MESSAGE FOR JOHN SHAHEEN TO PASS TO HASHEMI RE: CONTACT WITH TWO IRANIANS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: IRAN-CONTRA
• Keywords: IRAN-CONTRA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001296188
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 22, 2015
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2009
• Case Number: F-1992-00896
• Publication Date: July 9, 1985

MEMORANDUM FOR THE'?RECORD
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SUBJECT: Message for John Shaheen to Pass to Hashemi re:
1."`Iaph6ned Shaheen at 1800 hours on 12 July to give him the
State Department approved plan. I gave it to him in two phases.
The first was for his. information only, that
is an important figure
The second name we were given by Hashemi has been
con armed to us to be a fabricator and unreliable. In fact we
have had a previous bad experience. with him on the hostage issue.
I told Shaheen not to provide this information to Hashemi.
2. Hashemi is to be give Re following:
will be re pared to meet at a=:time of the Iranian, s convenience
with He may bring- MANOUCHEHR with him if he
w s. will not repeat not meet with MANOUCHEHR
alone. Shaheen replied that he' got the point; it made sense to
him; and he would send it promptly to Hashemi, who is probably in
3. Shaheen departs for Tokyo at 1100 hours on 13 July and
will be at the Tokyo Imperial `Hotel for about a week after Sunday
noon. I have his phone number.
4. The above plan was proposed by us to DAS Arnie Raphel and
approved by Mike Armacost on Friday afternoon. They will send
another interim cable
APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 12-22-2008
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 MEMORANDUM FOR THEE RECORD
9 July 1985
SUBJECT: New Developments on the Shaheen-Hashemi Indirect
Iran
Channel;to
1 'Johi Shaheen phoned late on 8 July with the two Iranian
names who are willing to mee
They are:
b. Manouchehr (lnu), a ranking Intel Officer-.
Shaheen said that we can confirm the full identity of Manouchehr
by checking with
allegedly knows
Hashemi claims
anouc e r was neiprui the TWA 39 hostages
through another foreign government, not Syria. _(We know of no
basis for this claim).
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2. Hashemi claims that t1e=:Iranians are more interested in a
change of course than in any otherrquid pro quo. When asked to
clarify whether that meant a'US.. 'change of policy or an Iranian
change, Shaheen said he thought it meant both; i.e., a change in
the course of US-Iranian relations. Hashemi claims that Syria
will not be involved in the release of the seven remaining
hostages because Hizballah deals directly with Iran.
3. Shaheen said, "We are not dealing with children; Hashemi
now insists that it be made clear *to the US Government that as
soon as the seven hostages are sprung, he will get h s;.. nolle
prosequi." Hashemi asked for confirmation from Shaheen, which
government agency was involved. Shaheen told himonthe
international phone lines that it was the Bureau Hof XFisheries.
Hashemi replied that whether it was Weinberger, Schultz, 'Casey, or
the Bureau of Fisheries, his lawyer, Elliot Richardson; needs at
this time to confirm that the US Government acknowledges - Hashemi' s
helpful role if the seven hostages are releasedI later'_.phoned
point from State.) "Our willingness to have;
meet with a confidential representative of 'Iran
as a does not mean any willingness' on the US
Government's part, including the, Department-of "Justice, to take
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any judicial' step concerning Mr. Hashemi. The possibility of any
such steptcould only be address the US
GoverninentFhas1l?earned from the first jj~, 7 meeting.", Shaheen said he did no in a woulci be enough for
Hashemi~. He `will phone back on 9 July (possibly to the DCI) to
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gklth someone i
n the US Government confirm to Elliot
Richardson that this is a legitimate US Government channel that
Hashemi is assisting.
All of. above has been passed to Peter
State':' 'The nextsten is for State to confirm with
thattliey' are ready to meet with the two Iranians within
LIIV , J weeks I will then phone that back to Shaheen and the
Iranianswi-1l advise through Hashemi their time of arrival
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t is":'1 FOR RELEASE.
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