(1o4-10246-10004 Or and & Foe a 3. late tn July 1955, Wilten GODEERG, vuho in om officer of the . “City Center Aviation Supply Company, 508 Arch Street, Philadelphia, ora ‘ LX \ V yy Ly NA . TEE PY TOPE aren 9 wns Nov § 1955 TOs Direater ' retention ee aenttemtion — RUCROFMED | FROM «= Leputy Director, Plans MAR 15 196) | Supspct: Ty Irving DAVIGGH _ DOCURENT HICKOFLM Stave i 1, Referance.fa made to previous verbal disassions conerning Subject, his arproach to this Agency, end the five meetings vith hiz, held om 30 Soptexher ani 3, 5, 10, end 13 Cotober 1955, :2, The: infériiation contained herein representa 6 summmep’S: Peng statemants mide by Subfect in the course of the five meetings listed 3 above, a5 vall os the observations of the fgency's representative, sol rc Fennsylvania, office telephone WAlnmut 20,216, hone telephone TPinity JadFI8, called on Subject, At that time Subsect was in the rerket for aviation parts for the World Wer IT P.51 type planes, sowe of which ere used by the Hicereguen Air Force, COLDBATG imew of a forthoosing euction of P.51 parta that wes to be held tn Middletow, Pennsylvenia, While he was in Subjectts office, GOIDBIRO noticed a copy of the brochure that Subject had prepared te publicize the Rational Travel Show, which Jed to his esking Subject about his part tn the shov, In the sourse of their conversation it developed that GOLDBERG has eald aviation supplies te Yugoslavia for sovoral yoers ami that ae a result of these setivities he received en invitation to visit Yugoslevie as a pusst of the Yugoslav Govermant, At the time COMIETG visited Subject he hed allegedly just returned from his visit to Yugoslavia, Vhile in Yveposlavis GOIDEEPG eav @ good deal of one Fetar|MIMAIDINEC, a former Yngoslev sssistent Hlitery Attache in Washington, now Chief of the Foreign Division of Putedr, Dragosleva Jovenevica 1, Relgrade, Yugeslevia, a Yugoslev trevel end tourist sgency, HIAID INES informed CODRERG that be was about to return to the United States for the purpose of opening a rutik travel agency im ew York City, HTMAIDTSC nade it clear ta GCINZERG that he vss operating om @ small budget and offered COIDBERG a part interest in the venture, COIDEDAG indicated that he enl MINALDINEC talked about this ° RRB, Aree, Sorter ee oo - dn detail, but that they did not reach a final understanding, However, shortly after GOIDB20 returned to Awerica he received by mail an agree- mant drew up by Putaik, epecifying the detaile of this possible collabora. tion. .
14-00000 SMe eet A oR nce mee aes Ft Sn ets ret iw wenseen 8 eens oe 00 cammmintin mae emege at 6 come eens sane ath ~ id “Signature of MINAID IEC as it appears on his application for en entry ia ay SEE art : te i) weiMe LUN tte. = Ze & This erreexant, a thote-cory of which is attached, epells out the cozritoonts of both Putntk end COIDRERG, Tn it GOLDBFRG is Fresised a comission of 5 rer cont in U.S, dollars of all the 0.8, cari Canadien business handled by the Heu York City office of Prtsix during the period of one year, in exchanre for vhich GOLDERS ts te reat and fully equip a trevel office in a convenient location tn Hew York City, GODERG is to pey the rent for one yoer, surply the necessery firniture ani a telerhons, end, in sddition, pey a monthly selery of ¢400 to 2 rnpresentative of Putaik, sent by them to Kew York for the purpose of operating said“travel office, This egreement, valid for ene yeer, doses not rive CODER eny voice in the monaserent of the trevel necnoy, An intorentine espect of thia ®oontrect" fa thet it is purportedly signed by the direstar of Patnaik, bose a striking reseublence te the Visa to the United States, as sutmitted to the United States Consulata in Belgrade in the surer of 1955, oven te the eyes of one uho 4a not a technical expert in the field of haxturiting, Yot, in his visa - eppltestion end in talking te COMED ani later to Subject, WIRAID THES stated thet he fe the Chief of the Pore dma Division of Putnik, oul hover implied that he is the Director of Putaik, 5. GEDEFO pointed out to Subject that he was not rerttoularly interested in outering into eny trevel arrangerent vith Putnik, but, at the same tims, he doss not vent to offeni the Yugoslavs, eines ho hea been doing tusiness with thom for several yeare and vishes to cone time the association, On the other hand, he seid that this travel eseociation night be e Incrative und association with GOIDBFRG, fs therefore spoke to MIRAIDEINS by telee ond was esaured that such an arrangement was acospteble to Putatk, MIEAIDTHEG hed arrived in the United States prior to the tine that GOIDBERD first contected Subfect end vas reportedly emxious to establich the travel agency as soon as precticable, ) é, At this point Subject said he realized that Putnik ts an officiel agency of the Turoslav Coverrewnt oni that eny American estos olated vith it in the United States would heve to register with the Departaent of Justice as a representative of a foreign goverment, ete ue Agee Leg VRS * A, se kee Trrmermemaee suse et emcee, +r era SEED pet ce Ee . t tase na BlBRidhieieee co ae tieas os
