DATE= 11/21/97
TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT
NUMBER=5-38156
TITLE=TERRORISM PROTECTION
BYLINE=LINDA CASHDAN
DATELINE=WASHINGTON
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
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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