IR 6 850 0006 82/ITALY/PURPORTED LINK BETWEEN THE RED BRIGADES AND THE BAADER MEINHOF GANG (U)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001503790008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 6, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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NOFORN
SUBJS IR 6 850 0006 82/ITALY/PURPORTED LINK BETWEEN THE
RED BRIGADES AND THE F3AADER NEINHOF GANG (U)
CINCUSAPEUR FOP AEAGB?C AEAGB-CI(AN) AEAGB-C (HO), USCINC-
EUR FOR ECJ2.R ECJ3-FE, CDP SETAF FCP G2, CDP 584TH FOR
IAGPE-V, CDRUSAITAC FOR IAXaSO-I, 1ST SF FOP SFOD-D, JSOC
FOR J2, COMNAVINTCOM FOR NIC-039 INSCOM AHS VA FOR IAOPS-
ICD. INSCOM FT MEADE MD FOP SOD, USAPEUP PROVIST MARSHAL
FOP EAPM?PS-CI, DIA FOR OSa1/P$S/DCwIB//, HOUSAFE FOP
INRMH
THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTEL
1. (U) ITALY (IT)
2. (U) IR 6 850 0006 82
3. (U) DOZIER KIDNAPPING: PURPORTED LINK BETWEEN THE
? RED BRIGADES AND THE BAADER MEINHOF GANG (U)
4. (U) 820105
5. (U) USDAO ROME, AIWA
6. (U) K-RSS-0004b
7. (U) AMCONSUL GENOA MESSAGE 0508302 JAN.82
as (S/NOFORN)_ SUMMARY: THIS IP REPORTS THE CONTENTS OF A
MESSAGE FROM AMCONSUL GENOA TO THE AMEMBASSY ROME. THE
MESSAGE CONTAINS INFORMATION PROVIDED AMCONSUL GENOJ
THE
PLANS FOR THE KIDNAPPING OF GEN OOZIER WERE FORMULATED BY
THE RED BRIGADE IN CONJUNCTION *ITH.ELEMENTS OF THE BAADER
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MEINHOF GANG. PLANNING SESSIONS WERE SUPPOSELY HELD IN
LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND.AND MILAN,
9A, (S) DETAILS: THE CONTENTS OF AMCONSLJL MFSSAGE
05083OZ JAN 82 APE QUOTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY:
DIA
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REPORTS CONCERNING KIDNAPPING OF GEKERAL DOZIER. ALTHOUGH
SOME OF THE INFORMATION RECEIVED HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT TO
THE EMBASSY IN PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS, THE NEW
DOCUMENTATION IS MORE PRECISE IN REFERENCES TO THE INTER-
NATIONAL CONNECTIONS OF THE RED BRIGADES. AN UNOFFICIAL
TRANSLATION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PORTIONS OF THE REPORTS
FOLLO*S. THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN POUCHED TO
EMBASSY,
SECRET
DIA
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--THE PLANS FOR THE KIDNAPPING OF THE PERSONAGE IN QUES-
TION WERE CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE ITALIAN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION. THE RED BRIGADES, AND MEMBERS OF THE WELL
KNOWN GERMAN TERRORIST GROU09 THE PAADEP5METNHOF (NOT ONLY
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ORGANIZATION BUT ALSO IN AN
OPERATIONAL SENCE), -
'PLANNING SESSIONS WERE HELD WITH CERTAIN REGULARITY IN
A SWISS CITY. (WITH REGARD TO THIS POINT,
THE SWISS AUTHORITIES WOULD BE OUST UNWILLING
1U 1-UfVf-AKm THE TRUTH OF THIS STATEMENT BECAUSE OF THE
NEGATIVE PUBLIC REACTION AND RESULTING GRAVE DAMAGE TO THE
NATION IN THE FIELDS OF ECOMONICS, COMMERCE AND FINANCE )_
-THESE MEETINGS IN LAUSANNE (WHICH HAVE ALSO BEEN CON-
FIRMED BY MILITARY SOURCES IN TEL AVIV) WERE FOLLOWED UP
BY THE FIRST ITALIAN PREPARATORY MEETING HELD IN M T
(PALAZZINA LIBERTY, PIAZZA CINQUE GIOPNATE) ON MAY 30 AND
31+ 1981 WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BAADER-MEINHOF GROUP
IN ATTENDANCE,
--AT THE MILAN MEETING AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED CONCERNING
CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TERRORIST GROUPS OPERATING
IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND ITALY, THE
COOPERATIVE EFFORT WAS PUSHED MAINLY RY TWO LAWYERS FROM
STUTTGART AND A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED ANDREA.
--THE UNIQUENESS OF THE TARGET CHOSEN (NATO HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A PRIME TARGET FOR THE SAADEPSNEINHOF)s THE PLACE
WHERE THE KIDNAPPING TOOK PLACE (VERONA IS PAPTICULARY
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CONVENIENT TO THE GERMAN BORDER) COMBINE TO MAKE MORE
BELIEVABLE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
GERMAN AND ITALIAN TERRUIISTS. UNDJOTE.
4, IN ANOTHER DOCUMENT, LISTED AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS OF
THE MAY 30/319 1981 MEETING IN PALAZZINA LIBERTY, MILAN,
WERE REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH FAR LEFT ORGANIZATION/
PUBLICATIONS AS: CONTROPOTERE4 SENZA TREGUA; GIACOMO
ORLANDO, NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF LOTTA COMMUNISTA; TWO
LAWYERS FROM STUTTGART REPRESENTING THE SAADEP-MEINHC)F;
A GERMAN WOMAN, CALLED ANDREA, ALSO REPRESENTING THE
BAADER5MEINHOF. AT THE MEETING, ANDREA ASKED TO HAVE
COPIES Or ALL TERRORIST DOCUMENTATICN PUBLISHED IN ITALY
SENT TO HER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: GABRIELE EICHORN,
LESSING STRASSE 29 6000 FRANKFURT, FRG.
MURPHY
(5/NOFORN) ORIG CMTS: IN CHECKING
IT APPEARS THAT THIS INFORMATION IS MERELY
AN AMALGAMATION OF INFORMATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
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DOUBT ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF THE INFCRMATION WITHIN THIS
EMBASSY.
10. (U) N/A.
11. (U) NONE
12. (U) NO//NONE
13. (U) RICHARD A. SIANCK1N0, COL, USAF, AIRA
14.,' (U) RICHARD A. BIANCKINO, COL, USAF, ACTING DATT
15. (U) YES//NONE
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