Iranians. See also specific topics
Western-yearning
Iraq. See Iran-Iraq war; Kuwaiti newspapers; Saddam Hussein
Isfahan
Isfahani
Ishimoto, Wade
Islam. See also Shia Islam
U.S. war against militant
Jerry Miele and
Kupke and
Limbert and
obsessed with uncovering plot to assassinate Khomeini
religion and
on United States
Victoria Bassiri and
Islamabad, U.S. embassy in
Islamic constitution
Islamic Revolution. See revolution Iranian
Islamists. See also mullahs vs. nationalists
Israel. See also Zionists
J3 Special Operations Division
Jaffe, Hershel
Japan
Jennings, Peter
Jewish hostages
John Paul II, Pope
Johnson, Dewey
Johnson, Jessie
Johnson, Lillian
Jones, Charles
Jones, David
Jordan, Hamilton
background
Bourget, Villalon, and, solution worked out with
Ghotbzadeh and
Henry Precht and
hosted Ghotbzadeh’s emissaries in White House
Omar Torrijos and
Panama and
presidential election and
reaction to embassy takeover
rescue mission and
on UN commission
journalists. See also media
American
expelled from Iran
in Tehran
Iranian
Joyce, James
July Fourth. See Independence Day
Kalb, Marvin
Kalp, Malcolm
after returning home
beaten
Belk and, escape attempts
Limbert and
at morning meeting
political/diplomatic aims
karmozd (banking fees)
Kashan
Keane, David
Kennedy, Edward M.
Kennedy, Louise
Kennedy, Morehead “Mike”
Keough, Katherine
Keough, William
background
daughters
in Komiteh
letter from, published anonymously in U.S.
mock execution and
moved after failed rescue mission
Keramat Mosque
Khalkali, Sadeq
Khamenei, Ali
Khan, Reza
Kharg
Kharrazi, Kamal
Khashani, Mashalla
Khatami, Mohammed Reza
Khoeniha, Mousavi
Ban-Sadr on
endorsement of takeover
on Khomeini
as spiritual adviser to hostage takers
Khomeini, Ahmad
Khomeini, Imam Ruhollah (Ayatollah)
“Allahuakbar!”
ambivalence
Asgharzadeh and
on Ashura
Bani-Sadr’s presidency and
Bazargan and
call for “cultural revolution”
on Carter
Carter’s relations with
Christmas cards hostages made for
conditions for releasing hostages
daughter in Germany
death
did not want to sever ties with U.S.
on embassy/hostage seizure and hostage takers
encouragement of “attacks” on America
erosion of authority of
in exile in Paris
idolized
illnesses
inner circle and spiritual regimen in Qom
interview
on Majlis
Mousavi Khoeniha on
Muslim Students and
oil cut-off threatened by
ordered Revolutionary Guards to clear embassy
personality
pictures of
plots to assassinate
political activity and power
Precht’s letter to
on rescue mission
return to Tehran
rise of
sanctions and
secret plan and
on shah’s crimes
on shah’s move to Panama
speeches
and transfer of hostages to Foreign Ministry
on United States
Waldheim and
on Western-yearning Iranians
women and
Yazdi and
“Khomeini Hilton”
“Khomeini Hole”
khomiteh
King, Kim
Kirtley, Steve
Kissinger, Henry
Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier
Komiteh prison
Koob, Kathryn
background
foreign service career
Bill Royer and
Christmas 1979 and
contemplation of escaping
Easter gifts received
Ebtekar and, as go-between for Washington
Guests of the Revolution
Hamid and
hopes of release
interrogations
interviews
Iran-Iraq war and
Jerry Miele and
learned about failed rescue mission
moved after failed rescue mission
moved to Tehran mansion
relations with guards
release and return home
religion and
sending messages with her eyes
solitary confinement
Swift and
on television
Koppel, Ted
Kupke, Rick
background
capture of
informed about invasion
John Thomas and
letter to Carter
mock execution and
moved to top floor
release and return home
on roof
in vault
Kurdistan
Kurds, rebelling
Kuwaiti newspapers
Kyle, James H.
Laingen, Bruce
after returning home
Ahern and
anger
appointed chargé d’affaires
assignment
background
cable from
change in keepers
Christmas celebrations and
conference room
diary/journal entries
on diplomacy/dialogue between nations
expectation of release
on Forer
Ghotbzadeh and
Golacinski and
Howland and
idealism
instructed Swift to let in protesters
Iran-Iraq war and
on Iran-U.S. relations
on Khomeini
letter to Bani-Sadr
at morning meeting
moved to Tehran mansion
office
optimism
ordered guards not to shoot
painting
prayer meetings and
release and return home
rescue mission and
response to invasion
on revolution
secret messages to Washington from
on shah’s entry to United States
television viewing
treated as emissary
Valentines received by
Yazdi and
Laingen, Penne
Lambrakis, George
Lauterbach, Steve
slashed his wrists
on television
Lavasani, Hassan
Lavasani, Mohammad Hussein
Lawrence, Paul
lawsuits
Lee, Gary
leftists. See Iranians, Western-yearning
letters. See mail
Lewis, George
Lewis, Paul
Lijek, Cora
Lijek, Mark
Limbert, John Jr.
after returning home
background
Belk, Hohman, and
books read by
brought to vault
capture of
on Carter
Charles Jones and
on Christmas 1979 event
conversations with guards
escaping contemplated by
expectations of rescue
hopes for release
interrogations
Iran-Iraq war and
Kalp and
on Khomeini
Kupke, Graves, and
learned about rescue attempt
learned that provisional government resigned
Lee Holland and
letters