Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# OUTGOING MESSAGESIGNAL CENTER USE ONLYOMF 0 0 0 0 0CLASSIFICATIONSECRETMESSAGE HANDLING INDICATORDATE-TIME GROUPCIA/DDOCONF: INFO: FILE937064DISSEM BY:PERPHONE NUMBER 854-4031 FOLLOWED BY NOTATION "MY HOUSE." ALSO APPEARS ON DOCUMENT. THE WRITER IS ASKING US.$ 10,000 FOR HIS SERVICES.3. PRESUMABLY TO ESTABLISH HIS BONA FIDES AND SUBSTANTIATE HIS ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF VALUE TO THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT. THE WRITER SUBMITTED A LENGTHY REPORT ON ALLEGED RECENT CUBAN EXILE ACTIVITIES ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG LIST OF CUBAN EXILEACTIVISTS. THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ALLEGATION OF CIA INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ACTIVITY. THE DOCUMENT STATES THAT ORLANDO BOSCH IS UNDER ARREST IN VENEZUELA TOGETHER WITH LUIS POSADA CARRILES ALIAS "EL BAMBI." BOSCH WAS TRAVELING ON A COSTA RICAN PASSPORT AND ALSO NICARAGUAN, DOMINICAN, AND CHILEAN PASSPORTS.4. THE REPORT LISTED BOSCH'S CONTACTS AS MANUEL PORRO IN NICARAGUA, DESCRIBED AS BEING CLOSE TO GENERAL ANASTASIO SOMOZA ORLANDO NUNEZ IN COSTA RICA, AND MARIO RIVADILLA IN SANTO DOMINGO. POSADA IS DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT AS A FORMER U.S. ARMY RANGER, WHO WORKED FOR THE VENEZUELAN GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF POLICE (DIGEPOL) FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THEN ORGANIZED A PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY WHICH EMPLOYS OVER 1,000 MEN. POSADA, ACCORDING
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# OUTGOING MESSAGESECRET937064TO THE REPORT, DIRECTED ALL VIOLENT ACTIONS IN VENEZUELA AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS. HIS ALIASES WERE "INSPECTOR BASILIO" AND "EL CALICHE."THE RECENT OPERATION AGAINST THE CUBANA PLANE WAS MOUNTED BY POSADA. ASSISTED BY ALDO VERA. THE WRITER OF THE REPORT CONTINUES THAT BOSCH'S RECENT TRIP TO VENEZUELA WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SETTLE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN "ALDO'S GROUP" AND THE "COORDINATION OF UNITED REVOLUTIONARY OPGANIZATIONS" (CORU). BOSCH'S MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL AS IT APPEARS CORU AND ALDO'S GROUP WILL UNITE. ALDO VERA IS REPORTEDLY IN PUERTO RICO. THE WRITER ADDS THAT ALDO'S GROUP WILL ENTER VENEZUELA IN NOVEMBER 1976 TO MOUNT A SERIES OF ATTACKS AGAINST CUBAN EMUASSIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.S. IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR FROM THE REPORT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE WRITER IS REQUESTING THAT VIVIAN FERNANDEZ DC CASTRO, POSSIBLOY JAILED IN CUBA, BE ALLOWED TO TRAVE TO PANAMA SINCE SHE HAS ALREADY SERVED HER SENTENCE. FERNANDEZ WOULD THEN TRAVEL PROH PANAMA TO MIAMI WHERE SHE WOULD BE OF SERVICE TO THE URITER.b. THIS AGENCY PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE FBI
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# OUTGOING MESSAGESIGNAL CENTER USE ONLYOMF 0 0 0 0CLASSIFICATIONSECRETMESSAGE HANDLING INDICATORCONF: INFO: FILEDATE-TIME GROUPPAGE 4 OF PAGESMESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBERDISSEM BY:0 NO INDEX0 NO INDEX0 RETURN TO FER0.937064ON LUIS POSADA VIA CIR-294-76 ON 12 OCT 1976. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMA-TION IS AVAILABLE ON MANUEL PORRO. ORLANDO NUNEZ MABY BE IDENTICALTO ORLANDO NUNEZ PEREZ, WHO ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS OF THISAGENCY, IS A CUBAN EXILE RESIDING IN COSTA RICA AND SERVING AS PRESSSECRETARY OF COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT JOSE FIGUERES AS OFMARCH 1971. MARIO RIVADILLA MAY BE IDENTICAL WITH MARIO RIVA-DULLA CARCEDO, DPOB: CIRCA 1930, CUBA. IN 1952 A FORLY RELIABLESOURCE SAID THAT HE WAS A COMMUNIST MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVECOUNCIL OF THE ORTHODOX CUMBAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (PPC) AND CHIEF OF THEPROPAGANDA BUREAU OF THE ORTHODOX YOUTH, AN ARM OF THE PPC. IN A1970 PRESS ARTICLE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH RIVADULLA, HE CLAIMED TOHAVE BEEN IMPRISONED IN CUBA FROM 1961 TO 1967 FOR ANTI-CASTROACTIVITIES. HE LEFT CUBA IN 1970. IN A 1972 NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW,RIVADULLA CLAIMED TO BE A JOURNALIST LIVING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICSINCE 1970 AND A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATIONWORKING FOR THE FREEDOM OF NEWSMEN IMPRISONED IN CUBA. IN ANOTHERINTERVIEW IN 1972 HE CLAIMED TO HAVE ACTIVELY OPPOSED THE FULGENCIOBATISTA REGIME AND BACKED FIDEL CASTRO, BUT BECAMESATBIORIGIUNITIEXTIREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITEDIMPDET
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# OUTGOING MESSAGESIGNAL CENTER JSE ONLYCLASSIFICATIONSECRETCONF: INFO: FILEPAGE 5937064DISILLUSIONED WITH THE CASTRO REGIME. IN 1974 HE WAS REPORTED TO BE A RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMENTATOR IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.IN NOVEMBER 1975, A WOMAN LIVING IN MIAMI WHOSE SON IS CURRENTLY ALLEGEDLY A PRISONER IN CUBA ADVISED A CONTACT OF THIS AGENCY THAT RIVADULLA HAD BEEN IN PRISON WITH HER SON. THEY HAD PROMISED EACH OTHER THAT THE FIRST ONE TO BE RELEASED WOULD DO ALL IN HIS POWER TO OBTAIN THE FREEDOM OF THE OTHER. IN THIS CONNECTION, RIVADULLA FURNISHED TO THE MOTHER OF THE PRISONER THE NAME OF A WOMAN IN NEW YORK CITY WHO PROMISED TO GET THE SONE OUT OF JAIL IN RETURN FOR PAYMENT OF U.S. $25.000. THE WOMAN' IS MARTA JIMENEZ MARTINEZ, WHO IS DES- CRIBED IN AGENCY RECORDS AS VERY CLOSE TO FIDEL CASTRO, AN OPPORTUN- IST, IRRATIONAL, AND UNPREDICTABLE. HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND, BERNAL J'AMIS FAYAD, IS REPORTEDLY A CUBAN GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE (DGIS) OFFICER. JIMENEZ IS ATTACHED TO THE CUBAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND IS FREQUENTLY A DELEGATE TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. FBI REPORT SU-305-$4608, DATED: 27 JUNE 1974, CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RIVA- DULLA. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON VIVIAN FERNANDEZ
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# UIGOING MESSAGESIGNAL CENTER USE ONLYOMF 0 0 0 0 0 0SECRETCONF: INFO: FILE937064DE CASTRO. Y17. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. EXEMPT FROM    GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652, EXEMP-    TION CATEGORY 58 (2). IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DATE OF AUTOMATIC    DECLASSIFICATION. CLASSIFIED BY 007255.HBFILE: 56-8-114 56-2-9/34 201-2816944 201-2811973 201-8766304 201-7840651 201-9203334 201-299292.AC/LA/PNCAC/LA/COGAC/LA/M&CAC/LA/CARC/LA/OPSPRCS/ITGAGC/DDOCZ/OGCZ/R&A3 NOVEMBER 1976DATE DAVID F. THOMPSON/MEHORIMI LA/PNC/PA/RUNIT:EXT: 3454REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITEDIMPOSTSECRET
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FBI DOCUMENTDATE: 5 OCTOBER 1976CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIALSUBJECT: ACCION CURANA (AC)FRI FILE NO: 105-16193 (SAN JUAN)
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14-00000104-10164-101102025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-406FROM AMEMBASSY, PORT-AU-PRINCEDATE: 11 APRIL 1963CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL USE ONLYSUBJECT: U.S. BUSINESSMAN SIGNS CONTRACTS WITHHAITIAN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL PANK
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CHARLES, Clemard-Joseph L. HOTT.President and General Manager of the Comercial Bank of HaitiPresident and General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Haiti (Banque Commerciale d'Haiti - BCH), Clemard Joseph Charles is known as a confidant of President in Francois Duvalier and as a businessman of questionable repute. One well-informed official source reports that Charles, is as "slippery character" and, although, active on the Haitian scene; there is considerable doubt as to his importance or political significance despite the fact that he appears to have a "line into the Palace" and is persona grata with the President. Source: President, National Bank of Haiti. Regarding Charles' business interests, a prominent and knowledgeable Haitian recently (March 1963) reported that the Commercial Bank of Haiti is in bad shape, "holding a worthless portfolio made up of notes guaranteed by political figures," and that Charles himself was dishonest.– having for example, recently approved a loan for $14,000 on his daughter's signature alone. Furthermore, Charles was alleged by this same source to know nothing about banking and to be a favorite of President Duvalier.This estimate is confirmed by one U S official who adds that Charles is more accurately described as a "promotor" than as a businessman and that he is a partner in the BCH rather than the sole owner. Charles frequently endeavors to attract US venture capital for various Haitian projects and claims to be an honorary citizen of Long Beach, "Long Island, New York,having promoted a "sister city" relationship between that town and Port-au-Prince.A dark Negro about five-feet seven-inches tall, Clemard Joseph CharlesREPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ROUGH UNEDITED for biographical Report on HAITIAN opposition personalitiesWA TO EXPEDITE THE SERVICING OF AN URGENT REQUESTALERTE CONFIDENTIAL 261-957029
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was born of peasant parents at Scrates, Haiti, on 21 April 1925, and received his primary education at a Parochial school, and graduated from Lycée Geffrard in 1939. According to Charles' own account, during his early career he taught in rural Haitian schools, worked as an upholsterer, time-keeper, plantation supervisor and free lance journalist. In 1947 he was appointed controller general of Haitian Southern Banana Industry, and became general agent, he then established himself as a manufacturer's representative and created his own export-import business. Charles traveled to London in 1953 and to Brussels in 1957 as a member of various Haitian Government missions. Charles further states that he created the Commercial Bank of Haiti in 1960 and is its sole owner, as well as being the sole representative in Haiti of the General Electric Company, Ltd., of London, England and of Siemens Schuckert Werke, Germany.Charles and his wife, Sophie, have one adopted son.DJR March 1963CONFIDENTIALTHIS REPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ROUGH UNEDITED FORM TO EXPEDITE THE SERVICING OF AN URGENT REQUEST.
