No Need for Questioning on Iran--Shamir

TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said today he doubts that it will be necessary for U.S. investigators to directly question Israeli officials about arms sales to Iran.

Speaking to reporters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Jericho, the Israeli leader said his government is ready to help the Reagan Administration investigate the affair.

“We are ready to cooperate with our American friends in clarifying all that happened here, and we will find the appropriate ways,” Shamir said.

But when asked whether Israelis involved in Iranian arms sales will be allowed to undergo direct questioning by U.S. investigators, Shamir demurred. “I don’t think it’s necessary,” he said.

Shamir has said previously that Israel would be willing to hand over written reports about Israel’s role, and Israeli officials stressed that cooperation should be government-to-government.