European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes january 1981 Congress prepares for bipartisan probes into facts and lessons of hostage affair Washington not Republican and democratic leaders in both the House and Senate on monday pledged congressional investigations of the circumstances that led to the kidnapping of 52 americans held hostage in As part of a larger inquiry into the problems of protecting american diplomats their statements came As members of Congress expressed gratitude and Relief Over an agreement for the release of the american Howard Baker of the Republican told newsmen that there undoubtedly would be a congressional investigation of the hostage crisis As part of a Broad inquiry into alternative responses to such weve got to think now of a policy for the future Protection of our diplomats Baker told newsmen before the Senate we would focus on a under Public policy for our the senator he said the inquiry would not be limited to the hostage weve had other experiences in other and we certainly should take them into Baker in recent the ambassador to Afghanistan was the embassy in Pakistan was and the embassy in Libya was Baker said the inquiry probably would be conducted by the Senate foreign relations with the possible help of the armed services and Commerce commit Clement chairman of the House foreign affairs said flatly that there will be hearings to determine All the facts concerning and How a similar situation can be everything you need to know to make Beautiful and useful Woven articles a red tag special at most shopping Center bookstores the which would begin in late february or Early would focus on Steps to attain Security for diplomats Zablocki speaker Thomas Oneill when asked about the planned that one of the prerogatives of their speaking of the hostage Oneill added that those things do and maybe wed better be better prepared in the the agreement for release of the Ameri can brought express ions of gratitude and Relief from members of Alan the minority said that both president car Ter and president elect Reagan share in the credit president Carter for the even handed coolness he has shown president elect Reagan for the support he gave the every american is grateful that this Long agony for the hostages and their families is at an said Charles chairman of the foreign relations we must achieve both the image and reality of economic and military Power which will deter attacks on our National Zablocki said that with this Barrier to Normal relations the United states and Iran can now begin exploratory discussions looking toward resumption of relations Between the two Dave we have to reexamine our relationship with other countries and not for the Sake of a Witch Hunt or but to give us a better understanding and closer ties to a critical part of the two a captives agree Helms hits 1hoopla on captives new York a Richard former ambassador to Iran and former Cia said monday that Ameri cans should have turned our backs on the treated them As prisoners of War and made far less hoopla about the whole affair than we have appearing on abcs Good morning America called the iranians the persians and characterized them As traders and Rug merchants who enjoyed negotiating Over the he expressed reservations about the final release of the in dealing with the persians one should always wait until the very who headed the Central Intelli gence Agency during part of the Nixon administration and was ambassador to Iran from suggested that the United states keep our powder dry until they the hostages Are i Felt the hostage affair should have been handled he negotiating All this time with the persians is exactly what they have enjoyed doing with after basically they Are traders if you Rug and there very Good at Helms complained that the iranian government will have paid no Price for having held these for having really committed an official act of this is a very bad precedent for All the other diplomats and businessmen who live he if were an easy touch for its going to be a Tough time for these in Quick reunions asked v Tor families san Diego a a state depart ment decompression program designed to ease the return of the 52 american hostages to Normal life May actually delay the heal the wife of one of the hostages criticism of the program also was voiced by William an Ohio businessman held hostage in South America for and by Lloyd former com Mander of the Pueblo who spent 11 months in a North korean prison Camp after his ship was captured in state department officials have Indi in discussions with hostage that reunions May be held off until debrief ing can take place in dont want the state department made it very Clear they dont want us in West Ger said Dorothea Morefield of san wife of hostage Richard who was Consul general at the Tehran pm they can keep pm locked away from the world for 10 but i feel the family should be Morefield Canada also raising Price of natural Gas to Ottawa a which sup plies As much As 5 percent of natural Gas has followed Mexico in announcing a Sharp increase in the Price of exports to the United Energy minister Marc Lalonde said that Canada would raise its Gas Price about 11 percent on april to per thousand cubic feet from the in effect since the Healing process Doest begin until the family unit is Bucher said the americans being freed by Iran should be reunited with their families right the reintroduction to family and friends should come right it is a very important step in their Reha the retired Navy Man said from his Home near san 24 hours at most Charles head of an 18member task Force advising the state department on psychological problems that surface among said they should not be kept from their families for More than 24 the families May be suffering More than anyone the psychologist said before he flew to wies Baden to meet the there Fel Low who wrote a Book on stress Dis orders of Vietnam suggested the state department apply the policy used by the National aeronautics and space and when the astronauts went into they and their families were under tremendous but when they after Landing in the they were de briefed in the bosom of their their families Are the Best he a Toledo businessman who was held by South american recommended an immediate he suggested that them feel they Are just a part of Normal life rather than holing them up in a place and trying to keep people away from