CIA • 2018
1979-1980: ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN
Approved for Release: 2017/06/29 C06080069 1979-1980: Attempting to Rescue the American Hostages in Iran On 4 November 1979, Iranian militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Teheran taking 69 Americans hostage. Shortly thereafter, the militants released sixteen hostages leaving 53 still held in the embassy...
U
Declassified
Timeline
- Created
- Dec 28, 2022
- Released
- Jan 19, 2018
- Publication
- Jan 19, 2018
- Case number
- F-2013-00120
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Metadata
Document #
06080069
Case #
F-2013-00120
Document Type
FOIA
Collection
FOIA Collection
Release Decision
RIPPUB
Original Classification
U
Sequence
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Pages
2 pages
File Size
46.44 KB