Pre-bombing : Avant l'attentat à la bombe

The fact that there had been two bombs, that the origin of the plot appeared to be out of Vancouver, and that there was thought to have been a connection to Sikh extremism led Crook to suspect that the plot he had learned about in 1984 was, in fact, related to the plot that had been carried out that day. [...] Person 1 said that he had never met the masterminds of the plot and that Z was acting as the middleman, bringing Person 2 and Person 1 into the plot, but that someone behind Z was making the decisions. [...] Wayne Douglas, then head of the RCMP E Division NCIS Terrorist/Extremist unit.47 Although both the RCMP and CSIS initially showed interest in this plot, it took some time before it was decided that the RCMP E Division NCIS would take responsibility for the follow-up.48 From the very outset of its involvement in the investigation, the RCMP approached the alleged plot with extreme skepticism.49 An R [...] On October 26, 1984, CSIS reported to the RCMP Airport Policing Branch and to the VIP Security Branch on the basis of the VPD’s interview of Person 2. The report stated that “. while in presence of lawyer, person 2 disclosed knowledge of plans to blow up an AI 747 aircraft in November en route to India from Montreal”, and noted that CSIS felt that “. there is a real possibility that Sikhs will dam [...] Copies of the summary report on the interview of Person 2 had been given to CSIS and to CIS BC, 59 an agency that was at the time co-located with NCIS and staff ed entirely by RCMP members.60 The report stated that the interview had been taped, and that “two bombs” could be involved.