Editing National security directive (section)

===Reagan administration===
A 1986 National Security Decision Directive gave the [[United States Department of State|State Department]] authority and responsibility to coordinate responses to international terrorism across government agencies including the [[CIA]], [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]], and [[FBI]]. This was intended to reduce interagency conflicts which were observed in the response to the [[Achille Lauro hijacking|hijacking of the ''Achille Lauro'']] cruise ship.<ref>Johnson, Larry C. 2005. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/2005_h/050512-johnson.pdf Terrorism: Why the Numbers Matter].</ref> The State Department's [[Bureau of Counterterrorism]] continues this coordinating function.