United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar said American hostage Terry Anderson had been freed March 16, 1985 by his Syrians captors and was safely in Syrian hands. Earlier in the day , it was not clear where Anderson was, despite reports from Shiite Muslim and U.S. officials that he was released and turned over to the Syrians . Heavy snow delayed Anderson 's transfer from Beirut to Beirut , which caused the confusion about Anderson 's whereabouts. The weapons and other Iranian assets were frozen by the United States in 1979. "The causes of this troubled episode are complex and difficult," Terry Anderson said in a statement. "It is these causes which must be redressed and eliminated. The holding of innocent people by anyone solves nothing."
United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar said American hostage Terry Anderson had been freed March 16, 1985 by his Syrians captors and was safely in Syrian hands. Earlier in the day , it was not clear where Anderson was, despite reports from Shiite Muslim and U.S. officials that he was released and turned over to the Syrians . Heavy snow delayed Anderson 's transfer from Beirut to Beirut , which caused the confusion about Anderson 's whereabouts. "The causes of this troubled episode are complex and difficult," Terry Anderson said in a statement. "It is these causes which must be redressed and eliminated. The holding of innocent people by anyone solves nothing."