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born: 1936-01-01
category: Other
died: 2024-11-16
location: Collingswood, New Jersey
summary: National security figure connected to the Carter and Reagan administrations
  who attended the October 1980 Washington meeting on Iran.
tags:
- Person
---

[Richard Allen](/people/richard-allen/) was a figure with connections to the [Carter](/people/jimmy-carter/) administration. He was part of the [American](/places/united-states/) delegation at the Washington meeting in October 1980, which included [Robert McFarlane](/people/robert-mcfarlane/) and Lawrence Silberman. [Allen](/people/richard-allen/) had a deal with the [Reagan](/people/ronald-reagan/) camp that assured him the position of national security adviser for [Reagan](/people/ronald-reagan/).[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.