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To eee ne Colonel James R. Linnen s The Red Command claimed responsibility for the bombings in pursuit of liberty for Puerto Rican political prisoners and for the island of Puerto Rico. On March 17, 1986, an explosive device consisting of “~ + ~batteries, wires, a clock and a flash bulb was found under the filling pipe cap of a 5,000 gallon gasoline holding tank at a gasoline station in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It failed to detonate due to a malfunction of the time delay mechanism. The Red Command claimed credit for the placement of the device in order to further the revolution and achieve liberty. No subsequent actions have been claimed by the Red Command. b1D You can be assured that information developed which relates to your agency's responsibilities in Puerto Rico will be | promptly shared with you. Thank you for your concern on these matters. Sincerely yours, Steven L. Pomerantz, Chief Counterterrorism Section Criminal Investigative Division NOTE: This letter is in response to a letter from the Director of Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures, Department of Army dated February 23, 1988, concerning the New Alliance Party and the Red Command. The initial letter of February 23, _ 1988, was never received in the Domestic Terrorism Unit, / Counterterrorism Section (CTS), Criminal Investigative Division. Se te eee ra j A Second tracer request was received in CTS on July 5, 1988.