TELEGRAM
E.O. 11652: ACTION: SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY TAGS: AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY SUBJECT: INFO: USINT BAGHDAD ACTION: SECRET TEHRAN 10281 LIMDIS
1510 10281 FROM AMEMBASSY TEHRAN
CLASSIFICATION SECRET/LIMDIS
E.O. 11652: XGDS-4 TAGS: PINT, PINS, IR
LIMDIS
SUBJECT: OPPOSITION ON THE MOVE: DEAL IN THE WIND?
REF: A. TEHRAN 9904 (NOTAL), B. TEHRAN 9892 (NOTAL)
SUMMARY: JOINT DELEGATION LEAVES IRAN FOR PARIS OCT 21 TO SEE AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI. NATIONAL FRONT (INF) SPOKESMEN EMPHASIZE POSSIBILITY OF COALITION, ATTACK GOI FOR CORRUPTION AND CALL FOR "NEUTRAL" GOVERNMENT TO SUPERVISE ELECTIONS. END SUMMARY. 1. PRESS MORNING OCT 22 REPORTS DEPARTURE OF ENG MEHDI BAZARGA AND DR. NASSER MINATCHI FROM IRAN FOR PARIS TO "DISCUSS CRITICA MATTERS" WITH AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI. BAZARGAN, WHO IS HEAD OF COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM (CDHRF) AS WELL AS LIBERATION MOVEMENT OF IRAN (LMI); AND MINATCHI, WHO IS CDHRF TREASURER AND CLOSE FRIEND OF AYATOLLAH SHARIAT- MADARI, APPEAR TO BE ON POLITICAL CONCILIATION MISSION (SEE
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