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 SECRET 02356Z SEP 79 STAFF

SITE DIRECTOR 507357.

O: TEHRAN.

NINTEL INTEL

REF: DIRECTOR 504036

1. FOLLOWING OBTAINED BY CUMMIZKY AND ROFF IN REF MEETING 29 AUGUST AND DISSEMINATED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS NDEAS ONLY AS FIRDB-312/02121-79 31 AUGUST.

WITH REGARD TO OWN PERSONAL  IN OPPOSITION PLANNING  REF (SUBJECT)  THAT  ONLY RECENTLY HAD RESUMED AN ACTIVE INTEREST IRANIAN POLITICS HE HAS BEEN CONTACED BY REPRESENTATIVES FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHAHPOUR AND INVITED   FOR MEETINGS. SUBJECT ALSO TO HAVE  AN INVITATION FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO TRAVEL TO TALKS WITH THAT GOVERNMENT. HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE U.S. HE DID NOT IDENTIFY, SINCE HIS HERE AND HAS EEN TOLD TO EXPECT CONTACT FROM AN ISRAELI OFFICIAL ARRIVING IN THE U.S. FROM LONDON ON 1 SEPTEMBER. SUBJECT D THAT THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENTS AS WELL ALONG IN ITS CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR IRAN. HE HAS CONSIDERABLE SYMPATHY FOR THE ISRAELIS STEMMING FROM HIS DEALINGS WITH THEM A MILITARY COMMANDERS IN IRAN. SUBJECT DENIES THAT HE HAD ANY CONTACTS OR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SHAH SINCE SUBJECT'S DEPARTURE FROM IRAN, ALTHOUGH HE DID ONCE RECEIVE PHONE CALL FROM EMBRESS FARAH DIBA.

ADDED FOLLOWING COMMENT FROM SDENOS/11:

SUBJECT WAS HURT THAT THE SHAH NEVER NED TO CONTACT HIM IN THE U.S. AND AS A RESULT HAS BEEN BITTER TOWARD HIM. ACCORING TO ENRMOUS/1, SUBJECT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY FUNDS FROM THE SHAH OR THE SHAH'S DI. END DISSEM.