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# FORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORTCENTRAL NIELLIGENCE AGENCIThe material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws Title 18, USC Secs 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.CONTROLLED DISSEMCONFIDENTIALNO DISSEM ABROADCOUNTRYHaitiREPORT NO00-B-321/16909 68SUBJECTInvaders Have Opened Offensive CartierDATE DISTRMorin And Citadelle Laferriere/Governmentof Haiti Has Adopted Defensive Attitude/Reported Execution of 100 Prisoners in FortNO PAGES2Dianche/Status of Clenard Joough CharlesREFERENCESDCS Case: 47,540DATE OF INFO30 Jun 68PLACE & DATE ACQ .../.../Jun 68THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSOURCENaturalized US citizen of Haitian birth, official of a US import-export enterprise. Source makes occasional trips to Haiti and has many contacts among Haitian business and political figures both in the US and in Haiti.1.  The Government of Haiti (GOH) has issued claims that the invaders of 20 May 68 have been wiped out and that total victory against them has been achieved. A special Thanksgiving mass was celebrated recently in Port-au-Prince to commemorate and celebrate the event. On the surface, things are politically quiet.2.  The realities seem, however, to differ to a marked degree from the foregoing. Although the populace has remained quiet, it does not believe the GOH claims of total victory. In point of fact, the invaders have not been wiped out and they have succeeded in gaining of control of the small town of Quartier Morin and of the Citadelle Laferriere (both situated near Cap Haitien). The GOH has decided not to begin military operations against them, but to adopt a defensive attitude and wait and see what happens. The GOH realizes that to dislodge the rebels from the citadel, which is located in very rugged terrain, would be extremely difficult militarily and would be quite inadvisable politically, because the citadel has strong emotional historical associations for Haitians. To bombard it into rubble, which would be the only feasible way to recapture it, would create resentment among the populace. Accordingly, the GOH seems prepared to do nothing, in the hope that the rebels will fade away. Such an eventuality seems unlikely, however, because the invaders have not only succeeded in gaining control of the two above-mentioned places, but also have succeeded in rallying about 140 of the local populace to their side. Reports in the US Spanish-language press of 12 Jun 68 stated that the rebel force is now 300 strong and that 140 of these are local people who have rallied to them. My information corroborates those figures. The populace in Port-au-Prince expects further action from the rebels. The latest rumor: (and the word "rumors" must be emphasized) in Port-au-Prince are that another invasion will be launched into southern Haiti this time, and that Cuba has infiltrated a number of illegal entrantsINFORMARION REPORTINFORMATION REPORT[CONFIDENTIAL]The dissemination of this document is limited to civilian employees and active duty military personnel within the intelligence components of the USIB member agencies, and to those senior officials of the member agencies who must act upon the information. However, unless specifically controlled in accordance with paragraph 8 of DCID 1/7, it may be released to those components of the departments and agencies of the U. S: Government directly participating in the production of National Intelligence. IT SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED TO CONTRACTORS. It shall not be disseminated to organizations or personnel, including consultants, under a contractual relationship to the U. S. Government without the written permission of the originator.