CABLE RE POLITICAL LEADERS RECEIVING PROFIT FROM GANJA TRAFFIC.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 8/3/70
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Case#:NU 53199 Date:

06-08-2017

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

TO : DIRECTOR

TITLE

: CABLE RE POLITICAL LEADERS RECEIVING PROFIT FROM GANJA

TRAFFIC.

DATE : 08/03/1970

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SUBJECTS: POLITICAL PARTY

GANJA TRAFFIC

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER

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: UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS

: RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

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FOLLOWING IS PRELIMINARY: ANSWER KEYED TO REF PARAGRAPHS

AND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN CONTACT PERTINENT SOURCES:

A. DO NOT BELIEVE LEADER OF EITHER POLITICAL PARTY NOR

EITHER PARTY AS SUCH IS DIRECTLY PROFITING OR RECEIVING MONEY

FROM GANJA TRAFFIC.

B. @ C. JAMAICAN LEADING FIGURES GENERLY ARE BELIEVED FREE

OF INVOLVEMENT OR TAINT FROM UNDERWORLD SUCH AS GAMBLING OR

SMUGGLING PINGS, HQVEVEROLOSELY RELATED ARE RUMORS AND

UNPROVEN REPORTS FROM TIME TO TAME OF PUBLIC INDIVIDUALS IN AND

OUT OF OFFICE BENEFIITING PERSONALLY AND PRIVATELY FROM ILLICIT

ACTIVITIES: FOR INSTANCE LUND HAS HAD CONFIRMED BY CONTACIS IN

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION OF CONSTABULARY AND THE HOME MINISTRY

THAT SEVERAL UDGES ARE SUSPECTED OF ACCEPTING BRIBES BY THOSE UNDER

CONVICIION FOR GANJA TRAFFIC AND SMUGGLING ALSO HIGH SOURCES

INCLUDING IDENS A & B HAVE CONFIDED THAI THREE PARTICULAR

INDIVIDUALS IN THE CONSTABULARY ARE UNDER A CLOUD FOR POSSISLE

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PAGE 2 KINGSTON 592D SECREI

(CONE

INVOLVEMENT IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OR ACCEPTING PAY OFFS. KENE OF

THESE REPORTEDLY BEING RETIRED IS SUSPECTED OF SODOMY AND OTHER

ABNORMAL RELATIONS WITH HIS UNDERLINGS). IDEN C IS CONTINUALLY

RUMORED TO HAVE ORGANIZED PAY OFFS FOR OFFICIAL ACTS SUCH AS

ISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS (NOW ISSUED BY LABOR MINISTRY) AND

OTHER AUTHORISATIONS. NONE OF THESE HAVE BEEN PROVENE, HOWEVER •

ASSISTANIS IO MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT WILTON HILL STATE

THAI HE RECEIVES PAYOFFS FROM CONTRACTORS OF GOVT WORKS SUCH AS

ROADS, SCHOOLS, ETC. AND THAI PORTIONS ARE DOLED OUT TO OTHER.

HIGH GOVT OFFICIALS AND THE PARTY. AGAIN THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE

UNPROVEN.

IN DISCUSSIONS WITH IDEN A LUND HAS PROMISED TO INFORM HIM

FIRST AND PRIVATELY WITH FULL COOPERATION @SHOULD WE UNCOVER INFO

OF IHIS NATURE (INCLUDING TRAFFIC DRUG PARTICULARLY) INVOLVING

A HIGH GOVT OFFICIAL• BOTH IDENS A AND B HAVE ADMITTED THEIR

CONCERN OF A HIGH OFFICIAL BEING FOUND INVOLVED AND THE INFERENCE

TO BE DRAWN IS THAT ONE OR MORE ARE UNDER SUSPICION. ANY ACTIVITY

WITH UNDERWORLD FOR SMUGGLING OR GANJA WOULD IN ALL PROBABILITY BE

FOR PERSONAL GAIN.

