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Folder: 12/7/79 [2]; Container 141 12/7/79 [2] Folder Citation: Collection: Office of Staff Secretary; Series: Presidential Files; Folder: 12/7/79 [2]; Container 141 To See Complete Finding Aid: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/findingaids/Staff_Secretary.pdf THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON December 7, 1979 MEMORANDUM. FOR: THE PRESIDENT }· FRm,.: Ray Jenkins /.. SUBJECT: Breakfast with network correspondents This breakfast, at 8:45 a.m. Dec. 8 in the First Floor Private Dining Room, will consist of an hour of back­ ground briefin0, not-for-broadcast, not-for-quotation, for a dozen network correspondents. The three TV networks will be represented, but the briefing has been aimed at radio. All are White House regulars. Obviously Iran will be the chief topic of discussion, and perhaps you will w.ant to continue to hammer on the theme that the safe release of the hostages is paramount. I suspect you will also get some political questions. Lesley Stahl might ask about the Kennedy campaign staff's recent "whine session," as it was described by two Washington Post �eporters who were there. In this session, we gather, you were accused of "muzzling" all other candidates with the Irarr issue while privately pursuing "ward politics." The response we have been giving -- strictly on background -- is that we have never asked anyone to stop campaigning. A photo chart has been prepared, and Jerry Schecter is getting some briefinns transcripts for your perusal. lk!iectrost2tlc Copy M£�Jde for Pr�sefVat!on Purpoaes .. :)�"· . · ·� ,·�i-�L:_:·: MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON INFORMATION December 7, 1979 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT FRm.1: JERRY SCHECTER 9·� • SUBJECT.: Background Information for Your Saturday Morning Press Breakfast Jody.asked me to mark .and send to you the r.elevant portions of his and Hedding's briefings this week on Iran, with particular reference to the hostages and their treatm�nt. I have ·also included a copy of the Vice President's statement. All have stressed the primacy of the hostages. Jody's Friday briefing is particularly cogent on this matter -- as per your instructions. This copy for: N E W S C 0 N F E R E N C E #533 AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH JODY POWELL AT 1:27 P.H. EST DECEMBER 7, 1979 FRIDAY MR. POWELL: I have no announcements to make this afternoon. I will be glad to take your questions. Q What is the United State•s response now to the things that are happening in Iran overnight, in terms of statements that they would try some, release some, and also would have a neutral observer and so forth? MR. POWELL: Let me say -- Q We will take a five minute pause. MR. Pmr7ELL: Let me say with regard to the comments ( I 'I and reports on trials -- let me just read to you again the statement 11 II that was given to you, the statement which we issued at the time the :! first reports of a plan to try American personnel surfaced in Iran. [)I! I will read it to you. We will make it available to you if you would like. Q What is the date of that? Isn•t it November 20th? (\ .111 MR. PO'V.JELL: It is November 20th. There are reports that I! the American citizens being illegally held as hostages in Tehran, with :; I the support of the Iranian government, might soon be put through some ;I sort of "trial." This would be a flagrant violation of international law and basic religious principles. And the government of Iran would I bear full responsibility for any ensuing consequences. The United ! : States is seeking a peaceful solution to this problem through the 1 I I United Nations and every other available channel. This is far preferable to the other remedies available to the United States. Such remedies are explicitly recognized in the charter of the United Nations. The government of Iran must recognize the gravity of the situation it has created. 'I l) I would refer you directly to that statement. Insofar as other comments about the possibility of release or partial release or so forth, QUL_attitude�on _the __partiaL-:r:elease- of__ some of the -�---------- - ----- - � c �---- �-- ---- ---- -----�----- - �- - - hostages would be no different from - what they were at the--Eime -- -- - -- -- � - -- -- __::�=:_:--_:_:_:-::�=--:::::- __ _::_--=--=-=-�-::--=- ::;> c�_::==�=:__:�-=�=-=-�:���::_�_:_-_:__��--:�--=-- - MORE #533 - 2 - #533-12/7 ..previous_, ... when. some of ...the-hostages_were .. released,..... .. .._ .... for whatever . .. ' . "!JY ' " . ' . ' .. , . .. , ... -- -- ... .. -� . ·" .J EE!