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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