Iran
121. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Confidential. Repeated to London, Ankara, Karachi, Baghdad, Kuwait, Jidda, and CINCMEAFSA for POLAD.
122. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Crawford, cleared by Bracken and Komer, and approved by Hare.
123. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19 US–IRAN. Confidential. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE.
124. Letter From President Johnson to the Shah of Iran
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 21. No classification marking. The letter was transmitted in telegram 932 to Tehran, March 15. (Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN)
125. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Raborn and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on March 24.
126. Letter From the Shah of Iran to President Johnson
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Secret; Limdis. Attached to a March 28 memorandum from Read to Bromley Smith stating that it had been delivered to the Department under cover of a note from the Iranian Ambassador on March 28.
127. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DOD/NE Files: Job 80–00105A, IRAN, Historical File for Chief ME (J.R. Critchfield), Book 1. Secret; No Foreign Dissem.
128. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 1, 4/2–5/26/66.Secret.
129. Letter From President Johnson to the Shah of Iran
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Iran—Shah Correspondence, Volume II. No classification marking.
130. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL IRAN–US. Secret; Limdis.
131. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL IRAN–US. Confidential. Repeated to Ankara, Karachi, London, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.
132. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL IRAN–US. Secret. Drafted by Robert E. Patricelli on April 21 and approved in S on May 3. The source text is labeled “Part VI of VIII.” The meeting took place at the Ambassador’s residence. Secretary of State Rusk was in Ankara heading the U.S. observer delegation to the 14th Ministerial Council session of the Central Treaty Organization. Briefing material and other memoranda of conversations from Rusk’s trip are ibid., S/S Conference Files: Lot 67 D 305.
133. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 IRAN. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Hoopes; cleared by Director of the AID Office of Greece-Turkey-Iran-Cyprus-CENTO Affairs John H Funari, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Programs in AID’s Office of Program Coordination Gordon Chase, Warren, and Bracken; and approved by Davies. Also sent to ARMISH MAAG, IRAN and repeated to CINCSTRIKE.
134. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 US–IRAN. Secret. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA.
135. Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO/NE Files: Job 80–00105A, IRAN, Historical File for Chief ME (J.R. Critchfield), Book 1. Secret; No Foreign Dissem/CIA Internal Use Only. Prepared by the Office of Current Intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Intelligence.
136. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Memos & Miscellaneous, Vol. II, 1/66–1/69. Secret. A notation in the President’s handwriting on the source text reads: “Put on my desk—L.”
137. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI Executive Registry Files: Job 80–R01580R, IRG. Secret. Drafted on May 13 by Chief of the Near East and South Asia Division in the Directorate of Operations James H. Critchfield.
138. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 US–IRAN. Secret; Priority; Exdis.
139. Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Memos & Miscellaneous, Vol. II, 1/66–1/69. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared by the Office of Current Intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Intelligence.
140. Memorandum From W. Howard Wriggins of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Memos & Miscellaneous, Vol. II, 1/66–1/69. Secret. The source text bears a stamped indication that it was seen by Rostow.
141. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 3, May 16–31, 1966. Top Secret. A handwritten note on the margin of the source text reads, “Rec’d 3:20 p.”
142. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 US–IRAN. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Crawford; cleared by ISA Regional Director for Near East and South Asia Lieutenant Colonel Fred E. Haynes, Jr., Howison, and Wriggins; and approved by Hare.
143. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Memos & Miscellaneous, Vol. II, 1/66–1/69. Secret. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “OK—L”.
144. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Memos & Miscellaneous, Vol. II, 1/66–1/69. Secret. Copies were sent to NSC Executive Secretary Bromley K. Smith and Chief of the Bureau of the Budget’s International Division James W. Clark.
145. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 US–IRAN. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA.
146. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 5, May 27–June 10, 1966. Top Secret; Sensitive.
147. Research Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Acting Secretary of State Ball
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Harold H. Saunders Files, Iran, 4/1/66–12/31/67. Confidential; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem.
148. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 U.S.-IRAN. Confidential; Limdis. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA.
149. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 U.S.-IRAN. Confidential. Repeated to CINCMEAFSA/CINCSTRIKE.
150. Letter From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Vance)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 US–IRAN. Secret.