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Political Prisoner
in Hospital
Clemart Joseph Charles was taken
from the National Penitentiary in Port
au-Prince to Haiti's General Hospital.
The former Duvalier banker has been
jailed since 15.1 "for political reasons"
No proper trial was held.
Mr. Charles is suffering from an
acute liver infection and the physi-
cians attending him have warned that
he will die unless he's allowed to tra-
vel abroad for special treatment.
This isn't the first time Mr. Char-
les was taken from his cell to a hos-
pital. Last year he was rushed to
Haiti's military hospital for treatment
of the same disease.
Mrs. Charles has been allowed to
visit her husband.
This is the first time the Duvalier
regime has acted half humanely with a
political prisoner. It's been pointed
out that Marie-Denise Duvalier Domi-
nique, a friend of Mr. Charles, has
often interceded for him.
Army chief-of-staff Jean-Baptis
te Hilaire will soon be replaced, say
military sources in Port-au-Prince.
His likely replacement? Col. Roger
St. Albain.
On a lighter note, the General ran
for cover on September 22 while there
was a review on the Palace grounds
to commemorate Duvalier's "election"
in 1957. Accidentally the loaded auto-
matic weapon of a militiaman went off
Many officials, General Hilaire among
them, scrambled for protection. Jean-
Claude, his mother and their body-
guard General Gracia Jacques were
trembling, but they kept standing, says
a-source that was standing close to
them.
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REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
FIR LT-313/01268-74
18 October 1974
COUNTRY Haiti
DOI
Early October 1974
SUBJECT
Transfer of Political Prisoner Clemard Joseph Charles to
Port-au-Prince General Hospital.
ACQ
15 October 1974
SOURCE
FIELD NO.
A reliable source from a Haitian exile leader who is well
educated and who has a wide variety of contacts in Haitian
exile groups.
The exile was aware that his information
would reach the U.S. Government.
1. Clemard Joseph Charles, former president of
the Commercial Bank of Haiti who has been held political
prisoner since April 1970 on charges of plotting against the
government, was recently transferred from jail to the general
hospital in Port-au-Prince. Charles is said to be dying of
cirrhosis of the liver and was transferred to the hospital on
orders of Madame Simone Ovide Duvalier, mother of
Haitian President Jean Claude Duvalie r.
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2. Doctors recommended that Charles be sent abroad for.
proper medical treatment but Mme. Duvalier authorized his
transfer only to the local hospital. According to close
relatives, this occurred only after Minister of Interior and
Defense Paul B 1 an chet told the President and his
mother that he would refuse to become involved in this case
and would not sign any papers required of him as Minister
of Interior certifying that Charles had died in prison.
Relatives of Charles still intend to press for his removal from
the country.
3.
Field Dissen: Sent to Port-au-Prince.
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ECOUNTRY HAITI
DOI
20 MARCH 1972
CITE TDCS-314/01961-72.
DIST 24 MARCH 1972
. SUBJECT FURTHER EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HAITI TO BRING ABOUT
RAPPROCHEMENT WITH HAITIAN EXILES
ACQ 22 MARCH 1972
FIELD NO.
E. SOURCE A YOUNG HAITIAN EXILE LEADER WHO IS WELL EDUCATED AND WHO HAS
A WIDE VARIETY OF CONTACTS IN HAITIAN EXILE GROUPS.
REPORTING HAS BEEN RELIABLE.
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1. ON APPROXIMATELY 20 MARCH 1972 LUCKNER CAM BRONNE,
HAITIAN MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE,
FERMIN JOSEPH, AN OFFICIAL OF THE NEW YORK-BASED, HAITIAN
EXILE NEWSPAPER "HAITI OBSERVATEUR," AND TOLD JOSEPH THAT HE WAS
DISAPPOINTED AT THE
ANTI-GOVERNMENT OF HAITI (GOH) STANCE
TAKEN BY THE "HAITI OBSERVATEUR" IN GENERAL AND JOSEPH IN PARTI-
CULAR IN THE 18 MARCH EDITION OF THE PAPER.
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THAT HE HAD HOPED THAT HIS RECENT INVITATION TO ALL HAITIAN EXILES
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POSITION VIS-A-VIS THE GOH.
2. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: THE SAME SOURCE REPORTED IN
TDCS-314/01942-72 THAT DURING A MEETING ON 16 MARCH 1972
BETWEEN THE TWO,
CAMBRONNE TOLD JOSEPH THE GOH CONSIDERED
THE "HAITI OBSERVATEUR" AND ITS SUPPORTERS TO BE THE ONLY OBSTACLE
TO THE GOH'S PLANS TO REUNITE ALL HAITIANS IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD
A NEW, PROGRESSIVE NATION. AS A FIRST STEP TO RAPPROCHEMENT,
CAMBRONNE ASKED JOSEPH TO REALIGN HIMSELF WITH THE GOH AND RETURN
TO HAITI. IF JOSEPH ACCEPTED, CAMERONNE SAID, THE GOH WOULD BE
WILLING TO NAME HIM TO WHATEVER OFFICIAL POSITION HE DESIRED EITHER
INSIDE HAITI OR ABROAD.)
3. JOSEPH REPLIED THAT BEFORE HE OR THE "HAITI OBSERVATEUR"
COULD GIVE ANY THOUGHT TO SOFTENING THEIR POSITIONS ON THE GOH,
THE GOH WOULD HAVE TO SHOW ITS GOOD INTENTIONS THROUGH DEEDS RATHER
THAN MERE PROMISES. CAMBRONNE THEN INVITED THE "HAITI OBSERVATEUR"
TO SEND A TEAM OF REPORTERS TO HAITI TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE
CHANGES WHICH WERE BEING BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE REGINE OF PRESIDENT
JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER. BEFORE SUCH A TRIP COULD BE MADE,
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WOULD HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY NEWSMEN FROM OTHER NATIONS WHO WOULD
ACT AS GUARDS AGAINST ANY PRESSURE THE GOH MIGHT APPLY AGAINST THE
HAITIAN REPORTERS.
4. JOSEPH ASKED CAMBRONNE WHETHER THE GOH INDEED INTENDED TO
LEGROS,
RELEASE SUCH POLITICAL PRISONERS AS HUBERT
JOSEPH CHARLES, AND COL. KESNER
CLEMARD
BLAIN
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QUARTERS COMMENT: LEGROS, A LAWYER AND SELF-PROCLAIMED COMMUNIST,
WAS ARRESTED IN MAY 1970 AFTER HAVING BEEN SOUGHT BY HAITIAN
AUTHORITIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CHARLES, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE
COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, AND BLAIN, FORMER COMMANDANT OF THE
QUARTERMASTER CORPS, WERE ARRESTED IN APRIL 1970 FOR PLOTTING
AGAINST THE GOH.)
5.
CAMBRONNE REITERATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE "HAITI
OBSERVATEUR" POSED THE NUMBER ONE THREAT TO THE GOH'S PLANS TO
REUNITE ALL HAITIANS.
ALSO BELIEVED GEORGES
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MID-MARCH 1971
RESULTS OF THE INTERROGATION OF CLEMARD JOSEPH
CHARLES AND YESSER BLAIS
ACQ
SOURCE
8 HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (16 MARCH 1971) HTP-1469
A FORMER HAITILE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAD
THE CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE DUVALIER
GOVERMENT. HIS PAST REPORTING EAS GENERALLY
BEEF ACCURATE. HE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION
FROM A HIGH RANKING MEMBER OF THE HAITIAN
ARKED FORCES GENERAL STAFF.
1.
ACCORDING TO SRIG. GEK. CLAUDE RAYNCED, CHIEF
"OF HAITIAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF, PRESIDENT FRANCOIS
DUVALIER COMPLETED HIS PERSONAL INTERROGATICE OF
_ CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES FORKER FRESIDENT CF THE
COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, AND COL. KESKER BLAIN FORKER
QUARTERMASTER OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES, OF 15 MARCH 1971.
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(FIELD COMMENT: HTP-1467, TDCS-314/02737-71
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REPORTED THAT
DUVALIER HAD SEEN BLAIN PRIVATELY ON 9 MARCH 1971 AND BLAIN
AND CHARLES TOGETHER ON 12 MARCH 1971. THE SAME SOURCE REPORTED
1
THAT DUVALIER HAD AGAIN SEEN BLAIN AND CHARLES ON 15 MARCH 1971.)
2. RAYMOND SAID THAT, IN HIS INTERROGATION OF CHARLES,
DUVALIER APPEARED PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH DETERMINING IF
CHARLES HAD SERVED AS A FUNDING CHANNEL FROM AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN
TO THE HAITIAN CONSPIRATORS. IN THE COURSE OF THE INTERROGATION,
:
DUVALIER SHOVED CHARLES A PHOTOCOPY OF A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR
1
$178,823 DRAWN IN CHARLES' BAKE. CHARLES ALLEGEDLY REPLIED THAT
:
HE HAD DEALINGSWITH MANY FOREIGNERS AND HAITIANS. HE DENIED
DUVALIER'S CHARGES SAYING THAT, IF HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED, IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN A PURELY HAITIAN AFFAIR AND THAT HE WOULD NOT
SULLY HAITI'S HOMOR BY SEEKING HELP FROM FOREIGNERS.
3. ACCORDING TO RAYMOND, BLAIN ALSO DENIED ANY FOREIGN
INVOLVEMENT. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT ALL THE CABINET MEMBERS
HAD CONSPIRED WITH HIM AT ONE TIME CR ANOTHER, EXCEPT FOR
AURELE JOSEPH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERIOR AND NATIONAL
:
DEFENSE; MAX ANTOINE, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS;
AND ANDRE DUBE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC
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AFFAIRS. BLAIN ALSO IMPLICATED ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE
49-MAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING SUCH PERSONS AS ULRICH.
SI - LOUIS
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PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND DEPUTIES
VICTOR NEVERS
CONSTANT,
LUCKNER
CAMBRONNE
AND MME. MARCELLE AUGUSTIN BLAIN ADDED THAT HE HAD
ALSO CONSPIRED WITH COL. BRETON
•
CLAUDE
.
COMMANDER OF
ARTY INSPECTOR
,
THE DESSALINES BATTALION, AND COL. FRED M.
GENERAL OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES. BLAIN SAID THAT, LONG
BEFORE APRIL 1970, CLAUDE HAD ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN VARIOUS
CONSPIRACIES WITH CLOVIS DESINOR FORMER SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, LUCKNER CAMBRONNE,
AND THE LATE LEON BORDES AND THAT THESE MEN HAD FORMED
.A. CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY WITH DE INOR AS PRESIDENT.
4. RAYMOND SAID THAT DUVALIER WAS CONTINUING A SECRET
"INVESTICATION OF THESE ADMISSIONS, PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT
TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN FINANCING OF THE PLOT. IN RAYMOND'S
OPINION, DUVALIER WILL TAKE NO ACTION UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION
IS COMPLETE.
5.
CONCERNING THE MILITARY TRIBUKAL WHICH WAS CONVENED
IN EARLY MARCH 1971, RAYMOND SAID THAT THE TRIAL WAS SIMPLY
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FOR THE SAKE OF FORM. THE SENTENCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
_ DECIDED UPON, BUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEM AWAITS WORD
FROM DUVALIER. THE TRIAL OF THE THREE DEFENDANTS CURRENTLY
IN EXILE, ALPHONSE
LA HENS CLEMENCEAU
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PROSPER,
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3 APRIL 1971.
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S-E-C-R-E-T-
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DOI
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SUBJECT
ACQ
SOURCE
REPORT NO.
PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES
CS-311/07138-70
DATE DISTR. 28 AUGUST 1970
PROSPECTIVE RELEASE OF REMAINING POLITICAL
PRISONERS ARRESTED IN APRIL 1970 FOR
ALLEGEDLY PLOTTING AGAINST GOVERNMENT
HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (26 AUG. 1970) FIELD NO.
HTP-1435
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
AN OFFICIAL OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT WHOSE POSITION PROVIDES
HIM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF ARRESTS
ALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN REPORTING FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME, HIS
INFORMATION TO DATE HAS APPEARED RELIABLE.
1.
ACCORDING TO A HIGH-RANKING OFFICER IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
GUARD, THE THREE REMAINING POLITICAL PRISONERS ARRESTED IN
APRIL 1970 ON CHARGES OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING, WILL BE
AMNESTIED ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1970, THE ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT
FRANCOIS DUVALIER'S ELECTION AS PRESIDENT FOR LIFE.
(HEADQUARTERS COMMENT:' CS-311/06776-70 REPORTED THE RELEASE :
OF THE OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS ARRESTED IN APRIL AND MAY 1970.).
THE PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER ARE COL. KESNER
BLAIN,
JOSEPH
FORMER QUARTERMASTER OF THE ARMED FORCES: CLENARD
CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF
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HAITI; AND EDMOND
PIERRE-P A U L,
FORMER CHIEF
ALL THREE MEN,
PROSECUTOR OF THE HAITIAN SUPREME COURT.
CURRENTLY CONFINED IN THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY, ARE IN
POOR STATE OF HEALTH.
2. FIELD DISSEM: STATE, DEFATT, CINCSO, CINCLANT.
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PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES
REPORT NO.
CS-311/06776-70
DATE DISTR. 13 AUGUST 1970
DOI
EARLY AUGUST 1970
SUBJECT
RELEASE OF HAITIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
CACQ
SOURCE
HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (11 AUGUST 1970 FIELD NO.
HTP-1432
A FORMER HAITIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF
MANY MEMBERS OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT.
HIS REPORTING HAS BEEN
ACCURATE SINCE 1963. HE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM AN
OFFICIAL OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT WHOSE POSITION PROVIDED HIM
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF ARRESTS.
HE HAS ONLY BEEN REPORTING FOR A SHORT TIME, HIS INFORMATION TO
DATE HAS APPEARED RELIABLE.
ALTHOUGH
1. AS OF 3 AUGUST 1970, FORTY OF THE POLITICAL PRISONERS
ARRESTED BETWEEN EARLY APRIL AND LATE MAY 1970 FOR ALLEGED
INVOLVEMENT IN THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING OF COL. KESNER
BLAIN, FORMER QUARTERMASTER OF THE HAITIAN ARMED FORCES,
AND COL. OCTAVE CA YARD, FORMER COMMANDER OF THE HAITIAN
BY 7 AUGUST 1970, AN ADDITIONAL
COAST GUARD, HAD BEEN RELEASED.
NINETEEN PRISONERS WERE RELEASED, MAKING A TOTAL OF 59,
THE PRISONERS RELEASED WERE FRITZ
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DEPUTY; RANEAU ESTIME, FORMER SECRETARY OF JUSTICE;
MME. CLEMARD JOSEPH
CHARLES;
MHE. CLEMENCEAU
PROSPER AND HER DAUGHTER MARYSE; AND ALL OF THE
DETECTIVES OF THE PORT AU PRINCE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO HAD
BEEN ARRESTED.
2. AS OF 11 AUGUST 1970, THE ONLY PERSONS STILL BELIEVED
CHARLES, PRESIDENT
TO BE UNDER ARREST ARE CLENARD JOSEPH
OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI; COL. BLAIN; EDMOND PIERRE-
PAUL,
FORMER CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE HAITIAN SUPREME COURT;
AND A COUSIN OF CLEMENCEAU PROSPER.
OF THE PERSONS ARRESTED
DOUGE AND LEON
IN THIS CONNECTION, ONLY TWO, CITE
BORDES ARE DEAD. BOTH DIED AS A RESULT OF HISTREATMENT
WHILE IN PRISON.
3.
(SOURCE COMMENT: SEVERAL OF THE FORMER PRISONERS,
INCLUDING THEBAUD, MME. PROSPER, AND PIERRE-PAUL, HAVE BEEN
SEEN ON THE STREETS OF PORT AU PRINCE SINCE THEIR RELEASE.
ALL OF THE FORMER PRISONERS ENCOUNTERED THUS FAR HAVE EXPRESSED
ASTONISHMENT AT THEIR HAVING BEEN RELEASED AND ARE UNABLE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE UNEXPECTEDLY LENIENT TREATMENT THEY RECEIVED.
ONE UNSUBSTANTIATED RUNOR CIRCULATING AROUND PORT AU PRINCE
HAS IT THAT THEIR RELEASE WAS THE RESULT OF PRESSURE EXERTED
ON THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT BY THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN
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DATE: 8 MAY 1970
CLASSIFICATION: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
SUBJECT: MEASURES TAKEN BY 3OH AGAINST ALLEGED
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HAITIAN CITIZENSHIP AND CONFISCATED THEIR GOODS AND CHATTELS;
CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, CLEMENCEAU PROSPER, ALPHONSE LAHENS,
AND KESHER BLAIN. STATED REASON FOR DECREE WAS THAT THESE
PERSONS WERE ACCOMPLICES OF REBEL COAST GUARDSMEK.
1
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DECREE ESSENTIALLY SAME AS ONE PASSED 27 APRIL ACCORDING
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2.
PALACE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD NOT PROCEED.
WITH EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST COAST GUARD SHEN BUT WOULD
JUDGE THEM IN ABSENTIA. THIS ACTION FCLLCYED RCTE RECEIVED
BY EMBASSY ON 7 MAY WITHDRAWING EARLIER REQUEST FOR
EXTRADITION.
3. RET EFFECT THESE ACTIONS LENDS CREDENCE TO IMPRESSION
THAT HAITIAN GOVI PREPARED ACT IN OUTWARDLY LEGAL YAY IN
DEALING WITH REBELLICH. OVHONE HAND, REXCVAL OF CITIZENSHIP
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EXTRADITION REQUEST PROBABLY DONE IN RECOGNITION OF FACT
THAT U.S. WOULD NOT HONOR REQUEST AND THUS NEEDLESS
CONFRONTATION WITH U.S. AVOIDED.
4. IN BOTH RESPECTS, THESE MOVES REPRESENT MUCH MORE
MODERATE RESPONSE THAN HAD BEEN TRUE IN PAST. WHILE THEY
SUGGEST DUVALIER MAY BE MELLOWING WITH PASSING YEARS,
INCLINED BELIEVE THAT THEY PROMPTED MORE BY HIS BELIEF THAT
HIS POSITION SUFFICIENTLY SOLID TO MAKE MORE DRASTIC
MEASURES UNECESSARY TEMPERED BY MOTION THAT SUCH MEASURES
RIGHT PROVOKE ADDITIONAL REBELLIONS. THUS DUVALIER WOULD
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BETWEEN VARIOUS CONTENDING FORCES AND FACTIONS IN HIS
ENTOURAGE.
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DIRECTORATE OF
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COUNTRY HAITI
THIS IS AN INFORMATION REFORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE
CITE TDCS-314/04593-70
DIST 7 MAY 1970
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APRIL 1970
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1. STATUS OF COL. KESNER BLAIN, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF ARMED
FORCES, AND CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL
BANK, IMPRISONED FOR ALLEGED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING
2. DENUNCIATION OF COL. OCTAVE CATARD, COMMANDER OF COAST GUARD,
BY LUCKNER CAMBRONNE, DEPUTY FROM ARCAHAIE
HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (1 MAY 1970 }
FIELD NO. HTP-1406, 1405
A HAITIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE WHO HAS GOOD CONTACTS AMONG MEMBERS
OF THE HAITIAN MILITARY.
HE IS A NEW SOURCE AND THE RELIABILITY
OF HIS REPORTING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
1 ONE OF THE SOLDIERS AT THE DESSALINES BARRACKS WHO IS
GUARDING COL. KESNER BLAIN,
ARMED FORCES, AND CLEMARD JOSEPH
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE
CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF.
THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI, WHO WERE ARRESTED IN EARLY APRIL
1970 FOR ALLEGED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING, SAIL THAT BOTH MEN
STILL WERE ALIVE AS OF 30 APRIL. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT:
TDCS-314/03869-70 REPORTED THE ARRESTS OF BLAIN AND CHARLES.)
ACCORDING TO A SOLDIER AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, COL.
CAYARD, COMMANDER OF THE COAST GUARD, WAS SUMMONED
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TO THE PALACE ON 22 APRIL 1970 BY PRESIDENT FRANCOIS D'U VALIER
AS A RESULT OF A DENUNCIATION BY LUCKNER CAMBRONNE,
A DEPUTY FROM ARCAHAIE.
REPORTED THAT CAMBRONNE WAS A MEMBER OF A COMMISSION ASSIGNED
BY DUVALIER TO INTERROGATE THE PERSONS ARRESTED DURING THE WEEK
OF 1 APRIL 1970.) WHILE CAYARD WAS WITH DUVALIER, CAMBRONNE.
TELEPHONED DUVALIER TO SAY THAT CAYARD SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED
(HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: TDCS-314/03869-70
:
BECAUSE HE (CAMBRONNE) HAD IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF CAYARD'S
COMPLICITY IN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOTTING. DUVALIER ASKED CAMBRONNE
TO REPEAT HIS ACCUSATION WHILE HE GAVE CAYARD THE TELEPHONE
RECEIVER TO LISTEN. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION WITH CAMBRONNE,
DUVALIER REASSURED CAYARD OF HIS TRUST IN HIM AND REQUESTED
CAYARD TO ARREST TWO COAST GUARD OFFICERS DURING THE COURSE OF
THAT WEEK. CAYARD AGREED TO FOLLOW THE ORDER, BUT TOLD DUVALIER
THAT HE KNEW THE ADDRESS OF ONLY ONE OF THE TWO OFFICERS.
(FIELD COMMENT: ON 24 APRIL 1970, CAYARD LED AN ABORTIVE REVOLT
BY THE COAST GUARD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. SEE TDCS-314/04646-70
AND SUBSEQUENT REPORTING ON THIS SUBJECT.)
3.
FIELD DISSEN: STATE, DEFATT, CINCSO, CINCLANT.
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ACQ
SOURCE
HAITI, PORT AU PRINCE (10 APRIL 1970)
FIELD NO. HTP-1379
A HAITIAN PROFESSIONAL MAN WHO HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF MANY MEMBERS
OF THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT.
HE IS A NEW SOURCE AND THE RELIABILITY
OF HIS REPORTING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
1.
ACCORDING TO DR. JACQUES FOURCAN D, ONE OF THE
PERSONAL PHYSICIANS TO PRESIDENT FRANCOIS DUVALIER,
DUVALIER WAS INFORMED OF THE RECENT ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOT, WHICH
SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO SEVERAL ARRESTS OF SUSPECTED PLOTTERS, BY
CLEVARD JOSEPH
CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK
OF HAITI. CHARLES DENOUNCED THE PLOT TO DUVALIER WHEN HE REALIZED
BLAIN,
HE HAD BEEN "DOUBLE-CROSSED" BY COL. KESKER
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE ARMED FORCES, WHO HAD PROMISED TO
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A REVOLT AGAINST DUVALIER.
GIVE THE MONEY TO BLAIN.
CHABLES ALSO HAD PERISED TO
(HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: ALTHOUGH SOURCE
DID NOT INDICATE HOW BLAIN HAD "DOUBLE-CROSSED" CHARLES, CHARLES
WAS REPORTED IN OCTOBER 1969 TO BE FINANCING A PLOTINE
HEADED BY COL. OCTAVE CAYAR D, COMMANDER OF THE COAST GUARD,
SEE TDCS-314/15048-69. ALSO IN OCTOBER 1969, TDCS-314/15083-69
REPORTED ANOTHER PLOT AGAINST THE DUVALIER GOVERNMENT BEING
HEADED BY BLAIN. CHARLES, HOWEVER, WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS
REPORT AS BEING INVOLVED IN BLAIN'S PLOT.)
2.
FOURCAND SAID THE INQUIRY IS CONTINUING. HE SAID THAT
HE WOULD DEFEND THE PRISONERS AND ADDED THAT NO ONE WOULD BE SHOT
AS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: FOURCAND PROBABLY
IS REFERRING TO A SIMILAR PURGE OF SUSPECTED PLOTTERS AGAINST THE
GOVERNMENT CARRIED OUT BY DUVALIER IN MID-1967, WHICH RESULTED
IN THE EXECUTION OF 19 ARMY OFFICERS.) (FIELD COMMENT:
TDCS-314/03869-70 AND TDCS-314/03496-70 REPORTED THAT FOURCAND IS:
A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION INTERROGATING BLAIN AND THE OTHER
PERSONS ARRESTED DURING THE WEEK OF 1 APRIL 1970.)
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1. CONSIDERING FACT THAT BLAIN AFFAIR IS FIRST JUICY
HORSEL LOCAL RUMOR MILL HAS HAD TO CHEW ON IN SOME MONTHS,
RUMOR CIRCUIT REMARKABLY QUIET AS OF MORNING 9 APRIL.
EVEN
STATION ASSETS HAVE HAD NOTHING NEW TO REPORT SINCE
EVAISER/8'S ACCOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN COAST GUARD.
LEPURE INFORMANTS WHO SOMETIMES WORK OVERTIME CONCOCTING
RATIONALES OF PAST EVENTS AND GUESSTIMATES OF FUTURE IN THIS
ETYPE OF SITUATION HAVE BEEN SILENT.
.2. CURRENT BOX SCORE OF DETAINEES COMPRISES BLAIN,
IDOUGE, BORDES, CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES AND HIS ASSISTANT,
APOLLO GARNIER. ALPHONSE LAHENS STILL AT LARGE AND
☐ REPORTEDLY UNSUCCESSFUL IN SEEKING ASYLUM AT VARICUS LATIN
MEMBASSIES. MXE. LAHENS NO LONGER IN CUSTODY.
CONSTANTIN DUPLESSIS HAS BEEN RELEASED.
3.
ALSO
NO HARD INFO AND LITTLE INFORMED SPECULATION
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON MATURE OR EXTENT OF PLOT IF ONE
"ACTUALLY EXISTED. MOST PERSISTENT RUMOR IS THAT BLAIN
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ALL TO THIS RUMOR, SEEMS ODD THAT GOVT HAS NOT MOVED AGAINST
COAST GUARD. SEEMS EQUALLY ODD THAT BLAIN WOULD HAVE BEEN
BADMOUTHING COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICE IN TALKING TO
EVMENDS LAST DECEMBER IF HE ENVISIONED SOLE ROLE FOR THEM.
OUR TENTATIVE JUDGEMENT AT THIS POINT IS THAT PLOT,
"IF ONE EXISTED, STILL VERY MUCH IN TALKING STAGE AND THAT
ARRESTS PROMPTED MORE BY INDISCREET TALK BY BLAIN, CHARLES,
ET AL WHO NOTORIOUSLY VOLUBLE THAN REAL CAPABILITY FOR
ACTION.
4.
ALSO BY FACT THAT GOVT. HAD NOT TAKEN DECISIVE
ACTION OF THIS SORT FOR SOME TIME AND DUVALIER MAY HAVE
CONCLUDED THAT TIME RIPE TO REMIND DISSIDENTS THAT HE STILL
IN SADDLE.
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DATE: 7 APRIL 1970
CLASSIFICATION:
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SUBJECT: ARRESTS OF COMMERCIAL BANK OFFICERS
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* UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
MIAMIE FLA.
Instructions: Any handwritten entries shall be in block capital letters. All Spanish names shall be hyphenated
with the father's name first and the mother's name following.
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
FILE NO. (if any)
Washington, D. C. 20535
NAI
0-5
DATE
1-21-70
The alien listed below has been admitted to the United States under the provisions of Section 101
(a) 15 (A) or Section 101 (a) 15 (G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
First Name
FAMILY NAME (Capital Letters)
CHARLES
NKA CLEMARD,
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JOSEPH
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COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
HAITI
UNITED STATES ADDRESS (Number, Street, State, Zip Code)
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PURPOSE AND LENGTH OF ADMISSION
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PRIME ACTIVIST. POSSIBILITY THUS EXISTS, IF THERE ANY
VALIDITY TO EITHER REF, THAT REF B IS SIMPLY EFFORT BY IDEN H
AND/OR IDEN F TO SMOKE OUT INFO CH REF A PLOT FROM EVMEND/1.
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2.
ALSO INTERESTING THAT BC EMERGES FROM BOTH REFS WITH
ACTION CAPABILITY OF WHICH WE HITHERTO UNAWARE. WHILE THIS
POSSIBLY MORE CASE OF EVREND/1 ATTEMPTING CREATE IMPRESSION OF
IN COUNTRY CAFABILITY THAT ACTUAL FACT, WOULD APPRECIATE ANY
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4. CONCERNING PARA 5 REF A REQUEST FOR FAST COMMO BETWEEN
EVMEND HQS AND BC, HQS MAY WISH CONSIDER FLOATING FRAYNE'S WAME
AS PERSONAL FRIEND OF GILBRIDE FROM SAIGON WHO RECENTLY ARRIVED
LNGOLD OFFICER BUT PROBABLY VILLING PASS ON PRIVATELY ANY WORD
FROM BC. THIS PLOY USEFUL IN SMOKING OUT EVMEND/1 WILLINGNESS
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EVERT CIRCUMSTANCES OF GROUND SO DICTATE.
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MEMORANDUM FOR
:
Deputy Chief, WH/7
REFERENCE
:
Your request this subject
Following our receipt of information that Clemard-
Joseph Charles had taken a list of requirements into
the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince and asked help in
filling them, WH Division sent a memorandum on
19 August 1969 to the Chief, DCS, asking that DCS's
contact with Louis A. Brun (from whom Charles had
received the requirements) be terminated.
The DCS New York office on 29 August 1969 sent a
memorandum to Chief, DCS, which reviewed the case, noted
Brun had been guilty of sloppy security, and concluded
that no further requirements would be given him. This
memorandum did not, however, say that contact would be
terminated; in fact, it said they would continue to de-
brief Brun whenever he returned from a trip to Haiti.
This memorandum was sent to Port-au-Prince (HTPW-1347,
17 Sept 1969).
The Station replied (Port-au-Prince 6496, 11 Oct 69)
that this was not enough, that the contact should be
completely severed. WH/Branch 7 officers then met with
Mr. George Musulin of DCS to discuss the matter further,
WH/7 officers maintaining that there was more political
action hazard to this contact than the FI product
justified. Musulin agreed to raise the matter with
C/DCS. The result was a memorandum on 16 October 1969
from C/DCS to C/WHD which referred to the original WHD
memorandum of 19 August and advised that contact with
Brun has been terminated. Port-au-Prince was so informed
(DIR 48277, 21 Oct 69).
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1. ONLY POSSIBLE INDICATION OF REF PLOTTING IN RECEST
STATION REPORTING WAS DELPHIC COMMENT BY EVLEMOB/18 TO E-2
ON 21 OCTOBER THAT WHILE MEN LIKE DESINOR, RAMEAU ESTIME,
FREDERIC DESVAPIEUX MANEUVER TO REPLACE DUVALIER, IT IS ARMED
FORCES WHICH HAS THE LAST WORD IN SUCH MATTERS. ALSO THAT
THERE ARE TIMES. IN POLITICS, WHEN E/10 MUST BE RETICENT
DESPITE HIS CONFIDENCE IN E/2'S INTENTIONS, ALSO WHEN E/2
LEAST EXPECTED IT, E/18 WOULD TELL HIM EVERYTHING THAT WAS
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INDISCREET, BUT BE OF VALUE IF REF PLOT JELLS.
3. ALSO PLAN PAY COURTESY CALL OF IDEM A WHO LIVES TWO
HOUSES AWAY IN CONTEXT GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH NEIGHBORS.
4. RE IDEN I WHO ENCRYPTED EVLEAF/1, BELIEVE UPCOMING
PERLITE ONE VISIT MAY AFFORD CHANCE GET FIRST HARD READING
HIS VIEWS. OR FRAYNE MAY APPROACH DIRECTLY AS PERSON TEEGA ST
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DIST 23 OCTOBER 1969
1. COUNTRY HAITI
DOI
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SUBJECT PLANS BY HAITIAN MILITARY OFFICER TO OVERTHROW THE DUVALIER
GOVERNMENT AND TO ESTABLISH A JUNTA
ACQ
(23 OCTOBER 1969)
SOURCE
FIELD NO.
A YOUNG HAITIAN EXILE LEADER WHO IS WELL EDUCATED AND WHO HAS A
WIDE VARIETY OF CONTACTS IN HAITIAN EXILE GROUPS IN EUROPE AND
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. HIS REPORTING HAS BEEN RELIABLE. HE
OBTAINED THE INFORMATION FROM ONE OF HIS CONTACTS INSIDE HAITI
WHO HAS BECOME INVOLVED IN THE PLOTTING. SOURCE WAS AWARE THAT
THE INFORMATION WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OFFICIALS OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
1. ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC DATE HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE ACTION,
COL. OCTAVE CAYAR D, COMMANDER OF THE COAST GUARD, GEN.
GERARD CONSTANT,
CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND
COL. GRACIA J A C QUES, COMMANDER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD,
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DUVALIER
AND TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES AS A JUNTA.
THE
PLOT IS BEING HEADED BY CAYARD AND IS BEING FINANCED BY CLEMARD
PRESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI,
JOSEPH
CHARLES,
IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000.
2. IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN, THE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD WAS REGARDED
AS A MAJOR OBSTACLE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PLAN AND, THEREFORE,
CAYARD AND CONSTANT AGREED TO INCLUDE JACQUES IN THE JUNTA ON THE
GROUNDS THAT IT WAS A NECESSARY EVIL. CAYARD'S ONLY CONTACT WITH
JACQUES, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN INDIRECTLY THROUGH CAPTAIN
(FNU). (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: THOMAS PROBABLY IS IDENTICAL WITH
MAJOR JEAN THOMAS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
GUARD.)
3.
THOMAS
BESIDES THE ASSISTANCE THE PLOTTERS HAVE OBTAINED FROM
INSIDE HAITI, THEY ALSO ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FROM HAITIAN EXILES
WHO ACTIVELY OPPOSE THE DUVALIER REGIME.
4. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: IN MID-MAY 1969, A MILITARY JUNTA,
WHICH INCLUDED CAYARD AND CONSTANT, WAS BEING FORMED TO OVERTHROW
THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS NOT CLEAR IF THE
GROUP HAD ACTUALLY APPROACHED JACQUES, BUT IT WAS THOUGHT THAT
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DUVALIER'S DEATH. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE PRESENT PLOT IS IN
FACT ONLY A CONTINUATION OF THAT CONTINGENCY PLANNING.)
