Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

A OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED E.O. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 12065, Sec. 3-402 May 25, 1951 State By Dept. DEB NLT, Date 9-5-85 SECRET SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS FOUR POWER Ambassador Bonnet again called on the PARIS TALKS Department yesterday and repeated his general line against breaking off the Paris talks before the French elections. By implication he conveyed the impression that the French fear a deadlock almost as much as a break. He made a strong appeal for our acceptance of the "Parodi formula" (i. e. attaching a letter to the agenda for the Foreign Ministers explaining the positions on the NAT item). He was told that the President and the Secretary were following this whole matter closely; that we had full and sympathetic appreciation of the French electoral preoccupations, but that we were still opposed to any concession on the NAT. IRAN The British Foreign Office has informed Embassy London that the British Embassy in Washington is being instructed to discuss with us further steps it is considering in regard to the Iranian situation: 1) taking the case to the International Court to establish the British legal position; 2) an appeal to the Shah to take corrective action against the current trend in Iranian politics, emphasizing that if this entailed a change of government the Shah could count on British support. The UK would emphasize its willingness to negotiate a fair settlement with the present or any successor government; 3) a reply by the AIOC to the Minister of Finance's note which demanded that the company send negotiators to Tehran to discuss implementation of nationalization. Present UK thinking is that the company should inform the Iranians it is prepared to send representatives to hear what the Oil Commis- - sion has to say, but not to negotiate. The British Embassy will also inform us of the British decision to send the 16th Paratroop Brigade Group to the Near East where it will arrive about June 15 - -either in Cyprus or SECRET