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To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/29/1967
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Date:

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Transmit the following in

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Via

AIRTEL

(Priority)

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-145165)

FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (105-77172) (9)

ALL INFUN!

JORITAINEE

SUBJECT: HENRY VIXAMAR

HEREIN IS UNGLASSIFIEL

IS-HAITI

(00: New York)

DATE 10-95 BY SP.8 MAC/KSR

(JFK)

RelYairtel and Lill dated 12/8/67, captioned "FPM-

HAITI" (Bufile 109-12-217) 1n0 copy to Legats or

san Juan);

Buairtel, 12/12/67, to Miami, MY, Philadelphia,

san Juan,

UFD and Legats at London and

santo Domingo, and

to the Bureau dated 12/13/67, captioned "HUBERT FAUNTLEPOY

JULIAN ala; IS-HAITI."

Enclosed for the Bureau are 15 copies of an LHi!,

including ons copy each for the legats

at London, Santo

Domingo and Ottawa.

One copy has been designated

for

informational purposes of Philadelphia, san Juan, Miami

and WD, who have had investigative interest.

9- Bureau (Encls. 15) (RM)

(1- Legat, London)

11- Legat,

Santo Domingo!

11- Legat,

Ottawa)

11-

100-347366) (JULIAN).

105-95677) (HAITIACREV. ACTIVITIES)

NOT RECORDED

165 JAN &

1968

(105-10755) (Enc. 1) (Info) (Ril)

1-Philadelphia (105-14994) (Encl.

1) (Info) (RM)

1-San Juan (105-3613) (Encl.

1) (Info) (RM)

l-washington Field (105-69381) (Encl. 1) (Info) (R'1)

1-New

York

( 137-12201) (Iny.)

1-New York

(100-32451) (HUBERT JULIAN) (#311)

1- New York

(105-55031) (HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES) (#311)

1- New York

DFG:dam (#311)

(18)

ENCLOSURE

6IZ JAN INOCIOO

Approyed:

SeGARBON COPY

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Per

special Agent ih Charge.

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NY 105-77178

The source

mentioned in the Lil is MY 5593-C-TE

who furnished the information to SAS DANIEL F. GARDE

д..

JOHN

MARTIN DOGGETT and JOSEPH A. GEORGE.

Huch of the information

which he summarized on 12/28/67 he had previously furnished,

in part, on previous dates during December, 1967.

The LHll is classified "Confidential" to protect

the identity of a

source of continuing value.

The source had a tentative arrangement to meet with

VIXAMAR in London during the week of 12/25/67, at the Royal

Lancaster Hotel for reassurances of facts as outlined by

VIXANAR and in order that he might speak with principals of

Cogswell and Harrison, as well as with col. peteRs.

Source

has advised, however, that as of 12/24/57,

ne had decided

to gracefully withdraw from involvement in the plans of viXaAP

and source's investigative. assist to this office because it had

the transactions worked out by constell

and harrison with VIXAMAR may be more in the nature of a

confidence game in which VIXAMAR is to be the victim than a

serious intention on the part of cogswell and Harrison to

actually become involved in a real invasion action.

LEADS

The NYD and recipient offices will be alert for

any additional pertinent information concerning this matter

which may be made available through established sources and

promptly advise the Bureau and interested offices of any

significant developments.

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CONFI

ENTIAL

Henry Vixamar

It is source's diagnosis that some of the parties

that Vixamar has

involved in his

plans have probably succeeded

in cleverly déluding him in a confidence game type operation

bevond Vixamar's present understanding.

source concludes from Vixamar's conduct that he has.

possibly been

"washed out" of operational.

and immediate

future.

He also concludes that,

hands for tas present

reasons best

known to vixamar and Julian, Julian appears to be out of the

operation, and that Julian and Vixamar apparently no longer

trust one another. The source furnished the following

particulars:

•On December 14, 1967, the source received a visit

from Vixamar who came alone unaccompanied by Hubert Julian.

Vixamar indicated the intention of operating without the

assistance of Julian, and emphasized his desire that Julian

should not be apprised of this and

any of his future dealings

with the source.

He indicated that he did not fully trust

Jultan, telt that he was evil, and feared he might be working

a double cross in selling information to the forces of Duvalier.

