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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>
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*[[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>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.37.</ref>
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*[[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>
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*'''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>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.38.</ref>
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*'''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>
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*'''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>
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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.
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<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===
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*'''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>
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*'''17-18''' - [[Iran-Contra]] meetings in London.<ref name="Chron67" />
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*'''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>
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*'''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>
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*'''6-8''' Iran-Contra meetings in London.<ref name="Chron67" />
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*'''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

July

August

September

  • 14 - Second shipment of TOW missiles to Iran.[4] Reverend Benjamin Weir released.

[5]

October

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. 1.0 1.1 Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.37.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.38.
  3. Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.
  4. Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.5.
  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.
  6. Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, pp.5-6.
  7. Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.12.
  8. Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.43.