President Jimmy Carter's Annotated Statement on the Failed Rescue Mission Regarding the Hostages in Iran
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OCR Page 1 of 5-5- -
1. AS PRESIDENT, I KNOW THAT OUR ENTIRE NATION
2. SHARES THE DEEP GRATITUDE I FEEL FOR THE BRAVE MEN
3. WHO WERE PREPARING TO RESCUE THEIR FELLOW AMERICANS FROM CAPTIVITY.
4. AND AS PRESIDENT, I ALSO KNOW THAT THE NATION
5. SHARES NOT ONLY MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THIS RESCUE EFFORT HAS FAILED,
6.
BUT ALSO MY DETERMINATION TO PERSERVERE
7. AND TO BRING ALL OF OUR HOSTAGES HOME TO FREEDOM.
8. WE HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED BEFORE.
9. WE WILL NOT GIVE UP.
10. THROUGHOUT THIS EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT PERIOD,
11. WE HAVE PURSUED EVERY POSSIBLE AVENUE
12. TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES.
13. IN THESE EFFORTS, THE SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND OF OUR FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
HAS BEEN THE MOST CRUCIAL ELEMENT.
14. THAT SUPPORT NOW BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.
15. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK A PROMPT RESOLUTION OF THE CRISIS .
16. WITHOUT ANY FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE.
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ALONG WITH OTHER MATIONS &
THE OFFICIALS OF IRAN
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