Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Counterterrorism and Narcotics, Office of, NSC: Records Folder Title: United Kingdom (February 1988-October 1988) Box: RAC Box 6 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ WITHDRAWAL SHEET Ronald Reagan Library Collection Name MCNAMARA, THOMAS E.. FJ ILES Withdrawer (l-t> U- fl +e. r t e.. fr or. ·~_,1Vl a 0 c:t ~, a vc ei t-r ( .s DLB 12/27/2006 File Folder UNITED KINGDOM (FEBRUARY 1988-0CTOBER 1988) FOIA F02-071/3 Box Number COLLINS 9 ID Doc Type Document Description No of Doc Date Restrictions Pages 31336 COVER COVERSHEET 1 ND Bl PAR 8/4/2008 F02-071/3 ------ - ------- ------·- · -- - ------------- 31337 CABLE DRAFT CABLE, NO CABLE NUMBER, RE: 5 2/211988 Bl SECOND US-UK TALKS PAR 8/4/2008 F02-071/3 31338 CABLE #2300052 FEB 88 2 2/2311988 Bl R 8/4/2008 F02-071/3 ------·-------------- - 31339 CABLE #2622452 FEB 88 7 2/26/1988 Bl ~3 D 10/26/2011 F2002-071/3 - - - - ---- ---- ------ --· 31340 CABLE #2100262 MAY 88 6 5/2111988 Bl 31341 CABLE #1218152 SEP 88 2 9/12/1988 Bl R 8/4/2008 F02-071/3 31342 CABLE NUMBER UNUSED Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] B·1 National security classified Information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] B-2 Release would disclose Internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA) B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] B-7 Release would disclose Information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] B-8 Release would disclose Information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] C. 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PLANN.;i:NG FOR· " BERMi.J.i>A AND ·... ~;_~ ··-- ~--- THE · <AR-I-B-BEA·N· D-EP£ffi>ENT . T£-Rffi:-T-O-R·IE-S · lil-£-R-E HE-l:D· -I:N . TH£· · ,,.~_.. _,._ ,. · .. ~~;~~;~~u~~~~~i::~~~~!~~~~:i~:~tm~m~~:~~~m:::E D~=:- ~·~=~= ASSISTANCE. THE UK RECOGNIZED THAT BECAUSE OF OUR ~:- - - -- .. .- ··- . GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY, WE COULD HAVE FORCES ON SITE b-12 HOURS BEFORE THEM. HOWEVER, THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE SOVEREIGN IN THESE TERRITORIES AND WOULD IN MOST CASES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING ANY TERRORIST INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE US MIGHT BE CALLED UPON TO ,0 '• .. ,, ·;: ·. ·"·· ': ·.~ 1:, .· .. , : , ... ~,~·.:: <1...:.. •... ,~;~_:·~ , .. ·:, ., ·.. ·.. • . •.. ·"·\: :·" ... ·. • '· '· '· ,:._-.:..... ~.\··'j .;~ .. ~ ,_ .•. _:I... .• ·. .. ~----------"- .-~ •..• ~:.:...,:•• ~~ ...-._ ... ..._ __ ._ ... ~... : ,l\ .. ,).•>_..! ... h~'}-i~:i.~t.... ~~~-~~: \~,~~~:· h:J\::.h.)y.... ~·-~. h \" \. ''· ' ... ,· . .. ·. :: :- .·• ... ·... ·-. ~-~ .. .... ~ .·•: ... 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ALs·o., i>lS_(:tlSSED lilt:'.RE lllAV.S .TO e-~LE:Met:T' O:U,R .. ' . - . .' .. C.91:JNTER-TE.RRORISM .ASSISTANCE. PROGRA"MS .IN THE C.AR.IBBEAN ••"7-: ~-· . ,. A.ND PAKISTAN·. END SUMMARY" · " .·· . · .· · - · · ·.. ,:.~~~ 3.. "ri-it MEETINGS .WITH THE UK CONSISTED, OF.' Two: DISTINCT . : y : . ... SE.G·ME'N"TS·= . {A} PLAN-NING ·f OR A TERRORIST "INCIDENT· IN .THE . L UK;..CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES· {PARAS·.· S-9}: AND . COUNTER-TERRORISM ASSISrANCE IN PAKISTAN AND THE CARIBBEAN {PARAS· 10-19}. 5. THE US SIDE OPENED.WITH~, BRIEFING ON -OVERALL USG .STRUCTURE FOR MA~AGING THE RESP-ONSE TO TERRORIST .. INCI.i>tNTS ~ TH°E BRI:E·F!"NG·· INCLUDED. ·DtSCUSSION ·of lHE NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING GROUP, POLICY REVIEW GROUP, INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT TEAM . {EST} '·AND. JSOC. THIS hlAS f OLLOtitED ·BY A GENERAL · - i>Iscusst¢N o·f· THE ·QUESTIONS· THE US. HAD p(>:sED· ·TO UK THE ....~.·~·~,~\ WEEK BEFORE. {SEE REF-TEL Al . 6. THE UK REPRESENTATIVES REITERATED HMG'S POSITION THAT THE BRITISH TERRITORIES IN THE CARIBBEAN ARE AS MUCH A PART Of THE UK AS WALES AND SCOTLAND. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY ARE SIMPLY A LONG DISTANCE AWAY, THERE IS A LIMITED CIVILIAN LAW AND -ORDER INFRASTRUCTURE, A~D IN MOST Of THEM THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO MILITARY AND LITTLE-. POLICE CAPABILITY. HMG RECOGNIZED THAT GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY WOULD ALLOW US COUNTER-TERRORISM FORCES TO ARRIVE ON SITE 6-12 HOURS BEFORE THE BRITISH, AND THAT, THEREFORE, THE US MAY BE ASKED TO PERFORM A "HOLDING OPERATION" UNTIL UK FORCES ARRIVE. WHILE T~E RESPONSIBILITY IN THE EVENT Of A TERRORIST INCIDENT LIES : ·" SE~ti'. '· .· .: . \ ,· . : · . :·:· ~ ',. ' : ' ' . .. :- :-.:- ~ - .··· bVTGoi NG TELEG.RANi . : ·:. ·c·;::\1~)~-\l A~ F08M· ·,e ~~ A. {O .C 8:.»{ Re \~~· 8~82 }·· · · ·< ' ~· . - - ·. · · t>r:~:.: -~~ -S 1 a~e- : ·. · · ~ · · · · ·. · · .. 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FOR THt · ASSISTANCE ~ Of : THE :LlS tttE~GENCY . ~UPP-ORT ' ·. ·.. ~~~~E~~~~~~o~~ ·T.. ~~~~~- -~·~E:.~ -T~~s I~:~ ~~N~~~~~:~~p~~T TO .WHAT .. .. ... : ... : . 1.- =ARrd:.vEJ>. • :;· :·:'tH-is .· .. l!f!LL, : HAV~(: . r.o.<·.BE (L_ARIFlEl{ ·.·ltf: ; f: UT· UR·~ '· :_ .::· . :. r_.:_ ·Dtscus.si_9·Ns_:·. · ·· . " . · . · · · : ·. ·· · ...·.. · •! 7. IN ';' lHE. DIS{USS!°O'NS: 'LAST YEAR : {RE'f TEL~ · B}, THE f co t REPRESENT.ATIVES .HAD INTER.PRETED LANGUAGE . IN· TH°E . 1'352 ~ : HER MU DA'. :.BASE ·: AGREEMENi": AS GRANT:I-NG. FULL JURISDICTION ·T<> ·. ~ . ·-~ "TH(. Us- ' lfr~tL ""OF , B£RtiU D~A -' . Sl'I OtttD '-- ~ -n::RR'.trRTS.T · IN-c.r-irE"Ni-- .· .. · ·'- · :.:. p::; ·::- •' : AR!'~E:, WI·TH r ·HE . UNDERSTANDING ·rHAT· THE US tlJOULJ> . NOT IF V . ; .;c-::~~ · .: .·.. HtfG IN· A"DVAN'CE ·.of· 'f AKI.NG ~ :cr1:·o