CABLE: ISADORE IRVING DAVIDSON (201-041581)
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 12/12/1972
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. ISADOPE IRVING I

DAVIDSON (201-042581) BORN 19 JAN 22T

PITTSEURGH, REGISTERED DEC 63 AS AGENT FOR DUVALIER COUT. HAS ALSO

AT VARIOUS TIKES REPPESENTED NICARAGUA, ECUADOR, ISRAEL AND INDONESIA

AND REPORTEDLY WAS CLOSE FRIEND PRESIDENT BALAGUER OF DOMPEP. HE

OFTEN REPORTED HIS-AXCHIVITIES TO WODUAL OFFICIALS AND AS RESULT

HAS BEEN SUBJECT OF CONSIDERARLE REPORTING BY NVIDEA AFD LNEERGO.

FILE INDICATES SUBJECT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL CON MAN AHD POSSIELE

SECURITY RISK, INCLUDING SFECULATION THAT, FOR HIS OUN BENEFIT.

HE IDENTIFIED COS PORT AU PRINCE TO DUVALIER I! 1963 WITH RESULT

COS EXPELLED. FILE ALSO INDICATES DAVIDSON ROUTINELY EXAGGERATES

OR DISTORTS FACTS FOR OUN BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY AS REGARES CLAIMING

CLOSE FERSONAL CONTACTS A'D INFLUENCE AT HIGHEST LEVELS LIBUZZ WHEN

DEALING WITH FOREIGH CLIENTS. HE DESCRIBED AS FAST EUCK ARTIST WILLING

PARTICIPATE IN ANY BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR A COMMISSION. DAVIDSON

ALSO CLOSE ASSOCIATE COLUMNIST JACK ANDERSON, WITH UHOM SHARED OFFICE

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SPACE IN 1963, AND HAS USED THIS ASSOCIATION TO INFLUENCE POTENTIAL

FOREIGN CLIENTS.

2. IN LIGHT ABOVE INFO, BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT CONTACT ZEA

ELMERGO AUTHORIZATION FOR BKHERALD CONTACT WITH HII HAS BEEN RECFIVED!.

UE MUST ASSUME THAI DAVIDSON WOULD BECOME WITTING ANY BKHERALD

RELATIGUSHIP WITH ZEA, AND GIVE! DAVIDSON TRACK GRECORD, HE LOULD

NOT HESITATE USE THAT KHOULEDGE FOR PERSONAL GAIN. HAS INCLINED SHARE

LIMA VIEU SPARA ? REF BY THAT

- COUP PLOT, IF SUCH INDEED EXISTS.

UNLIKELY DEVELOP INTO SERIOUS THREAT TO VELASCO GOVT. IN SUM

THEREFORE, POTENTIAL INTEL OR EARLY WARNING TO BE OBTAINED BY

BKHERALD CONTACTING SUPPOSED PLOTTER NOT SUFFICIENT IN HOS VIEU TO

JUSTIFY FLAP POTENTIAL INHERENT IN MAKING THIS CONTACT.

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CONTENT: DAVIDSON CONTACTED LNERGO 5 OCTOBER TO ADVISE THAT HE HAD

CEL CONTACTED BY SOUTH AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN. FERMANDO ELNUS, SUBSE.

LENTLY IDENTIFIED AS COLUMGIAN CIT FERNANDO ZEA, WHO CLAINED BI

INVOLVED IN PLANTING COUP TO OUST PRESIDENT VELASCO LURING LATTER

PART OF ACTOBER 72.

LIZUZZ THEY NOT CONMUNISTS AND ZEA WILLING SHOW E"BATTLE PLANS"

TO BKHERALD.

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