Carter calls off food embargo
NZPA Washington President Carter yesterday pulled back from imposing a food embargo on Iran with an appeal to America’s allies to do the same. Thus New Zealand was not put on the spot as the President stepped up his efforts to persuade
Iran to release the 50 hostages held in Teheran. The Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) had said last week that New Zealand would not stop a SNZIOO million lamb contract with. Iran. It was-not immediately cleat why the President had backed off at the last
niinute. It might have been to give. America’s allies a to consider the alternatives. ■lt was reported, flam Teherah- yesterday that New Zealand and Australia had “profited substantially”- from increased • trade iwith Iran.
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