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Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000100330001-5 May 1984 No.899-20 SPECIAL EDITION -- TERRORISM -- 26 JUNE 1984 Target: USA While the total number of recorded ter- rorist attacks worldwide declined from the previous year, anti-US violence in- creased in 1982. Excluding threats and hoaxes—which were more than double the 1981 figure—actual attacks against Americans numbered roughly as many as the previous high recorded in 1978. Seven Americans were killed fast year. Of 224 recorded attacks against US citi- zens and property about half were bomb- ings in Western Europe. The number of attacks involving US interests in West Germany alone—primarily US military in- The RZ and many other terrorist groups cite “anti-imperialist’’ motives in striking at US targets. The Lebanese Armed Rev- olutionary Faction (LARF) claimed re- sponsibility for the assassination in Janu- ary 1982 of assistant US military attache Charles Ray in Paris, identifying him as an “imperialist military representative.” in Spain, the First of October Group of Anti-Fascist Resistance (GRAPO) claimed credit in early August for explo- sive attacks that occurred outside the premises of a US bank in Madrid and a US department store in Barcelona, citing its ‘solidarity’ with the Palestinian cause. WORLD: 0T2 Page 11 stallations—was nearly twice the figure of There are other reasons tor the frequency the previous year. Hlustrative of the prob- of attacks on US interests: lem was the 1 June 1982 attack by the « US targets are numerous, varied, and Revolutionary Cells (RZ) on a number of accessible in most of the countries US military and commercial facilities. The where terrorists are active. headquarters of the US Army V Corps in» US policies are usually opposed and Frankturt (a frequent terrorist target) was often inimical to the goals and interests hit, as were the officers’ clubs at US of many terrorist groups. bases in Hanau, Gelnhausen, and Bam- « US support of the governments that berg. in Duesseldorf, RZ bombs caused terrorist groups are trying to destabilize extensive damage to the lobby areas of or overthrow automatically puts Amer- offices of the IBM and Control Data Cor- cans in the enemy's camp. porations. i ence A The Soviet Union and East European Activities Concerning Terrorism The Soviet Union and its allies have provided training, arms, and other direct and indirect support to a variety of national insurgent and separatist groups. Many of these groups commit international terronst attacks as part of their program of revolutionary violence. Moreover, some of the individuals trained and equipped by the Soviets make their way into strictly terrorist groups with little revolutionary history or potential. Moscow continues to maintain close relations with and to furnish aid to governments and organizations that directly support terrorist groups. In the Middle East, tor example, the Soviets sell large quantities of arms to Libya. The Soviets support Palestinian groups that conduct terrorist operations. in Latin America, the Soviet Union and Cuba appear to be pursuing a long-term coordinated campaign to establish sympathetic Latin American regimes. Part of this campaign involves nurtur- ing organizations and groups that use terrorism in their efforts to undérmine existing regimes. in other parts of the world, especially Africa, the Soviets have supported guerrilla movements and national liberation organizations, such as the African National Congress (ANC), that engage in terrorism. According to press reports, Bulgaria and other East European countries seil large amounts of military equipment to Third World governments—some of which support international terrorism—and to private arms brokers. Some of this materiel is eventually acquired by groups that commit terrorist acts. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP$6-00788R000100330001-5