowered a military security detail at
the airport and forced their way aboard the plane. The
twin-engine jet had 70 passengers, including one American
and some Japanese and Chinese citizens, and a crew of six.
The crew was ordered to fly the plane to Manila international
airport, where the hijackers made their demands--the release
of four political prisoners, $300,000 in ransom, and a
flight "westward." The leader said the demands were non-
negotiable.
The hijackers set a deadline of two hours and threatened
to kill the passengers if demands were not met. The political
prisoners were brought to the airport without the knowledge
of the hijackers, and two of them talked to the hijackers by
radio. The hijackers wanted the prisoners to fly out with
them, but the four refused to leave.
The hijackers said they were members of the Moro Na-
tional Liberation Front, a group fighting for the establish-
ment of an independent state in the predominately Muslim
southern region of the Philippines. The personal identities
of the hijackers are unknown.
On the afternoon of 8 April the passengers were allowed
to disembark but 14 crew members and the vice-president of
PAL, a naturalized U.S. citizen, were retained as hostages.
The hijackers reportedly were given a bag of money. The
plane then departed.
The hijacking was the seventh in Philippine history,
six involving PAL aircraft. The government up to this point
had an excellent record for stopping hijackers before they
could depart the country. The presence of foreigners among
the passengers probably was one of the factors causing the
government to yield in this case.
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The plane was refueled in east Malaysia, but the author-
ities would not allow the hijackers to get off the plane,
which was surrounded by 200 policemen and three armored
cars. The next stop was Kuala Lumpur, where the plane was
reluctantly allowed to land, refuel and take food aboard.
On each leg of its flight the aircraft departed for an
unspecified destination, as no country would give it advance
permission to land. The original plane was a short-haul
BAC-111 and carries a limited supply of fuel, so it had to
make frequent stops for refueling.
The plane landed next in Bangkok but could not continue
the flight due to mechanical difficulties. The aircraft
needed a new tire and other equipment which was not avail-
able in Bangkok. According to press stories, the Thais
almost persuaded the hijackers to release their hostages and
did succeed in getting them to surrender their hand grenades.
The Philippine government eventually dispatched a longer
range DC 8 to replace the disabled jet and allow the hijack-
ers to continue their journey. The hijackers and hostages
changed planes during darkness to prevent any hostile action
by Thai authorities. The plane then continued on its flight
toward Libya, which the hijackers said was their destination.
Permission was not obtained for refueling enroute, but the
pilot landed at Karachi, Pakistan without permission. After
refueling and spending the night, the plane made the last
leg of its trip to Libya without any indication that it
would be welcome. As of noon on 13 April, the hijackers had
not left the plane. They were demanding to see Libyan
President Mu'ammar Qadhafi, who apparently was not willing
to meet with them. The head of PAL's office in Rome, who
was in contact with the Benghazi airport, told the press
that the hijackers had refused a Libyan request, that they
leave the plane and free the hostages. The Libyans also
insisted at one point that the gunmen allow the plane to be
refueled and leave Libya. The hijackers refused this request
also, and the dispute has not been solved.
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Niehous Kidnappers Make Final Demands
During the past week an attempt by Owens-Illinois to
break the deadlock with William Niehous' kidnappers resulted
in a rift between Owens-Illinois and the government of
Venezuela. Owens-Illinois tried to comply with two of the
kidnappers' demands by publishing the terrorists' original
communique in the New York Times, the London Times and Le
Monde, and by paying each of its Venezuelan employees a bonus
equivalent to US $116. The Venezuelan government, which was
still maintaining a hard line toward the kidnappers, became
extremely upset and retaliated by initiating expropriation
of Owens-Illinois assets in Venezuela. Negotiations between
Owens-Illinois and the Venezuelan government concerning the
expropriation are still continuing.
On 10 April Niehous' abductors released what they
called their "final offer with regard to the conditions that
would bring about the immediate freedom of Mr. William
Frank Niehous in complete mental and bodily health." In the
communique, the terrorists continued to demand that Owens-
Illinois reach a compromise with the Ministry of Interior so
that the kidnappers' 28 February communique as well as the
10 April communique could be published locally. Additionally,
they demanded an unspecified sum of money to pay for the
purchase of bags of food and other social assistance for the
poor, to cover the expenses for Niehous' imprisonment, and
to provide a "bond" as a guarantee that Niehous will not
intervene in Venezuela's internal affairs. The communique
also says that Owens-Illinois will be informed later as to
the channels through which the ransom is to be paid. The
press speculates that the ransom may run as high as US $2.3
million.
