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Approved For Release 2003/09/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003500560001-2 SECRET/NOFORN PROJECT SUN STREAK WARNING NOTICE: INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED PROJECT NUMBER: 8925 (8808-B) SESSION NUMBER: £ 65 (63×6% DATE OF SESSION: 8 AUG 89 DATE OF REPORT: 8 AUG 89 START: 1300 END: 1405 METHODOLOGY: WRV VIEWER IDENTIFIER: 079 1. (S/NF/SK) MISSION: Determine and describe the location, status, and conditions under which the three Israeli hostages would be released. 2. (S/NF/SK) VIEWER TASKING: Viewer 079 tasked with the requirements reflected in Para 1, above. 3. (S/NF/SK) COMMENTS: No inclemencies noted. Information related to USMC LTC William (Rich) Higgins, Terry Waite and the other US Hostages was volunteered by 079. It must be noted that current publicity notwithstanding, 079 has not perceived Higgins as being dead. A Summary Information is attached to this report. 4. (S/NF/SK) : EVALUATION: filed in fort HANDLE VIA SKEET CHANNELS ONLY SECRET/NOFORN CLASSIFIED BY: DIA (DT) DECLASSIFY : OADR Referral Review by NIMA/DoD Approved For Release 2003/09/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003500560001-2
Approved For Release 2003/09/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003500560001-2 SECRET WORKING PAPER 8925 (8808-B) 890808 S: 65 V: 079 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION The three Israeli hostages are currently located at Jabal ash Shumariyah. See ENCLOSURE 1. Their eventual release is facilitated by some "kind of ( Israeli intelligence) "infiltration" in Lebanon. Thomas Sutherland is currently located in an area next to the Wadi River. See ENCLOSURE 2. Sutherland's current location places him in an excellent position for a "quick release" if or as needed. The name "Werner/Warner/Weriner" continues to surface phonetically to identify a person involved in the negotiations. Upon their release, the hostages will be released "through/to the east. " Joseph Cicippio, Edward Tracy, Alan Steen, Frank Reed, Terry Waite and some European hostages are currently located at Marj Uyun. See ENCLOSURE 3. There appears to be a tendency towards the formation of bigger groupings of hostages. Terry Anderson is currently located at Zillaya. See ENCLOSURE 4. It appears important to "keep the Shites talking. " There appears to be a strong possibility of a possible "payoff" by the US in German marks to facilitate the release of the hostages. Countries that appear to play a role in the Approved For Release 2003/09/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003500560001-2
Approved For Release 2003/09/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003500560001-2 negotiations are Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Germany. (Tunisia and Egypt were previously reported as playing a significant role in the release of LTC Higgins). (When viewing against USMC LTC William (Rich) Higgins, - Viewer 079 had no perceptions normally associated with a persons death). LTC Higgins will resurface in the news media in approximately five or six days. LTC Higgins is currently located at Al Ayshiyah. See ENCLOSURE 5. He is in a desert-like area interspersed with odd patches of greenery that seem out of place for the region. There were perceptions and sensations of an Hispanic feeling associated with the area. The expression "Winter Haven" phonetically surfaced as the current location of LTC Higgins. LTC Higgins is bond and located in the cellar of a house. The word "mure" (wall) phonetically surfaced in connection on LTC Higgins whereabouts as well. There were perceptions of women having difficulty obtaining water from a well. Information related to the locations and movements of LTC Higgins during the April - June 1989 time frame appeared to be relatively unaccessible. HANDLE VIA COMINT CHANNELS ONLY SECRET/NOFORN CLASSIFIED BY: DIA (DT) DECLASSIFY: OADR Approved For Release 2003/09/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003500560001-2
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