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# INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORTCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYThis material contains information affecting the National Sense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Tale 18. USC Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission of revtiainen ottich any manner to an una merited person a prutored by law.CONTROLLED DISSEM                                                                                               CONFIDENTIAL                                                                                               NO DISSEM ABROADCOUNTRY Haiti                                                                                                      REPORT NO 00-A-323/14367-68SUBJECT Rearrest of Cleward Joseph Charles/Carles                                                              DATE DISTR 22 MAY 1958Is Bot Able to Raise US$605 Thousand Ransom/DataConcerning Charles' US Bank Accounts/President                                                                NO PAGES 2Duvalier Night Settle for US$100 Thousand Cash/Charles Has Credit of US$300 Thousand in National                                                         REFERENCES DCB Case: 40,556Bank of the Republic of Haiti And Claims an                                                                                                      47,5Additional US$100 Thousand                                                                                      SUPLBOUT TO: 00-B-321/14068-68DATE OF INFO to 16 May 68PLACE & DATE ACQ Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 4-7 May 68/----------,16 May 68 (Faragraph one only)SOURCE THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSource maintains close contacts with Haitians in the US and with prominent business and political figures in Haiti and travels at irregular intervals to the Caribbean countries.1. Clonard Joseph Charles vas rearvested at 1600 hours 11 May 68. His present whereabouts are not known to no.2. It became clear, during the period between 3 May 68 and 16 May 68 that Charles vould not be able to raise the renson sum of 03$605 thousand. His release from prison, which took place on 25 Apr 68, vas apparently contingent on his ability to produce that sun.. *Collector's Note:* See 00-8-321/14068-68.7. Immediately fol-loving his release, Charice attempted to interest foreign investors in subscribing to a fund of US$605 thousand. This sum was to be placed in a reorganised Banque Commerciale d'Eaisi, formerly Charles' private preserve, and used to pay off depositors and to stimulate investment in Haitian enterprises. Charles soon learned, however, that the present political and particular-ly the present economic oonditions in Haiti vere such as to discourage foreign investore from risking their money thare. Boboty would invest US dollars. Nobody wants gourds. Bobody is interested in investing in bankrupt country. Even Charles' reported willingness to pledge as collateral his extensive hold-ings in Baiti (essentie: oils and various other business enter-Erises, land, buildings and itian government bonds) failed to change the negative opinions of those approached as possible Investors.3. Charles holds a receipt from the Banque Nationale de la Repub-lique d'Eniti (EMRH) in the amount of US$300 thousand dated 1956, and claims from the MAH another personal credit of US$100 thousand, dated 1965. He does not, however, hold a copy of any receipt for the latter sum. Charles apparently cannot utilize these sums, or his credit for them, to pay off the US$605 thousand ransom.4. Charles' current visible cash assets consist of 18$100 thousand, deposited in the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and the First Fational City Bank, both of New York City. He originally had US$110 thousand in these two banks. When he was firetINFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT![Lotus Flower symbol followed by text about further dissemination and classification instructions]CONFIDENTIAL![image of 2 boxes, one with a U inside, another that says No.]The dissemination of this document is limited to civihan employees and active duty military personnal within the intelligence components of the USIB mambar agencies, and to those senior officials of the mainittar 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 imponents, of the departments and agencies at the US Government diracily participating in the production of National Intelligence. IT. SHALL NOT DISSEMINATED TO CONTRACIONS II shall not be disseminated to organize lions or personnel, including consultants, under a contractual relationship to the U. S. Government without the written permission of the originator.