Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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It would be childish, however, to formulate an opinion only on the basis of the mentioned facts, although on the surface, they appear logical enough to confirm these conclusions.I an convenced in my own mind, that when some politicians close to Duvalier will feel that their lives are in real danger, some of them will successfully attempt to eliminate him even though they may not be, themselves, in a position to control the chaotic situation that will necessarily follow. This is where the real danger is. If any such un-planned action was allowed to take place, the U.S. will then find itself with a real "hot potato", requiring such drastic action similar to those takin in 1965 during the recent crisis in the Dominican Republic. Such actions are not to be desired, not only because they are costly to the American taxpayers, but because they inevitably provoke strong anti-American feelings based on the opinion that the U.S. did nothing to help bring about the collapse, but is merely there to impose its choice and decisions against the will of the people. If the U.S. is to wait for the OAS to decide on joint action in the cventuality of chaos, we are afraid that communist influence and even control of the situation by forces based in Cuba and other countries, will make it much more difficult to cope with within the context of our national security. It is, therefore, imperative, in our opinion, that the U.S. take some steps towards working with local politicians to take the initiative of a coup which, when per-formed, would receive the strong backing of this country, militarily, financially and otherwise, to secure an orderly succession of the present regime. As far as lHaiti is concerned, I feel that I have the most adequate solution for the proposed action. I feel that whenever the security of this nation or any nation is concerned, there is no time for wait-and-sее considerations. In the case of Haiti, in particular, where the political scene is really deprived of individuals of strong convictions, one way or the other, we feel that the U.S. should not have any problem in finding someone that they can build politically and work with in a sincere and loyal effort to help that small nation rolve some of its perennial problems.
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-6-In connection with the possibility of finding a political leader, as indicated above, I must say that I have been in contact with a man whom, I feel, could very well fill the position. His name is Clémard Joseph Charles, President of Ba. e Commerciale d'Haiti, President of Haiti's Chamber of Commerce, a director of several other business and industrial organizations in Haiti.I have known Mr. Charles since 1951. We have been friends and business associates eversince. To me, Mr. Charles is a true and sincere patriot. Of course, today, a number of people question his patriotism on the basis of his close cooperation with the Duvalier regime. I have myself, sometimes, felt that he went too far. I have also told him so, many times. His-answers on such occasions have, most of the time, satisfy my own judgement. In fact, Mr. Charles told me that, knowing Duvalier, as he knows him, it would have been a question of life or death if he were to behave in a different manner. What would his death serve if he had taken a position of non-compromise? He feels that in order to be able to control the situation and outlive Duvalier, it was better to be "in" than "out" or to put it another way to be alive than dead. I can say that on several occasions, was it not for Mr. Charles' influence on Duvalier, this latter would have done more harm to the poor pelple of Haiti, in general, than he has done so far.I have always maintained a dialogue with Mr. Charles and passed on to him as much as possible the judgements of Haitians and others with whom he had no direct contact. I must say that I have always find him re-ceptive to their opinions.Eversince I have knowı Mr. Charles, he has always told me of his ambitions and determination to be a great Haitian. He asked me to never let him down and to stay with him to help him carry out his dream. Though it has cost me some of my friende, I have extended to him everything that I could possibly offer to help him reach his goals.Unlike the majority of Illaitien politicians, Mr. Charles has an un-surmontable faith in the future of his country. He feels that if Haiti, under Duvalier, has considerably regressed in every way, the time will come/...
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-7-where, like a miracle, the country will again take its course forward to join the other progressive nations of this hemisphere. Unlike those politicians who have seen their prominent positions as a temporaty state of affairs with absolutely no future beyond Duvalier, Mr. Charles has práctically invested in Haiti almost all the wealth that he has accumulated before and during Duvalier's reign through genuine efforts and self-discipline. Of course, I will admit that his wealth would not have increased in its present proportion if it was not for Duvalier's favors to him. Liut who else under the previous regimes who were in the same position have genuinely directed their efforts in using their gains for the betterment of the people? I have always find that Mr. Charles took very much satisfaction in giving employment and assistance to as many people as he possibly could. As a matter of fact this is one of his biggest assets in his present struggle.Mr. Charles is not a demagogue. He believes in the realities of the modern world. He realizes that without the assistance of the U.S., progress is impossible for Haiti. He sincerely believes in the spirit of the Alliance for Progress. Having traveled extensively, he is fully aware of the tragic state of stagnation in which his country is in. He deeply wishes to see Haiti make some progress in the fields of human dignity, education, technology and above all, Freedom.All that I have said so far are my own personal opinion and also the opinion of a large number of people in and out of Haiti. If some defer in their evaluation of Mr. Charles, it is their privilege and undeniable rights.Now, if we are to take for granted my opinions, what does Mr. Charles have to offer to the U.S. to prevent the chaos that will necessarily follow Duvalier's downfall? First of all, Mr. Charles is at present ready and willing to provoke the desired collapse of Duvalier's regime. This, he assured me, he can do without any outside assistance. I am personally aware of certain confidential dispositions taken by him to ascure the success of a coup if and when he decides to make it. Why does/...