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# STATEPage 4 of 5Enclosure No. 1Port-au-Prince A-3455 March 63Pros Natl. BK. of HoitiSmaller Comercial Banks in Bad ShameAndré remarked quite flatly that there are really only two banks in Haiti, the BIH and the Royal Bank. The others are pretty sad affairs. The BANQUE COLOMBO-HAITIEN, for example, has a portfolio of $1.4 million which is, as André put it, "all fraud". The president of that bank, he said, is a rich man today. His technique, according to André, is to find someone willing to accept a loan which he knows cannot or will not repay on which he kicks back in some cases more than half. André said he knows personally of one man who was leaving for the United States who signed notes for $10,000 and accepted $2,000, the remainder going into the pocket of the bank president. As for reserves, the Colomco-Haitian bank has been below the legal requirements for months and is now paying, in accordance with law, fines of $150 daily. What will happen when depositors want their money back ne, André, would rather not think about.André said he knew the bank had tried to interest some American investors in the business, perhaps in the hope of getting new capital with which to keep going. He, André, however, understood that the Americans were a rather dubious Miami group, even if they did come in (which he did not at the moment foresee) he didn't think it would improve the situation. The Colombo-Haitian bank, he said, was in such poor shape it would take a major overhaul to save it.I had led the conversation over to the Colombo-Haitian bank because of certain special interests we have. I now took the occasion to ask about Clemard CHARLES end his COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI. André replied that the situation was practically the same. The bank held a worthless portfolio made up of notes guaranteed by political figures. Charles himself was dishonest - recently, for example, he had approved a loan for $14,000 on his daughter's signature alone - and he also knew nothing about banking but he was something of a favorite with the President who gave him support. The BIH holds mortgages on the Commercial Bank of Haiti, for example, and, since payments are now substantially in arrears, André said, he might have foreclosed. The President, however, had asked him not to in order to avoid a scandal.[^5]Balance of Payments Situation Temporarily ImprovedTurning briefly to the balance of payments question, I asked André how matters now stood (having in mind, but not mentioning, some[^5]: The latest balance sheet on the Commercial Bank of Haiti, with some comment on its president, was forwarded with Embassy A-325, February 15, 1963.
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DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-325DATE: 16 FEBRUARY 1963CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL USE ONLYFROM: AMEMBASSY, PORT-AU-PRINCESUBJECT: BANKING: BALANCE SHEET OF THEBANQUE COMMERCIALE D'HAITIFBI DOCUMENTDATE: 2 AUGUST 1962CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVENSUBJECT: RE: CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLESINTERNAL SECURITY - HAITIFBI FILE NO: 105-6311 (MIAMI)
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SECRETJOSEPH D. CHARLESJoseph D. Charles, a Negro, was born 15 November 1907, at Limbe, Haiti. He is married and has five children. He received his law degree at the Law School in Cap Hatien in 1928. A former law professor, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Judge of the Civil Court in Cap Hatien (1928 - 1940), Charles served as Ambassador to the United States from 8 October 1946 until 1 June 1960. During this period, he served also as Ambassador on the Council of the Organization of American States (1949 - 1950). He resigned his ambassadorial post after the fall of the government of President Estime who had appointed him. On 29 February 1952, ho was designated Secretary of Education and Public Works by President Magloire and resigned from the cabinet on 31 March 1953, allegedly because of his opposition to increasingly close ties between the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.Charles chaired the Haitian delegation to the second post of the first session of the UN General Assembly (1946), the second session (1947) and the fourth session (1949). He chaired also the delegation to the Ninth International Conference of American States at Bogata (1948) and is reported to have been friendly to the United States.Charles has in the past been mentioned more than once as a possible successor to the incumbent president. The most recent occasion was in 1955 when he was mentichadas a possibia successor to President Paul E. Magloire.SECRET
