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A 1996 amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) enables American victims of international terrorist acts supported by certain States designated by the State Department as supporters of terrorism - Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and previously Iraq and Libya - to bring suit in U.S. courts to seek monetary damages. This report, which will be updated, provides an overview of these issues and relevant legislation (H.R. 5167).

Report that discusses the use or loss of control of chemical weapons stocks in Syria. It provides a brief history of the chemical weapons program in Syria and reports on the current situation of the chemical weapons program.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko who flew back to Moscow after three days of talks with Syrian and Arab guerilla leaders in Damascus.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Secretary of the State who met for three hours in Cyprus with Soviet foreign minister.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about state and federal agents at new Orleans who seized 5 tons of marijuanas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a house judiciary committee sources which says that president Nixon who hunting for security leaks in 1971 considered lie detector tests for an estimated 300 thousand federal employs.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Damascus government which says that Syria and West Germany agreed to restore diplomatic relations.