1. PER INSTRUCT DAS ragP DEPUTY ASS STAN" "C TH{ SHOULD BE . 2. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUT TOGE MER ANOTHER SPEC AS FOR 21 OR 26 NOVEMBER. ANC THUS YOUR UNDERSTAND NG WE STILL MCFARLANC IS STILL TRYING TO TELEPHONE SORE PS AIN STER. ALTHORITIES UNDERSTAND WHO POTAR, ANG STAND UMUHLE DESENT ENT OF MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED -SPERET (2253) EXHIE No. EXHIBIT GPS-14 DCHERS SIMEO S 4696 The Embassy of the United States of America presents it compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expresses regret that the was unable to fulfill the request of the Government of the United States for the humanitarian mission referred to in The Embassy of the United States of America wishes to avail itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration. Pursuant to our conversation this should go to the President for his signature and should not be passed around in any hands below our level. SSIFIED Finding Pursuant to Section 662 of the Foreign 0401 I have been briefed on the efforts being made by private parties to obtain the release of Americans held hostage in the Middle East, and hereby find that the following operations in foreign countries (including all support necessary to such operations) are important to the national security of the United States. Because of the extreme sensitivity of these operations, in the exercise of the Presiden 's const:tutional authorities. I direct the Director of Central Intelligence not to brief the Congress of the United States, as provided for in Section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, until such time as I may direct otherwise. EXHIBIT GPS-16 UNCLASSIFIED --I am very unenthusiastic about this; 54850 --We have made the point for years that we will not make deals with terrorists. If we start paying now, it will never stop ' and will negate the whole policy; --Ultimately, the whole story will come out someday and we will pay the price; --I also doubt it will buy us the kind of influence we want in Iran. The only people there who can get our hostages free are the radicals. They will not be influenced by our supplying arms. Although moderates may welcome our help, they have no influence in freeing our hostages; --We also have to think about the effect on our moderate Arab --Our Allies would also be shocked if they knew we were helping --I believe we should put this operation aside, step back and |