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Paraguay Arrests Terrorist Suspects Returnina from Argentina
In early April Paraguayan security officers arrested,
more than 70 persons suspected of receiving terrorist train-
ing in Argentina, according to the U.S. embassy in Asuncion.
Those arrested included five Argentinians and one Uruguayan,
as well as Paraguayan citizens. The round-up began when a
known Paraguayan Communist was apprehended on 3 April as he
attempted to enter Paraguay from Argentina. He provided
information that led to other arrests. The authorities
learned from these first prisoners that some 200 Paraguayan
terrorists were in the process of moving back to Paraguay,
most of them leaving Argentina in the wake of the recent
coup there. They were said to be organized into several
cells of around 20 to 25 persons each. Some of,the arrests
involved shoot-outs, and at least one terrorist leader and a
policeman were killed.
The Ministry of Interior released a press statement on
7 April which claimed that the terrorists were members of
the "Organizacion Politica Militar," linked to extremist
groups in Argentina. The leaders were identified as Juan
Carlos DaCosta del Castillo, described as a university
agitator, who was killed in a shoot-out with the police, and
Miguel Sanmarti Garcia, a Spanish Jesuit priest. According
to other embassy information, Sanmarti was expelled from
Paraguay in 1974 and is believed to be in Barcelona, Spain,
althou2h he may have returned to Paraguay.'
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According to the embassy, Paraguayan authorities have
assigned special guards to a number of foreign diplomatic
missions, ostensibly for their protection. There is wide-
spread belief in the diplomatic community, however, that
these guards have been assigned primarily to prevent fuffi-
tives from seeking diplomatic asylum.
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Eritrean Insurgents Delay Release of American and British
Hostages
During March there were indications that the Eritrean
Popular Liberation Forces were about to release the two
American civilian technicians and a British honorary consul
who were kidnapped in Asmara, Ethiopia last July and October,
respectively./
An Associated Press story filed from Beirut on 8 April
has complicated the problem. This story asserts that the
PLF is demanding a ransom of three million dollars for the
two Americans, James Harrell and Steven Campbell, and an
additional unspecified amount for Basil Burwood-Taylor, the
British honorary consul. The PLF has threatened to kill
the three hostages if the money is not paid by the end of
April, according to AP.
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Has the PFLP Returned to the Fold?
At least a temporary rapprochement apparently has taken
place between Yasir Arafat, chief of Fatah and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, and George Habbash, head of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. This new
relationship between the previously antagonistic leaders was
proclaimed publicly in Beirut on 30 March, and they posed
together for news photographers. (The PFLP withdrew from
the PLO executive committee in September 1974 out of unhap-
piness with Arafat's relatively conciliatory position on
Palestinian involvement in Middle East peace negotiations.)
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Second Group of South Moluccans Sentenced in The Netherlands
On 8 April a Dutch court imposed six-year prison terms
on seven South Moluccan terrorists who seized the Indonesian
consulate in Amsterdam last December. 1
lhe terrorists nUIU Gp p isuu_
hostage in the consulate for 16 days before surrendering.
In their trial, all pleaded guilty to charges of illegal
deprivation of liberty, threatening to kill hostages, and
illegal possession of firearms--charges which carried a
total maximum sentence of 16 years. Another group of South
Moluccans, who hijacked a train a few days before the con-
sulate attack and killed three of their hostages, were
sentenced on 26 March to 14-year prison terms./
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German Anarchists Sentenced for 1972 Attack on U.S.
Officers' Club
On 2 April 1976 a West German couple, Siegfried and
Karin Mahn, were sentenced to 18 months in prison. The
Mahns, members of the anarchist 2 June Movement, were con-
victed of involvement in a bombing attempt against the
Harnack House. a U.S. officers' club in West Berlin, in
April 1972.
