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V I EWER
I DENT I F I ER s
079
mine
if
I.JSMC ETC Higgins
is still
and mental
status.
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I n f o r ffta t. i on
related
to the German national,
Cordes,
is
included
in
the
attached
summary,,
Viewer
079
is remains adamant
in
the
perspective that
USMC ETC Higgins
will
be released.
Release
dates were initially projected
as
(about)
6 April
.1.988,
22 April
1988,
and prior
to June
1988.
Current
date
of release
‘ oro jected
as occurring
"prior
to
13 June
1988.
"
See attached Summary.
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The name
of
"Charles Higgins"
surfaced
as the first
item
at
the
beginning
of
the session.
"Charles Higgins"
appeared
to play
an
important role
in helping
LJSMC LTC
Hi ggins^al i ve.
Efforts to
determine the relationship
of
"Charles Higgins"
Lo LIC Higgins
were unsuccessful..
LTC Higgins
is very much alive and being
moved about
in
the northeast section
of
Beirut,
in
a navy-blue
automobile.
The captors are having
a hard time yet Liny Higgins
situated:;
they are constantly
on
the move.
He was
i ntermi ttent 1 y
housed
in the
"White
wall
units
of
the city"
(northeast
Beirut).,
Religious
writ. ings
(as
in
the commandments )
written
on pillars,
are observable.
LTC Higgins
will
be released
from cap Li vi
t. y
sooner
than
13 June
.1. 988 .
ft convergence
of
th e
f ol 1 owing factors
will
allow for
the release
...of
Higgins::
Prevailing difficult
c 1 i
it,a t i c
c on d i t i on s
of
ex c ess i ve
h eat.
( i n
Leb an on )
w i 1 1
ser ve
t o
l
distract
the captors;
Continued
fighting between the Shiite
Hezbollah
and
ftmal
factions will
confuse
an already weak
line
of
communication
so that the captors will
have to make decisions
)
b a sed
o n
t. I"i e i r
own
:i. n
:i. t
:i. a t.
:i. ve
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( p r ese n c: 0 / h ou n d i n g
)
o -f
I s r ae 1 i
R 0 1 a y
T&a m s
p r o ve
t o
h a
h i g h I y
i n t
i
iii
:i. d a ’l:.
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t. o
t h e
c a
t. a r
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ta- up o
i
L
c ap t or s by
s i st er
,
ftr a b i c
st a t es ,
p a r t. i c u 1 ar 1 y
0man .
I h e
ftr a
b
states are particularly angry
at.
Iran's
"stupidity"
in this
affair.
The captors
feel
the Higgins affair
is
of
secondary
importance;
doing battle with
the
ftmal
forces appears to be the
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issue
of
high priority,
and
the captors have
a strong desire
to
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ber ma n
n a t i on a 1
,
Cor d es
,
w i 1 1
ta e
r e 1 ea sad
f rom
c ap t i v i t. y
subsequent
to
15 June
1988
(as previously
reported)..
Whereas
i
l.i yy a ns
is
not.
knowledgeable
of
the others
(hostages),
Cordes
is
aware
of
many
-facts that
will
provide valuable insight
(and
assist
in
the release
of
Terry Waite,
Terri
Anderson,
-in
a,
,
Terri
Anderson,
in August
t;
, y as
p r e v i o us 1 y
r ep or t ed}
~
Arafat
is
an articulate
>e r va t. i ve
f a c t i o c
Late representative
of
the so-called
0 ~?
these people
(PL.0 and terrorists?)
.
based
on
his knowledge,
experience and past political
activities
'
i
gain widespread popularity and become
a significant,
political
force
(representative)
in
the not
too distant
future.
The information provided
in
April
1988 remains generally valid.
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Charles
pick
up name
Charles
hi g gens
relaying
news and
messages
the best
man
•••••
in memory
father
or
grand-father
\
'J
k
~
man
he
is also here today helping
us
- relaying messages
ac k n ow 1 0d q 0
h
:i. rn
..
the hiqgens
is alive,
alive
- over
the hills,
out
of
the mts and
•into the outskirts
of
capital
area and riding
in
a navy blue
cai
,
northeast otskirts
- can't
get
situated
or
close to
team,.
higgens can;t
be settled
like others
because
of
confrontations
-
relay teams are helping higgens
the forces
-
Israli
are helping
locate
or relocate higgens
navy
b 1 u e
c a
r
capital
area
dropping weapons off
in trash
pil e->
d.i.
i
Ly
ui s
garbage
pi les„
t er r i st s
ar e
n o t.
the higgens
will
be released during hard climatic weather
c on d i t i on s
,
,
..
....
