w an tesending note of 01 21 57 11 55 $636 anCPUr 'Colin L ouall usaap Colin L 20v 1 Vu k A Cockell Uhaitf Iran-Iran Frank opened the discussion by reviewing the-shopping list of possible on actions which nick Hurphy had hrought over last evening He said ennis Ross uould be coordinating vith_Rion xraitage so rank could brief the President today ap felt it clearly was tine to drop an pretense or even-handedness He should no longer talk about ending the ear with no sinners or losers lran is the aggressor in this case and we should not only be supportive of Jrag hut should be seen to be supportive his is an opyortunity to recoup some of our standing in the region and regain credibility 81th the lrah states hath regard to accelerating arrival of the CVBG in the Cap pointed out that if we are going to do it we should take action nou since it will take a while or the battle group to transit Defense would not want to put the carrier into the Persian Gulf but havin it onxstation in the northern Arabian Sea Iade sense This led to a El teem discussion or the sus dent restructuring issue the Froblen is basically a political one Frank observed we provide roller for egypt and others the donestic program constituencies will be up in arms and the heat tron the bill will he intense Cap connented that there are sound national security reasons from trying to provide some debt reliet gypt is critical to the aideost peace process and in a contingency we could tell require Egyptian cooperation in the latter of buses or other support Cap said he intended to raise the res dent issue with the resident and urge his to direct Baker to he nore-torthconing Even if domestic pressures preclude our doing any rate it would be useful tor the sduinistration to be seen by the Igyptians as at least attenpting to provide greater asked no to obtain talking points for the President to use with Cap 1 gassed the reguirerent to Steve arrer who has provided then to Bob Pearson Biscussion then returned to the issue or aurphy's shopping list Frank continued to go through the itens and ap was generally supportive and reiterated his view that we should not only take action to assist tra but ensure that the assistance is sihle ragis 'prehle- is not lack of veaPons out one of leadership and morale We need to stiifen then up sone way rank observed that it we are looking or a synholic gesture the sending of a tear to discuss their needs uith the Iragis night he a good approach Cap and the discussion ended on that note 51 1 1 tesending note of 01 l1 57 11 55 0 EEGSG - 0 Pub rolin L Powell Sinf in 610 a Cockell 0 Colin barre lrann rnq Frank opened the discussion by reviewing the snopying list or possible 0 acqions which Dick Surphy had brought over last evening He said tennis Ross would be coordinating with nich vruitage so Freak could brief the President-today 'ap relt it clearly was tine to drop any pretense ot even-handedness he should no longer talk about ending the war with no winners or losers 1ran1is the aggressor in this-case and we should not only no suyyorqive cf Frag but should be seen to be supportive nis is an ooportunity to recoup sole or our standing in toe region and reg in credinility with the hrab states With regard to accelerating arrival of the CV36 in the 10 Cap reinted out that if he arquoing to do it we should take action now since it will take a while for the battle group to transit Defense would not uant to put the carrier into the Persian Gulf hut saving it on swatlon in the northern Arabian Sea nade sense roleone asked uhether there isle nonwnuclear battle group presently in the ed that could he used_tor the In No one knew whether one or both of the carriers now in the ed were nuclear Cb h Cs Classi abyIJn luL-tiplo some-s n use 000151 i i tranSit- 69703 inc yrohlew is pas cal a 'o it cal one Erun observed It we provide relief for too dolestic-prograu constituencies will be up in ares an heat tron the hill will be intense _ta consented that I there are soon a1 security reasons iron tr in to rowide WINS Discussion en returned to the issue of aurphy's shagging lists Irank continued to go through t e itels and Cap was generally suygortive and reiterated his yiew that ue should not only take acticn_to assist drag but ensure that the assistance is visible dven if they aon't eras we should sake the offer he felt to ingress on the frnqis our bona tides and show the other lrabs as well that we want to he supportiVe Others were not sure that an ar-s sale otter could be appropriate or that it would play well politically here there would be perception problels Sole would suggest it was a ploy'hy the President to deflect criticisl of the Lran arms deal an inconClusive discussion ensued about the legality of grouiding arns to the Iraqis through third parties to 40 one was sure hov the law night constrain our authorizing countries to transfer as eguipnent to Iraq e g Cap agreed the arns would be essentially a synbolic gesture The Iraqis' proble- is not lack of ueagons but one of leadership and norale we need to stiffen thou up sone way frank observed that if we are looking or a symbolic gesture the sending or a tear to discuss their needs with tne Sragis night he a good approach Cap and the discussion nded on that note A A