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- 10 -8. Being a businessman in his own right, the business community with which he has dealt through the Chamber of Commerce and his bank will always have a dialogue with him and therefore will find him receptive to their suggestions and endeavours;9. Having dealt with elements of the actual regime who have his confidence, he will be able to control them in a way which will avoid unnecessary hardships should someone else - a complete stranger to them - be in a position of Government leadership;10. He is known to be strongly anti-communist and pro-American, therefore opening the door to close cooperation with the United States, under the doctrine of the Alliance for Progress, to promote better understanding and opportunities for the Haitian people with the help of the United States;11. He will welcome the return of all Haitian exiles to take their place anew within the Haitian community and to work with him to the task of making the country a safer and better place to live;12. He does not contemplate any reprisals or even sanctions against anybody for their past political affiliations, his efforte to be mainly directed not to solve the errors of the past, but to provide a better present and future for those who want to live in Haiti.The task, if and when he succeeds to gain power, will not be an easy one. I am sure, however, that Mr. Charles will be able to find the support of enough honest and patriotic Haitians to help him carry out his dream of building up a better Haiti,Mr. Charles' past affiliation with the Duvalier regime should not, therefore, be held against him. As a matter of fact, this affiliation may give him the foresight that he should do his utmost not to repeat the same mistakes.In conclusion, I feel that the U.S. Government, through its qualified Agencies, should give Mr. Charles' offer to toppie the Duvalier regime, all the required careful consideration and make a decision as fast as possible.JUNE 20, 1967
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ORIG: R. BergUNIT: WH/7/HTEXT: 5995DATE: 24 June 1967CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONCONF: WHYMESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIESSECRETROUTING AND/OR INITIALS SEEN BY*   1*   2*   3*   4*   5*   6*   7*   8*   9*   10INDEX DESTROY RETURN TO BRANCH FILE RIDNO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO.RID COPY INFO FILE WH/LOG?, FI, FI/INT2SECRET24 17 09 ZCITE DIRECTOR 279TO: PORT AU PRINCE INFO: SANTO DOMINGO JMWAVEREF: PORT AU PRINCE 4500 (IN 97136)*1.  APPRECIATE REF REPORT ON CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES. THIS    CORRESPONDS TO REPORTS FROM LNERGO, WODISH, AND OTHER SOURCES.    LNERGO ALSO HAS REPORT FROM SOURCE CONSIDERED RELIABLE THAT CHARLES LIFE    IS IN IMMINENT DANGER BECAUSE OF ALLEGED OPPOSITION HE HAS ORGANIZED    AGAINST THE DUVALIER REGIME. CAN YOU EN CONFIRM THIS?2.  PLS REPORT PRIORITY ALL DEVELOPMENTS THIS CASE..END OF MESSAGEWH COMMENT: CHARLES HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND ALLPROPERTY TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM.![signature of William V. Broo]William V. BrooC/WHDSEELSAGION OFFICER![signature of coordinating officers]COORDINATING OFFICERSSECRET![signature of Paul V. Harwood]Paul V. HarwoodC/WH/7![Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification]AUTHENTICATING OFFICERREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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INDEX: ☐ YES ☐ NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.M-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID ☐ RET. TODESTROY ☐ SIG.CLASSIFIED MESSAGETOTAL COPIESROUTININITIALSSEED BYBRANCH ☐CONFIDENTIAL.REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDNOTIFICATION TO ☐ADV. COPY ☐ISSUED ☐ SLOTTED BY: 6 AT 2006INFO:DISSEM BY: JF PER 2.C. * 2CACTION: WH8 ☐ RID COPYFILE: VR, CSJRF, DCI, D/O, DAP, ACOPCS/CC, CAL CO/PEG, CA/PRCE CA/O4, CL, CI/OPS, FL, FI/24, C5/560FI/INTE, DOI 20. 