CABLE RE: IRVING DAVIDSON SUBJ OF LEWIN MAY CALL, PURCHASING AGENT FOR NICARAGUAN GOVT CURRENTLY
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 06/06/1958
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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IRVING DAVIDSON, SUBJ GE LEWIN/NAI CALL PURCHASING AGINT FOR NICARAGUAN

GOVT CURRENTLY OBJECT CE INTEREST DUE TO HIS RESALE TO CUBA CE ISRASLI

ARMORED CARS PURCHASED BY NICARAGUA. CUBAN NAVY FRIGATE USED IN CUBAN

SHIPMENT BELIEVED SEAWORTHY FOR PACIFIC CROSSING AND POSSIELY IDBNTICAL

SHIP DESCRIBED THIS CONVERSATION. TWENTY THOUSAND FIGURE CITED APPEARS

APPLI TO SMALL, ARMS. NO QUERYING NIGARAGUA IF SMALL ARMS INCLUDED IN

PURCHASE FROM ISRABI, AND FOR EVIDENCE SMALL, ARMS IN THAT APPROXIMATE VOLUME

ES ING PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT OVI. SINCE URGENTLY NEED CONSULT ODENIE RE

DAVIDSON CARIBBEAN AND FE ARMS DEALS REQUEST CDUNI EXPEDITE HULA RESPONSE.

CABLE SIGNIFICANI INFO DEVDLOPED FROM TAP CONCERNING ARMS. CAN IOU MENTIFY

ULTILATE BUYRR? JOT DONN YOUR COMENTS AND PERSONALITY IDENT IF ICAT IONS CH

POUCHED TRANSCRIPTS WHEN POSSIBLE. CHARGE JUNE COST OF TAP TO 3780-83-999.

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