From W J Clinte Pres Lib 501%244 2883 85 18 2610 12 49 #365 P 004IOTO MISSAQE TO PRESIDENT KBAEAMI FROM PRESIDENT CLIRION THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 3A3 RECEIVED CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT MEMBERS OF THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GURRD ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF LEBANESE AND SAUDI WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING ENE EXECUTION OF THE TERRORIST BOMBING IN SAHDI ARABIA OF THE KHOBAR TOWERS MILITARY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX ON JUNE 25 1996- NINETEEN WERE KILLED THE UNITED STATES VIEWS IN THE GRAVEST TERMS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BOMBING OCCURRED PRIOR TO YOUR ELECTIONI THOSE HOWEVER HAVE YET TO FACE JUSTICE FOR THIS CRIME AND THE IRGC MAY BE INVOLVEB IN PLANNING FOR FURTHER TERRORIST AITACKS AMERICAN CITIZENS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMEHT ASKNOWLEDGES THE POSITIVE STEPS YOU HAVE TAKEN IN SEEING THAT THOSE IRANIANS INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION DRUGS DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES 1ABE CALLED TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR ACTIONS HOWEVER THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE IRGC IN TERRORIST PLANNING AND ACTIVITY AEROAD REMAINS A CAUSE OF DEEP CONCERN TO US THE UNITED STAYES HAS NO HOSTILE INTENTIONS TOWARBS THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AND SEEKS RELATIONS WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT BUT WE CANNOT ALLOW THE MURDER OF U S CITIZENS TO PASS IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS WHICH IS THE FIRST RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY GOVERNMENT AND IN ORDER TO A SOUND BRSIS FOR BETTER RELATIONS BETWEER OUR COUNTRIES WE NEED A CLEAR COMMITMENT THAT YOU WILL ENSURE AN END TO IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY PARTICULARLY THREATS TO HMERICAN CITIZENS AND WILL BRING THOSE IN IRAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOMBING TO JUSTICE EITHER IN IRAN OR BY EXTRADITING THEM TO SAUDI ARABIAThis document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu