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*'''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. | *'''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> | + | <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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Revision as of 19:49, 2 November 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
Contents
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.
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.[6]
December
- 5 - Reagan signs a presidential finding, retroactively authorising the Hawk shipment.[7]
- 23 - William Casey writes a letter warning Reagan that Ghorbanifar may be unreliable but suggesting he is the best chance of releasing hostages.[8]
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.
- ↑ 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.
