ESCALATION OF IRAN-IRAQ WAR: DISCUSSION WITH PAKISTANI MFA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R000801120085-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: February 23, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: ESCALATION DF IRAN-IRAQ WAR: DISCUSSION WITH
- PAKISTANI MFA
2. ON FEBRUARY 21 POLCOUNSELOR MET WITH MFA DIRECTOR
GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, TARIO MIR, TO BRIEF THE GOP
ON THE ESCALATION IN THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR, TO REVIEW OUR
DEMARCHE IN BAGHDAD, AND TO REQUEST THE GOP TO MAKE A
SIMILAR APPROACH IN TEHRAN. (NOTE: REF A ARRIVED HERE
ON FEBRUARY 20 AS ONLY NIACT IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC WAS TRANS-
MITTED OVER THE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND.)
3. ON FEBRUARY 23 MIR TOLD POLCOUNSELOR THAT GOP HAS
MADE A NUM3ER OF EFFORTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN BOTH
BAGHDAD AND TEHRAN TD URGE RESTRAINT ON BOTH SIDES. THE
GOP HAS EXPRESSED BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY ITS DEEP
CONCERN, ITS ANGUISH AT THE LOSS OF LIFE, AND HAS URGENTL
CALLED FOR RESTRAINT. THE pUESTION OF A FURTHER APPROACH
AT THIS TIME IS PRESENTLY UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION, BUT
THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT BOTH IRAN AND IRAQ UNDERSTAND
THE GOP'S VIEW.
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EVALUATION OF THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR WITH ~L TOMER THIS
WEEKEND (REF B). PRESIDENT 2IA AND FOREIQN MINISTER
YAQUB KHAN ARE PRESENTLY IN BRUNEI TO ATTEND THE
INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION. IT IS UNLIKELY, THEREFORE,
THAT ANY FURTHER HIGH-LEVEL APPROACH TO EITHER TEHRAN OR
BAGFDAD WILL BE MADE UNTIL THEY RETURN.
RATTRAY
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