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D• GOVI FIGURES ARE OF COURSE IN BEITER

POSITION TO TAKE

COMMON "GRAFT"'. THE JAMAICAN LABOR PARTY (IN POWER) INCLUDED. IN

IIS PLATFORM OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC GAMBLING (CASINOS) ETS

FOR FEAR

OF THE "MAFIA" GAINING ENTRY AND SUBSEQUENT UNDUE INFLUENCE

SIMILAR TO THE BAHAMIAN EXPERIENCE WHEREAS THE PEOPLES NATIONAL

PARTY HAS OCCASSIONALLY ADVOCATED GOVI OPERATED AND CONTROLLED

GAMBLING CASINOS. GOVT LEADERS PROCLAIM LOUDLY AND OFFICIALLY

THEIR FEAR OF PROFESSIONAL GAMBLING MOVING IN, YET HEIR PERSONAL

CHARACIÉRISTICS MAKE YOU WONDER AS TO IHEIR PRIVATE INCLINATIONS.

OPPOSITION PART LEADERS GENERALLY ARE REGARDED AS BEING OF HIGHER

ETHICAL STANDARDS LARGELY DUE TO THE ENORMOUS PRESTIGE AND

IMMACULATE REPUTATION OF ITS FOUNDER NORMAN MANLEY. CONVERSELY

THE PNP EXTREME LEFT WING VICE PRESIDENT: (AND LEGAL ADVISOR TO

PRIME MINISTER PINDLING OF THE SHAMAS AND A VARIETY DE CLOSE

TIES THERES HAS RECENTLY BEEN NAMED IN A MIAMI PAPER OF BEING

ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAFIA REPS THERE LOUIS CHESLER AND MYER!

LANSKY FOR PURPOSES OF BRINGING ORGANISED PROFESSIONAL GAMBLING

TO JAMAICA. THIS RAISED IN PARLIAMENT IN THE LATTER PARI OF JULY

APPARENTLY FOR POLITICAL MOTIVES. ALSO SEE PREVIOUS STATION

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PAGE A KINGSTON 59205E CRE I

TRAFFIC CONCERNING AARON GOLDSTEING MANAGER OF THE MOTEGO BAY HOTEL

SUNSET LODGE RE CHESLER AND

LANSKY AFFAIRS.

•E. THE PRESENT GOVI SEEMS TO BE BY FAR THE MOST DETERMINED

GROUP TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER AT ALL COSTS WHILE STILL

RECOGNIZING THIS IS NOT THE CURE BUT IS ONLY BUYING TIME.

CONVERSELY THE PNP IS REGARDED AS THE MORE LIBERAL, PERSONAL

FREEDOM AND EXPRESSION ADVOCATE WITH A GOOD SPRINKLING OF RADICAL

EXTREMISTS WHO HAVE PROMOTED DISSENSION AND CHANGE AT ALL COSTS:

CIHE PNP IN POWER MIGHT BE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THOUGH IN ITS INTEREST

OF SELF PRESERVATION.

F: THERE ARE RUMORS OF LOCAL POLICE IN VARYING LEVELS AND

DEGREES REPORTEDLY INVOLVED IN GANJA TRAFFIC OR ACCEPIING

BRIBES: SEE PARAS B& C. ABOVE) • THE COP ON THE BEAI IN WEST

KINGSTON AND DOWNTOWN KINGSTON REPORIEDLY WILL ADVISE TOURISTS WHERE

TO GET GANJA. OTHER HIGHER RANKING POLICE OFFICERS SUCH AS IDEN

D ARE REGARDED AS HAVING TOO EXPENSIVE HOMES AND CARS ETC. FOR THE

EAGER SALARY RECETVED THEREFORE MUST BE TAKING IT ON THE SIDE.

INDEED MOST HIGH GOVI OFFICIALS SEEM TO HAVE MORE WORLDY GOODS THAT

THEIR SALARY WOULD PROVIDE BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ACCEPTED WAY

OF LIFE HERE.

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