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Richard N. Frye, Aga Khan Professor of Iranian who returned from Teheran on Monday, said yesterday the White House letter sent to Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr is a positive step toward resolving the hostage situation, but Frye added that he does not expect the hostages to be released soon...
Frye said numerous messages have been sent to Bani-Sadr by the Carter Administration, but the latest note is "presumably conciliatory...
Iranian President Abolhassen Bani-Sadr said Tuesday Khomeini had given him and the Revolutionary Council, which he heads, jurisdiction over the possible meeting. Bani-Sadr added that he and the council had decided the meeting should take place...
...candidates clashed on several specific issues, including the question of who has or has not suported the proposed international investigatory commission on the deposed Shah that Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr has said would facilitate the release of the 50 American hostages. But the two-day exchange demonstrated that both men are emphasizing their campaigns in the fortnight preceding the New Hampshire primary, neglecting clear discussions of foreign and domestic affairs...
...Bani-Sadr also repeated the demand that the United States acknowledge past "crimes" in Iran during the Shah's reign. "Whether and when the American hostages would be released depends on the U.S. attitude," he said...