Diary Entry - 01/25/1987
Key Facts
President Reagan returns to the White House from the weekend at Camp David.
President Reagan discusses the hostage situation in Beirut.
An early morning message re the Delta force. Eng. asked us not to citing the inability to keep such a thing secret & the possible threat to hostages & Terry Waite still in Lebanon. We said yes to their objection. Weather turned bad in Wash. and we had to drive down—a rush start at 9:30 A.M.
Back in W.H. communications coming from Frank C. A nameless voice speaking for the “Organization of Oppressed People” (believed to have a link to Hisbollah) phoned a Beirut radio station demanding the return of the terrorist we’re trying to extradite from W. Germany also that we stop helping Iraq??? & intervening in middle east or more specifically Persian Gulf affairs or hostage will be killed 5 P.M. our time. Next message indicated Hisbollah was holding Terry Waite as a hostage.
