Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DONAHOE, S. B.
To: BELMONT, A. H.
Document date: 05/17/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Informátion

Date:

4/29/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10214-10449

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 2-1423-69

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Recorde

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NIT 53932

Date:

08-21-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

DONAHOE, S. B.

TO: BELMONT, A. H.

TITLE :

DATE: 05/17/1961

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

IID, REGISTRATION ACT, ASSOC, TEAMSTERS UNION,

MEROLA, JOE, HOODLUM, JEWEL THEFT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC TTY

v9.1

WH 53932

DocId: 32295173

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OPTIONAL CORN NO. 18

UNITED STATES GOV

MENT

Memorandum

TO

A. H. Berglont

FROM

S. B. Donahoes,

DATE:

5/17/61

1 - Parsons

- Belmont

- Rosen

1 - Donahoe

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Lavans f

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1 - Kayne

Trotter

W.C. Sullivan

1

• Nasca

Tele. Room

1

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Cotter

sItigram

Gandy -

LASSIFTED

SUBJECT:

IRVING DAVIDSON

MISCELLANEOUS • INFORMATION CONCERNING

(NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE)

Classinathy S

Desiassy on:

1.47

attorney who is registered

as agent of Doth Nicaraguan and israeli Gavements as public con

relations consultant.

volunteered data to

151

Bureau on a number of occasions regarding Latin-American matters/

Exe

and he fancies himself as an expert in this field. At present

THe are making review of his books and accounts at specific

request of Department in view of fact Davidson has reportedly

filed incomplete registration statements. Bureau files also

Show that Daviason has been mixed up with arms exporting in the

past; that he has been associated with a number of questionable

that he is,

individuals, in short, a con man and opportunist.

including Jimmy Hoffa of the Teamsters Union; and

On the afternoon of 5/12/61 Davidson telephonically

contacted Supervisor R. D. Cotter who has interviewed Davidson'in

the past and

advised that

the ason and heised just he contacted do so pesos interest.

MiamI'S, Government concerning reasons for failure of recent

Florida, and latter claimed he had information of interest

to U.

Cuban invasion attempt. According

to Davidson, moreover

claimed he had tried to furnish this information to local FBI

office but had been "given a hard time" by Special Agent Sweeney

in some type of criminal activities and was in contact with FBI

office in that regard but Davidson had no details

REG g

in this regard. g

2-1423-

Merola is hoodlum type who iX el known to our Miami

or bee

He formerly was a criminal informant (MM 660-C) but hasie

now been discontinued and he has been a principal suspect

theft of $117.

3/20/61,

ect calth 81198t

Merola was

alleged that Swinney threatened to have his

Enclosure pea

2-1423

ECLASSIFED BY 576408 S+0/SE

101-97

1 - 87-52792 5/20/61

3/20/6ỉ)

Theft of $117,605 JewelsH/t guterfogida,

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR,

SEC

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION LES

IN THIS DOCUMENT. IMSO

15-97

5-23-61

КДС:.Fa

NH 53932

DooId: 32295173

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