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not he go ahead and make it, you may ask? His reply is that should he make it, what assurances does he have that his action will satisfy the U.S. is I stated before, Mr. Charles feels that without United States backing, no government can possibly exist in Haiti except under the very same conditions of Duvalier's Government. There would be no reason to precipitate a change if Haiti were to remain under a tyranical dictatorship like Duvalier's.What Mr. Charles is asking as a prerequisite of any action to be sponsored or initiated by him is the assurance from a person of establishei authority in the U.S. Government that the United States will support the provisional government that will necessarily have to assure power after Duvalier.The dispositions taken by Mr. Charles are that a military coup by a Junta will take over and stay in power until free elections are held. The members of that military junta have been already selected by Mr. Charles, who has their commitments to that effect. Mr. Charles believe that if free elections are held he should not have any great difficulty in selling his plans and programs to the people and therefore be elected the next president of Haiti. In my opinion, Mr. Charles is not asking too much. Should the United States consent to his request in the form mentioned above, I feel that the Haitian situation, long a sore note in the U.S. hemispheric relations, could be changed without risk for all parties concerned.Why should the United States gamble on any other calculated risk, while I feel, it can wrap up the situation safely in accord with Mr.Charles' plans? The military junta proposed by Mr. Charles will be made up by high ranking officers of the Haitian army loyal to him, therefore on the side of the U.S. With U.S. assistance it is almost impossible otherwise the steps proposed by Mr. Charles after the junta will take over are as follows:1. Disarm the Militia and the Tonton Macoutes immediately;2. Reorganize the Army and the Covernment services;3. Prevent the interference of communist forces made of exiles Haitiane based in Cuba or elsewhere;
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1. Prevent the return to the Haitian political scene of such "rabble-rouser" so-called leaders as Daniel Fignole and Henri Vixamar;2. Start the ground work for free elections as soon as possible.Mr. Charles feels that although it will probably be impossible to prevent acts of reprisals during the first 72 hours of the military take over, strong efforts should be made to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.Mr. Charles, in my opinion, is one of the few individuals around whom a reconciliation of all the social divisions and subdivisions of the Haitian family can be achieved. I will mention some of the basic reasons behind this opinion:1. He is of modest rural extraction, therefore is what is called in Haiti a "son of the masses";2. He is black, therefore representing the vast majority of the Haitian people who, at this point, considers the light-skin Haitian as a threat for the return of the domination of the mulatto minority;3. He is deprived of the prejudice of color, therefore the mulatto minority will find in him a certain feeling of security and can be assured that it will not be persecuted solely on the basis of the color of their skins;4. He is wealthy, therefore credited for not ambitioning power for mere personal gains;5. He is known to be a hard, intelligent industrialist and administrator capable of promoting and encouraging the establishment of new business and industries in Haiti;6. He has shown respect for certain moral values such as the undeniable right of the individual to live without fear within the framework of the laws of the land;7. He is a Roman Catholic who professes to have nothing to do with "Voodoo" as a religion or a cult and who has given all the other religious denominations functioning in Haiti all the evidence of his encouragement and support for their pastoral activities;