2/2013, BR, OCI/12 OCI/LAH, SODG, CI/PS217PM 6-23-67 MLTTO THE PRESIDENT 08TO SECRETARY OF STATE 08TO DIRECTOR CIA 05TO DIRECTOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 05TO DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 02TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 22FROM DIRECTOR FBI(CONFIDENTIAL - FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS - HAITI)ON JUNE TWENTY THREE, NINETEEN SIXTYSEVEN, A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCEWHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST ADVISED THATHE HAD LEARNED THE FOLLOWING CONCERNING CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS WITHINHAITI:JOSEPH CLEMARD CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITIAND FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER, UPON LEAVINGA HOSPITAL IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, AFTER HAVING HAD A TONSILL-ECTOMY PERFORMED WAS ARRESTED BY DUVALIER HENCHMEN ON JUNETWENTYONE, AND IMMEDIATELY INCARCERATED IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATIONCONFIDENTIAL201- 357029
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CLASSIFIED MESSAGECONFIDENTIAL IN24894 PAGE 1/2IN PORT-AU-PRINCE BY HIS CAPTORS. CHARLES' BANK ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL HOLDINGS HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY DUVALIER. CHARLES' LIFE IS IN IMMINENT DANGER AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT CHARLES WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED OPPOSITION WHICH HE HAS ORGANIZED AGAINST THE DUVALIER REGIME.THE SOURCE STATED THAT THE SITUATION IN HAITI HAS DETERIORATED GREATLY DURING THE PAST MONTH AND SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THIS SITUATION IS THE WORST IT HAS BEEN IN THE LAST YEAR.GP 1CONFIDENTIAL
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SECRET23 June 1967MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSubject: Report from George Musulin1. George Musulin, Washington DCS representatived, called this afternoon to advise the following:a. Dorothy Matlack (Dept. of Army 0-2) has now been cut out of the contact between the DCS and Mr. B in New York. Presume that Mr. B refers to Luis Brun, the New York lawyer and representative of Clemard Joseph Charles.b. Mr. C. (Clemard Joseph Charles) ms been placed under house arrest as of 21 June. He cannot leave the country. All of his properties and possessions have been taken from him. The only thing Chrles has left is his interest in the Commercial Bank. The situation in Haiti is believed to be deteriorating very rapidly. (Note: Musulin or Brun apparently have no explanation as to how Charles managed to retain his banking interest after having everything else stripped from hig.)c. Two children of Max Dominique from his previous mariage arrived in New York last night by plane from Port au Prince..d. Papa Doc is very concerned about the impression one gets from busineare interest in the city. Apparently the place takes looks like a ghost town after dark. Accordingly he has issued webwwwbiwwe orders that all stores stay open from. 8-12 an the morning and li-9 in the evening.2. Will advise when more info available. Musulin believes that Duvalier placed Charles under arrest because he got wind of his proposed conspiracy. He does not know where the leak occurred.SECRET
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INDEX: YES NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NU. 201-357029X-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO WH/7/HE BRANCHDESTROY SIG.CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETTOTAL COPIESHTP-1067TDCSDB-315/02303-67ROUTING AND/ORINITIALS SEEN BYREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDADV. COPYNOTIFICATION TOISSUED BLOTTED BY: MAT: 2/352ACTIONINFO:IW (EUMD) RIO COPY VR. FILE. ADOP. CA 2. CA/PEG. CA/PROP. CI/OPS. CI/IC 2. FLCS/DO, FI/D . FI/INT 6, SOD 4, DO 5, CA/O 4, WH/COG 8, WH/REG/8, WH/7/H/RE 3SECRET 231786Z CITE PORT AU PRINCE 4500 23 Jun 67 97136DIRECTOR INFO PANAMA CITY, REP/LANT, SANTO DOMINGO, JMWAVEINTELSUPDATA PARA 1 EVLEMON-2 FROM EVLEMON-6 FROM COLONELGRACIA JACQUESPARA 2 EVLEMON-6FIELD COMMEND FROM OBSERVATION AND TALK FRANCIS.D. RACHFIELD HAD WITH CHARLES.FILED 231726Z SECRET201-35702923 Jun 67
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYIntelligence Information Cable• ROUTINEIN 97136PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGESSTATE/TREASURY NMCC/MC (SECDEF JCS ARMY NAVY AIR) CIA/NMCC NIC NSA OCR SDOFBI INS D/MS 2 ONEThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT. NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.SECRETCOUNTRY HAITI DIST 23 JUNE 1967DOI 22 JUNE 1967 CITE TDCSDB-315/02303-67SUBJECT CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THECOMMERCIAL BANKACQ 23JUNE 1967, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, HTP-1067SOURCE A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THECONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIERGOVERNMENT. HIS REPORTING HAS BEEN ACCURATESINCE 1963. HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROMA HAITIAN MILITARY OFFICER WHO IS ANTI-DUVALIERBUT WHO HAS CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO KEY MEMBERSOF THE DUVALIER ENTOURAGE AND HAS BEENPROVED TO BE ACCURATE IN THE INFORMATION HEPROVIDES.1. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL   BANK, HAS CAUSED PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER TO BE ANGRY   WITH HIM. HE IS PUBLICLY CAMPAIGNING FOR THE PRESIDENCYSECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEM
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IN 97136TDCS DB-/315/02303-67PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGESSECRET(classification) NO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEM(dissem controls)TO SUCCEED DUVALIER. WHILE IN THE GENERAL HOSPITALFOR A THROAT OPERATION DURING THE WEEK OF 12 JUNE 1967CHARLES MAINTAINED A REGISTER IN WHICH ALL THOSE WHOCAME TO SEE HIM COULD SIGN THEIR NAMES. DUVALIER NOWKNOWS THAT CHARLES IS AMBITIOUS AND LACKING IN GRATITUDE,FOR WITHOUT DUVALIER HE WOULD BE NOTHING. BUT CHARLESWILL FEEL DUVALIER'S WRATH. ALL HIS PROPERTY. WILL BETAKEN AWAY FROM HIM AND HE WILL BE KEPT UNDER HOUSE ARREST.2. WHILE CHARLES WAS IN THE HOSPITAL HIS BUSINESS   VENTURES WERE SEIZED BY THE TAX OFFICE AND PLACED UNDER   THE CONTROL OF TWO TAX INSPECTORS, SERGE SALOMON AND   MAURICE LAFONTANT.3. FIELD COMMENT: CHARLES RETURNED TO HIS HOME ON   19 JUNE 1967 AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR AT LEAST FIFTEFN   DAYS UNDER DOCTORS ORDERS TO RECUPERATE. HIS HOUSE IS   NOT UNDER GUARD NOR UNDER VISIBLE SURVEILLANCE.   CHARLES CLAIMS TO BE CONTINUING TO PLOT THE OVERTHROW OF   DUVALIER WHOM HE CONSIDERS INSANE AND WILL NOT SEEKSECRETNO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEM
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97136TDCS DB-315/02303-67-PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGESSECRETNO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEMASYLUM DESPITE FACT HE HAS LOST MOST OF HIS BUSINESSISVENTURES. CHARLES/STILL DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCI ALISBANK WHICH/NOW CONTROLLED BY/UNNAMED INVESTMENTCORPORTATION IN NEW YORK CITY TO PREVENT ITS SEIZURETHEBY/HAITIAN GOVERNMENT.4. FIELD DISSEM: STATE, ARMY, CINCLANT, CINCSO   (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO)REPORT CLASS SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM
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SECRET21 June 1967Bob,Mr. Musulin (DO), extention 2268, called to say that Dorothy Matlack had called to inform him that she had reached Mr. B and that per instructions Kr. B. would pass info for Matlack to Balog in New York. Mr. Musulin said that from his conversation with her he believed that Matlack wanted to be cut in on this activity and wanted to receive copies of any disseminations.Mr. Musulin mentioned that & Mr. B had told Matlack that he had heard that the operation (tonsillectomy) was performed on Charles and he is feeling fine.SECRET
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# FBI DOCUMENTSDATE: 20 JUNE 1967CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIALSUBJECT: JOSEPH CLEMARD CHARLESFBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN (NEW YORK)DATE: 21 JUNE 1967 (cross reference sheet)DBB 84012
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# SECRET## SENSITIVESECRET/SENSITIVE 151542Z CITE CONTACTS/NEW YORK 8213CONTACTS/WASHINGTONOPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF (MUSULIN) INFO: MCCONNELL FROM BALOGSUBJECT: CASE 475401. ON 14 JUNE 67 LOUIS A. BRUN, PRESIDENT, B&B INTERNATIONAL CORP., NEW YORK CITY, SAW IN WASHINGTON COLONEL (HOWARD) BURRIS. THEY DISCUSSED IN PRIVATE THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI.2. COLONEL BURRIS, WHO THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, TOLD BRUN THAT HE FULLY SUPPORTS THE HAITIAN BANKER'S PLANS AND THAT HE WILL SEE PRESIDENT JOHNSON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.3. BURRIS TOLD BRUN THAT HE WILL URGE THE PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER GIVING US GOVERNMENT HELP TO CHARLES.SECRET/SENSITIVE![Stamp indicating document is excluded from automatic declassification] 201-357029SECRETC.J. Charles
