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SITREP 9: HOSTAGES REMAIN CAPTIVE; GOVERNMENT AGREES TO PAY RANSOM

CONFIDENTIAL cable from Lagos, Nigeria to São Paulo, Brazil | Central Intelligence Agency | Defense Intelligence Agency | Department of Commerce | Department of Energy | Department of Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | Department of the Treasury | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Joint Analysis Center Molesworth | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | Abuja, Nigeria | Warsaw, Poland | Secretary of Defense | Secretary of State | Istanbul, Turkey