Approved For Release 2000108/08: CIA-RDP96-00788RO102100450002-9 AA4 THE WAD Late Niorht Algiers Talks Cleared Way Christopher Finally Dispi .ays a Smile Star wire services STAR ~on ey, January 19, 1981 KEY lout* taken b FAWA Possible y titt)Algeriarl routes from 7275 to pick-up - Tehran ALGIERS - After a day. of inte PAZ. ns,- tkiwwl ,anges that resolve diplomatic exch ,1% the central issues of the agreement I n to free the American hostages Iran, Deputy Secretaryof state war- ren M. Christopher, the chief Amer- ican negotiator, last night initialed the accords.- IRAN officials had worked fat' ALIWEKIA e into the night translating and readying the documents for the signature. When he returned from an earlier evening meeting With the Algerian r,'. Christopher had foreign ministe !r; The'Weshinvonst r smiling broadly for the first time in days but, as usual, he had refused to make any continent. Hosta 1125 ies fim Dt Famil I opments A small group of repo 6 nessed the signing. rfers., wit, Christopher signed three doc- fixiety 'A uments, initialing each page. Their Through a Night E i n of contents were notL immediately -4 no final prans for Donald's return made public. Continued From A4 L to the United States, his brother said "This is a very, ha y day,", trying day for her and the families they probably will retreat "some-. Christopher said after signing of other hostages, noting that it was where away from the news." ceremony. a " day of chills and tbrills.- A hu., llu Ilier Of hostage said the en- said he re- At last I can smile,' Rita Ode, of Sun City, Ariz., wife ci de 't,pk 2 S .1 1''e "rick Vke;! 3 voy who frequently met journalists' of hostage Robert C, Ode, 65, a retired "d Word from th fat, Depart questions with silence during the career Foreign Service officer in merit atL 3 S.M. In his home at final 12 days of complex negotiations Tehran on special assignment, said Francesvilie. Ind. here. 'Thank God, it looks Uke It is all 'I W413 expecting it," Kupke said. speaking to Algerian Foreign Min- over." "I'll wait until they get out of there e ister Mohamed Benyahla during th .1 Then taking a more cautious ap~ and then to, to Washington to meet ceremony. Christopher said, ' proach, she added "...but until him. If he wants us to go to Germany, would like to take this opportunity they're in the air and out of Iranian we will, but I think we should give on behalf of President Carter and airspace, I'm not going to get ex. him to time to get oriented. I am a all the people of the United States cited." little afraid ofseeing him after such to thank your government and espe- She said she hoped 'it does not a pg time." cially you personally for undertak- take too long to get them eul of very glad this happened fi- in Ing the difficult role of there. It has been a long,.painful nally," said Earl Graves of Flagstaff, intermediary. You and your col- time. Let's hope it won't be too long Ariz., the son of hostage John .leagues have performed this heavy before it is all over." Graves. 1, responsibility with great impartial- While also expressing the need Graveisaid he had no plans to ity, discretion and high skill, for caution until the hostages are travel to Germany to meet his father "The American people will always free, Winona McKeel, of Balch but planned to wait until the cap remember this contribution to bu' Sprifigs, Texas, mother of Marine tives arrive In Washington. manitarian matters by the Algerian people and their leaders," he added. : Sgt. Johnny McKeel Jr., was trying "It's going to be three or four Asked by reporters if he knew to supress her joy, but cov!d not days at least,"he predicted. when the hostages would be freed, hide her belief that the end Weis The Washington Star Jeff Needham of Bellevue, Neb., Christopher re ied "I near. -LOUISA KENNEDY brother of hostage Paul Needham, 'f~!Irii,,a, don't know." 7m happy, very happy," she said. "A day of chills and thrills" exclaimed, 'This is ft. It's all over," He spoke ing" the doc- rve tied a fresh, new yellow ribbon after the State Department called uments, -out reporters saw him sign his full name on the three separate around the old oak tree. If Its not from television and the State De art- his family about 4:1S a.m. EST to Instruments. It'was not immediately raining later today, we will cover tell them ofthe latest developments. this town with yellow ribbons." ment that the agreement had 911~len in Pasadena, Callf., the Rev. Earl clear whether he was used the term . signed. Lee and his wife, Hazel, said they "Initialing" in the technical sense She had been up all night awaiting They had gathered together for of a pre-signing or as a synonym word on the negotiations and said mutual support after months of finally will allow themselves to be for the formal signing. when it started raining, Sh lieve the 443-day ordeal is over. e made highs and lows In emotions. 1 really think it Is unbelievable," The official Algerian pre'ss agen. u a big pot of coffee and invited "Thank God we are a close family, said Lee, whose son, Gary, was cy, reporting the ceremony, also said afl the reporters standing around and we see each other often. We've mong the captives. "But, yes, I can a tre- a Christopher "Initialed" the doc-. outside to come In and get dry and been able to give each other believe It now. I'm satisfied. I feel uments. have coffee. mendous amount of support," said It said the Stale Departmont gave "We just sat around and talked, great excitement and satisfaction . Ernie Cooke, one of the brothers. the Algerian charge d'affaire in We had a real nice get-together.' The Cookes, like most of the bos. "and thankfulness that it is just about Washington a letter early today she said of her new found reporter tage families are taking the, advice Over, a d 'It is over really, but we still want uffd Sec- S fri, pAJ&Q, 9 f0t,,ate D06artment and making JW see Gary on a plane and hear 1" e Rap