Information Report
Originator: USA
Document date: 05/22/1968
Document type: Paper

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TITLE : INFORMATION REPORT

DATE : 05/22/68

PAGES : 2

SUBJECTS : CHARLES, CLEMARD J

UNEVALUATED INFORMATION

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CLASSIFICATION : CONFIDENTIAL

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992

44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:NW 68037

Date: 06-01-2028

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INFORMATION REPORTAIN FOR MATLO NEREPORTi

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

This 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.

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COUNTRY " Halt!

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SUBJECT Rearrest of Clemard Joseph Charles/Charles

DATE DISTR.

57327414367-68

22 MAY 1968

In Not Ablo to Raise US$505 Thousand Ransom/Data

Concerning Charles' US Bank Accounts/President

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Duvalier Might Settle for US$100 Thousand Crab/

Charles Has Credit of US$300 Thousand In Hational

Banks of the Bepublic of Haiti And Clalms an

AdditIonal US$100 Thousand

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REFERENCES DC3 Case: 40,556

47,540

SUPPISAENT TO: 00-3-321/14068-68

DATE OF INFO. to 16 May 68

LACE & DATE ACQ. Port-eu-Prince, Ha1t1, 4-7 May 68/--==, 16 May 68 (Paragraph O0a 0007)

HIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION

SOURCE

source mintains close contacts with Inltians in the U3 and with

proudnent business and political. Ilgures In Falt1 and travels

at Irregular intervals to the caribbers countries.

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Lo Clemard Joseph Charles vas rearrested at 1600 hours 11 May 68.

Ile present whereabouts are not known to me.

2. It became clear, during the perlod between 3 May 63 and 16 May 68

that Charles would not be able to raise the ranson sun of US$605

thousand. His release frOm prison, which took place on 25 Apr 68,

vas apparently contingent on his ability to produce that sun.

[Collector's Note: See 00-B-321/14068-68.7.

Immediately fol-

"lowing his release, Charles attempted to Interest foreign

Investors in subscribing to a fund of Us$oos thousand.

This sun

vas to be placed in a reorganized Banque Connerciale d'Balt1,

formerly Charles' private preserve, and used to pay off depositora

and to stimulate Investment in Haltian enterprises.

soon learned, however,

that the present political and particular

ly the present econonic conditions in balti were such as to

discourage foreign investors froy risking their money there.

Nibody would lavest Us dollars. Nobody wants gouris. Nobody

1 interested in Investing In a bankrupt country. Even Charles'

reported willingness to pledge as collateral blo extensive hold-

Ings In East1 (essential olls and varous other business enter-

prises, Land, bulldogs and Baltian goverment bondo) failed to

change the negative opinions of those approached an possible

investors.

Charles holde a receipt fron the Benque Matiouale de la Repub-

Ilque d'Fa1t1 (BNRH) in the emouat of US$300 thousand dated

1966, and claima from the INKI another personal credit of

US$100 thousand, dated 1965, Ile does not, however, bold & copy

of any receipt for the latter sun. Charles apparently cannot

utilize these sums, or his crealt for them, to pay off the

Us$605 thousand ranson.

Charles' current visible cash assets consist of US$100 thousand,

deposited in the Manufacturers Innover Trust Company and the

First lational City lank, both of low York city.

He originally

had US$110 thousand in these tro banks. When be was flrst

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Imprisoned in 1967, the feltsan authoritles (n0 additional data

avallablo) compelled him to sign a muber at blant checko of

these two bania.

the authorities then cashed a check for

Us,10 thousand, which the bank honored.

When the Haltian

authorities next presented Illled-in checks, sovever, the bank

refused payment, because 1t knew of bis arrest and refused to

belleve that he had signed s check after his artest.

The

Baltian authorities then abandoned their attempta to lay their

hands on the rest of the money.

So It l0 possible that President Duvaller night settle with Charles

for the US$100 thowand on deposit in New York, when, as and

11 be Minally realizes that Charles 18 not able to raise the orig-

1123] US$605 thowand dennued. On the other hand, it Is entirely

possible that Charles has other funda secretly diposited outaldo

of Init1. It must be recalled that he acted for some time as

courier for Fresident Duvaller, perfodically took money for the

President to sultzerland and deposited It there for him. Garles

way therefore have utilized the oppartunity to deponit some of

his own money outside of Haitt.

If Charles did in fact deposit noney of his own in Suitzerland

Of some otber localIty outalde of Halt1, President Duvaller may

know of suspect that ho bas done no. Ee definitely does knon

about Charles' US:100 thousand In Her Yark. Accordingly,

Charlon' 1] lay 68 rearrest say be the frelladnary to renewed

ressure to Induse CharieN to jart vitt his Her Tort none

and/or the funda uhten be may bave oncreted arearbase outele

of title

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