Weekly Situation Report on Internation Terrorism

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 2, 1973
• Content Type: PERRPT

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Weekly Situation Report
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International Terrorism
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
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24 April 1973 San Juan, Puerto Rico An explosion at the Dominican
Consulate caused slight-damage
and no injuries. UPI received
an anonymous call from a Span-
ish-speaking male who said the
explosion was the work of Domin-
ican exiles and was timed to
coincide with the celebration of
the eighth anniversary of the
Dominican Republic revolt.
(UNCLASSIFIED)
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26 April 1973
Ikego, Japan
La Paz, Bolivia
A fire bomb was thrown at the
main entrance of the U.S. Ikego
ammunition storage area, about
15 miles from Yokosuka Naval
Base. There were no personnel
injuries or damage. to U.S. Govern-
ment facilities. (UNCLASSIFIED)
A letter bomb mailed from the
Netherlands in September 1972
was received by the Israeli Con-
sulate. The letter was addressed
to the Israeli Ambassador, who is
accredited to Bolivia but actual-
ly resides in Lima, Peru. A
Bolivian bomb squad opened the
letter without an explosion.
(UNCLASSIFIED)
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27 April 1973 . Rome, Italy
An Italian employee of El Al
Airlines was shot and killed by
a Lebanese claiming to be a BSO
operative. (See separate arti-
cle.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
27 April 1973 Beirut, Lebanon Twenty-two pounds of dynamite and
two detonators were found in the
luggage of two Lebanese and a
Palestinian as they were about to
board an Air France. flight from
Beirut to Paris. The three are
currently being held by Lebanese
authorities. (See geparate arti-
cle.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
28 April 1973 Beirut, Lebanon A bomb was found in a rest room
at Beirut's airport by security
forces after they received a ser-
ies of anonymous telephone calls
warning. that the BSO would blow
--I up the airport unless the three
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Arabs detained at the airport
the day before were released.
(See separate article.) (UN-
CLASSIFIED)
A stick of dynamite thrown at
the residence of the Jordanian
Ambassador exploded in a vacant
lot doing negligible damage and
injuring no one. (See separate
article.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
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30 April 1973 Beirut, Lebanon Four Arab guerrillas riding in
a car with weapons, explosives
and a radio transmitter were
arrested by Lebanese troops as
they approached the U.S. Embas-
sy. Police later reported that
five other armed Palestinians
were rounded up in connection
with the abortive attack. (See
separate article.) (UNCLASSI-
FIED)
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I. Terrorist Threats and Plans Involving U.S. Targets or Actions in the United States
TARGET PLACE DATE PLANNED ACTION
Unknown United States Unknown
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Yugoslav Chicago, Unknown Three telephone calls threaten-
Consulate Illinois ing the lives of personnel at
Personnel
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L e Yugoslav Consulate were re-
ceived at the Consulate on 27
April. The caller who had a Cro-
atian accent could not be identi-
fied. (Comment: The Yugoslav
Consul General advised that he was
notifying the Chicago police.)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
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Distribution: Ambassador Armin Meyer
Special Assistant to the Secretary
Department of State
Mr. William Boleyn
Deputy for Program Execution and
Evaluation of the Program Coor-
dination Division
Office of Management and Budget
General Benjamin 0. Davis, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for Safety
and Consumer Affairs
Department of Transportation
Mr. Lawrence S. Eagleburger
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense
for International Security Affairs
Colonel Richard T. Kennedy
National. Security Council Staff
Mr. Kevin T. Maroney-
Department of Justice
Mr. Edward S. Miller
Assistant Director Intelligence Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Edward L. Morgan
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
for Enforcement, Tariff and
Trade Affairs, and Operations
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Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. Herbert Reis
Legal Advisor
United States Mission to the
United Nations
Mr. David Young
Special Assistant
National Security Council
2 MAX 1973
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1 May 1973
CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Cordoba, Argentina
Buenos Aires., Argentina
Beirut, Lebanon
A bomb exploded in a building
owned by the Goodyear Rubber
Company, seriously damaging
the building but causing no
casualties. The Trotskyite
People's Revolutionary Army
later claimed responsibility
for the attack. (UNCLASSIFIED)
On 1 May, unidentified persons
kidnapped the son of the Swiss
Chairman of both the Italo-
Argentine Electric Company and a
new Italian bank. A ransom of
$1.S million was paid by the fami-
ly and the victim was freed un-
harmed on 4 May. (UNCLASSIFIED)
Two Lebanese army enlisted men
were kidnapped by Arab guer-
rillas in an attempt to obtain
the release of nine guerrillas
detained by Lebanese authori-
ties. This incident served as
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the catalyst to trigger con-
tinuing fighting between Leba-
nese troops and Arab guerrillas
throughout Lebanon. (See
separate article.) (UNCLASSI-
FIED)
