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...Weir's unexpected release seemed designed by his captors to force the hostage issue back into public attention. Yet the attempt was marred by the mystery surrounding Weir's reappearance. Bearded, bespectacled and looking healthy, Weir, 61, said forthrightly that he had reached an understanding with his captors about what he would and would not disclose publicly. To protect the other hostages he would not identify his captors, say where he was held or provide details on his repatriation, which was kept secret for three days in the hope that more Americans would be freed quickly...
...abductors, reported Weir, "have released me as a sign of their good intentions" to free the other hostages if the terrorists' terms are met. He urged the U.S. to take "creative action" in negotiations. His captors, said Weir, "are not willing to wait much longer...
...took the Weir-delivered threat seriously, but both the State Department and the government of Kuwait reaffirmed their determination not to capitulate to terrorists. Release of the prisoners, said a Kuwaiti official, "has never been a condition in any negotiation." In Washington, State Department Spokesman Bernard Kalb said the Government "will not pressure other governments to make concessions to those holding hostages." Washington has been firm in its support of Kuwait's punishment of the jailed terrorists, who left 60 wounded and five dead in their wake. Both countries would now find it difficult to back down...
...Weir had good news about some of his fellow captives. The day of his release, he said, he saw and spoke with four of them: the Rev. Lawrence Jenco, director of Beirut's Roman Catholic Relief Services; A.P. Correspondent Terry Anderson; and David Jacobsen and Thomas Sutherland of Beirut's American University. But he had not seen the other two, American University Librarian Peter Kilburn or Diplomat William Buckley...
...Weir was abducted in May 1984, after more than three decades of missionary work in Lebanon. Grabbed from his wife's side, he was forced to the floor of a car, which then sped away. Although he said he was not physically abused, he spent a year in solitary confinement and was not even allowed to see a newspaper until last July 2. He was let go on Sept. 14, after 495 days in captivity. Flown in a U.S. Government plane to Norfolk, Va., he was met by his family and State Department debriefers. Word began leaking out, first...