Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LAGOS403
2007-05-31 11:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Consulate Lagos
Cable title:
SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LAGOS 000403
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC,
CA/OCS/ACS/AF FOR MESARITI
ZAGREB FOR AMBASSADOR BRADTKE
WARSAW FOR LISA PIASCIK
CIUDAD JUAREZ FOR DONNA BLAIR
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER
ISTANBUL FOR TASHAWNA SMITH
SAO PAULO FOR ANDREW WITHERSPOON
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2017
TAGS: ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN
HOSTAGES
REF: LAGOS 399
Classified By: Consul Alan B. C. Latimer for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LAGOS 000403
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC,
CA/OCS/ACS/AF FOR MESARITI
ZAGREB FOR AMBASSADOR BRADTKE
WARSAW FOR LISA PIASCIK
CIUDAD JUAREZ FOR DONNA BLAIR
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER
ISTANBUL FOR TASHAWNA SMITH
SAO PAULO FOR ANDREW WITHERSPOON
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2017
TAGS: ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN
HOSTAGES
REF: LAGOS 399
Classified By: Consul Alan B. C. Latimer for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) Summary: Four American citizens, Kevin Faller,
Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, employed by
Global Industries (GI) and taken hostage on May 8, offshore
Delta State, were released on May 30. Three American
citizens employed by TransCoastal and seven other individuals
begin their sixth day as hostages in Bayelsa. Six Chevron
employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, remain
hostages in Bayelsa State after being kidnapped May 1. End
Summary.
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Delta/GI: 4 Amcits Remain Hostage
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2. (C) American GI employees, Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay,
Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, were released to the Delta
State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, in Warri, Delta State on
May 30. GI representQves met the hostages, who spent 22
days in captivity, at the Government House, Warri annex. The
Amcits are expected to arrive in Lagos on the morning of May
31, and depart Nigeria that evening on British Airways flight
74, arriving in London at 0555 on June 1. The four
individuals will, at a minimum, overnight in London, where
they will receive a medical exam at the University College
London Hospital, which specializes in tropical diseases.
After their exam, they will be given the option of staying in
London a few days at the company,s expense, or depart for
Houston where they will be met by their families.
--------------
TransCoastal/Bayelsa: 3 Amcits Remain Hostage
--------------
3. (SBU) American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and
Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one
Filipino, and one Nigerian remain hostages after being
kidnapped on May 25.
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Bayelsa/Chevron: 1 Amcit, 5 Expatriates Remain Hostages;
Chevron Said Negotiations Continue
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4. (C) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and
one Croatian begin their thirty-first day as hostages. One
of the Italian hostages left a message with his family on May
30, in which he said their release may be delayed by a few
days. On May 31, Chevron representatives said negotiations
were ongoing between Bayelsa State officials and the
kidnappers.
LATIMER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC,
CA/OCS/ACS/AF FOR MESARITI
ZAGREB FOR AMBASSADOR BRADTKE
WARSAW FOR LISA PIASCIK
CIUDAD JUAREZ FOR DONNA BLAIR
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER
ISTANBUL FOR TASHAWNA SMITH
SAO PAULO FOR ANDREW WITHERSPOON
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2017
TAGS: ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN
HOSTAGES
REF: LAGOS 399
Classified By: Consul Alan B. C. Latimer for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (C) Summary: Four American citizens, Kevin Faller,
Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, employed by
Global Industries (GI) and taken hostage on May 8, offshore
Delta State, were released on May 30. Three American
citizens employed by TransCoastal and seven other individuals
begin their sixth day as hostages in Bayelsa. Six Chevron
employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, remain
hostages in Bayelsa State after being kidnapped May 1. End
Summary.
--------------
Delta/GI: 4 Amcits Remain Hostage
--------------
2. (C) American GI employees, Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay,
Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, were released to the Delta
State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, in Warri, Delta State on
May 30. GI representQves met the hostages, who spent 22
days in captivity, at the Government House, Warri annex. The
Amcits are expected to arrive in Lagos on the morning of May
31, and depart Nigeria that evening on British Airways flight
74, arriving in London at 0555 on June 1. The four
individuals will, at a minimum, overnight in London, where
they will receive a medical exam at the University College
London Hospital, which specializes in tropical diseases.
After their exam, they will be given the option of staying in
London a few days at the company,s expense, or depart for
Houston where they will be met by their families.
--------------
TransCoastal/Bayelsa: 3 Amcits Remain Hostage
--------------
3. (SBU) American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and
Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one
Filipino, and one Nigerian remain hostages after being
kidnapped on May 25.
-------------- --------------
Bayelsa/Chevron: 1 Amcit, 5 Expatriates Remain Hostages;
Chevron Said Negotiations Continue
-------------- --------------
4. (C) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and
one Croatian begin their thirty-first day as hostages. One
of the Italian hostages left a message with his family on May
30, in which he said their release may be delayed by a few
days. On May 31, Chevron representatives said negotiations
were ongoing between Bayelsa State officials and the
kidnappers.
LATIMER