CIA Support Cable re: Davidson Article (Case Closed)
This declassified CIA cable, preserved as two overlapping copies, documents internal correspondence about a man named Davidson who wrote an article and forwarded a copy to the Pentagon; the Pentagon relayed it to the Agency without comment, and the Agency in turn passed it to Colonel Grogan, Special Assistant to the DCI, remarking that nothing could be done about it. The cable states the Agency does not want any business with Davidson, arguing that giving him more names or addresses or offering a new channel of contact would only encourage further speculation. The author expresses a firm desire for no Agency involvement 'in this mess' and notes that any further action would only serve to get the receiving office 'off the hook' by involving someone else. The message is marked CASE (CLOSED). The text is heavily degraded by OCR and no clear date is legible.
Description
A garbled, partially legible CIA routing cable (two near-identical copies on two pages) from 'SUPPORT' to a Chicago (CHCO) office, discussing an individual named Davidson (referenced alongside 'Vinson') who sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon. The Agency declines further contact and wants no involvement in the matter, marking the case CLOSED. Released via the CIA Reading Room.
Claims
Davidson sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon, which forwarded it to the CIA without comment.
95%The article was passed to Colonel Grogan, Special Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence.
90%The Agency decided it did not want any business with Davidson and that providing him more names or addresses would only encourage further speculation.
85%The Agency did not want any business with Davidson and believed further contact would only encourage more speculation.
80%The Agency wanted no involvement in the matter and considered it closed.
80%The Agency wishes to avoid all further business or contact with Davidson to prevent encouraging further speculation.
80%Davidson sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon, which forwarded it to the Agency without comment.
75%The article was passed to Colonel Crogan/Grogan, Special Assistant to the DCI, with a remark that nothing could be done about it.
70%The subject 'Davidson' corresponds to UFO researcher Leon Davidson, who pressed the CIA over his writings in the late 1950s.
40%
Events
Case closed
The Agency declines further contact with Davidson and marks the case CLOSED, wanting no involvement in the matter.
Davidson's article forwarded to the Pentagon and Agency
Davidson sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon, which relayed it without comment to the Agency, which passed it to Colonel Grogan (Special Assistant to the DCI).
Davidson sends article to the Pentagon
Davidson, as previously promised, sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon, which forwarded it to the CIA without comment.
Agency declines further involvement
The Agency forwards the article to Colonel Grogan (Special Assistant to the DCI) and decides it wants no further business or involvement with Davidson.
Article forwarded from Davidson to Pentagon to CIA
Davidson sent a copy of his article to the Pentagon, which forwarded it to the CIA without comment; it was then passed to a Colonel Crogan/Grogan, Special Assistant to the DCI.
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