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1979 May 10 - 1979 Dec 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/76
Iran (Internal situation, including hostage crisis) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2009 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 268
Any docs withheld? 3

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79 Dec 5 We Major Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("US Embassy, Tehran") ["this is a most intractable problem"] [declassified 2009]
79 Dec 8 Sa Major Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("US-Iran Confrontation") [situation report] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 6 Tu Major Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO ("US/Iran Relations") [hostage crisis] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 22 Th Major Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO (message from Laingen, US Chargé d'affaires in Tehran, to Vance) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 27 Tu Major Iran: UKE Tehran to FCO (report of conversations between Danish, Dutch and Swedish ambassadors and Tabatabai, brother-in-law to Khomeini) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran] [declassified 2009]
79 Dec 10 Mo Major US: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Vance) [US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran, Rhodesia, arms for the Royal Ulster Constabulary] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 5 Mo Major Iran: UKE Washington telegram 3551 to FCO (2325Z) ("Tehran Embassies") [US response to embassy invasion; handing back of British embassy] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 23 Fr Major Iran: UKE Washington telegram 3874 to FCO (1850Z) ("US Military Options Against Iran") [possible mission to rescue hostages] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 25 Su Major Iran: UKE Washington telegram 3889 to FCO (2300Z) ("The U.S.A. and their Allies") [discussion with Vance] [declassified 2009]
79 Nov 23 Fr Major Iran: UKMIS New York telegram 1607 to FCO (0041Z) ("Hostages in Tehran") [actions of UN Secretary-General Waldheim] [declassified 2009]