SE CR ET 3114002 OCT 79 STAFF CITE TEHRAN 54636 TOs DIRECTOR. WNINTEL SDTRAMP SQPLOD 1, SDTRAMP/1 SAID AT 29 OCTOBER MEETING THAT N&SSER MINACHI, MINISTER OF NATIONAL GUIDANCE, HAS ASKED HIS HELP WITH THE PRODUCTION OF AMIR ENTEZAM'S PROPOSED NEWSPAPER. T/I HAS ATTENDED ONE PLANNING SESSION, AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT PROJECT IS ‘STILL IN THE EMBRYONIC STAGE. DECISIONS HAVE NOT YET REEN TAKEN REGARDING CIRCULATION, EDITORIAL CONTENT, LANGUAGES IN WHICH THE PAPER IS TO BE PUBLISHED, AND PRINTING LOCALE (I.E., TEHRAN OR SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE). 2, T/1 OPINED THAT THE PROJECT HAS LITTLE PROSPECT OF SERVING AS AN EFFECTIVE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE REVOLUTION, EVEN ASSUMING IT GETS OFF THE GROUND. 3. WILL MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS ACTIVITY AND ADVISE AS APPROPRIATE. 7 4, FILE: 201-867764, RVW 310CT99 DRV D9.C.1. ALL SECRET. SECRET 1, NO PROBLEN nULcouen 2. 2. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF A'S VISIT RAISES QUESTIONS OF HIS SAFETY AND OF SDPLOD/I'S (P/1°S) EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT RTACTION MANIPULATION OF THE REVOLUTION, KNOWING NO MORE THAN WE DO ABOUT A'S PROFILE HERE DURING HIS PCS TOURS, MUST DEFER TO HIM AND HOS FOR CONSIDERATION OF PERSONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF A SERIES OF OPERATIONAL CONTACTS, REGARDING POSSIBLE POLITICAL FALLOUT, WE THINK THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL RISKS INVOLVED, AND THE CHARGE ADVISES THAT HE IS CONCERNED. WE ASSUME THAT A°S PROLONGED PRESENCE COULD NOT BE CONCEALED FROM THE IRANIANS, AND THAT NO INNOCUOUS PRETEXT SUCK AS TOURISM WOULD BE CREDIBLE, AT LEAST SOME OF THE PROPOSED CONTACTS WOULD THEREFORE PRESUMABLY HAVE TO BE DECLARED TO P/1 AND COMPANY. ‘M ORDER PERMIT EVALUATION OF THE RISKS AND BENEFITS “er wos IDENTIFY THEM FOR US, AND INDICATEBOS FT Sylatez OcT 79 STAFF TREND.) ce AN 54636 Ot. DIRECTOR. UNIATEL SOTRAMP SDPLOD lf) SDIRAMP/1 SAID AT 29 OCTOBER MEETING THAT NASSER . CHI, MINISTER OF NATIONAL GUIDANCE, HAS ASKED HIS HELP LTR THE PRODUCTION OF AMIR’ ENTEZAM'S PROPOSED NEWSPAPER. aS ATTENDED ONE PLANNING SESSION, AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT SQJECT IS STILL IN THE ENERYONIC STAGE, DECISIONS HAVE NOT YET LEN TAKEN RECERDING CIRCULATION, EDITORIAL CONTENT, LANGUAGES IN WHICH THE PAPER 1S TO PE PUBLISHED, AND PRINTING LOCALE (I.E., TEES EN OR SCMECHERE IN EUROPE), ih Tt 2, T/1 OPINED THAT THE PROJECT HAS LITILE PROSPECT OF CAVING fS AN EFFECTIVE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE REVOLUTION, EVEN SUMING IT GETS OFF THE GROUND, ' 2. WILL MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS ACTIVITY AND ADVISE *S APPROPRIATE. 4, FILE: 2€1-867764, RVW 310CTSS DRV Ds.c SECRET + ALL SECRET,i i i PAGE 2 DIRECTOR 543216 SECRET HUSAYN/YAZDI TALES HELD IN EAVANA, IRAQ WOULD STILL LIKE TO SBITLE ITS DIFFERENCES WITH IRAN TEROUGT NEGOTIATIONS, THEIR PREFERENCE WOULD BZ TO NEGOTIATZ WITH TH3 BAZARGAN GOVERNMENT. THEIR CON~ CERN IS THAT BAZARGAN GOVERNMENT MAY NOT BE IN FULL CONTROL AND HUSAYN DOBS NOT WANT TQ SET INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRANIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS. 3. APPRECIATE STOCKOLM COOPERATION ON SDPLOD/1 CASE. 4. PILE 201-962954, RV¥ 290CT9S DRV DOC.1 ALL SECRET. SECRET BT #3945,