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# SECRET15 June 1967MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDSUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES (201-357029)1. Background: Clemard Joseph CHARLES, born Gonaives, Haiti, 21 April 1923, is a Negro of peasant origin. CHARLES is a shrewd, opportunistic, basically dishonest individual whose natural talents have been channelled to President DUVALIER's advantage over a period of ten years. Having made considerable money in the banana business, CHARLES was able, in 1960, to create the Commercial Bank of Haiti, of which he is still the sole owner. Since its beginning, the Bank has been an instrument for DUVALIER's financial manipulations, and CHARLES is a subservient agent for the President in many of the latter's clandestine operations conceived to evade U. S. Government surveillance. CHARLES, for example, was DUVALIER's agent in the operation designed to smuggle surplus U. S. military aircraft to Haiti and, in fact, made a trip to a USAF base in Arizona to effect purchase, which was later blocked. After long, close association with DUVALIER, during which CHARLES had become extremely wealthy, he managed to incur DUVALIER's displeasure. Gradually CHARLES' influence diminished in favor of Henri SICLAIT, Director of the Regie de Tabac. As CHARLES began to realize that he no longer enjoyed DUVALIER's favor, he began, for the second or third time, to seek channels to the U. S. Government and to solicit support for himself as a successor to the President.2. Agency Contact: CIA contact with CHARLES in the U.S. dates back to May 1963 when he was visited in his suite in the Hotel Willard in Washington by a representative of WH Division. Since that time, he has made his every visit to the U.S. an occasion to talk to some official of the U. S. Government. The most persistent of his approaches has been made to DCS/New York, which he believes leads him to the Department of Defense. Never has this unscrupulous, overly-ambitious charlatan offered any evidence that he has anything going for him inside Haiti. The names he has furnished as his alleged collaborators have meant little or nothing. His approach to a Station representative in Port-au-Prince in January 1967 produced nothing in the way of hard information. His reports, passed to DCS/NY through his business representative in New York, have been evasive and, in some instances, utterly false. Fabrication has in some cases been obvious.3. In brief, CHARLES is trying to coarce the U.S. Government into some sort of support for his presidential aspirations. Should anyone listen to him, it would simply mean that the U. S. would have to take over the entire operetion and move him in behind a regiment of Marines. State Departmant, Haiti Desk, has long considered him highly undesirable. Lat higher-placed buyers bewarelSECRETK. T. R.
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SECRET15 June 1967MEMORANDUM FOR: C/WH/7SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES1. At 1500 hours, the DCS representative, George Musulen, informed the Haiti Desk that Mr. BRUN, lawyer for Clemard Joseph CHARLES, had met COLONEL HOWARD L. BURRIS on 14 June and had passed the "word" to him plus allegedly the two letters from CHARLES. BURRIS assured BRUN that his plea would be taken to the White House level.2. DCS will keep Haiti Desk informed of further developments.R. LehmanSECRET
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15 June 1967MEMORANDUM FOR: C/WHDSUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES.1. At 1530 hours, the DCS representative, George Musulin, called WH/7/Haiti Desk to report the following:"On 14 June 1967, Mr. BRUN met Colonel HOWARD L. BURRIS in Washington, D. C. They discussed in private the current developments in Haiti. Colonel BURRIS, who thinks very highly of CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARRLES, told BRUN that he fully cupports the banker'(CHARLES) plans and that he will see the President as soon as possible. BURRIS told BRUN that he will urge the President to consider giving U. S. Government support to CHARLES."2. No other information available.SECRET201-357029
