DEPARTMENT OF STATE OPERATIONS CENTER TWA HIJACKING WORKING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 16 SITUATION AS OF 1700 EDT, JUNE 21, 1985

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• Publication Date: June 21, 1985
• Content Type: REPORT

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TWA HIJACKING; WORKING CROUP
SITUATION URPORT NO. 16
SITUATION AS UP 1700 EDT, JU1E 21, 1985
IIEPARTIIENT UP STATE OPERATIONS CENTER
Contrary to press speculatiop, nsither of the two----~,
huetsgea with health problems wao released. Berri
told Ambassador Bartholomew that Pal*er had been
examined at American University #ospital and had been -' =-
tounu 'Okay.' derri was sending his own doctor to
ex4mine? Palmer today to verify tpie.
Ambassador aartnolomew had a lengthy exchange
Lousy with'berri. The ambassador emphasized that the
u.s. could not concede to"teccuctbt {emends and would
00L encourage others to do so.
At least several hundred pror-lcasian
(remonstrators marched on the deijut Iirport to
expruses suppuct, tut the demands f?t tfle high)ackers of
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The e;uverment of Israel has indicated to us that
it 1 iyht release some 31 Lebenesp anj Palestinian
pi isoners early next week. The ;tarapl is have
emphasised that this release sho?id (;lot be linked to
the hilackiny. The prisoners to be Oeleased may be
those who had appealed to the Israeli courts.
Islamic leader sheikh Fadlaliah publicly declared
tail opposition to hijacking, while at the same time
indicat my his sympathy with the demands of the
hi ]ackera for the return of the Anson pt itsuners.
Shia Parliamentary Speaker ausse,;n a4-Huasetn
l tke?wiue; told the press he opposod the ht jack ing,
while condemning Israel's policies in Lebanon.
TWANWG senior watctj
Grant Smith
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State Dept. review completed
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