President's Decisions on Iran

SECRET OUTGOING HHS Department of State TELEGRAM PAGE 01 OF 02 STATE 091815 6523 STATE 091815 ORIGIN SS-30 STEADILY THE COSTS TO IRAN OF HOLDING OUR HOSTAGES. THUS INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 SSO-BB SVC-00 /030 R WE CEASED THE PURCHASE OF IRANIAN OIL, WE FROZE IRANTAN ASSETS WHICH RESULTED IN VIRTUAL SUSPENSION OF TRADE WITH DRAFTED BY NEA: POCONSTABLE:GCB DECLASSIFIED IRAN, WE CUT OFF MILITARY SUPPLIES AND WE REDUCED THE APPROVED BY P:DDNEWSOM Per; Rac Project NUMBER OF IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL IN THIS COUNTRY. WE L:MFELDMAN (DRAF T) ALSO MOVED IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE INTERNATIONAL EB:EJOHNSTON (DRAFT) ESDN; NLC-133-54-2-4-8 COURT OF JUSTICE AND THROUGH BILATERAL REPRESENTATIONS WITH CA:BJHARPER (DRAFT) EA: BY POP NABA DATE 9/15/2015 GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE TO CONDEMN THE SEIZURE OF THE HOSTAGES AND THE EMBASSY AND TRAN'S VIOLATION OF FUNDAMENTAL INTER- AF:ERILEY NATIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE. HOWEVER, DESPITE THESE EFFORTS EUR:GVEST WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE IRANIANS IN A PRODUCTIVE ARA:JDINGER DIALOGUE DURING THIS PERIOD, AL THOUGH IRAN WAS UNIVERSALLY S/S-O:RSSTEVEN SWO CONDEMNED FOR ITS ACTIONS AND INCREASINGLY ISOLATED INTER- 054149 0881172 /14 NATIONALLY. 0 08f0157 APR 80 ZEX FM SECSTATE WASHDC -- IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY, CHANNELS DPENED UP TO VARIOUS TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS IMMEDIATE AUTHORITIES IN IRAN AND WE BEGAN INDIRECT DISCUSSIONS. WE RECEIVED DEFINITE ASSURANCES THAT THE IRANIANS WERE WORKING CRETSTATE 091815 IN PARALLEL WITH US TOWARD A RESOLUTION or THE CRISIS. EXDIS -- THE UN HAD ALSO HELD EXCHANGES WHICK, IN PARALLEL TO OUR CONTACTS, LED TO THE FORMATION OF A UN COMMISSION OF E.O. 12065: RDS-3 4/1/2000 (CONSTABLE, PETER D.) INQUIRY. THE COMMISSION HAD AS ITS MISSION AN AIRING or IRAN'S GRIEVANCES AND ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE CRISIS. TAGS: PINS, PEPR, US, IR THE VORK WAS INTENDED TO LEAD TO THE RELEASE 4507 OF THE HOSTAGES AND AN EARLY END TO THE CRISIS. SUBJECT: PRESIDENT'S DECISIONS ON IRAN UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMMISSION WAS NOT ALLOWED TO COMPLETE 1. 18 - ENTIRE TEXT). ITS MISSION IN IRAN AND SPECIFICALLY IT WAS NOT ABLE TO VISIT THE HOSTAGES AS HAD BEEN AGREED. 2. THE PRESIDENT HAS TODAY ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES RELATING TO THE HOSTAGE CRISIS WITH IRAN: -- SUBSEQUENT TO DEPARTURE OF THE COMMISSION FROM IRAN, WE CONTINUED OUR CONTACTS WITH IRANIAN AUTHORITIES IN AN (A) THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS TODAY NOTIFIED THE GOVERN- EFFORT TO CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COMMISSION MENT OF IRAN THAT THE UNITED STATES IS SEVERING DIPLOMATIC TO RESUME ITS WORK AND TO MAKE NEW PROGRESS TOWARDS A RELATIONS WITH IRAN AND THAT ITS EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN RESOLUTION OF THE CRISIS. THE US ARE TO BE CLOSED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. IRAN'S -- THE KEY ELEMENT IN THESE DISCUSSIONS AT THAT T/ME WAS DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PERSONNEL ARE TO DEPART THE US THE TRANSFER OF THE HOSTAGES FROM THE MILITANTS OCCUPYING FORTHWITH. THE EMBASSY TO THE CONTROL OF THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT. WE TOLD THE IRANIAN AUTHORITIES THAT THIS WAS AN ESSENTIAL (B) THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WILL IMPLEMENT THE US STEP IF PROGRESS WAS TO BE MADE. DESPITE REPEATED ASSUR- SANCTIONS AGAINST (RAN AS APPROVED BY TEN MEMBERS OF THE UN ANCES THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 13 IN THE RESOLUTION VETOED BY HOSTAGES AT AN EARLY DATE, THIS STEP HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN. THE SOVIET UNION. THE SANCTIONS TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. IT IS NOW FULLY EVIDENT THAT KHOMEIN! AND THE REVOLU- (C) THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WILL MAKE A FORMAL CENSUS TIONARY COUNCIL ARE NOT PREPARED TO TAKE STEPS TO ALLEVIATE OF THE OUTSTANDING CLAIMS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS AND COR- THE CRISIS, DESPITE STUDENT STATEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD PORATIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND THE IRANIAN OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE IMAM. THUS, THE ASSETS FROZEN ON NOVEMBER 14, 1979. THIS ACCOUNTING WILL AID AUTHORITIES MUST ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CON- IN DESIGNING A CLAIMS PROGRAM AGAINST IRAN FOR THE TINUATION OF THE CRISIS AND CAN NO LONGER HIDE BEHIND THE HOSTAGES. THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER US CLAIMANTS. WE ARE STUDENT MILITANTS ON THE COMPOUND. WE HAVE THEREFORE PREPARING LEGISLATION TO FACILITATE PROCESSING AND PAYING ANNOUNCED THE MEASURES LISTED IN PARA 1 AND DESCRIBED THESE CLAIMS. BELOW. (D) THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE ATTORNEY ENERAL ARE ORDERING THE INVALIDATION OF ALL VISAS ISSUE , IRANIAN 5. THE FOUR MEASURES: CITIZENS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES E CTIVE TODAY. CONSULAR OFFICERS WILL NOT REISSUE VISAS OR ISSUE NEW VISAS SANCTIONS EXCEPT FOR COMPELLINO HUHANITARIAN OR NATIONAL INTERESTS. -- IN JANUARY WE PROPOSED A RESOLUTION ON SANCTIONS TO THE 3. THE TEXT OF TH;E PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT SENT SEPTEL. UN SECURITY COUNCIL (FULL TEXT IS CONTAINED IN REFTELS). THE RESOLUTION RECEIVED TEN VOTES BUT WAS VETOED BY THE 4. POSTS SHOULD DRAW ON THE FOLLOWING TALKING POINTS AS SOVIET UNION. AT THE REQUEST OF A NUMBER OF FRIENDLY APPROPRIATE IN DISCUSSING THE PRESIDENT'S DECISIONS WITH GOVERNIENTS, WE DEFERRED IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS BECAUSE HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: OF PENDING EVENTS INCLUDING THE UPCOMING ELECTION OF A NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT. BACKGROUND OF THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION: -- SUBSEQUENTLY WE BEGAN OUR CONTACTS WITH IRANIAN AUTHORI -- FROM THE 4 SEIZURE OF THE HOSTAGES UNTIL MID- TIES THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES AND THROUGH THE UN WHICH LED JANUARY, THE PRINCIPAL THRUST OF OUR POLICY WAS 10 INCREASE THE SECRET AUTHORIZATION or THE EXECUTIV SECRETARY