Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SJ
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/18/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/21/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10225-10012

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-114543-36, 37

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, SJ

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

09/18/1963

PAGES:

• 41

SUBJECTS :

JURE, PACT, UNITED FRONT FOR HAITIAN LIBERATION,

ACA, ANTI-DUVALIER ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/21/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC A/T, LHM

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¿ (Rev. 12-13

FBI

Date:

9/24/63

Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

Via

(Type in plain text or code)

AIRMAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

(105-114543)

(105-95677)

FROM:

SAC, SAN JUAN

(105-6242)

(105-5928)

SUBJECT: JUNIA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA

(JURE)

IS - CUBA

RES, 95

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

IS - HAITI

above, dated 9/18/63.

Re San Juan airtel to the Bureau, captioned as

Enclosed herewith are 20 copies of a LHM to

Bureau and appropriate number of evaluation memoranda.

Information copies are

furnished to New York, Miami, and

i/20.2.0d

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2 - San Juan

(1 - 105-6242)

REC- 95

(1 - 105-5928)

105-114543-37

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HERER

DATE 6/35185

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SJ 105-6242

SJ 105-5928

WFO in view of their interest in this matter.

Local dissimination has been made to ONI, OSI,

INTC, and INS.

Sources utilized are:

SJ T-1 is JOSE ERNESTO

MUZAURIETA (protected by request), President of American

Interrational Life Insurance Company, 1259 Ponce de Leon

Avenue, Santurce, Puerto Rico, who hires several Haitians

in his business/and still maintains business contacts in

Santurce,

American International

Life Insurance Company, although

a pharmacist by trade.. LACOMBE in possession

of INS

permanent resident card #A12 451 227, which showed he

entered the United States at Miami, Florida on 10/21/62

on a 0-1 visa.

He was born 1/1/31. He resided in Cuba

from 1959 to 1962 when he came to the United States:

Member of The FuNs Malicade eliberacion

Maitian.d

LACOMBE stated

there are many Haitians

residing in Cuba and that during his residence there he

and many other Haitians tried to interest the Cuban

Government in helping to overthrow the DUVALIER Government

in Haiti, but their efforts were to no avail.

He stated

that as

It became increasingly evident that FIDEL CASTRO of

Cuba was Communist he attempted to leave Cuba and finally

succeeded in October, 1962.

LACOMBE stated the FUL has no funds with which

to operate and has no membership other than in Puerto

Rico.

he stated that PAUL VERNA, a Haitian residing

in the Dominican Republic,

is not a member of the FUL

but is interested in the overthrow of President DUVALIER

of Haiti; therefore, willing to lend his support to

any group furthering this cause.

During the interview

with LACOMBE it appeared

he is an opportunist and that the FUL is a "paper

organization".

As he pointed out, the number of Haitians

in Puerto Rico limits any Haitian group attempting to

establish itself in Puerto Rico.

During a previous

Interview with JOSE ERNESTO MUZAURIETA, (SJ T-1), he

stated that he had originally hired LACOMBE as a supervisor

but as a result of his poor work he reduced him to the

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SJ 105-6242

SJ 105-5928

position of salesman and LACOMBE has hardly made enough

money to support himself.

The attached IHM is being classified "CONFIDENTIAI"

since unauthorized disclosure of this information might

tend to identify informants of continuing value and

jeopardize their future effectiveness.

The San Juan Office will follow and report any

future activity on this matter.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

San Juan, Puerto R100

September 24, 1963

CONFIDEN

•JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

NEED

Unic 10-13-94 bY SpS mAC/KIC

(JFK)

On September 17, 1963, SJ T-1, a Cuban exile

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know

certain aspects of Cuban and Haitian activity In Puerto

Rico, advised he had learned that the JURE had held a

@lebration on September 15, 1963, at Juana Diaz, Puerto

commemorating the first anniversary of the JUrE.

At this celebration the JURE announced the signing of

for mutual help with the Fuerzas Unificadas de Liberacion

Forces for the Liberation of Ha1tih(FUL).

this pact was for one or

the other group to lend its assistance when Cuba or Halti

is liberated from their respective governments.

The September 17, 1963, Issue of "El Mundo"

Spanish language newspaper,

dally san Juan, Fuerto Rico, "Cuban Group signs Pact with

carried an article entitled

Haitians"!