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terrorists, and it may indicate the beginning of an anti-ETA.
campaign that could mean the end of an ETA safe haven in
France. The Spanish are taking a hard line with the terror-
ists and will not negotiate with them. Even the Basque
citizenry has been moved against the terrorists with the
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A Philippines Airlines (PAL)
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Two Molotov cocktails exploded
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On 23 March a PLO observer to
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Accion Cubana, a group of
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targets. In March the con-
sul in Miami received a
threat that his car would
be bombed if Cuban exile
Orlando Bosch were not re-
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The mother of a U.S. citizen
residing in Cordoba received
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January when an unidentified
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The FLNC and the Brigade 2506,
both anti-Castro Cuban exile
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operation to take place before
17 April, according to an FBI
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Assistant Chief, International Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski
National Security Council Staff
Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment,
Safety and Consumer Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. James Robinson
Criminal Division
Department of Justice
Mr. Richard D. Parsons
Associate Director of the Domestic Council
Mr. Herbert K. Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the United Nations
Mr. J. Robert McBrien
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Libya Accepts Philippine Hijackers
The record setting 8,800-mile, eight-day Philippine
Airlines hijacking came to an end with the release of the
hostages and the surrender of the three hijackers to Libyan
authorities on 14 April. The DC-8 with the released hostages
later flew to Rome, prior to returning to the Philippines.
The $300,000 ransom that reportedly was paid for the release
of the original passengers in Manila apparently remained in
the possession of the hijackers. The chief of PAL's Rome
office flew to Libya to assist in the negotiations, as the
Philippine government has no diplomatic representative in
Libya.
Libyan authorities had refused to accept the hijackers
for 26 hours but finally agreed to grant them political
asylum when the latter threatened to blow up the aircraft
with themselves and the hostages on board. Libya's Arab
Revolutionary News Agency later denied that the hijackers
had been granted asylum and reported that they were under-
going interrogation.
In exchange for the DC-8 aircraft and its ten-man crew
provided in Bangkok, the hijackers had released ten PAL
personnel--the crew of the BAC-111--as well as the hijackers'
supply of hand grenades and explosives. PAL vice-president
Igoa and the BAC-111 pilot, Captain Santos, had been retained
as hostages.
The hijackers claimed to be members of the Moro National
Liberation Front, but a Front spokesman in Cairo stated that
his organization was not involved in the hijacking. The
four "political prisoners" whose release was one of the
hijackers' demands are well-known personalities with no
apparent connection to the MNLF. Philippine officials have
identified one of the hijackers as a former army sergeant
who had been convicted of murder and escaped from prison on
16 March. The hijackers may have expediently adopted the
Muslim rebels' cause in an effort to gain acceptance and
support of Muslim countries which might not otherwise be
available to them. At this stage, it appears the motive for
the hijacking was simply to escape Philippine control.
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appears caiculatea to snow Libyan humanitarianism in saving
the lives of hostages. The hijackers' threat to blow up the
aircraft was somewhat hollow in view of the fact that they
surrendered their explosives in Bangkok. The Libyans managed
to show disapproval of hijacking'
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Trial Set for Stockholm Terrorists
The Duesseldorf criminal court has fixed 6 May as the
date for the opening of the trial of the West German anar-
chists who attacked the FRG embassy in Stockholm in April
1975. The four defendants are charged with murder (two
members of the embassy staff were killed), taking of hos-
tages, and attempted extortion of the federal government.
The attack was an unsuccessful attempt .?) force the release
nf members of the Baader-M sof Qang. / 25)0
A specia ul sing a
erected tor t e tria esigned to give maximum security.
It provides 126 seats for spectators.
Turkey Claims Arrest of Terrorists Associated with Carlos
An Istanbul newspaper reported on 14 April that Turkish
authorities have discovered a secret terrorist organization
which has established connections with the notorious "Carlos"
(Ilich Ramirez Sanchez). The press story claims that 10
persons have been arrested. Police allegedly first arrested
a worker named Omer Cimener, who lived in an Istanbul sub-
urb, on suspicion of illegal activity. He told the police
that he had been working abroad and had come to Turkey on a
secret mission. During a preliminary investigation various
documents were found, including some supposedly linking the
group to Carlos. Among them are letters addressed to Carlos
by Libyan Chairman Mu'ammar Qadhafi, "constituting some kind
of assurance to anarchists involved in certain incidents, to
the effect that they could take refuge in Libya." The exact
nature of the evidence and the names of the people arrested
have not yet been disclosed, and it is believed some leaders
of the terrorist organization remain at large and are being
sought by special police squads.
None of the details of this press story have yet been
confirmed. While a genuine connection with Carlos cannot
be ruled out at this time, it is possible that the Turkish
authorities are using his name in order to give a more
sinister appearance to a strictly internal dissident group.
