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TO PRIORITY TOKYO TEL NO 19 OF 20 JANUARY
AND TO PRIORITY LISBON ATHENS HONG KONG DELHI TEHRAN DOHA
DUBAI KUWAIT BAHRAIN MOGADISHU DACCA AMMAN KHARTOUM BANGKOK
MANILA
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INFO ROUTINE MODUK (FOR MR CULHAM AND COL. JONES).
COUNTER-TERRORIST SEMINARS,
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1. FOLLOWING THE S A S INVOLVEMENT AND THE USE OF BRITISH QUOTE NOISE UNQUOTE GRENADES IN THE MOGADISHU OPERATION WHICH ENDED, THE LUFTHANSA HIJACKING IN OCTOBER, WE HAVE RECEIVED REQUESTS, THROUGH DIPLOMATIC AND OTHER CHANNELS, FROM NEARLY 30 GOVERNMENTS, IN- CLUDING THAT TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCREDITED, FOR ADVICE ON ANT!- TERRORIST MEASURES, THE REQUESTS HAVE, IN THE MAIN, BEEN FOR INFORMATION ABOUT S A S TRAINING AND TACTICS AND ABOUT THE GRENADES,
BUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COUNTER-TERRORIST ARRANGEMENTS
DEPENDS UPON A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS. A PROPERLY TRAINED AND
EQUIPPED TEAM IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT. BUT SO ARE GOVERNMENT CRISIS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS, POLICE COMMAND AND CONTROL, NEGOTIATING TECHNIQUES, INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS. IT THEREFORE SEEMS DESIRABLE TO EXPLAIN TO INTERESTED GOVERNMENTS ALL ELEMENTS
OF COUNTER-TERRORIST CONTIGENCY PLANNING RATHER THAN ENCOURAGE THE
ILLUSION THAT ONE ELEMENT OFFERS A SOLUTION.
2. IN ORDER TO MEET AS MANY OF THESE, REQUESTS AS WE CAN, THE
HOME OFFICE AND M O D ARE ARRANGING A 3-DAY SEMINAR AT BRAMSHILL POLICE COLLEGE, HAMPSHIRE ON 22/23/24 FEBRUARY 1978. THE SEMINAR
WILL COVER THE ELEMENTS OF COUNTER-TERRORIST ARRANGEMENTS ALREADY
LISTED AND WILL INCLUDE A FILM OF THE BALCOMBE STREET SEIGE AND
A DEMONSTRATION BY THE S A S OF METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR
ASSAULT, IN WHICH THE QUOTE NOISE UNQUOTE GRENADE USED AT MOGADISHU
WILL BE SHOWN..
SECRET.
/3.PLEASE INFORM