New brutality surfaces;
Carter deplores ‘animals’
WIESBADEN, West Germany
(AP) — The freed American
hostages gave new reports
today of brutal treatment by
their Iranian captors — beat
ings, mock executions, grim
games of Russian roulette,
death threats — and former
Pres. Carter accused Iran of
‘‘savagery against absolutely
innocent hostages.”
At the military hospital where
the 50 men and two women are
recovering from their
14'/2-month ordeal, a State
Department official said, “it is
clear we are continuing to un
cover evidence of serious mis
treatment of our people during
their captivity.”
A member of the medical
team examining the Americans
told The Associated Press some
of the physical abuse “was not
unlike that which some of our
boys got from the North Viet
namese.”
A group of the former hos
tages emerged from the hospital
today and walked across the
street for a dental examination.
They wore blue pajamas or Air
Force parkas and many waved
to well-wishers at the hospital
gate
Following an emotional meet
ing with the former hostages
Wednesday that left him visibly
shaken, barter said the Iranians
were guilty of “despicable acts
of barbarism.” On his return to
Plains, Ga. today, Carter said
that even as the hostages
boarded a freedom flight to
leave Iran they were forced,
"one by one,” to run a gauntlet
of jeers and kicks.
He said “these are the acts of
animals, almost.”
But Carter said the “solemn
agreement" that won the hos
tages’ release should be kept
because it involves the word of
honor of the United States. The
Reagan administration has said
it will examine the agreement
“very closely” before deciding
whether to carry it out.
State Department spokesman
Jack Cannon said in Wiesbaden
that mistreatment included poor
food, solitary confinement and
being blindfolded. "On a
number of occasions a number
of persons were threatened with
loaded revolvers,” he said.
“On a number of occasions
some were threatened with
death. Some were ordered to
strip and lie on the floor and
Administration ‘irate’
over hostage treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Reagan administration is “very
irate, very angry’’ over mistreat
ment of the 52 Americans held
hostages in Iran and the treat
ment they received “certainly
will not make it any easier" to
carry out the agreement with
Iran, an administration spokes
man said today.
State Department spokesman
William Dyess said he agreed
with Pres. Reagan and former
Pres. Jimmy Carter that the
Iranian captors were “barbar
ians.” Said Dyess, "I think it’s a
very apt term.’’
Dyess said the new adminis
tration was surprised to learn of
the extent of the mistreatment of
the hostages and that it plans "a
formal reaction” soon.
Dyess emphasized that the
administration still plans to
“carry out the obligations of the
United States,” presumably in
cluding the agreement that led
to freedom for the hostages,
although he said it is still being
reviewed.
"We must all recognize that
the implementing of the
agreements will be a complex
and time-consuming process,
and one which will require the
cooperation of all parties,’’
Dyess said.
Dyess had disclosed on Wed
nesday that the Reagan admin
istration was reviewing the
agreements.
He said all 10 executive
orders signed by Carter to im
plement the agreements before
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were threatened with death,”
Cannon said
Barry Rosen of Brooklyn,
N.Y., chatting with reporters on
the way to a dental examination,
said the former hostages had
“many stories to tell" and that
the agreement with Iran should
be reviewed.
At a press briefing near the
hospital, Cannon said he had no
reports of specific injuries suf
fered by the hostages and in
reply to a question added, "we
have no reports so far of sexual
abuse.” He said some hostages
were deprived of sleep, “some
were forced to stand in the cold
weather outside at night and
some were manacled to chairs
for 14 or 15 days."
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