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ATED 16 SEPT THRU 11 OCTOBER. PEPORTS ENCONDED IN PRIVATE RUMERICAL
CO5 USED PEIWEEN EVRENDS AND EC, MAILED TO EVPERD/1 OVEPT LETTER
ROP WHICH SAME AS THAT USED BY EVMOUNT/1.
C. IDENS A, C AND E PLANNING OVERTHROV DUVALIER AND SET UP
ILVES AS JUNTA. TIFING NOT GIVEN. IDEN B FINANCING THE PLOT TO
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NCIPISET BUT KEEDS HELP IN REMOVING OBSTACLE OF PRESIDENTIAL GUARD.”
: GAVE FIM NAMES OF RELIABLE INDIVIDUALS AT SPECIFIC POSTS AND
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EETING WITH IDEN A. 23 SEPTEMBER, LAST BC MEETING WITH IDEA 9.
ROY THAT DATE TO 11 OCTOBER ONLY BC CONTACT WAS IDEN A. AS OF 11
CTODER EC FELT HAD 'COMPLETED BROKER ROLE IN PLAB AND UNDERSTANDS
MAT IDEES A AND C AGFEED TO INCLUSION OF IDEN E IN JUNTA ON GROUNDS
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AUNCHING OF DIVEPSIONARY ACTION TO DISTPACT DUVALIER ATTENTION,
ENDS 1 AND 4 PEQUEST RVROCY ASSISTANCE ON FIRST ITEM AND ADVICE
N SECOND.
6. EVMOUNT/1 PLARNING TRIP TO MYC 2 NOVEMBER.
EWENDS WOULD
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XING HIM WITTING. EVMENDS! PROPOSES TWO OTHER ALTERNATIVES FOR
#TERMEDIARY, IDENS K AND L, COULD ASCEPTAIN FROM BC BY TELEPHONE
“HETHER EITHER OR BOTH ABLE TRAVEL TO US ON SHORT NOTICE.
TTITUDE THESE CANDIDATES NOT YET KNOWN.
7. MEETING SCHEDULED FOR EVMEND/1 AND GILBRIDE FOR 29
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See Attached Memorandum.
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Done. - by
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dtd 21 OCT 1969
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
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SUBJECT
REFERENCE
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19 August 1969 Memorandum To DCS From WH
We have terminated contact with Louis A. Brun.
Connell
AVES R. MURPHY
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Des
11 Oct 69 63672
1. APPRECIATE REF RESPONSE BUT CANNOT SEE HOW
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WODISH AND LOUIS A. BRUN IS
ALTERED TO ANY APPREICABLE DEGREE THROUGH NEW HANDLING
PROCEDURES NOR IS THE POTENTIAL FOR COMPROMISE LESSENED.
THE FINE NUANCES RE WODISH HANDLING OF BRUN (DEBRIEFING
E BUT NO BRIEFING) MAY BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO US BUT WILL BE
UTTERLY MEANINGLESS SHOULD BRUN WIND UP IN FRONT OF A
FIRING SQUAD. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE DO NOT SEE
HOW RVROCK WOULD BE IN POSITION TO DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY
FOR BRUN'S INVOLVEMENT.
2. HARDLY A WEEK GOES BY BUT THAT LNPURE IS NOT
“MADE AWARE OF ANOTHER PLOTTING EFFORT BY CLEMARD JOSEPH
CHARLES TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER. CHARLES PLOTTING EFFORTS
HAVE AGAIN REACHED A PITCH STRANGELY REMINISCENT OF THE
ONE WHICH IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDED HIS RREST IN 1967.
CHARLES NOW CLAIMS SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT IN POLICE, COAST
SECRET
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GUARD, AND DESSALINES BATTALION. HIS PLAN THIS TIME IS
TO CREATE PANIC IN PORT AU PRINCE BY SETTING FIRES IN CITY
AND CUL-DE-SAC AREA AND THEN MOVE THE GC-10 INTO THE
HARBOR TO START LOBBING SHELLS AT THE NATIONAL PALACE.
PLOTTING GROUP THUS FAR HAS FAILED TO BUY SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION,
FUEL FOR GC-10, AND PAY-OFF THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
3. THE FACT THAT WODISH DOES NOT BELIEVE BRUN IS
INVOLVED IN ANY CURRENT REVOLUTIONARY SCHEME IN HAITI IS
NOT VERY REASSURING WHEN WE RECALL THAT AS LATE AS MAY 1969,
BRUN SERVED AS AN INTERMEDIARY TO PASS ON REQUEST FROM
PLOTTING GROUP FOR SECRET INTERVIEW WITH LNHARP OFFICIAL.
DETAILS THIS REQUEST WHICH INCLUDED OPEN CODE MESSAGES
TO SET-UP MEETINGS AND RECOGNITION SIGNALS GIVEN BY
DIRECTOR 02376. BRUN MAY NOT BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED ***OTTING
GROUP BUT HE IS GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION WHICH IS MORE THAN
ENOUGH IN DUVALIER'S HAITI TO ENSURE HIS SPEEDY
DISPATCH SHOULD DUVALIER DECIDE TO POUNCE ON CHARLES AND
BRUN HAPPENS TO BE IN THE COUNTRY.
4. THE TWO ADDITIONAL SUB-SOURCES OF BRUM CITED
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PARA 2, C. REF ACTUALLY TEND TO IMPLICATE HIM MORE IN
INTERNAL PLOTTING. ALFONSO LAHENS WAS IDENTIFIED BY BRJN
IN DIRECTOR #2376 AS MEMBER OF PLOTTING GROUP WHO
WAS IN SEMI-HIDING IN MAY 69. LOUIS LEVEQUE WAS IDENTIFIED
AS PLOTTING WITH CHARLES AND BRUN PER DIRECTOR 97813,
20 APR 66.
5. 5. STATION HARVIEWED LIMITED AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC
INFORMATION PRODUCED BY BRUN AND CANNOT SEE HOW IT PROVIDES
ANYTHING BOT KNOWN CRUMOR OR FACT) TO LEPURE, WHICH HAS
STRONG ECONOMICS REPORTING OFFICER. SUSPICION THAT BRUN
HAS NO WORTHWHILE SOURCES IS SUPPORTED BY INCIDENT REPORTED
PORT AU PRINCE 6323 WHEN CHARLES APPROACHED LNPURE
REQUESTING INFO TO SERVICE THE CIRL REQUIREMENTS LEVIED
ON BRUN BY VODISH.
6. BRUM IS ADMITTEDLY UNPROFESSIONAL, UNTRAINED, AND
APPARENTLY UNCONTROLLED. AS LONG AS WODISH CANNOT PREVENT
BRUM FROM CONTACTING CHARLESCOR ANYBODY ELSE) IN HAITI,
THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO POSE RISKS FOR RVROCK.
BRUN IS A NATURALIZED AMERICAN OF HAITIAN ORIGIN, BUT WHILE
HE IS IN HAITI, HE IS CONSIDERED A HAITIAN. LNPURE CAN GIVE
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ALTERED TO ANY APPREICABLE DEGREE THROUGH NEW HANDLING
PROCEDURES FOR IS THE POTENTIAL FOR COMPROMISE LESSENED.
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BUT NO BRIEFING) MAY BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO US BUT WILL BE
UTTERLY MEANINGLESS SHOULD BRUN WIND UP IN FRONT OF A
*FIRING SQUAD. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE DO NOT SEE
HOW RVROCK WOULD BE IN POSITION TO DISCLAIN RESPONSIBILITY
FOR BRUN'S INVOLVEMENT.
2. HARDLY A WEEK GOES BY BUT THAT LEPURE IS NOT
MADE AWARE OF ANOTHER PLOTTING EFFORT BY CLEMARD JOSEPH
CHARLES TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER. CHARLES PLOTTING EFFORTS
HAVE AGAIN REACHED A PITCH STRANGELY REMINISCENT OF THE
IS ARREST
ONE WHICH IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDED HIS RREST IN: 1967.
CHARLES NOW CLAIMS SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT IN POLICE, COAST
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AND CUL-DE-SAC AREA AND THEN MOVE THE GC-18 INTO THE
HARBOR TO START LOBBING SHELLS AT THE NATIONAL PALACE.
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FUEL FOR GC-18, AND PAY-OFF THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
3. THE FACT THAT WODISH DOES NOT BELIEVE BRUN IS
INVOLVED IN ANY CURRENT REVOLUTIONARY SCHEME IN HAITI IS
NOT VERY REASSURING WHEN WE RECALL THAT AS LATE AS MAY 1969,
BRUN SERVED AS AN INTERMEDIARY TO PASS ON REQUEST FROM
PLOTTING GROUP FOR SECRET INTERVIEW WITH LSHARP OFFICIAL.
DETAILS THIS REQUEST WHICH INCLUDED OPEN CODE MESSAGES
TO SET-UP MEETINGS AND RECOGNITION SIGNALS GIVEN BY
DIRECTOR 02376. BRUN MAY NOT BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED PLOTTING
GROUP BUT HE IS GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION WHICH IS MORE THAN
EHOUGH IN DUVALIER'S HAITI TO ENSURE HIS SPEEDY
DISPATCH SHOULD DUVALIER DECIDE TO POUNCE ON CHARLES AND
BRUN HAPPENS TO BE IN THE COUNTRY.
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PARA 2, C. REF ACTUALLY TEND TO IMPLICATE HIM MORE IN
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IN DIRECTOR 82376 AS MEMBER OF PLOTTING GROUP WHO
WAS IN SEMI-HIDING IN MAY 69. LOUIS LEVEQUE WAS IDENTIFIED
AS PLOTTING WITH CHARLES AND BRUM PER DIRECTOR 97813,
28 APR 66.
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ANYTHING HOT KNOWN CRUMOR OR FACT) TO LNPURE, WHICH HAS
"STRONG ECONOMICS REPORTING OFFICER. SUSPICION THAT BRUN
HAS NO WORTHWHILE SOURCES IS SUPPORTED BY INCIDENT REPORTED
PORT AU PRINCE 6323 WHEN CHARLES APPROACHED LNPURE
REQUESTING INFO TO SERVICE THE CIRL REQUIREMENTS LEVIED
ON BRUN BY WODISH.
6. BRUN IS ADMITTEDLY UNPROFESSIONAL, UNTRAINED, AND
APPARENTLY UNCONTROLLED. AS LONG AS WODISH CANNOT PREVENT
BRUN FROM CONTACTING CHARLESCOR ANYBODY ELSE) IN HAITI,
THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO POSE RISKS FOR RVROCK.
BRUN IS A NATURALIZED AMERICAN OF HAITIAN ORIGIN, BUT WHILE
HE IS IN HAITI, HE IS CONSIDERED A HAITIAN. LNPURE CAN GIVE
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DO BASE NEW WORK
0237
1. GIVEN BELO) IS TEXT OF DCS REPORT CONCERNING
REQUEST BY HAITIAN OPPOSITION GROUP FOR SECRET INTERVIEW
WITH U.S. OFFICIAL. DCS REPORT CAME FROM LOUIS A. BRUM
ON BEHALF OF CLENARD JOSEPH CHARLES. BRUN 18 CHARLES' NEW
YORK LAWYER AND BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE.
Des WAS ADVISED
THAT WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN CONTACTING ANY REPRESENTATIVE
OR MEMBER OF PLOTTING GROUP.
2.
DIFFICULT AT THIS STAGE TO ESTERNINE EXP
ANY) CHARLES INVOLVED IN PLOT.
THERE GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT
CHARLES HAS ONLY HEARD OF PLOT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACT AS
BROKER BETWEEN PLOTTERS AND U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR OWN INTERESTS.
IN MID-67, CHARLES USED THE BRUH-DCS CHANNEL IN ATTEMPT
OBTAIN U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR ONE OF HIS PLOTS.
3. LAXENS, PIFU, MENTIONED IN DCS REPORT PROBABLY
IDENTICAL VITE ALPHONSE LAHENS, FORMER DEPUTY FROM ARCAHAIB,
WHO IN JUN 68 WAS REPORTED BY DC'S TO BE ORGANIZING PLOT
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4. ONE OF THE UNDERGROUND OPPOSITION GROUPS IN HAITI
IS CENTERED IN THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: LAHENS, FIU (FORMER
DEPUTY, NOW IN SEMI-HIDING); COLONEL KESHER BLAIN (HEAD OF
ARMY QUARTERMASTER WAREHOUSES); COLONEL CATARD (HEAD OF THE
COAST GUARD): CONSTANT, FNU (CHIEF OF STAFF). THEY WISH TO
ORGANIZE & JUNTA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH 63 RETIREMENT OF HAITIAN
PRESIDENT DUVALIER, AND EXERCISE POWER DURING TRANSITION
PERIOD HOLLOWING TRANSITION PERIOD, THIS CROUP WISHEN TO –
HÅVE FREE ELECTIONS AND THEN RETTRE FROM POLITICAL ACTIVITY,
LAHENS WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A MINISTER. BLAIN BOULD LIKE
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT. CATARD WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE TO HIG.
CATTLE RANCH. THE BOUP HAS NO PARTICULAR CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT.
8. THIS GROUP ALLECHES THAT IT COMMANDS WIDE SUPPORT
AMONG ARMY PERSONNEL IN PORT-AU-PRINCE AND IN THE HAITIAN
THE TROUP IS REPORTEDLY WILLING TO WORK WITH ANY
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BACK, WAIT FOR INTERNAL UPHEAVALS AND THEN MOVE IN TO ASSUME
POWER. THEY DID NOT WANT TO ACT ON THEIR OWN, BUT PREFERRED
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN INTERNAL UPHEAVAL CREATED BY SOMEBODY
ELSE.
7. THE MOST RECENT RUMORS CONCERNING PRESIDENT DUVALIER'S
HEALTH HAVE, HOWEVER, CAUEND THE GROUP TO CHANGE ITS MIND.
THUS HERRKAS NOW DECLARE THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AND THAT
AS BOOH AS PRESIDENT DUVALIER "COKS ON THE OPERATING TABLE"
THEY WILL MOVE.
8. THE GROUP RECOGNIZES, HOWEVER, THAT CONSIDERABLE
DIFFICULTIES LIE IN ITS PATH AND IS MOST ANXIOUS TO DISCUSS THE
ENTIRE MATTER IN SECRET WITH A U.8. ENVOY. WHAT THEY HAVE TO
SAY TO THIS ENVOY IS NOT KNOWN.
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10. IT WOULD EX. PREFERABLE, BUT HOT MANDATORY, IF THE
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On 10 May, Cleward Joseph Charles told
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HTPA 2457, 19 August 1969
B.
1.
DIRECTOR 26288, 1 August 1969
C. PORT AU PRINCE 6323, 29 July 19.69
D. HTPA 2443, 29 July 1969.
Headquarters agrees with Station that the con-
tinued contact between Subject of 201-357029 and IDEN
on behalf of WODISH, poses a potential security threat
for the LNEARP components in Esiti. Upon receipt of
Ref C, the Desk sent a memorandum to Chief, WODISH, an
19 August 1969, which forwarded a resume of the Ref C
information, and requested that the contact between
IDEN & and Subject on behalf of WODISH be terminated.
2. On 19 August 1969, the FODISH officer who is in
contact with IDEX, replied to the Desk's memorandum as
follows.
"A. Ve (VODISH) have carefully considered the
Deak's comments re IDEX A and his relationship with
Subject. We have concluded that in the matter of th
nine questions concerning the activity of foreign
companies in Haiti, IDEA & has been guilty at
least of sloppy security procedures and (ve) have
decided to modify our relationship with his.
3. Subject has never doubted that IDEE A
represented a channel to LNHARP authority which he
could use to supplement his contacts with menters
of the LAPURE staff in Port au Prince. IDKH A
Attachment:UNDER SEPARATE COVER Continued.
IDKAS
Distribution:
2- Port au Prince w/att W/S/C
CS COPY
RI
- KE/7/HT
23 SEP 1969
OPPRICE STARSSOR AND WINTER
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KIPY-1347
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17 September 1969
FAIS ALE NUMBER
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HTPH-1347
was originally introduced to WODISH in New York City
by Subject on 15 April 1966. Until the early fall of
1967, much of VODISH activity with IDEN A was devoted :
to arranging contacts with various elements of LNHARP,
which IDEN A requested on behalf of Subject, and
reporting operational information. To the best of
BODISH knowledge and belief, however, none of these
contacts produced any tangible assistance to Subject's
various schemes. with two exceptions, WODISH
relationship with IDEN A since October 1967 has been
exclusively that of foreign intelligence collection.
The exceptions were Subject's request for a secret
meeting with a WOLADY envoy in May 1969, and an
independent similar request from another group in
the same month. As has been 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 was not actively involved or
interested. We (WODISH) simply transmitted the
request. We wish to point out that what the Desk
calls IDEM's "Lobbying" for Subject ended before
October 1967. During the nearly two years in
which the contact in the WODISH 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 them,
but has told VODISH 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,
has supplied data which originate with Haitians
other than Subject, and, therefore, IDEN A is not
Berely Subject's mouthpiece. Specifically, IDEN B
and is C are two of IDEN A's titian sources.
IDEX B is a well-known Haitian businessman; IDEN C
is a former deputy.
"d.
We (WODISH) are not concerned with Subject,
but are very much so with IDEN A. We do not believe
that IDEN & is involved in any current revolutionary
scheme in Haiti. We are, however, disturbed at the
unprofessional way in which IDEN A handled the questions
We did not
concerning foreign companies in Haiti.
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 him. We have requested
our TOROMP customers to give us an evaluation of
IDEX &'s intelligence reporting. Unless this evaluation
is unfavorable, we shall continue to exploit IDEN A
in the manner just described. Insofar as contact
tetween IDEX 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 IDKN & contact Subject
on behalf of VODISH.
3. To date, the VOROMP evaluation of IDEN A's
reporting has not been received. However, since WODISH
has agreed to refrain from briefing IDEN A. prior to any
future trips he may make to Haiti, there should be no
recurrence of the type of situation described in Ref C.
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Attachment: U/S/C
HTPW-1347, 17 Sept 1969
IDENTITIES: A. Louis A. Brun
B.
Louis Leveque
C.
Alfonse Lahens
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DISPATCH
CAFOTION
8 ECE ET
Chief of Station, Port an Prince
FROM
Chief, WH Division
15853
Subject of 201-357029
ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES
CROSS REFERENCE TO
PROCESSING ACT:
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References: A.
HTPA 2457, 19 August 1969
B.
DIRECTOR 26288, 1 August 1969
C.
PORT AU PRINCE 6323, 29 July 1969
D. HTPA 2443, 29 July 1969
1.
Headquarters agrees with Station that the con-
tinued contact between Subject of 201-357029 and IDKE A,
on behalf of VODISH, poses a potential security threat
for the LNHARP components in Maiti. Upon receipt of
Ref C, the Deak sent a memorandua to Chief, NODISH, on
19 August 1969, which forwarded a resume of the Ref C
information, and requested that the contact between
IDEN A and Subject on behalf of WODISH be terminated.
2. On 29 August 1969, the VODISH officer who is in
ccntact with I, replied to the Deak's memorandum as
follors.
We (VODISH) have carefully considered the
Desk's comments re IDEN ▲ and his relationship with
Subject. We have concluded that in the matter of the
nine questions concerning the activity of foreign
companies in Haiti, IDEN A has been guilty at
least of sloppy security procedures and (ve) have
decided to modify our relationship with him.
"b. Subject has never doubted that IDEN A
represented a channel to LNHARP authority which he
could use to supplement his contacts with members
of the LXPIRE staff in Port au Prince. IDEH A
Attachment: UNDER SEPARATE COVER
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was originally introduced to WODISH in New York City
by Subject on 15 April 1966. Until the early fall of
1967, auch of VODISH activity with IDEN A was devoted
to arranging contacts with various elements of LHHARP,
which IDEN ▲ 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 schemes. Vita two exceptions, VODISH
relationship with IDEN A since October 1967 has teen
exclusively that of foreign intelligence collection.
The exceptions were Subject's request for a secret
meeting with a WOLADY envoy in May 1969, and an
independent similar request from another group in
the same month. As has been fully reported, IDEM A
made it perfectly clear to WODISH and to Subject
and to the other group that be was acting only as
a channel and that he was not actively involved or
interested. We (WCDISH) simply transmitted the
request. We wish to point out that what the Desk
calls IDEH'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 them,
but has told FODISH repeatedly that he no longer
wishes to be involved politically with Subject.
"c.
We wish also to point out that IDEX A, as a
regular supplier of foreign intelligence on Haiti,
has supplied data which originate with mitians
other than Subject, and, therefore, I DEN A is not
rely Subject's mouthpiece. Specifically, IDES B
and IDEN C are two of IDEN A's Haitian sources.
ILEN B is a well-known Haitian businessman; IDEN C
is a former deputy.
"d. We (VODISH) 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. We are, however, disturbed at the
unprofessional way in which IDEN A handled the questions
concerning foreign companies in Haiti. We did not
request IDK & 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 be proffers
on his return from his frequent trips to Haiti, and
shall refrain from briefing him. We have requested
our VOROMP customers to give us an evaluation of
IDEN A's intelligence reporting. Unless this evaluatios
is unfavorable, we shall continue to exploit IDEN &
in the manner just described. Insofar as contact
tetween IDEH A and Subject is concerned, (1) we cannot
prevent IDEM 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 VOROMP evaluation of IDEE A
reporting has not been received. However, since VODISH
has agreed to refrain from briefing IDEN A prior to any
future trips he may make to Haiti, there should be no
recurrence of the type of situation described in Bef C.
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IDENTITIES: A. Louis A. Brun
B. Louis Leveque'.
C. Alfonse Lahens
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Memorandum
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: Director, Domestic Contact Service
OSS (Musulin)
: Chief, New York Field Office
SUBJECT: DCS Relationship with Louis A. Brun
MY#632-69
DATE:29 August 1969
Ref: WH/7 Memoranda, 28 May 69, and 19 Aug 69, same subject
1. We have carefully considered WH/7's comments about
Louis A. Brun and his relationship with Clenard Joseph Charles. We
have concluded that in the matter of the nine questions concerning
the activity of foreign companies in Haiti Brun has been guilty at
least of sloppy security procedures and have decided to modify our
relationship with him.
2. Charles has never doubted that Brun represented a
channel to US government authority which he could use to supplement
his contacts with members of the US Embassy staff in Port-au-Prince.
Brun was originally introduced to DCS in New York City by Charles on
15 Apr 1966 (see memorandum 3Y-251-66). Until the early fall of 1967,
much of our activity with Brun was devoted to arranging contacts with
various elements of the US government, which Brux requested on bezalf
of Charles, and reporting operational information. To the best c
our knowledge and belief, however, none of these contacts produced any
tangible assistance to Charles's various schemes. With two exceptions,
our relationship with Brun since October 1967 has been exclusively that
of foreign intelligence collection. The exceptions were Charles's
request for a secret meeting with a US envoy in May 1969 and an in-
dependent similar request from azother group in the same month.
has been fully reported, Brun made it perfectly clear to us and to
Charies and to the other group that he was acting only as a channel.
and that he was not actively involved or interested. We simply trans-
nitted the requests. We wish to point out that what WH/7 calis Brun's
"Lobbying" for Charles ended before October 1967. During the nearly
two years in which Mitchell has dealt with Brun, the latter has never
sponsored or "Lobbied" for Charles's various schemes. he has
occasionally relayed information concerning them, but has told us
repeatedly that he no longer wishes to be involved politically with
Charles.
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3. We wish also to point out that Brun, as a regular
supplier of foreign intelligence on Haiti, has supplied data which
originate with Haitians other than Charles, and, therefore, that
Brun is not merely Charles's mouthpiece. Specifically, Louis
Leveque and Alfonse Lakens are two of Brun's Haitian sources.
is a well-known Haitian businessman; Lahens is a former deputy.
Leveque
4. We are not concerned with Charles, but are very much
so with Brun. We do not believe that Brun is involved in any current
revolutionary scheme in Haiti. We are, however, disturbed at the un-
professional way in which Brun handled the questions concerning foreign
companies in Haiti. We did not request run to consult Charles about
the requirements on foreign companies and in view of the manner in which
Brun handled our requirements we shall continue only to accept informa-
tion which he proffers on his return from his frequent trips to Haiti
and shall refrain from briefing him. We have requested our DD/I
consumers to give us an evaluation of Brun's intelligence reporting.
Unless this evaluation is unfavorable, we shall continue to exploit
Brun in the manner just described. Insofar as contact between Brun
and Charles is concerned, (a) we cannot prevent Brun from talking to
Charles (or anybody else) but (b) we have never in the past and shall
not in the future request that Brun contact Charles on behalf of DCS.
6. Mease pass the foregoing information to iš/7.
Joches
Litterin
JACKSON R. HORTON
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B&B International Corporation
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Clezard Joseph Charles/Outline of
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00-B-321/14515-69
C-DC9-55300
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SOURCE
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Naturalized US citizen of Eaitian birth, who makes frequent trips to
Haiti. Source maintains close contact with Haitians in the US and
with prominent business and political figures in Haiti.
1.
2.
Opponents of Haitian President Francois Duvalier have formed a new
Colonel
political opposition group. The following are members:
Cayard (Commandant of the Eaitian Coas: Guard); Captain
Daniel (assistant to Cayard); Gérard Constant (Haitian Army Chief of
Staff); Colonel Kesner Elain (in charge of Haitian Army quarter-
master depots); and Colonel Gracia Jacques (Commandant of the
Presidential Palace Guard). [See 00-3-321/05913-69 (paragraph 2-e)
and 00-B-321/14515-69 (paragraph 3) for earlier data concerning
some of the members of this group. ]
The
This group is now working with Cleward Joseph Charles and has
formulated, largely under the direction of the latter, a tentative
political plan for the organization of a post-Davalier Haiti.
group is anxious to act, because some of the members, notably Daniel
and Cayard, fear that they will be arrested in the not-too-distant
future. The entire membership displays, however, the trait cosmon
to all Haitian opposition groups: they will not act until President
Duvalier dies, becomes totally incapacitated or is overthrown by
He
· somebody else. Jacques is an importan: addition to the group.
is completely loyal to President Duvalier, but has no use for the
other members of the Duvalier family. Consequently, he will play no
active part unless the President in some manner disappears from the
scene.
:
This group still wishes to exercise power during a transitional
period following President Duvalier's departure [see 00-B-321/14515-69
(paragraph 3) 7. Charles does not want to hold any political
appointment during this transition period, but plans to recover his
position as the head of the Haitian Chamber of Commerce and travel
abroad, to raise money for foreign economic assistance to Haiti.
He plans to establish a political party, to be known as TOP (Travail,
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participating in the production of National Intelligence. IT SHALL NOT BE DISSEMINATED TO CONTRACTORS. It shall 
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Ordre, Progres). Charles hopes that TOP will become one of two or
three political parties in the post-Duvalier period and is convinced
that TOP will win a constitutional victory at the polls and propel
him to power.
In the meantime, Colonel Kesner Blain will be the head
of the provisional government. Blain has no long-range political
ambitions. Charles and his colleagues plan a new constitution for
Haiti, which will provide for a President and for a Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister will exercise the effective power. Charles expects
that TOP's electoral victory will make him, as TOP's leader, Prime
Minister in the new constitutional government.
Reportedly, Charles recently received from the US (no additional data
available) the sum of US$230 thousand. This money is to be used to
finance the overthrow of President Duvalier. I cannot confirm the
accuracy of this reported gift.
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1. ON 21 AUGUST, IDEN, WODISH NEW YORK REP WHO HANDLES
LOUIS A. BRUN, SUBJECT OF REF, PHONED WODISH WASHINGTON
OFFICE TO INQUIRY IF EVMEND-1 OR THE EVMEND ORGANIZATION
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WAS OF INTEREST TO RVROCK. BASIS FOR INQUIRY IS THAT BRUN
HAS REPEATEDLY MENTIONED TO IDEN THAT EVMEND-1 AND HIS
ORGANIZATION ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN EXILE WORK IN NEW YORK
AND THAT BRUN SUSPECTS THEY HAVE SOME CONNECTION WITH
WODISH REPS SPECULATE THAT BRUN SEEKING CON-
FIRMATION OF RVROCK CONNECTION AND THAT BRUN MAY TRY
RVROCK.
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PENETRATE EVMEND ORGANIZATION.
2. WODISH WASHINGTON REP WAS INFORMED THAT EVMEND-1
AND HIS ORGANIZATION ARE OF INTEREST TO WOMACE AND THAT
IDEN SHOULD REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY CONTACT WHATSOEVER
WITH THEM. WODISH AGREED PASS ABOVE TO IDEN AND SUGGEST
WODISH RELATIONS WITH BRUN BE DISCONTINUED.
3. IN VIEW ABOVE, REQUEST CLELAND TELL EVMEND-1
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BRUN, who collaborator of Clemard Joseph
CHARLES on political matters in Haiti, is
contact of WODISH, N.Y. office.
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REMORAZDUH FOR: Director, Domestic Contact Service
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Contact with
DCS Case 47540
Louis A. Brun/Clemard Joseph Charles
1. On 29 July 1969, Station Port au Prince advised
that Clemard Joseph Charles had passed a list of nine
questions concerning the Haitian economy to an official
of the United States Embassy in Port au Prince. The list
of questions was written in English in standard U.8.
Government format and, although sterile, appeared to be
intelligence requirements. Charles told the Embassy
official that he had just finished a "big job" for the
Pentagon and implied that the list also came from the
Pentagon. The Embassy official suspected that Charles
had passed a copy of the list to the National Palace.
2. On 2 August, a representative of the WH/Haiti
Desk contacted Hr. George Husulin, Operational Support
Staff of DCS, and learned that the US office in New York
had briefed Hr. Louis A. Brun and had orally passed a
list of CIRL. requirements to Brun concerning Haiti prior
to his trip to Haiti during the week of 21 July.
Er. Musulin speculated that Brun had probably noted the
DCS requirements on paper and then had passed a copy
to Charles upon his arrival in Haiti.
3. For a number of years, the United States Govern-
ment has been aware of the political ambitions of Charles
and his alleged plotting to overthrow the Duvalier regime.
In 1967, this rather open plotting led to his imprison-
ment for over one year. Also, since May 1963, Charles
has been trying to obtain support from the United States
Government for his plots but he has been consistently
rebuffed. Charles is not held in high esteem by U.8.
officials and his motives are highly questionable. He
oves his position in Haiti to his relationship with
Duvalier and his ability to successfully manage some of
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the more notorious financial rackets of the regime.
Charles enjoys no political following and even the "plots"
with which he is associated are viewed with considerable
reserve. For example, we have never been able to confirm
that Charles was involved with the "military junta" formed
in May 1963, as he claimed. In February 1959, the U.8.
Embassy in Port au Prince commented that, with regard to
the most recent plotting of Charles, "the possibility
cannot be excluded that Charles....could be a provocation
to determine the real motives of the United States Govern-
ment towards the Duvalier regine." We concur in the
Embassy's views.
4. During the past three years, the WH Division has
been kept advised of the contact between DCS and Brun and
his relationship with Charles. We are also aware from
DCB and other sources of the efforts by Brun to obtain
support from the United States Government for Charles.
Brun is, of course, a close collaborator of Charles and
a business representative of his in New York City. Brun
has contacted officials of the Department of Defense,
the Department of State, and even a person with access to
President Johnson on Charles' behalf. The Chief of
Caribbean Affairs of the Department of State categorically
told Brun in June 1967 that the United States Government
was not interested in supporting the plots of Charles or
anyone else against Duvalier, but this advice seems to
have fallen on deaf ears. The most recent example of
Brun's lobbying was in May 1969 when Brun passed on to
DCS a request from Charles for a secret meeting between
a U.S. envoy and a representative of the "military junta.”
Brun's involvement with Charles requires that he be con-
sidered a biased source of information. While some of the
information Brun has obtained from Charles has been of
interest, there is hardly anything that was not available
through other channels and indeed, much of it was slanted.
5. As was set forth in WH/7 memoranda to the
Operational Support Staff, DCS, on 16 July 1968 and
28 May 1969, we interpose no objection to DCS maintaining
contact with Brun for its own purposes. However, the

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eperational characteristics (agent/sab-agent) with Brun
levying requirements on Charles in Haiti to service on
behalf of DCS. The relationship between Brun and Charles
also has manifested political and security aspects which
could adversely affect the interests of the United States
Government regarding Haiti. Accordingly, we request
that the contact between Brun and Charles on behalf of
DCS be terminated.
John E. Horton
John R. Horton
Acting Chief
Festern Hemisphere Division
DDP/VK/7/Et: R.Berg gt
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Chief of Station, Port au Prince
0 Subject of 201-357029
ACTICES REQUIRED - REFERENCES
MACROPOM
REFERENCES: A. DIRECTOR 26288 dated 1 August 1969
B.
ACTION REQUIRED:
1.
HTPA-2443, dated 29 July 1969
See Paragraph 5.
The Station would like to offer its views on
the WODISH contact, through Identity of Paragraph 1
Reference A (hereinafter IDEN), with 201-357029, as well
as on the question of the requirements which 201-357029
gave LNFURE and which were forwarded to Headquarters in
Reference B.
2. Since IDEN has been told that his contact is with
LXSHOE and since he has told 201-357029 that fact, and since
201-357029 has apparently, in his mind at least,converted that
fact into contact with RVROCK, and has probably spread both
stories with his associates and thereby throughout the local
milieu, we have, in effect, a dangerous security situation.
When we consider that the LNPURE receives all the information
that 201-357029 gives IDEN anyway, and most of the time receives
the information directly from 201-357029, then we have an
operation that is difficult to justify.
3. In the case of the requirements forwarded with
Reference B, we have a situation in which wODISH levied.
requirements on 201-357029, through IDEN. 201-357029
then turned those requirements over to LNPURE which returned
them via 201-357029 and IDEN to WCDISH. Why not cut out the
middleman and the security complications, and save the headaches?
4. The Station feels that the WODISH handling of 201-357029
results in a case that has the potential of causing severe
problems for AKULE, and that it could well be that AKULE will
be made to bear the blame since elements within RVROCK might
feel that the ultimate responsibility for supervision of the
case lies with AKULE.