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Cuban Exiles Attack Fishing Boats and Discuss Future Terrorist
Operations
Cuban exiles based in Miami attacked two Cuban fishing
boats in the Florida straits on 5 April, killing one crewman
with machine-gun fire. According to the 20 April Washington
Post, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro made an angry pro-
test when he addressed a 19 April rally celebrating the Bay
of Pigs victory. Castro threatened to call off the anti-
hijacking agreement if U.S.-based Cuban refugee groups
continue attacks against Cuban fishing boats. He claimed
that such attacks are "a flagrant violation of the anti-
hijacking agreement," and insisted that the authors of the
attack must be punished.
In early April, according to an FBI source, several
Cuban exiles who are members of the Cuban National Libera-
tion Front (FLNC) in Puerto Rico discussed possible terror-
ist activities with Miami FLNC members. Among the operations
under consideration are the purchase of a small, fast boat
to use in attacks on Soviet vessels traveling near Puerto
Rico (until things "cool off" in Miami); the kidnapping of
prominent businessmen in San Juan in order to collect ran-
soms; assassination attempts against the Cuban ambassadors
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Panama.
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Cuban Fisherman Killed
A Cuban fisherman was killed
during a machine-gun attack
on two Cuban fishing vessels
in the straits of Florida.
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
Target: U.S. CITIZEN
Place: Argentina,
Cordoba
Date:
Late April 1976
The mother of a U.S. citizen
residing in Cordoba received
an extortion threat on 26
January when an unidentified
caller threatened that her
daughter would be killed if
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IV. Africa
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Target:
Place:
Date:
Stockholm
Terrorists' Trial
West Germany,
Duesseldorf
6 May 1976
The trial of the West German
anarchists who attacked the
FRG embassy in Stockholm in
April 1975 will begin 6 May.
A special building has been
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(See Notes.) While no threats
have been reported, it is pos-
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allied groups abroad might
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to force the rolease of the
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Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson
Deputy Director for International
Negotiations and Arms Control
International Security Affairs
Department of Defense
Mr. James F. Bane
Assistant Chief, International Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski
National Security Council Staff
Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment,
Safety and Consumer Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. James Robinson
Criminal Division
Department of Justice
Mr. Richard D. Parsons
Associate Director of the Domestic Council
Mr. Herbert K. Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the United Nations
Mr. J. Robert McBrien
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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
CONTENTS
27 April 1976
Articles:
Current Trends in Argentine Terrorism (Page 1)
Cuban Embassy in Lisbon Bombed (Page 3)
Post-Mortem on Philippine Hijacking (Page 4)
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Progress in Niehous Kidnapping Case (Page 7)
- Chronology of Significant International Terrorist
- Terrorist Threats and Plans
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IV.
V.
Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Terrorist Threats and Plans:
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Africa
Far East
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Currpnt Trends in Argentine Terrorism
The military take-over in Argentina has not resulted in
a decline in terrorist activity. Most observers on the
scene feel that after an initial drop-off following the
coup, terrorist operations have once again reached the
precoup level. Most of the activity has centered around
shoot-outs between the terrorists and the police and mili-
tary. The terrorists are also conducting an assassination
campaign which is primarily directed against police, security
and military officials, although some businessmen have been
targets as well.
The attacks against businessmen differ from previous
campaigns in that the terrorists are currently murdering the
businessmen rather than kidnapping them for ransom. For
example, on 13 April, the two-man bodyguard team for the
Argentine administrative manager of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company was ambushed and killed by the Montoneros
while the bodyguards waited to escort their boss to work.
On 14 April, the Argentine marketing manager for the Chrysler
Corporation was machine-gunned to death when he answered his
door. Attacks on businessmen have not been confined to
foreign targets, so it does not appear that this campaign is
directed specifically against foreign businesses.
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For the past two years, the main objective of the major
Argentine terrorist organizations has been to provoke a
military coup. Now that the coup has taken place, the ter-
rorists' main aim is to provoke harsh repression, polarize
the population and thus set the stage for revolution and
civil war, which the terrorists theorize they will win.
Further, the terrorists can widen their base of international
support if they can equate the actions of the Argentine
junta with the actions of the Chilean junta and thus score
propaganda points for their cause by utilizing the theme
that the military government is suppressing human rights.
What all this means for the near future is hard to say.
If their current provocation campaign does not succeed, the
terrorists may start to concentrate on more formal operations
against higher-level, difficult targets such as government
officials or foreign diplomats; These operations could be
either assassinations ?or kidnappings. The probability of a
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Cuban Embassy in Lisbon Bombed
A sophisticated plastic explosive charge was detonated
at the Cuban embassy in Lisbon, Portugal on 22 April. Two
Cubans were killed and five Portuguese were seriously wounded.
