INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES OF IRVING DAVIDSON.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 04/28/1971
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ZE AAR IN 321741

Lo UPI TICKER ITEM QUOTES GOVT SOURCE AS SAYING

THAT AMONG FIRST GOVT REQUESTS TO U.S. WILL BE RURAL

POLICE. ADVISOR.; THIS IS FIRST MENTION OF SUCH POSSIBLE

REQUEST, AND THERE NO CONFIRMAT ION VIA OFFÍCIAL CHANNEL S

UNFORTSAT EL Y UPI MAN HAS LEFT TOWN BUT HE WAS IN CLOSE

TOUCHWITMMAX DOMINIQUE AND LAITER WAS THUS

POSSIEL Y SOURCE OF REPORT.

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2. IF REQUEST MATERIALIZES, IHIS MAY AFFORD MEANS

OF GETTING FOOT IN DOOR WITH SECURITY PEOPLE, WILL ADVISE

* FURTHER DETAILS AS THEY BECOME KNOWN.

S. NEW SUBJECT: RUINED A VID SON, PUÉLICIST

AND REGISTERED AGENT OF MAITIAN GOVI, WAS QUITE CONSPICUOUS

OVER WEEKEND MAIMTA LIAISON BETWEEN PRESS AND GOVI.

APPEARED TO BE ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO FRITZ AND MAX DOMINIQUE..

DIFFICULT TO JUDGE AT THIS POINT WHETHER HE AS SOL IDLY IN

WITH NEW GOVT AS MIS PERFORMANCE OVER WEEKEND WOULD SUGGEST

OR WHETHER, IN UNDERSTANDABLE CONFUSION OVER HAVING SO MANY

FOREIGN JOURNAL ISTS ON HAND, GOVT WAS SIMAL Y MAKING USE OF

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EXPERIENCED PUEL IC RELATIONS MAN WHO ABLE MAKE RIGHT KIND

OF DECISIONS QUICKLY ON HANDLING FRESS. AMCARBON/S SAID

DAVIDSON PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING UP PRESS TOUR

OF PALACE AND DESSAL INES BARRACKS ON 26 APRIL, WHICH WENT

OVER VERY WELL•

4. AS HQS AWARE, DAVID SON IS OCCASIONAL ODENVY

INFORMANT AND HE THUS MAY BE WILLING COOPERATE WITH

WODISH IF NOT WOMACE•

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