LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

UN Security Council to discuss Iranian crisis, as Shah packs bags

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

US President, Jimmy Carter has changed his mind over the meeting of the UN Security Council. He is betting that the UN will condemn Iran, but Iran wants to expose the Shah’s regime and his link to Washington. Negotiations between Tehran and Washington over the American hostages are still under way. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations, will be sponsoring the debate. President Carter has said he was not optimistic that the UN meeting would help the hostages. The Shah has been preparing his suitcases to leave the country. The reporter is Andrew Manderstam.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Kurt Waldheim

Keywords

USA; Iran; Exiles; Embassies and consulates; International relations; UN; Jimmy Carter; Hostages; US Embassy; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; Diplomats; Iranian revolution (1979)

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