TELEGRAM
1978 NOV 22 PM 1341
INDICATE
COLLECT
CHARGE TO
11502
FROM
AMEMBASSY TEHRAN
CLASSIFICATION
CONFIDENTIAL
E.O. 11652:
TAGS:
SUBJECT:
ACTION:
POL-3
AMB
DCM
ECON2
PM
USICA
OR
CRU
SHIR
TABR
ISFA
(
Arabic characters)
ACTIONS: SECSTATE WASHDC
PRIORITY
11502
CONFIDENTIAL TEHRAN
E.O. 11652: XGDS-4
TAGS: PGOV, PINR, PINS, IR
SUBJECT: ALI AMINI MOVES
1. BOSTON GLOBE'S STEVER ERLANGER (PROTECT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMBOFF SAID FORMER PRIME MINISTER ALI MINI TOLD HIM NOV 20 THAT OPPOSITION WAS COMING TD AGREEMENT ON COALTION GOVERNMENT. WITHOUT NAMING INDICIDUAL, AMINI SAID CANDIDATE PRIME MINISTER HAD BEEN CHOSEN WHO HAD BEEN OUT OF POLITICS FOR 15 YEARS BUT WAS A RESPECTED INDIVIDUAL WITH CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE. AMINI SAID HE WAS MEETING WITH BAZAARIS NOV 21 TO DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR SUCH A COALITION GOVERNMENT. IDEA INCLUDED CONNCURRENT NAMING OF ADVISORY COUNCIL TO SHAH WHICH WOULD CONSIST OF OLDER OPPOSITION LEADERS, LEAVTNG ROOM IN PROPOSED CABINET FOR YOUNGER, MERE DYMAMIC OPPOSITIONISTS AS WELL AS SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD SERVED AS UNDERSECRETARIES IN MINISTRIES.
2. IN COURSE OF TWO-HOUR CONVERSATION, AMINI SAID SHAH MUST
DRAFTED BY:
POL: JDStemple:lab
DRAFTING DATE
11-22-78
TEL. ERT.
CONTENTS AND CLASSIFICATION APPROVED BY:
DCM:CWNaas
CLEARANCES:
POL:GBLambrakis
CONFIDENTIAL
50153-101
CLASSIFICATION
OPTIONAL FORM 152(H)
(Formerly FS-413(H))
January 1955
Dept. of State
