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...rapid-fire exchange of messages volleyed between the capitals. Tantalizing public statements from Iranian leaders suggested that a secret Algerian plan could provide a solution to the crisis. As suspense mounted, Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher flew to Algiers to explain the U.S. position to the Algerian officials who are serving as diplomatic intermediaries between the U.S. and Iran. Said Christopher: "The process is continuing, and the distance between us which is still measured in very large numbers, seems to be narrowing somewhat. ] emphasize seems...
...final" demand for a $24 billion "guarantee" in exchange for the American captives. Washington had countered with a proposal that offered to place as much as $7 billion in U.S.-held Iranian assets into an escrow account, to be transferred to Tehran upon the release of the hostages. The Algerian go-betweens had carried the U.S. proposal to Tehran on Jan. 2-along with a pointed reminder hat time was running out for the Carter Administration. It was hoped that Tehran's reluctance to deal with the tougher-sounding Reagan Administration might prompt a rapid response...
negotiators. On arrival at Dar el Beida Airport, Christopher was driven to a two-hour meeting with Algerian Foreign Minister Mohammed Ben Yahia. Meanwhile, a second set of Iranian questions arrived in Washington, prompting Christopher to extend his stay in Algiers...
...Tehran, meanwhile, Iranian leaders seemed almost to be parading a series of highly ambiguous public statements about a mysterious Algerian plan. First, Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Raja'i announced that Revolutionary Leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini had approved Algerian efforts to resolve the hostage issue. Said Raja'i: "We explained the Algerian proposal, which has suggested that it will guarantee to solve our problem with the United States, and the Imam permitted us to accept these guarantees." But Raja'i made no attempt to explain what those guarantees were...
...Minister of State Behzad Nabavi, Iran's chief hostage negotiator, said his government was "ready to listen" to a U.S. counterproposal, even though only days before, Iran had characterized its previous proposal as its "final" offer. "If there is a kind of guarantee which is accepted by the Algerian government, we can accept it too." By giving the Algerian messengers a new, substantive role as arbiters, Nabavi seemed to be preparing the way for a possible face-saving retreat...