CABLE TO SECSTATE WASHDC FROM AMCONSUL KARACHI
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06703846
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RIFPUB
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U
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3
Document Creation Date:
June 6, 2025
Document Release Date:
June 12, 2025
Publication Date:
February 18, 1970
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 to)Z /9/e/94> Department of State TELEGRAM fid, /57 95 PAGE 0,1 :CC/NOE/D.1+1AL 074, KARACH 003:11 180732Z, _ ACT ION SY-03. INFOL OCT`-01, NEA-I3 FBI-01 DODE-00 55-20 NSC-10 INS-03 /086, W R, 180550Z, FEB 70. FM: AMCONSUL KARACHI TO SECSTATE' WASHDC, 4259' AMEMBASSY RAWALPINDI AMEMBASSy NEW DELHI. NEW DELHI FOR! RSO, ClIAE 00 INR-07 NSAE-00. RSC-Or VO-02, SCA-01 'UR-20 L'-03 KARACHI 31i -1305951 1. THIS:.mESSAGE,DALS, WITH ALLEGEDI'PLOT',BY' PALESTINIANS: TO ,ASSASSINATE: PRESTDENT :NIXON'. 'SOURCE: IS' ONE IFTIKHAR: ILAHI RANA. WHO'c INTERVIEWEDLBY' POLITICALLIOFFICER AT':cONGEN. IN,ABSENCE1,0E,SECURITY' OFFICER wHoMIIHE S0UGHT1TOr SEE.,,RANV IS-UNKNOWN: TO; US' AND: WE:'CANNOT: EVALUATE HIS: TALE-. -HELCLAI,MS' HE APPROACHED' SECURITY' OFFICERT:HEREFTWO, YEARS ,AGO' -AFTER' ROBERT' KENNEDY:, -ASSASSINATIONLWITHDETAILS: ABOUT' SIRHAN., 2. ACCORDING: RANA, ELEVEN! MEMBERS. OH AL"-.ASIF.A.RE-� CENTLY :COMRLETED' SMALL-ARMS, AND' EXPLOSIVES! TRAINING! IN: DUBAI � OF, THESE. 'FIVE' HAVELASSASSINATION: MISSIONS' IN ISRAELL,ANDr REMAINDER IN US-,,�WHERE'PRESIDENT AND "OTHER' HIGH OFFICIALS" ARE TARGETS-. ALLPELEVENLAT PRESENT "ON' LEAVE"' BUT MEMBERS I)Fi U.S.-BOUNDHGROUP ARE PTO PROCEED' TO' EITIES IN EUROPE: AFTER TEN' DAYS TO GAIN FAMILIARIZATION WITH LIFE' IN, WESTERNI,URBAN' CENTERS. IN' MID'-SUMMER: THOSE,SCHEDULED1 FOR: U.S. WILL! BEGIN ENTERING' COUNTRYHSEPARATELY' FROM: VARIOUS:. POINTS.USING, FALSEPPASSPORTSi. ASSASSINATION' ATTEMPT ON' PRESIDENT" SET 'FORnSEPTEMBER-OCTOBER'. HD 50792 DocId:441761 Page 1 Department f state TELEGRAM cONF iDENT I AL PAGE; 02 KARACH. 00311 180732Z 3. ACCORDING; RANA, ALL! ELEyEN, HAVEPBEEN. SUPPORTED. IN. DUBAI BY ONE; ZAKARiA, YAHYA.� EGYPTIANHWHO: IS ACCOUNTANT WITH: SOMETHING ' CALLED DUBAI REFRESHMENT COMPANY. RANA. UNABLE NAME ALL; ELEVEN' TRAINEES. HE DOES" HOWEVER. GIVE: FOLLOWING NAMES(' RASHibi TANA, DESCRIBED: AS GROUP'S ' "LEADER'. _LUTFI KARAME ALI BIN. YOUSEF' AND: ABDUL' HAKIM. '1-(Ei SAYS( FIRST FOUR( ARE; PALESTINIANS AND, FIFTH; IS IRAQI: 4. RANA. WHO VERY' POORL.YDRESSE13(...CLAINS::HEi IS..PETTY TRADER DOING' BUSINESS BET WEEN:ICARACHI AND': DUBAI � QUESTIONED_ AS TO NATURE' OF. BUSINESS: HE: DOES; :CLOTH" WATCHES" ETC.,� itSEEMSI HE' MAY' BEY INVOLVED: IN; SMUGGLING!. THIS: IS: INDICATED: BY HIS:'STATEMENT;; THAT HE: NO: LONGER: USES' TRAVEL: DOCUMENTS', AND',BY",HIS REFERENCES TO USE: OP.LAONCHES:_ IN HIS TRAVELS' (EITHER DIRE.cTLY' TO, AJMAN FROM' KARACHI OR, AFTER, TRAVELLING! OVERLAND' TO IRAN, FROM: BANDAR',ABBAS: TO' AJMAN,) � !HE! CLAIMS HE: GAINED CONFIDENCE' �Fr:TRAINEES' DURING! DRINKING' SESSIONS: IN. DUBAI WHICH:IRESULT HIS' OWN' GENEROSITY.' RANA .SAYS HE I IS:PUNUABI 'WHO::SPRINGS: FROM: SIALKOW: SAYS: DECEASED( FATt.4ERIIS:NAME; WAS MI AN; FAZALI ILAILII WHO' RETIRED, AS TEHSIEDAR; (PETTY".GOVERNMENT SERVANT) FROM PUN:IASI:GOVERNMENT � HE! SAYS: KARACHI.. ADDDRESS: A-1.35" BLOCK, L'I ELL) NORTH: NAZIMABAD" 6� RANA cacisTIONEb: AS, TO:,MOTIVES; FOR:'REPORTING( THIS: INFORMATION. HELCLAIMED, THAT WHILEHHE,SUPPORTS' ARABS: AGAINST ISRAEL" HE..ALSO, ANTI CONMUNIST..ANDI. THUS! NOT' ANTI .1.1.S" 'PALESTINIANS: ARE "SOCIALIST" AND THUS: BE WiLLING TO BEOCKLTHEIR; ACTIVITIES: INHU'.9.;,, COMMENT' THE! DEPT'. AND THE EMBASSY' WILL RECOGNIZE THE DISTINCT POSSIBILITY' THATITHEI SOURCE: 19'1:ENGAGING! NL FANTASY'. WERE IT NOT FOR; THE! SER,IOUSNESS1 OFLHIS: STATEMENTS: WEI WOULD: BE: MOST HESITANT7TO: REPORT' SUCH:FRAGMENTARY' INFORMATION' RECEIVED:FROM' A:SOURCE; ABOUT: WHOSE; CREDIBILITY' WE. KNOW NOTHING!. PERHAPS: CAS-RAWALPINDI �C NI; i'DtNTIA'L HU 50792 DocId:441761 Page 2 Department of State TELEGRAM PAGE; 03 KARACH, 0031 1 180732Z MAY BE IN k POSITION! TO ASSIST 'INL.CHECKINGLTN THE PERSON' OFLMRt. RANA� 'PERHAPS ' ALREADYHHASAFILEON A HI Mi LUPPI 'COMCIDCNT I AL NW 50792 DocId:441761 Page 3