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...Arab diplomat who was formerly stationed in Iran said Hashemi had direct control over Islamic Jihad and other terror groups. The diplomat, like other Arab envoys interviewed by The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity...
...Arab diplomat said Hashemi had been angry at Syria for pressuring Iran to free hostages. However, the kidnapping of the Syrian envoy only increased the pressure because Iran was embarrassed by the exposure of its ties to the kidnappers...
...Frankfurt, a U.S. diplomat who is kept informed on the arrivals of freed hostages said an Air Force C-9 jetliner would be sent to Beirut to fly Jacobsen to West Germany...
...diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he expected Jacobsen to leave Beirut sometime today for the four-hour flight to Frankfurt, arriving in the afternoon. He discounted reports that Jacobsen had left Beirut, saying the plane that will be dispatched for him still was in Frankfurt at midnight...
...Chinese have been trying to normalize relations with Eastern Europe since 1977. Until now, Soviet leaders have blocked the way by insisting that Moscow's clients march in lockstep with improvements in Sino-Soviet relations. All that may be changing. Observed a Western diplomat in Peking last week: "This trip and Jaruzelski's constitute a major Soviet concession to the Chinese...