Distribution:
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5. he would appreciate obtaining Headquarters' views
on our thoughts as expressed above as well as on what seems
to be a contradiction between Reference A, paragraph 2 and
the evidence presented in Reference B Attachment.
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FEI DOCUMENT
DATE: 17 AUGUST 1962
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GINEN
SUBJECT: CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES
FEI FILE GO: 105-6311 (MIAMI )
DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-134
DATE: 13 AUGUST 1969
CLASSIFICATION:
CONFIDENTIAL
FROM AMENEGASSY PORT AU PRINCE
SUBJECT: FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF CLEVARD
JOSEPH CHARLES
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MEMORANDUM FOR
:
Chief, Domestic Contact Service
SUBJECT
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Contact with Louis A.
DCS Case 47540
Brun/Clemard Joseph Charles
On 29 July 1969, Station Port au Prince advised
that Clesard Joseph Charles had passed a list of nine
questions concerning the Haitian economy to an official
The list
of the United States Embassy in Port au Prince.
of questions was written in English in standard 5.8.
Government format and, although sterile, appeared to be
intelligence requirements. Charles told the Eutassy
official that he had just finished a "big job" for the
Pentagon and implied that the list also came from the
Pentagon The Embassy official suspected that Charles
had passed a copy of the list to the National Palace.
2. On 2 August, a representative of the WH/Haiti
Desk contacted Mr. George Husulin, Operational Support
Staff of DC, and learned that the DCS office in New York
had briefed Mr. Louis A. Brun and had orally passed a list
of CIRL requirements to Brun concerning Imiti prior to his
Mr. Musulin
trip to Haiti during the week of 21 July.
speculated that Brun had probably noted the DC8 requirements.
on paper and then had passed a copy to Charles upon his
arrival in Haiti.
.3. For a nucber of years, the United States Government
has been aware of the political ambitions of Charles and
In
his alleged plotting to overthrow the Duvalier regime
1967, this rather open plotting led to his imprisonment for
over one year. Also, since May 1963. Charles has been trying
to obtain support from the United States Government for his
Charles is not
plots but he has been consistently rebuffed
held in high esteen by U.S. officials and his motives are
highly questionable He owes his position in Haiti to his
relationship with Duvalier and his ability to successfully
manage, some of the more notorious financial rackets of the
regine Charles enjoys no political following and even the
"plots" with which he is associated are viewed with con-
siderable reserve For example, we have never been able to
confirm that Charles was involved with the "military junta"
formed in May 1969, as he claimed. In February 1969, the
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U.8. Embassy in Port au Prime commented that, with regard
to the most recent plotting of Charles, "the possibility cannot
be excluded that Charles could be a provocation to determine
the real motives of the United States Government toward the
Duvalier regine We concur in the Embassy's views.
"
4. During the past three years, the FH Division has
been kept advised of the contant between DCS and Brun and
his relationship with Charles We are also aware from
DCS and other sources of the efforts by Prun to obtain support
from the United States Government for Charles Brun is, of
course, a close collaborator of Charles and a business
representative of his in New York City Brun ban contacted
officials of the Department of Defense, the Department of
State, and even a person with access to President Johnson
on Charles' behalf The Chief of Caribbean Affairs of the
Department of State categorically told Brun in June 1967 that
the United States Government vas not interested in supporting
the plots of Charles or anyone else against Duvalier, tut
this rovice seems to have fallen on deaf ears The most
recent example of Brun's lottying was in May 1969 when Bran
passed on to DCS a request from Charles for a secret meeting
between a U.S. enjoy and a representative of the "military
Junta Brun's involvement with Charles requires that he te
considered a biased source of information While some of the
information Brun àas oùt taimed from Charles has been of
interest, there is hardly anything that was not available
through other channels and indeed, such of it was slanted
S As was set forth in VET memorandums to the
Operational Support Staff, DCS, on 16 July 1969 and 29 May
1969, we interpose no objection to DCB maintaining contact
with Brun for its own purposes. However, the relationship
between Brun and Charles has now taken on operational
characteristics (agent/sub-agent) with Brun levying require-
ments on Charles in Haiti to service on behalf of DCS. The
relationship between Brun and Charles also has manifested
political and security aspects which could adversely affect
the interests of the United States Government regarding Haiti.
Accordingly, we request that the contact between Brun and
Clemard Joseph Charles on behalf of DCS be terminated.
William V. Broe
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
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PORT AU PRINCE 6323 (IN 12581)*
1. PER REF REQUEST, ONE LUIS BRUN, WELL KNOWN COLLABORA
TOR OF SUBJECT REF ON POLITICAL MATTERS IN HAITI, IS CONTACT
OF WODISH OFFICE, NEW YORK. PRIOR TO BRUN'S TRIP TO HAITI,
WEEK OF 21 JULY, WODISH BRIEFED BRUN AND ORALLY PASSED LIST
OF CIRL REQUIREMENTS ON HAITI. FYI, BRUN BELIEVES WODISH
CONTACT IS FROM DEFENSE AND THAT REQUIREMENTS LEVIED BY DOD.
2. IT WODISH BELIEF THAT BRUN PROBABLY NOTED REQUIRE—
MENTS ON PAPER FOLLOWING BRIEFING, AND PASSED COPY TO SUBJECT
REF UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN HAITI.
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SOURCE REGISTER UNTIL 17 MARCH 69, WHEN ACSI TERMINATED HIM, PS
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SUBJECT WELL KNOWN FOR HIS REPEATED
ATTEMPTS OBTAIN USG BACKING FOR HIS
PLANS TO
OVERTHROW DUVALIER.
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L 1. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES PASSED TO EMBOFF COPY OF LIST
ALTHOUGH STERILE, QUES-
OF 9 QUESTIONS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH DEALING WITH HAITIAN ECONOMY.
MENTIONED HE HAD JUST FINISHED "BIG JOB" FOR PENTAGON AND
IMPLIED LIST ALSO CAME FROM PENTAGON.
TIONS WRITTEN IN STANDARD GOVERNMENT FORMAT AND APPEAR TO BE
INTEL REQUIREMENTS.
1. 2. STATION POUCHING LIST TO HAS ONLY PER HTPA 2443 DTD
29 JULY SINCE CANNOT DUPLICATE LOCALLY. WOULD APPRECIATE
FYI EMBOFF SUSPECTS
LEARNING IF LIST IS OF WOFIRM ORIGIN.
CHARLES HAS PASSED LIST AT PALACE AND STATION THEREFORE FEELS
SECURITY ASPECTS RE HANDLING CHARLES BY ANY USG AGENCY SHOULD.
SINCE CHARLES HAD PASSED LIST TO EMBASSY FOR
BE REVIEVED.
ANSWERING OF QUESTIONS, IT WOULD APPEAR "INTELLIGENCE" COULD
HAVE BEEN OVERTLY OBTAINED.
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REFERENCE: Port au Prince 6323 dated 29 July 1969.
Per Reference attached is the list of questions
given Subject.
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US pamfurers are setting up subsidiary companies in Haiti or are forming
partnerships with asian enterprizes to produce such item as underwear, baɛe-
balls, feetwear and other export iters. They use Haitian facilities and mater-
ials imported from the US.
1. What specific companies are involved in producing these goods,
and are they completely owned by Haitians (17) on are they in
partnership with 35 companies?
2. Are there prospects that other companies are entering the field
(using initian enterprises to produce goods from imported US
materials)?
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3. Will these enterprises expand? How important would it be to
Kill if these enterprises expandal? discontinued production?
4. hat articles are produzač?
5. What materials are imported to produce the final producti kat
percentage of the imported enterials are part of the finished
product?
6. Give the figures on the value of the imported goods vs. the
value of the export goods to gain Enition profit fignes.
7. Eow do the dementie producers and the US importers foal about
operating water President Duvaliert Are there any difficulties?
Rave investment conditions in Bait: changed since these enter
prices began operating?
8. Does the Enition workers' lack of education affect their
training
9. How effective is the Haitian social security system? Do US
importers contribute to the social security fund?
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28 May 13609
KEMORANDUM FOR
ATTENTION
SUBJECT
:
Director, Domestic Contact Bervice
Operational Support Staff
Str. George S. Musulin
DCS Case 47540 – Request by Haitian
Opposition Group for Secret Interview
with U.S. Official
1. This memorandum will serve to confirm the telephone
conversations between your office and the Chief of the Maiti
Desk on 15 and 27 May 1989 concerning the request made
through Mr. Louis A. Bran on the above subject. During those
conversations, your office was edvised that the WH Division
has no interest in contacting any representative or member
of the plotting group.
8. The WH Division considers Cleward Joseph Charles
to be a perennial anti-Duvalier plotter in Port au Prince
with little means or following to carry out his anti-govern-
ment designs. During the week of 11 May 1969, Charles
approached the Embassy in Port as Prince with basically the
same information as relayed to the DCS office in New York
by Mr. Brun. The only difference was that be did not request
that a U.S. Government official make contact with the internal
, but rather that the Embaggy provide an AGSDOO
that the U.S. Covernment would look benevolently on the group
once the coup was launched. The Embassy replied that the
U.S. Government had a firm policy not to intervene in such
matters and that no such assurance could be expected.
3. Since 1967, Charles has made similar overtures to
the U.S. Government for support of his enti-government plans.
Then reviewing these approaches, there has always been some
doubt as to the accuracy of the information that Charles
(or Brun) has furnished. While it was accepted that Charles
was actually plotting against Darvalier, it could never be
determined if he was actually a member of the plotting group,
which usually included members of the Haitian Army, or 18
Charles had elaply become aware of an anti-Duvalier plot and
was trying to act as a broker between the plotters and the
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U.B. Government for his own interests.
a. At the present time, fairly reliable reports have
been received that certain officials of the Haitian Army
are trying to form a
to take power in the event Duvalier
dies. Boas members of Is junta are reportedly anxious to
overthrow Duvalier, should be recover, but so far have not
established a timetable or decided how they intend to carry
out the coup.
Also, the illness of Duvalier has undoubtedly
inspired anti-Duvalier plotting by other groups in miti
but no reliable information is available on their plans,
is interesting to note that Cleward Joseph Charles is not
identified as a plotter in any of the reports from internal
sources.
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5. ▲s vas mentioned in the FR/7 memorandum Gated
16 July 1968, we do not interpose any objection to DC3
mistaining contact with Brun for its own purposes. Horever,
re leal that in the interests of security and also in con-
formance with U.8. policy, that Brea should clearly under-
stand that we move ão interest in establishing contact with
any member of the internal group through his channel and
further that the U.S. Government has no interest in becoming
involved in any anti-Devalier activities.
Charles B. Dickens
AC/TE/7
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TO: (Officer designation, room ausber, and
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RECENED
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2268 DATE
23 May 1969
OFFICER'S
INITIALS
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1. CLEMARO JOSEPH, CHAPLES, WHO HAS STATED ON ANIMEROUS COCASIÓNS PHÁT
HE VILL DE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF MAITI AND WHO WAS CATHERED ARCHT
HIMSELF A PERSONAL FOLLOWING OF INDIVIDUALS COVEPTIY OPPOSED TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT DUVALIER/COLLECTOR'S NOTE: SEE 00-7 - 321/
75913-67.1, HAS HOY DECLARED THAT ACTION AGAINST HAITI'S PRESIDENT IS
IMPREATIVE AND THAT DIVALIEP'S OVERTHROW WHIST AND CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 1969. ME WAS SET A 1 JULY 1969 DEADLINE
POP THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF HIS GOAL. CHARLES HAS ALSO STATED THAT
TIVE IS OF THE ESSENCE RECAUSE OTHER OPPOSITION ECHIPS/COLLECTOR'S
VOTE: PRESUMARLY, HE REFERS TO ONE OR MORE OF THOSE GROUPS LISTED IM
008-321/859.3-69.1 MAY TRY TO ACT REFORE HE CAN. CHAPLES LISTS NO
REASON FOR THE SPECIFIC TIME LIMIT OF 1 UNLY 1959.
