Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# HOWARD L. BURRISSUITE IOI, R.C.A. BUILDING1725 K STREET, N. w.WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006June 7, 1968Mr. Louis A. BrúnR. ٢٠134 Γιιτ Avenue:New York, New York 10011Dear Mr. BrunI apologize for the delay in responding to your suggestion concerning the commercial bank in Haiti. My activities here have been such that I have been unable until the past day or so to give your proposal adequate thought and consideration.First I must admit that the recent abortive invasion attempt caused certain reflection and it is this kind of activity, successful or unsuccessful, that could cro a serious dislocations for those established in business. However I must assure you that this was only a reflection and the reason that I will be unable to accer: your offer is the extent and nature of my activities here in Washington. I believe I alluded to some of them during your visit. The occasions when I would find it possible to visit Port-au-Prince or to deur any significant amount of time to the bank's activities here would lm rare indeed. I shall coniess to you that I declined a similar position on a bank board here in the states for the same reason.I regret that this decision is necessary but I hope that in future relationships we may be able to do somothing useful and successful in Haiti.Sincerely,Howard P. BurrisSECRET
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# FORMALITES A REMFLIR FAR SOPHIE:1) Envoyer, signe par Sophie, un mandat original notarie et   legalise par le Consul Americain, a une personne amie ou   parent habitant New York, donnant a cette personne les   memes pouvoirs donnes par Clemard a Sophie. Ce mandat   devra etre accompagne d'une copie authentifiee de celui   de Clemard a Sophie.2) Nnvoyer les clefs des deux "safe deposit box" qui se   trouvent a la First National City Bank avec les formes   attacheed qui doivent aussi etre legalisees par le consul   americain.3) Indúquer le nom et la fonction de la personne autorisee   par le gouvernement haitien a regler la transaction avec   Clemard pour communication eventuelle relative a la tran-   saction.Ma chere Sophie:Cette communication te parviendra par une voie que.Clemarda eu a m'indiquer et que je crois etre sure. Fais bien atten-tion a ce qu'il n'y ait pas d'indiscretion.Je voudrais suggerer que tu habilites, Paulette selon leparagraphe 1 ci-dessus.Je t'envoie aussi par cette meme voie une lettre qui saurate renseigner sur l'etat de nos demarches et possibilites.Encore une fois, Bon Courage et bonjour a tous.Invariablement,Loulou> [Figure] An illegible signature with the word "SECRET" below it
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ilu DuplicateFIRST NATIONAL CITY BANKSAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENTDATE_______________________________________________________________________BRANCHSIGNATURE OF DEPUTY___________________________________________ADDRESS OF DEPUTY__________________________________________THE SIGNATURE APPEARING ABOVE IS THAT OF______________________________________WHO HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE NO_________________IN THEVAULTS OF YOUR BANK.90 94 REV, 10-61SECRET
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# SECRET![stamp of background use only]![signature]OD 66 REV. 10-61PRINTING OF 12-61DATEDEPUTYSHIP FORMHEREBY AUTHORIZETO HAVE ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF THE CONTENTS OF SAFE NO.__________NOW RENTED BYIN THE VAULT OF FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK, SAFEDEPOSIT DEPARTMENT AT_____________, NEW YORK, TO EXCHANGE SAID SAFE FORANY NEW SAFE OR SAFES IN SAID VAULT AND FROM TIME TO TIME TO MAKE LIKE EXCHANGES, AND IN MYNAME AND ON MY BEHALF TO EXECUTE A LEASE OF ANY SUCH NEW SAFE OR SAFES UPON SUCH TERMS ASHE MAY DEEM PROPER AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF THE CONTENTS OF ANY SUCH NEW SAFEOR SAFES, AND TO RECEIVE ALL THE LESSEE'S KEYS TO ANY SUCH NEW SAFE OR SAFES, WITH POWER ATALL TIMES TO SURRENDER THE SAID SAFE NO.__________AND ANY SUCH NEW SAFE OR SAFES; THIS AU-THORITY TO REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS REVOCATION IS RECEIVED BY THE SAID BANK.STATE OFSS.ICOUNTY OFON THE ______ DAY OF ________ ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND ______BEFORE ME CAMETO ME KNOWN TO BE THE INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN, AND WHO EXECUTED, THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT,AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE EXECUTED THE SAME.: ONLY
