I, Richard H. Babayan, being
duly sworn, do hereby state as follows:
1. During the past several
years, I have acted as a broker of sales of materials and equipment
used by foreign governments in their armed forces, intelligence and
security operations.
2. In the capacity
described in paragraph #1, I attended a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, in
October or November, 1987, with Mr. Abu Mohammed of Entezamat, an
intelligence and security organ of the Government of Iraq. Mr. Abu
Mohammed is a senior ranking official of Entezamat and a person with
whom I had had extensive dealings over the previous three years.
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3. During the
aforementioned meeting with Mr. Abu Mohammed, I was informed that
Dr. Earl W. Brian of the United States had recently completed a
sales presentation to the Government of Iraq regarding the PROMIS
computer software.
Furthermore, it is my understanding that others present at Dr.
Brian's PROMIS sales presentation were General Richard Secord, of
the United States, and Mr. Abu Mohammed.
4. In early to mid-1988, in
the course of subsequent visits to Baghdad, Iraq, I was informed
that Dr. Earl W. Brian had, in fact, provided the PROMIS computer
software to the Government of Iraq through a transaction that took
place under the umbrella of Mr. Sarkis Saghanalian, an individual
who has had extensive business dealings with the Government of Iraq
since the late 1970's in the fields of military hardware and
software.
I was also informed that the Government of Iraq acquired the PROMIS
software for use primarily in intelligence services, and secondarily
in police and law enforcement agencies.
5. During the course of the
visits described in paragraph #4, I also learned from Mr. Abu
Mohammed that the Government of Libya had acquired the PROMIS
computer software prior to its acquisition by the Government of
Iraq; that the Government of Libya had by then made extensive use of
PROMIS; and that the Government of Libya was highly recommending the
PROMIS software to other countries. I was informed that the high
quality of the reference for the PROMIS software from the Government
of Libya was one of the principal reasons for the decision of the
Government of Iraq to acquire PROMIS.
6. In the capacity
described in paragraph #1, I attended a meeting in early 1988 in
Singapore with Mr. Y. H. Nam of the Korea Development Corporation.
7. The Korea Development
Corporation is known to be a cutout for the Korean Central
Intelligence Agency (KCIA).
8. I learned from Mr. Y. H.
Nam during the meeting described in paragraph #6 that the KCIA had
acquired the PROMIS computer software, and that Dr. Earl W. Brian of
the United States had been instrumental in the acquisition and
implementation of PROMIS by the KCIA.
9. In the capacity
described in paragraph #1, I attended a meeting in Santiago, Chile,
in December, 1988, with Mr. Carlos Carduen of Carduen Industries.
During this meeting, I was informed by Mr. Carduen that Dr. Earl W.
Brian of the United States and Mr. Robert Gates, a senior American
intelligence and national security official, had just completed a
meeting in Santiago, Chile, with Mr. Carlos Carduen.
10. I hereby certify that
the facts set forth in this Affidavit are true and correct to the
best of my knowledge.
FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.
Signed: Richard A. Babayan
Signed and sworn to before
me this 22nd day of March, 1991.
Milton E. Shepard
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA
MY COMMISSION EXP, NOV.15,1991
BONDED THRU GENERAL INS. UNO.