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BARNES
CC -57 , CC-61
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. " for a time imprisoned in Mashhad , a city in
northwestern Iran, where the hostages were kept in
groups of three . "
b. "Barnes guessed that perhaps 20 hostages were
kept at Mashhad altogether, but the different groups never
met, "
c. " some hostages attempted escape by sawing through
prison bars . They'd go out the windows , then get caught and
get beaten with rubber hoses. Some others were beaten
for different reasons."
d. " some hostages were handcuffed while they slept
in the early stages of their confinement. The practice was later
dropped. "
1 . The above reports have been reviewed . There is insufficient
data to make any conclusive corelative judgements.
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BELK
CCC -37
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a." Iranian captors opened fire when he tried to
escape one night and then kicked his injured leg as
punishment when he was caught . " NOTE: leg injured in one of escape
attempts.
b. "I tried to escape in Teheran on a couple
of occasions . "
c. "Wife's name is Angela " NOTE: See "LAINGEN"
d. NOTE: probably held in Evin prison at one time,
se paragraph c.
1. Report :* CCC - 37,
Source:" 11
Date: 27 march 1980
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. he's on the second floor in a cubicle type thing .
I get a feeling of renounced isolation."
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he's rebellious in his attitude . He's getting
mentally prepared for confrontation . "
He's tough , but he's under a lot of pressure .
Got the impression he just wasn't giving in and he was
giving them one hell of a hard time , and they were giving him
a hard time in return . "
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BLUCKER CC-42, cc-45, CD-59, CD-60, CD-65, CD-67, D-65
DC- 40, DC- 41
WASHINGTON STAR , 23 Jan 81
a . " shoved/ knocked around a lot in the beginning . "
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " allowed to read , however in November reading
material censored , only permitted to read fiction . "
b. " in November was placed in solitary confinement
in a room which had nothing but a mattress . "
c . " At one point he was with another man , but much
of the time he was alone . "
1. Report: CD-60
Source: # 03
Date : 20 June 1980
"
I
assume that he's been reading a lot . "
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GERMAN
CCC-36, CD- 5, CD-I , CD- 15, CD.81, D-5 , D - 6
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a . " one of several hostages that was lined
up against a wall for mock execution. "
1.
Report: CD-5
Source: #06
Date: 13 May 1980
Nervous, very nervous ; can't sleep , can't eat.
Very upset. It's a nervous shaking ... kind of nervous condition.
Think. uh .... strain .... lot of strain .... "
2. Report: D-5
Source: # 06
Date: 26 August 1980
Three others .... no , more than three .... five "
"Kennedy is one of the others . "
Note: German, Kennedy, Gallegos, Graves, Hall and Sharer
all describe the "Night of the Gestapo"! Referring to the mock
execution.
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GRAVES cc.7, CC-8, cc-9, Cc-11, cc- 4, CD-80, CD-82, DC - 9
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a . " was one of the hostages lined up against the wall
for the mock execution . "
1. The above reports have been reviewed . There is insufficient
data to make any conclusive correlative judgements.
There is no mention of a mock execution.
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HALL
CCC-12, CCC - 68 , DC- 19 , DC- 20, PC- 21
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. " he and other hostages were taken outside , lined
up against a wall for mock execution. "
1. The above reports have been reviewed. There is insufficient
data to make any conclusive correlative judgements.
There is no mention of mock execution.
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HERMENING CCC - 71, CCC-79, CD-25 , CD-29
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. " spent 43 days in solitary confinement for attempted
escape. "
1. The above reports have been reviewed. There is
insufficient data to make any conclusive correlation judgements.
There is no mention of solitary confinement
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HOHMAN
ccc - 36, DC- 4
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan&1
a. " spent the last eight months of captivity in a jail
outside Teheran."
1. The above reports have been reviewed. There is no
mention of Hohmann spending the last eight months in a
jail outside of Teheran
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HOLLAND cc- 14, CC-16, CC-17, CC-22, CC-32, CCC-69, D- 8
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. " had spent a month in a dungeon . "
1. Report: CC.14
Source: 1
Date: 1 DEC 79
1
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It's like a cell in a police station . "
He's alone in the room"
2. Report: CC-22
Source: #11
Date: 6 DEC79
..... but I sensed emptiness, as if you
were more or less in isolation . "
3. Report : CC.32
Source: #6
Date : 14 DEC 79
11
It's a row of like small rooms . All very small.
They're like cell rooms . "
11
( Doors ) Made of metal . Not .... they're not
regular police cells . It's like .... these are used for ....
used for detention but they're not ... not regular police
cells . "
I would say ... Holland's sitting in a room .
By himself . Just sitting . Just a bed and a .... . .....
Think there's . a stool or chair without a back . There's
. .. white walls."
