ARMS TRAFFIC BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SWITZERLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002500050007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 11, 1949
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Switzerland./Israol/Ita].y/,G
P3UBJECT Arms Traffic between Israel and Switzerland
PLACE 25X1A6a
DATE DISTR. 11 - i.iG:r I ;'A' ;'
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1. Abraham Friedma:m, who, until recently was associated with -Jacques Kimohe* of
Socorex S.A. , - Importations. iortations, 3, St. Pierre, Lauseme, dissolved
the association when the latter denounced Friedrnn as the owner of 0300,000
in gold which was found by the police in Kimche&c possession,
2r, F?.'edmann denied the charge and subsequently went to Italy where he joined the
Solel'Boneh** office in 2iilan, headed by Ephra am Ilan.
3n Ilan arrived in Geneva on 24 January 1949 to dismiss arms requirements for
Israel with Pinchas Kozlovsky***. Friedmann is scheduled to visit Genova
where his wife, Dvora Friedmann, is staying at the Hotel 1ietropole0
4. Ilan is proposing to open an office of Sole? Boneh in Geneva and it is thought
that Dr. Samuel Scheps**** may be put in charge.
25X1 A6a 5? The representative of Solel Boneh in Germany is a certain Gx'I*nbaum (fnu) living
at the Hotel Frankfurterhof, Frankfurt aarI25X1A2g
Conrn ntz a Dr. rbx Kimche, attorney in Z4irich, was reported
25X1A6a to have acted as interrlediary between the Czechs and Israeli in arms purchases?
25X1 A6 It Ilportent Israeli contracting firm
Pinchas Kozlovsky was previously reported to have taken on
25X1 A6a the functions of flax Kimahe? Kozlovsky was described as the representative in
Switzerland of the Israeli Ministry of "Jar Supply; a 5X1 A2g
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of Dr., Samuel Scheps,
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