Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). Date: DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32295149 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10214-10425 HQ 2-1423-48 Document Information FBI SAC, WMFO DIRECTOR, FBI 02/05/1960 3 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C L Redact 10/10/1996 INDEFINITE INC LHM ) 4/29/201
V7 eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act DABES (hte 1yb- BOF . Mohr... Mr, Parsons... : Belmont. FBI Date: 2/5/60 bet tim tod a be leew & _Mr. Ww. CO. Sullivan iq___ AIRTEL ~ Via j (Priority or Method of Mailing) p Mr. Inge AM...--—---- : Miss Gandy... ~- y HI ; | nawncy Ered, fhelitona, |— to “| TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (2-1423) peg. recy Sev Oo. tt ° as “REP FORW. Sn Ol Gp as FROM: SAC, WFO (105-26269) py (  o.. rRVINGCOAVIDSON” “prenatal oh ae oy je HECLAS .SSIE FY ‘Oh one oA. 4 16’. y Enclosed herewith are @ight~(8) copies of_a letter- (GF Ke) , head memorandum captioned and dated as above. al . 1 The source of the information is [we 568-S*.|(s)_ - For information of the Bu, information was previously, set out in my letterhead memo dated 12/9/59, concerning ie GERHART and an. invitation - whi ch. was to be extended to oF GERHART for af[yisit to Israel YS)The attention of the Bu is Panes also directed to the fact that DAVIDSON reported that ‘in. Co He etter to GERHART from[SELLINGER{9it was indicated that “SS © aaah spies, Name was mentioned as being the person to report ge ae > e"“GER "s inability to make the trip[to Israel (SWEBB is. be BP a former SA of the FBI and is n associated with CLINT rn MURCHISON's enterprises in WDC , ee oe Ss “The memo is classified "Confidential" since it Kiends ‘to reveal FBI investigative interest infa foreign we eee iplomatic official and establishment,] and sif€e data (s ad: reported could reasonably result in i@entification of idential.informant of continuing value and compromise € effectiveness thereof. mes | REQ. RES'D “SBureaa (Encls. 8) DATE FORW. o2-S7-60 1-WFO og rn ea #SFEB 9 1960 | a . | MPC reas file ‘_ ao: coc. wick! argc poe REQ: RAG’ Det peg . aN CC. mania ; SEP PY Docld: 32295149 Page 2?
At \ an ‘consi e ; NO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ZY re " In Reply, Please Refer to Cr - a i ™ WASHINGTON 25, D. G. _ File No. “ SLU Vee f February 5, 1960 of- 5 YW CLASSIFIED BY Sok Sto] I. IRVING DAVIDSON DECLASSIFY ON: 2X 7 of (Coe On February 5, 1960, a confidential informant, who has furnished reliable information in the past, atta that(Colonel & Aharonyyariv, Military, Naval, d Air“Attach at file Sraé mbassy, had been in in Contact] tHOL. Irving Tdson, a welt “known. Washington, D. C. businessman, © is registered with the Department ot Justice a n agent by the governments of Nicaragua and Israel. | Yariv ported that Davidson had mentioned a story given to him by one ° chwimmer which Davidson pane oy not heard Dawtason tna A Saye . in({Israel at Tel Aviv himonXpossibly (ShimonAPeres,(S) Cae ‘Chief of Sta n Ghimoai or, Reid] (United States ~ (9G bassador to Tsraéel)y- ‘and SenatormSymingtop were in attendance, | Aeneas to Davidson, pinogfea asked about(S) -getting(military aid for Israel}Mrig t out in te cold to Symington." an ington's answer was said to be[that th United Stated as prépared to give assistance. [Yariv\(9 confirms that this had occurred and that he had preveows knowledge of it Schwimmer] is possibly identical wi th[Ado. eWitliam Serna nl Orn reg) +6 possinl believed to be in geaphs il) usb Ociatec ith[El Al, official Israeli airlines. JG). On February 5, 1960, Mrs. Ruth Brady, Registration Section, Internal. Security Division, United States Department } of Justice, advised a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Adolphe William Schwimnestiad filed a registration statement in 1952, at which time he was in charge. of the[Qffice of the Intercontinent Airway, Incorporated jf m6) which was an agent of the[Government of Israel supply. mission, ke: ' New York City, New York. 1s registration was terminated >) on December 31, 1959. WB3BGY acy Geseifisa aL IEC ere SECR pry ‘Asolassity cn SEURE] | Docld:32295149 Page 3
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 21 DATE: 11-14-2017 ne ; s °s ee VY oe . CONF IQENTIAL ; I, IRVING DAVIDSON LS OPA! cy ‘as? Cas + wit hles E Davidson also had in his possession a letter which ‘was being directed to one Gerhart (possibzy Lieutenant. ae General John.K wWMGerhart, listed in. the June, 1959; Wiited “States Department of Defense telephone directory as being attached to the Air Force and assigned to the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff_for Plans and Program). \The letter had been prepared by [Shmue Ase: wer, Director of..th 216) (9 Gsreeii Ministry] in New New York City. The letter stated ACS Sellinger] regretted oe Gorbart' Sin inability (to visit Israel .°* “were possible for him to come, The letter stated tha} "we" a have great interest infAl_Bettock (phonetic) Aircraft S) becoming a contractor 0 (the United States Air Force in [S) $)(Burope and the Middle East,] and such an arrangement woul be beneficial tolboth countries he letter requested that Gerpart instruct his peoplefat Chateau Rue or. Roux ,}(S) France o conduct Sui spy eprssations as are customary in order that (Bettock] ght become, in time,fan approved | United States Air Force facility. |(S) Davidson also reportedX¥to. (varighPhat he was . ; going to meet [Schwimmer in Paris d although he doesn't have a letter from Gerhart, he ha note of the kind of letter that Gerhart should furnish to him (Davidson). | The letter shonld be to onef{General Markley 49 apparently was jin France nd who was he of (Chateau uel SThe letter shold be directed tofltarkleyfaina was to serve as an fo) planned, but that he would be equally welcome in April if it introduction for Ir ing Davidson, a Washington representative of pettock Airerati| ynich was located in(Lua, Israel KYIt a was to indicate that Davidson was to assis Bet toclf/gn his we efforts tofsecure contractsftrom the [United States Air Force Ie) in Europe and the Middle East Zhnd any assistance extended to Davidson would be appreciated, The letter should be - ' signed by John Gerhart. Davidson planned to ta such a letter, together with{Schwimmer, to Chateau Rue d allow OE: ever (8) to do the talking since Davidson is not an (a (SfSchwim This document contains neither ~~ recommendations mor conclusions of , 2 + { the FEI. It is the property © the FBI and is leaned to your agency; it and its conicnts are not to be distributed outside your agency. ConF ENTIAL C Docld: 32295149 Page 4 aircraft