File Library: IRAN_RPT File Name: IRAN_1.DOC This ASCII text file provides a summary of the contents of the file IRAN_1.EXE. IRAN_1.EXE is a self-executing, compressed file containing a 2.5 MB ASCII text file for Volume 1 of the Final Report of the Independent Counsel for Iran/Contra Matters. To decompress the file IRAN_1.EXE, download the file into a subdirectory on your hard disk with at least 3.5 MB of free hard disk space. Then type IRAN_1 . The decompressed file will contain only Volume 1 of the report. Volume 2 and Volume 3 were printed from original exhibit materials, and no electronic text file was created. PURCHASING PAPER COPIES: Paper copies of Volumes 1, 2 and 3 can be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, by calling (202) 783-3238 or by sending a FAX to (202) 512-2250. Advancement payment is required and can be made with MasterCard, VISA or a GPO Deposit Account. 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TITLE PAGE: The title page for Volume 1 reads as follows: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsel Division No. 86-6 FINAL REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR IRAN/CONTRA MATTERS Volume I: Investigations and Prosecutions Lawrence E. Walsh Independent Counsel August 4, 1993 Washington, D.C. INTRODUCTION: The Letter of Transmittal to Volume 1 reads as follows: REPORTS OF THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL The Office of Independent Counsel for Iran/contra Matters is submitting three volumes of reports to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsel: 1. Volume I: Investigations and Prosecutions 2. Volume II: Indictments, Plea Agreements, Interim Reports to the Congress and Administrative Matters 3. Volume III: Classified Materials The materials from Independent Counsel's investigations that are not contained in one of these three volumes have been deposited with the National Archives. Materials are also held, some under seal, in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and the Eastern District of Virginia and in the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for the Fourth Circuit. TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Table of Contents for Volume 1 is as follows: Contents Volume I Letter of Transmittal iii Executive Summary xiii Summary of Prosecutions xxiii Part I_The Underlying Facts 1 Part II_History of the Investigation 25 Chronology of Key Public Developments 51 Part III_The Operational Conspiracy: A Legal Analysis 55 Part IV_Investigations and Cases: The National Security Council Staff 77 Chapter 1_U.S. v. Robert C. McFarlane 79 Chapter 2_U.S. v. Oliver L. North 105 Chapter 3_U.S. v. John M. Poindexter 123 Chapter 4_Paul B. Thompson 137 Chapter 5_Fawn Hall 147 Chapter 6_Robert L. Earl 151 Chapter 7_Thomas C. Green 155 Part V_Investigations and Cases: The Flow of Funds and the Private Operatives 157 Chapter 8_The Enterprise and Its Finances 159 Chapter 9_U.S. v. Richard V. Secord 173 Chapter 10_U.S. v. Albert Hakim 179 Chapter 11_U.S. v. Thomas G. Clines 181 Chapter 12_Swiss Funds Recovery Efforts 185 Chapter 13_Private Fundraisers (U.S. v. Carl R. Channell and U.S. v. Richard R. Miller) 187 Chapter 14_Other Money Matters 3 Part VI_Investigations and Cases: Officers of the Central Intelligence Agency 199 Chapter 15_William J. Casey 201 Chapter 16_Robert M. Gates 223 Chapter 17_U.S. v. Clair E. George 233 Chapter 18_U.S. v. Duane R. Clarridge 247 Chapter 19_U.S. v. Alan D. Fiers, Jr. 263 Chapter 20_U.S. v. Joseph F. Fernandez 283 Chapter 21_CIA Subject #1 295 Chapter 22_James L. Adkins 309 Chapter 23_Conduct of CIA Officers in November 1986 311 Part VII_Investigations and Cases: Officers of the Department of State 325 Chapter 24_George P. Shultz, M. Charles Hill and Nicholas Platt 325 Chapter 25_U.S. v. Elliott Abrams 375 Chapter 26_Edwin G. Corr 393 Part VIII_Investigations and Cases: Officers of the Department of Defense (U.S. v. Caspar W. Weinberger and Related Investigations) 405 Part IX_Investigations of the White House 443 Chapter 27_President Reagan 445 Chapter 28_George Bush 473 Chapter 29_Donald P. Gregg 485 Chapter 30_Donald T. Regan 505 Chapter 31_Edwin Meese, III 525 Part X_Political Oversight and the Rule of Law 555 Part XI_Concluding Observations 561 Index 567