Iran paying for unrest in U.S.’

Press, 9 August 1980, Page 8

Iran paying for unrest in U.S.’

NZPA Washington American officials said they had evidence that Iran had sent money and other forms of assistance into the United States to help supporters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny foment civil disturbances and recruit imprisoned Black Muslims for use in terrorist squads. i The officials said that the; suspected links between Is-; . lamic militants in Teheran ‘and their sympathisers in, 1 the United States had been 1 i under study for several ■ months by the Federal ('Bureau of Investigation and. [other agencies. I • | The officials said that the evidence would be presented ; soon to a Federal Grand |Jury. Angry Americans threw; • bottles, stones, and eggs yes-: i terday at 200 Iranians dem-, onstrating 100 m from the [White House against alleged, [police brutality. ! Five hundred Americans,! waving United States flags’ [and carrying such signs as, [ “Free our hostages (priso-1 I ners),’’ left their offices in; the 38deg. midday heat to [shout obsoentities at the Ira-

mans. I Two hundred and fity policemen, including 20 on {horseback, kept the two' (groups apart during the' three-hour confrontation, but Americans tore up some of| the Iranians’ banners, including one reading, “Long live (Ayatollah) Khomeiny.” | i Three Americans were I with throwing mis-| siles before the police finally ' escorted the Iranians away, through two lines of shout-1 ing Americans. i

The Iranians were protesting against what they said was brutal treatment by thej police who arrested 192 Ira-; nians during a demonstration in Washington 11

. days ago. The White House I i spokesman, Jody Powell, -i said yesterday that President r Carter insisted the law be ; strictly enforced in handling lithe 192 Iranians. ■i Mr Powell said the Presii 1 dent told the Justice DepartI merit the students were en-

ii titled to full protection of I'the law but the law should 1 also be strictly and firmly, h enforced. • | The. spokesman said Mr, ! Carter also has asked the, I department for a report on 1 whether standard procedures. ‘ were followed in the case, in. ; which the Iranians refused ' I for days to give their names j ' and thus made themselves, liable for deportation. i Several immigration officers said yesterday they intended to “go sick” because | they believed many of the ; Iranians had been freed {before their legal ' status, such as whether they . were attending schools in ■ the United States, could be j verified. i In Teheran, in the Iranian Parliament, the Foreign Min- , 'ister (Mr Sadeq Qotbzadeh), j ' facing hostile Islamic de- 1 puties, has called on Iran to; < {define a “clear” foreign l< ! policy and say if it wanted I j to respect international con-j iventions or not. ii | He also defended his I ; recent decision to condemn |t j the attempted murder of | former Prime Minister, Sha- r pour Baktiar in Paris. Ii