JE' Ce r n an Co n jnzrn- Cancels
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TEF -IflAN, July 31—The West Ger-
man Company iCraftwerk Union today
formally terminated its contract to
build two nuclear power stations for
iran near the Persian Gulf port of Bu-
shehr. a company spokesman said.
Iran has already spent $3 billion on
construction of the two 1.200-mega-
watt plants. Though more than half
completed, the facilities could be
ruined within six months unless the
Iranians maintain the site properly,
according to the Kraftwerk spokes-
man. -
The spokesman said the company
has preparing to claim at least $550
million to cover its losses.
in political developments, Iranian
authorities today released 16 Kurdish
hostages captured by Islamic Revolu-
t ionary Guards during recent fighting
in Marivan in northwestern Iran as
thousands of angry }Curds closed in on
the town.
A procession of about 5,000 Kurds.
wearing traditional costumes and es-
corted by armed guerrillas, ap-
proached Marivan after marching 75
miles from the provincial capital of
Sanandaj to demand the hostages' re-
lease.
Marvin. near thc Iraq border, was
nearly deserted. Most of its 20J100
kurd ish inhabitants have been
camped in the surrounding hills since
fighting between Kurclish guerrillas
and the Revokutionary Guards broke
out there eatlier this month. -
The Iranian authorities have been ne-
gotiating wijJi the Kurds and the Rev-
olutionary Cuards in Marivan over
the last few days to avoid any further
clashes in the tense Kurdistan region.
