227. Memorandum From Arthur McCafferty of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)1
Lem Johns has just passed on to me the following information which I thought would be of interest to you:
From 4 p.m. to midnight this date approximately 60 to 150 members of the Iranian Students’ Association will demonstrate in the northeast corner of Lafayette Park. This is an anti-Iranian group and they originally requested that they be permitted to wear masks to prevent recrimination against relatives still residing in Iran. Legal counsel for the Park Service had no reason to disallow the permit and it was granted, and no one has any objections of a legal nature which would prevent their wearing masks in the District.
This group originally requested to demonstrate right directly in front of the White House on the sidewalk area, and this was denied for security reasons. This means that this anti-Shah group will be in the vicinity of the White House during the arrival ceremony and State Dinner tonight for the Shah of Iran.
Lem also tells me that Secret Service is advising against any walking between the White House and Blair House either after the arrival ceremony or tonight for the State Dinner.
- Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Visit of Shah of Iran, 8/22–24/67. No classification marking. A copy was sent to Saunders.↩