TNAG-0755-FCO40-959-Security-arrangements-at-Kai-Tak-Airport-1978 — Page 133

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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

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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