[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8322-8323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4862]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2349]


Notice Convening an Accountability Review Board for the Attack on 
the Headquarters of the Office of Program Manager, Saudi Arabian 
National Guard in Riyadh, in Which Five Americans Were Killed

    Pursuant to section 301 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq.), I have determined 
that the November 13, 1995, car-bomb attack on the headquarters of the 
Office of Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard in Riyadh, 
Saudi Arabia, involved loss of life related to a U.S. mission abroad. 
Therefore, I am convening an Accountability Review Board, as required 
by that statute, to examine the facts and circumstances of the attack 
and report to me such findings and recommendations as it deems 
appropriate, in keeping with the attached mandate.
    I have appointed Ambassador Alfred L. Atherton as chairman of the 
Board. He will be assisted by former Ambassador Peter Sebastian; 
Brigadier General Thomas J. Konitzer, USA; Mr. William Piekney; and Mr. 
James A. Brooke. Mr. Andrew Winter will act as Executive Secretary. The 
members will bring to their deliberations distinguished backgrounds in 
government service and the private sector.
    I have asked the Board to submit its conclusions and 
recommendations to me within sixty days of its first meeting, unless 
the chairman determines a need for additional time. Appropriate action 
will be taken and reports submitted to the Congress on any 
recommendations made by the Board.
    Anyone with information relevant to the Board's examination of this 
incident should contact the Board promptly at (202) 647-3300.

    Dated: February 22, 1996.
Strobe Talbott,
Deputy Secretary of State.

Attachment

Mandate

Accountability Review Board Mandate

    A. Review and Report. The Accountability Review Board shall 
examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the November 13, 
1995, car bomb attack on the headquarters of the Office of Program 
Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM/SANG) in Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia, which killed five American and two third country national 
employees and wounded over thirty others, and shall submit a 
detailed written report to the Deputy Secretary of State within 60 
days of its first meeting. If the chairman determines that more than 
60 days are necessary to complete the Board's review, he shall 
notify the Deputy Secretary of State of that fact and the amount of 
additional time needed.
    B. Findings. In accordance with section 304(a) of the Omnibus 
Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (``the Act''), the 
Board shall make written findings in its report to include at least 
the following matters:
    (1) The extent to which the incident with respect to which the 
Board was convened was security-related;
    (2) whether in this case the security systems and security 
procedures at the mission were adequate;
    (3) whether the security systems and security procedures were 
properly implemented in this case;
    (4) the impact of intelligence and information availability in 
this case; and
    (5) such other facts and circumstances in this case which may be 
relevant to the appropriate security management of United States 
missions abroad.
    C. Program Findings and Recommendations. The Board shall submit 
its findings (which may be classified to the extent deemed necessary 
by the Board) to the Deputy Secretary of State, together with 
recommendations as appropriate to improve the security and 
efficiency of any program or operation which the Board has reviewed.
    D. Personnel Findings and Recommendations. If the Board finds 
reasonable cause to believe that an employee of the United States 
Government or member of the uniformed services, as defined by 
section 303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, has breached his or her duty, the 
Board shall:
    (1) Notify the individual concerned;
    (2) transmit the finding of reasonable cause, together with all 
information relevant 

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to such finding, to the head of the appropriate Federal agency or 
instrumentality; and
    (3) recommend that such agency or instrumentality initiate an 
appropriate investigatory or disciplinary action.
    E. Termination. The Board shall terminate 30 days after 
submission of its report to the Deputy Secretary of State, unless 
the Deputy Secretary of State within that time requests that further 
proceedings be held by the Board and specifies a new termination 
date.
Strobe Talbott,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 96-4862 Filed 3-1-96; 8:45 am]
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