LIMITED OFYKCIAL Us: DEPARTMENT OF 6_TATE TH! CGHUUCT G? RELATIONS WITH LAK {NEA/IRB) INSPECTION PEHJRMIHLH aa. Sc Poser Tabriz July 197I consrzwwauf ¥0§?S: consumes TASK]; EAM The American censulaze at Tabriz. in northwestern Iran, is manned by une American officer and 12 local enplcyees (five dire<:t·-hire and seven contract). It in situated nn A large and auzznccive compound. It provide: needed consular services. especially •·.¤ me large Amen- can pupulnion, and does important. zegaicznai reporting. Evaluation and cnncluaiuna The Inspacmrs have decided tn reverse the zec¤men· dezinn of the previous Inspection (1976] and recommend the retentiun cf cha Consulate at Tabriz. The vnlue cf the pan: Ln us interests dee: not lie only ln its e:rce1· lent zepqrting of political developments In a critical region of Iran but also in n complex series nf inter- releted psychological and prestige {actor; which ne Lnpnrcant at this nag: ori Usdranian relatxcma. It L: simply nn: nm time to abandon rv highly visityxe and lnng-utablnhed symbol at American interest rn thu: unstable am! sepattthit region and {hun cuntrzbuze ku the uneasineu over um {azure uf the area. Such a nova cuuild be misinegrpreted by the Guvernnnnz nf Iran, which ulttm h1stnwT•¤•t nr lmzgn s•»~·s¢• pur, vm pam-dr-pq |•»•i•n•d¤n!y »¤»•»»hn¤hk• mwdvmely »»}·¤a·..¢ 1. Vcihingmog dawawm mush rr. mpamm ar Sunny In pda my Iy •i»» l•·»am•·G·»a»•»h1¤ mrphvln LIMITED OFFICIAL USB No
