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P 2722572 OCT 79

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TO AMEMBASSY TEHRAN PRIORITY 5181

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C O N F I D E N T I A L

LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 231858

E.O. 12065: N/A

TAGS: PPDC, IR

SUBJECT: EID-E GHORBAN MESSAGE

1. PLEASE DELIVER FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO PRIME MINISTER MEHDI BAZARGAN AT APPROPRIATE TIME:

QUOTE: DEAR MR. PRIME MINISTER: IT IS MY PLEASURE TO EXTEND TO YOU AN TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAN MY BEST WISHES ON THE HOLY OCCASION OF EID-E GHORBAN. MAY YOU AND YOUR COUNTRYMEN BE BLESSED WITH HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AND MAY YOUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF YOUR COUNTRY MEET WITH SUCCESS. WE IN AMERICA SEEK TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR ASSOCIATES IN DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND POSITIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN OUR TWO PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES. WITH BEST WISHES, JIMMY CARTER. HIS EXCELLENT, DR. MEHDI BAZARGAN, PRIME MINISTER OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, TEHRAN. UNQUOTE.

2. THE WHITE HOUSE DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE TEXT BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF GOI WISHES TO DO SO. VANCE BT #1850