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SECRET12 July 1968MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Letter from Louis A. Brun to FSO Polder1. I talked with George Musulin (DCS/Ops Support Staff) at 0840 hours this morning about the letter mailed to FSO Felder at the American Embassy in Port au Prince. Musulin said that he had spoken with Brun about the letter and Brun had assured him that Felder said to mail letters to him through Foreign Service mail channels. Brun is in contact with Felder during his visits to Haiti and this system was laid on between them during one of his trips.2. Brun also said that he was a little upset about the problems which had arisen in sending his letter. Brun said that he had received a letter from Felder (mailed in New York City) saying that he had never received the letter from Brun. Brun was concerned that the letter may have fallen into the wrong hands in Haiti. Musulin said that he would try to recover the letter and send it back to Brun.3. I told Musulin that Ambassador Ross was very much disturbed about this matter and that any further involvement by the Agency with correspondence between Brun and Felder should be avoided. Brun is a business agent of Clemard Joseph-Charles and thus any correspondence between Brun and an official of the American Embassy is of particular concern to the Ambassador because of the obvious political implications. Musulin said he understood this and would tell Brun that the dispatch of any correspondence in the future would be his own responsibility.Harold O. ChaidesSECRET
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# SECRETDirector, Domestic Contact ServiceATTM : Operational Support Staff (Musulin)Chief, New York Field OfficeNY-529-6815 July 1968Letter from Louis A. Brun to Clemard Joseph Charles (to be ForwardedVia Robert C. Felder, United States Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti)REFERENCES: (A) NY-467-68 (20 June 1968); (B) CONTACTO/WASHINGTON 80540;(C) Case 47,5401. Reference "A" forwarded to you a letter from Louis   A. Brun, BAM International Corporation, 134 Fifth Avenue, New   York, New York, to Clemard Joseph Charles, Port-au-Prince,   Haiti. This letter was to be sent by State Department diplomatic   pouch to Mr. Hubert C. Felder, United States Embassy, Port-au-   Prince, Haiti, and given by him to Charles. Brun had told us   that Felder had agreed to act as intermediary for correspondence   between himself and Charles and added that he and Charles had   already used the system. The letter in Reference "A" was the   first time we had been approached in the matter.2. Reference "B" stated that the letter had been dispatched   via Message Center Courier to the State Department on 24 June1968. 3. On or about 26 June 1968 Brun telephoned us and stated   that Charles had not received the letter. We telephoned Mr.   Musulin, who double-checked and assured us that the letter had   gone to the State Department and that it should go out in the   next pouch.4. On 10 July 1968, Brun telephoned us and stated that   on 9 July 1968 he had received a telephone call from a Ray   Alvarez. Alvarez identified himself as a State Department   employee in Washington and told Brun that he had the letter   destined for Charles. Alvarez then told Brun that he would   return the letter if Brun would tell him how it had reached the   State Department. Brun refused to give Alvarez any information.   We then telephoned Mr. Musulin and relayed the foregoing in-   formation. Mr. Musulin inquired into the matter and learned   that the letter had gone to Haiti in the State Department pouch,   had not been delivered to Felder and had been returned to   Washington. He and we surmised that the State Department didSECRET
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SECRETFI-529-6815 July 1968not wish to lay itself open to the charge of becoming embroiled in local Haitian politics and so had refused to deliver the letter to Felder. We reported this information to Brun.5. On 11 July 1968 Brun telephoned us and tolt us that he had received a letter from Charles via the Folder channel. This letter bore a New York City postmark. We gave this information to Mr. Musulin. We told Brun that it is quite probauiم that Felder has a personal arrangement with unknown parties which permits him to use the diplomatic pouch facilities. Since we do not, letters can go only from Charles to Brun and not from Brun to Carles. Brun and we agreed that he will not henceforth attempt to use Felder to send letters to Charles.6. Mr. Musulin agreed to retrieve the letter from the State Department and to send it to us. We shall return is forthwith to Brun.JMitchell:chFILE: Louis A. BrunB&B Int'l Corp.134 Fifth Ave.New York, NYand Case 47,540Jackson R. HortonSECRET
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SECRETR & R INTERNATIONAL CORP.134 FIFTH AVENUENEW YORK, N. Y. 10011Mme. Clemaud JOSEPH CHARLESPORT-AU-PRINCEHAITI1.
