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Determine the projected date and
describe the circumstances related
to the release
o-f
IJSMC LTC
Higgins,
the other
eight
US hostages,
Rudolf
Cordes
(West
German
national)
,
and
Terry Waite »
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findings.
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TASKING:
Update
-findings
in
view
of
recent
events,
ie,
the downing
of
the
Irani an
Jet
bus by the
Vincennes
on
Jul
88,
the ongoing
trial
of Mohammed
Ali
Hamadei
in
West
Germany,
and recent Lebanese broadcasts with threats
of
retaliatory assassinations
of
Edward
Tracy,
Joseph Cicippio and
T
e
r r y
An d er son
-
"
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No
Inclemencies noted.
A Summary
of
I n f o r m a t i on
i s
a t t a c h e d
as
En c 1 osur e
4.
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s
EVALUATIONS
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SUMMARY
OF
INFORMATION
USMC LTC William
(Rich)
Higgins
is currently located
in the
area bonded
by Anan
and
two reservoirs
located
immediately north
of
Hill
1006..
See copy
of
map
at ENCLOSURE
2.
Higgins
is
in
better physical
and
mental
shape than
he has ever
been since the
beginning
of
his captivity.
He
is treated
as
well
as can
be
expected under
the circumstances,
and
more importantly,
he has
a
" [jet. t er
h an d 1 e "
on
t he
t h o u g h t
p r oc e s ses
of
h i s
c ap t or s .
I h
e
captors remain tired
and drained
from this episode.
They are
somewhat disgruntled
with
instructions being received
front
Iran.
They have
an attitude
of,
"Easy
for
you
(Iran)
to say."
The
captors are taking advantage
of
the reigning confusion
in
an
effort
to move Higgins
-from the reservoir area to the Beirut
International
Airport.,
They
will
soon
be
in
Syrian
held
territory..
See ENCLOSURE
(map)
that
reflects the ultimate
destination
as being
15 miles northwest
of
the reservoir
area.
The implementation
Israeli
Voice
Intercept /D:l recti on finding
procedures can allow
ion
a determination
o-f
Higgins
location
during
his journey north.
If
he *is intercepted his release
will
b e
ac c om p 1 i sh ed
eas i 1 y
a n d
q u i c k 1 y ;
t h e
c a p t o i- s
a r e
subconsciously weary
of
this burden.
Higgins
will
initially be
t r a n sp or t e d
b y
t r uc k
d e s c r i b e d
as
a n
a 1 d
" ver y
d ar k
b r o wn
,
a 1 ma
L
black"
truck
with
a state-body.
Assorted
junk
such
as boxes rags
and assorted
old
lumber
will
be piled around
him.
Two
of
the
captors will
be
in
the
cab;
at
least
three
of
the other captors
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prior
to reaching hxs
ll
. o
„ bUie
.i.. w-
n « f pr r ad
‘l- u
a
D
L uu
.
,
•
i
!
'(' k pn
I’.'.) a
f
ci.n .»
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~
destination,
Higgins
•
•
••
“
round
with
the
n-f
white
uunu
...
‘i
i rpn«
:i^
p I a l. a
ur
automobile bearing
a
~
immediate
.
,
w
.vu
rp
Bateau
-i-ii
in
b i ar k.
If
Higgins
i» "ol
letter
'
.........
or
escape)
his release
,
a result
of
some
intervention
or
future
<&»
a
it
subject to
„
H-,
of
the ether hostage*
will
as well
the
-
rpl ease
of
the hostages
.
.
, infipr
such conditions,
t
-
negotiations,
pit her
Rudolf
Cord as
,
rviv:
weeks,
or
sooner.
*-iUu.r
could
take
as
long
as
si.,
,,
the
-first
to reach
freedom.
L.TC Higgins will
together
or
in
„
. tf,
,nd
rerrv Anderson
have been
kept
tugct
lerry
W
l"“
.M
,.p
Terry Anderson
.....
... i+
. v
n
.f
one another
form some
close
pro, .m
thfi
„ Beqa Valley".
