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7/NOFORN
PROJECT SUN STREAK
WARNING NOTICE:
INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
PROJECT NUMBER:
8808
SESSION NUMBER:
1-20
DATE OF SESSION:
19 JUL 88
DATE OF REPORT:
19 JUL 88
START:
1000
END:
1120
METHODOLOGY:
WRV
VIEWER IDENTIFIER: 079
1.
(S/NF/SK)
MISSION:
Provide a weekly update on the location
and projected release of the hostages in Lebanon, specifically
regarding LTC Higgins, the other US hostages, Terry Waite, Rudolf
Cordes and the two Israeli hostages.
2.
(S/NF/SK)
VIEWER TASKING:
Viewer tasked as in Para 1,
above.
3.
(S/NF/SK)
COMMENTS:
No inclemencies noted.
Polhill to be
addressed in a separate session.
Negotiations or the potential
for negotiations appears to have facilitated and made the release
of the hostages, particularly Higgins, more imminent.
a separate,
distinct effort is needed to deal with Boltill.
4.
(S/NF/SK) :
EVALUATION:
Summary is attached.
HANDLE VIA SKEET CHANNELS ONLY
W ............. /NOFORN
CLASSIFIED BY:
DIA
(DT)
DECLASSIFY:
OADR
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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
The two Israeli
soldiers being held hostage remain located at
the Daytime Hotel.
The Daytime Hotel
is located about four
blocks north of the Mesrobian School
(ENCLOSURE 1).
In the area
bounded by the Mesrobian School and Burj Hammud is a square,
brown structure made of concrete.
On the side (as opposed to the
front) of the building is a large sign bearing the "red" letter
"T" (See ENCLOSURE 2). The letter "T" is the start of a word
that advertises the services of a transportation company.
The
building bearing the letter "T" is used to provide logistical
support to the captors responsible for guarding the Israeli
hostages.
The captors use a "Ford Bronco" to from the building
bearing the letter "T" to the Daytime Hotel.
The key in
determining the location of the Israeli soldiers
is to determine
(and follow?) personnel
attending meetings in the north wing of
the Mesrobian School; meetings are held in a patio type area.
USMC LTC Higgins is currently being held hostage at Ayn Nub
(ENCLOSURE 3). The intent is to get as close as possible to the
International Airport
in Beirut.
The Airport is called upon to
play a significant roll in the release of Higgins Meetings and
discussions regarding Higgins are being held at Suq Al Gharb
(ENCLOSURE 3).
Within the framework of
predictability and in
view of current events,
the release of Higgins from captivity is
estimated as occurring as late July or early August 1988.
Higgins is being moved from one place to the next on an
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intermittent basis.
Analysts believe that Thomas Sutherland
is currently
located in an area nine miles south of the Mesrobian School.
Sutherland is not at that location although another hostage
(not
further
identified)
is.
(This data previously and substantially
reported on 12 July 1988) .
Sutherland is currently located about
seven miles south of Terry Waite in an area called Hawsh al
Harimah.
See ENCLOSURE 4.
Edward Tracy is the hostage most trusted by the captors.
He
has the most access to outside, available data which he is using
to advantage.
The captors think of him as a go-between; Tracy is
quiet, subtle, and applies this knowledge constructively.
Cicippio and Steen remain in an underground and uncomfortable
environment in an area located about six miles south of the
"military barracks".
Efforts should not be made to locate and
free them; however, they should be given priority consideration
for an early release through negotiations.
Terry Waite's current location in the Bega Valley is
identified at ENCLOSURE 4.
Terry Anderson is located about
seven
miles southeast of Waite in an area identified as the "Arab
Ruins" (ENCLOSURE 4).
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