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These developments occurred just as the Iranians finally began to consider letting outsiders see the hostages. Two NBC reporters were allowed to interview a captive Marine corporal, William Gallegos, 21, of Pueblo, Colo., touching off complaints from Administration officials and others about "TV diplomacy" (see PRESS). Despite Gallegos' assurances...
Khomeini meanwhile in structed Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh to allow a group of foreign observers to visit the hostages. Said a senior Western diplomat in Tehran: "The Iranians have finally recognized that an international inspection of the hostages will go far toward defusing the tension."
An equally plausible explanation was that Khomeini may want to end the hostage crisis so he can tackle Iran's domestic problems. Chief among them: the revolt by the Azerbaijanis in northwestern Iran that has exacerbated unrest among Iran's other minorities, including the Kurds in the west...
In Washington, the Administration was guarded in welcoming Khomeini's statement that there would be visits. But the announcement contributed to a feeling that the crisis might be solved through diplomacy after all. The President's spirits seemed greatly improved. Confidants noted that he had more color in...
Summed up a close associate of the President's: "He feels a little cautious optimism that was not there four or five days ago-very, very cautious, almost imperceptible. The pincers are moving in as he had hoped, and there has not been any really bad news."