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eWorld THE BATTALION Page 11 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1980 ran holding anada liable jLj United Press International in ^, Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh 9 lotbzadeh vowed Wednesday that SW[( j inada“will pay” for smuggling six nericans out of Iran and will be ^ sponsible for any harsh treatment , the U.S. hostages still held in Tehran. vert I He ca ^ ec ^ rescue °f the six a ^^■agrant violation of international j, '|w. a betrayal of Iran and a brutal act Espionage." The foreign minister gave the first icial Iranian reaction to the inci- k adding that “we did not have Slightest idea’ that the diplomats jre hiding for three months in the inadian Embassy in Tehran. |He said that their rescue would consequences for the hostages have now been held in the U.S. nbassy for 88 days. The rescue “happily now gives us a json to justify, the taking of hos- tes in the American Embassy,” he ;d a hastily summoned press con- ence in Tehran, Western press re ts said. Because of what they have done r Dni f, ed tki iok here, the Canadian government will be directly responsible for any harsh treatment meted out against the hos tages,” Ghotbzadeh said. “The Canadian government soon er or later will pay for its interference in our internal affairs, for this duplic ity and cheating. ” The foreign minister said the six Americans would not have been tre ated as hostages since they were out side the U.S. Embassy when it was seized by Iranian militants Nov. 4. They would have been free to leave Iran at any time, he said. Ghotbzadeh, clearly angered by the Canadian move, said he had not beed informed of the action by the Canadians, but had learned of it through foreign correspondents and an unnamed third country. He accused Canada of agreeing to help the Americans out of Iran for domestic political gain, an apparent reference to Prime Minister Joe Clark’s campaign for re-election in which he trails opposition leader Pierre Trudeau. Western diplomatic sources de- ATTENTIONStlJDENTS: The Jacob Beal Insurance Agency has hard-to-place in surance for drivers under 25, drivers with tickets, and contents coverage. Jacob Beal Agency, Inc. 3211 Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas 822-2121 'ztSP Shopsmith Correction A limited number of invitations to the SHOPSMITH WOODWORKING PROMOTION at the Manor East Mall Bryan, Texas Were mailed with the wrong dates. The correct date should read Wed. thru Sat. Feb. 6 thru Feb. 9 We regret this typographical error and apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, Shopsmith Inc. nied reports saying the Americans left Iran using Canadian diplomatic documents. One source said such behavior would be a clear violation of the Vienna Convention of 1970. He admitted, however, that it would be difficult otherwise to ex plain how the Americans obtained an exit visa to leave Iran. They left the country over the weekend and were reported to have been taken to a U.S. Air Force Base in West Ger many. Earlier, Iran rejected any com promise on the release of the 50 American hostages despite pressure from other Moslem nations to re solve its problems with Washington, and a call by some to let the embassy captives go. Life must go on’for Afghan people xxurra i Ctod United Press International [ABUL Afghanistan — “Business ad, very bad, ” said the man in the aet shop near the Spinzar Hotel lowntown Kabul. It’s always worse at this time of r. But for the past three weeks — W20i r since the Russians came — it’s richai en terrible.” ^i. J icross the street from his tiny ’ 1 re a large poster for the Soviet y le airline, Aeroflot, bore the smil- throiij^ image of Misha and bear, the Idly mascot of the Moscow Olym- s. “Aeroflot — the official carrier [the 1980 Olympic Games, ’ it linounced in English to disin- Jrested Afghan passers-by swathed ;rubby turbans and brown prayer iwls against the sub-freezing tem- atures of this mile-high city. Bpspite,the.growing Soviet pre- irrjjpi Texa.s-si«;d ;; Mlhtf<# hireddminant mood among the Bian capital’s estimated 700,000 labitants appears to be that life Ist go on. anvas signs eplace wood By CHARLIE MUSTACHIA Campus Reporter igns which used to hang from the end floor walkway between the horial Student Center and Rud- ower are no longer allowed. ^publicity sign crashing through a te glass window at Rudder Tower December marked the end of 'en framed signs in that area, sign was left out on a walkway Rudder Tower on a windy it, and was blown through the idow, said Brian Gross, student e president of administration for MSC Council. . 3 The only signs allowed there now p canvas, secured by a light rope, foss said. [Two signs had fallen to the ground [tyear, but luckily no one was hurt, oss said. “We have had signs that ire constructed rather badly and ty would slip off the walkway and Each morning men shovel snow—- 18 inches have fallen in the past two weeks — off the flat roofs of their squat brown houses. The nine movie houses in town which show Indian and Iranian adventure films with subtitles in the local Pashto language are well attended. They close early though, as an 11 p.m.-4 a.m. curfew still is in force and few people are on the streets after dark. White faces are not welcome. At least 30 Russians have been reported murdered in the Kabul since the Dec. 27 coup and no Westerner wants to be mistaken for a Russian. “The Russians have ruined our business,” a workshop owner says. “There used to be lots of tourists, especially in summer. Now there are hardly any.” Despite an estimated 18,000 Soviet troops entrenched around the •'pesimetefcof the city, Western resw.; dents say the scene is roughly typical of the past 21 months — since Nur Mohammed Taraki deposed Presi dent Mohammed Daoud in the first of two pro-Moscow coups. “It has taken the Russian invasion to draw the world’s attention to what has been going on here for close to two years now,” said a long-time Western resident of Kabul. “Ever since Taraki, there has been plenty of army about and even before the latest coup you would frequently hear gunfire at night. ” Another Kabul resident thinks the Soviet movement of an estimated 85,000 men into Afghanistan may even have been a good thing. “It goes completely counter to in ternational law, of course, but at least the Russians appear to be stabi lizing the situation which was very precarious before,” he said. “Perhaps the Soviet Union will do something to help this country, which has always ranked among tbe 25 poorest nations in the world. No firing has been heard in the capital for almost a week now and the Soviet military presence inside Kabul has been greatly reduced. “Things appear to be back to nor mal — the way they were before the coup,” said a Western diplomat based in Kabul. “One sign is that the rumors are flying. People already are saying this government won’t last long. That’s what they’ve been saying ever since April 1978, and so far they’ve always been right. One factor which has helped res tore some semblance of serenity to the capital was the expulsion of the American press. With fewer television crews scrambling to film convoys of armored vehicles which rumble through the city two or three times a day, one inevitably deduces that less is going on. 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