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Relations Committee, which was looking into drafting legislation
making it a crime to pay bribes to foreign officials, that he was
not aware of any improper payments to foreign officials. He also
stated:
I emphasized the fact that it was I who sought Ashland and
who prevailed upon them to come to Iran and who assisted
them in developing their programs for Iran. * * * .
* * * * * * *
I stated that ever since the inception of my relationship
with Ashland six years ago, my companies paid our own way
* * * .
Petitioner indicated that he had told the Committee that no
one in the Government of Iran had made any demands for "under-
the-table" payments. On January 6, 1976, petitioner signed an
affidavit for an unknown purpose stating that he had not made,
and in the future would not make, any payments from funds paid to
him by Ashland that he knew or had reason to know were illegal in
the jurisdiction in which the payment was made.
D. Payments by Ashland
In the notice of deficiency for 1973 respondent increased
petitioner's income from Ashland by $120,900. In August 1973,
Ashland issued a wire transfer of $100,000, payable to a bank
account in the name of Interrep. S.A. (Interrep), account number
29893C. These funds were deposited in an account at the Banque
de Paris. The stated purpose for this wire transfer was
"Consulting done in relation to Iranian Venture".
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