Vixamar claimed to have at his disposal a substantial

number of important personages from

the emerging nations who are

also financing his venture to a limited extent, and that the

Government of Chad is rendering

all possible assistance to his

program.

He disclosed that the negotiations with Cogswell and

Harrison at London had been founded by Julian and carried out

by him on Vixamar's behalf. Vixamar verified that he did

verified that he did ous

actually meet with colonel J. (John) Peters, who confirmed to..

Vixamar all the details as to his troops and training

program

allegedly in progress for the invasion. The transaction arranged

with Cogswell and Harrison, for the sum of two and a half million

dollars, covered overall total charges for a

flying boat, motor

torpedo boat, arms and munitions, and in addition the total

troop complement would not be less than 200 trained men, most

of whom

were previously experienced in the congo fighting under

Tshombe and later under Mobutu.

According

arrangement

to Vixamar, the

with Cogswell and Harrison included the overall

services of Colonel j. Peters and his complement of troops.

CONFIL

NTIAL

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CONFIDE

NTIAL

Henry Vixamar

Vixamar offered the source the explanation that

the letter of confirmation he received from

Cogswell and

Harrison was on a letterhead with a Liechenstein address

rather than a London address, because the firm as well as

all the parties

to the arrangement had agreed that it would

be improper. to imply that the British Government was

sanctioning the transaction, and that for all practical

purposes it would be made to appear that the

was

taking place in a neutral.country, that is Liechenstein.

Vixamar also mentioned that he feared that the intelligence

agencies of Great Britain would tend to dispoil his transaction

and

ambitions.

Colonel John Peters, according to Vixamar,

would be named Chief of Staff and would remain

following an invasion until. such time as full military

support was able to

protect Vixamar.

Vixamar disclosed to source that Julian had recently

received word from Cogswell and Harrison to the effect that

the Dominican Republic was no longer to be necessarily

considered for use as a jump-off spot for the invasion,

and that once a one-third payment had been made to the

merchandise and troops would be dispatched to an undisclosed

point and the invasion would be on a direct basis rather than

through employment of a stop-over or jump-off point.

Vixamar asserted that his operation. is not involved

in any way with Colonel Caamano, former Rebel Chief of Staff

during the Dominican

war in 1965, and that his relationship.

the President

of the Dominican Republic was through Irwin

Davidson (probably 1. Irving Davidson), Public Relations Counsel

in washington, D.C., who is presently representing president

Balaguer and is also closely linked to the invasion operation

through Colonel J. Peters

and Cogswell and Harrison.

Vixamar

that his operation includes support from the

Castro Government.

He asserted

that he is not a Communist

and has had no contact with the chinese, but that if his

nonetary problems were not worked out, he would then ir

desperation look to other directions

for cooperation.

Vixamar.

under the impression that source

or.

persons. to whom

he has ready access are in

a positión

to

raise

large sums of money and are possibly interested.to

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CONFI

DENTIAI

Henry Vixamar

some

extent in Vixamar's proposal to grant money-making

concessions in Haiti tollowing his assumption oi power in

exchange for tinancial assistance toward his invasion scheme,

nade further contact with source on December 10, 190%,

The contents of

Cogswell and Harrison Overseas, is

the following

page.

CONFESENTIAL

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TIDENTIAL

Consmell e

daniseas

101600

33 HAUPTSTRASSE, VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN

Bankers

RSNEEENEGIAMA

UNIOR DE BANQUES SUISSES

Direciors

E. L. Hoider

Luay Svaidi

G. A. Tavridakis

R. Cheeseman

Telephone (075) 23434

Cables COVER VADUZ

H. E. Henri VIXAMAR,

c/o Royal Lancaster Hotel,

Suite 1827 & 1828,

LONDON.

16th. November 1967.

Your Excedlency,

We acknowledge receipt with thanks your deposit

•02 $75,000.00 (Seventy-five thousand U.S. dollars) representing a

daposit on account of the following material:-

Flying Boat, Motor Iorpedo Boat, 60mn Mortars with ammunition, 81 mm

Mortars wich ammunition, Bazookas with ammunition, -30 cal. Machine

guns with ammunition, 50 cal. Machine Guns with ammunition, Hand

Grenades, Radio Pelophones(Walki-Talkies), 7.62 mm cal. (NATO) Assault

Rifles with anmunition, Pistols with ammunition plus any other

equipment that Your Excelloney may subsequently require.

