Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10301-10064 RECORD SERIES: HQ ’ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 2-1423-3RD NR 87 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: AG TITLE: DATE: 02/15/1963 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : IID, ASSOC, POLIT CONTRIBUTIONS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 11/20/1996 ‘OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32309795 Page 1 el 14
® eased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, {44 USC 27107 Hote} . p- ATE: Lkese. 11-14-2017 4 o eX, eee CONFIRENTIAL The Attorney Generaty {| ie. Director, FBI DATE: FROM GUA UBJECT: vi j Th 1 = Belmont. 1 - Evans 1 - Rosen 1 = Sullivan 1 Wannall February i5, 1963 EMBASSY OF NICARA INTERNAL SECURITY - NICARAGUA ) Pouvideon said that "he \3 \ ic , Decasaiy on: GAQR Oe. OAS ’ Yd “ source who has furnished reliable information in the %," N } 3 past has reported that on February 11, 1963, I. Irving Davidson, yO ™ Yi:  vregistered agent for Nicaragua,Awas in contact with General ‘ >» 5 Juiio C, Morales, Military and Air Attache of the Nitaraguan i EAS Embassy WYour source said their conversation was couched in very rif: circumspect terms, i i bow wn . BG Without ident catying the individual to whom he referred, “5 . itm ite tle! should stay there awhile because they were:,. poset abe ah te cae wae. VOLK ON two checks, the “orand jury" and they want to ask him about those Davidson conjectured. that probably “Frank" merely his xegular check for $1,000 and "Flood" endorged it and red it for “Frank” at the bank in the Capitol. Seo Morales to get word to Nicaragua ee said that althoug ‘S), avidson es is = "Washington i pen had unesvthed two political contributions from the brothers .2 WAL slose to "Drew," he could do notht he had even tried "oluta"’ (Spanish for silver). Davidson continued by relating that about a year ago he had cold "Frank" and the "General" done that" because, whether it was right or wrong, Drew Pearson would wut it in the paver and it could cause embarrassment, Davidson thought the matter was probably being brought up at this time because of the “foreign agents investigation." As possibly connected with the above, it is noted that oats column in the February 13, 1963, issue of..the™ Post and Times Herald" reported that Senate probers Drew Pears. Luis and Anastasio Somoza, President and Secretary of Defense, respectively, of Nicaragua. One of the contributions was a $10,000 payment to the 1960 campaign of President Kennedy, who kuew nothing concerning it. The other was a payment of $1,500 to the election campaign of Representative Daniel J. Flood, Peansylvania. According to Pearson, these contributions were wade through Frank Berry, a registered Nicaraguan agent. that "Frank should not have KS) oe SAE AAA A pr oe Pores Beaay why! ‘h uw the o my Docld:32309798 Page 2 1 =-58=5205 (Conbribe) gn14as 1G. Irwing i, 1 --97#3485 (Frank M. Barry) J Davidson) —l —°62-98942 (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 we A. x 'r CY CONFIDENT ory & fhe Attorney General SECKE! | it is noted the files of the Registration Section of the Department reveal Frank Barry, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, Morcthwest, Washington, D. C., is a registered agent of the wicarsquan Government. Our source reported on January 31, 1983, that Barry would be in Nicaragua subsequent to February 7, 1963. . No inquiries will be made by this Bureau into the matter outlined above in the absence of a specific request. i - The Deputy Attorney General a ~- Mr. Serbert J. Miller, Jr. Assistant Attorney General 1 - Mr. ¢. Walter Yeagley Assistant Attorney General NOTE: Classified "Confidential" because information was received from, WF. 970-S*,/a source of continuing value, and unauthorized disclosure Could adversely affect his future productiveness to the detriment of the national defense. See cover memorandum Wannali to Sullivan, same caption, dated 2/14/63, prepared by ACM:ams. SEC A al -2- CONF IDANTIAL Docld: 32309798 Page 3