Hiqgens
check
your weather
for
that area
for
mex l
i.,i
week.*
h eat
- weat h er
c 1 i mat i c
h ur t s
t h e
t er r or i st s
c 1 i mat i
c
condi t i ons
watch
how terrorists roach
-
hot
and heat
we'll
put terrorist
at disadvantage
at this point
-- higgens
will
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r 0 1 0a s 0d
c h 0c k
a J.
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f a c t s
check,
april
time frame
-• recieve climatic conditions at that time
what
was expected
-- what
was
mothers nature's gift
to make them nut so
Hiqgens released
by captors
- they want
him off
their hands so
they can regroup
- he
is preventing
tern
from doing wohal
..hv.y
wa n
i..
t
(..j
i..l o H
.f i q h t
:i. n g
d o0s
h 0 1 p
:i.
r*1
h i s
r 0 i 0a ib0
higgens wearing them down
in attention
and time they
feel
cheated
out
of
other
things
change
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d i s
p
lir s
:i. n g
d i sp lar smen
t
t h e
ar ab
:i. c
st at es
ar e
:i n
f a
ar
o f
us
u » s
the wall
units
of
the city
is hiding him
- the arabic states are
angry with their sister
Iran
and tey
are; rying
cope with
Iran's stupidity and tey
s»ei* ve
-:i
pressure points
—
-for
strong holds to
get. him out
Oman
Yemen
is weak,
so weak
Ar a-fat
-
h e
st a ys
c o n ser va t i ve
he
will
receive more power
in his
out-fit
he
is pure and
old
articulate and
well
bred
j c omes
i n t o
p mor e
p o wer t u
.1.
p os i t i on
most
rad:i. call,
groups
will
riot
be able to reach him
•-
he stays put
•for
now..
He comes
in
as peacemaker
also
makes amends
from his past
Hi g gens
is trying to stay man tally and emotionally
fit
9. ftt0n cl m0n 1“ s
0q ix b. 1 s
amendments
- city
wall
where hiding higgens
something written
on
them
••••
10 commandments
-
on
while city walls
~ are written
q o d
wo r* d s
where higgens being
kept
— they drive from the south because
of
fighting
they getting
him
in the noth coming
up the northeast
holy house
of
all. 1 a ---a!
.1. a-aJ. 1 a
A
h i d d en
wa 3. 1
u n i t s
c:> r
ou t s k i r t s
o f
c i t y
n or t h east
out s k i r t s
o f
berui
t
1 a n d
k n ow
f or
i s
m i d n
:i. g h t
o i
II. s
please check climatic conditions
Higgens release should
be much sooner
then
June
13th
we are working
on his release
conditioning
the setting
c o n d i t i on s
mus t.
b e
r i g h t
heat
— shiites
cords;;
is
a beautiful
man
and
he gets released after
June
15th
c or d
e
z
w i 1 1
b e
axb 1 e
t o
p r ov i d e
mu c h
in s i g h t
o f
t h e
axc t u ax 1 i t i e
s
and realities
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hi ggens
cor dez
h
not
with others cona't
be brought
up
-- treated
c an
p r o v
:i. d e
mu c h
i n s i g h t
separate!
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U3MC
20 / 22
Ua s h
:i.
to
ol
n q t. o n
Po s> t
)
b y
t h e
n a m e
a f
R u k e r
( f r am Kuwa
:i. t. 7
)
w i
j.
b
:1 y responsii b 1 e
*f a r
t h a
p u r s u i t
a f
n e g t
j cr a t
:S. a t
:i o n s
t. hi a t
w j
.1. 1
p ap e !•
a r e / we r e
s u b m i 1 1 ed
" h a t
e p i so d e
t h e
t o
f. h e
r e 1. e a se
o -f
L T C
H i g g
:L n s
.
r aP e r
,tain
"agreements"
that
will
-facilitate this
release..
iigh jacking
of
the 747
Kuwaiti
Airline
jet transport
will
not
/or a b 1 y
a f f e c t.
t h e
r e 1 e ase
o f
L.
I C
H i g g i n s
..
jacking
of
the 747,
will
end within about
six
day?
d ( /<? Ctu
y
DC <d
J - ui
:
&
w
:i
I
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b 0
r 0 s o
J. v 0 a
..
eini
did
not
like the
idea
of
a v
:i. n o
t. h 0
h i g h .j a h c 0 d
K.uw a
i.
t.
. 1 .
her
wanted
nor
desired that
kind
of
public
ort
of
"hiding",
he
is removed from puo. -u
C D
id
nt i on
.
Activities that
will
lead
to
a
"shift
of
power
seated
form
of
government
(l_s- anqo.i
i
!
*
ijesternised
and
liberal
form
ot
ower
will
allow for
a more
wesi
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