CHAPLES MAS REQUESTED THAT "THE PENTAGON" (SPECIFICALLY, HIS
FORMER INTERMEDIARY, COLONEL HOWARD BURRIE) DISPATCH A SECRET
ENVOY TO TALK TO HIM. HE LAYS DOWN NO MODUS OPERANDI FOR THE ENVOY AND
PRESIVARLY WILL TALK TO HIM IN PORT-11-PRINCE. THIS PEQUEST HAS SEEN
"LABELED "URGENT".
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DECOUNTRY/ST HAITI
DATE OF INFO: 5-10 MAY 1969
SUBJECT:
RECHEST BY HAITIAN OPPOSITION COUP FOR SECRET: INTERVIEW
WITH US OFFICIAL
14. ONE OF THE INDERASOUND OPPOSITIO: GROUPS IN HAITI IS
CENTERED IN THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: PHI LAMENS OPT LAHENS
FORMER DEPUTY, HOW IN SON-MIDING); COLCHEL WESTVER BLAIN RFT BLAIN.
CHEAD OF ARMY QUARTERMASTER WAREHONGES): COLONEL CAYARD PPT CAYAP?
CHEAD OF THE COAST GUARD): 541 CONSTANT PPT CONSTANT (C IEF OF STAFF).
THEY VISH-TO ORGANIZE A JUNTA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH 27 FETIREMENT
OF MAITIAN PRESIDENT DIVALIER, AND EXEPIRE POVER FUDING A TRANSITION
APERIOD. FOLLOWING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, THIS GROUP HIGHES TO MAVE
FREE ELECTIONS AND THEN PETICE FROM POLITICAL ACTIVITY. LAYING WOULD
LIKE TO BECOME A MINISTER. FLAIN WOULD LIKE A DIFIONATIC APPOINTMENT,
SAYARD WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE TO HIS CATTLE PANCH. THE SPOUP HAS NO
PARTICULAR CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
2. THIS GROUP ALLEGES THAT IT COMMANDS VIDE SUPPORT ANONS ARNY
FERSONNEL IN PORT-AU-PRINCE AND IN THE MAITIAN HINTEFLAND.
THE GROUP IS REPORTEDLY WILLING TO WORK WITH ANY OTHER OPPOSITION.
GROUP, EXCEPT THE COMMUNISTS ENT IT DOES NOT WANT TO APPEAD
PUBLICLY SSHOLDEN TO THE US OF TO ANY OTHER NON-FAITIAN POWER.
3. PITIL RECENTLY, THE PLAY OF THIS GROUP HAS TO SIT BACK, MAIT
FOP INTERNAL UPHEAVALS AND THEN MOVE' IN TO ASSIME POWER. THEY DID-
NOT WANT TO ACT ON THEIR CYU, BUT PREFERRED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
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4.
THE MOST RECENT SUYORS CONCERNING PRESIDENT DIVALIER'S HEALTH
HAVE, HOWEVER, CAUSED THE SPOUP TO CHANGE ITS PUND. THE MEETS NOV
DECLARE THAT TIME IS OF THE ESCENCE AND THAT AS SOON AS PRESIDENT
DIVALIER "GOES ON THE OPERATING, TATLE" THEY WILL MOVE.
5. THE GROUP RECOGNIZES, HOWEVER, THE CUSTOIDABLE DIFFICULTIES
LIÊ IN ITS PATH AND IS KOST ANXIOUS TO DISCUSS THE ENTIRE MATTOF IN
SECRET WITH A US DNVOY. WHAT THEY HAVE DAY TO THIS EXVOY IS HOT
KNOWL
5.
THE GROUP HAS ORGANIZED THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE POT THE ENVOY
TO FOLLOW.
FIRST, YE "UST SEND A CAPLE TO THE FOLLOWING CABLE
ADDRESS: ETSLANAS, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI. THE CAPLE MUST READ AS
FOLLOWS: "ARRIVING ON (LIST DATE) TO DISCUSSTE SISAL DEAL. PLEASE
RESERVE. A ROOM FOR ME AT THE SANS SONCI HOTELIT THE NAME SIGNED TO
THE CABLE DOES NOT "ATTER. THE CABLE ADDRESS IS THAT OF ESTABLISSMENTS
LAMENS-PLAIN & CO., PORT-AK-PRINCE, HAITI, SECOND, HE MUST REGISTER
AT THE SANS SONCI AND AWAIT A CALL OF VISIT FROM & MAN NAMED EDGARD SCHI
RPT ROHI. BONI IS KESTNER BLAIN'S PROTHEP. THE ORIGINAL FAMILY NAME
KIS "RONE"; BLAIN CHANGED HIS MAYE. RONI WILL EITHER TAKE THE ENVOY TO
TALK TO CONSTANT GR WILL INFORK HIM OF ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE
INTERVIEW.
THE ONLY PERSONS PRESENT AT THE INTERNTER WILL BE CONSTANT
AND THE ENVOY. THIRD, WHEN THE ENVOY MEETS CONSTANT HE MUST ESTABLISH
THIS BONA FIDES PPT PONA FIDES BY SAYING: "I HAVE BEEN SENT
BY MR. EISENHOWER TO DISCUSS SISAL”. THE KEY WORD IS "EISENHOVER”.
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aturalized US citizen of Eaitian birth, who makes frequent trips
to Eaiti. Source maintains close contact with Eaitians in the US
and with prominent business and political figures in Eaiti.
1. As part of his effort to obtain foreign exchange, Haiti's President
A US syndicate,
Duvalier has decided to award a gambling concession.
consisting of a New York City firm, Keynote Associates, and of Count
Michel Levitch, Bishop of the American Orthodox Chrich, has been
see reference
trying to obtain the concession. [Collector's Note:
for additional details.].
2. The Bishop has severed his connections with Keynote, which bombarded
President Duvalier with telegrams and made an unannounced trip to
Faith to obtain the concession.
3. However
, Keynote received a telegram from Antonic Andre, Direc-
Sor of the Bank of the Republic of Eaiti. This message informed them
that they would not receive the concession. President Duvalier
relies very heavily upon Aniré for advice and guidance in economic
matters.
Almost at the same time that Keynote received André's telegram,
Cézard Joseph-harles notified the Eishop that be would re-
ceive the concession on the following ters:
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A new group of associates of the Eishop will receive
80 percent of the mess receipts from the concession.
b. The Goverment of Eaiti will receive 10 percent of the
gross receipts.
The Bishop and his chief partner vill receive five per-
cent of the gross receipts.
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d. The remaining five percent of the gross receipts will be
used by the Bishop, reportedly under Faitian supervision,
# to begin construction of schools and child care centers
in Haiti. These schools and centers will be under the
auspices of the American Orthodox Church.
5. Joseph-Charles's authorship of the telegram which virtually promised
the concession to the new group indicates that his fortunes may be
on the mend. He certainly could never have sent such a message with-
out the approval of President Devalier. That be was permitted to
send it indicates that the President may be begining to look upon
him more favorably than he has done in the recent past.
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Naturalized US citizen of Eaitian birth, who makes frequent trips
to Haiti. Source waistairs close contact with Haltians in the US
and with prominent business and political figures in Haiti.
1. During recent weeks, the fortunes of Clezard Joseph-Charles seen
have improved. He has been playing a not unimportant role in
the award of the Enition gambling concession Collector's Ecte:
see reference.], an activity which is designed to bring to Eati
some badly-needed foreign exchange. Although I do not believe
that he sees President Develier es frequently as he used to prior
to his incarceration, he does seem to have recovered some of the
confidence which the President used to repose in him.
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2. One reason for President Duvalier's dislike of Charles (and one
possible reason why the President eventually threw him in jail)
is that Charles was instrumental in bringing about the marriage
of the President's daughter, Marie-Denise Erralley, to Colonel
Max Dominique. Charles and Marie-Denise have been close friends
for many years. Marie-Denise became pregnant by Dominique and
went to Charles for help. Charles then intervened with Presi-
dent Duvalier, who was Arious, and persuaded him to agree to
the marriage. The President was bitterly angry at Dominique and
somewhat unjustly blamed Charles for the marriage. He agreed to
the recessity for the wedding, but resented his new son-in-law
and, by association, so to speak, resented Charles. The President
and Dominique have formally reconciled. The President net Colonel
Dominique at the airport, when the latter returned to Haiti, and
rade a point of inviting his son-in-law to ride in the presidential
limousine from the airport to the palace. The purpose was to
demonstrate the burial of old grudges. It remains to be sees,
however, whether or not the reconciliation was genuine and whether
or not the President has really forgiven his son-in-law.
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3. Luc-Albert Forcard, Haitian Minister of Tourism, is now in politi-
cal, if not personal, eclipse. He no longer goes to his office.
The New York City manager of the Haitian Tourist Bureau, Jean
Ramah
Sorel, is in Eaiti and is acting in Foucard's steed.
Theodore, Deputy Director of Tourism, is amiable and is a friend
of President Duvalier. He is, however, of little stature and
is not capable of doing anything more than the routine daily
chores of the office. Foucard cannot afford to call attention
to himself, because he is fearful for the physical safety of
his sister, Yadame Saint-Victor. President Davalier recently
dismissed her as his personal secretary and replaced her with
his daughter, wife of Colonel Max Dominique. Since then, rumors
have abounded that Madame Saint-Victor may be marked for physi-
cal liquidation Collector's Note: see reference. J. Whether
or not these mors have any foundation in fact, there is no
doubt that the members of the Foucard family (1 e, Luc-Albert,
Madame Saint-Victor and their sister, Madame Bella Foucard
Poitvien) have all made themselves as inconspicuous as possible.
The President's change in secretaries has led to a diminution
of the power and influence of the Foucard clan.
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PEK-457-65
DATE: 24 December 1968
SUBJECT: Letters From Clemard Charles, Haiti, to US Officials and Businesszen
: Phil 00-3-321/36501-68 dated 17 Dec 68
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1. Attached for your information are letters from Clemard Joseph Charles
addressed to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and President-elect Richari
Nixon. These letters were received in person from Charles, in Haiti, by
Donald E. Rowe, source of reference, and brought to the US by the latter.
The letters have not been delivered as of this date. Rove plans to ask
the New Jersey Third District Member of the US House of Representatives
to deliver them.
2. In addition to the correspondence referred to above, Rowe also re-
ceived letters of introduction from Charles to:
Howard L. Burris (believed to be a lawyer)
Suite 101, RCA Building
1725 K. Street, H.H.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Mr. A. E. Incledon, Vice President
J. G. White Engineering Corp.
80 Broad Street
New York, N. Y. 10004
Monsieur Albert J. Krieger (believed to be an
accountant and business acquaintance of Charles)
401 Broadway
New York, N. Y. 10013.
Mr. Herman Albert Killer (an accountant)
230 W. 41st Street
New York, H. Y. 10036
Mr. N. V. Rosello (an old friend and very
reliable acquaintance of Charles)
Export Credit Western Hemisphere Corp.
477 Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10022
The addressees are individuals from whom Charles is seeking financial
assistance.
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Le Président
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Port-cu-Prince, le 8 Lovembre 1963
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