Abductors claim British hostage will be freed
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Pro-iraninn kidnappers
said early Tuesday that within 4H hours they will re
lease British hostage Jack Mann, the oldest of the West
ern hostages, who was abducted more than two years
ago.
The move by the Revolutionary Justice Organization
appeared to indicate that a logjam in the complex tie
gotlations by U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez do
Cuellar for a comprehensive exchange of Western cap
tives for Arab prisoners held by Israel, and possibly
European countries as well, hud been broken
A handwritten communique from the Shiite Muslim
group said the decision to free Mann was the result of
“Immense efforts" by Perez do Cuellar. He has boon
seeking to negotiate an overall prisoner swap between
Israel and its Muslim foes for more than a month
Tuesday's communique, written in Arabic, was do
Ilvorod ii lew minutes after midnight to Beirut's An
Nahar dally and a Western news agency in the I.ehn
nese capital
It was aciompanied by an authenticating photograph
of American hostage Joseph Olcipplo, who is also held
In the Revolutionary Justice Organization
( icippio til, of Norristown, l*a , was kidnappixi in
Beirut Sept 12, 19H(i The poor-qualitv photo, the
same one the hostage takers had released before,
showed him (mm the waist up, sporting u bushy board
and without tile spec tecles he usually wears
The statement indicated that obstacles In the deli
cate negotiations to free the Western hostages, which
apparently blocked the ox[)«ctod release last week of
Mann, 77, hud been overcome
There had been expectations Mann would be freixi
.ifti'r Israel on Sept 11 released 51 Anih prisoners mu)
llii' bodies of nine Lebanese Shiite guerrillas killed by
the Israelis In south Lebanon.
But Kevolutionarv Justice claimed Thursday that Is
rael had reneged on ii pledge to release til) prisoners,
and said Israeli intransigence was holding up release
of the hostages
On Tuesday, however, the .Ll-line communique
said " The United Nations has intervened In the per
son of thi' secretary general and other intermediaries
with Immense efforts to salvage the situation
" They sought to narrow the gap and reach solutions
satisfactory to all parties," it added
It did not sev who the other Intermediaries were But
the statement paid tribute to Syria and Iran for cooper
ating "to rear h those positive results
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