THREATS TO AGENCY INSTALLATIONS AND PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01042R000200090004-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2002
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• Content Type: REPORT

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THREATS TO AGENCY INSTALLATIONS AND PERSONNEL
1. The period from 1968 through Spring 1973 was enoulfeJ -
with demonstrations, boT;Ibings and threats of bombings which
naturally predicated tighter security measures and related
actions to protect the facilities and personnel of the Central
Intelligence A5lency. The disruption of Government activities
spanned from the most important issues to the courier attempting
to deliver classified material. In order to moot crisis
situations and continuo uninterrupted operations of the Agency,
groups 3uc4 as the Security Office Emergency Force were forvied.
Excellent working relations with local police units, U. S.
Marshal's Office, nilitary llonb disposal groups and similar
organizations not only were desirable but became an actual
necessity.
2. During the period March 1971 through May 1972 the
Office of Security received immediate notification from the
General Services Control Office of 138 boub threats to 7e,ieral
in t::,:. o, u. nrr!n,ow or
threats directly affected buildings housing iVtency personnel and
in yany instances total evacuation was necessary. Lmerf,?ency
actions and plans wore updated for any bomb threat against an
Agency occupied building. Local police and boF11) disr.osctl
group units were acquainted with tho Headquarters compound for
purposes of direct assistalwo in the event of a riot or 1)-enb
threat. Further liaison pertaining to questions of protection
for Agency facilities was rade through meetings at the U. S. .
Marshal's Office on 2 April 1971. aepresentatives of this
Agency's Office of General Counsel contacted the United !'-'tatos
Commissioner in April 1971 and also Justice Department officials
and those officials of the Commonwealth of Virginia relating
to the jurisdictional responsnilitv for protection of our
buildings and property durintl the anticipated riots. These
actions were predicated by vle tense situations and the
subsoduont poiicies developed at the tie by the l'enart-,ient
of Defease to allocate Federal Ailitary Forces (Task Force
Potomac), to protect Federal Property in the event local police
forces failed in controllinq civil disturbances. Initial
points of Coatact yore estaOlished with each protective body
to insure proper response to a elven situation for any
the several Agency occanied buildings which are located in
separate police/military jurisdictions.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Ak3ents SU5PCtC trw udents
for a Democratic Society" as prire suspects. Earlier in 1967
the harassment of Agency recruiters at various colleges and
universities had reached such a reek it became necessary
for the Office of Security to assist them by forewarning
the al of suspected violent demonstrations. This action was
with the coordination of various organizations such as the
FBI and State and local police. In most instances, the Office
of Security was able to recommend against a recruiter's visit
where planned violence was suspected. From February 1967
through December 1968 covert assets of the Office of Security
monitored various protest groups in the Washington, D. C. area.
This was only to gather information on demonstrations, pickets,
protests or marches which might pose a danger to CIA assets
and installations.
4. Many private citizens personally visited or telephoned
the Headquarters conpound of this Agency to warn of the
possibility of denonstrations, etc. Unfortunately, citizens
aloe tclephoneA be-lb threete tm tIrle Are,ecy whieb nneurelly
resulted in aundreas of an hour expended in each ine?aace
and the resultant disruption of activities. The Headquarters
Security Branch of this Agency has historically been the focal
point or the recipient of notification of emergency situations
and resulting actions are coordinated through this Office. A
random selection of items from the incident reports of this
Office during the 1967 - 1973 period provided the reader with
the flavor of the activities of this period and are as follows:
January. 1968 (2354 hours) FBI contacted this
Agency to advrso of a planned demonstration at the
University of Utah against CIA recruiters. The group
demonstrating was to be the "April Committee." All
area recruiters were notified.
29 January 1968 (1229 hours) Lorton Civil Defense
Center contacted this Agency of a threat to demonstrate
and also to burn Washington, D. C. to the ground by one
Steven Able whom they believed was connected with the
Black United Front Organization.
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30 March 1168 (1417 hours) A private company who
at that time =Contract work for the CIA, received
a bomb threat and notified this Aeency. Metropolitan
Police and 1,13I agents were investigating the threat.
