Le Cercle/1978 (Tehran)
| Date | 3 September 1978 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Participants | Brian Crozier, Iain Elliott, Antoine Pinay, Robert Thompson, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
The Shah invited Le Cercle to Tehran in August 1978.[1]
"In August 1978, the Shah reversed his previous decision and invited the Cercle to Teheran; although Violet was prevented from travelling due to ill-health, Crozier, Elliott, Thompson and a team of advisors flew to Teheran on 3rd September. The Cercle team stopped off in France to pick up Antoine Pinay, whose long acquaintance with the Shah would add authority to the Cercle's proposals. The Cercle team met the Shah for two and a half hours, but were struck by his apathy. They then went on to discuss the situation with two top SAVAK officials, General Motazed and the head of the research department, Kaveh. The Cercle and SAVAK officials discussed a plan to distribute leaflets to split the tacit alliance between the Shiite fundamentalists and the Communist Tudeh party."[1]
Known Participants
4 of the 5 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Brian Crozier | Arch espionage insider who founded his own intelligence agency |
| Iain Elliot | Associate Director of Radio Liberty and also worked in other intelligence-connected organizations. Attended 3 meetings of Le Cercle |
| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | The Shah of Iran. "I don't believe the tortures attributed to the SAVAK are as common as people say, but I can't run everything. " |
| Antoine Pinay | Multi-Bilderberg French deep politician, chairman and eponymous head of the Pinay Cercle |