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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 rezine who invo his confidence, he will be able to control them in a way which will avoid unnecessary hardships should someone else - a complete stranger to then - 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 efforts to be mainly Girected 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 cnc. 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 Faiti.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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# MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORDARA/CAR - Edward T. LongSECRETLIMDIS## Plot of Clemard Charles to Overthrow DuvalierJune 29, 19573:30 p.m.At the suggestion of Mr. Bowdler, Howard L. Burris,1725 K St., N.W., a Washington businessman who served inthe past as an assistant military aide to the President,telephoned this morning and asked me to meet Mr. Louis A.Brun at Mr. Burris' office. This I did this afternoon.Mr. Brun, a nationalized American, owns and operatesthe B & B International Corporation, 1182 Broadway, NewYork. A native-born Haitian, he has lived in the Statessince 1957. He is a close friend and confidant of ClemardJoseph Charles, a Haitian banker who has been deeply involvedwith the Duvalier government. Charles has fallen in dis favorwith Duvalier and several of his government concessions havebeen cancelled. Charles is actively plotting the overthrowof Duvalier and, according to Brun who saw Charles inPort au Prince June 5-7, has 167 military and civilians readyto move with him. None of this group was represented by the19 officers who were recently executed or the 80 some Haitianswho are currently in diplomatic asylum.In the past, Charles has made efforts himself andthrough Brun to get the U.S. Government to commit itself infavor of the overthrow of Duvalier but until recently allof these approaches were rebuffed, U.S. officials havingstated U.S. policy was such that no plot of this nature couldbe supported. Brun showed me a letter he had just receivedfrom Charles written on June 23 stating in a commercial language code which Brun and Charles use in their correspondencethat an American official last week had met with Charles inFort-au-Prince and that Charles was most pleased with the"positive" meeting. The implication was that this "American" hadindicated to Charles that the U.S. Government favored theplotting. I flatly told Brun that the U.S. was not interestedSECRETLIMDIS
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SECRETLINDIS-2-in supporting plotting of this nature, that our policy had not changed, and that he should know this categorically. Brun smilingly accepted this statement, but obviously considered the "approach" in Port-au-Prince was more important than wy exposition of U.S. policy.Brun said he was in regular contact with Major James Balog who, the described, as an intelligence officer from the Pentagon. He said that he, Brun, had written a report on his opinion re things Haitian and had given one copy to Major Balog and one to Mr. Burris. He then handed me a copy which is attached. This report is basically a plea for U.S. prior indication to Charles that the U.S. would support any Charles-formed provisional government created following the overthrow of Duvalier.I closed the half hour meeting with Brun insisting again that he should clearly understand the U.S. Government was not interested in becoming involved in this sort of an operation.AttachmentARA: CAR:ETLong: jrSECRET POPULDDIS
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DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM: A-3DATE: 7 JULY 1967CLASSIFICATION: LIMITED OFFICIAL USESUBJECT: WOES OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES INCREASEFROM:: AMEMBASSY, PORT AU PRINCE
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INDEX YES. NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO. 201-3552 LASSIFIED MESSAGEX-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIG.SECRETPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDACTION 12ADVANCE COPYWH 8 RID COPY ISSUES SLOTTEDUNIT WHTIME 1525ZBY JFILE, VR, (S/DO, ADDP, CAL, CAFEG, CAIRUP, CA/O4, 51, CilaFS, CI/C), WH/1068, FI, FINDY, FIINT, IN, FORCIA INTERNAL USE ONLY DOI, DIOC13S E C R E T 061345Z CITE PORT AU PRINCE/4547.PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO SANTO DOMINGO, JIWAVEREF: PORT AU PRINCE 4545 (@05039)6 Jul 67 IN 0567Z1. RACHFIELD CHECKED AT CHARLES HOUSE MORNING6 JULY. NO MEMBERS FAMILY IN SIGHT AND TWO GUARDS WITH RIFLES ON DUTY WHO SAID CHARLES AND WIFE "NOT THERE." OBVIOUSLY CHARLES IS UNDER ARREST.2. COMMUNIQUE SIGNED BY ANTONIO ANDRE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL BANK 3 JULY 1967 STATES THAT NATIONAL BANK HAS TAKEN CHARGE OF COMMERCIAL BANK AND THAT "THE GOVERNMENT OF HAITI JUSTIFIABLY ALARMED AT THE SITUATION IN THE COMMERCIAL BANK HAS DECIDED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO SEE TO IT THAT THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI MR. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES IS MADE TO FURNISH THE COMMERCIAL BANK WITH THE MEANS TO PAY ITS DEBTS." THIS FIRST NOTICE THAT CHARLES IS EX-DIRECTOR.S E C R E TBT6 Jul 67201-357022
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INDEXI YES NOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO. 201-357029 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE B TOT 29 PRECEDENCEX-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIG. GilimanSECRETREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDPERSON.'UNIT NOTIFIED 36FROM 22ACTION WH.8 ☑RID COPYADVANCE COPY ISSUED LOTTED TURED CSD1UNITTIMEBY 22452 8INFO FILE/LB CSDJ CAZ CA/PEG CA/FLY 5026, FI/INT2 ADOS DOFSECRET 052200Z CITE PORT AU PRINCE 4545 5 JUL 67 IN 05039IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR1. NATIONAL BANK DIRECTOR ANTONIO ANDRE TOLD EMBASSY ECONMICROFILMED JUL 31 1967   OFFICER THAT HE WAS TOLD BY DUVALIER TO GO TO CHARPES AT FORT DIMANCHE AND GET HIM TO SIGN CHECK FOR BALANCE HIF NEW YORK MICRO. SER BANK ACCOUNT. Antonio Andre told by Dumalin to get soly to2. RACHFIELD SURVEILLANCE CONTRADICTS ABOVE. WILL CHEV ON HOUSE DETERMINE WHETHER CHARLES THERE.SECRETBTSECRET![photo of abstract and index]
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# SECRETINDEX:CLASSIFIED MESSAGETOTAL COPILSCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.X-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID RET. TO BRANCHDESTROY SIG.PERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDACTIONADVANCE COPYUNITTIMEBYRID COPYISSUED SLOTTED TUSEDINFOFILE,SECRET 292140Z CITE SANTO DOMINGO/3786DIRECTOR INFO PORT-AU-PRINCE, JMWAVEEVMUSCLE1. DURING REGULAR MEETING AFTERNOON 27 JUNE EVMUSCLE-UUL 31 1967   SAID IN RESPONSE TO QUERY THAT:A. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES IS A SLIPPERY, LESS THANORDINARY INTELLIGENT, AND GENERALLY WEAK MAN WHO IS A TOADYOF DUVALIER'S. CHARLES MADE ALL HIS MONEY THROUGH VARIOUSMANIPULATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OP KNOWN TO DUVALIER.B. COLONEL JACQUES LAROCHE IS A STRONG, INTELLIGENTMAN AND A GOOD LEADER. HE IS UNACCEPTABLE AS A POSSIBLELEADER OR HEAD OF STATE TO THINKING EXILES AND PERSONS IN HAITIDUE TO HIS KNOWN LEFT IST SYMPATHIES AND BELIEFS OVER A LONGPERIOD OF YEARS. DESPITE A GOVERNMENT BAN. ON OFFICERS BELONGINGTO POLITICAL PARTIES, HE WAS KNOWN AMONGST FREINDS TO HAVEBEEN A SECRET MEMBER OF THE OLD PSP (PARTI SOCIALISTEPOPULAIRE). IT IS NOT KNOWN IF HE IS A SIMILAR TYPE MEMBEROF THE PSP'S SUCCESSOR (PEP), HE HAS BEEN A STAUNCH, SUPPORTEROF DUVALIER AND APPEARS TO ALL AS A TRUE DUVAL IER IST..2. BELIEVE ABOVE MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO   THESE PERSONS WHO ARE OF CURRENT INTEREST.3. INDEX: CHARLES, LAROCHE.
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FBI DOCUMENTDATE: 30 JUNE 1967CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIALSUBJECT: FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS - HAITIFBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN (NEW YORK)
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DEPT OF STATE DOCUMENTMEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (WASH., D.C.)ARA/CARDATE: 29 JUNE 1967CLASSIFICATION: SECRET - LIMDISSUBJECT: PLOT OF CLEMARD CHARLES TO OVERTHROWDUVALIERDEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-349CLASSIFICATION: LIMITED OFFICIAL USEDATE: 28 JUNE 1967 FROM AMEMBASSY, PORT AUPRINCESUBJECT: CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES FALLS FROMGRACE
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# SENSITIVESECRETSECRET/SENSITIVE 291405Z CITE CONTACTS/NEW YORK 8319CONTACTS/WASHINGTONOPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF (MUSULIN) FROM BALOGSUBJECT: CASE 47548CONFIRMING FREUND/MUSULIN TELECON, 28 JUN1. BALOG TALKED BRUN OUT OF PAYING A "COURTESY VISIT" TO DOROTHY.2. BRUN WILL SEE COL. BURRIS IN WASHINGTON TODAY. 29 Jane.3. YESTERDAY BALOG INTRODUCED HARRY REAL TO BRUN. DURING BALOG'S VACATION IN JULY HARRY VILL MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH BRUN.4. BRUN TOLD US THAT ON 28 JUN HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HAITIAN BANKER CHARLES ADVISING THAT HIS HEALTH WAS MUCH BETTER AND THAT HE WAS ABLE TO VISIT FRIENDS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE. APPARENTLY CHARLES' HOUSE ARREST VAS LIFTED.SECRET/SENSITIVE
