Congressional Document

Hearing - Hearings Published

Title Info

Hearing Id:

HRG-1991-SGA-0025

Title:

Terrorism: Interagency Conflicts in Combating International Terrorism

Hearing Date:

Jul. 15, 1991

Committee:

Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate

Congressional Publication Number:

S. Hrg. 102-493

Sudoc Number:

Y4.G74/9:S.hrg.102-493

Length:

166 pp.

Legacy CIS Number:

92-S401-27

Permalink:

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Congress Session

102 - 1

Summary

Hearing to examine U.S. and international counter-terrorist programs to prevent and prepare for terrorist attacks, focusing on attacks against U.S. citizens, with implications of the 1991 Persian Gulf war.

Content Notation

Terrorist attacks against US, Govt prevention and preparation efforts

Subjects

Terrorism; Planning; Security; Law enforcement; War

Descriptors

Iraq; Kuwait; Persian Gulf

Testimony

WITNESS PANEL:

Date:

July 15, 1991

Collation:

p. 7-29, 59-107, 149-163.

Witness:

GALLAGHER , Neil J. , Chief, Counter-Terrorism Section, FBI.

Witness:

BERGQUIST , Kenneth , Associate Coordinator, Counter-Terrorism, Department of State.

Witness:

PETERSON , Grant C. , Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support, FEMA.

Statements And Discussion:

Overview of represented Government agency domestic and international counter-terrorist efforts, including emergency preparedness and disaster relief programs; implications of the Persian Gulf war for counter-terrorist efforts.

Testimony Subjects:

Federal Bureau of Investigation--FBI; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Department of State; Disaster relief

WITNESS PANEL:

Date:

July 15, 1991

Collation:

p. 29-45, 108-135.

Witness:

BREMER , L. Paul , III , former Ambassador at Large, Counterterrorism and Crisis Management, Department of State.

Witness:

KOCH , Noel C. , former Director, Special Planning, DOD.

Statements And Discussion:

Overview of recent progress in international counter-terrorist efforts; explanation for the lack of terrorist incidents related to the Persian Gulf war; status of terrorist operations in various world regions, including Europe and the Middle East.

Testimony Subjects:

Europe; Middle East; International cooperation; Law enforcement

WITNESS PANEL:

Date:

July 15, 1991

Collation:

p. 45-57, 136-148.

Witness:

MUELLENBERG , Kurt W. , former Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Department of Justice.

Witness:

TOENSING , Victoria , former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice.

Statements And Discussion: