President's Announcement on Iran

UNCLASSIFIE OUTGOINI Department of State TELEGRAM PAGE 01 STATE 091804 6437 STATE 091804 ORIGIN NEA-07 3) THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WILL MAKE A FORMAL INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 AF-10 ARA-15 EA-12 EUR-12 10-15 INVENTORY OF THE ASSETS OF THE IRANIAN GOVERHMENT WHICH CIAE-BE DODC-00 PM-05 H-02 INR-10 L-03 NSAE-00 WERE FROZEN BY MY PREVIOUS ORDER AND ALSO MAKE A CENSUS NSC-05 PA-02 SP-02 SS-15 NSCE-00 SS0-00 ICAE-00 OR INVENTORY OF THE OUTSTANDING CLAIMS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS INRE-0 HA-05 TRSE-00 ACDA-12 OMB-01 0C-06 CCO-03 AND CORPORATIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. THIS AID-07 COME-00 EB-08 FRB-C1 XMB-34 OPIC-07 LAB-04 ACCOUNTING WILL AID IN DESIGNING A PROGRAM AGAINST IRAN SIL-01 STR-09 CEA-01 SSM-05 SSN-02 OPR-02 A-02 FOR THE HOSTAGES, THE HOSTAGE FAMILIES AND OTHER U.S. OCS-BE CA-01 V0-03 FBIE-00 INSE-00 ANAE-00 /202 R CLAIMANTS. WE ARE NOW PREPARING LEGISLATION WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE CONGRESS TO FACILITATE PROCESSING AND DRAFTED BY NEA: POCONSTIBLC:GCE PAYING OF THESE CLAIMS. APPROVED BY DEA:PDCONSTABLE 054113 0800427 /14 4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL IN- 0 0800002 APR 80 ZEX VALIDATE ALL VISAS ISSUED TO IRANIAN CITIZENS FOR FUTURE FM SECSTATE WACHDO ENTRY INTO THE U.S., EFFECTIVE TODAY. WE WILL NOT REISSUE TO ALL DIPLOMATIC POSTS IMMEDIATE VISAS NOR WILL WE ISSUE ANY VISAS EXCEPT FOR COMPELLING AND PROVEN HUMANITARIAN REASONS OR WHERE THE NATIONAL INTEREST UNCLAS STATE 091804 OF OUR OWN COUNTRY REQUIRES. THIS DIRECTIVE WILL BE INTER- PRETED VERY STRICTLY. PASS CONSULS 3. IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE INJURY TO THE HOSTAGES, THE US HAS E.O. 12865: N/A ACTED AT ALL TIMES WITH EXCEPTIONAL FATIENCE AND RESTRAINT IN THIS CRISIS. WE HAVE SUPPORTED SECRETARY GENERAL WALD- TAGS:PINS, PEPR HEIM'S ACTIVITIES UNDER THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL MANDATE TO WORK FOR A PEACEFUL SOLUTION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSULT SUBJECT: PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON IRAN WITH OUR ALLIES AND OTHER FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON THE STEPS WE ARE NOW TAKING AND ON ADDITIONAL MEASURES WHICH MAY BE 1. THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCE REQUIRED. I AM COMMITTED TO RESOLVING THIS CRISIS. I AM MENT AT 3:10 EST. COMMITTED TO THE SAFE RETURN OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES AND 2. BEGIN TEXT - EVER SINCE IRANIAN TERRORISTS IMPRISONED TO THEPROTECION OF OUR NATIONAL MONOR. THE HOSTAGES AND AMERICAN EMBASSY PERSONNE IN IRAN 1N EARLY NOVEMBER, THEIR FAMILIES, INDEED ALL OF US IN AMERICA, HAVE LIVED THESE 50 MEN AND WOMEN -- THEIR SAFETY, THEIR HEALTH AND WITH THE REALITY AND ANGUISH OF THEIR CAPTIVITY FOR FIVE THEIR FUTURE -- HAVE BEEN OUR CENTRAL CONCERN. WE HAVE MONTHS. THE STEPS I HAVE ORDERED TODAY ARE THOSE THAT ARE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO OBTAIN THEIR RELEASE ON HOWORABLE, NECESSARY NOW. OTHER ACTIONS MAY BECOME NECESGARY IF THESE PEACEFUL AND HUMANITARIAN TERMS, BUT THD IRANIANS HAVE STEPS DO NOT PRODUCE THE PROMPT RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES. REFUSED TO RELEASE THEM OR EVEN TO IMPROVE THE INHUMAN END TEXT. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE BEING HELD CAPTIVE. THE 4. FOR USUN: PLEASE CIRCULATE ABOVE TEXT AS UNSC EVENTS OF THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE REVEALED A NEW AND DOCUMENT APRIL 8, 1980. VANCE SIGNIFICANT DIMENSION OF THIS MATTER. THE MILITANTS CON- TROLLING THE EMBASSY HAVE STATED THEY ARE WILLING TO TURN THE HOSTAGES OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN, BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS REFUSED TO TAKE CUSTODY OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES. THIS LAYS BARE THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AYATOLLAH KHOME IN AND THE REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL FOR THE CONTINUED ILLEGAL AND CUTRAGE OUS HOLDING OF THE INNOCENT HOSTAGES. THE IRANIAM GOVERNMENT CAN NO LONGER ESCAPE FULL RESPONSIBILITY BY HIDING BEHIND THE MILITANTS AT THE EMBASSY. IT MUST BE MADE CLEAR THAT THE FAILURE TO RELEASE THE HOSTAGES WILL INVOLVE INCREASINGLY HEAVY COSTS TO IRAN AND ITS INTERESTS. I HAVE TODAY ORDERED THE FOLLOWING STEPS: 1) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is BREAKING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS INFORMED THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN THA TS EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES IN THE US ARE TO BE CLOSE^ .MEDIATELY. ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR F SONNEL HAVE BEEN DECLARED PERSONA NON GRATA AND MUST LEAVE THIS COUNTRY BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. 2) THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WILL PUT INTO EFFECT OFFICIAL SANCTIONS PROHIBITING EXPORTS FROM THE US TO IRAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SANCTIONS APPROVED BY TEN NEMBERS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 13, III THE RESOLU- TION WHICH WAS VETOED BY THE SOVIET UNTON. ALTHOUGH SHIP- MENT OF FOOD AND MEDICINE WERE INCLUDED IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT EXPORTS OF EVEN THESE ITEMS TO IRAN WILL BE MINIMAL OR NONEXISTENT. UNCLASSIFIED