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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, November 15, 1985

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page z the stars and stripes Friday november 15, 1985 hostage negotiations critical Church envoy says Beirut. Lebanon a the Arch Bishop or Canterbury s special envoy said thursday he had made Contact with kid Napper of missing americans and that his efforts to tree the hostages had reached a critical and dangerous  the envoy Terry Waric told an Impromptu news conference in the lobby of the Commodore hotel in West Beirut Progress is being made and we re  tie declined for Security reasons to say How he made Contact Wilh the kidnappers but he said contacts had been established in several different w ays. His Only demand is that he meet the Cap tors face to face but there also is a Chance he will be allowed to visit the american hostages Waite said. We have reached a very critical Point and a very dangerous and difficult Point. We have procedures being worked out no Wand i think we shall have those worked o i in the course of the Day he said. Waite flew from London on wednesday and was driven by armed militiamen to West Beirut hotel. He left three hours later and was driven to an undisclosed Destina Tion in the moslem sector of the lebanese capital. Waite a 46-year-old Layman walked thursday into the Commodore base for foreign journalists in Beirut and talked to reporters Ober logo posters and drives to get pledges from parents that they will use alcohol responsibly  
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