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ACTION:

AmEmbassy TEHRAN

INCOMING TELEGRAM

CONTROL NO. 16556

DEC 12 1976 CONFIDENTIAL

R 102157Z DEC 76

FM SECSTATE WASHDC

TO AMEMBASSY TEHRAN 5277

BT

CONFIDENTIAL STATE 301024

E.O. 11652: GDS

TAGS: MASS, IR, US

SUBJECT: GRUMMAN

REFS: (A) TEHRAN 12219; (B) STATE 300036

1. DEPTOFF CONVEYED INFO CONTAINED REF (A) TO NORMAN PAUL DECEMBER 10. PAUL WAS VERY INTERESTED, BUT FELT THAT LAVIS' SUIT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM MAKING ANY SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE AT THIS TIME. HE HAS NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO VISIT IRAN.

2. PAUL SAID THAT LAVIS' COMPLAINT DOCUMENT, WHICH NEW YORK TIMES REPORTER DID NOT SEE, MAKES NUMBER OF ALLEGATIONS WHICH INVOLVE IRANIANS AND IRANIAN GOVERNMENT. HE FELT THAT WHEN DOCUMENT ENTERS PUBLIC DOMAIN, ANOTHER SERIES OF PRESS ARTICLES IS LIKELY TO FOLLOW. ROBINSON BT