Word: algerias
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...Christopher flew to Algeria to present the first specific American response to the four Khomeini conditions, which had been adopted by the Iranian parliament on Nov. 2. Algeria was the natural intermediary because it had been representing Iran's interests in the U.S. since the closing of Tehran's embassy in Washington in April 1980. Two weeks after the Christopher mission, Iran sent a message that showed some curiosity about the U.S. proposals. On Dec. 2, Christopher arrived in Algiers with added detail on the American position and suggested ways of solving the toughest issue: the frozen Iranian...
...Tuesday Algerian time, some $7.9 billion in Iranian assets had been placed in an escrow account for the Central Bank of Algeria at the Bank of England. Christopher returned to the embassy, telling reporters as he walked in, "Just say I'm a happy man." Inside the building, embassy staffers were about to uncork 24 bottles of Mumm's Cordon Rouge champagne. -By Edward E Scharff...
...concealed. In Tehran, Iranian Prime Minister Muhammed Ali Raja'i looked drawn and uneasy as he and Nabavi walked into an austere two-story house in Jamaran, a village north of Tehran, presumably to advise Khomeini of the parliament's action, the latest offers from Algeria and a proposed Iranian response. Raja'i emerged much more relaxed and cheerful. He had received the Ayatullah's consent to send a positive reply. Not only were the negotiations now rushing toward a likely conclusion, but the worried Prime Minister no longer could be accused of selling...
...demands. Said a senior Iranian diplomat in Tehran: "The mullahs' political capital is based on their anti-Americanism. Their problem is that they want both a hostage deal and a sure way to avoid loss of face. Thus the latest strategy for compromise with America is to maneuver Algeria into holding...
...vandalism at Vitry was just one of many ugly incidents of racism that have erupted in France as a result of growing tensions over the presence in the country of more than 4 million immigrants, mostly from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. More than half are unskilled laborers who work at construction and menial jobs long snubbed by French workers in prosperous times. As unemployment figures have soared, however, the French have come to resent the immigrants as job stealers. Adding to the resentment is the increased burden on education, and a popular feeling that crime rates among immigrants are high...