Nabavi Key Iran Negotiator Faces Dual Role In Hostage Talks
New York Times profile of Behzad Nabavi, 38, chief Iranian negotiator, describes his dual role balancing revolutionary credibility and government duties. Details of background in law, literature, electrical engineering, and ties to Rajai, plus past imprisonment and rise in Iran's political scene.
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New York Times
Tehran
Behzad Nabavi
U.S
Pars
Iran
United States
Bay-Zahd Nah
State Department
Nabavi
Savak
Rajai
Shah
Fedayeen Islam
Nawab Safavi
National Front
Mohammad Mossadeq
The
Lamic
Washington
Transfer of Iran assets under secret wartime deals
The Carter administration agreed to return to Iran a portion of frozen assets to secure the release of 52 American hostages amid a complex pact with Iran. The arrangement includes arbitration of private claims, possible legal support for Iran, and secret provisions detailing asset transfers, escrow arrangements, and steps to satisfy debts to banks and other claimants.
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New York Times
Washington
Iran
United States
Shah
State Department
John Trattner
Warren M. Christopher
Carter
Tehran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Algeria
Bank of England
The
United
Special Arbitration Tribunal
Hoid
Hague
Netherlands
International Court of Justice
Will U S pay the hostages commission to decide compensation
A presidential commission will decide if freed hostages should receive compensation after captivity. Nine members will serve, with five named by Reagan and four by Carter. In Illinois, Merton Silbar reports $11,000 raised of $1 million goal, about $207 per hostage, with no regrets.
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White House
Jack Watson
Watson
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Glenview, Ill
Merton G. Silbar
U.S
Iran
Silbar
Free lance writer in Iran adds hope for hostages release
Buffalo native Cynthia Dwyer a 49 year old mother of three remains in an Iranian jail since May. Her husband says the hostage deal gives him hope she will be released as well. Dwyer denies spying for the CIA and was detained May 5 at her hotel amid the 1979 embassy crisis.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Free Lance
Cynthia Dwyer
U.S
John Dwyer
Buffalo State College
Iran
Dwyer
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
John Trattner
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