Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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PERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDADVANCE COPYISSUED SLOTTED REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDSECRETMAR 17 23 14271TDCS-314/02923-71HTP 1469AT:DISSEM BY: IW PER: JSPFILE. VB. ADOP. CS/DO. FI 5,ACTION UNIT: WH 13ACTION NO.: 544DOP, CA 3, CA/PEG, CA/PROP, DO 4, EUR 5, SOD 3.SECRET 171719Z MAR 71 CITE PORT AU PRINCE 17429DIRECTOR INFO PANAMA CITY, PARIS, REP/LANT, SANTO DOMINGOINTEL 171289533SUPDATA: EVLEMON/2 FROM EVLEMON/18 FROM SUBJ PORT AU PRINCE7355 WHO TALKED TO RAYMOND. NO INDEX. FILE: 35-9-11.FILED: 171719ZSECRET201-357,029Elemaud Joseph Charles.
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# Intelligence Information Cable* ROUTINE* IN 289539* PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGESDIRECTORATE FOR PLANSSTATE/INR DIA NMCC/MC SECDEF ACS ARMY NAVY AIR CIA/NMCC NIC NSA SDO ONE CRSNO FOREIGN DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCESECRETCOUNTRY : HAITIDOI : MID-MARCH 1971SUBJECT : RESULTS OF THE INTERROGATION OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES AND KESSER BLAISCITE TDCS-314/02923-71DIST 17 MARCH 1971ACQ : HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (16 MARCH 1971) HTP-1469SOURCE : A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAD THE CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT. HIS PAST REPORTING HAS GENERALLY BEEN ACCURATE. HE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM A HIGH RANKING MEMBER OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF.1. ACCORDING TO SRIG. GEN. CLAUDE RAYMOND, CHIEF OF HAITIAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF, PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER COMPLETED HIS PERSONAL INTERROGATION OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, AND COL. KESNER BLAIE, FORMER QUARTERMASTER OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES, ON 15 MARCH 1971.NO FOREIGN DISSEMSECRET
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SECRETNO FOREIGN DISSEMIN 289539TDCS-314/02923-71PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES(FIELD COMMENT: HTP-1467, TDCS-314/02737-71, REPORTED THATDUVALIER HAD SEEN BLAIN PRIVATELY ON 9 MARCH 1971 AND BLAINAND CHARLES TOGETHER ON 12 MARCH 1971. THE SAME SOURCE REPORTEDTHAT DUVALIER HAD AGAIN SEEN BLAIN AND CHARLES ON 15 MARCH 1971.)2. RAYMOND SAID THAT, IS HIS INTERROGATION OF CHARLES,   DUVALIER APPEARED PRIMARILY COSCERNED WITH DETERMINING IF   CHARLES HAD SERVED AS A FUNDING CHANNEL FROM AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN   TO THE HAITIAN CONSPIRATORS. IN THE COURSE OF THE INTERROGATION,   DUVALIER SHOWED CHARLES A PHOTOCOPY OF A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR   $178,823 DRAWN IN CHARLES' BAKE. CHARLES ALLEGEDLY REPLIED THAT   HE HAD DEALINGS WITH MAKY FOREIGNERS AND HAITIANS. HE DEKIED   DUVALIER'S CHARGES SAYING THAT, IF HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED, IT   WOULD HAVE BEEN A PURELY HAITIAN AFFAIR AND THAT HE WOULD FOT   SULLY HAITI'S HONOR BY SEEKING HELP FROM FOREIGNERS.3. ACCORDING TO RAYMOND, BLAIS ALSO DENIED ANY FOREIGB   INVOLVEMENT. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT ALL THE CABINET MEMBERS   HAD CONSPIRED WITH HIM AT OKE TIME CR ANOTHER, EXCEPT FOR   AURELE JOSEPH, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERIOR AND NATIONAL   DEFENSE; MAX ΑΒΤΟISE, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS;   AND ANDRE DUBE, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMICNO FOREIGN DISSEMSECRET
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SECRET(classification) NO FOREIGN DISSEM(dissem controls)IN. 289539TDCS-314/02923-71PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGESAFFAIRS. BLAIN ALSO IMPLICATED ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE 49-MAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING SUCH PERSONS AS ULRICH ST. -LOUIS, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND DEPUTIES LUCKNER CAMBRONNE, VICTOR SEVERS CONSTAKI, AND MME. MARCELLE AUGUSTIN. BLAIN ADDED THAT HE HAD ALSO CONSPIRED WITH COL. BRETON CLAUDE, COMMANDER OF THE DESSALINES BATTALION, AND COL. FRED M. ARTY, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES. BLAIN SAID THAT, LONG BEFORE APRIL 1970, CLAUDE HAD ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN VARIOUS CONSPIRACIES WITH CLOVIS DESINGR, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, LUCKNER CAMBRONNE, AND THE LATE LEON BORDES, AND THAT THESE MEN HAD FORMED A. CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY WITH DE INOR AS PRESIDENT.4. RAYMOND SAID THAT DUVALIER WAS CONTINUING A SECRET INVESTICATION OF THESE ADMISSIONS, PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN FINANCING OF THE PLOT. IN RAYMOND'S OPINION, DUVALIER WILL TAKE NO ACTION UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.5. CONCERNING THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL WHICH WAS CONVENED IN EARLY MARCH 1971, RAYMOND SAID THAT THE TRIAL WAS SIMFLYNO FOREIGN DISSEMSECRET
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IN 289539TDCS-314/02923-71PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGESSECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEMFOR THE SAKE OF FORM. THE SENTENCES HAVE ALREADY BEENDECIDED UPON, BUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEM AWAITS WORDFROM DUVALIER. THE TRIAL OF THE THREE DEFENDANTS CURRENTLYIN EXILE, ALPHONSE LAHENS, CLEMENCEAU PROSPER,AND GERARD LOISEVU, IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON3 APRIL 1971.6. FIELD DISSEM: STATE, DEFATT, CINCSO, CINCLANT.   (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO)REPORT CLASS SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEN
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# Intelligence Information Report![CIA logo]This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCEPAGE 1 OF 2 PAGESS-E-C-R-E-TREPORT NO. CS-311/07138-70COUNTRY HAITIDATE DISTR. 28 AUGUST 1970DOI LATE AUGUST 1970SUBJECT PROSPECTIVE RELEASE OF REMAINING POLITICALPRISONERS ARRESTED IN APRIL 1970 FORALLEGEDLY PLOTTING AGAINST GOVERNMENTACQ HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (26 AUG. 1970) FIELD NO. HTP-1435SOURCE A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE CONFIDENCEOF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT. HIS REPORTING HASBEEN ACCURATE SINCE 1963. HE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROMAN OFFICIAL OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT WHOSE POSITION PROVIDESHIM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF ARRESTSALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN REPORTING FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME, HISINFORMATION TO DATE HAS APPEARED RELIABLE.1. ACCORDING TO A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER IN THE PRESIDENTIAL   GUARD, THE THREE REMAINING POLITICAL PRISONERS ARRESTED IN   APRIL 1970 ON CHARGES OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING, WILL BE   AMNESTIED ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1970, THE ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT   FRANCOIS DUVALIER'S ELECTION AS PRESIDENT FOR LIFE.   (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: CS-311/06776-70 REPORTED THE RELEASE   OF THE OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS ARRESTED IN APRIL AND MAY 1970.)THE PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER ARE COL. KESNERBLAIN, FORMER QUARTERMASTER OF THE ARMED FORCES: CLEMARDJOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OFS-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM(When completed, this document contains(distribution controls)STATE DIA ARMY NAVY AIR NSA CRS (For Field Distribution see final paragraph)| CI/ICG  | 2                                       | WH/PRIN           | 1   | PORT AU PRINCE 7103 | HTP-1435                    || ------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ------------------- | --------------------------- || CA/INT  | 1                                       | WH/7/DR           | 1   | (IN 151419)         | EVLEMON                     || CA/PROP | 1                                       | WH/SDOM           | #   |                     | (EVLEMON-2 from EVLEMON-17) || WH/R    | (1)                                     | LWH/PACY (CINCSO) | #   |                     | CS-311/07138-70             || WH/7/Ht | 4                                       | REP/LANT          | #   | LIAISON #           | COORDINATING RELEASING      || TOTALS  | IE 2, CI 4, FI 3, CA 2, WH 6 (2), DO 1. | RR, BEB           |     |                     |                             |Charles 201-357029
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PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGESCS-311/07138-70S-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEMHAITI; AND EDMOND PIERRE-PAUL, FORMER CHIEFPROSECUTOR OF THE HAITIAN SUPREME COURT. ALL THREE MEN,CURRENTLY CONFINED IN THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY, ARE INPOOR STATE OF HEALTH.2. FIELD DISSEN: STATE, DEFATT, CINCSO, CINCLANT.   (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO)
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# Intelligence Information ReportThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSENTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCEPAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES# SECRETREPORT NO. CS-311/06776-70COUNTRY HAITIDATE DISTR. 13 AUGUST 1970DOI EARLY AUGUST 1970SUBJECT RELEASE OF HAITIAN POLITICAL PRISONERSACQ HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (11 AUGUST 1970) FIELD NO. HTP-1432SOURCE A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE CONFIDENCE OFMANY MEMBERS OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT. HIS REPORTING HAS BEENACCURATE SINCE 1963. HE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM ANOFFICIAL OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT WHOSE POSITION PROVIDED HIMACCESS TO INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF ARRESTS. ALTHOUGHHE HAS ONLY BEEN REPORTING FOR A SHORT TIME, HIS INFORMATION TODATE HAS APPEARED RELIABLE.1. AS OF 3 AUGUST 1970, FORTY OF THE POLITICAL PRISONERS   ARRESTED BETWEEN EARLY APRIL AND LATE MAY 1970 FOR ALLEGED   INVOLVEMENT IN THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING OF COL. KESNER   BLAIN, FORMER QUARTERMASTER OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES,   AND COL, OCTAVE CAYARD, FORMER COMMANDER OF THE HAITIAN   COAST GUARD, HAD BEEN RELEASED. BY 7 AUGUST 1970, AN ADDITIONAL   NINETEEN PRISONERS WERE RELEASED, MAKING A TOTAL OF 59, AMONG   THE PRISONERS RELEASED WERE FRITZ THEBAUD, FORMER   SECRETARY OF FINANCE; VOLVICK CAYARD, FORMER DEPUTY AND   BROTHER OF COL. CAYARD; MAX PIERRE-PAUL, FORMERSECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEN| STATE    | DIA                | ARMY | NAVY | AIR | NSA | CRS | (For Field Distribution see final paragraph) || -------- | ------------------ | ---- | ---- | --- | --- | --- | -------------------------------------------- || CI/IC    | 2WH/PRIN           | 1    |      |     |     |     | PAIN 7087 (IN 141314) HTP-1432               || CA/INT   | 1WH/7/DR           | 1    |      |     |     |     | EVLEMON                                      || CA/PROP  | 1WH/SDOM           | #    |      |     |     |     | (EVLEMON-2 FROM EVLEMON-17)                  || WH/R (1) | 1WH/PACK(CENCSO) # |      |      |     |     |     | CS-311/06776-70                              || WH/7/Ht  | 4REP/LANT          | #    |      |     |     |     | COORDINATING RELEASING                       || TOTALS   |                    |      |      |     |     |     | BY CABLE - DEFERRED LIAISON                  |IE 2, CI 4, FI 3, CA 2, WH 6(2), DO 1.Charles. 201.357.29
