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discovered since 1985, but, lil ID, the RAF may

"(b)(3)" be husbanding its supply

criminals stole the explosives and transferred them to the terrorists-not a unique situation. A. Swedish gang reportedly admitted in January 1987 selling Swedish military munitions they stole in November 1986 to terrorists for operations in Belgium and in France. (b)(3)

Despite the recent discovery of more of the explosives, we are no closer to knowing for sure how much is in terrorist hands. Nevertheless, due to the continuing appearance of the explosives with terrorists, we estimate that the remaining explosives likely are controlled by terrorist groups, particularly the RAF and AD. Belgian authorities have not uncovered any more. CCC or FRAP caches since January 1986. Because we have no indications that members of these defunct groups in custody have been forthcoming about the existence of any more caches, we cannot rule out the possibility that they still have some of the explosives hidden away. (b)(3)

Where Are the Rest of the Explosives? There is strong evidence the terrorist groups had custody of a large amount of the stolen explosives, although we have not been able to determine that the four organizations had all that was stolen or how much each group had. In at least two cases, the explosives appeared outside the groups. On 24 April 1985, a Turkish national was arrested in Paris with 400 grams of the dynamite he claimed was given to him by a North African Belgium, but French police believed he was connected with AD. The Iranians arrested last September in France with approximately 6 kilograms of the explosives may have obtained the dynamite from the CCC through Pierre Carette. He was arrested in December 1985, suggesting the Iranians had already acquired the explosives. We do not yet know if the Corsicans arrested in West Germany have access more than the 1.5 kilograms found in their car.

One ominous prospect is that the dynamite has made its way beyond the original four users and could appear in the hands of other radical terrorist groups. If.criminals stole the explosives--a possibility raised by the arrest of the Corsicans--and did not transfer the entire 815 kilograms to the CCC, FRAP, RAF, and AD, the probability increases that more groups could get the explosives from those anxious to sell them. Alternatively, if the RAF and AD have all of the explosives that remain with active terrorist groups, they may not be ir naior have the means, to share

"(b)(3) it with others.

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The coincidental timing of the arrests of Belgian terrorists, confiscation of 100 kilograms of the explosives in eight of their safehouses, and the end of the Euroterrorist bombing campaign suggest the CCC had the major share of the explosives held by any of the four West European organizations. It has been associated with the largest amount of the stolen explosives that has heen confiscated or used by any of the four groups. (b)(3)

The RAF and AD may still have some of the explosives. They made only three bombs-amounting to 48 kilograms of dynamite—from their share of the Ecaussines haUL, but these were discovered and disarmed before they could explode. Residue from their subsequent bombings indicates they have not used dynamite from Ecaussines since December 1985. The discovery of some of the dynamite in the AD safehouse in February, however, shows the AD still had some of the explosives. West German police have not turned up any of the explosives in RAF safehouses

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