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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
| − | *[[Michael Ledeen]] persuades [[Robert McFarlane]] to permit him to approach [[Shimon Peres]], ostensibly for Israeli intelligence to help formulate policy for a post-Khomeini Iran.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.37.</ref> | + | *[[Michael Ledeen]] persuades [[Robert McFarlane]] to permit him to approach [[Shimon Peres]], ostensibly for Israeli intelligence to help formulate policy for a post-Khomeini Iran.<ref name="p37">Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, p.37.</ref> |
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
| − | *[[Adolf Schwimmer]] and [[David Kimche]] visit Washington to relay a feeler from [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]] to [[Michael Ledeen]] and [[Robert McFarlane]].<ref | + | *[[Adolf Schwimmer]] and [[David Kimche]] visit Washington to relay a feeler from [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]] to [[Michael Ledeen]] and [[Robert McFarlane]].<ref name="p37"/> |
| − | *'''18''' - President [[Ronald Reagan]] authorises McFarlane to pursue Kimche's proposal for a dialogue with Iran.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.38.</ref> | + | *'''18''' - President [[Ronald Reagan]] authorises McFarlane to pursue Kimche's proposal for a dialogue with Iran.<ref name="p38">Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, p.38.</ref> |
===August=== | ===August=== | ||
| − | *'''6''' McFarlane presents proposal for Israeli sale of US arms to Iran to [[National Security Planning Group]].<ref | + | *'''6''' McFarlane presents proposal for Israeli sale of US arms to Iran to [[National Security Planning Group]].<ref name="p38"/> |
| − | *'''30''' - Israel ships 96 TOW missiles to Iran through intermediaries including [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]], in a transaction approved by US President [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.</ref> | + | *'''30''' - Israel ships 96 TOW missiles to Iran through intermediaries including [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]], in a transaction approved by US President [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.</ref> |
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
| − | *'''14''' - Second shipment of TOW missiles to Iran.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.</ref> | + | *'''14''' - Second shipment of TOW missiles to Iran.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.</ref> Reverend [[Benjamin Weir]] released. |
| + | <ref name="Chron67">[http://openlibrary.org/books/OL2495493M/Report_of_the_congressional_committees_investigating_the_Iran-Contra_Affair ''Report of the congressional committees investigating the Iran-Contra Affair ''], U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987, p.67. </ref> | ||
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| + | ===October=== | ||
| + | *'''3''' [[Islamic Jihad]] claims it murdered US hostage [[William Buckley]] in retaliation for Israeli raids in Tunis.<ref name="Chron67" /> | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
| − | *'''24''' - 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles delivered to Iran by a [[CIA]] owned proprietary in a shipment arranged by [[Oliver North]]. The Iranians are outraged to discover the missiles are Israeli castoffs.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, pp.5-6.</ref> | + | *'''17-18''' - [[Iran-Contra]] meetings in London.<ref name="Chron67" /> |
| + | *'''24''' - 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles delivered to Iran by a [[CIA]] owned proprietary in a shipment arranged by [[Oliver North]]. The Iranians are outraged to discover the missiles are Israeli castoffs.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, pp.5-6.</ref> | ||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
| − | *'''5''' - Reagan signs a presidential finding, retroactively authorising the Hawk shipment.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.12.</ref> | + | *'''5''' - Reagan signs a presidential finding, retroactively authorising the Hawk shipment.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, p.12.</ref> |
| + | *'''6-8''' Iran-Contra meetings in London.<ref name="Chron67" /> | ||
| + | *'''23''' - [[William Casey]] writes a letter warning Reagan that Ghorbanifar may be unreliable but suggesting he is the best chance of releasing hostages.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up'', W.W. Norton, 1997, p.43.</ref> [[Amiram Nir]] becomes primary Israeli point of contact for US officials involved in Iran-Contra.<ref name="Chron67" /> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:16, 2 November 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
May
- Michael Ledeen persuades Robert McFarlane to permit him to approach Shimon Peres, ostensibly for Israeli intelligence to help formulate policy for a post-Khomeini Iran.[1]
July
- Adolf Schwimmer and David Kimche visit Washington to relay a feeler from Manucher Ghorbanifar to Michael Ledeen and Robert McFarlane.[1]
- 18 - President Ronald Reagan authorises McFarlane to pursue Kimche's proposal for a dialogue with Iran.[2]
August
- 6 McFarlane presents proposal for Israeli sale of US arms to Iran to National Security Planning Group.[2]
- 30 - Israel ships 96 TOW missiles to Iran through intermediaries including Manucher Ghorbanifar, in a transaction approved by US President Ronald Reagan.[3]
September
- 14 - Second shipment of TOW missiles to Iran.[4] Reverend Benjamin Weir released.
October
- 3 Islamic Jihad claims it murdered US hostage William Buckley in retaliation for Israeli raids in Tunis.[5]
November
- 17-18 - Iran-Contra meetings in London.[5]
- 24 - 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles delivered to Iran by a CIA owned proprietary in a shipment arranged by Oliver North. The Iranians are outraged to discover the missiles are Israeli castoffs.[6]
December
- 5 - Reagan signs a presidential finding, retroactively authorising the Hawk shipment.[7]
- 6-8 Iran-Contra meetings in London.[5]
- 23 - William Casey writes a letter warning Reagan that Ghorbanifar may be unreliable but suggesting he is the best chance of releasing hostages.[8] Amiram Nir becomes primary Israeli point of contact for US officials involved in Iran-Contra.[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.37.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.38.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Report of the congressional committees investigating the Iran-Contra Affair , U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987, p.67.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, pp.5-6.
- ↑ 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.43.