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PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGESCS-311/06776-70SECRE T/NO FOREIGN DISSENDEPUTY; RAMEAU ESTIME, FORMER SECRETARY OF JUSTICE;MME. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES; MME. CLEMENCEAUPROSPER AND HER DAUGHTER MARYSE; AND ALL OF THEDETECTIVES OF THE PORT AU PRINCE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO HADBEEN ARRESTED.2. AS OF 11 AUGUST 1970, THE ONLY PERSONS STILL BELIEVED   TO BE UNDER ARREST ARE CLENARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT   OF THE COMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI; COL. BLAIN; EDMOND PIERRE-   PAUL, FORMER CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE HAITIAN SUPREME COURT;   AND A COUSIN OF CLEMENCEAU PROSPER. OF THE PERSONS ARRESTED   IN THIS CONNECTION, ONLY TWO, CITE DOUGE AND LEON   BORDES ARE DEAD. BOTH DIED AS A RESULT OF MISTREATMENT   WHILE IN PRISON.3. (SOURCE COMMENT: SEVERAL OF THE FORMER PRISONERS,   INCLUDING THERAUD, MME. PROSPER, AND PIERRE-PAUL, HAVE BEEN   SEEN ON THE STREETS OF PORT AU PRINCE SINCE THEIR RELEASE.   ALL OF THE FORMER PRISONERS ENCOUNTERED THUS FAR HAVE EXPRESSED   ASTONISHMENT AT THEIR HAVING BEEN RELEASED AND ARE UNABLE TO   ACCOUNT FOR THE UNEXPECTEDLY LENIENT TREATMENT THEY RECEIVED.   ONE UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOR CIRCULATING AROUND PORT AU PRINCE   HAS IT THAT THEIR RELEASE WAS THE RESULT OF PRESSURE EXERTED   ON THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT BY THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN   STATES.)4. FIELD DISSEN: STATE, DEFATT, CINCSO, CINCLANT.   (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO)
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DEPT OF STATE TELETRAMPORT AU PRINCE 967DATE: 6 AUGUST LOTOCLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIALSUBJECT: RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERSDEPT OF STATE TELEGRAMPORT AU PRDICE シーンDATE: 8 MAY 1970CLASSIFICATION: LETTED OFFICIAL USESUBJECT: MEASURES TAKEN BY COH AGAINST ALLEGEDCONSPIZATORSDEPT OF STATE TELEGRAMPORT AU PRICE 546DATE: 8 MA370CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIEDSUBJECT: COMFISCATION ASSETS CLEMARD JOSEPHCHARLES
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# SECRETSECRET 231622Z MAY 78 CITE PORT AU PRICE 6379DIRECTORSIllar M3792921. ACCORDING MORNING PRESS 8 MAY, LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER PASSED DECREE 7 MAY WHICH STRIPPED FOLLOWING *persons* OF HAITIAN CITIZENSHIP AND CONFISCATED THEIR GOODS AND CHATTELS; CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, CLEMENCEAU PROSPER, ALPHONSE LAHENS, AND KESHER BLAIN. STATED REASOS FOR DECREE WAS THAT THESE PERSONS WERE ACCOMPLICES OF REBEL COASTGUARDSMEK. THIS DECREE ESSENTIALLY SARE AS ONE PASSED 27 APRIL ACCORDING IDENTICAL TREATMENT TO COASTGUARDSMEN.2. PALACE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD KOT PROCEED WITH EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST COASTGUARDSMEN BUT WOULD JUDGE THEM IN ABSENTIA. THIS ACTION FOLLCYED NOTE RECEIVED BY EMBASSY ON 7 MAY WITHDRAWING EARLIER REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION.3. NET EFFECT THESE ACTIONS LENDS CREDENCE TO IMPRESSION THAT HAITIAN GOVT PREPARED ACT IN OUTWARDLY LEGAL YAY IF DEALING WITH REBELLION. ONNONE HAND, REXCVAL OF CITIZENSHIP AND CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY LEAVES FAMILIES DESTITUTE WHICH PROBABLY APPLE OBJECT LESSON TO OTHERS CONSIDERING REBELLION
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FORM 3329USE PVIOUSEDITIONSCABLE SECRETAPAT DISSEMINATIONPLDON ONT NOTTEDCLASSIFIED MESSAGETOTAL COPIESROUTING AND-OR INITIALS-SEER BYSECRETGROUP 115(Ahen F. ed In)25REPAC COMSCOPY PROM DITEDPADEL:CLASSIFY TO CS FILE NO.X-REF TO CS FLE NO.FILE RO RETURN TOBRANCHPAGE TWO PORT AU PRINCE 6879 SECRETWHILE AVOIDING ADVERSE PUBLICITY ENGENDERED BY WHOLESALEARRESTS AND KILLINGS IN PAST. ON OTHER, WITHDRAWAL OFEXTRADITION REQUEST PROBABLY DONE IN RECOGNITION OF FACTTHAT U.S. WOULD NOT HONOR REQUEST AND THUS NEEDLESSCONFRONTATION WITH U.S. AVOIDED.4. IS BOTH RESPECTS, THESE MOVES REPRESENT MUCH MORE   MODERATE RESPONSE THAN HAD BEEN TRUE IN PAST. WHILE THEY   SUGEEST DUVALIER MAY BE MELLOWING WITH PASSING YEARS,   INCLINED BELIEVE THAT THEY PROMPTED MORE BY HIS BELIEF THAT   HIS POSITION SUFFICIENTLY SOLID TO MAKE MORE DRASTIC   MEASURES UNECESSARY TEMPERED BY MOTION THAT SUCH MEASURES   RIGHT PROVONE ADDITIONAL REBELLIONS. THUS DUVALIER WOULD   APPEAR ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE STRUCK FORKASLE POLITICAL BALANCE   BETVEEN VARIOUS CONTENDING FORCES AND FACTIONS IN HIS   ENTOURAGE.5. ON PERSONAL SIDE, FRAYNE'S LIFE SOMEWHAT   COMPLICATED BY FACT THAT CHARLES WAS HIS LANDLORD AND EFFECT   OF CONFISCATION ORDER REMAINS TO BE SEEN.6. NO FILE. GP-1.SECRETSECRET
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# TRANSMITTAL OF TDCS INFORMATION REPORTORIG: BERYL E BACKMANUNIT: WH/7/HAITI/REPORTSEXT: 4222DATE: 7 MAY 1970CONF: WH 15CLASSIFICATION: SECRETROUTING:#074CA 5, CA PEG, CA/PROP, CI/OPS, CI/IC 2, CS/DO, DO 5, FI 6, FI/D, IWTDCS-314/04593-70DATE DISTRIBUTED: 7 MAY 1970|        | DISSEMINATION        || ------ | -------------------- || WH/REG | 1 WH 7/Htl 7         || WH/R   | 2 WH 7 DR 1          || WH/FI  | 1 WH SDOM 1          || WH/CA  | 1 WH PACY (CINCSO) F || WH/7/R | 1 REF LANT           |PRECEDENCE:X ROUTINEBASED ON (FLD. BPT, PROJ:PORT AU PRINCE 6870,6871 (IN 075915, 075925)HTP-1406, 1405EVMISER (EVMISER-8)LIAISON: *EVALUATION REQUESTED OF:STATE ARMY NAVY AIRHANDUNG INSTRUCTIONS (Place X in appropriate space. List electrical addressees.)RECOMMEND EXONO FOREIGN DISSEMBASIC DOCUMENT NOT MADE AVAILABLE DCIRELAY CABLE ATTACHEDSHOW IWDISSEM ELECTRICALLY TO:EXCLUSIVE FOR USIBUSIB PERSONAL ATTNZRWAHOO CABLE SENTNOT FOR LIAISONCS INTERNAL USE ONLYAUTHENTICATING OFFICER: R. OisenC/WH/7/RCLASSIFICATION: SECRETRELEASING OFFICER: Robt. H. RietzC/WH/R COPY NO.: Charles 201-357029FORM 1K-2 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS
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# Intelligence Information Cable![INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE OF PLANS]STATE/INR DIA MAMCC/MC (SECDEF JCS ARMY MAVY AIR) CIA/NACE NIC NSA SDO ONE CISFBI SS/ID I&NSThis material contains information effecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 12, U.S.C. Secs 773 and 794, the tranmission of revelahos of which in any manner to an uncurkanzed person is prohinred by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REFORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE# SECRETCITE TDCS-314/04593-70DIST 7 MAY 1970COUNTRY HAITIDOI APRIL 1970SUBJECT03 14 320 MAY701. STATUS OF COL, KESNER BLAIN, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF ARMED FORCES, AND CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL BANK, IMPRISONED FOR ALLEGED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING2. DENUNCIATION OF COL. OCTAVE CATARD, COMMANDER OF COAST GUARD, BY LUCKNER CAMBRONNE, DEPUTY FROM ARCAHAIEACQ HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (1 MAY 1970) FIELD NO. HTP-1406, 1405SOURCE A HAITIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE WHO HAS GOOD CONTACTS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE HAITIAN MILITARY. HE IS A NEW SOURCE AND THE RELIABILITY OF HIS REPORTING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*   ROUTINE    075915    IN    075925PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES1.  ONE OF THE SOLDIERS AT THE DESSALINES BARRACKS WHO IS GUARDING COL, KESNER BLAIN, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, WHO WERE ARRESTED IN EARLY APRIL 1970 FOR ALLEGED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING, SAID THAT BOTH MEN STILL VERE ALIVE AS OF 30 APRIL. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: TDCS-314/03869-70 REPORTED THE ARRESTS OF BLAIN AND CHARLES.)2.  ACCORDING TO A SOLDIER AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, COL. OCTAVE CAYARD, COMMANDER OF THE COAST GUARD, WAS SUMMONED*   SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEN
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S-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEMIN 075915075925TDCS-314/04593-70PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGESTO THE PALACE ON 22 APRIL 1970 BY PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIERAS A RESULT OF A DENUNCIATION BY LUCKNER CAMBRONNE,A DEPUTY FROM ARCAHAIE. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: TDCS-314/03869-70REPORTED THAT CAMBRONNE WAS A MEMBER OF A COMMISSION ASSIGNEDBY DUVALIER TO INTERROGATE THE PERSONS ARRESTED DURING THE WEEKOF 1 APRIL 1970.) WHILE CAYARD WAS WITH DUVALIER, CAMBRONNETELEPHONED DUVALIER TO SAY THAT CAYARD SHOULD NOT BE RELEASEDBECAUSE HE (CAMBRONNE) HAD IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF CAYARD'SCOMPLICITY IN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING. DUVALIER ASKED CAMBRONNETO REPEAT HIS ACCUSATION WHILE HE GAVE CAYARD THE TELEPHONERECEIVER TO LISTEN. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION WITH CAMBRONNE,DUVALIER REASSURED CAYARD OF HIS TRUST IN HIM AND REQUESTEDCAYARD TO ARREST TWO COAST GUARD OFFICERS DURING THE COURSE OFTHAT WEEK. CAYARD AGREED TO FOLLOW THE ORDER, BUT TOLD DUVALIERTHAT HE KNEW THE ADDRESS OF ONLY ONE OF THE TWO OFFICERS.(FIELD COMMENT: ON 24 APRIL 1970, CAYARD LED AN ABORTIVE REVOLTBY THE COAST GUARD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. SEE TDCS-314/04646-70AND SUBSEQUENT REPORTING ON THIS SUBJECT.)3. FIELD DISSEN: STATE, DEFATT, CINCSO, CINCLANT.   (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO)S-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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DEPT OF STATE TELEGRAMPORT AU PRINCE 472DATE: 28 APRIL 1970CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIALSUBJECT: REPORTS OF EXECUTIONS OF PERSOMS ALLEGEDLYINVOLVED IN COAST COARD ATTACK
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SECRETDOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCESUBJECT OF DOCUMENTDOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION2. RI FILE NO.3. DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL BO 4. DATE5. ANALYST7. SOURCE CRYPTORYM 8. DATE OF INFO 9. EVALUATION6. DATE PROCESSED10. DISSEMINATED IN 11. DATE12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE    DOCUMENT DISPOSITION13. TRANSFERRED TO    RI FILE NO.14. PERTINENT INFORMATIONCHARLES036-009-006201-357029PRIN-06803SEX M DOB ?15 APR 70CIT ?OCC ?ACCUSED OF COUP PLOTTINGHTPR 7005080679FILE IN 201-35702915. FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.SECRET
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TRANSMITIA.OFTDCS INFORMATION REPORTCLASSIFICATION# SECRETORIG. BERYL E. BACKMANROUTINGUNIT WH/7/HAITI/REPORTS14EXT. 422225#104DATE 13 APRIL 197036CONFIRMATION COPIESWH 15TDCS-314/04019-70INFORMATION COPIESCA 5, CA/PEG, CA/PROP, CI, CI/PS, CI/OPS, CI/IC 2, CS/DO, DO 5,FI 6, FI/D, IW, SODDATE DISTRIBUTED13 APRIL 1970PRECEDENCEX ROUTINEBASED ON (FLD. RPT., NOL)DISSEMINATIONWH/REG 1 WH/7/Ht 7 WH/SDOM #PORT AU PRINCE 6798WH/R 2 WH/7/DR 1 WH/MIAMI #(IN 060590)WH/FI 1 WH/PACY (CINCSO) #HTP-1379WH/CA 1 REP/LANT =EVLEMON (EVLEMON-19)WH/7/R 1LIAISON: *EVALUATIONREQUESTEDOFSTATEARMYNAVYAIRHANDLING INSTRUCTIONSNO FOREIGN DISSEM# CS INTERNAL USE ONLYAUTHENTICATING OFFICER*PIR Olson*C/WH/7/RCLASSIFICATIONCOORDINATING OFFICER(S)RELEASING OFFICER**SECRET**![GROUP 1 EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION]*Robert H. Rife*C/WH/RCOPY NO.Charles 201-357029