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HOLLAND CON'T
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This .... section of the city is not liked by the
Iranians . I don't know why . It's a feeling I got . "
4. Report: CC-16
Source : # 1
Date : 1 DEC 79
11
... dirty gray ... musty .... musky dust .... that's in
the basement room . It's not like a dungeon, or anything, you
know, but it's like being down in some office. You know what it's
like when you walk down the basement down here , it's cooler , it's
musty ... "
5. Report : D-8
Source: 6
Date : 26 August 1980
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It's like a basement corridor "
ME TRINKO
6. Report: CC-40
Source : "# 08
Date: 23 DEC 79
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REF CC. 36/36 ... it's like I recognize the place from one of the other
targets that we did ..... the Colonel ( Holland ) . and it seemed
to be the same place . I was at a lower level . ... and it was
dark , rough , rough stone walls . Kind of like , almost like
a dungeon type almosphere . "
Almost looked like the old ... uh .... prison type thing
or dungeon ..
..
It was .... more like a dungeon type atmosphere
than it was even a prisen MONTIAL
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JONES
CC-65, CD- 90, CD- 91, DC-56
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
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a. " was interrogated five times and , near the beginning
was physically abused . "
b. " was forbidden to talk from Nov. 4,80 - Mar. 17, 81 "
c. " was always kept with five or fewer other hostages "
1. Report: CD-90
Source: $6
Date: 17 July 1981
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Q. Okay. If I understand correctly, you have Jones in
the room with 3 other people ? "
A. " Yes"
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KALP
CC-51, CC-52, CC - 53, CC-54, ccc-50, ccc- 54
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a . " handcuffed , choked , beaten , kicked in the groin
and thrown repeatedly onto a concrete floor . "
b. " held in solitary confinement for 374 days . "
c . " was held in 22 different places . "
1. There is no indication of mistreatment, solitary confinement,
or escape atempts in any of the above reports.
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GUN TOLNTTAL
KENNEDY
CCC -74, DC-4
EVENING SUN, 22 Jan 81
a. " he and others were lined up in their underwear ,
guns to their heads , for a mock execution . "
1. The above reports have been reviewed. There is
no indication of a mock execution taking place.
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cc-12, CC-13.
CC-21
CCC-27, ccc -30
KOOB / SWIFT 1 CC-15 CC-55, CCC-20/ CCC-21 /CCC-64.
00-37
CCC-73, CCC - 79, CCC- 81, CD-76, DC- 9
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
Koop a. " spent first months in solitary confinement in
an embassy office . "
b. " Koob and Swift with whom she roomed for
several months , cooked for five people . " ( fora little over 4 months)
Swift
1.
Report: CC. 13
Source: #08
Date: 30 NOV 79
Q. " Is this person on the couch alone in the room ? "
A. "I keep trying to pick up afeel for other people or
things .... I don't .... I get presence of other people there ....
not in the room , but outside the room."
It was a rather, very comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.
.... if this had anything to do with the hostage type situation, it's beyond
me , because I didn't get that feeling . "
2. Report: CC-15
Source: #7
Date : 1DEC 79
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I think these two women are isolated from the
majority of the people . "
Bldg' F '
3. Report: CC-21
Source: #3
Date: 5 DEC 79
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KOOB / SWIFT CON'T
Damn . she's got blue jeans on . does that mean
she is one of us . ...
AMB RES 4. Report: CCC-73
Source: 6
Date : 23 APR 80
" Two women hostages in room on other side of kitchen .
Source reports this is a new situation as they were separate before . "
KOOB
5. Report: CD-76
Source: $3
Date: 2 July 1981
She's standing on a stairway in a rather large
building talking to someone .". . . "Another woman ". .. " The feeling
I have is that those two women aren't exactly enemies . "
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LAINGEN / HOWLAND/TOMSETH CC-33, CC-34, CCC . 65,
ccc - 66 , ccc - 67
WASHINGTON STAR, 23 Jan 81
a. " kept over a year in a large room in the Iranian
Foreign Ministry. Room was furnished with Persian carpets
and crystal chandeliers . "
b . " was transferred to Exin Prison , to a cell . "
" in the cell , on the wall , were the words ' Angela , Angela ,
my love '. "
WASHINTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " was moved from foreign ministry to the embassy
before Christmas . "
TOMSETH
1.
Report: CCC-66
Source: #03
Date: 19 APR 30
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Nearby, I saw .... unusual shaped light fixture.
Could be chandelier . It may identify the room .... "
I get an awareness of three people and I was
trying to .... I don't know if Victor is one of those or if
there's three people ..... and Victor . "
I have the feeling that most of the guards inside
are more concerned with keeping people out than keeping
hostages in. Hostages are afraid to attempt escape. Don't
require a lot of security ... to prevent escape. That's about
it. "
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LAUTERBACH
Ccc - 62 , CCC- 77
WASHINTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " physically abused , threatened , and often
hand cuffed. "
b. " believed he was held in Teheran entire time ,
although he was moved after rescue attempt ."
