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61. Special Report Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Vol. I, Memos & Miscellaneous, 1/64–12/65. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the CIA’s Office of Current Intelligence. Attached to a December 14 memorandum from McCone to the President that reads: “Your questions concerning the current situation in Iran prompt me to submit the attached special report, ‘Reform in Iran: Progress and Prospects.’ This represents the Central Intelligence Agency’s most recent appraisal of the situation and reflects in detail points I made briefly in our conversation Saturday [December 12] morning.”
62. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Confidential. Drafted by Tiger and cleared by Acting Legal Adviser Leonard C. Meeker and Jernegan.
63. Briefing Memorandum From the Director of the Office of South Asian Affairs (Cameron) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL IRAN-U.S. Confidential. Drafted by Tiger and John G. Oliver in FSE; cleared in draft by the Office of International Resources’ Chief of Fuels and Energy Division Andrew F. Ensor in the Bureau of Economic Affairs and William D. Wolle (NEA/NE). A handwritten note on the source text reads, “S saw.”
64. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, NEA/IRN Files: Lot 69 D 489, Iran 1965, POL 13–6 Religious Groups. Confidential. Prepared by INR. Attached to a January 7 note that reads: “Rec’d from WGM. This is a copy of an internal paper prepared for Mr. Spain’s use.” WGM is William G. Miller of INR. The paper was sent to Bracken, Howison, Tiger, and Mulligan in NEA/GTI. Another attachment to the paper makes it clear that it was prepared in 1965.
65. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs (Howison) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot)
Source: Department of State, NEA/IRN Files: Lot 69 D 426, AID Iran 1965, AID-1, General Policy, Plans, Coordination. Confidential. Drafted by Mulligan (NEA/GTI). A handwritten note on the memorandum reads: “GTI—A good paper. T.”
66. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs (Howison) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot)
Source: Department of State, NEA/IRN Files: Lot 69 D 484, Iran 1965, POL 23–8, Demonstrations, Riots. Confidential. Drafted by Howison. A notation on the source text indicates that it was seen by Rusk.
67. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Robert W. Komer Files, Iran, 1965–March 1966. Secret; No Foreign Dissem.
68. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–3 U.S.-IRAN. Secret. Repeated to DOD and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.
69. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Vol. I, Memos & Miscellaneous, 1/64–12/65. Confidential.
70. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 IRAN. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Howison; cleared by Meeker, Lee, Frazier Meade in EUR/BNA, and Officer in Charge of Pakistan-Afghanistan Affairs L. Bruce Laingen; and approved by Jernegan. Repeated to Ankara, Kabul, Karachi, and Tehran.
71. Memorandum From the Assistant Legal Adviser for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Wehmeyer) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Confidential.
72. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, E 12 IRAN. Confidential; Priority.
73. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1 IRAN. Secret; Priority. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.
74. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Confidential; Priority; Limdis.
75. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL ARAB–IRAN. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Damascus, Rabat, Tunis, Tripoli, Baghdad, Jidda, Beirut, Amman, London, Tel Aviv, Taiz, Dhahran, Cairo, and Algiers and passed to the White House at 4:20 p.m.
76. Information Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jernegan) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, NEA/IRN Files: Lot 69 D 489, Iran 1965, POL 23–8, Assassination Attempt—Shah. Secret. Drafted by Mulligan.
77. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Iran, Vol. I, Memos & Miscellaneous, 1/64–12/65. Secret.
78. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–1 IRAN. Secret.
79. Current Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files: Job 79–T00472A, OCI Intelligence Memoranda, 1–30 Apr 1965. Secret. Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence.
80. Memorandum on the Substance of Discussion at a Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting
Source: Department of State, NEA/IRN Files: Lot 69 D 490, Iran 1965, POL 1 Gen. Policy, Background. Secret. The meeting took place at the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle G. Wheeler headed a 15-man delegation from the Department of Defense; Captain Zimmerman, Rivinius, and Lieutenant General Spivy represented J–5; and Brigadier General Strickland and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs William Lang represented OSD/ISA. The Department of State was represented by Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson, Ambassador Holmes, Kitchen, and Colonel Evans. Bromley Smith represented the National Security Council and Jack Smith represented the CIA. The source text indicates that it is a State draft that has not been cleared with the Department of Defense.
81. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–3 U.S.-IRAN. Confidential. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE and DOD.
82. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Iran, Presidential Correspondence. Confidential.
83. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Iran, Shah Correspondence, Vol. I. Secret. This memorandum was attached to a May 18 transmittal note from Jack Valenti to the President that reads: “Mr. President, I thought you’d want to see this.”
84. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Confidential. Drafted by Talbot on May 21. Approved in S/AH on May 26.
85. Telephone Conversation Between President Johnson and the Shah of Iran
Source: Johnson Library, Recordings and Transcripts, Recording of Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, May 18, 1965, 11:01 a.m., Tape 6505.17, PNO 4. No classification marking. The Shah was in New York; the President was in Washington. This transcript was prepared by the Office of the Historian specifically for this volume.
86. Excerpt From Memorandum for the Record
Source: Department of State, NEA/IRN Files: Lot 69 D 489, Iran 1965, POL 23–1 Plans, Programs—POL 23-1-a, Internal Defense Plan. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. The excerpt was prepared as an enclosure to an airgram to Tehran, but a handwritten notation on the source text reads: “Note: this not included in airgram as Maechling says sending minutes of CI outside of country prohibited. dg 6/1/65.”
87. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Robert W. Komer Files, Iran, 1965–March 1966. Confidential.
88. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–3 US–IRAN. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Tiger, Mulligan, R. Murray (DOD/ISA), and Henrietta Towsley (AID/NESA); cleared in substance by Solbert and Captain Cain of SAMAA, and in draft by Komer, Arrill, Bunte, and Chief of AID’s Military Assistance Division Robert B. Black; Charles Mann of the Bureau of the Budget was informed; and approved by Jernegan. Repeated to CINCMEAFSA.
89. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 IRAN. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Newberry and Tiger; cleared by Special Assistant to the Ambassador at Large Rollie H. White, Handley, and Komer; and approved by Rusk.
90. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–3 U.S.-IRAN. Confidential. Repeated to DOD and CINCSTRIKE.