MONGOLIA: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT

UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 002555


S/CT FOR BREELAND

E.O.12356: N/A
TAGS: PTER MG
SUBJECT: MONGOLIA: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT

REF: STATE 346420


1. ALL REFERENCES ARE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL, PARA 5.

A) NO PROSECUTIONS/NO DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

B) NO

C) EMBASSY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PAST OR CURRENT SUCH
PROSECUTIONS OR EXTRADITION REQUESTS.

D) THE GMPR GENERAL AVOIDS COMMENT ON ISSUES OUTSIDE
IMMEDIATE MONGOLIAN INTERESTS. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY WAS
UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY STATEMENTS CONDEMNING SPECIFIC
TERRORIST ACTS. HOWEVER, AS A MATTER OF POLICY, THE GMPR
OPPOSES TERRORISM. THERE ARE NO INTERNAL TERRORIST
INCIDENTS TO INVESTIGATE. THE GMPR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED
WITH INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.

E) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A
SPECIALIZED COUNTER TERRORIST POLICE UNIT, THE GMPR HAS
TAKEN NO MAJOR COUNTERTERRORISM MEASURES, DOMESTICALLY
OR INTERNATIONALLY, THIS YEAR.

F) THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT OF ANY KIND. IN
GENERAL, THE GMPR CONDEMNS ALL TERRORIST ACTIVITY
REGARDLESS OF MOTIVE.

G) NO.

H) NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

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