As discussed and agreed this material is to be

supplied as a package deal for the total sum of U.s dollars $2,500.000.00,

(Iwo-million, five-hundred-thousand U.S. dollars) and that payment of

this amount will be paid to us as follows:-

331% Immediately upon our notification to Your

Excellency that the material is ready for

shipment.

338% Immediately upon arrival of the material at

port of destination..

333% Immediately upon Your Excellency's personal

inspection of the material.

Assuring Your Excellency of our best care and

attention at all times,

Yours fainfully,

COGSWELL & HAKKIS ESTABLISMENT EST.

Director.

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CONFIDENTIAL

Henry Vixamar

The other correspondence consisted

of letters

from

the offices of a number of heads of state or foreign

affairs offices of various Governments, many dated as early

as. 1965

and 1966, sin polite, acknowledgement of the receipt

of correspondence, from Vixamar, none of which appeared to

make reference: to any now current or imminent invasion

plans.

Vixamar had mentioned to source on December 15,

1967, that two payments were

made to Cogswell and Harrison

to equal the total sum of $75,000 from Societe Banque Des

suisse

(Swiss Bank Corporation, Geneva, Switzerland), which

were paid over in the form of bank checks by Julian.

surporatin enchan

Vixamar

also mentioned that he had paid to Julian an unspecified

for expenses.

He asserted that Julian had lied to him

and indicated a conviction that he had in some way been

"fleeced"

by Julian

and intended to have no further dealings

with him.

(The source expressed some scepticism about the

truth of this claim.)

Vixamar. also indicated that he had

been promised

an additional $100,000 from his "cultural

friends" (not identified) at Paris, France.

On December 19, 1967, source met briefly with

Vixamar and attempted without success to learn the source

of his funds as well as the identity of his cooperative.

agents and friends.

On December 21, 1967, source received a telephone

call from Vixamar from Paris, France, during which Vixamar

indicated that

he had been or would be in touch with "a

cultural group" there (not further identified).

He stated

that he had raised another $100,000 from "his friends" (not

identified) and would proceed to Geneva,

the

switzerland, on

following day, and a few days thereafter to London,.

England.

On December 6, 1967, source learned through Hubert

Julian's wife that Julian was

to depart that evening for

switzerland. On December 19, 1967, Julian telephonically

advised source of his

London, England, the

previous evening.

He indicated the intention of departing

the

following day for switzerland in connection with a

Nigerian matter in which he has

an interest.

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Henry Vixamar

source had

no further contact with Julian until,

in a telephone conversation on December 23, 1967, Julian

stated that should vixamar fail to come up with the necessary

funds to deliver to cogswell and Harrison, that the $75,000

already on deposit would be forfeited.

source expressed

the opinion that the transaction

possibly planned in that

assumption by persons in Cogswell and Harrison and/or Peters.)

further stated that the $75,000 was delivered in two

payments in the form of cashiers checks from the Union Bank

of switzerland.

In recent telephone conversations with sources

Julian has been pleading poverty to the extent of urgently

requesting funds for operations other than vixamars.

a telephone conversation with Julian on

December 24,

1967, Julian advised source that cogswell

and Harrison had dispatched a number of Haitian tourists

to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for the purpose of surveillance

of the situation there.

Source made the following observations:

It is his

opinion that the invaston of Haiti is

truly. in the

of Vixamar.. Vixamar was possibly led to

Cogswell and Harrison by one. or more persons with the overall

plan of relieving him of invasion operational funds, although

this is only conjecture.

The firm of cogswell and Harrison

in London is old and supposedly reputable, but a

relatively

small operation which is more in the

nature of a sporting

goods shop than a dealer in armaments.

However, it has been

runores that Samud? cumminss of intronstell and Harrisar,

Monte Carlo, has

purchased a

controlling position

although this has not been verified by source.

theorizes that assuming that sam Cumminas did

truly control,

it is not very likely that he would involve himself in an

invasion operation of this nature nor in a "flim flam"

confidence

game, ashis wealth is more than realistically

substantial, and he is constantly under investigation and

surveillance by many Governments, probably including that

of the United

States of. America.

If Cummings were to involve

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