NCJ Number
79679
Date Published
Unknown
Length
0 pages
Annotation
Intended for officials who must learn tactics to handle terrorists and terrorist threats, these significant and timely conference discussions are devoted to terrorism in general and to specific terrorist threats peculiar to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the conference was designed to bring experts to Puerto Rico to help officials make security plans for the upcoming Pan American games.
Abstract
Among the guest speakers, who are all experts on terrorism, were Col. Louis Giuffrida, director of the California Special Training Institute and a lecturer at the Army War College; Jay Mallin, a specialist on terrorism in Latin America; Ambassador Anthony Quainton, director of the Office for Combating Terrorism at the U.S. Department of State; Richard Clutterbuck, of the United Kingdom; Aaron Katz, the coordinator and moderator; Ronald McIntyre, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Reinhart Rupprecht, in charge of security planning at the Munich Olympics in 1972; and Robin Bourne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ottawa, Canada. The discussions covered the subjects of how America should respond to terrorism presently and in the future, the history of terrorism in Latin America, the official U.S. Government position on terrorism, hostage negotiations, and an analysis of what Puerto Rico must do to fight terrorism. Specific terrorist groups are examined with special emphasis on the international relationships of such groups; the influence of Cuba, the USSR, and Libya; the Weather Underground; and Puerto Rico's FALN. A profile of the typical terrorist is presented, along with a review of urban guerrilla warfare tactics. All of the speakers emphasize the necessity of interagency and international cooperation in combating terrorism.