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SECRETMEMORANDUM:SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLESREFS: Attached two teletypes from DCS/New York City1. At 1115 hours, 15 June, Dorothy MATLACK, Department of the Army, called the DCS Washington representative, George MUSULIN, to inform that she had just received a phone call from Louis BRUN, President, 3 & B International, NYC, requesting an "audience". MATLACK contacted DCS for advice. Allegedly, BRUN wants to pass the two letters from Haitian Banker CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES to MATLACK. DCS called the Haitian Desk for advice to formulate a reply to MATLACK.2. WH/7/Haiti has identified the two American contacts mentioned in references as follows:a. DOROTHY MATLACK: Employed in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army. Has been a participant on the Interagency Defector Committee and has been issued an Agency badge. Both TSD and OCR have shown interest in her.b. COLONEL HOWARD LAY BURRIS: Born Texas, 1918, graduate of U. S. Military Academy. Believed to be retired From the USAF. His name, along with Pierre SALINGER, etc. was included on a list from the Office of the Vice President requesting an SI clearance, 10 February 1961. Considered to be a Texas millionaire..3. DCS suggested that MATLACK inform BRUN to contact Major BALOG (DCS representative, New York City) with whom BRUN has been in contact, and pass the letters to him. Final decision rests with WHD.SECRET
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# TRANSMITOFTDCS INFORMATION REPORTORIG. B. E. BACKMANUNIT WH/7/HAITIEXT. 4222DATE 14 JUNE 1967CONFIRMATION COPIES WH 14INFORMATION COPIES CS/DO, CI/IC, CI/OPS, FI, FI/D, FI/INT 6, IW, CA/O 4, CA/PEG, CA 3, WH/COG 4, DO 5DATE DISTRIBUTED 15 JUNE 1967CLASSIFICATION#154 SECRETROUTINGTDCS DB-315/02061-67|                         | DISSEMINATION |          || ----------------------- | ------------- | -------- || CI/OP/WH 1              | WH/7/11 4     | WHC/CA 1 || WH/7/13 2               | WHC FI        | 1        || CA/INT 1                | WH/R 1        | WHC/MO 1 || CA/PROP 1               |               |          || EVALUATION REQUESTED OF | STATE         | ARMY     || HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS   |               |          |PRECEDENCEX ROUTINEBASED ON (FLD. RPT., PROJ.) TX-1191NP(NRS)LIAISON:NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEMREQUEST FOR RELAY TO PANAMA CITY, REP/LANT, PORT AU PRINCE, SANTO DO- MINGO, AND JMWAVE ATTACHEDBASIC DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DCI.# CS INTERNAL USE ONLYsent to ExoAUTHENTICATING OFFICERC/WH/7/HaitiC/WH/7/RCLASSIFICATIONSECRETCOORDINATING OFFICER(S)C/WH/PCOPY NO:![photo of a stamp]
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# CITRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIntelligence Information Cable• ROUTINEINPAGE 1 OF 7 PAGESSTATE/INR DIA ARMY NAVY AIR JCB SECDEP NGA NIC AID USIA BDO ONE OCR ORR DCS COS CIA/NMCGFBI I&NSThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.0.Bocs. 783 and 104, the transmisson or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEMTHIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.S-E-C-R-E-T-CITE TDCS DR-313/02061-67DIST 15 JUNE 1967COUNTRY HAITIDOI 9 JUNE 1967SUBJECT1. CONTINUING BIDS BY CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES FOR U.S. GOVERNMENTSUPPORT FOR HIS PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT2. CIVILIAN SUPPORTERS IN HAITIACQ 9 JUNE 1967 FIELD NO.SOURCE FOREIGN BUSINESSMAN WITH WIDE CONTACTS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE WHO ISBELIEVED TO REPORT ACCURATELY WHAT HE LEARNS. THIS INFORMATIONWAS OBTAINED FROM A CLOSE FRIEND OF CHARLES. THE CLOSE FRIENDAND CHARLES WERE AWARE THAT THE INFORMATION WOULD REACHU.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,1. (SUMMARY: CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL   BANK OF HAITI, AGAIN IS PLANNING TO SEEK U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR   HIS PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT. ACCORDING TO CHANGES,   HE NOW HAS 290 SOLDIERS (OFFICERS AND MEN) WHO ARE READY TO STRIKE   AT ANY TIME AND KILL PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER, AND HE HAS NAMED   SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS AND "FELLOW CONSPIRATORS" THROUGHOUT HAITI.   CHARLES SAID THAT HE AND HIS ARMY FRIENDS WILL GET RID OF DUVALIER,B-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM(dionem controlar)