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# SECRET/SENSITIVE 271859Z CITE CONTACTS/NEW YORK 8312CONTACTS/WASHINGTONOPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF (HUSULIN) FROM BALOGTHIS IS SENSITIVECASE 475481. IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THIS TVX FOLLOWING CODE USED SY HAITIAN BANKER CLENARD JOSEPH CHARLES AND LUIS A. BRUN IS QUOTED:   A. BELL & CO - "MAJOR" BALOG AND DOD   B. FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NY - US.GOV'T   C. Do. K. & CO. - DOROTHY NATLACK OF DOD   D. THE HOWARD CORPORATION - COL, BURRIS, A FORMER MILITARY AID TO PRESIDENT JOHNSON.   E. BUSINESS TRANSACTION - HELP OF US GOVERNMENT TO CHARLES2. ON 21 JUN 67 AFTER REPEAT AFTER HIS ARREST AND CONFINERENT TO HIS HOME IN PORT-AU-PRINCE CHARLES WROTE FOLLOWING FRENCH-LANGUAGE LETTER VIA AIR MAIL TO LOUIS BRIN.3. ... AS FAR AS BUSINESS IS CONCERNED I RECEIVED AT MY HOME A REPRESENTATIVE OF BELL & CO. I AM VERY HAPPY NOW. I THINK WE HAVE NO FURTHER WORRY CONCERNING THE BUSINESS TRANSACTION. WE ACCEPTED TO SPONSOR THE BUSINESS TRANSACTION WITH D. K. & CO, THE
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PAGE 2 CONTACTS/NEW YORK 8518 SECRET/SENSITIVEHOWARD CORPORATION AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. THIS IS A VERYBIG SUCCESS, AND I HOPE THAT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRSTNATIONAL CITY BANK WE'LL MAKE RAPID PROGRESS. AFTER ALL OUR EFFORTSWILL NOT HAVE BEEN IN VAIN AND OUR FIELD OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY WILLBE ENLARGED."4. BRUN BELIEVES THAT PAPA DUVALIER "DOES NOT DARE TO KILL   CHARLES WHO HAS MANY FOLLOWERS IN HAITI" (SEE BRUN'S 18-PAGE MEMO   MEMO FOUCHED ON 27 JUN, THIS CASE).5. BRUN WILL SEE COL. BURRIS WITHIN A FEW DAYS. HE'LL   BRIEF BURRIS ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS; ALSO WILL GIVE HIM A COPY OF   MEMO.6. BRUN IS IN TOUCH WITH CHARLES VIA MAIL AND TRAVELERS FROM   HAITI (US, HAITIAN AND CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN).SECRET/SENSITIVE![SECRET stamp]![Group 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification]
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INDEX: YESCLASSIFY TO FILE NO. 201-357029X-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RID O RET. TO WH/1/11 BRANCHDESTROY SIG.B.E. BachmanDISSEM BY PERACTION IW (ASV)CLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDNOTIFICATION TOADV. COPY ISSUED SLOTTED BY AT:INFO: VR, FILE, ADDP, CA 2, CA/PEG, CA/PROP, CI/OPS, CI/IC 2, FI,TDCSC3-315/02404-67HTP 1072ROUTING AND/ORHILTI AMSSEEN BYRI COPYB/DO, FI/D .PL/INT 6 WH/REG 8, WH/7/H/RE 3, SOD 4, DO 5, CA/O 4, WH/COG 8,DOP.CISECRET 272055Z NKTE PORT AU PRINCE 4515DIRECTOR INFO PANAMA CITY, REP/LANT, SANTO DOMINGOJMWAVEINTELSUPDATA EVLEMON-2 FROM EVLEMON-10FILED 272055ZS-E-C-R-E-T28 JUN 67 00388ABSTRACT201-35702928 Jun 67
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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY## Intelligence Information CableSTATE/INR DIA NMCC/MC (SECDEF JCB ARMY NAVY AIR) CIA/NMCC NIC NBA OCR SDO AIDFBI USIA ONE ORRThis 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 transmisson 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.S-E-C-R-E-T 290212Z CITE TDCS DB-315/02404-67DIST 28 JUNE 1967COUNTRY HAITIDOI 25 JUNE 1967SUBJECT VIEWS OF GENERAL GERARD CONSTANT ON PRESENT SITUATIONACQ 26 JUNE 1967, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, HTP-1072SOURCE A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT. HIS REPORTING HAS BEEN ACCURATE SINCE 1963. HE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM A HIGH RANKING OFFICER IN THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES WHO IS CLOSE TO GENERAL CONSTANT.1. THE REASONS FOR PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER'S MEASURES AGAINST CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK ARE NOT HARD TO FIND. DUVALIER HASS-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM