Prosecutors say CIA officials
well-informed on Iran-Contra
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON (AI‘) -
Oliver North told Irnnlan of
ficials In 19H6 they "might
bo thinking too small" In
thoir requests to buy U S.
arms, according to a docu
ment introduced Monday in
the criminal trial of former CIA spymastnr Clair
George.
Prosecutors introduced a flood of documents in
their attempt to prove that George covered up his
knowledge of the Iran-Contra affair. Defense law
yer Richard Hlbey sought to show there was no
proof that George actually saw the documents.
George Is being tried on three charges of ob
structing Congress and u federal grand |ury anti
six counts of perjury and false statements. He is
charged with lying when he told Congress in Oc
tober 1986 he did not know who was supplying
guns and ammunition to the Nicaraguan Contra
robots.
Prosecutors are seeking to show that George
had a wealth of information on the network oper
ated by White House aide Oliver North in 1985
and 1986.
One document released Monday was the tran
scribed minutes of a September 1986 meeting that
North, retired Air Force Maj. Gen Richard Socord
and CIA official George Cave held with two Irani
an officials to discuss their requests to buy U S.
arms.
One Iranian official outlined an extensive re
quest for various arms. According to the minutes.
North said there would be little problem if the
arms were available.
"But as wo emphasized to (unidentified Iranian
officials) in Tehran, we think that you might be
thinking too small," the minutes quoted North as
saying. "People preparing lists an: only thinking
of the very short term "
North said the weapons approved for sale to
Iran thus far were defensive weapons. The docu
ment said ho suggested the Iranians also would
nocd technical aid, medical supplies and masks
to protect citizens nguinst chemical warfare in
Iran's war against Iraq.
The United States was selling arms to Iran in
hopes of gotting help in gaining the release of
U S hostages in the Middle East According to
the document. North told the Iranian officials that
the hostages were un obstacle and that "if the
president is found to tie helping Inin with this ob
stacle still in the way. it would be very difficult to
explain to our people."
Profits from the arms sales to Iran were divert
ed to finance military aid to the Nicaraguan reliols
despite a congressional ban on lethal aid
A number of CIA cables introduced at trial
shower! how CIA officials in Central America
were seeking Information about activities involv
ing aid to the Nicaraguan rebels and about North
operative Pelix Rodriguez.
"Additional confusion lieing introduced into
San Salvador scenario by Felix." said a January
1986 cable.
One cable said George had asked CIA official
Alan Piers - now the chief prosecution witness
to meet with another CIA official in San Salvador
in February 1988 to discuss the operations of the
Nicaragua Humanitarian Assistance Office, a
State Department entity that evolved into North's
operation.
A February 1988 cable said the assistance office
was concerned about carrying lethal materiel
alxwrd its shipments and said that it could not
justify nuying for flights with more than to per
cent of lethal items on board.
Prosecutors also introduced North's memoran
da to then-national security adviser John Poin
dexter on how he hoped (lie arms sales would
lead to release of all li.S hostages and the resig
nation of Iran's Ayatollah Ruholiah Khomeini.
Under North's Jan. 24. 1986. scenario, u 11 hos
(ages would he released on Feb. 9. while Khomei
ni would step down two days later as additional
funds were transferred from the CIA to the Penta
gon to buy additional TOW missiles for Iran.
A May 22. 1<186, scenario hud the hostages be
ing released four days later and included model
statements to be given to the media "We are ex
tremely pleased that the hostages have finally
been released We do not yet know the precise
circumstances and details leading to their re
lease. ”
North's attorney, Nicole Seligman, dei lined
comment
Demjanjuk’s lawyers appeal
CINCINNATI (AP) — Defense
lawyers Monday asked a feder
al appeals court to reopen the
hearing that sent John Domjan
juk to Israel, whom he was con
victed of being Nazi death
camp guard "Ivan tho Terri
ble."
The U.S. Justice Depart
ment's Nazi-hunting Office of
Special Investigations withheld
information that might have
helped clear Doinjanjuk, his
lawyers said in papers filed
with tho 6th U.S. Circuit Q>urt
of Appeals.
Tho Justice Department pre
viously told tho court that it
had no evidence that would
warrant reopening the hearing
Demjanjuk, 72, a retired auto
worker, contonds ho was
framed and wrongly identified
as the murderous "Ivan," who
operated the gas chambers at
Treblinka, the Nazi camp in Po
land where 850,000 Jews were
murdered during World War II.
His lawyers alleged that U S
prosecutors withheld state
ments from Ukranian guards
who wure interviewed and re
ferred to another man, Ivun
Marchenko, as "Ivan the Terri
ble." (Ivor the last two years.
Demjunjuk's defense has ob
tained 80 statements identify
ing Marchenko as "Ivan ”
Demjunjuk, a Ukrainian emi
gre, lived in the Cleveland area
and was stripped of his U.S.
citizenship in 1981 for conceal
ing wartime activities He was
extradited to Israel in 1987 and
convicted of war crimes the fol
lowing year. His death sentence
is under appeal.
The U S. appeals court, on its
own initiative, ordered the Jus
tice Department on June 5 to
disclose wh.it evidence the gov
ernment had and when it
was known — that might have
cleared Dcmjunjuk.
The court said that based on
its review of the case and many
media reports, it believed the
ox tradition warrant might have
boon based on erroneous infor
mation
The Justice Department re
sfionded July lti that it had no
evidence that would warrant
reopening the case. The court
scheduled a hearing for Aug.
n.
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