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PROJECT NUMBER: 8808
SESSION NUMBER: 3322
DATE OF SESSION:
27 JUL 88
DATE OF REPORT:
27 JUL 88
START:
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END:
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METHODOLOGY:
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VIEWER IDENTIFIER:
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1.
(S/NF/SK)
MISSION:
Access
and describe the status of and
projected dates/times of
release of the hostages in Lebanon with
emphasis on LTC Higgins, the other US hostages, Rudolf Cordes
(West German national) , and the Israeli hostages.
2.
(S/NF/SK)
VIEWER TASKING:
Viewer tasked with EEI reflected
in "Mission" goal.
3.
(S/NF / SK)
COMMENTS:
No inclemencies noted.
Summary of
Information is attached.
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(S/NF/SK):
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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
USMC LTC . William
(Rich)
Higgins will be released on or about
31 July 1988.
Rudolf Cordes, the German national being held
hostage along with Frank Herbert Reed will
Iso be released very
soon thereafter.
Higgins is currently being held in a building
shaped like a Quonset7hangar with
semi-circular roof ,
and
located at the Beirut International
Airport.
The Shiite captors
are primed and ready to release
Higgins under the plausibility of
negotiations; the captors are tired, confused (by apparent
contradictory guidance) and ready to go on with their own
lives.
Negotiations undertaken under the aegis of humanitarian
considerations will result in the rapid release of Robert
Polhill, Joseph Cicippio, and Alann Steen.
Anticipate an early
release for Polhill
who remains seriously ill.
The captors do
not want his death to occur in captivity. Thomas Sutherland will
be released before Terry Waite (scheduled for release in August) .
West German negotiators intervene to help obtain the release of
Sutherland.
Terry Anderson will be the
last to be released; his
release will
follow the release of Waite
in August. Edward Tracy
will also be released in August (dates of 4-14 and 5-15 were too
confusing for meaningful analysis) .
Jesse Turner is currently
located with Sutherland.
A male and female (agents?) have been sent to somehow reach
the Israeli hostages;
the Israeli hostages will be difficult to
reach; the male and female agents will not reach their designated
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destination.
Although they are deeply hated, the Israeli
hostages will be kept alive for fear of reprisals.
Late
July
late August appear to be two time frames that favor a successful
incursion to release the Israeli hostages.
(Odd as it may seem) ,
there are indications that "monetary constraints"
appear to delay
the release of the Israeli hostages.
The drought (in Lebanon?) continues to play a role in the
negotiations for staples (previously reported) .
The principal White House appointed negotiator will be Lewis
Monayhan (phonetic); others will be selected from the Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence, specifically Huynua
(Alaska) /Parsons.
There will be meaningful intervention by
Fanjanni of Iran; and a UN appeal will be met.
The key players
will be the UN and the White House appointee.
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