| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/29/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10302-10125 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 2-1423-4TH NR 137 Document Information I : ORIGINATOR: FBI | FROM: DECKER, A. J. . TO: MILLER, E. S. TITLE: DATE: 07/26/1972 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/29/1996 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE fr COMMENTS : I i | v9.1 , , 19 DoclId: 32310181 Page 1
DATE: 412 fae a b+ ie te 6 5010-106 : —_ } a a GSA GEN, REG, NG. IY . ; ie ~ ; I 7 ao UNITED STATES C, SRNMENT : C\ hee 4 yy ae: | [*Bishon _M emorandum — 1 =, W. Bates Lian — ; 1 - E. S. Miller Cleveland ‘ Conrad TO ‘,: Mr. E. S. mires "DATE: 7/26/72 a _ rahe — t / / CRET’ . , woes, Marshal) — ; J J. Decker .. . afer eS FROM : A. J. esd — = TE George > Classifisttay A, CMb hed SUBJECT: XY, IRVING > Os sosox sD ifwhn. 7 Mr. Armetron . INFORMATION CONCERNING Beclassity, Ww (NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE SECTION) (A > hb «ao This is to advise : the receipt of information fr rom .ur sensitive coverage”of the Israeli Embass ¥F¢ hat YE) “T. Iiving Davidson, self-employed public relations élor, _has advise ajor General Eliahu Zeira, Defense Armed Forces Attache, Embassy of Israel,(that he shoul et with Acting Director L. Patrick Gray, I » prior to leaving his present post. Davidson, who is currently under Federal indictment, ‘Stated he has known the Acting Director sinc 959. a ' BACKGROUND: HO, / Co Toe ey a a A, Bers scone nr MOE GN SRA ME SEU woe vert i K'lasor General Zeira was formerl Deputy Chief of Israeli Military Intelligence, an fter Completion of his’ ’ duties as’ Defense and Armed Forces Attache at the Israeli Embassy, Washington,-D.C., will return to Israel to become Chief'of Israeli Military Tatelligence This is to occur gl during August, 1972. | wf 1. Irving Davidson is registered with the Department of Justice as the agent for Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He has been the representative of other countries in the past, eh including the Israeli Military Industries, a part of the Israeli & , Government , -in connection with the sale of a submachine gun we manufactured by the Israelis. Davidson has described himself as a "five percenter and out. to make a fast buck." Davidson has contacted the Bureau in the past on several occasions. — AS an example, on behalf of the Romanian Government, Davidson . advised:“the: Bureau he had an opportunity to represent the Romanian: Government ‘in commercial transactions. He requested - that the Bureau notify appropriate agencies of the U.S. Government ‘concerning the Romanian Government's interest in improving trade between the countries. - | On this occasion, Davidson was referred to the U. s. State Departments: On pedro ooveat om trogen, teeny, ote Eire ieee ake ata aes pee Se SS Tags 2 SE nced Mnaatined 8) Gress rs ean = ae — 7 ovat “1 \ 7 tet "AUG v4 ‘SPAUCE ‘BDLURE ~DEGLASSA On 25x DocIda: 323101681 Page 2? Released unex’ he John F. Kennedy Assassination. Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC - 2107 Hote; .
Released ‘the Wahn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107, Hofe}- DATE: wl 3017 : . . - - Ly op, “0 s . a - MEE a i - . ‘ : . . : . ae ‘Memorandum to Mr. ‘E, Ss. Miller Re: I. Irving Davidson -another occasion, Davidson, who has financial interests in the Republic of Panama, was interested in a scheduled meeting between representatives of the Panamanian Government, General William C. Westmoreland, and a New York investment banking company to work out Panamanian financial problems. This meeting was cancelled, and Davidson came to the FBI requesting . that the Bureau assist in the rescheduling of the meeting. Davidson was Secretary-Treasurer of the Beverly Ridge Estates Corporation, West Hollywood Hills, California, a real estate development corporation, which was recipient of a large Tean- sters Union pension fund loan. Two of Davidson's associates in this corporation were indicted for mail fraud, income tax - evasion, and perjury. The Beverly Ridge Estates Corporation filed a petition for arrangement under the National Bankruptcy Act. Davidson was indicted on 6/7/72 at Los Angeles, California, in connection with the concealment of some $500,000 in assets in anticipation of the bankruptcy. This was accomplished by transferring the assets to. a Panamanian | corporation under Davidson’ Ss control. 8, an ar ~ ACTION: ee The above is for inform a Gn the event] efforts Ce are made by Davidson- ‘Or others gormatgon in ng. afmeet ing between a . 4 Major General Zeira and Acti Director Gray. While we have - | | Legal Attache in Tel Aviv She does not deal with/the . SO militaryfAnd it is pot recommended,. ‘Eperefore, that My Gray . take the. ‘time to meet: General Zeira. be MS 4 SO Ses, F : Sagres pipet en ae cee SRO ESATO en ee i . | Docld:32310181 Page 3