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SECRET 0(illegible text)2356Z SEP 79 STAFF

SITE DIRECTOR 507357.

(illegible text)O: TEHRAN.

(illegible text)NINTEL INTEL

REF: DIRECTOR 504036

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

WITH REGARD TO HIS OWN PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN OPPOSITION PLANNING (illegible text) REF (SUBJECT) (illegible text) THAT HE ONLY RECENTLY HAD RESUMED AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN IRANIAN POLITICS HE HAS BEEN CONTACED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHAHPOUR BAKHTIER AND INVITED (illegible text) PARIS FOR MEETINGS. SUBJECT CLAIMS ALSO TO HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITATION FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO TRAVEL TO FRANCE FOR TALKS WITH THAT GOVERNMENT. SUBJECT HAS BEEN IN PERIODIC CONTACT WITH ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE U.S. WHOM HE DID NOT IDENTIFY, SINCE HIS ARRIVAL HERE AND HAS BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT CONTACT FROM AN ISRAELI OFFICIAL ARRIVING IN THE U.S. FROM LONDON ON 1 SEPTEMBER. SUBJECT (illegible text)D THAT THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENTS (illegible text)AS WELL ALONG IN ITS CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR IRAN. HE HAS CONSIDERABLE SYMPATHY FOR THE ISRAELIS STEMMING FROM HIS DEALINGS WITH THEM A(illegible text) 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 SDENO(illegible text)S/11:

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