Special
and Terry Waite are being
hv,..,
•
-
Qf
the uS
H-^ve been made to disperse the
loca -,.iu
ef + °rtS
.
held
in
small
groups
of
two
or
three.
two
hostages who are
lj t-iny
,
)(-taqe
(Cicippio
,
,..o h- Steen
and
a second
!,osL..igc
US hostages believed
to
a
.
.
pei ng with
Steen)
are ueiuy
previously repor
”
,ile5 south
of
the military
"underground"
in
an ,»
- "
^
t„.
mi litary
barracks.
>«...r
i«
'
“
, s „eari ng
ni;0o
one
of
these two
huslayu..,
barracks m ques
..
j o
silver
.
.
..
.....
pi ark
and
with some sort
ut
-
-funny snua.
M ,
qual nt
detai 1
has
,
tn the shoe-
(SsncncJ
U,«»
L.'-
-
tongue-back my
*~u
Llu-
peen reported.)
recen t
incidents
,
...
-.-..ranees none
u(
,JU '
Contrary to —
-h
n
down
of
the
<thP trial
of
Hamaed i
in West Germany,
the
.1
.
,
j fat
pus
on
4 July
1988,
or broadcaslsd
-
Iranian
Jot
U-
an effect
on the
.
i r nu n h
a yisass i n a t. i 01
>
w i
•
retribution
L.u ouyh
a
sooner.
,
,
,, v
-i- pei r release by six
weeks
or
-
hostages except
to
d-..<..
,
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The
key to the release
o-f
the hostages are related
to ongoing
negot i ationiju.
The
Iran i arts desi re
mi 1 i tary and
mi 1 i tary rel ated
hardware
from the
US.
An
ongoing
"drought”
In
Lebanon
serves
as
a basis
tor
"water" (?)
and
-food
deals.
The Syrians also play
an
i mp or t a n t
p a r t
i n
t h e
i mp 1 eme n t a t i on
o -f
t h e
r esu 1 1: s
o f
t. h e
negot i ati ons.
A German
national
i denti f i ed
si mpl y as
"Werner
(phonet i c
)
i s responsi bl e
for
negot i ati ng
on
hehal f
o-f
the West
Ger ma n s «
A t t em p 1: s
t o
i.,i r -f a c: e
o t h e r
i d e n t
:i. f
:i. a L:> 1 e
n a mes
r e vea 1 e d
t h e
{::) h on e t i
<:::
n ame
o f
a
p
<::> s s i fa 1 e
Ge r ma n
Un
:i. v e r is
:i. t y
a s
' 1 S t r aye r
( p h o n e t i c )
a n d
a
Ge r man
a r g a n
:i. z a t
:i. a n
a s
r Ger m a n
Na t i o n a 1
D emo c r a t i
<:::
L ea g ue "
„
T h e
g ove r n men t s
<::> f
Wes t
(3er m a n y
,
F :i n 1 a n d
,
an d
Gr ea 1”,
B r i l: a i n
ar e
r e p r e ss.e n t i n g
US
n eg a t i a t
:i. n g
p os i t i o n s
I e r r y
Wa
:i. t e
i. s
s t
:i. 1 1
n e g o t i a t i n g
f r o m
w i
t. h i n
«
He
r em a i n s
scheduled
as torseeably one
of
the
last hostages
to be released.
I h e
v e r y
.[. a -iiii t
t o
b e
r e 1 ea se d
r ema
:i. n s
Te r r y
An d er s on
;j
an d
h ©
s h a I 1
•follow
on
the heels
of
the release
of
Terry
Waite.
There
w a s
a
'
*
.1. 0s iii»
a s <•»ur e d
p e r c a p t
:i. o n
t h a t
o n e
or
t wo
U3
h os t ag es
c o la 1 d
b e
amon g
t h e
t h i r I: een
fa e
;i. n g
h e 1 d
:i. n
t h e
m i 1 i t a r y
b a r r a c k ss. „
L T h e
i s s la e
o f
t*. ft e
p r © s 0n c 0
o f
US
"i os t a g es
:i. n
1 r a n
w i I
I
I:;) e
a d d r e s s e d
a t
t h 0
n e x t
o j:;)
j::) o r Ir. lan
;i. t y 1
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