eleased under the DATE: 11-14-2017 [* af $ * ( UNITiso STATES DEPART a MENT OF JUsICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION New York, New York fay 4, 1975 In Reply, Please Refer to File No. f SECRET ms. wT ALPS [Atadain Me Al-Tayyar| (S) nat(Aladdin Al-Ta ar,C 3) the United Nations, \CSJ 19 A configential source adv ised First Secretar to (the Iraq Mission] t New York, New York, has, since July, » been engaged . in numerous inquiries and negotiations for the purchase of sophisticated weaponry, including automatic weapon with silencers. Among others he has dealt with are cs Military Armaméht Corporation of Marietta, Georgia, ense Systems, of Powder Springs, Georgia, and American International Corporation, of Salt Lake City, Utah. The latter company manufactures the Model 180 long rifle which is equipped with a laser sight mechanism. A factory and warehouse for American International Corporation is located in Austria under the name, Voere Ges MBH and Company. The same source adviged that in January, 1975, ‘an individual named(William¥Apikian, 21 Avenue du Jour, ferney.-Voltaire,..France,,) c mtacted hi_Tayyar [trom tne CS _) Iraq Consulatejin GeneVa, Switzerland,] concérning these (51 weapons! dealers. [Apikian subsequently traveled to the Ss United States and gaged-in negotiation with these | Companies. He arranged for Charles Goff, Chairman of the Board Anerican International Corporation, to travel ¢ (Baghdad in connection with the sale of weapons fto trea") \ Another government agency, that conducts criminal and security investigations, advised that a shipment. of weapons, including sub-machineguns with sound suppressors, ' SECRET Classified 433 Exempt from ANS, Ca Date of Dec¥assification This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. gory l, 2 & 3 It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. qn Gel. te | } 24/9 y nde ENCLOSURE jos- 2L6SG2/ Sources mentioned herein have furnished reliable information in the past unless otherwise indicated. *y . —~Y9¢ {2 Je 1 | | | | Docla: 32335474 Page 2 - John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USc INF Hetes A . ’.
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of (99? (4f Use 2107" Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ 7 « SECRET LEAS: (1) .Will attempt to identify and furnish background information feoncerning the individuals contacted by eS (Aladdin Al- -Tayyar.|(S) ; i & 2 2 me t # a i it. (2) Will attempt to. Seude whéther any of these. | individuals are known to have affiliati von with arms' dealers or known terrorist groups. ‘ SECRET -3%- Doclda: 32335474 Page 3
*Rel@ased tinder the John F. Kennedy Assassination DATE: 11-14-7017 ” 7 | SECRET fAtaddin M. Al-Tayyar ¢ S) were sent from Militar Georgia, sdgard M.A source *bres advise Armament Co poration in Marietta, - Lemmens (pn lgium.] JA confidential (s) that EdgargxLemmens TS’ a suspected oN upplier of arms to the Irish Ropublican Army a to Span Euzkadita Azkatasunat, a Basque terrorist ergen| The othef S ms governmeyt agency also advised that MitchellXWer ell, III an ES Mitchel MWerbell, 1) V.. who operate Defense S ystems, have b been previasdy arrested by the United States Government for illegal arms! deals. A second confidential source advised on April 16, 1975, that(Al 1-Tayyar made telephonic contact with the following rhar(u uals inf Lebanon: SS Date Number Called Individual Called July 16, 1974 : 691+230095 Read |(phonetic) , July 23, 1974 691+230095 $s) Ryhab\ (phonetic) August 11, 1974 040+159310 (. “Davis Lewis 35 Dancing! Road - | | | SECRET be ‘ \ oye ND Tt, 1 “meen yee ay +} -2- Docla: 32335474 Page 4