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COUNTERMEASURES TO COMBAT TERRORISM AT MAJOR EVENTS CASE STUDY

NCJ Number
40923
Author(s)
A B FULTON
Date Published
1976
Length
66 pages
Annotation
THIS STATE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT EXAMINES THE TERRORIST PHENOMENON IN THE THE WORLD TODAY AND POSES COUNTERMEASURES TO HANDLE IT.
Abstract
THIS DOCUMENT TAKES A LONG LOOK AT THE 1972 TERRORIST ACTION AT THE MUNICH OLYMPICS TO GLEAN INFORMATION THAT CAN BE HELPFUL IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT ALSO MAKES A DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE TERRORIST AND THE GUERRILLA. TERRORIST REASONING IS EXAMINED. PREPARATIONS ARE ENUMERATED FOR THE 1976 WINTER OLYMPICS AND SUMMER OLYMPICS. VIP PROTECTION IN GENEVA IS ALSO DETAILED....BDS