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# CONTINUATION OF DISPATCHCLASSIFICATIONSECRETDISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBERHTPK-1347was originally introduced to WODISH in New York City ty Subject on 15 April 1966. Until the early fall of 1967, much of YODISH activity with IDEN A was devoted to arranging contacts with various elements of LEHARP, which IDEN A requested on behalf of Subject, and reporting operational information. To the best of WODISH knowledge and belief, however, none of these contacts produced any tangible assistance to Subject's various scheres. Fita two exceptions, WODISH relationship with IDEN A since October 1967 has teen exclusively that of foreign intelligence collection. The exceptions were Subject's request for a secret seeting with a WOLADY envoy in May 1969, and an independent similar request from another group in the saze month. As has teen fully reported, IDEN A made it perfectly clear to WODISH and to Subject and to the other group that he was acting only as a channel and that he vas not actively involved or interested. We (WODISH) simply transmitted the request. We wish to point out that what the Desk calls IDEN's "Lottying" for Subject ended before October 1967. During the nearly two years in which the contact in the NODISH New York Office has dealt with IDEN A, the latter has never sponsored or "lobbied" for Subject's various schemes. IDEN A has occasionally relayed information concerning then, tut has told FODISH repeatedly that he no longer wishes to be involved politically with Subject."c. We wish also to point out that IDEN A, as a regular supplier of foreign intelligence on Haiti, bas supplied data vaich originate with Haitians other than Subject, and, therefore, IDEM A is not rely Subject's southpiece. Specifically, IDES B and IDEN C are two of IDEN A's Haitian sources. ICEN B is a well-known Haitian businessman; IDEN C is a forner deputy."d. Ve (FODISH) are not concerned with Subject, but are very much so with IDEN.A. We do not believe that IDEN A is involved in any current revolutionary schene in Haiti. Ve are, however, disturbed at the unprofessional way in which IDEN A handled the questions concerning foreign companies in Haiti. We did not request IDEN A to consult Subject about the requirements on foreign companies and, in view of the manner in which IDEN A handled our requirements, we shall continue only to accept information which he proffers on his return from his frequent trips to Haiti, and shall refrain from briefing his. We have requested our VORONP customers to give us an evaluation of IDEN A's intelligence reporting. Unless this evaluation is unfavorable, we shall continue to exploit IDEN A in the manner just described. Insofar as contact tetween IDEN A and Subject is concerned, (1) we cannot prevent IDEN A from talking to Subject (or anybody else), but (2) we have never in the past and shall not in the future request that IDEM A contact Subject on behalf of VODISH.".3. To date, the VOROEP evaluation of IDENA'S reporting has not been received. However, since VODISH has agreed to refrain from briefing IDEN A prior to any future trips he nay mke to Haiti, there should te no recurrence of the type of situation described in Ref C.