Attorney General Edwin Meese 3d denied wrongdoing today in connection with a billion-dollar Iraqi pipeline project and insisted he knew nothing about any plan to bribe Israeli officials.
Mr. Wallach, the proponent of the Iraqi pipeline project, also served as a lobbyist for Wedtech and has been indicted in that case.
Meese Under Investigation Mr. Meese remains under investigation for his personal investments and involvement in a billion-dollar Iraqi pipeline project that was never built.
The focus of the investigation is believed to be Mr. Meese's involvement in 1985 with an Iraqi pipeline project.
Meanwhile, beginning late last summer, Mr. McKay began to examine Mr. Meese's role in connection with the Iraqi pipeline project.
The Attorney General in under investigation in connection with a $1 billion Iraqi pipeline project and his personal investments.
Following are the texts of documents made public today by lawyers for Attorney General Edwin Meese 3d on a proposed Iraqi pipeline project.
Effect of Indictment Mr. Meese is under investigation by a Federal grand jury looking into his links to an Iraqi pipeline project.
Pipeline Project And Old Friend According to Federal investigators, the most serious allegations against Mr. Meese involve the Iraqi pipeline project.
The letters and memoranda on the Iraqi pipeline project have an unmistakable aroma.