Date

Aug 15, 1996

Description

In a memorandum to Andrew D. Sens, executive secretary of the National Security Council, Executive Secretary for the Department of State William Burns implores the NSC to write letters to their French, British, and German counterparts to prevent "generating friction" with these key allies that may result as a consequence of ILSA. Burns encourages Sens to stress the need for mutual cooperation to achieve shared policy outcomes in Iran.

Source

Freedom of Information Act Release to the National Security Archive

Document published in following posting(s):

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Aug 8, 2018

Memorandum to Executive Secretary for the NSC Andrew D. Sens from Executive Secretary for the Department of State, "Proposed Letters from National Security Advisor Lake to French, British and German Counterparts on the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act," August 15, 1996, Confidential.