There was extensive property damage as well. Portugal had
been experiencing numerous terrorist attacks in recent weeks
prior to the general elections held on 25 April. Initial
speculation about who might be responsible for this bombing
centered on the Portuguese Liberation Army (ELP), a right-
wing extremist group, or returnees from Angola. On 24 April
the Lisbon press reported that an anonymous caller said a
group named "Portuguese Anti-Communist Movement" (MAP) had
bombed the Cuban embassy. The caller said that members of
the secret police who had been in Angola were involved in
MAP, and he didl not want the wrong people, such as the ELP,
blamed for the bombing. MAP's purpose, he said, is to fight
communists and socialists allied with them.
United Press International in Miami received a letter
on 23 April from the "Secret Army of Cuba" which claimed
credit for the bombing, " . . . in tribute to the suffering
and heroic Angolan nation, victim of . . . mercenary soldiers
sent by the bloody tyranny of Fidel Castro." Nothing is
known of such a group. While Cuban exile organizations have
previously bombed some Cuban missions in Europe, it is
likely in this case that Cubans in Miami wrote the letter
after hearing of the bombing.
Shortly after the explosion, the Cuban ambassador
claimed the CIA and reactionaries were responsible. Addi-
tional security forces were provided to key embassies in
Lisbon, including the U.S., because the Foreign Ministry had
received several anonymous calls warning that more bombs
would go off. However, none did. The only retaliatory
action was the gathering of a small group of young people at
the U.S. embassy who shouted anti-U.S. slIgans. They did
not remain long and no incident occurred.
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Rafael Igoa, the executive vice-president of Philippine
Airlines who was a hostage during the recent hijacking of a
PAL plane, related hjs exneriences to officials of the U.S.
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the Middle East, the hijackers agreed during the delay in
Bangkok to surrender their two hand grenades and to return
most of the ransom money when they reached Libya. Igoa
brought $250,000 back to the Philippines, the hijackers
having retained $50,000 so they would have something to
live on. The hijackers gave some of their money to the
stewardesses so they could go shopping in Bangkok's airport
store.
Igoa doubted there was any way the Philippine authori-
ties could have stopped the hijacking in Manila. While he
did not believe the hijackers would blow up the aircraft
while they were in it, he was convinced they would not
hesitate to shoot the passengers if their plans were thwarted.
In Bangkok, PAL personnel delayed repairs to the BAC-111,
which had a malfunctioning automatic pilot and a worn-out
tire. They offered to provide the DC-81
/ When the latter arrived in Bangkok, however, the
hijackers became suspicious and refused to release the
entire crew of the BAC-111. They accepted only the pilot,
navigator and two mechanics from the crew that brought the
DC-8 to Bangkok. Igoa said these' 'were
unwilling to "jump" the hijackers when the opportunity
presented itself. The original crew members who made the
entire flight developed friendly relations with the hijackers
and managed to win their confidence.
Igoa said authorities at the control tower in Benghazi,
Libya refused formal permission to land but provided suffi-
cient information so that the crew was able to bring the
plane down. Only Igoa was allowed to disembark and confer
with Libyan officials. He was questioned by a number of
civilian and military officials, who wanted to know who the
hijackers were and why they chose Libya. Igoa told them
that Libya had a reputation for giving asylum to hijackers:
The Libyans said they would refuel the aircraft, but it must
depart with the hijackers on board. They hinted, however,
that this decision could be appealed to higher authority.
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The rest of the negotiations took place by radio between the
hijackers in the DC-8 cockpit and the control tower. The
hijackers were interrogated in the Maranao language by a
Filipino in the tower. When the Philippine minister and PAL
representative in Rome arrived at Benghazi airport, they
found the PAL aircraft surrounded by troops, fire-fighting
equipment and ambulances. Igoa believes the Libyans staged
this show to make the Filipinos believe the plane was about
to be blown up, so that the latter would formally request
the Libyans to grant asylum to the hijackers in order to
prevent loss of life. The Filipinos did not take this bait,
and the Libyans finally agreed of their own accord to accept
the hijackers. Igoa believed he had almost succeeded in
persuading the hijackers to surrender and return to the
Philippines.
