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a concern that went in the to invace Hartosa Sheexport of furniture and the Domincer founder.production of prefabricated A Washington, on-timebuildings, has since gone bank-tions man, was a so asgard:po;rupt and was formally dis-to be rated, and that duringserved last year for norpay- that same period Mr.'ltkiametarea of Florida state taxes, with fine they mitesDespite the fated reponation, possiblythe company's former president and developer, a clandestineent, a Haitianborn Miami organization to pan overthrowbusinessman named Robert, the Dorester regime in Haiti.Deschamps, denies that Mr. in the year, Mr. Itkin'sItkin was ever authorized to contact the Dominican Pe-public have been maintained.represent him of the company and records show that he trav-"I spoke to him exactly. eled to S. Duroge totwice, Mr. Deschamps ted tremendous times up until his in-cently. "Once in New York and merous date document laid timonce in Miami in cer late diciment laid tim Dominion Situation"1961 or early 1962. He was sent to me, I recall, Mr. Dejoie. According to bumen.Haitian officials wote Mr. Itkan made about 20 visitsoperated the Haitian President, to the Dominican Republic toFrançois Duvalier). he said he grade, before we shortly afterhad met Dejoie in the Dominin (the coil war broke out in Aprilminiran Republic. of that year."We talked first in a hotel in A close friend said Mr. ItkinMiami and be told me he could described as trips to Santoget us financing from a union Domingo as "the thins" havingpension fund-I think he said to do with States effortsthe teamsters, or maybe the to bring stablity to be war-teachers union. I told him to torn country.isre what he could do and we'd. It is not clear exactly whendiscuss it again.""Then I went to New York," with Corallo, the minalMr. Deschamps said. "And now figure, but instead intimulata sryhua in his office. I was put off it was te and afterby him right away. One thing1961.was, he opened a black cabinet The officer's confirm that Mr.behind his desk ard I saw a Aitken traveled with Corallo tosecret telephine and a night-London-a city Mr. Itkin visitedstick. I had done some checking often in 1960, when theon him and I didn't like all the British Governorat refused tosecrecy business."permit Corallo to reasain the.Can't Recall '$2,000 Fee' reported came c6 CorailosMr. Deschamps insists that Master was that he was tryingMr. New York arriving was the plan round of some ofthat be had with Mr. Itkin, and England's legal proceeding rainosof any agreement between Dir. United States. for Mala "ca" in theItkin and Westrade, inc. John F. Malone, assistantAs for a $2,000 fee that director in change of the F.B.I.'sMr. Itkin stated in the registra New York office, said he wouldit.on forma that he received from not comment on any aspect ofWestrade, Inc.: Perhans that the Marcus case. United Stateswas for some expenses hetorney Nordestiau was unmight have had, but I don't lavatlabis te comment.I don'tremember paying Mr. Deschamps andMr. Itkin was also registeredas a forriga agent for theProvisional Government of theRepublic of Haitin San Juan.P.. Thus ex group wasbeaded by Mr. Itkinin an agreement fed withthe registration and dated May116l, Mr. Itkin was to be paidi.lan annual retainer of $50,000for a period of two yearsimmediatriy den and owing assoon as the said ProvisionalGovernment bones the defacto or de jure Government ofthe Republic of Haiti andHaitian Territory."The records indicate that therelationship between Mr. Itkinand the Haitian coup wasterminated in September, 1964Jand that instead of getting hisretainer, Mr. Itkn personallylent Mr. Dejoie $15,000 for unstated purjes.Mr. Dejoie was unavailableSfur comment, hat Laitan caleswlakit in artford not to be identifiedclaim that during the time theregistration was in effect Mr.Dejoie was often in De Dominican Republic, and was activeJin nae abortive attempt in 1963