This article Indicated in part that the

first anniversary of JURE had been celebrated on

September 15, 1963 at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. At this

celebration,

EMILIO GUEDE, chief of propaganda for JuRe,

announced the signing of a pact of mutual help between

the FUL and JURE in order that when one or the other, cuba

or haiti, is free from dictatorship, the other would help in

the fight for llberation. Mr. GUEDE told "El Mundo" that

rata do tato gues

the pact had been signed about one month ago by MANUEL

TRAY

and DI. ROLANDO AGRAMONTE,

secretary of exterior

relations. both of JUPE, and PAUL VERNA and GEORGES LACOMBE

of the ful. it was Indicated that VERNA was from Santo

Domingo, Doninican Republic, and

LACOMBE from San Juan,

Puerto Rioo and that both are Haitians.

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JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

CONEIDENTIAL

"3. To work to establish peace, order and a

democratic government in Haiti.

"FREE ELECTIONS

"4. To support the provisional government in

preparing free elections, presumably to be held 18 to 24

months after Duvalier falls.

The United Nations and

Organization of American States (O.A.S.) will be asked

to send observers.

"Two groups, a coalition of leftist and

conservative Haitians led by former President Daniel Fignole

and former Sen. Luis de Joie, and a conservative organization

led by Pierre Rigaud, have not joined the unity movement."

On September 20, 1963, SJ I-2, a Haitian national

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know certain

aspects of haitian activity in Puerto Rico, advised as

follows:

On September 15, 1963, the JURE held Its first

annual celebration at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, on

September 15, 1963.

At this meeting it was announced

that a pact of mutual assistance had been recently signed

between the JURe and FuL.

This pact, entitled

"To Public

Opinion of the Free World"

, consists

of denunciations of

the current Cuban and Haitian dictatorships, branding them

as Communist.

The last paragraph of this pact indicates

that the JURE and FUl agree that should one or the

other, Cuban or Haitian,

governments fall, the other

help possible to bring about the overthrow of the existing

dictatore of the Fuerzas Unificadas de Liberation

SJ T-2 advised that the only Haitian group known a

to be presently operating in Puerto Rico is the FUL which

was organized on August 12, 1963.

The membership of this

organization at present consists of three persons, namely

GEORGES LACOMBE, FREDRIC BESSON, and RAYMONDCHAMPANA,

all

Haitians residing in Puerto Rico. BESSON and CHAMPANA have

not been active in the FUL nor have they indicated any

desire to do so.

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In Reply, Please Refer o

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

San Juan, Puerto Rico

September 24, 1963

CONETDENTIAL

JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

AL! INFORIATIO CONTAINED

HLI

DAÏE 10-13-94 BYSP8 mAC/USA

On September 17, 1963, SJ T-1, a Cuban exile

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know

(JEK)

certain aspects of Cuban and Haitian activity in Puerto

Rico, advised he had learned that the JURE had held a

elebration on September 15, 1963, at Juana Diaz, Puerto

Rico, commemorating the first anniversary of the JURE.

At this celebration the JURE announced the signing of

for mutual help with the Fuerzas Unificadas de Liberacion

Haltiana (Unified Forces for the Liberation of Ha1t1) (FUL).

The purpose of the signing of this pact was for one or

Cuba or Haiti

1s l1berated from their respective governments.

The September 17, 1963, 1gsue of "El Mundo", a

Spanish language newspaper,

dally San Juan, Puerto Ried "Cuban Group signs Pact with

carried an article entitled

Haltians

This article indicated in part that the

first anniversary of JURE had been celebrated on

September 15, 1963 at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. At this

celebration,

EMILIO GUEDE, chief of propaganda for JurE,

announced the signing of a pact of mutual help between

the FUL and JURE in order that when one or the other, Cuba

or Haiti, is free from dictatorship, the other would help in

the fight for llberation.

Mr. GUEDE told "El Mundo"

that

the pact had been signed about one month ago by MANUEL

RAY and DI. ROLANDO AGRAMONTE, secretary of exterior

relations, both of Jure, and PAUL VERNA and GEORGES LACOMBE

of the FUL. It was indicated that VERNA was from Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic, and LACOMBE from San Juan,

Puerto Rico and that both are Haitians.