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SECRET# CHARLES- 2 -Madame Charles, nee Telson, is a sister of Adelphin Telson,forwerly Minister of Defense and Justice, formerly President ofthe Chamber of Deputies, who is friendly to the US and in con-tact with US officials in Port-au-Prince. A sister of MadameCharles is married to Colonel Marcaisse Prosper, former Chiefof Police under the Magloire government. It has been allegedthat the three men, Charles, Telson and Prosper, constitute apotentially strong political force in Haiti.SECRET
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SECRET-3-000-3,260,765free-lance journalist. In 1947 he was appointed controller general of southern Haiti banana industry and became general agent in 1948. In 1949 he established his own export-import business. In 1953 he went to London as member of a Haitian government economic mission. In 1954 on behalf of Haiti he negotiated a contract with General Electric, Ltd., of Coventry, UK, for modernization and extension of Haiti's telecommunications system. In 1957 he was appointed member of a Haitian mission to an international conference in Brussels. In 1960 he founded Banque Commerciale d'Haiti, of which he is sole owner. In addition, he is full or part owner of the following Haitian enterprises: Universal Enterprises SA; National Deutsch (sic) (associates); Clemard Joseph Charles Import-Export; a South Haiti cocoa enterprise; J.C. Charles & Co. He is sole representative of General Electric, Ltd., of London, and Siemens Schukert Werke, West Germany. In the past few years he has made many business trips to the US, UK, France, Italy and West Germany. He said he had invested about US$500,000 in the Haitian economy and as a patriot under no circumstances will he take money out of Haiti.MERIT13. Charles, who is married and has one adopted son, has received many honors, including the Civil Merit Order, Officer of the Labor Order, etc. In 1962 he was given the Key of the City of New York.14. Charles concluded by saying that in the world today there are two alternatives: The US or the USSR. He says he and his group have chosen the US. As to how to get rid of Duvalier, he said "the tyrant may be killed by the army" before 22 May 63. He did not elaborate; he merely called attention to Trujillo's fate.CONTROLLED DISSEMNO DISSEM ABROAD
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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL1999DATE: 2 MAY 1964FROM: NA CITEREVODODTRANSMIT TO:ITOR CIT: WOUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGECENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYROUTINEORIGINATING OFFICER:LATIRIMA DRPRIORITYURGENTCONFIDENTIIALTYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS, DOUBLE SPACEDNEW CASE 40556: RE FREUND-CZATKOWSKI TELECONS OF 1 AND 2 MAY: THE FOLLOWINGREQUIREMENTS ARE SUBMITTED FOR CLEVORD JOSEPH CHARLESA. WHOM DOES CHARLES SEE AS THE MOST DESIRABLE INTERIM PRESIDENT INCASE DUVALIER IS OUSTED? WHAT ARE HIS REASONS FOR THIS PREFERENCE?B. WHAT IS SOURCE'S ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN HAITIAN POLITICAL FIGURES WHO ARECOMMONLY CHARACTERIZED AS LEFTISTS OR COMMUNISTS AMONG THOSE ARE PAULBLANCHET, ADRISS CT. ARMAND AND HERVE BOYER. DOES WE BELIEVE THAT THEYARE UNDER MOSCOW DISCIPLINE?C. DOES CHARLES KNOW ANYTHING OF THE REPORTED ENTRANCE INTO HAITI IN EARLYAPRIL OF A SMALL NUMBER OF CZECH MILITARY TECHNICIANS?D. WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BACKGROUND DATA ON CHARLES, SEE CASE 402571ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PLACE AND DATE OF HIS BIRTH FOR NAME CHECKPURPOSES.00/c learned from Army intelthat Charles...CONFIDENTIAL
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# CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL1999IX-1222 May 1963CONTACT REPORTWUBRINY - M. Clemard Joseph CHARLES1. WUBRINY/1 telephoned on the sterile line from Chicago, on his way to the West Coast, to report his final contact before departing with subject.2. Subject telephoned WUBRINY/1 on 1 May and said that because of the recent unpleasant developments in Haiti he thought it would be quite inappropriate to continue discussions regarding WUSALINE possible investment in the area at least until things were clarified.3. M. CHARLES indicated that he was returning to Haiti shortly and asked if WUBRINY/1 could visit him there. WUBRINY/1 said that he would consider this or have one of his representatives go, if it later seemed desirable. He indicated, however, a continuing interest in the investment picture in Haiti if, as, and when.C. FRANK STONE, IIIChiefDO/COEODO/COEO/CFS:jj(2 May 1963)Distribution:Orig - EO subject- EO chrono  1- WUBRINY Ops![stamp with abstract and date boxes and the number 122]
