ABSTRACT
The Soviet Union is deeply involved in supporting terrorist groups in many countries — through the provision of arms, weapons and training. Even in the relatively brief historical period since the end of World War II, which is the main focus of attention of this Conference, Soviet involvement in terrorism is long-standing. The left-wing terrorist groups in Greece and in Indochina in the last phases of that war were ultimately under Soviet control. Portugal and the former Portuguese territories in Africa provide one of the most striking examples of a protracted Soviet support for terrorism. Through the long years of the Portuguese African insurgencies, the subversive organs of the Soviet State trained many hundreds, and probably thousands, of terrorists and guerrillas from these territories. The degree of Soviet involvement in Arab terrorism has aroused much controversy.