CONFIDENTIAL

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daungradiag ana

DECIASSIFISDBYS

ON 6/87/85

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JUNTA REVOLÚCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

CONFIDENTTAL

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

"3. Io work to establish peace, order and a

democratic government in Haiti.

"FREE ELECTIONS

"4. To support the provisional government in

preparing free elections, presumably to be held 10 to 24

nonths after Duvalier falls.

The United Nations and

Organization of American States (O.A.S.) will be asked

to send observers.

"Two groups, a coalition of leftist and

conservative Haitians led by former President Daniel Fignole

and former Sen, Luis de Jole, and a conservative organization

led by Pierre Rigaud, have not joined the unity movement."

On September 20, 1963, SJ T-2, a Haitian national

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know certain

aspects of Haitian activity in Puerto Rico, advised as

follows:

On September 15, 1963, the JURE held its first

annual celebration at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, on

September 15, 1963.

At this meeting it was announced

that a pact of mutual assistance had been recently signed

between the JURE and FUl.

This pact, entitled

• "To Public

Opinion of the Free World"

, consists of denunciations of

the current Cuban and Haitian dictatorships, branding them

as Communist.

that the JURE and FUL agree that should one or the

and Fur aere

The last paragraph of this pact indicates

other, Cuban or Haitian,

governments fall, the other

will consider

help possible to bring about the overthrow of the existing

dictatorship.

SJ I-2 advised that the only Haitian group known

to be presently operating in Puerto Rico is the FUL which

was organized on August 12, 1963.

The membership of this

organization at present consists of three persons, namely

GEORGES LACOMBE, FREDRIC BESSON, and RAYMOND CHAMPANA, all

Haitians residing in Puerto Rico. BESSON and CHAMPANA have

not been active in the FUL nor have they indicated any

desire to do so.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

San Juan, Puerto Rico

September 24, 1963

CONMEDENTIAL

JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

DATE 10-13-94 BYSP8 maC/141

On September 17, 1963, Su T-1, a Cuban exile

residing in Puerto Rico, who 1s In a position to know i

(JFK)

certain aspects of Cuban and Haitian activity in Puerto

Rico, advised he had learned that the JURE had held a

@lebration on September 15, 1963, at Juana Diaz, Puerto

Rico, commemorating the first anniversary of the JURE.

At this celebration the JURE announced the signing of

a pact

for mutual help with the Fuerzas Unificadas de Liberacion

Haitiana (Unified Forces for the Liberation of Halti) (FUL).

The purpose of the signing of this pact was for one or

the other group to lend its assistance when Cuba or Haiti

1s l1berated from their respective governments.

The September 17, 1963, Issue of "El Mundo"

Spanish language newspaper,

daily San Juan, Puerto RiCO, "Cuban Group signs Pact with

carried an article entitled

Haitians"

This article indicated in part that the

first anniversary of JURE had been celebrated on

September 15, 1963 at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. At this

celebration,

EMILIO GUEDE, Chief

announced the signing of a pact of mutual help between

the FUL and JURE in order that when one or the other, Cuba

or Haiti, is free from dictatorship, the other would help ir

the fight for liberation.

Mr. GUEdE told

"El Mundo" that

the pact had been signed about one month ago by MANUEL

RAY and DI. ROLANDO AGRAMONTE, secretary of exterior

relations, both of JUrE, and PAUL VERNA and GEORGES LACOMBE

of the FuL.

It was indicated that VERNA was from Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic, and LACOMBE from San Juan,

Puerto Rico and that both are Haitians.

mercea ton automat

rowngrading and

dester

iftention

DECLASSIFIED

ON

6/22/88

PARTAGAL

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JUNTA REVULUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

GONFIDENTIAL

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

"3. To work to establish peace, order and a

democratic government in Haiti.

"FREE ELECTIONS

"4. To support the provisional government in

preparing free elections, presumably to be held 18 to 24

months after Duvalier falls.

The United Nations and

Organization of American States (O.A.S.) will be asked

to send observers.

"Two groups, a coalition of leftist and

conservative Haitians led by former President Daniel Fignole

and former sen. Luis de Joie, and a conservative organization

led by Pierre Rigaud, have not joined the unity movement."