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# Intelligence Information Cable![Intelligence Agency Logo]- ROUTINEIN 060590PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGESSTATE/INR DIA NMCC/MC SECDEF JCS ARMY NAVT AIR CIA/NMCC NIC NSA SDO ONE C25This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCESECRET13 22 02ZCITE TDCS-314/04019-70DIST 13 APRIL 1970COUNTRY HAITIDOI 9 APRIL 1970SUBJECT DENUNCIATION BY CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTACQ HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (10 APRIL 1970) FIELD NO. HTP-1379SOURCE A HAITIAN PROFESSIONAL MAN WHO HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT. HE IS A NEW SOURCE AND THE RELIABILITY OF HIS REPORTING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.1. ACCORDING TO DR. JACQUES FOURCAND, ONE OF THE PERSONAL PHYSICIANS TO PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER, DUVALIER WAS INFORMED OF THE RECENT ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOT, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO SEVERAL ARRESTS OF SUSPECTED PLOTTERS, BY CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI. CHARLES DENOUNCED THE PLOT TO DUVALIER WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD BEEN "DOUBLE-CROSSED" BY COL. KESNER BLAIN, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE ARMED FORCES, WHO HAD PROMISED TO MAKE CHARLES PRESIDENT OF HAITI IN RETURN FOR $100,000 TO FINANCESECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM
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- SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEMIN 060590TDCS-314/04019-70PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGESA REVOLT AGAINST DUVALIER. CHARLES ALSO HAD REFUSED TO GIVE THE MONEY TO BLAIN. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: ALTHOUGH SOURCE DID NOT INDICATE HOW BLAIN HAD "DOUBLE-CROSSED" CHARLES, CHARLES WAS REPORTED IN OCTOBER 1969 TO BE FINANCING A PLOT BEING HEADED BY COL, OCTAVE CAYARD, COMMANDER OF THE COAST GUARD, SEE TDCS-314/15048-69. ALSO IN OCTOBER 1969, TDCS-314/15083-69 REPORTED ANOTHER PLOT AGAINST THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT BEING HEADED BY BLAIN. CHARLES, HOWEVER, WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT AS BEING INVOLVED IN BLAIN'S PLOT.)2. FOURCAND SAID THE INQUIRY IS CONTINUING. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD DEFEND THE PRISONERS AND ADDED THAT NO ONE WOULD BE SHOT AS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: FOURCAND PROBABLY IS REFERRING TO A SIMILAR PURGE OF SUSPECTED PLOTTERS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT CARRIED OUT BY DUVALIER IN MID-1967, WHICH RESULTED IN THE EXECUTION OF 19 ARMY OFFICERS.) (FIELD COMMENT: TDCS-314/03869-70 AND TDCS-314/03496-70 REPORTED THAT FOURCAND IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION INTERROGATING BLAIN AND THE OTHER PERSONS ARRESTED DURING THE WEEK OF 1 APRIL 1970.)3. FIELD DISSEN: STATE, ARMY, CINCSO, CINCLANT. (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO)SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEN
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# SECRET 291762Z APR 76 CITE PORT AU PRINCE 6795DIRECTOR:1.  CONSIDERING FACT THAT BLAIN AFFAIR IS FIRST JUICY MORSEL LOCAL RUMOR MILL HAS HAD TO CHEW ON IN SOME MONTHS.RUMOR CIRCUIT REMARKABLY QUIET AS OF MORNING 9 APRIL.STATION ASSETS HAVE HAD NOTHING NEW TO REPORT SINCE EVNISER/8'S ACCOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN COAST GUARD. EVEN LAPURE INFORMANTS WHO SOMETIMES WORK OVERTIME CONCOCTING RATIONALES OF PAST EVENTS AND GUESSTIMATES OF FUTURE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION HAVE BEEN SILENT.2.  CURRENT BOX SCORE OF DETAINEES COMPRISES BLAIN, DOUGE, BORDES, CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES AND HIS ASSISTANT, APOLLO GARNIER. ALPHONSE LAHENS STILL AT LARGE AND REPORTEDLY UNSUCCESSFUL IN SEEKING ASYLUM AT VARIOUS LATIN EMBASSIES. MXE. LAHENS NO LONGER IN CUSTODY. ALSO CONSTANTIN DUPLESSIS HAS BEEN RELEASED.3.  NO HARD INFO AND LITTLE INFORMED SPECULATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON NATURE OR EXTENT OF PLOT IF ONE ACTUALLY EXISTED. MOST PERSISTENT RUMOR IS THAT BLAIN SOMEHOW PLANNED SEIZE GC-18 AND LAY SIEGE TO PALACE WITH