September 1973–November 1974
66. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 603, Country Files—Middle East, Iran, Vol. VI, January 1974–. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Morton, Naas, and Sober; cleared by Robert P. Gallagher (EUR/WE) and Katz (EB/ORF); and approved by Sisco.
67. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Iran (Helms) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 426, Backchannel Files, Middle East/Africa, 1974, Vol. II. Secret; Immediate.
68. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D740200–0445. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to Jidda, London, Kuwait, Caracas, and Jakarta.
69. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 603, Country Files—Middle East, Iran, Vol. VI, January 1974–. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee.
70. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 603, Country Files—Middle East, Iran, Vol. VI, January 1974–. Secret; Exdis.
71. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 603, Country Files—Middle East, Iran, Vol. VI, January 1974–. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Naas; cleared by Sober, Atherton, and Sisco; and approved by Kissinger.
72. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P850017–2033. Secret; Flash; Nodis.
73. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 14, Iran—State Department Telegrams, To SECSTATE–NODIS (1). Secret; Priority; Nodis.
74. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D740229–0193. Confidential.
75. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 5. Secret; Sensitive. All brackets are in the original. The meeting was held in the Oval Office. In a briefing memorandum to the President, August 17, Acting Executive Secretary of the Department of State Gammon noted that the means by which the United States could pressure Iran for lower oil prices were limited, and a sharp political confrontation would be inconsistent with broader U.S. policy objectives. (Ibid., Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 12, Iran (1)) In another briefing memorandum for Ford, August 21, Kissinger emphasized that while U.S. and Iranian ideas about fair oil prices differed, Iran “has been friendly and cooperative with regard to most major US objectives, and we are seeking to handle our differences on oil prices in an amicable manner—as an issue to be resolved among allies.” (Ibid.)
76. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Iran (Helms) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Backchannel Messages, Box 4, Mideast/Africa. Secret; Immediate; Exclusively Eyes Only.
77. Memorandum From Secretary of State Kissinger to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 12, Iran (1). Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. Ford also initialed the memorandum.
78. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D740251–0731. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to Jidda, Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Caracas, Dhahran, Jakarta, Kuwait, London, USOECD Paris, Tokyo, Tripoli, Vienna, and Algiers.
79. Memorandum From Richard T. Kennedy of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 72, Under Secretaries Committee, NSC–U/SM 152, Co-Production in Iran (2). Secret. Sent for action. Oakley concurred in the memorandum. Kissinger wrote on the memorandum: “Give a longer deadline.”
80. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 14, Iran—State Department Telegrams, To SECSTATE–EXDIS (1). Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to Abu Dhabi, Algiers, Beirut, Brussels, Caracas, Dhahran, Jidda, Manama, Kuwait, London, USOECD Paris, Tokyo, Tripoli, and Vienna.
81. Memorandum From Acting Director of Central Intelligence Walters to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL–152, Iran, Chronological File, 6 October–30 December 1974. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. The memorandum is also included in a packet of briefing materials for Kissinger’s November 1–3 trip to Iran. (Ibid., Box CL–153, Iran Trips, 1–3 November 1974)
82. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D740291–1002. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Naas; cleared by Edward S. Walker, Jr. (NEA), Judd L. Kessler (T), D. Farnum (PM), and David C. Gompert (S); and approved by Naas.
83. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Atherton) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL–153, Iran Trips, 1–3 November 1974. Confidential. Drafted by Naas and cleared by Sober. Sent through Sisco.
85. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 14, Iran—State Department Telegrams, To SECSTATE–EXDIS (1). Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
86. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Kissinger in Islamabad
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL–152, Iran, Chronological File, 6 October–30 December 1974. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Phillip H. Stoddard and William D. Howells (INR/RNA), cleared by James W. Eighmie, Jr. (INR/RNA), and approved by Gerald Goldstein (INR/REC). Also sent to Kabul.
87. Backchannel Message From Secretary of State Kissinger to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL–153, Iran Trips, 1–3 November 1974. Secret; Sensitive; Immediate; Exclusively Eyes Only.
88. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, 1973–1974: Lot 91D414, Box 21. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held at the Iranian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. All brackets are in the original. Telegram 220253 to Tehran, October 6, contains the Department’s conclusions concerning the planning and preparation for this first meeting of the Joint Commission. (Ibid., Central Foreign Policy Files, D740283–0453)
89. Message From Secretary of State Kissinger to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Trip Briefing Books and Cables of Henry Kissinger, Box 4, Kissinger Trip File, October 20–November 9, 1974—Europe, South Asia, and Middle East, HAKTO (4). Secret; Immediate; Sensitive.
90. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 14, Iran—State Department Telegrams, To SECSTATE–EXDIS (1). Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated Priority to Jidda and to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Manama.