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# CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL1999IX-10430 April 1963CONTACT REPORTWUBRINY - Haitian Operation1. WUBRINY/1 telephoned from his residence on the sterile   lim at approximately 0930 hours to report the following.2. WUBRINY/1 said that he believed that the meeting that   is to be held by Mr. CHARLES and WUBRINY/1 plus an unnamed third   party would involve a Mr. Tardieu.3. I told WUBRINY/1 here had been considerable interest   in this general development on the part of the Department of   State and cited (without identification) A-406, Amembassy, Port-   au-Prince, dated April 11, 1963, subject: U.S. Businessman Signs   Contracts with Haitian Government and Local Bank. I told WUBRINY/1   that the Department information I had before me cited Le Moniteur   of March 13, 1963 and said that the Airgram also mentioned a   Mr. Rert Cindine TARDIEU. I also gave WUBRINY/1 the points raised   under "comment" on page 2 of the Airgram.4. WUBRINY/1 said that he agreed with all of these comments   as he had come to the same conclusions.5. I told WUBRINY/1 that there was obviously considerable   intereer in any reporting that he can do on the subject and   requested that he let me know when the meating takes place and   continue his detiled reporting as heretofore. He agreed to do so.C. FRANK STONE, IIIChiefDO/COEODO/COEO/CFS133(30 Apr 63)Distribution:* 10 subject* EO chron* WUBRINY Ops![Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification]
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# CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAMRELEASE IN FULL1999DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-419FROM: AMEMBASSY, PORT-AU-PRINCECLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIALSUBJECT: CONVERSATION WITH CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLESOF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI ON APREL I18, 1963
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# CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM# RELEASE IN FULL# 1999MEMORANDUM FOR: DO/COEOIX No. 7623 April 1963ATTENTION: Mr. Gale W. AllenSUBJECT: Trace Reply - Clenard Joseph CHARLESREFERENCE: DO/COEO Memorandum dated 23 April 1963 requesting traces on CLEMARD, Joseph Charles1. There are no traces on Clemard Joseph CHARLES (201-357-029) born 21 April 1923 at Gonaives, Haiti, who is President and General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Haiti, in RID or at the WH/Haitian Desk. In March 1963, Biographics Register prepared a summary of information on Mr. CHARLES for inclusion in the Biographic Intelligence Report on Haitian Opposition Personalities. This summary is made up of information obtained from several different sources. One source classifies CHARLES as a slippery character who is active on the Haitian scene and refers to him as a "promoter" rather than a businessman, who endeavers to attract United States "venture" capital for various Haitian projects and then becomes a partner by virtue of the promotion. Biographics Register has a very high opinion of this Source, who is the State Department's Haiti Desk Officer. During a debriefing on CHARLES, in February 1963, this same source stated that CHARLES is a confidant of President Duvalier and that he has emerged as an active businessman by virtue of his priviledged position with the President.2. Another source of information regarding CHARLES' business interests is the President of the National Bank of Haiti who considers CHARLES, himself, as dishonest. For example, according to Source, CHARLES approved a loan of $14,000.00 on his daughter's signature alone. Also, the Commercial Bank of Haiti held a worthless portfolic made upSECRET
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SUBJECT: Trace Repl; Clemard Joseph CHARLESof notes guaranteed by political figures. This Source also stated that CHARLES was "something of a favorite of the President, who gave him support."3. Attached to this memorandum is a copy of Department of State Airgram No. A-325, dated 16 February 1963, from the United States Embassy, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, subject: Banking: Balance Sheet of the Banque Commerciale d'Haiti which includes some information on CHARLES' life story. You will note the comment in the last paragraph of Airgram A-325 that reads, ". . . Be all that as it may, the Embassy has no strongly adverse information concerning Mr. Charles' integrity or banking honesty. And as the balance sheet shows, his bank, if not thriving, is at least still a going concern."4. It may be that a check with 00/C through Mr. Schreyer's office and a request for field station traces will provide additional information concerning CHARLES. A copy of this memorandum is being forwarded to RID with a request for a 201 file on Subject which will be forwarded to you on permanent charge.Anna PanorAnna PanorDO/HQTEnclosures:1.  State Airgram No. A-325 (copy)2.  Draft BR Summary