On September 20, 1963, SJ I-2, a Haitian national

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know certain

aspects

of Haitian activity in Puerto Rico, advised

follows:

September 15, 1963.

At this meeting it was announced

that a pact of mutual assistance had

been recently signed

between the JURE and FUL.

This pact, entitled "To Public

, consists of denunciations of

the current Cuban and Haitian dictatorships, branding them

as Communist.

The last paragraph of this pact indicates

that the JURE and FUL agree that should one or the

other, Cuban or Haitian,

governments fall, the other

will consider

the fight for the other's independence as

an "extension" of their fight for liberation and lend all

help possible to bring about the overthrow of the existing

dictatorship.

So I-2 advised that the only Haitian group known

to be presently operating in Puerto Rico is the FUL which

was organized on August 12, 1963.

The membership of this

organization at present consists of three persons, namely

GEORGES LACOMBE, FREDRIC BESSON, aNd RAYMOND CHAMPANA,

Haltians residing in Puerto Rico. BESSON and CHAMPANA have

not been active in the fUL nor have they indicated any

desire to do so.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

San Juan, Puerto Rico

September 24, 1963

JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL, SECURITY - HAITI

CONFIDENPIAL

ALL INFOR" "TIC! CONTAINED

rosinito

DATE /0-13-94 BYSp& mAC/KJ

JFK)

On September 17, 1963, SJ I-1, a Cuban exile

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know

certain aspects of Cuban and Haitian activity in Puerto

Rico, advised he had learned that the JURE had held a

ælebration on September 15, 1963, at Juana Diaz, Puerto

Rico, commemorating the first anniversary of the JUrE.

At this celebration the JURE announced the signing of

a pact

Libe racion

Haitiana (Unified Forces for the Liberation of Halti) (FUL).

The purpose of the signing of this pact was for one or

the other group to lend its assistance when Cuba or Haiti

is liberated from their respective governments.

The September 17, 1963, Issue of "El Mundo"

Spanish language newspaper,

dally san Juan, ruerto R1co, "cuban Group signs Pact with

carried an article entitled

Haitians

This article indicated in part that the

first anniversary of JURE had been celebrated on

september 15,_1903 at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico.

At this

ceLebration, EMILIO GUEDE, chief

of propaganda for JURe,

announced the signing of a pact of mutual help between

the FUL and JURE in order that when one or the other, Cuba

or haiti, is free from dictatorship, the other would help in

the fight for liberation.

Mr. GUEDE told "El Mundo" that

the pact had been signed

about one month ago by MaNUEL

RAY and Dr. ROLANDO AGRAMONTE, secretary of exterior

relations, both of JURe, and PAUL VERNA and GEORGES LACOMBE

of the FuL. It was indicated that VERNA was from Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic, and LACOMBE from San Juan,

Puerto Rico and that both are Haitians.

CONTIDENSIALL

сконір

downgrading and

averagedfication.

DECLASSITIED BY

SP6BJA/GCL

ON

6/27/85

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JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

CONFDENTIAL

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

"3. To work to establish peace, order and a

democratic government in Haiti.

"FREE ELECTIONS

"4. To support the provisional government in

preparing free elections, presumably to be held 10 to 24

months after Duvalier falls.

The United Nations and

Organization of American States (0.A.S.) will be asked

to send observers.

"Two groups, a coalition of leftist and

conservative Haitians led by former President Daniel Fignole

former Sen. Luis de Joie, and a conservative organization

led by Pierre Rigaud, have not joined the unity movement."

On September 20, 1963, SJ I-2, a Haitian national

residing in Puerto Rico,

who is

in a position to know certain

aspects of Haitian activity in Puerto Rico, advised as

follows:

On September 15, 1963, the JURE held its first

annual celebration at Juana Diaz, fuerto rico, on

September 15, 1963. At this meeting it was announced

that a pact of mutual assistance had

been recently signed

between the JURE and FUL.

This pact, entitled

"To Public

Opinion of the Free World"

consists of denunciations of

the current Cuban and Haitian dictatorships, branding them

as Communist.

The last paragraph of this pact indicates

that the Jure and ful agree that should one or the

other, Cuban or Haitian,

governments fall, the other

wild consider

an "extension, the fight for the other's independence as

of their fight for liberation and lend all

help possible to bring about the overthrow of the existing

dictatorship.

