MESSAGE FOR JOHN SHAHEEN TO PASS TO HASHEMI RE: (DELETED) CONTACT WITH TWO IRANIANS (W/ATTACHMENT)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: IRAN-CONTRA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001296194
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: June 22, 2015
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2009
• Case Number: F-1992-00896
• Publication Date: July 9, 1985

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APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^DATE:
22-Dec-2008
mrmn".m t MR T! -RECORD
I-phone d Shaheen at 1800 hours on 12 July to give him the
have had a previous bad experience with his on the hostage issue.
I told Shaheen not to provide this information to Rashemi.
1 1 be pre a meet at a time of the Iran an
wi He may bring MANDUCHCRR with him if he
hiss and he would send it promptly, to Ras-*.m;, who is probably in
Geneva. -
3. Shaheen departs for Tokyo at 1100 hours on 13 July and
will be at the Tokyo Imperial'Rotel 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
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MEJIDAAMDUM roR T1it ACCORD
SU$JiCTs fiev Developments on
- ?. Channel.to Iran
ir,
undo prvnsnnsof E0. IM
~9A~a' i n
rJ? Shaheen- ashest ?ct
1. JoAnrshiheen phoned lat
\ as an ensues ac.y ~~p
II Government's partItl1sil R nt of Justioe^ to take
ncint from State.l Our willingness to ha
-. a ..irh a confidential repro sentative of Iran
n
government age y
international phone lines that it was the Bureau of Tisheries.
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 Gcvernment acknov:edc,es Hashemi's
helpful role if the sever.hostages .are..released. (I later phoned
. . . t the nrevieus talking
prosequi.' nashesi asked for confirmation from Shaheen wn ch
c was involved. Shaheen told him on the
now insists that it be made clear_tothe-US Gov.rns*nt that as
I Shaheen said, W. are not dealing with children-, Hashems
2. Aashemi Claims that ",.--Iranians are more interested in a
change of course than in any other quid pro ia? orhe an to
clarify whether that meant a US_chang* of po Y
changa, Shaheen said he thought it meant bothr i.e., a change in
the course of US-Iranian relations. Hashemi claims that Syria
will not be involved in the release of the saven.remaining
any ,vditia:
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ly with Iran.
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any judicial step concerning tar. ^ashemi. The possibility of any
such ?tp .'could only be addressed if at all, after the ps
Governmentzhas~learned fret th first
w.tlnq.,7aibibs.n said he did not n a you be enough for
atash.ma. fs ' illtohone back on f July (possibly to the OCI) to
urgesthat ao~soeis n the 03 Government confirm to Illiot
Richardson that this is a I.gitiailt. US Government channel that
Rashemi is assisting.
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in
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that
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. In other words.
, ncl1sy'
rssponal.bls for the kidnapping of
laslilr and had
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to the confusion that ha wu oc.. reliable.
th Eashsai conaectia+ be
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was to recommend to Casty Llt~._
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do rant to kill the initiative, it would be worth asking
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GiIN 1133 R IA 1~
~~~ on t e 1asheai escapade. k$ Of last ai*ht,_ was
still asatite about the two uaaspWKar/d --
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SLASJ[CTI -POSSIR[ CONTACT WIN IRANIAM GOYERNNENT RIPS
1. TNROULN A COMItI SIRIlS OF LtAOS WI NAYt stir PRtStNTi$
WITH AN ALLIGIO OPPORTUNITY TO P.11T YITN RtPIUS1NTATIY1S Of THE
IRANIAN tiOYERNP.CNT. TNISt RIPR(SENTATlvL~)URPOAT(OLT All CAPAIILU
OF SICURIN THE RILIASU 01 Tst SEVEN M04MIS. WILE WE ARE
SKEPTICAL TNAT THIS 1S A SOMa 1101 INITI4N Yt WE P.UST FOLLOW-UP
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 On 17 nay,l e4 a federal Arrest warrant was issued for
Cyrus RAStixli`a-nndjbis Zvo brothers Jaashid and Reza for arcs
export{control violations. The warrant is based on several
proven?eiolatioonns 6f *'arms evibargo. Reza was arrested to New
York?iek)IU y 1984 sand-is presently in ')ail. Cyrus and Jaeshid
ace living in London. Cyrus, born CYrca 1940 in Iran, is U. S.
citizen.
In.ann;attewpc t~otobtain a nolle prosequi, Cyrus HASHENI,
via Johri:Shahetnis'reportedly intermediary in arranging a
change'.of.pe~lcy visa-vis U. S.-Iran relations. HASHEMI
claims tht'Syriikvill not be involved in the release of the
seven (July l 985) renatn.ng hostages because Hizballah deals
contact with Despite our interest, ever
vas able to produce ?
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