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7 August 1969 (2225 hours) An anonymous caller to
the Agency yarned- that a bomb would go off on the porch
of a Senior Agency. Official's hem() whom he named. The
employee checked his porch with negative results,
11 March 1969 (0137 hours) A caller threatened to
blow up fEITUTA and FBI. buildings. Information was
passed to the FBI and appropriate precautions were taken.
1 Se teetl'er 1i769 (1130 hodys) Prospectivo.Ag cy
appl cants were to 6e interviewed at the Sheridan Park
Hotel. An activist group arrived and threatened a
confrontation. The interviews Were cancelled.
17 November 1969 (1450 hours) 'GSA notified of a
bomb threat af-i-ElTrary of Congress installation. A
CIA occupied building within the proximity of the
installation was thoroughly searched for the bomb.
17 October 1970 (0420 hours) - Telephone bomb
threat to at Agency building. Appropriate search
action was taken.
29 October 1970 (0052 hours) Direct call to
Headquarters building, CIA, "bomb will go off in
10 minutes." A total search was made with negative
results.
20 February 1970 (1050 hours) A private citizen
arrivea at the-W7T23 gate to ileadquarters compound
furnishing information on planned demonstration and
on the Chicago Seven. Informant and the information
was directed to the Netropolitan Pollee Department and
the FBI.
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13 Msrch 1970 An anonymous phone call to Headquarters
bu lane (AA warning that the caller was bringing dynamite
into the building. Appropriate precautions wore taken.
22Al2ril 1970 (0745 hours) Seven young women with
"Earth im7 iTilmenstration" placards appeared at the Rt. 123
gate but quickly departed on their own volition.
4 July 1971, GSA, Federal Protective Officers at an
Agen-CY?buifeETT, advised that between 20 and 30 persons
of the American Nazi Party had formed outside the
building. The Arlinp.ton Police wore notified and the
group subsequently left en route to the White House.
Undercover units of the Arlington County Police already
had the group under observation.
3 May 1971 An Agency employee attending American
University advised that he observed a group on campus
known as the "Peaceniks" who were planning extensive
demonstrations in various Washington, D. C. areas including
at the Justice Department. Appropriate officials of the
Justice Department were notified.
9 June 1971 (1930 hours) An Agency employee received
a telephone call on her work phone that there was a bomb
in this buildine. A large search project was implemented
and a thorough search of all Agency buildings was made.
I March 1971 (0210) GSA notified the Agency of a
bomb explosion in the Senate Wing of the U. S. Capitol
Building at 0129 hours.
8 March 1911 (1502 hours) An anonymous phone call to
this Agency of a bomb threat against the Internal Revenue
Service. All appropriate personnel were notified.
11 March 197l (0824 hours)
to tne ffepartmont of Interior.
16 March 1971 (0731 hours)
to tlii?V-6-fi6ifir?building.
18 March 1i.271 (1410 hours) An anonymous male caller
made- a bor.eb7EFirera alainst an Agency building. The building
was evacuated and police and fire units responded.
GSA reported a bomb threat
GSA reported a bomb threat
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19 March 1971 (1900 hours) GSA reported a bomb
threat to tile ?Immigration and Naturalization Duilding.
The building was evacuated.
22 March 1971 (1920 hours) GSA reported a bomb threat
to thT D6iFi-Ment of State building.
13 April 1971 A private citizen called and volunteered
infornation on a 3 May 1971 planned. demonstration which
included the. demonstrators possessing 20 police radio
monitoring units. This information was coordinated with
the Metropolitan Police Department.
17 April 1971 An Agency employee reported that while
attearig cnurcn he noted several groups planning
demonstrations. y looking at their placards he noticed
the, "Peoples Coalition" action planned a demonstration
at the CIA building on 24 April 1971, Appropriate
precautions were taken.
April 1971 (1450 hours) A private citizen telephoned
and advised?that the "Student Mobilization Conmittee"
and "The: May Day Group" and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
plan to block traffic along Shirley -Highway on 3 and 4 May
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16 March 1973 (1837 hours) Anonymous bomb threat to
Headquarters?building, "bomb on the 6th floor. Security
Officers, Federal Protective Officers and other search
personnel failed to locate the bomb.
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