LETTER TO IRVING M. IVES FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R000500550018-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: October 28, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Ro cable Irving
United Sta-s Senate
r3ashi4,gtoa 25, D. C.
Dear Senator Ives:
This will acknowledge zmur referral to me of the 1et r to
you dated 5 October 1953 try ~ i bi Abraham Kalmomwits which. is
being returned to you herewith? you req:
furtherance of Rabbi Kn - tritz'a correspondence, Senator
H. Alexander Smith of Now Jerre rested a personal appointment
for the rabbi, and the latter met ~with members of my staff on
20 October. At that time v e informed Rabbi Kea zovitr that, while
vere interested in hawing the information that such a man as
Eiehmann,nad allegedly turd up in the Middle Wit, action in the
matter was not within the competence of this Agency. We pointed
out that If Pichmann, fell within the war criminal category,, it
would now be a matter of concern to the Germ. Covernn nt, and
that a v representations to the- overu nt was a matter for the
Department of State. To that a. ,A we arranged for Rabbi Kalw= Vit.a
to see appropriate officia