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This is a five-page typed letter sent circa February 16, 1980 from John Thomas and John P. Adams to the President and Foreign Minister of Iran. The letter gives thanks to the Muslim students for allowing contact between the hostages and their families through the Mail Exchange Service sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council. It requests that the hostages be released to the care of the Treaty Council and explains plans of the United Methodist Church to engage with the crisis.
Publication Date
2-16-1980
Document Type
Correspondence
City
New York City, New York
Keywords
International Indian Treaty Council, Iran Hostage Crisis, United Methodist Church, Hostage Mail Exchange Service, Muslim students, Imam Khomeini
Language
English
Sender
John Thomas, John P. Adams
Recipient
Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Disciplines
Diplomatic History | Islamic World and Near East History | Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Thomas, John and Adams, John P., "Letter from John Thomas and John P. Adams to Members of the Revolutionary Council of Iran" (1980). Iran and the Hostage Crisis. 8.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_iran/8
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Identifier
Box 2, Folder 5, Item A
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Diplomatic History Commons, Islamic World and Near East History Commons, Political History Commons, United States History Commons
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