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...with parts for American-made F-4 jets and helicopters sailed from northern Italy to Israel. The cargo was transferred to a plane carrying Israeli-supplied Hawk antiaircraft missiles for shipment to Iran. The plane was provided by Southern Air Transport, formerly a CIA proprietary airline. CIA Director William Casey told Congressmen two weeks ago that he had approved the use of the plane but thought that the cargo would be oil-drilling parts. As it turns out, the shipment was returned to Israel in February for unknown reasons...
Durenberger said the committee will extend itshearing schedule beyond next week, and will soondecide which Cabinet officials to call to testify.He said those under consideration include themembers of the National Security Council--CIADirector William Casey, Secretary of State GeorgeP. Shultz and Weinberger--but not the president orVice President George Bush...
...Senate and House intelligence committees by Administration officials on Friday did little to allay congressional skepticism about the White House policy toward Iran. "I can't believe what I heard, and I don't," said New York Democratic Senator Daniel Moynihan after a briefing by CIA Director William Casey. "It's hard to believe that such things are planned...
...next morning, after a briefing by Casey and other Administration officials, Wright amplified his charge. He said that "other countries" besides Israel, or at least "citizens of other countries," had been shipping arms to Iran "with the complicity of the United States." If the briefers in fact said something like that, it would be difficult to reconcile with Reagan's post-news-conference statement that "any other shipments by third countries were not authorized by the U.S. Government...
Wright said Casey confirmed reports that Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III reviewed the President's order directing the CIA to withhold information about the Iran operation from Congress and that Casey complied with...