Tehran hostage crisis - Muskie-Rajai letter

Title

Tehran hostage crisis - Muskie-Rajai letter

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a letter from US Secretary of State Edmund Muskie to the new Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed-Ali Rajai, with an alleged appeal for the release of American hostages from the US embassy in Tehran. Speaking are: State Department spokesman, John Trattner; New York attorney Paul O’Dwyer.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; John Trattner; Paul O’Dwyer

Keywords

USA; Iran; Embassies and consulates; Tehran; International relations; Prime ministers; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Bilateral relations; Letters (documents); Edmund Muskie; Mohammed-Ali Rajai

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