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| − | *''17''' - President [[Ronald Reagan]] notes in his diary "I agreed to sell TOWs to Iran."<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.7.</ref> | + | *'''17''' - President [[Ronald Reagan]] notes in his diary "I agreed to sell TOWs to Iran."<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.7.</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:32, 1 November 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
January
- 17 - President Ronald Reagan notes in his diary "I agreed to sell TOWs to Iran."[1]
November
- 3 - The Lebanese periodical Al Shiraa reports US has sold arms to Iran.[2]
- 5 - Vice-President George H.W. Bush notes in his diary regarding Iran arms sales, "It is not a subject we can talk about."[3]
- 6 President Reagan claims the Iran arms story has "no foundation."[4]
- 8 - Robert McFarlane sends a message to Oliver North: "I hope to daylights that someone has been purging the NSA's files on this episode."[5]
- 10 - Meeting of the National Security Planning Group discusses what to say about the Iran arms issue. In attendance: Reagan, Bush, Donald Regan, John Poindexter, William Casey, George Schultz, Casper Weinberger and Ed Meese.[6]
- 13 - In a televised address, Reagan claims dealings with Iran were aimed at restoring normal relations, and only secondarily at freeing hostages.[7]
- 19 - In a news conference, Reagan denies that he had traded arms for hostages, or that shipments via Israel had occured.[8]
- 20 - Shultz and Regan visit the White House in a vain attempt to persuade Reagan to face up to the arms for hostages issue.[9]
- 21 William Casey denies knowledge of the CIA's role in the Hawk shipments to Iran in testimony to Congress. The same day, Regan, Poindexter and Meese meet with Reagan in the Oval Office. Meese is assigned to develop a coherent position for the administration.[10]
- 24 White House meeting formulates position denying president prior knowledgeo f Hawk shipment to Iran.[11]
- 25 US National Security advisor Admiral John Poindexter resigns.[12]
Notes
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.7.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.7.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.8.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.8.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.8.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.9.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.10.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.11.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.12.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.12.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.14.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.15.
