Telegram Regarding the Occupation of U.S. Embassy
This document is a November 18, 1979 telegram, which serves as an agreed communication from the community heads of mission in Tehran concerning occupation of the US Embassy and the Iran hostage situation. It was originally attached to a November 19, 1979 Department of State Br...
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AMCAST 003/18
MINISTER
00 WASHINGTON
DECLASSIFIED
Per; Rac Project
00 UKMIS NEW YROK
ESDN; NLC- 6-32-3-7-9
BY. Care NARA, DATE 7/21/15
2-4-1
OR 135Ø
MR PAKENTHAM
CONFIDENTIAL
FM TEHRAN 181130Z NOV 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
MR CARRICK
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1182 OF 18 NOVEMBER
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
INFO IMMEDIATE THE HAGUE, COPENHAGEN, DUBLIN, UKMIS NEW YORK
INFO PRIORITY PARIS, BRUSSELS,' ROME AND BONN.
MIPT. OCCUPATION OF THE US EMBASSY: AGREED COMMUNICATION
FROM THE COMMUNITY HEADS OF MISSION IN TEHRAN.
1. WE HAVE BEEN_CONSIDERING HOW IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE
PROGRESS ON THE SEPARATE BUT RELATED ISSUES OF THE CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH THE HOSTAGES ARE DETAINED AND THEIR ULTIMATE RELEASE.
WE ARE TRYING TO SEE BANI SADR AGAINLON 2Ø NOVEMBER AND WOULD
WELCOME INSTRUCTIONS AND US COMMENTS BY THEN. WE WOULD ALSO
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS ON OUR EARLIER AGREED COMMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.
2.
ON THE FIRST ISSUE, IN THE FACE OF THE CONTINUING FAILURE
TO ARRANGE THE REGULAR DAILY VISITS BY AMBASSADORS, WE
INTEND TO MAKE A JOINT DEMARCHE AGAIN TO BANI SADR TO URGE
RENEWED AND DAILY VISITS BY AMBASSADORS. THERE MIGHT BE SOME
ADVANTAGE IF SUCH VISITS WERE TO BE MADE BY THE ORIGINAL GROUP -
THE SYRIAN, ALGERIAN, SWEDISH AND FRENCH AMBASSADORS: THIS
WOULD PROVIDE CONTINUITY AND THE MEMBERS WOULD HAVE A STANDARD
OF COMPARISON AND MIGHT POSSIBLY ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE GUARDS WHICH MIGHT ALLOW THEM GREATER FREEDON OF COMMUNICATION
WITH THE HOSTAGES.