NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 34 - HOSTAGES

UNCLAS LAGOS 000458

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY
SIPDIS

STATE PASS DOE FOR DAS JBRODMAN AND CGAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS AND SRENENDER
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
STATE FOR DS/IP/AF, AF/EX, DS/IP/OPO, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/ITA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 34 - HOSTAGES
GOING HOME

REF: LAGOS 451


1. (SBU) Former hostages AmCits Cody Oswalt and Russell
Spell left Lagos on Lufthansa flight 565, arriving Frankfurt
at 5:00a.m. Their connecting flight, Lufthansa 440, left
Frankfurt at 9:45a.m. and arrives Houston at 2:15p.m. We
thank Consulate Frankfurt for providing an ACS officer on
hand at the airport to assist the duo with their transit in
Frankfurt.


2. (SBU) Both Oswalt and Spell gave Conoff verbal Privacy
Act Waivers prior to departure.
BROWNE