Title: American hostages in Iran : the conduct of a crisis /
Authors: Kreisberg, Paul H.; Christopher, Warren.; Swift, Elizabeth Ann,; Council on Foreign Relations.
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 1985
Subjects: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981.; Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981.
Abstract: Describes the efforts of negotiators to gain the release of the Americans held in the embassy in Iran.
Contents: The crisis begins / Harold H. Saunders -- Diplomacy and pressure, November 1979-May 1980 / Harold H. Saunders -- Military options and constraints / Gary Sick -- The economic and financial pressures : freeze and sanctions / Robert Carswell and Richard J. Davis -- Crafting the financial settlment / Robert Carswell and Richard J. Davis -- The bankers' channel / John E. Hoffman -- Beginning of the end / Harold H. Saunders -- The final negotiation and release in Algiers / Roberts B. Owen -- International law in the hostage crisis : implications for future cases / Oscar Schachter -- Lessons and conclusions / Abraham A. Ribicoff -- Documentary appendix. Executive order blocking Iranian property, November 14, 1979, and Report to Congress by the President concerning blocking of Iranian assets, November 14, 1979; Order of the President and Secretary of State delegating authority to Warren M. Christopher, January 18, 1981; Telexes from the Government of Iran on the basis of which U.S. banks paid over $5.3 billion, January 20, 1981; Declarations, undertakings, and escrow agreement of the Algerian Accords.