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Passport hitch keeps Anglicans in Iran

By WITH ANALYSIS FROM MONITOR CORRESPONDENTS AROUND THE WORLD, EDITED BY HILARY DEVRIES / February 26, 1981



London

Three Anglican missionaries and the church negotiator who helped clear them of spy charges were barred from leaving Iran Wednesday, but will be free to go today (Feb. 26), the Archbishop of Canterbury's office said. Iranian officials said the Britons were detained because of passport problems. The archbishop's office said there was no official clarificat ion of the delay.

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