SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SECRET MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO IRAN AND THE NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION AND THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE COVERT ARMS ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 100-9 JULY 23, 24, 28, AND 29, 1987 TESTIMONY OF GEORGE P. SHULTZ AND EDWIN MEESE, III Printed for the use of the Select Committees on the Iran-Contra Investigation IRAN-CONTRA INVESTIGATION JOINT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SECRET MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO IRAN AND THE NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION AND THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE COVERT ARMS ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 100-9 JULY 23, 24, 28, AND 29, 1987 TESTIMONY OF GEORGE P. SHULTZ AND EDWIN MEESE, III Printed for the use of the Select Committees on the Iran-Contra Investigation SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE TO JOINT HEARINGS ON THE IRAN-CONTRA INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES SENATE DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii, Chairman WARREN RUDMAN, New Hampshire, Vice Chairman GEORGE J. MITCHELL, Maine SAM NUNN, Georgia PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland JAMES A. McCLURE, Idaho ARTHUR L. LIMAN, Chief Counsel MARK A. BELNICK, Executive Assistant to the Chief Counsel UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana, Chairman THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington JACK BROOKS, Texas DICK CHENEY, Wyoming WM. S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida LOUIS STOKES, Ohio LES ASPIN, Wisconsin EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts ED JENKINS, Georgia JOHN W. NIELDS, Jr., Chief Counsel THOMAS R. SMEETON, Minority Staff Director CONTENTS JULY 23, 24, 28, AND 29, 1987 WITNESSES EXHIBITS OF GEORGE P. SHULTZ Page GPS Chronology A Testimony of Secretary of State-Chronology of Non- USG Support for Nicaraguan Opposition Forces (December 8, 1983 to De- GPS-1A Dated May 1983 Response from President to May 23, 1985 Memo..... GPS-1B Memo to President on Central America Dialogue, Dated September GPS-2 Presidential Finding on Nicaraguan Covert Action, Dated September GPS-3 Memo from McFarlane on Security Assistance, Dated March 11, 1985 GPS-4 Memo from North to McFarlane on Security Assistance, Dated GPS-5 Cable to McFarlane, Re: Ledeen Visit to Israel, Dated June 5, 1985..... GPS-6 Cable from McFarlane, Re: Ledeen Visit to Israel, Dated June 7, 1985 GPS-7 Comments by Shultz to McFarlane on Draft NSDD. Dated June 29, 465 469 499 GPS-8 Cable from Armacost, Re: Ghorbanifar, Dated July 13, 1985. GPS-9 Message by McFarlane to Shultz, Re: Israeli-Iranian Contact, Dated GPS-10 Reply by Shultz to McFarlane Message, Dated July 14, 1985. GPS-11 Talking Points for Deputy Secretary Whitehead's Trip to Middle GPS-13 CIA Cable to Embassy, Re: HAWK Shipment, Dated November 22, 519 |