The hostages' release "Over a long period of time, many important leaders from the United States and Iran negotiated with each other. This negotiating finally ended when the United States and Iran finally agreed on a compromise, the Algiers Accords of 1981 which was signed on January 19, 1981. The Algiers Accords of 1981 had many regulations and terms for the United States and Iran to follow. The terms were that Iran would have to return the fifty-two American hostages once Reagan was inaugurated and the United States would have to return the freezing of Iranian assets, $8 billion. The Algiers Accords of 1981 was very essential for peace with the United States for affairs with foreign countries The Algiers accord was drawn up and ratified, ending the 444 days of conflict."
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The Algiers AccordsThe Government of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, having been requested by the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America to serve as an intermediary in seeking a mutually acceptable resolution of the crisis in their relations arising out of the detention of the 52 United States nationals in Iran, has consulted extensively with the two governments as to the commitments which each is willing to make in order to resolve the crisis within the framework of the four points stated in the Resolution of November 2, 1980, of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran. On the basis of formal adherences received from Iran and the United States, the Government of Algeria now declares that the following interdependent commitments have been made by the two governments:
A. Within the framework of and pursuant to the provisions of the two Declarations of the Government of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, the United States will restore the financial position of Iran, in so far as possible, to that which existed prior to Nov. 14, 1979. B. It is the purpose of both parties, within the framework of and pursuant to the provisions of the two Declarations of the Government of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, to terminate all litigation as between the government of each party and the nationals of the other, and to bring about the settlement and termination of all such claims through binding arbitration. Through the procedures provided in the Declarations relating to the Claims Settlement Agreement, the United States agrees to terminate all legal proceedings in United States courts involving claims of United States persons and institutions against Iran and its state enterprises, to nullify all attachments and judgments obtained therein, to prohibit all further litigation based on such claims, and to bring about the termination of such claims through binding arbitration. You can find the complete text to the Algiers Accords here. |
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