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S-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEMINTDC SDB-315/02061-67PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGESBUT THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITHOUT FOREIGN HELP TO STAY IN POWER. HE WARNED THAT IF U.S. GOVERNMENT HELP IS NOT FORTHCOMING, THE CASTROITE HAITIANS HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEIZING POWER.)2. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: THE FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES HAS BEEN DRAWN FROM INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS RELIABLE SOURCES: SINCE ABOUT 1963, CHARLES HAS TRIED TO GAIN U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR HIMSELF AS THE SUCCESSOR TO PRESIDENT DUVALIER; HE HAS THE REPUTATION OF BEING AN OPPORTUNIST, SHREWD, CAPABLE, AND UNSCRUPULOUS, AND HAS DUVALIER'S CONFIDENCE WHICH HE HAS USED TO FURTHER HIS OWN EFFORTS AGAINST DUVALIER. THE INFORMATION WHICH FOLLOWS APPEARS TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN AN EXTENSION OF CHARLES' ATTEMPTS TO PANIC THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THEREBY GAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WHICH MAY CONSIDER CHARLES AS THE LESSER OF A NUMBER OF EVILS.HIS ALLEGED SUPPORTERS, LISTED BELOW, ARE BELIEVED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT AND HIS ALLEGED ARMY SUPPORTERS ARE SUSPECT, CHARLES' REFERENCE TO FIDEL CASTRO AND DOMINICAN PRESIDENT JOAQUIN BALAGUER AS HIS COMPETITORS IN A RACE TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER IS CONSIDERED TO BE WITHOUT BASIS - A CALCULATION BY CHARLES TO FORCE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S HAND IN HIS FAVOR.S-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM
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TDCS-DB-315/02061-67PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGESS-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEMFOR OTHER RECENT REPORTING ON CHARLES' PLANS TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER, SEE TDCSDB-315/01965-67, CSDB-312/01428-67, AND CSDB-312/01625-67.3. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, WHO IS PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW THE ΗΛΙΤΙΑΝ GOVERNMENT, IS TO UNDERGO A MINOR THROAT OPERATION ON 14 JUNE 1967 IN PORT-AU-PRINCE. CHARLES WANTED TO HAVE THE OPERATION IN THE U.S., BUT DUVALIER "STRONGLY SUGGESTED" THAT IT BE DONE LOCALLY.4. CILARLES, WHO IS INCREASINGLY FEARFUL THAT DUVALIER WILL BECOME AWARE OF HIS PLOT AND WILL "ELIMINATE" HIM, AGAIN PLANS TO SEEK U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. HE DESCRIBED THE CONDITIONS IN HAITI AS NEAR CHAOTIC AND REITERATED THE NEED TO GET RID OF DUVALIER. HE SAID THAT HE NOW HAS 290 SOLDIERS (OFFICERS AND MEN) WHO ARE READY TO STRIKE AT ANY TIME AND KILL DUVALIER. CHARLES BAID THAT HE AND HIS "HIGH-RANKING ARMY OFFICER FRIEND" FEEL THEY HAVE ENOUGH AMMUNITION AT THEIR COMMAND TO HOLD OUT FOR 24 HOURS. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: CHARLES MAY BE REFERRING TO MAJ, COICOU, (FNI), COL, OCTAVE CAYARD, OR CAPT. WALTER PREVAL REPORTED INS-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM
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INTDCS DB-315/02061-67PAGE 4 OF 7 PAGESS-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEMCSDB-312/01625-67.) HOWEVER, AFTER 24 HOURS, THEY DEFINITELYWOULD NEED U.S. HELP AGAINST THE FOLLOWING THREE POSSIBILITIES:A. COUNTERACTION BY FANATICAL DUVALIER FOLLOWERSB. AN INVASION ATTEMPT BY CUBAN-TRAINED HAITIAN EXILESC. DOMINICAN PRESIDENT JOAQUIN BALAGUER'S ACTION TOSUPPORT THE DUVALIER FOLLOWERS SO THAT CHARLES AND HISMILITARY JUNTA WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN HAITI INTO ASTAGING AREA FOR DOMINICAN ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXILES.5. CHARLES NAMED THE FOLLOWING AS SOME OF HIS CIVILIAN   SUPPORTERS AND "FELLOW CONSPIRATORS" THROUGHOUT HAITI:A. IN PORT-AU-PRINCE(1) SYLVESTER JEAN-BAPTISTE, A TANNER(2) PIERRE GABRIEL, A MERCHANT(3) G. PAINSON, A BUSINESSMAN(4) EUGENE PAUL, A MERCHANT(5) WALLACE B. TURNBULL, A PROTESTANT CLERGYMAN(6) JOSEPH VOLCY, AN INFLUENTIAL BUSINESSMAN INBEL-AIR SECTION(7) ANDRE BALE, "POPULAR LEADER" IN BEL-AIR SECTION(8) JOSEPH RAYMOND, IN MORNE A TUF SECTIONS-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM