Jillian Becker

Jillian Becker is a South African born British based terrorologist with connections to a variety of intelligence and state connccted groups including the Institute for the Study of Terrorism and the Freedom Association

Her entry on wikipedia is a very positive account of her exploits. It includes the following information on the IST which appears to come from inside information and suggests close contacts with the police:

IST kept in close touch with the Bomb Disposal Unit of Scotland Yard and the Airport Police Authorities. On some occasions IST received information, for instance about the smuggling across international borders of explosive material, before it had been conveyed by official channels , and was able to alert the relevant authorities. Institute personnel undertook to test airport security by ‘smuggling’ imitation ‘bombs’ in luggage through international airports, and found it deficient.

The chief purpose of the Institute was to gather intelligence about terrorist organizations and their membership, and keep the British Parliament and the media informed about them, countering the propaganda and exposing pretexts and lies put out by the violent organisations themselves. IST commissioned expert studies of terrorist groups and distributed them to members of both Houses of Parliament, to newspapers, individual journalists, radio and television news channels, foreign embassies, Customs and Excise, Police Forces, military experts, and university departments. It also held seminars addressed by experts in relevant subjects from many countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle and Far East.

IST cooperated with the Institute for the European Defence and Strategic Studies (IEDSS) in the organisation of an international conference on defence at Windsor in 1986. Also with the Faculty of Laws of London University, the Institute held an international conference in 1988 at Ditchley Park, the elegant venue of many Anglo-American top-level conferences. The three-day event was opened by the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd. One of the most important addresses was given by John Hermon, Chief of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

Affiliations

• Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies, author of Occasional paper

Publications

• Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies Occasional paper No 13: 'The Soviet connection': 'State sponsorship of terrorism' by Jillian Becker 1985.