Igoa said the leader of the hijackers was a young
deserter from the Philippine Constabulary, about 25 years
old and of Christian background, although he expressed
sympathy for the struggle of the Moro National Liberation
Front. He was intelligent and tactful. The other two were
uneducated Muslims who simply followed the instructions of
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Slight Progress in Niehous Kidnapping Case
A few new developments have occurred in the case of
William E. Niehous, the American executive of Owens-Illinois
who was kidnapped in Venezuela on 27 February. His captors
sent another message to Mrs. Niehous on 15 April, repeating
earlier demands that their two political communiques be
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25)0 Police officials told the press that the amount of
ransom demanded has now risen to the equivalent of about
$3.5 million. On 17 April Caracas police arrested a man
calling the Niehous residence from a downtown telephone, and
they have since arrested three other persons making similar
calls, all of whom are being questioned.
According to press reports, during the weekend of
18 April Venezuelan security forces raided a guerrilla camp
in the mountains about 200 miles east of Caracas where they
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speculate Niehous may have been held earlier. An arms cache
and some subversive literature were found. The Minister of
Interior refused to confirm or deny that this raid had any
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date 14, 17, 21 April Wave of Terrorist Attacks in
1976 Italy
The Armed Communist Formations,
Place: Italy, a new name among Italian
Florence extremist organizations, claimed
Rome credit for the 14 April fire-
bombing of the Texaco Oil
Company offices in Florence.
The same group claimed credit
for severely wounding the
Italian president of Chevron
Oil Italiana in Rome on 21
April. Chevron is a subsidiary
of Standard Oil of California.
A Molotov cocktail was thrown
at the Spanish consulate in
Florence on 17 April.
Date: 22 April 1976 Cuban Embassy Bombed
A powerful bomb exploded at
Place: Portugal, Lisbon the Cuban embassy, killing
two Cubans and seriously
injuring five Portuguese.
Extensive property damage was
incurred. While the respon-
sibility has not been definitely
determined, it is believed
Portuguese right-wing extremists
or embittered returnees from
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Date: 22 April 1976
Place: Greece, Athens
U.S. Bank Bombed
A bomb exploded at the Athens
branch of the First National
City Bank./
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Date: 23 April 1976 American School and Iran Air
Office Bombed
Place: Turkey, Istanbul A bomb exploded at the entrance
to the American Language and
Trade Institute, a private
girls' school funded by the
American Board Mission and the
YWCA, and another bomb exploded
at the Iran Air ticket of-
fice. Damage at the airline
office was extensive, and four
people passing by were injured.
Damage at the school was negli-
gible. No group has claimed
responsibility for the bombings.
The bombing of the Iranian air-
lines might be connected with
the Shah of Iran's visit to
Izmir. The school is the first
non-military American target to
be attacked in Tqt nbul.
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans:
Western Hemisphere, Including the United States
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Target: U.S. CITIZEN
Place: Argentina,
Cordoba
Date: Late April 1976
The mother of a U.S. citizen
residing in Cordoba received
an extortion threat on 26
January when an unidentified
caller threatened that her
daughter would be killed if
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III. Terrorist Threats and Plans: Middle East
Target: U.S. AMBASSADOR
Place: Bangladesh, Dacca
Date: Unknown
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The U.S. ambassador in Dacca
received an anonymous letter
in which the writer threatened
the ambassador's life if the
U.S. continued to provide
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the period 21-27 April 1976 for the following areas:
IV. Africa
V. Far East
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Terrorists' Trial
Place: West Germany,
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Date: 6 May 1976
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The trial of the West German
anarchists who attacked the
FRG embassy in Stockholm in
April 1975 will begin 6 May.
While no threats have been
reported, it is possible that
FRG anarchists or allied groups
abroad might attempt a terrorist
operation to force the release
of the defendants.
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Distribution: Mr. Robert A. Fearey
Special Assistant to the Secretary
Department of State
Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson
Deputy Director for International
Negotiations and Arms Control
International Security Affairs
Department of Defense
Mr. James F. Bane
Assistant Chief, International Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski
National Security Council Staff
Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment,
Safety and Consumer Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. James Robinson
Criminal Division
Department of Justice
Mr. Richard D. Parsons
Associate Director of the Domestic Council
Mr. Herbert K. Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the United Nations
Mr. J. Robert McBrien
Special Assistant for Special Legislation
and Projects
Department of Treasury
Mr. Thomas W. Leavitt
Assistant Director, Intelligence Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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