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' ca) c ee July 25, 1988 BY LIAISON 4 Colonel James R. Linnen Director of Counterintelligence Rie ce ee ayes and Security Countermeasures ALL [Ree _ oo LE Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Heh , for Intelligence ae Dnt fy ve Department of the Army Date Y BI -Wi,, Washington, D.C. Dear Colonel Linnen: . b7 This is in response to your letter of February 23, < 1988, in which concerns were raised regarding the New Alliance -_ —Party (NAP), a black militant group, and the Red Command, a recently emerged terrorist group in Puerte Rico. The FBI initiated a prelimina on the NAP in 1s inquiry was promptly closed on e fact that no and/or insufficient 88 informat ion was rtainin @ NAP or its members hich would have ; justified con nvestigation under the Attorney General Guidelines. _ _ corye —_— LI0 Vi) 7 The Red Command first came to the attention of the FBI when it claimed credit for three bombings and one attempted bombing on January 6, 1986, on the island of Puerto Rico. ee are re et ne ft? . The three explosive devices detonated at three U.S. — { Post Office facilities in Cidra, Guanica, and Santurce, a. AUC TS , Puerto Rico, causing minor damages. Later that morning, an vit undetonated device was found in front of a U.S. Army Recruiting... ——-- -—-—~ fo Center in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. This device was constructed of gwcabadm.__ @ metal pipe bomb filled with black powder and connected to a Exee Ab ne timing mechanism which failed to function. The detonated ee «devices were of similar construction. Adm. Servs. —.—— Rim inw 2 n - 3 yt hiont. . --- Rpt -) _-! ner. eee 1 - Mr. Pomerantz 1L- IN Stott 1 Labo. Lege! Ceo 1 Ine i - OLIA SEE NOTE PAGE off, Gong. & Fudlic At Rec. gat i@ca. pes Training . -. - otf, Liaison & ini. Affs. 0 -- |. Talephone Aim. _._ Glrector’s Sec’y — - MATL ROOM