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# INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORTCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYThis material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-LCONTROLLED DISSEM NO DISSEM ABROADCIA INTERNAL USE ONLYCOUNTRY Eaiti REPORT NO. OO-14068-68SUBJECT Clemard Joseph-Charles Mast Raice US $505Thousand Ecforo De Can Roguma Nis Danking And Other DATE DISTR.Letiviticoline of Charles's Plans/President NO. PAGES 2Duvalier Repartedly Copes To Improve His Image AndTo Attract Foreign Capital And Dusiness Activity/ REFERENCES DCS Cascad 47,540Rumors Continue Concerning Possible Recrganization Supplement to: 00-B-321/12106-68Of Haition GovernmentDATE OF INFO.Hay 68PLACE & DATE ACQPort-au-Prince, Haiti, May 68THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIONSOURCE Naturalized US citizen of Haition birth. Source maintains close contacts with Haitions in the US and with prominent business and political figures in Haiti and travels at irregular intervals to the Caribbean countries.1. Clemard Joseph-Charles was released from pricon during the evening of 25 Apr 68 in return for a "ranson" of US $605 thousand.2. Charlcs has been given until 24 May 60 to produce the US $505 thousand. This sun kaust be in on irrovocable letter of credit on an American bank in favor of the National Eank of the Eepublic of Haiti. It has been intimated that the 24 May 60 deadline can be extended, chould Charice to expariencing any really unusual difficulties in producing the required monay.3. In order to obtain his release from prison, Charles had to sign a memorandum of understanding that he would produce the US $605 thousand plus some unidentifica real property. These terms were agreed to by both Charles and his wife prior to the release. At the same time, Charles wrote a personal lottor to President Duvelier coking for rolease and promising to hand over the moncy and property in question.4. Charles is now under house arrest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.5. Charles's immediate resources consist of about US $100 thousand in cash in two U3 banks (no additional data available), various homes, businesses (essential oils, an automobile dealership and others (no additional data available)), buildings, land and about US $400 thousand worth of Haition Covernment bonda. He did have another US $300 thousand in personal funds in Haiti. He can no longer count on this money to help raise the US $505 thousand, however, because prior to his release from prison the Haitian authorities (no addi- tional data available) confiscated it.6. Charles has agreed to raise the US $605 thousand on condition that it be used to pay cîf legitimate claims of depositors in his Banque Commerciale d'Haiti. Es has stated that he will permit the money to be paid out only to those depositors who are able to produce documentary proof that they had deposited funds in his bank.EXCLUDED FROM GENERALDECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULEINFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORTCONFIDENTIAL/CIA INTERNAL USE ONLYGROUP 1Excluded from aulemarkdowngrading undderlustificationThe dissemination of this document is limited to civilian employoos and active duty military personnel within the intelligence components of the USIB member agencies, and to those senior officials of the member agoncies who must act upon the information. However, unless specifically controlled accordance with paragraph 8 of DCID 1/7, it may be released to those components of the departments and agencies of the U. S. Government directly Participating in the production of National Intelligence. IT SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED TO CONTRACTORS. It shall not be disseminated to organiza tws or personnel, including consultants, under a contractual relationship to the U. S. Government without the written permission of the originator.