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Extraction Summary
6
People
10
Organizations
9
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Investigative report / congressional record
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Summary
This document, page 107 of a House Oversight record, details the logistics of Edward Snowden's escape from Hong Kong in June 2013. It describes how Wikileaks associate Sarah Harrison, under Julian Assange's direction, used tradecraft such as burner phones and decoy flight bookings (to Beijing and New Delhi) to evade US intelligence before securing a flight to Moscow. The text also analyzes the financial state of Wikileaks at the time and the diplomatic tension regarding extradition between the US, Hong Kong, and China.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Harrison | Wikileaks Associate / Organizer |
Organized Snowden's escape from Hong Kong, booked decoy flights, traveled with Snowden to Moscow.
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| Edward Snowden | Fugitive / Whistleblower |
Subject of the escape operation and US criminal complaint.
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| Julian Assange | Wikileaks Founder / Advisor |
Provided tutelage to Harrison, claimed Wikileaks resources were used, had forfeited bail in UK.
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| Laura Poitras | Journalist / Founder |
Associated with Freedom of the Press Foundation which provided some funds.
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| Barack Obama | US President |
Met with Chinese President in California around the time of the events.
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| Chinese President | Head of State |
Met with Obama in California; implied involvement in decision regarding Snowden's presence in HK.
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Organizations (10)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| American intelligence / US intelligence | ||
| British intelligence | ||
| Wikileaks | ||
| Aeroflot | ||
| Embassy of Ecuador | ||
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | ||
| RT Television | ||
| Hong Kong government / Hong Kong Authority | ||
| U.S. government | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
Timeline (3 events)
June 16, 2013
US Government informs Hong Kong of criminal complaint against Snowden.
Hong Kong
US Government
Hong Kong Government
June 2013
Sarah Harrison organizes Snowden's escape from Hong Kong using burner phones and intermediaries.
Hong Kong
June 23, 2013
Snowden and Harrison depart Hong Kong on a one-way flight to Moscow.
Hong Kong to Moscow
Locations (9)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Britain / London
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Embassy of Ecuador (London)
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Relationships (2)
Under Assange’s tutelage, she had made deceptive ploys...
Harrison was organizing Snowden’s escape... she also bought a ticket for self on the same flight.
Key Quotes (3)
"“We were working very hard to lay as many false trails as possible,” she later told an interviewer in Berlin."Source
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Quote #1
"She knew that since the card was blocked, there was a high probability that it would come to the attention of US intelligence."Source
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Quote #2
"China had explicitly been given the right of vetoing any extraditions for any reason in the formal 1999 agreement between Hong Kong and the U.S."Source
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Quote #3
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