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Andrew Young is already in contact with representatives of the Ayatollah. Shariar Rouhani, spokesman for Iran’s “interim diplomatic mission” in U.S., has met with Young to discuss rights of minorities in Iran. Meeting was arranged by Ramsey Clark. . . . Iran faces two hard years, says Michel Poniatowski, aide to French President Valèry Giscard d’Estaing, but then the “clergy, the shopkeepers, and the army” will join forces and stage another moderate revolution; however, “We must get the terror over first.” . . . Soviets have high hopes for Iran. Boris Ponamarev, alternate member of Politburo, stated Iran is heading on the road already taken by Angola, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan, recent additions to the Soviet camp. . . . New CIA report says Soviets posed as “responsible superpower while promoting subversion on a grand scale.” Soviet underground radio beamed to Iran was calling for national Jihad (holy war) and provided details on how to organize riots, make grenades and gas bombs. Iran’s Marxist Tudeh Party, say U.S. intelligence sources, may have as many as twenty thousand sympathizers.

Sen. Richard Schweiker (R., Pa.) has introduced concurrent resolution directing President Carter to revoke trade sanctions against Rhodesia-Zimbabwe within ten days of scheduled April 20 elections leading to black majority rule. . . . Senate Foreign Relations Committee is considering sending similar resolution to floor of Senate. Committee Chairman Frank Church is not following in Fulbright’s steps. Church faces re-election in 1980 and already has an opponent—conservative Rep. Steve Symms, who is leading Church in early polls. Abortion foes, given part credit for defeats this year of Sens. Clark (Iowa), McIntyre (New Hampshire), and Haskell (Colorado), have tabbed Church as one of their “deadly dozen” and are working for his defeat. Sen. George McGovern, who accepted chairmanship of subcommittee on Africa chaired by Clark, also faces election in 1980 and is another of deadly dozen. . . . Ronald Reagan is edging closer. L.A. Times reports that on March 1 Reagan supporters, including some who backed Ford in 1976, will announce formation of official Reagan campaign organization. . . . Rep. John Rousselot says he’s passed “the point of no return” and will run against Sen. Alan Cranston in 1980. His campaign manager is Stu Spencer, deputy campaign chairman for Ford in ’76. . . . Bob Bauman, terror of liberal parliamentarians in House, has told Kevin Phillips that he’s “thinking about” running against Sen. Charles (Mac) Mathias for Senate in Maryland next year. Bauman recently replaced Phil Crane as chairman of American Conservative Union.

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Andrew Young is already in contact with representatives of the Ayatollah. Shariar Rouhani, spokesman for Iran’s “interim diplomatic mission” in U.S., has met with Young to discuss rights of minorities in Iran. Meeting was arranged by Ramsey Clark. . . . Iran faces two hard years, says Michel Poniatowski, aide to French President Valèry Giscard d’Estaing, but then the “clergy, the shopkeepers, and the army” will join forces and stage another moderate revolution; however, “We must get the terror over first.” . . . Soviets have high hopes for Iran. Boris Ponamarev, alternate member of Politburo, stated Iran is heading on the road already taken by Angola, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan, recent additions to the Soviet camp. . . . New CIA report says Soviets posed as “responsible superpower while promoting subversion on a grand scale.” Soviet underground radio beamed to Iran was calling for national Jihad (holy war) and provided details on how to organize riots, make grenades and gas bombs. Iran’s Marxist Tudeh Party, say U.S. intelligence sources, may have as many as twenty thousand sympathizers.

Sen. Richard Schweiker (R., Pa.) has introduced concurrent resolution directing President Carter to revoke trade sanctions against Rhodesia-Zimbabwe within ten days of scheduled April 20 elections leading to black majority rule. . . . Senate Foreign Relations Committee is considering sending similar resolution to floor of Senate. Committee Chairman Frank Church is not following in Fulbright’s steps. Church faces re-election in 1980 and already has an opponent—conservative Rep. Steve Symms, who is leading Church in early polls. Abortion foes, given part credit for defeats this year of Sens. Clark (Iowa), McIntyre (New Hampshire), and Haskell (Colorado), have tabbed Church as one of their “deadly dozen” and are working for his defeat. Sen. George McGovern, who accepted chairmanship of subcommittee on Africa chaired by Clark, also faces election in 1980 and is another of deadly dozen. . . . Ronald Reagan is edging closer. L.A. Times reports that on March 1 Reagan supporters, including some who backed Ford in 1976, will announce formation of official Reagan campaign organization. . . . Rep. John Rousselot says he’s passed “the point of no return” and will run against Sen. Alan Cranston in 1980. His campaign manager is Stu Spencer, deputy campaign chairman for Ford in ’76. . . . Bob Bauman, terror of liberal parliamentarians in House, has told Kevin Phillips that he’s “thinking about” running against Sen. Charles (Mac) Mathias for Senate in Maryland next year. Bauman recently replaced Phil Crane as chairman of American Conservative Union.