THREATENING LETTER AGAINST FOREIGN MISSIONS

UNCLAS DHAKA 000746

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT. FOR DS/IP/NEA-SCA, DS/IP/ITA, DS/DSS/CC, DS/ICI/PII,
S/CT, SA/PB

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC BD PTER
SUBJECT: THREATENING LETTER AGAINST FOREIGN MISSIONS
RECEIVED BY SWISS EMBASSY


1. (SBU) On 02/12/2006, RSO was informed by the Canadian
High Commission Security Officer that the Swiss Embassy
received a general threat against foreign missions reportedly
by the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The message was
sent via letter and a scanned copy was sent to RSO. In these
letters, the threat is not directly against the Swiss
Embassy, but makes several threats against the BDG government
and foreign missions. Below is a copy of the threat letter
received by the Swiss Embassy.

Begin verbatim:

JMB...JMB...JMB...

I Md. Masud Rana declare that...I am a JMB high official in
Bogra town, I all time work against the government. This is
our command from the cent real camp. Present prime minister
is an very ignorant and she does not any work from her brain.
So, she is ignorant woman. And her son is a third class
leader. He is thinking I am prince of Bangladesh, but he is
nothing, one day we must kill him. This is our main aim. Our
next target judge and foreign mission in Bangladeshi high
official, in few days, we will attacked in the Foreign
mission. So, I want to warn of the foreign mission high
official. And specially I want to say to bogra Judge in few
days he give me resign from the post. No, I am unemployed. So
I can do everything al though, now, I am doing oil and spa
sprats business but, I am not satisfied of my work so, any
time, any where, I can do attack in bogra. And tarique zia
has done lot of corruption. Next, our main target he, my home
in bogra city. Now, I want to see hos is police power. If,
police able to arrest me then I will think police is ok, and
if police unable to arrest me then, I will think police is
foul defense of the BANGLADESH. Good bye Tarique zia, Good by
police...(Mobile..0191-133962/0172-052114)

(signed)
Md. Masud Rana (Masud)
Bogra Town
Naruli, GMB

End Letter.



2. (SBU) RSO Action: RSO FSNI made contact with the listed
phone numbers and spoke to the wife of the named man in the
letter. According to her, she started having trouble with the
police around one week prior. Since then, her husband has
been interviewed by the police several times. When asked
about who could have sent the letter, the wife stated that he
did not know of any grudges with friends or family members
but her husband had an idea who it might have been.
Regardless, the Swiss Embassy has notified the police and the
police are further investigating the matter. Due to the
suspect signing the letter GMB, and the overall context of
the letter, RSO does not believe this to be a credible JMB
letter or threat. This letter appears to be a poison pen as
most in this region have many specifics on how to contact the
"victim" of the poison pen. RSO believes that post's current
security posture is adequate and considers this case closed.


3. (U) Point of contact is Regional Security Office,
880-2-885-5500, Ext 2228, Unclassified, or 880-2-882-5947,
STE.
CHAMMAS