LIBYA LABELS ASSASSIN REPORTS PRODUCT OF 'CIA FANTASY FARM'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000505410102-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 102
• Publication Date: February 6, 1981
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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THE WASHINGTON POST
6 December 1981
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TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 5 (AP) - least two informants have provided
The Libyan government today de- details of the alleged Libyan plot to
scribed American news reports that U.S. government agents, a reliable
it sent an assassination team to kill source in Washington said.
President Reagan as products of "the Qaddafi reportedly was enraged
CIA fantasy farm..". after U.S. Navy jets shot down two
"Let me state categorically and Libyan reconnaissance planes over
unequivocally-that there is no such disputed waters 50 miles off the Lib-
hit team working under orders from yan coast in Ausgust. The United
the Libyan Jamahiriyah" - the Lib- States said, its planes were under
yan name for the country - said attack. Another supposed motive
Khalifa Azzabi, director of foreiogn was anger over reports that the CIA
information wanted to kill Qaddaf.
Azzabi accused Washington of [The FBI, Secret Service and
waging a "disinformation campaign" other law enforcement agencies are
to destabilize Muammar Qaddafi's .. saying little about the tip from an
government and said Western news informant - who 'was reported to
media "appear. to operate as an have said he helped train terrorists!
annex of the CIA rather than the in Libya - that an assassination]
disseminator of facts and news." team has entered the country, Unit-'
Security for Reagan and three top ed Press International reported from
aides has been stepped up following Washington. "There are no develop-;
the reports, which said the assassi- menu," an FBI spokesman said de-1
nation team may have crossed from fleeting questions on possible arrests)
Canada into the United States. At and a nationwide investigation]
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