European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A test of iranians in san Diego seek release of jailed fellow students last by Mike Feinsilber associated press America could have responded to the Sei Zure of hostages by a mob in Tehran by making hostages of a Quarter million or so iranians in the United it did no such a of few events in recent decades so tested american demo Racys tolerance As the Long and humiliating hostage the record shows most americans did not let their emotions take there were a few instances of violence and there was a torrent of angry words on radio talk which have become americas safety there was some ridicule of All things by and the iranians in the United states lived in even the few thousand who used the streets of America to vent their Politi Cal rage against America were by and to March in president on two took action specifically intended to retaliate against the estimated iranians who were in the United states on student he ordered them All to report to the immigration and naturalization service for visa checks to see if they were in the country civil libertarians contend there was no Legal justification for singling out one but the supreme court upheld the visa it is not Only a violation of civil but Ludi prelude in editors note the writer of the following Arti Cle was associated press Bureau chief in Tehran in the summer of t by Nicolas Tatro associated press he hostage crisis did not burst on the world scene the before the Day the embassy in Tehran was were a period of growing ant american ism and tension in the ferment of the revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to Power had not yet the nation was searching for a new and Many Irani ans were becoming disillusioned with the government of prime minister Mehdi especially the student members of the marxist fedayeen and Moja Haddin Felt Dis secular moderates objected to the closing of a liquor ban and the heavily ideological television and radio at the same followers of Iran militant moslem clergy the Only institution left untouched by the upheaval were pushing for a fully islamic government and kurdish who renewed their autonomy drive soon after the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza were engaged in an armed rebellion in the West and had captured the cities of Mahabadi and Sanandaji from Central government the army was called out to suppress the but distrust of the military remained Strong less than a year after troops opened fire on anti Shah demonstrators in said Joseph a Veteran civil liberties at the if it would bring one hostage Home one minute one might consider but it wont bring one hostage you dont answer the outrages of the Ayatollah by mistreating people in your own Carters second act aimed at iranians in the country was to invalidate All visas issued to iranians for future entry into the United those there could not leave and come Back separated families could not be reunited in the United the says immigration lawyer David car was hardship for hundreds of pro american Irani an professionals and government functionaries even before the Shah of Iran was had fled to the United he estimates there were to of an iranian who wanted to go Home to see his dying Carliner was told it would take 45 Days before he could leave if he wanted Advance permission to five iranians who were University of Idaho students on a Field trip to Canada on the Day Carter acted were denied readmission to the United scores of Simi Lar hardship situations general counsel of the american civil Liber ties a member of the National advisory Council of amnesty International and author of rights of said the United states followed a Blind policy failed to make distinctions Between critics and supporters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini among this he resulted in harsh feelings toward the United states on the part of people who Are going to become the business professionals and govern ment leaders in their own country one Day and who will Harbor hostility toward on the other he acknowledged that by taking some sort of action to Check on the May have quieted a Public clamor for More drastic his role did help to allay this Carliner the decision to Check the visas of iranian students had these results about failed to if they Are still in the country and Are they could be 57 reported and were were found to be deportable because they were in illegal status Many were no longer Bona fide Stu v 681 have been deported 537 of them voluntarily leaving before awaiting a deportation order and 144 resist ing until they were put on a plane leaving the that a pretty major Effort for a relatively Small re says All it did was exacerbate relationships Between the United states and simmering anti americanism and consequently revolutionary guard irregulars were sent to Kurdistan to keep an Eye on the As Well As to fight kurdish unable to contend with the political Bazar Gans government tottered on the Brink of collapse and the prime minister repeatedly threatened to Kho Meini persuaded him to stay the weakness of his position was demonstrated in Early when Bazargan recorded for television a rambling resignation but authorities at the state run to refused to air the speech until after when most of the nation was economically the country was iranians who had been living abroad returned with the idea of re building the few found doctors and lawyers found themselves driving a Man with a tacked up his diploma on a Roadside Shack in Tehran and sold the nations capital City was ringed by abandoned construction unemployment became a key Issue and provided the foot soldiers for mass Demon a major rally was held the exiled Shah and his effigy was it was billed As the burning of the who continued to be the focus of Public ant american diatribes by denunciations of the Western news Media by prominent revolutionary and rallies created an uneasy Atmo sphere for americans still living in rumours circulated in the fall that identifiably american interests would be the targets of demonstrations or the embassy compound on Takht Jamshid Street renamed Taleghani Street after the revolution in Honor of a Well known Ayatollah had been occupied january 1931 in the summer by extremist followers of a religious the occupiers lived Day and night in the embassy compound for several walking freely into offices and across the tree covered charge affaires Bruce Laingen complained to Bazargani foreign Ibrahim without until a Marine found the militants on roof one night carousing and drinking confiscated they were expelled at gunpoint the next Day by revolutionary guards dispatched by the embassy officials later Only Days before the hostages were seized that no vember Bazargan met in Algiers with National Security adviser Zbigniew stirring an outcry among iranian at the same the cancer stricken Shah was in a new York Hospital for to the Shah presence in the United states was seen As the beginning of a new conspiracy to overthrow the on rumours flew in Tehran about a demonstration to be held by students at Tehran University to Mark the first anniversary of a clash Between the Shah troops and University students As it was also was the anniversary of the Short lived Mili tary governments appointment in the last Days of the Why were the embassy and american diplomats seized some iranians believe opponents of Bazar Gans perhaps led by members of the pro soviet Udeh communist sought to Embarrass the prime minister and Force him to finally unable to make Good his Promise to protect the Bazargan did in fact quit his Post two Days after the the stars and stripes Page 13