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wo - Oo © $ @ Circumstances may permit our substituting a Bureau Agent for the new hostage demanded and permit us to arrange cover of the proposed exchange. In this situation-we-might-participate_in the negotiations but _ with only the full realization that our substitution may be detected résulting— in harm to the victim. . Fe We may indeed reach a point when the victim or victims' lives _ must be considered expendable. If the subjects begin a ‘campaign of new "raids" taking several additional hostages. If these raids result in loss of human life or if the SLA begins to use violent tactics such as sniping, blowin up buildings and so forth we would be obliged to take the wraps off our investigation and make every endeavor to apprehend the subjects as quickly as possible, This would be the situation in which the potential ~ is great for loss of many lives as compared to the loss of a few. Hopefully, that is not the type of decision the Bureau will be forced to make. . ; D. SUICIDE MISSION | Using the victim as a cover subjects could embark on a Suicide mission. What should the reaction and/or recommendation of the FBI be if: 1. Subjects with victim obtain a small aircraft or helicopter and with victim aboard appear to be approaching a critical area such as the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Governor's Mansion, etc, _ 2. Subjects demand meeting at a specific place with _ victim and demand presence of a number of . . individuals such as Governors, State Attorney — - General, Director of the FBI, Secretary of State, etc. - In mass gatherings of this type there is always the possibility subjects would have an explosive to _ destroy all present, including themselves. 8. Subjects appear with victim at a public place and | _ 5 prepare Or self-immolation similar to Buddhist : practice in Viet Nam. _ -10-