4-90000 ! ! i i i Tie own Gulbiad t vee bu gt a Inesemch es Yuroslavie {6 a Coremniat camtry, Subject feared that being associated in a business venture with Yuroslavia vipht not be in hin best intoresta, He therefore asked the advise of Jeck Horthan?4 IDES ON, who shares his suite af offioss in veahLogton emd vho, Subject seyo, is a Vastineton reprecentative of Parate magazine emi a log-men for Drew IEsPSON, ANDITS @! urged Subjest te ask this Agency for guidance, To thie ond ANTEPSG! for Subject te contest a nerber of thia Agency end present his rrohlam, As a result of this mosting, Subject ws seen arain by aznthes representative of this Agency to whom Subject seid he vould : extilere the Prtnik offer in preater detail before committing hineslf ard ot the sexe tine keop this Apeney informd of tha éevelop=nts, wre eT H . . ong, Spe yas.es oy aati. BBs ta UR Pe yao i <.Fe “Subject eontasted MTHAIDDEC on three aifferent ‘oceas fons, the firet time in Few York City on 4 October, the second and third times in kashineton on 11 Cetober, Subject also spoke to MIPAID ES @ number of times betucen these meetings by telephone, In ofditicn to seeing MITAID TESS, Scbject also mt and spoke with Scepan! MAP LUOBYE, , { Direstor of theYuroslev Stete Tourtst Offtes, 24 Stete Street, Row York 4, HaYe, telerhone RAnovar 2.5350, and with VoSislewFOPOVIC, essociated with MATIUASEVIC in the Yugoslav State Toortat Office, Acesring to Subject, the gist of these meetings end the various telephone conversations is as follows e, th atteupting to ascertain just what MIIAID INEG hed in wind in the vay of a trevel arency ant how Subject could benefit from his association with said agency, Subjeot learned that MINAID DEC evidently has a tine lixit in which to set up the trevel agency and show a degrees of success in its operation fn order te recoive am increase in his operating buicet in 1956, It vould eppeer that MIMAIDD@O fs operating on a very small budget, and is eager to find sem financial tasking at Pie ef Jeaest mtil be can eske a success of his venture, Voan Subject questioned the need for a travel agency operated ores oo by Putaik, since an official Yuroslay State Tourist OfMee a@ alreedy vell established in Few York, he wae informed that Putnik is a private company (sio),® primarily interested in selling the services of a travel agency, “Subject stated thet MIPAIDINEC told him that Putaik is a private company end that MATIJASEVIG added that 4¢ wes similar to the Ttelien C.I.7, travel agency, Subject added that be personally beliewss it to be a foverment eonesrm, tut that he did not pureus the subject with MIIAIDINGC and METLIISEVIC, / . OSCR CONTINUED COWTROL 1 s 1 mam errs Sr ERR AS te sateen afi ne a ar at i 3 t + ro { i ! i | f gi t ‘| ' erat ae ditto
14-00000 vhereas the offlclal sucsalev Goverment Tourist Office is in fact on information office ond not engaged in the trevel minese, Therefore, both these offices are interested in establishing the Putnik travel egency as goon as possible, end they both have been discussing this probles with Sibfect axl CODES, b. Subfact et first thourht that the whole deal wes semnthing planned by MDLID ICO for the purpose of ebtaining money for his ow parsonal use without the knovledpe of his hems office, After speaking te both KOVIDESS emi MATWISEVIG, Subject concialed thet ne dishonesty was intended end thet the tvo son wore sincere, if rather natve, regarding the travel, ; veka Seneca business, After going inte the various ramifications of the proposed joint umierteking, Subject concluded that he did not desire to get trvolved in supporting the nov agency as by MINAIN DIE, tut he did think thet, Yureslavia should leunch a public relations’ cenmaion in the Cilted States, bncilt around the opening ef a travel agency, Subject therefore docided to recommend to tha Yuposlavs that ho, ao come other publie relations axpert, be hired te publicize Yugosleviats tourist attractions to the Amoricans, This, he felt, could beat be done by opening a travel agency on Hew York's Fifth Avenue with a eocktail party and a blese of publicity, with Suvitetione sent te the Chief of the Tuposlav Deck at the State Depertuwmt, the Mayor of New York, travel ew press representatives, ani others, The travel agency would be staffed to hendle publicity releases, ensver questions, and in general hendle any sapecta ef travel that would be forthco:ing, Fe alse recom mended that NIPAIDIICS travel throughout the United States end Ceneda for the purpose of making contects with the Yugoslav colonies in both countries, Subject ‘gaia that Yugeslevia vould soon reep a tenfold benefit from ite investment, with the New York offiess af Potedk end the Yerosley State Tourist Office caning in for a pach lerror tuiret than they ere receiving now or are about toe receive in the near future, ROFGRN Cait “ae CONTROL ee icoean’ sabe ae ier ae Senet ER Pep. a ao eet nga oy sale nk innate mite sERORS «| TT je en + 0 seers tray ietean ae etenbtapenetetr Sean HF Oe pre peneeene 1 Se en PER 8 ee vee NORE Oma ate mot tate
14-00000 st eneemte-tnens 6 TONS eae EER CERNE SR ep ah I mens eee mp eny other collaboretion with then, they agreed to make 4% possible for hin to mest vith Yuposlav kshessedor Teo MATIS end outline his idees for @ publte relctiogg Proposition and thet Mars will then spomor hip in Pelerrdo, making tt possible for Subject to obtain 6. ev aradenen: the backing af the. Yugoslav Coverinient 6s will far this plan, & Subject made it clear thet he dia not heve the money with whieh te undertakes evan the sort of business arrangement MULIDIEES hed cr iglen nally preposed and that he initially contacted this Arency for the of obteinire finencial beeking in exchange for eny infermition that he wight be eble te obtain through the travel ageney, Later, a: he discunsed the problem with the Tuvoslavs ani with his contests in the Rational Association of Travel Grrantzations, he decided that, wless he conld convince the Yugoslavs that they should enere in Fablicizing Yugoslavia sort that this vould be the best way to hanile tre Subject said be ves convinced that he ed vPro epost, feat 1 cf the expenses, but be vishel to tron ver ee ee, ; “rest, Just in cage he did need soma mney, ood worded exnias Jbl CuuT ZL
14-00000 - bt hp deentd CURRIE a & om & 9, Subject was Informed that tneamch es his plans call for hin to publicise a foreign goverment in the United States, this Agency would neither give him finenciel essistance ner influence in. any wey his personal decision in the uatter, Subject stated thet be understood this Agency's position, He reised the question of being briefed regarding vhat he should leck for, should he be invited! te Yugoslavia by the Yugoslav Government in ecmestion with the proposed publicity campaign, He ves informed that his question ves not pertinent es there really was no way of knowing if such an invitation would over be forthcaning. 10, Subjeet'a office is 1224 ¥yntt Building, 777 lth Street, Hoe, i Vashington, telephone District 73400, This is a suite consisting of a i good sise ante-reom and two small offices, Subfeet shares offices ; i with James J.NPARRS, Jeok Hartham ANDEPSC@H end Proderick G.| BLUMENTHAL, fecording to Subject, FARRIS is a former State Department employes. FARR ES in not listed in the telephone book, but one Mrs, Opal[PaPRB is Listed eat 3520 18th Street, S.B,, telephone JUhnson 3.5826, ‘This is mentioned because Bubject shares, with his chree associates, a secrotery whose firet nam Opel, ABDEPSO® and BLUMENTHAL are the Veshingten representatives of - magasine, but seem to be using the joint offices only cexenfonelly, They heve a separate telephone line, District 7aA325, ; RUPMGTHAL is a former Drew PEARSON legemen, wolle AIDESO, ss mentioned above, still works for PEARSG!, [% appears that Subject, PAR BS, and i. the eecretery may be the only ones who we the office daily and that i ANDERS (! ani BLUMENTHAL generally use FARRIS! reom when they are on the 12, Bo future contest with Subject is contemplated. CS CY3784 Baslosures Agreensnt between Patadk end Williem GOIDBERG - ¥ roe me Di baptdSratasceth cee ea : ateyectan 4s pwned ete tH - ¥ % pe 1 “28 October 1955 . eR Distribution: / - , Qriginal & 1 ~ FBI (w/1 encl,) 7 VL = PICT (u/1 enc.) lL om» GT Staff L = PQS 1 — SEAT (u/1 encl.) _— : ‘Do SE/FIPR Lo Le SEY d ROFORN CONTH'ED CONTROL t 1 { ssnteattie cbt sabae, open seed BUCA Rel sn ae eee ete TEE BEE Named fie Bhat hae 7 rate alerts ae,