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Monday December 10, 1979
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This Day In 1970's History: Monday December 10, 1979
  • Washington accused Japan of having undercut American efforts to use economic pressure against Iran to gain the release of American hostages. A high White House official said that Japanese companies had rushed to buy Iranian oil that had been set for delivery to the United States before Washington halted oil imports from Iran. The official also charged that Japanese banks had "gone overboard" to help Iran cope with Washington's freeze on Iranian assets. [New York Times]

  • The White House warned Iran that it would regard the "parading" of American hostages before an Iranian-appointed international court of inquiry with the same gravity as it would view any trial of the Americans. [New York Times]

  • A captive Marine corporal, sitting in front of a big picture of Ayatollah Khomeini, said in a televised interview that all was well with the 50 hostages in the American Embassy in Teheran and he provided a few glimpses of their daily routine. He said the captives were being kept unaware of what was going on outside and were not allowed to talk with one another. [New York Times]

  • The World Court was asked by the United States in a hearing to take "the quickest possible action" to insure the release of American hostages in Teheran. The hearing in The Hague was boycotted by Iran. [New York Times]

  • The confrontation in Iran deepened. The dissident Ayatollah, Kazem Shariat-Madari, resisted pressure from Ayatollah Khomeini to dissolve the rebellious Moslem People's Party, which has been active in the ethnic minority region of Azerbaijan. [New York Times]
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