DISPATCH ON CONTACT WITH LEV ARONSON, OWNER OF RESTAURANT FREQUENTED BY SOVIETS.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: CHIEF, SB
Document date: 12/2/68
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Yev Adolfovich Aronson, his

his wife Gilberte on Tuesday

Oct. 29-th.

Aroneon is one of those who in Paris sees the most soviet

visitora of all kind. Through the Dr.Laary I met lagt year

a group of soviet physicians.

about hig encounterg with soviet citizens who come to rrance

and so we learned that he invites them regularely to his re-

staurant/"Dominic", 19, rue Bréa, Paris 6/ - sometimeg as many

as 15 to 20 persono Moreover soviet citizens of all kind:

srtista, painters, actors and directors of theatre, but also

Journalists - for instance from "Pravda" and "Izvestta", come

to see him privately in his house.

Last night however he talked mainly about various vigite he

had in the past. He did'nt mension once somebody who is pre-

sently or was recently in paris. when I asked him 1f he had

not seen shan now, these last days, he said a "no, nobody" and

he added that the last time, since the Ichecoslovaquia events

the soviet visitors beceme far less numerous This might be

true, but I had impression thats it was on purpose that Aron

son did not want to tell about recent visite he had. received.

He is a very cautious man and as he net yesterday. for the

I-st time the Dr. Ladry and his wife he perhaps did not want

to t0l1 too much about this.

Ne ostablished recently very friendly relationa with the

Aronson and yesterday's gathering certainly contributed to

tighten our link with them. It remains to be seen if in the

futur he will reveal more about his encounters with the so

viet visitors ind if he will be willing to help us meeting

ween them.

What can be established already is that he certainly la well

connooted with a number of them and that his restaurant 1a

¿ place whore they come frequently. What 1a his purpose of

mooting then? I and 2. are not inclined to think thet ho

works for them: he is a rich man and does nt need it. Aloo

he cortainly has not the nentality of a communiot sympathicer.

and, especially, bocause he is a passioned collectioner of rug

san antike and object of art and that these soviet vloitors

bring him now and then - ag a gift for his dinners, or juat

for sale - some of the objects they succeed to smugle out of

USSR.

see Appendix D about his personal char-eteriatice.

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FRANCE

sC.oб

Russia

Personality :

64. a1Ra a born in st. peteraboure,® so 63 -

Irist

Russia - partly, but aloo and chioply a Fell-

know Paris's restaurant owner/rest. DOMINIC/

marriod to Olga. ............, @leo rubbian-

jowioh and having a grown

up adopted son/ the

son of his wife with a previous narriage.

DOMINIC is the only russian rostaurant in Pa

rio which did'nt change hande for 40 years.

/soon thorewill

bo colebration with lote of

french parsonalition of thie anniversary/.

He 16 Bal a nelloknown art oritle aa writes

the rarion "oarachdenta"

Ared a collectioner

of anti and objecta of art/chielfty rugsian

-He oortainly 1a also a paris's personality

who dad meny strande anone the high 0x-201a18

Charactor

8aueytu0., curtured, willful, energetic, shrewd.

Intelligence:

ho oebtainly 10 not stupid, but hie intel-

ligonoe 18 of purely praotical, nateri0l1atie

kind.

Weaknes

as he is a passionate art-colloctor ho would

do to connidorable lenghts to get some "trea-

eure".

Wis connotion he had me jaily in i and mo now

and then to USSR/but not lately/.

NH.- hio wife do a nice woman but of little personality,

who is not of very good health, aleo overhelmed by him.

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Appendix 8

Dr alause aste

DOB: C IL

CIL: FRANCE

A ERANCE

PARIS

Borronotity

an Adaerian fow

but a fronch oltizen, tho

Ir. Lagry 1s one

of the

most capable Paria's

physloians / general medocino/,age: 50 or

00.

Now he de the shloe deotor of"Pranc0-9011"

an want as the son praotioner of other faris's

p9d10a1 centere.

Charaoter :

WANG

MEGASE

,bl1ging, helpful as

much

one gan

Do, learned and thorough in

his medioal flold, reliablo, talkative and

slightly naive.

Intoll1gonge

good, but not partioulary bright excopt in

his profession; has rood namesy.

OPen treEtS SOMAVISIDORS IN PARIS

BU PE: ANSRU, GILBERTE

His conneotiong:as politicaly he is rather of the loft/for-

morly had sympathies for the communists, but

sinoe the Iraoll-war changod completoly/

ho likes and moets, as often as possible

soviet viaitore to

NB. - his wife,also jewigh has little personality.

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