2 May 1973 Beirut, Lebanon Rockets were fired at the U.S.
Ambassador's residence but
caused no damage or personal
casualties. This was in connec-
tion with the Lebanese Army-
fedayeen fighting. (UNCLASSIFIED)
2 May 1973
Barcelona, Spain
Two fire bombs were thrown at
ran American Airlines offices
breaking all the windows and
causing considerable smoke
damage. No personnel injuries
were reported, although some
employees were inside at the
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time of the attack. Anti-Amer-
ican propaganda left behind
attributed the incident to the
Maoist-oriented Comite Pro-Frente
Revolucionario Antifacista Y
Patriota de Cataluna. British
European Airways offices suffered
a similar attack on 1 May, but it
is not known if the two incidents
are related. (UNCLASSIFIED)
4-7 May 1973 Guadalajara, Mexico U.S. Consul General Terrence G.
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bers of the People's Revolu-
tionary Armed Forces, who de-
manded and obtained the freedom
of 30 "political prisoners" and
$80 thousand ransom in exchange
for the release of the Consul.
(See separate article.) (UN-
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A threatening telephone call was
received by the U.S. Consulate
in Ottawa on 1 May. The caller,
who identified himself as a BSO
member, said, We will follow you
and kill you. You are a Zionist
tool." (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Athletes, Including
Several Soviets
NOTE: This is a list of persons and events, arranged chronologically, which might
attract terrorist attack but against which no specific threats have been received.
26 February - Various U.S. World Championship Tennis Matches.
16 May 1973 and Canadian (Comment: No U.S. action.) (UN-
Cities CLL Sit SIFIED)
Water Conservation 20 April -
Delegation of the 7 June 1973
Peoples Republic of
China
Crown Prince Hassan
of Jordan
Various U.S. Delegation to visit Alabama and
Cities Mississippi (29 April - 9 May);
Little Rock area (10-14 May);
Phoenix area (14-17 May); Sacra-
mento and San Francisco area
(17-24 May); Portland, Oregon,
area (24-31 May); Denver area
(31 May - 3 June); Washington,
D.C. (7 June). (Comment: State
Department protecting. (UN-
CLASSIFIED)
23 April - Various U.S. Private visit to Honolulu, Los
10 May 1973 Cities Angeles and New York City.
(Comment: Secret Service protect-
ing.)-(UNCLASSIFIED)
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Soviet Bicycle Team
Teatr Komedia (Polish
Theatrical Group)
Soviet War Veterans
Committee
Scientists from the
Peoples Republic of
China
24 April -
12 May 1973
25 April -
13 May 1973
25 April -
17 May 1973
28 April -
12 May 1973
May - June
1973
Israeli Nat onals and 7-15 May 1973
Installations. Ameri-
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Various U.S.
Cities
Encino,
California
Various U.S.
Cities and
Canada
Washington,
D.C.
Israel;
Worldwide
Baltimore (9 May); Lexington,
Kentucky (11 May). (Comment:
Police advised.) (UNTIED)
U.S. Bicycle Grand Prix. (Com-
ment: No U.S. action yet.)
(CLASSIFIED)
Canada (5-10 May); Detroit (11
May); Chicago (12-13 May); Phila-
delphia
(15
May); New York City
(16-17
May).
(Comment: No
action
yet.)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
Visit sponsored by the American
Legion. (Comment: No U.S. ac-
tion.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
Discussions of high-energy
physics. Itinerary not yet
decided. (Comment: Protection
not yet arrange T7. (UNCLASSI-
FIED)
Celebrations for the 25th anni-
versary of Israeli independence.
(Comment: Additional police
protection on Israeli installa-
tions in the U.S.; U.S. installa-
tions alerted.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Moscow Circus 8-13 May 1973 Troy, Last U.S. stop on tour. (Com-
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New York ment: Department of Stateias
as vvised the Police Department.)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
Abba Eban, Foreign 8-22 May 1973 Various U.S. Official visit. Washington, D.C.
Minister of Israel Cities and (8-11 May); Boston (12 May);
Canada Detroit (13 May); Montreal, Canada
(14 May); New York City (15 May);
Miami (16 May); Chicago (17 May);
Topeka (18 May); New York City
(18-22 May). (Comment: Secret
Service protecting. (UNCLASSI-
FIED)
Ahmad Abdu Sa'id, 9-17 May 1973 Various U.S. Official visit. Albuquerque
Minister of State for Cities and Taos, New Mexico (9-10 May);
Development, Yemen Chicago (11 May); Boston (11-13
Arab Republic May); Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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(13 May); Washington, D.C. (14
May); San Juan, Puerto Rico
(15-17 May). (Comment: No pro-
tection arrangeUNCLASSI-
FIED)
Abdallah bin Husain 9-29 May 1973 Various U.S. Official visit. Washington, D.C.
al-Ahmar, President Cities (9-11 May); Cape Kennedy (12 May);
of the Consultative Miami (14 May); Houston (16 May);
Assembly of the Yemen Phoenix (19 May); Grand Canyon
Arab Republic (20 May); Las Vegas (21 May);
Boulder, Colorado (22 May); San
Francisco (23 May); Detroit (26
May); New York City (27-29 May).
(Comment: Secret Service pro-
tecting.) (UNCLASSIFIED)
William Rogers,
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12-28 May 1973
Various South
Official visit. Mexico City
ecretary of State
American
Cities
(12-14 May); Managua (14 May);
Caracas (14-15 May) ; Lima (15-17
May); Bogota (17-19 May); Rio de
Janeiro (19-22 May); Brasilia
(22-23 May); Buenos Aires (23-26
May); rest stop, possibly Curacao
(26-27 May); Kingston "27-28 May).
(Comment: State Department se-
curity protecting, with assistance
of local security forces.) (UN-
CLASSIFIED)
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Mana Saeed al-Otaiba, 13-21 May
Minister of Petroleum 1973
and Industry, United
Arab Emirates
Various U.S. Official visit. New York City
Cities (13-15 May); Washington, D.C.
(15-17 May); Bartelsville,
Oklahoma (17-18 May); California
(19 May); departure 21 May.
(Comment: No protection ar-
range (UNCLASSIFIED)
Emperor Haile Selassie 14-15 May Washington, Official visit. (Comment:
of Ethiopia 1973 D.C. Secret Service protec g.)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
Soviet Wrestling Team 14-28 May 1973 Unknown Wrestling tour. Itinerary not
yet available. (Comment: Pro-
tection not yet arrange .)
(UNCLASSIFIED)
Representatives of New 15 May - Various U.S. Tour to include New York City;
China News Agency 5 June 1973 Cities Boston; Washington, D.C.; Chi-
cago; Denver; San Francisco;
and Honolulu. (Comment: Police
will be advised. 0- t protec-
tive measures pending.) (UN-
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