Reading Room Document

Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal

The document is a memorandum discussing the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal and the concerns expressed by U.S. officials, particularly those in the Department of Justice, regarding the negotiations to set up the Tribunal. The memorandum also includes a summary of a telephone conversation with Richard Mosk, one of the arbitrators selected by the United States for the Tribunal, who expressed his view that the arbitration process was likely to work successfully. The document raises questions about the negotiations and the possibility of concessions by U.S. negotiators not mandated by the hostage settlement agreements, as well as the need for U.S. negotiators to take maximum advantage of the strong American bargaining position prior to the transfer of funds to Iran. It also presents the possibility of arranging a meeting with Richard Mosk to get a first-hand view of the Tribunal's operations.

August 11, 1981