DATE=  11/21/97

TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT

NUMBER=5-38156

TITLE=TERRORISM PROTECTION

BYLINE=LINDA CASHDAN

DATELINE=WASHINGTON

CONTENT=

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INTRO:  THE GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IS FUELING A RISE IN

THE NUMBER OF SECURITY FIRMS THAT MAKE DEVICES DESIGNED TO 

ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF TRAVELING CORPORATE EXECUTIVES.  LINDA 

CASHDAN REPORTS GLOBAL POSITIONING DEVICES WHICH TRACK THE 

LOCATION OF VEHICLES BY SATELLITE, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, AND 

BULLET PROOF VEHICLES ARE BECOMING STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR 

BUSINESS LEADERS IN MANY COUNTRIES.   



TEXT:  O'GARA IS AN OHIO COMPANY FAMOUS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 

MAKING ARMORED PARADE VEHICLES FOR U-S PRESIDENTS. TODAY O'GARA 

HAS PLANTS BUILDING BULLET PROOF AUTOMOBILE SHIELDS IN RUSSIA, 

MEXICO, BRAZIL, AND THE PHILIPPINES, AND PLANS TO SET UP 

FACILITIES IN INDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST AS WELL.  COMPANY CHIEF 

EXECUTIVE, BILL O'GARA, SAYS IN EACH COUNTRY HALF HIS CLIENTS ARE

U-S FIRMS AND HALF ARE LOCAL CORPORATIONS.



                      // 1ST O'GARA ACT //



         OBVIOUSLY MORE BUSINESS IS COMING INTO THOSE AREAS OF 

         THE WORLD BUT AS THEIR ECONOMIES DEVELOP, THE DIVISION 

         BETWEEN THOSE THAT HAVE AND THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE 

         CONTINUES TO WIDEN AND THE UNFORTUNATE SOCIAL BYPRODUCT 

         OF THAT IS INCREASED CRIME, SO THAT YOU HAVE MORE 

         INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION, MORE COMPANIES GOING INTO THESE

         AREAS OF HIGHER CRIME RATES, THEREFORE THE NEED FOR 

         PROTECTION AND THE FULL RANGE OF SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.



                          // END ACT //



IN ADDITION TO BULLET PROOF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, O'GARA TODAY

OFFERS ITS CUSTOMERS ANTI-TERRORIST DRIVING COURSES, CLOSED 

CIRCUIT TELEVISION MONITORS, AND SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE.  BILL 

O'GARA SAYS HIS COMPANY'S FORTHCOMING MERGER WITH KROLL, A NEW 

YORK PRIVATE INVESTIGATION FIRM, SHOULD ENABLE IT TO OFFER A 

WHOLE NEW RANGE OF DETECTIVE SERVICES AS WELL.



                    // BEG 2ND O'GARA ACT //



         BUSINESS IS GOING INTO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHERE ACCESS

         TO INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS IS

         NOT AS EASILY OBTAINED AS IT WOULD BE HERE IN THE UNITED

         STATES. SO SOMEONE WHO CAN DO A DUE DILIGENCE BACKGROUND

         (INVESTIGATION) ON A POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNER FOR A 

         MAJOR INVESTMENT THAT A FIRM MIGHT BE MAKING IS OF 

         UTMOST IMPORTANCE.



                          // END ACT //



IN SHORT, MR. O'GARA FEELS "KROLL O'GARA" -- THE NAME THE FIRM 

WILL ASSUME AFTER THE MERGER -- WILL BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL ONE 

STOP ANTI-TERRORISM OUTFIT.  SADLY, HE SAYS, THERE IS A GREAT 

NEED FOR SUCH A FIRM IN TODAY'S WORLD.



                    // BEG 3RD O'GARA ACT //



         YOU'VE GOT COUNTRIES WITH INFRASTRUCTURES AND POLICE 

         STRUCTURES THAT REALLY AREN'T CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH 

         SOME OF THE CRIMINAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND IN

         SOME CASES YOU HAVE POLICE FORCES THAT ARE PART OF THE 

         PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY PREY UPON SOME OF THE VICTIMS.  SO 

         YOU HAVE AN UNUSUAL SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE BEEN 

         CREATED AFTER THE COLD WAR THAT HAVE INCREASED DEMAND 

         FOR ALL TYPES OF SECURITY RELATED SERVICES. 



                          // END ACT //



WHERE THERE IS A NEED, BUSINESSES WILL ARISE TO FULFILL THAT 

NEED.  BILL O'GARA EXPECTS A LOT OF COMPETITION IN THE YEARS 

AHEAD.  (SIGNED)  



NEB/LC/EH



21-Nov-97 10:09 AM EST (1509 UTC)

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Source: Voice of America

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