The following information was provided to the DIRB in a 4 September 1997 e-mail from a representative of the National Movement of Iranian Resistance (NMIR) in London. The NMIR has members inside Iran, it carries out activities inside Iran, and it distributes publications and communiqués inside Iran.

For more information on the NMIR, please see the attached documents downloaded from NMIR's Internet website.

The following information was provided to the DIRB in an 8 September 1997 telephone interview with a journalist in the Persian-language section of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The source stated that he is not aware of any evidence that the NMIR is active inside Iran.

According to a 23 June 1995 dispatch from the Xinhua News Agency, the Iranian authorities arrested "three members of the iranian mujahideen khalq organization (mko) and the monarchists" in the province of Yazd. Please see the attached article for more details. Other references to monarchist activities inside Iran were not found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Persian-language section, London. 8 September 1997. Telephone interview with a journalist.

National Movement of Iranian Resistance (NMIR), London. 4 September 1997. E-mail communication.

The Xinhua News Agency. 23 June 1995. "Iran Seizes 16 Tons Explosives." (NEXIS)

National Movement of Iranian Resistance. 3 May 1996. "National Movement of Iranian Resistance Iran." [Internet] [Accessed 4 Sept. 1997]

_____. 3 May 1996. "About NAMIR." [Internet] [Accessed 4 Sept. 1997]

The Xinhua News Agency. 23 June 1995. "Iran Seizes 16 Tons Explosives." (NEXIS)