Uninvited Guests in the Swedish Fjords

This document, a JPRS report from February 1992, details the ongoing issue of foreign submarine incursions into Swedish territorial waters. The report highlights a formal assessment by the Swedish Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, General Bengt Gustafsson, who maintained that foreign submarines had indeed violated Swedish waters, despite skepticism from some quarters that compared such incursions to the myth of flying saucers. The Swedish military relied on recorded 'submarine noises' and a video-film titled 'Uninvited Guests' as primary evidence, which documented damage to underwater anti-submarine warning cables near Gotland Island. The report notes that these noises were similar to those recorded during 1984. The document also discusses the geopolitical context, referencing the collapse of the USSR and the potential involvement of U.S. mini-submarines, citing a report from the Swedish newspaper DAGENS NYKHETER and a mention of an ABC television report. In response to these persistent incursions, General Gustafsson ordered the Swedish coast guard in December 1991 to act more aggressively, specifically authorizing the use of fire if sonar detected the presence of unidentified mini-submarines approximately 30 meters in length. Defense Minister Anders Bjork reinforced this stance, stating that Sweden would not reconcile itself to such violations of its sovereignty.