Hostages in Iran

9A COMFIDENTIAL IWG : HPRECHT:RGH 11/18/79 EXT 26610 THE SECRETARY SIS-O: JBECKER IMMEDIATE ALDAC NIACT BESES - S E. 0. 11652: GDS 11/18/85 {PRECHT, H} HP JB TAGS: PINS, IR, US SUBJECT: HOSTAGES IN IRAN L. ECONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT} 2. STUDENTS ON COMPOUND HAVE THREATENED TO PLACE ON TRIAL HOSTAGES WHO ARE NOT RELEASED TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. WE UNDERSTAND KHOMEINI HAS REPEATED THIS THREAT IN INTERVIEWS WITH AMERICAN JOURNALISTS. GIVEN THE RECORD OF ISLAMIC JUSTICE IN IRAN, THREAT OF A SHOW TRIAL BY A REVOLUTIONARY COURT IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEVELOPMENT. 3. YOU SHOULD SEE THE MOST SENIOR HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AVAILABLE AT OPENING OF BUSINESS TO URGE THAT- HIS COUNTRY EXPRESS IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS ITS OPPOSITION TO THE CONTINUED DETENTION AND POSSIBLE TRIAL OF THE HOSTAGES. WE HOPE THAT THOSE GOVERNMENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MADE STATEMENTS EITHER PRIVATELY OR PUBLICLY WILL REITERATE THEIR CONCERN IN A PUBLIC APPEAL TO THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER PRIVATE APPROACHES ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. DECLASSIFIED 4. PLEASE USE INFLUENCE YOU HAVE EITHER DIRECTLY OR Per, Rac Project INDIRECTLY WITH LEADERS OF STUDENT GROUPS, EMINENT RELIGIOUS FIGURES, JURISTS, JOURNALISTS, AND PERSONS ESDN; NLC- 632-379 BY. @ NARA, DATE 7/21/15 CONFIDENTIAL V