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CIA-RDP96-00789R000400110001-5
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Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00789R000400110001-5 1 WORKING PAPER 8808 079 881020 S: 36 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION USMC LTC William (Rich) Higgins is currently located at the Syrian military headquarters situated immediately north of the Beirut International Airport. Thomas Sutherland was recently moved from the area known as "Ash Shuwafat. " His destinations indicated as "X-1" and "X-2", ENCLOSURE 1, are located in the immediate area of the Beirut International Airport. Frank Reed, Edward Tracy, and Jesse Turner are currently located in the area known as the "military barracks" (previously surrounded by Syrian military troops) . Their release will follow that of Higgins and Sutherland. Terry Waite and Terry Anderson will be transferred from their current location, identified as "the western edge of the Begaa Valley" to a location identified as Dekwaneh Tall Zatar. See ENCLOSURE 2. Joseph Cicippio, Alan Steen, and Robert Polhill remain in poor health. Polhill has not changed location. Alan Steen and Robert Polhill were moved from the southern border area of Lebanon to a location known as Kawaba Bu Arab situated west of the Golan Heights area. The intent to "dump Cicippio and Steen remains valid. The dump will take place; an intermediary phonetically identified as "Fuethers/Fueters/Frothers advises "the friendlies" of the dump action. A "payoff" will be made to effect their release. Cicippio and Steen are the only hostages who are not affected by the ongoing effort to regroup the hostages in the area of the Beirut International Airport. Efforts made by representatives of the Catholic church, pressured brought about by the media, pressure from the UN, and German diplomatic/political interventions, will precipitate the release of the hostages. The names of "Cunningham and Dowers" phonetically surfaced as being possibly identifiable with ongoing negotiations. Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00789R000400110001-5
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. . 4 Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00789R000400110001-5 NOFORN PROJECT SUN STREAK WARNING NOTICE: INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED PROJECT NUMBER: 8808 SESSION NUMBER: 036 DATE OF SESSION: 881042 20 DATE OF REPORT: 881018 20 START: 1300 END: 1400 METHODOLOGY : WRV VIEWER IDENTIFIER: 079 1 .. (S/NF/SK) MISSION: Provide update on the status, location and releasability of the US hostages and of Terry Waite. 2. (S/NF/SK) VIEWER TASKING: Viewer 079 tasked with requirements identified in Para 1, above. 3. (S/NF/SK) COMMENTS: No inclemencies noted. A Summary of Information is attached. 4. (S/NF/SK) : EVALUATION: HANDLE VIA SKEET CHANNELS ONLY NOFORN CLASSIFIED BY: DIA (DT) DECLASSIFY: OADR Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00789R000400110001-5