��on! the authorit ies -in Irai'!;. And I would simply underline for you what we said at that time, that the single issue here is the release, and the safe release, of all of our people there. Q Having said that, Jody, does what .has happened what has been said by Iranian authorities -- represent in the view of the United States government any advance, any step forward? MR. POWELL: I would hesitate to try to characterize statements at this point. We noted yesterday our interest in:• various statements there. I would caution you, frankly, against becoming overly or prematurely optimistic about the situation, based on statements. We have had a lot of statements. We have heard a lot of statements over the past -- better than 30 days. And I am not prepared to place a characterization on the situation there, based on those statements. Q ____ �o.. uld the triaL of the ..hos ..tage� be considered as serious a consequence as th� harm to a single hostage? _ _ MR. POWELL: W�ll ,_ I am _ nQt_going _!-_<:>_ g9 beyond that November 20th statement at this point. ---- - 7 --------- ------ --; --- ------- �::__- �------:---- ..r------- Q Well, it seems to me at Camp David -- and I don't remember if this was on the record or unofficial -- let's assume it was background. A White House officiaLat .that ..point-- sa-id-, quoting the. President �-_....-=-If�.=h.ar� �came: to� a single hostage, .there � WOllld b_E! grave. �onse�:1uences'. Now that statement was obviously carefully crafted, as was this one. And this one would seem to suggest that the trial -- if there was a trial, the Iranian government would bear full responsibility for ensuing consequences. It seems that a trial in its gravity, if you would read this carefully, -would not be as serious as harm to a single hostage. MR. POWELL: <Well, you wilL have_ to _ place your_ own - 7 interpretation. on -it,- but;. -- if you insist upon interpreting the statement, ,I a� just no_t -in a. position j:<;>_g() b�yond those exact_; words. That statement was issued�� c: ..) MORE #533 - 3 - #533-12/7 , ��· I believe the .. the same day that the first mention was � made of trying our people, I think you can remember when and how and �· !'l· .under what circumstances that took place, and I would just refer you 11 ·�I back to it and urge that it not be forgotten and I' just have to leave 1 l it at that for right now. l_ I '! 20 Q The November statement? HR. PmlELL: That is correct. Q Yes. Q :P�.. 9:._ Jody, on=.triai]--would there_ :r-e_sp_onse_from. this .Gov:ern.!TieJ:lt: if th_�__ hostages -�-��re_ put HR. POWELL: this point. _:t_l'l� Q Was it_ Cl_�sc����d at foreign p_ol�cy meeting_ this morning? MR. POWELL: I did not attend the foreign policy meeting so I do not know. Q You don't attend a lot of meetings that you talk about. MR. POWELL: Well, I do not know. I did not attend and I do not know. Q Was Iran the main subject? Q Was there any significant reason that Jordan wasn't there? HR. POVJELL: He is out of town. Q Jody, has the United States Government at any level contacted the Argentine government about trying .to ,get the shah into Argentina? MR. POVJELL: I am not going to get into discussions of what efforts, the particulars, on the efforts that we have been and contiDue to make, as indicated last Sunday, to help the shah, the .former shah, find a permanent place of residence. Q Would there be, in the view of the Government, an important distinction between any sort of trial of our diplomats as opposed to the trial of military men such as in the Pueblo incident? MR. PO\'JELL: I am really not going to try to make those sort of -- get into sort of comparing this or that to the ot.l-J.er. -c.If .:c..::. Y8}J= 1 gg�b(lCk _-l:()�what I �a�d, .w� . have m_g._de it .veJ::'y _.Q)-_ea,r_that_ i3.11Y s_ort of, �rial of apy _of these people would. be a .. flagrant.violation ..of i.nternationp.l__ -:) la.;.,_.an-d_ that the Government or Iran would bear fulLrespo_nsibili ty for;:; apy ensuing consequences. Q Jody, your exhortation on allowing international inspection teams into the Embassy ·nas apparen.tly struck a chord w·i_th_· .the Foreign Minister, or at least he now says that that will be permitted. Have you received any information on a schedule for that? I HR. POWELL: No, not that I am aware of. would hope -- well, #533 MORE - 4 - #533-12/7 again I remind ycu that statements are statements and actions are actions and when and if this takes place, then we will be in a position to judge it. Q Yesterday you said that there mig�t be straws in the wind. Are you pulling back on that? MR. POWELL: No. I didn't intend to. Did I say something that led you to believe that? Q Yes.
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