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Aug 88
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Passed Life emarques
repeating
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shall be going on
counting shortly
will debriefing the hostage.
+ Higgins . They will be called
Lyon te serve - honoreda
guarded
When they take reporte they
will not remember incidents
atfirst - but later .
Do not clase thu flau of information
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they will operate in Bint
to France a Germany
Higgins - con be debrinfel
after he is of water -
Higgin - debriefing, in france
by CI in U.S.
Hands off until time is right
Higgins
CI team go to Tehran.
travel with Hosta-
moving
being rounded up in Lebanon
not Completed yet
'H . " kiel kroppen , was a conspiracy
plane. P. 6 . 8 weeks befan
his arrivalone Country
Leto 8 weeks before Külnaggen
By the nationals
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Bu Nationals
when H. was KiNaput His fel
was low - they were at
lowest points so why
take on another headache -
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Lebanese nationales
To bring in money -
blackmail - bargaining
"H" was hit immediately
Hewas en easy target
tip of - Forach, U.S.
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ignace - stupid
He was serian- minded-
lorinel fen table for U.N.
peace keeping
Ears -
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Não too N
mich power
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de was to.
. too much
Known - they know
of him even before.
he came in caution
Lebenes man.
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made waves
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check - out his political
view on that area
Check out- point of View
even moderates chehit
like -it
he Was not going in as
friend.
They wanted him shut up
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his whole New paint
on how to deal with
situation was not
liked -
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Grang of men in Gorit with
tres bottes bola - they
wanted Higgin- out
(3-4-
This info can not be
confirmed until much
leter -
info with held from " H"
Inationale
he was not trusted -
U.N like him
other Europeans thoughtaltura.
OK.
He tried to make them all
Sjuans
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"t" Still in Lebanon.
?
"H" was watched
still in confines of Lebanon
will shortly be moved auf-
Hesbola -confiscal they
don't know who to holm
) why would they take
him
Khomani Ega
aut- changin pour
1
timing KidNog : Wer of
they wanted him shut up
So changes could take
place ..
he reported to U.N.
check his over all brew.
paint -
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Dany's supieras are anet.
Higgins Lari
U.N. made mistake, they
never should have pichuel
"A" to go over then - De
wastoomuch
Little - Littleton - his ("")
apain but was made by
U.N.
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he will be released som .
Short + brief statemente
U. N + "H" minst take blame
Carelessnero.
Rugby.
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that is why the is hvis.
4 N. putting por
release of ull Hectares
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accounted to.
making sure they look o.k.
and sounded my like
cattle -
then sent
to Tahran - by chapper.
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I Look for it in his work envers.
B Higgins come on tos
strong - strong statements
US Intel aware- they
knew he was highly visible
target - So they held grudge.
there was information HUMINT
the was in alanger.
That
is where careless.
Verbally reported he was
highly visible torent.
Verbally
Har Rel heredados
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08/15/88
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BACKGROUND: On 17 Feb 1988 USMC LTC William
( Rick) Wiggins was abducted by Lebanese
affiliates of Hezbollah in the small town
of Ras-El-Ein , located south of I yre,
Lebanon. Hleggins was returning to nagurah
located south of Tyre, and hequarters of.
The MIN peace keeping force, the UN Truce
Supervision Organization (UNTS).
Requestor: DIA (DB-SC)
Coordinates:
Essential Elements of Information (Est) :
Has anyone ( besides the abductors) aware of
plans and / or intentions to abduct and kidnap
USMC LTC William (Qich) Higgins.
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If so , who?
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- How was the information acquired?
- It her was the information acquired?
- What To whom was it reported
By whom ?
(Country SY GE FR 4K)
SA So no
It as the WIS intel community awork
of
this intelligence tip-off?
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If so, what action was taken
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Be sure refivis aro on
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(or equivalent)
2) the retrace Tack . J
where there any indications"
of the pending Housing
abduction prior to the
event ?
- Naturel type / where/
nho
How tan in occurance?
whoknew?
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Harry's suspicion of
collect -
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Phila
On & e voir built for camp
Carlessness-
Perez Culías
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to deliver hostages
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twostained
conspiracy plant
inter tor for
Leva
Anaturals
Fratelli
Juspes
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he was warned that he.
was in risking - he did
not listen
Nations they saw changes comen.
bet
they wanted it to benefit them-
He did not listen to U.S. Intel -
of 3 individuals
phonetic name -
Grebelle
tell dany to give Us, names
places - too much now .
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