BRIEF ON IRAN
        No. 433
        Thursday, June 13, 1996


        Representative Office of
        The National Council of Resistance of Iran
        3421 M Street NW #1032
        Washington, DC 20007



Belgian Government Urged to Halt Critical Dialogue, Iran
Zamin News Agency, June 12

        The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Belgian Parliament
urged the government of Belgium to end the policy of critical
dialogue with the Iranian regime.
        Today, the National Council of Resistance of Iran
announced that the Belgian Parliament adopted a resolution
urging the government of that country to "take without delay
vigorous diplomatic initiatives in the EU, to rapidly revise the
European Union's critical dialogue with the government of
Iran."
        The Committee emphasized that the policy of "critical
dialogue which was undertaken with Iran more than three
years ago has not achieved any tangible improvement in
Tehran's attitude and policy as it regards terrorism and
respect for human rights which continue to be violated in
Iran."
        Mr. Massoud Rajavi, the President of NCR, applauded the
courageous initiative by the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs
Committee....


Irritations in Bonn-Tehran Relations, Reuters, June 11

        BONN - Iran's ambassador to Germany said on Tuesday
that Bonn, sometimes accused by the United States of getting
too close to Tehran, had in fact yielded to U.S. pressure and
could do much more to improve ties....
        Despite British and U.S. criticism, Bonn maintains what it
calls a "critical dialogue" with Iran.
        But there are irritations, above all surrounding the trial
of an Iranian and four Lebanese for the murder of three
exiled leaders of the Iranian Democratic Party of Kurdistan
(DPK-I) and their translator in Berlin's Mykonos restaurant in
1992.
        Germany's federal prosecutor angered Iran last March
by issuing an arrest warrant against Iranian Intelligence
Minister Ali Fallahiyan on suspicion of ordering the attack....


Clinton Supports Bahrain Over Mullahs' Plot, Reuters, June 12

        MANAMA - U.S. President Bill Clinton has sent Bahrain
a message of firm support over an alleged Iranian-backed
plot to overthrow the government by force, the Gulf News
Agency (GNA) reported on Wednesday.
        "Reports that Iran has trained and financed Bahrainis to
carry out a coup in Bahrain should be taken seriously. I have
always condemned Iran's support for terrorism and sabotage
and its attempt to interfere in other countries' affairs," the
official agency quoted Clinton as saying in his message....
        "I would like You to know that the United States fully
supports Your government and sovereignty and safety of
Bahrain's territories," he told Bahrain's Emir Sheikh Isa bin
Sulman al-Khalifa....
        Bahrain said last week it had foiled a pro-Iranian plot to
overthrow the government and install Islamic rule....


Can't Afford Graves, Iran Zamin News Agency, June 10

        In the first two months of the current Persian year
(March 21 to May 21) 2,560 unidentified bodies were buried
in Tehran's main cemetery, Behesht-e Zahra.
        In most cases, the bodies belong to victims of
automobile accidents, suicide or drug addiction who belong to
destitute families that cannot afford to pay for graves where
their loved ones are to be burried.


"Higher Education", Mullahs' Style, Tehran Radio, June 11

        In realizing Khamenei's guidelines for Islamization of
Iran's universities ... the Deputy Secretary of Culture and
Higher Education said that after Khamenei's orders, the Staff
Headquarters for Islamization of Universities ...was formed
and has been functioning since August of 1995.
        The Headquarters has studied the bases for gathering of
Islamic sources for the universities, scientific education using
the Islamic sciences, comprehensive indoctrination of various
layers of university staff, creating a suitable atmosphere,
dominance of Islamic cover in the universities and proper
propaganda.


Velayati's Request Rejected by Arab Countries, Radio Israel,
June 11

        Iran's Islamic government's foreign minister ended his
two-day visit to Damascus while Arab diplomatic sources said
his request for having a summit of the leaders of Islamic
countries to replace the summit of Arab leaders in Cairo was
rejected.
        Iran's state-run news agency quoted Velayati upon his
return to Iran as saying that: considering the region's delicate
situation, the necessity for having a summit of Islamic states
is very much felt.