1. Report: CCC- 77
Source: $3
Date: 23 APR 80
He's been praying ( mumbling- not audible). Pull him
out by force . "
Fate ..... He's afraid of the guns . "
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LEE
DC-9, DC-38, DC- 39
.
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. " Two mock executions in captivity."
b. " months of darkness and solitary confinement ,
from June 1980 until release. "
c . " tied to a chair and blindfolded . "
WASHINGTON STAR , 23 Jan 81
a. " second mock execution held in Embassy
basement, sometime in February 1980."
1. Report: DC-38
2. Source: $6
3. Date: 10 DEC 80
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The source described Lee as being located in a
small square or rectangular building that has no windows . "
u
The source described Lee as apparently being
in a room by himself reading a book . "
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METRINKO
CC-40, cc-41, CCC - 4, Ccc - 7, DC-62, PC-64
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " Kept in solitary confinement for first 9 months "
b. " kept in a room 4 paces long and exercised
three times a day."
1. Report: CC-40
Source: 08
Date: 23DEC 79
I saw one person.
I assume ... I assume to be
the subject lying on a ... I can't describe it as a cot . It's
almost like a slab of wood next .. . up next to the wall . "
S
REF cc-35/24 ... it's like I recognize the place from one of the other
targets that we did ... the Colonel ( Holland ) . .. and it seemed
to be the same place . I was at a lower level . and it was
dark , rough , rough stone walls . Kind of like , almost like a
dungeon type atmosphere. "
11
Almost looked like the old .. uh .... prison type thing
or dungeon .... "
It was .... more like a dungeon type atmosphere
than it was even a prison .... "
$1
Very dark. Very uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable."
2. Report: CC-41
Source: #01
Date : 23 DEC 80
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METRINKO
11
Yes . Don't perceive anyone else with him in the
cubicle .
He seems to be in that cell alone . "
3. Report: DC-62
Source: #03
Date : 09 JAN 81
On 23 JAN81 the viewer was unable to locate
Metrinko. The only impression had was of a public gathering.
He saw some flags, many people in bleachers and some
people with bowed heads . "
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METRINKO, SOURCE #1, SESSION CC41, 23 DEC 79
ashington Stor, 27 Jan 81
"Kept in solitary confinement for first 9 months. "
"Kept in a room 4 paces long
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MOORE ccc- 2, CCC - 63
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " six months in a prison cell with a three-inch
foam mattress and one plastic chair. "
b. " forced to wash greasy dishes in cold water ,
without soap . "
1. The above reports have been reviewed . There is
insufficient data to make any conclusive conlative judgement.
There was no mention of a prison cell or KP duty .
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PERSINGER CCC-75, CD-25
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a . " was put in a hole for several days for refusing
To answer questions. "
1. The above reports have been reviewed . There
is no mention of Persinger being put in a hole for failing
to answer questions.
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ROEDER
CCC - 91 , CCC- 92, CCC - 93
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " held in solitary confinement for 63 days . "
b. " had been moved at least nine times after
rescue attempt.
1. Report: CCC-91
Source: # 11
Date : 1 MAY 80
Very , very small room . dark .... I, I get the
impression of bars . I get the impression of a cell . A prison
cell . Very , very crude accommodations . "
7
Extremely depressed . Terrible sense of isolation.
Kind of hunched over . "
2. Report: CCC-92
Source: #03
Date: 1 MAY 80
The source felt that Roeder was with ' afew other
hostages. '
Roeder appeared depressed, felt alone, and had
been made a fool of by some one."
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SCHAEFER D-10, D-11, D-26, 0-35
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. "was moved more than 24 times . "
b. " prisoners often were taken on mysterious car
rides. "
C. " had suffered from bouts of food poisoning
1. Report: D-11
Source: #01
Date : 28 AUG 80
Source described Schaefer as being on a moving bus
with 15-20 other hostages at the time of this session. "
2. Report : D- 26
Source : #08
Date: 4 SEP 80
11
Source stated that there were six other hostage
personnel , along with Schaefer , that were being moved back and
forth from the upper cell block to isolation units at 3-4 day
intervals . "
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SHARER
CD-87
WASHINGTON STAR , 27 Jan 81
a. " defied captors during mock execution. "
1. The above report was reviewed. There is no
mention of mock execution or defiance of captors
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CCC-37, CCC-78, CD-90, CD-91, D-65
WASHINGTON STAR, 27 Jan 81
a. " was moved several times from one prison to
another. "
b. " The moves always were in groups of three to
five captives . "
c. " didn't see sunlight for eight months . Captors
covered the windows with blankets . "
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1. The reports have been reviewed. There is
insufficient data to make any correlative judgements
concerning these reports
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