NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY (CABLE)

Created: 10/6/1980

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Iranian Co^onts on' AKACS

Dani-Sadr and Prire Minister Rajai this weekend publicly criticized the liS for deploying warningto Saudi Arabia. They warned Riyadh that the AKACS presence in Saudi Arabia is "dangerous" and an indication that tho US backs Iraq. Khomeini also attacked the nulf states for backing Iraq and again urged Iraqi Shias to overthrow the naathiot government; he did not comment on the AWACS. Iraq has also publicly criticized thedeployment but was careful to say _that_ the decision was one for Saudi Arabia alone to take

wca nn3 .irncrt Snudin to riot forced their security forces In Phi* town.

Tehran probably hopes to(.f their opposition to th* *hoduring the annual pilgrimage to Mecca{

Eat year Iranian pilcrims staged