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
