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Chief of Station, Manila
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FPIEL-5545
HEADQUARTERS FILE NO
201-41581
FROM Chief, Far East Division
SUBJECT
I. IRVING DAVIDSON
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FPHA-8470, 13 May 1958, Transmittal of MIRAVELIN Tap Transcripts
1. The information obtained in the name check of DAVIDSON reveals that
Subject is an aggressive international businessman who would possibly
participate in any business proposition for a commission; however, when
negotiating with representatives of other countries, Subject usually protects
himself 
by reporting the business propos tion to a U.S. Government agency
or official. The name check reveals that the relationship between
Drew Pearson and MIRAVELIN may have resulted from Subject's personal contact
with both men. The information re MIRAVELIN may have reached Pearson
through Subject's office associates.
2. The following are the details of the check on Subject:
2. Subject, a U.S. citizen, born 19 January 1921, is married and
maintains his residence and office in Washington, D.C. As reported by
KUJUMP, 8 November 1955, Subject shared his office suite in the Wyatt
Building with James Farriss, a former ODACID employes, and Jack
Northam Anderson and Frederick G. Blumenthal, Washington representatives
of PARADE magazine. Frederick G. Blumenthal is a former Drew Pearson
legan ile Anderson continues to work for Pearson.
b. An ODENVY report dated 6 November 1957, stated that Subject
filed 
a 
registration statement, No. 836, 18 April 1955, with the
Foreign Agents Registration Section, Department of Justice. Subject
listed as his foreign principal President A. Somoza, Republic of
Nicaragua. The nature and purpose of his representing the foreign
principal was given as purchasing agent for various bureaus of the
Republic of Nicaragua, including the military forces. He also stated
that he dealt in general public relations and was self-employed.
Another ODENVY report of 18 June 1957 stated that Subject listed his
occupation as a Public Relations Counsel and Business Consultant in
a report to a local credit bureau. The report indicated that Subject
previously spent some time in Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the
Dominican Republic and is well acquainted with various business and
goverment officials in the above-mentioned locations.
On several occasions in the past Subject volunteered information
to various government agencies and offered his assistance to the
U.S. Government. In an ODENVY report dated 15 September 1950, Subject
advised that through a friend, Max Henriquez, who Subject claimed to be
a representative for the Jominican Republic to the United Nations,
Subject had become acquainted with Vincente Toledano, and was
sufficiently close to him to obtain important information concerning
activities of the Communist Party in Mexico. Subject offered his
assistance to the U.S. Government in this matter. According to a
KUJUSP report, submitted by the Office of International Trade, dated
1953, 
Subject furnished information regarding travel in 1950 between
Mexico and the USSR and information on trans-shipments through Mexico.
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A Memoranch of 8 November 1955, reported that Subject had approached
a KUZA¨X representative on 30 September 1955, at which time he requested
guidance and possible financial assistance for a proposed business
arrangement with Peter WIHALLINEC, former Yugoslav Assistant Military
Attache in Washington, and now Chief of the Foreign Division of PUTNIK,
a travel and tourist agency. The proposed business partnership was
for the purpose of opening a PUTHIK travel agency in New York City.
Subject had not buch 1.ve.essed in participating in the travei ani
tourist agency in New York City but had suggested to the Yugoslavs
that he would act as their public relations expert and publicize
Yugoslavia's tourist attractions throughout the U.S. Subject stated he had
initially contacted KUBARK for the purpose of obtaining financial backing
in exchange for any information that he might be able to obtain through
his contacts with the Yugoslavs. Subject was informed by KUPARK
representative that KUBARK would neither give him financial assistance
nor influence in any way his personal decision in the matter.
d. Also the files reflect that Subject has had contacts with other
purchasing agents for foreign countries: In MANA 2217, 19 March 1957,
Subject and Isaac Cohen, Israeli purchasing agent in New York, visited
Nicaragua ostensibly to discuss the purchase of Israeli corvettes by
the icaraguan Government. An OPENVY report dated 31 March 1958, from
a confidential source, stated one San Cummings, an international arms
dealer, presently has a quantity of guns in bond in the "free trade
zone", New York City, and Subject and James Farriss had been attempting
to locate buyers for these guns. An ODENVY report dated 31 March 1953, :.
stated that Abdul Rachman SURIOKUSUMO, jakarta, Indonesia, connected
with the Indonesian Police Force, had been in the U.S. in the early
part of 1956 seeking arms for Indonesia. Due to U.S. regulations, he
was unable to obtain arms. At this time Subject interested SUMIOKUSAD
in purchasing arms from the Dominican Republic. According to source,
Subject and SURIOKUSUMO made a trip to the Dominican Republic in June
1956 accompanied by a U.S. arms expert and Enrique Garcia, Jr. who
had claimed to be a personal friend of Gen. Rafael L. Trujillo of
the Dominican Republic and who is registered with the Foreign Agents
Registration Section, listing his foreign principal as the Dominican
Republic. It was reported in HPMA 0923, 6 August 1956, that Subject
had written a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua in which
he stated the purpose of his recent trip and informed the Ambassador
that "other reda" were attempting to undercut the arms price as quoted
by the Cominican Republic. As reported in ODACID on 6 May 1958,
Subject, as representative of the Government of Nicaragua, last year
purchased 73 Staghound armored cars from Israel for the GON and also
negotiated the subsequent sale of 30 of these vehicles to Cuba.
Recently Subject approached U.S. officials in Micaragua re disposal
of 20 of these vehicles to the Guatamalan Government.
e. The only reference to MIRAVELIN reflected in this name check
was a KUJUMP report dated 22 April 1957 which stated that a letter,
found by a law enforcement officer in February 1957 among MIRAVELIN's
personal effects, seemed to imply that a joint effort was being made
by MIRAVELIN and the late Nicaragua president SOVOZA to open a casino
in Micaragua. This letter dated 27 August 1956 was written on the
letterhead of the Nicaraguan Government Agency, Suite 1224, Wyatt
Building, Washington, D.C., I. Irving Davidson, U.S. representative,
and stated: "Enclosed are Ex-Im bank particulars you asked for.
Sam Waugh will cooperate with us 100%. Be sure that Pres. Somoza and
only Pres. Somoza designates you 50% partner in the casino. You don't
need any partner for the hotal end of the deal at all. You don't
want one either. I am sure Pres. Somoza won't care about this. Don't
hesitate to ask Somosa anything about anything. I already talked with
him and told him that I hope that you would take over this project
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with your group and experience. I will then know that Micaragua will
have 
the nicest, best operated facility in the hemisphere. Give my
best regards 
to Pres. Somoza when you see him. If you don't see him
for any reason, 
you don't have a deal regardless what papers you see
or whoever else 
you may meet. Somoza is a regular guy and our kind
of people. He 
has also been helpful to our people on the other side.
Your boy, Irv Davidson
."
3. This information has not been cleared for passage to our liaison
services
.
6 October 1958
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