Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 HAVANA 10155 180247Z ACTION NODS-00 INFO OCT-01 ADS-00 ADS W ------------------080593 180932Z 64 O 180235Z NOV 79 FM USINT HAVANA TO SECSTATE WASHDC NIACT IMMEDIATE 3977 S E C R E T HAVANA 10155 NODIS CHEROKEE E O 12065 RDS-2 11 17 99 SMITH WAYNE S TAGS PEPR PDIP IR CU US SUBJ CASTRO OFFERS GOOD OFFICES REF A HAVANA 10120 B STATE 299655 1 S-ENTIRE TEXT 2 CASTRO CALLED ME TO HIS OFFICE TONIGHT TO SAY HE HAS SENT MESSAGE TO IRANIAN AUTHORITIES AS SUGGESTED BY JOSE LUIS PADRON SEE REF A CALLING ON THEM TO RELEASE HOSTAGES AND OFFERING GOOD OFFICES AS PRESIDENT NAM HE SAID HE HOPED RELEASE OF WOMEN AND BLACK HOSTAGES WAS FIRST STEP ON IRANIAN SIDE TOWARD MORE RATIONAL POSITION CUBA WISHED TO HELP DEFUSE SITUATION WHICH HAD DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS NOT ONLY FOR IRAN AND US BUT FOR WHOLE WORLD IF HIS EFFORTS IN THIS MATTER ARE TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE EXTENDED WITH UTMOST DISCRETION THEY SHOULD NOT RPT NOT BECOME MATTER OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE 3 I INDICATED APPRECIATION FOR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN RELEASE OUR HOSTAGES I EMPHASIZED HOWEVER THAT US WOULD NOT BE BLACKMAILED TAKING OF HOSTAGES WAS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE AND FIRST STEP IN DEFUSING SITUATION SHOULD BE THEIR RELEASE UNHARMED SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 HAVANA 10155 180247Z 4 CASTRO EXPRESSED FULL APPRECIATION FOR US POSITION HE URGED THAT US CONTINUE TO SHOW PRUDENCE AND PATIENCE UNDER GREAT PRESSURE WHICH HAD CHARACTERIZED ITS REACTION FOR PAST TWO WEEKS US PRESTIGE HAD GAINED BY SUCH COOLNESS WHILE IRAN WAS NOW LEFT VIRTUALLY ISOLATED THANKS TO US PATIENCE HOSTAGES WERE STILL ALIVE AND CHANCES THAT IRANIAN AUTHORITIES WOULD Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 LISTEN TO REASON SEEMED TO HAVE INCREASED US SHOULD OF COURSE CONTINUE TO SHOW FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE BUT MUST BE PATIENT YET A BIT LONGER HE HAD IMPRESSION IRANIAN AUTHORITIES MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR WAY OUT BUT WOULD NEED TIME TO GET THEIR PEOPLE UNDER CONTROL HE WOULD USE ANY INFLUENCE HE HAD WITH THEM TO BRING ABOUT RELEASE OF HOSTAGES AND DEFUSE SITUATION HE PROMISED TO INFORM ME IMMEDIATELY OF IRANIAN REACTION TO HIS MESSAGE SMITH SECRET NNN Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning X Capture Date 01 jan 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts PRESIDENT NONALIGNED NATIONS COMMUNIQUES PRISONERS RELEASE HOSTAGES CAT-C CHEROKEE 11 18 79 Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 18 nov 1979 Decaption Date 01 jan 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 20 Mar 2014 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1979HAVANA10155 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order R2 19991117 SMITH WAYNE S Errors N A Expiration Film Number P840131-1646 N790009-0107 Format TEL From HAVANA OR-M Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1979 newtext t19791153 aaaabrqq tel Line Count 71 Litigation Code IDs Litigation Codes Litigation History Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Message ID e28cb322-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Office ACTION NODS Original Classification SECRET Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions NODIS Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification SECRET Previous Handling Restrictions NODIS Reference 79 HAVANA 10120 79 STATE 299655 Retention 0 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Content Flags Review Date 08 mar 2006 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review Media Identifier Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a SAS ID 719221 Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject CASTRO OFFERS GOOD OFFICES TAGS PEPR PDIP IR CU US NACB CASTRO RUZ FIDEL To STATE Type TE vdkvgwkey odbc SAS SAS dbo SAS_Docs e28cb322-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Review Markings Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Markings Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014