Iran Update: November 9, 1979
This document is a November 9, 1979 Department of State memorandum to the Secretary from David D. Newsom and Harold H. Saunders providing an update on the Iran hostage crisis.
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OCR Page 1 of 4BECRET/NODIS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
9th"
1
MEMORANDUM TO THE SECRETARY
FROM: P - David D. Newsom
NEA - Harold H. Saunders
SUBJECT: Iran Update - November 9, 1979
Today's Objectives
-- Intensify our initiatives with the students
on
the compound to improve conditions for the hostages.
-- Stimulate Iranian sympathy for the plight of
the hostages and concern for their national reputa-
tion by increasing pressure from humanitarian organizations,
Third World countries, and private individuals who are
well known to Iranian leaders.
-- Formulate a basket of proposals which could be
presented to the Iranians by an intermediary and which
might give them a. face-saving means of releasing the
hostages.
- In the SCC the discussion will focus primarily
on the reaction to the oil decision and possible further
action on Iranian students.
-- We in the Department will be addressing the
questions of the PLO and the Clark mission.
Current Initiatives
-- We are telephoning messages from the dependents
to a student on the compound for delivery to the
hostages. The student has promised to consider trans-
mitting messages from the hostages in reply. He is
also considering our request to speak to the Iranian
doctor on the compound. He has declined our request
for the names of the hostages. We will continue to
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