Assist selected friendly foreign liaisen services m third countries, which have established relationships with Iranian elemente, groupe, and individuals

esadust or support terrorist actions directed

roperty or interests, for the

ent in Tran, (2) obtaining from then significant Current Iranian Government's intentions with respect its neighbors and with respect to terrorist acts, and held in Beirut and preventing additional terrorist asta mmunications and

individuais, Lisicen services and third countries

ues will art to facilitate efforts by third parties

lated materiel in order to enhance the credibility of
elements in their effort to achieve a more
3.1. government in Iran by demonstrating their
ity to obtain requisite resources to defend their
against Iraq and intervention by the Soviet
This support will be discontinued if the U.S.

I hereby find that the following operation in a foreign country (including all support necessary to such operation) is Important to the national security of the United States, and due to its extreme sensitivity and security risks. I determine it is essential to limit prior notice, and direct the Director of Central Intelligence to refrain from reporting this Finding to the Congress as provided in Section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, until I otherwise direst.

Assist selected friendly foreign liaison services,
third countries and third parties which have
established relationships with Iranian elements,
groups, and individuals sympathetic to 0.8. Government
interests and which do not conduct or support terrorist
actions directed against U.S. persons, property or
interests, for the purpose of: (1) establishing a more
moderate government in Iran, (2) obtaining from them
significant intelligence not otherwise obtainable, to
determine the current Iranian Government's intentions
with respect to its neighbors and with respect to
terrorist acts, and (3) furthering the release of the
American hostages held in Beirut and preventing
additional terrorist acts by these groups. Provide
funds, intelligence, counter-intelligence, training,
guidance and communications and other necessary
Assistance to these elements, groups, individuals,
liaisen services and third countries in support of
these activities.

The USG will art to facilitate efforts by third parties
and third countries to establish contact with moderate
elements within and outside the Government of Iran by
providing these elements with arms, equipment and
related materiel in order to enhance the credibility of
these elements in their effort to achieve & more
pro-9.3. government in Iran by demonstrating their
ability to obtain requisite resources to defend their
country against Iraq and intervention by the Soviet
Union. This support will be discontinued if the 0.8.
Government learns that these elements have abandoned
their goals of moderating their government and
appropriated the material for purposes other than that
provided by Finding.

The White House
Washington, D.C.
Date January 17, 1986

TO 0001-06

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2. CHARLIE PRICE CALLED ME TODAY WITH A VERY DISTURBING REPORT. 808 FRASURE

OF THE EMBASSY S

THE

PURPORTED ARRANGEMENTS FOR AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN
FACILITATING ARMS SALES TO IRAM 18 A BUTSHELL
STORY GOES LIKE THIS:

-- AT ADNAN KHASHOGGI'S INITIATIVE ROWLANDS MET LAST WEEK WITH AVRAM NIR (COUNTERTERRORIST ADVISER TO SHIMON

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