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LOUIS A. BRON134 Fifth Ave.Kew York, N.Y.SECRETLe 14 juin 1968Mae Clémard Joseph CharlesPort-au-PrinceHaitiMa chère Sophie,Cette lettre est pour t'accuser réception des tiennes des 17 et 26 maiécoulés et du 4 juin en cours.Si tu n'as pas eu de mes nouvelles depuis mon départ d'Haiti le 7 mai dernier,c'est que premièrement, Je me proposais de retourner voir Clémard la semainesuivante. Le voyage a dû être différé lorsque j'ai su que Clémard avait, ànouveau, été arrêté le ll mai. J'ai même eu à faire un câble à un ami pourlui annoncer mon arrivée et je suis sûr qu'il a dû t'en informer.Dueièrement, l'arrestation de Clémard ainsi que les nouvelles der derniersévénements en Haiti on eu des effets négatifs sur les négociations en coursque j'avais entamées pour Clémard et qui semblaient vouloir aboutir. Je n'aipas besoin de te dire combien j'en ai été bouleversé. Alors que nos amisd'ici et moi pensions pouvoir aider Clémard que nous estimons comme un frère,sa nouvelle arrestation est venue nous assommer avec une rigueur dont nousnous remettons à peine.Avant d'aller plus loin, je dois te dire que tu ne dois point douter de notredévouement pour Clémard. Il sait, et tu dois aussi le savoir, que nous nesaurions jamais marchander notre concours à un ami pour qui nous avons à plusgrande affection et pour qui nous sommes prêts à consentir tous les sacrificespersonnels que les circonstances peuvent exiger. Je crois devoir te dire quesi, en dehors d'Haiti, je n'arrive à le tirer de l'impasse dans laquelle il setrouve, je doute fort, sans fausse modestie, que quelqu'un d'autre puisseréussir à le faire.Nos puissants amis communs tant à New York, Washington, Miami et ailleurs onttous manifesté un désir sérieux de lui venir en aide dans les limites de leurspossibilités respectives.Depuis mon retour d'Haiti je me suis mis en action à cette fin et ai personelle-ment vu plusieurs personnalités du monde financier qui n'ont pas hésité àconsacrer une grande partie de leur temps précieux à la concrétisation des plansque j'ai eu à envisager aved Clémard en vue de le tirer d'embarras le plusrapidement possible./...
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SECRETFage 2Mes espoirs de réussite ainsi que ceux de tous les amis contactés se sont heurtés aux effets négatifs inévitables provenant tant de la nouvelle arrestation de Clémard que des derniers événements survenus en Haiti depuis le 20 mai écoulé. Je t'envoie, pour preuve, copie d'une lettre d'un de ces grands amis, Mr. Howard Burris de Washington, D.C. Je te demande de garder cette lettre strictement confidenticlle car je n'aurais pas aimé que le nom de Mr. Burris soit mentionné à quiconque en Haiti. Si cela arrivait, nous pourrions perdre un très bon ami.Pour ton information, je te dirai que Mr. Burris est un colonel retraité du Corps de Génie de l'armée américaine, ami personnel et conseiller du Président Johnson et extrêmement influent à Washingtor tant dans le monde politique que financier. J'ai eu à faire deux voyages à Washington entre le 8 et 11 mai au cours desquels lui et moi envisagions les moyens d'aider Clémard selon le "modus" envisagé. La copie de sa lettre du 7 juin en cours saura te confirmer ce qui précède.J'ai aussi vu personnellement et lui ai causé maintes fois au téléphone, Joseph Dryer, qui devait se rendre en Haiti le 24 mai pour te vois mais qui a dû renvoyer son voyage après les nouvelles de la dernière tentative d'invasion. Je lui ai encore causé récemment au téléphone et il a eu à me faire part des résultats négatifs de ses efforts, toujours en fonction des mêmes circonstances.Le lettres adressées aux autres amis de l'étranger, dont Dabinovick, par example, sont restées jusqu'ici sans réponses. Je vais une nouvelle fois écrire longuement à Dabinovick pour lui transmettre ta dernière communication avec l'espoir d'avoir un mot encourageant de lui.Comme tu dois le comprendre, ma chère Sophie, nos efforts, malgré toute notre bonne volonté, ne sauraient se concrétiser à brève échéance, car les valeurs en question qu'il nous faut trouver ne sont pas insignifiantes. Je te signalerai en passant un point qui a été soulevé au cours des négociations et qui fait ressortir que même si nos amin seraient en mesure d'avancer à Clémard les valeurs nécessaires, ils ont des doutes sérioux non pas sur la sincérité de Clémard à faire face aux obligations qui devront être contractées, mais à la possibilité matérielle de rapatrier, en dollars américains, les valeurs avancées. J'ai personnellement assisté à des contacts avec des banquiers d'ici qui affirment qu'avant longtemps, Haiti n'aura presque plus de devises-dollars pour solder ses comptes à l'étranger. Autant d'obstacles que je suis malheureusement obligé de te signaler pour que tu saches a.quoi t'en tenir.Concernant maintenant le grand banquier noir dont j'ai eu moi-même à dire à Clémard que je croyais pouvoir nous aider, celui-ci a eu à me faire comprendre qu'il ne pouvait an l'occurrence intéresser son institution à une affaire de ce genre qui comporte trop de risques. De cu cotó là 11 n'y a donc pas grand espoir,
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SECRETPage 3Ceci dit, malgré tous ces obstacles qui sembleraient insurmontables, je n'al pas totalement perdu l'espoir de pouvoir t'aider à sortir Clémard, sain et sauf, de la prison où sa santé se détériore rapidement, je le sais. L'essentiel est que le Chef lui-même soit pereuadé que l'inhabilité que nous éprouvons à satisfaire les exigences du moment, ne sont en aucune façon imputables à Clémard mais plutôt à des circonstances totalement indépendantes de notre volonté...Je prie Dieu Tout-puissant pour que l'on finisse par réaliser que Clémard, en bon patriote haïtien, a eu foi en son pays et n'a pas cru bon d'expatrier, comme plus d'un l'a fait, le fruit de ses durs labeurs et de son intelligence pro-ductive.Je me proposais d'écrire personnellement à Son Excellence le Président à Vie d'Haiti, pour implorer sa clémence et sa générosité pour un ami qui nous est cher. Je me suis alors demandé si c'était là un geste sage qui pourrait avoir la vertu de l'épargner et, dans le doute, j'ai préférer m'abstenir.Pour revenir maintenant aux possibilités de féaliser au moins partiellement, la valeur exigée, je dois te dire que je suis heureux de savoir que tu détiens une procuration générale en bonne et due forme t'habilitant à ratifier tout ce que nous pourrions entreprendre à cette fin.Séparément, par cette même voie, je te communiquerai toutes les formalités à remplir pour nous mettre en mesure de réaliser dans un délai raisonable au moins le tiers de la somme réclamée. Il serait souhaitable que tu sois mise en mesure de venir ici à New York, co qui faciliterait beaucoup les choses, mais dans l'im-possibilité d'une pareille alternative, tu devras donc agréer aux conditions stipulées. Il faudra donc agir avec dilligence pour nous permettre d'aller au plus vite.Ma chère Sophie, je terminerai cette lettre déjà longue et ardue en te renou-velant mon dévouement le plus entier à la cause de notre ami Clémard et en te priant une nouvelle fois de ne jamais douter de mes sentiments propres et ceux de ma famille pour Clémard, toi et les tiens.Affections à Gros-Miche, Marie-Claudine, Toto, Eddie et sa femme.Bon courage!LAR/JVbencl. 1Invariablement,
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SECRETHOWARD L. BURRISSUITE IOI, R.C.A. BUILDING1725 K STREET, N. WWASHINGTON, D.C. 20006June 7, 1968Mr. Louis A. Brún134 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10011Dear Mr. BrunI apologize for the delay in responding to your suggestion concerning the commercial bank in Haiti. My activities here have been such that I have been unable until the past day or so to give your proposal adequate thought and consideration.First I must admit that the recent abortive invasion attempt caused certain reflection and it is this kind of activity, successful or unsuccessful, that could cre a serious dislocations for those established in business. However I must assure you that this was only a reflection and the reason that I will be unable to accep your offer is the extent and nature of my activities here in Washington. I believe I alluded to some of them during your visit. The occasions when I would find it possible to visit Port-au-Prince or to dewr any significant amount of time to the bank's activities nere would be rare indeed. I shall coniess to you that I declined a similar position on a bank board here in the stater for the same reason.I regret that this decision is necessary but I hope that ir future relationships we may be able to do something useful and successful in Haiti..Sincerely,SECRET
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SECRETle 14 juin 1968FORMALITES A REMPLIR FAR SOFHIE:1) Envoyer, signe par Sophie, un mandat original notarie et legalise par le Consul Americain, a une personne amie ou parent habitant New York, donnant a cette personne les memes pouvoirs donnes par Clemard a Sophie. Ce mandat devra etre accompagne d'une copie authentifiee de celui de Clemard a Sophie.2) Envoyer les clefs des deux "safe deposit box" qui se trouvent a la First National City Bank avec les formes attacheed qui doivent aussi etre legalisees par le consul americain.3) Indiquer le nom et la fonction de la personne autorisee par le gouvernement haitien a regler la transaction avec Clemard pour communication eventuelle relative a la tran- saction.-------------Ma chere Sophie:Cette communication te parviendra par une voie que.Clemard a eu a m'indiquer et que je crois etre sure. Fais bien attention a ce qu'il n'y ait pas d'indiscretion.Je voudrais suggerer que tu habilites Paulette selon le paragraphe 1 ci-dessus.Je t'envoie aussi par cette meme voie une lettre qui saura te renseigner sur l'etat de nos demarches et possibilites.Encore une fois, Bon Courage et bonjour a tous.Invariablement,Soulon![signature]
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SECRETFIRST NATIONAL CITY BANKSAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENTBRANCHSIGNATURE OF DEPUTYADDRESS OF DEPUTYTHE SIGNATURE APPEARING ABOVE IS THAT OFWHO HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE NO. ____________ IN THEVAULTS OF YOUR BANK.88 64 REV, 10-61
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SEUPETHERESY AUTHORIZETO HAVE ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF THE CONTENTS OF SAFE NO.NOW RENTED DVTHE VAULT OF FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK.CAFE.DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT AT . . NEW YORK, TO EXCHANGE SAID SAFE FORANY NEW SAFE OR SAFES IN SAID VAULT AND FROM TIME TO TIME TO FAKE WIRE EXCHANGES, AND IN MYNAME AND ON MY BEHALF TO EXECUTE A LEASE OF ANY SUCH NEW SAPE OR SAFES UPC SUCH TREND AGHE MAY DEEM PROPER AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF THE CONTENT'S OF ANY BUCH NEW GAPEOR SAFES, AND TO RECEIVE ALL THE LESSER'S KEYS TO ANY SUCH NEW SAFE OR BATES, WITH POWER ATALL TIMES TO SURRENDER THE SAID SAFE NO. AND ANY OUCH NEW SAFE OR SAFES; THIS AUTHORITY TO REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS REVOCATION IS RECEIVED BY THE RAID BANK,STATE OFSS.COUNTY OFON THE DAY OF ONE THOUSAND NING HUNDRED ANDBEFORE ME GAMSTO ME KNOWN TO BE THE INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN, AND WHO EXECUTED, THE PONLGOING INSTRUMENTAND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE EXECUTED THE SAMESECRET
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Clemard Joseph CharlesGeorge Musulin/bmDCS/Operational Support Staff900 Key Bldg.DO/DOELWE/T/Haiti3 B '0001, Hqs.2268Case 47,5401 July 1968For your information.
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SECRETCOUNTRY: HaitiENY 00-A(8) 322/1766-6827 June 1968DCS Case: 67,540SUBJECT: Clerard Joseph Charles Has Gained Postponement ofDeadline for Ransom Payment/Charles' relationship with ReneAdrien and Yvon Saint-Victor and Background of his nearest/President Duvalier's Need for Money May Possibly Induce Him toAccept Scheme for Reorganized Banque Commerciale d'Haiti1. Recently-released Clerard Joseph Charles has received a postponement of the deadline by which he must produce the US$605 thousand required as "ransom" for his permanent release. The new deadline is late September 1968.2. Shortly before Charles' rearrest in May 1968 Rene Adrien visited him at his residence and remonstrated with him. Adrien, one of the directors of the Banque Nationale de la Republique d'Haiti (BNRH), told Charles that he (Charles) had not done enough since his release to procure the US$605 thousand and added that Charles was receiving too many visitors. Charles responded with such a tirade of abuse that Adrien left the house. Charles was rearrested that same afternoon. At about the same time, Yvon Saint-Victor visited Charles and talked to him in much the same vein as had Adrien. Charles' response to Saint-Victor was about the same as his answer to Adrien. Saint-Victor's wife is President Duvalier's secretary.3. Since his release in June 1968, Charles has agreed to intensify his efforts to raise the US$605 thousand and to cease receiving so many visitors at his house.4. Charles will undoubtedly revive the scheme to raise the US$605 thousand through subscription by foreign investors and to place it in a reorganized Banque Commerciale d'Haiti (BCH). [Collector's Note: this plan is outlined in 00-A(8) 322/14367-68 (Paragraph Two). Alternatively, he may try to interest the Government of Haiti (GOH) in his visible cash assets and OOH bonds now on deposit in banks in New York City (Collector's Note: see 00-A(8) 322/14367-68 (Paragraphs Three, Four and Five.) See also 00-A(8) 322/17056-68.5. The idea of the reorganized BCH was formulated in orderSECRET
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SECRET-2-HRY 00-A(S) 322/1760-0827 June 1968DCS Cane: 47,540to get the required suza into Baiti and at the same time to ensure that it vould not simply be confiscated by the O0ff. The idea was born because Charles and his friends relt (and still feel) that if he simply handed over US$605 thousand he would then be liquidated. Thus, the BCH schame vould serve as a sort of Insurance policy on Charles' life. On the other hand, it is possible that the Oull would refuse to accept the BCH scheme as a substitute for a direct payment and would continue to insist on the direct payment of the Ust005 thousand as ransom. It is possible, however, for the following reasons that hes- ident Duvalier would consent to the DCH scheme. First, he is desperate for money and does not much care in just vint form is my enter Haiti. Second, he approaches his problems on a day-to-day basis and does not plan tar lito the future. Third, he is obsessed with the idea of retaining power for life. Now, Duvalier is perfectly well avare, I am sure, that the BCH scheme will not net him 088605 thousand. On the wwwi land, however, he is quite anxious for foreign investors to place their money in Haiti, both for the economic benefits which such investments will bring to kniti and also for the propaganda value which a nov foreign business will bring to him. If he liquidates Charles, either before or after receiving the U88605 thousand, he vill suffer nuch unfavorable publicity. It is possible, too, that he may think that he may be able to get his hands on the US$605 thousand even though it may be tied up in the BCH scheme. In any event, Charles is, I believe, going to make the effort to induce the President to allow the BCH schems and thereby to bring an end to the "ranson" domaces.-end-SECRET