This Day In 1970's History: Sunday December 30, 1979
- United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim will reportedly be leaving for Iran within 24 hours although Iran has stated that Ayatollah Khomeini will not see Waldheim. Secretary of State Vance is pleased by Waldheim's mission to Iran. The U.S. is attempting to get economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the United Nations Security Council.
In Tehran, militants holding the hostages at the U.S. embassy have vowed not to negotiate with Waldheim. Foreign minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh stated that Waldheim was free to come to Iran but stressed that he was not invited. Time magazine has selected Ayatollah Khomeini as its Man of the Year. [NBC]
- Russia is sending more troops into Afghanistan while President Carter and his national security advisers are still studying a reply from Leonid Brezhnev regarding Afghanistan. Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher is on the way to London and Brussels to meet with West European and NATO leaders.
In a Pravda article, the Kremlin admitted that Soviet troops are in Afghanistan. The USSR's intervention in Afghanistan was denounced by Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain. [NBC]
- Iranian officials met with the Russian ambassador about Soviet intervention in Iran, and subsequently condemned the invasion. Iran believes that the United States and Soviet Union are in collusion regarding Iran and Afghanistan. [NBC]
- Troops have been sent to the Rhodesian border with Mozambique by Lord Soames to prevent ceasefire violations. In Rhodesia, a small number of guerrillas are settling in camps offered them during the ceasefire. [NBC]
- Ex-congressman Edward Hebert of Louisiana, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, died yesterday. [NBC]
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