Letter from J. Stanley Pottinger to Deputy Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher

i- or COPORATON RONALD -. MALIN +. 1300 I9TH STREET, N. W., SUITE 300 JOSEPH F.TRCY - WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 7A LOS ANGELES OFFICE MAYNARD J. KLEIN RONALD M. RESCM TROY, MALIN & POTTINGER RONALD WARNER - - TELEPHONE: (202) 828-1900 CORPORATION BOYNTON M. RAWLINGS 4 NEIL B. FISCHIC TELEX: 89-590 IBOI CENTURY PARK EAST, 16t= FLOOR HERBERT SCHWARTZ - CABLE: TROMALAW DC LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067 WILLIAP. J. FLIS - - 2. STANLEY POTTINGER TELEPHONE: (213) 553-444 LEE M. POLSTER - TELEX: 69-1737 SANFORD J. MILLSBERG - WARREN L. DENNIS CABLE:TROMALAW DEREK w. HUNT + MICHAEL HOLTZMAN - SARAM c. CARCY PETER H. ALPERT - CLIFTON B. CATES, II EUROPEAN OFFICE JEFFREX w. KRAMER - BOYNTON M. RAWLINGS SHELDON P. BERGER - CATHY D. YOUNGER 44, AVENUE DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSEES DAVID J. LEWIS + JAMES F. 75008 PARIS, FRANCE RCSALIND M.RAMSCY - 256. 14.00 AND 256.13.69 MARK A.KULLER CAROLYN A. DYC . TELEX:280023 JAMES P. MULKEEN - NATALIE N.V. HOANG + PETER s. FULLERTON + CHARLES c. FIELD . ADWITTED " DISTRICT or COLUMBIA ADMITTED " CAUTORNIA December 7, 1979 Honorable Warren M. Christopher Deputy Secretary of State Department of State Room 7220 2201 C Street, N.1 W. Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Mr. Deputy Secretary: As I understand it, Henry Precht has informed you about Dr. Cyrus Hashemi and his willingness to be of assistance in the U. S. hostage matter. The enclosed memorandum from him sets forth points which he believes are of concern to :his government and which might, from Iran's viewpoint, form the basis for settlement discussions. Other than the immediate return of American hostages, he has not attempted to state the United States agenda for such a meeting. If after reading his memorandum, you believe that his efforts can be helpful, he will come to Washington immediately in order to discuss with you or your designee precisely how he proposes to arrange a negotiation meeting. .At the same time, Dr. Hashemi `believes that the many private channels presently being used are somewhat confusing to Iranian deliberations and perhaps are counter- productive to U. S. efforts as well. He therefore wishes you to know that if you have better lines of communication than the ones he offers, or if you believe his proposed efforts are not productive at this time, he will remain dormant in the matter. In short, he is not seeking to be Per; Rac Project ESDN: NLC- 6-32-4113 BY an NARA, DATE 7/21/15