SJ I-2 advised that the only Haitian group known

to be presently operating in Puerto Rico is the fuL which,

was organized on August 12, 1963.

The membership of this

organization at present consists of three persons, namely:

GEORGES LACOMBE, FREDRIC BESSON, and RAYMOND CHAMPANA, all

Haitians residing in Puerto Rico.

BESSON and CHAMPANA have

not been active in the FUL nor have they indicated any

desire to do so.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

'File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

San Juan, Puerto Rico

September 24, 1963

CONTIDENIIAI

JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

ALL INFORATION CONTAINED

We. 15

DATE 10-13-94 BYSPS mAGIK

On September 17, 1963, SJ T-1, a Cuban exile

(JEK)

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know

certain aspects of Cuban and Haitian activity in Puerto

Rico, advised he had learned that the JURE had held a

ælebration on September 15, 1963, at Juana Diaz, Puerto

Rico, commemorating the first anniversary of the JUrE.

At this celebration the JURE announced the signing of a pact

for mutual help with the Fuerzas Unificadas de Liberacion

Haitiana (Unified Forces for the Liberation of Halti) (FUL).

The purpose of the signing of this pact was for one or

the other group to lend its assistance when Cuba or Haiti

is llberated from their respective governments.

The September 17, 1963, Issue of "El Mundo"

Spanish language newspaper,

dally San Juan, Puerto R1001 "Ouban Group s1gns Pact with

Hartiansan article entitled

This

article indicated in part that the

first anniversary of JURE had been celebrated on

September 15, 1963 at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. At this

celebration, EMILIO GUEDE, chief

of propaganda for JUre,

announced the signing of a pact of mutual help between

the FUL and JURE in order that when one of the other, Cuba

or Haiti, is free fron dictatorship, the other would help in

the fight for liberation.

Mr. GUEDE told "El Mundo" that.

the pact had been signed about one month ago by MANUEL

RAY and DI. ROLANDO AGRAMONTE, secretary of exterior

relations, both of Jure, and PAUL VERNA and GEORGES LACOMBE

of the Ful. It was indicated that VERNA was from Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic, and LACOMBE from San Juan,

Puerto Rico and that both are Haitians.

CONTIBENTIAL

Enoude Sou automatie

tomigrating and

dachacallication.

NE TASSIFIED EN SPO BJA/GEL

ON

6/29/85

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JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

GONFTDENFIAE

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

"3. To work to establish peace, order and a

democratic government in Haiti.

"FREE ELECTIONS

"4. To support the provisional government in

preparing free elections,

presumably to be held 18 to 24

months after Duvalier falls.

The United Nations and

Organization of American States (0.A.S.) will be asked

to send observers.

"Two groups, a coalition of leftist anc

conservative Haitians

led by former President Daniel Fignole

and former Sen. Luis de Jole, and a conservative organization

led by Pierre Rigaud, have not joined the unity movement."

On September 20, 1963, SJ T-2, a Haitian national

residing in Puerto Rico,

who is

In a position to know certain

aspects of Haitian activity in Puerto Rico, advised as

follows:

On September 15, 1963, the JURE held 1ts first

annual celebration at Juana Diaz, Puerto Ri00, on

september 15, 1903. At this meeting it was announced

that a pact of mutual assistance had been recently signed

This pact, entitled

"To Public

Opinion of the Free World"

• consists of denunciations of

the current Cuban and Haitian dictatorships, branding them

as Communist.

The last paragraph of this pact indicates

that the JUrE and FUL agree that should one of the

other, Cuban or Haitian, governments fall, the other

will consider

i ate e bite bet the berth or of the cit tine

dictatorship.

SJ T-2 advised that the only Haitian group known

to be presently operating in Puerto Rico 1s the FUL which

was organized on August 12, 1963.

The membership of this

organization at present consists of three persons, namely

GEORGES LACOMBE, FREDRIC BESSON, and RAYMOND CHAMPANA, all

BESSON and CHAMPANA have

not been active in the FUL nor have they indicated any

desire to do so.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

In Reply. Please Refer to

File No.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Post Office Box 4312

san Juan, Puerto Rico

September 24, 1963

JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

SONFIDENT

ALL INFORSATION CONTAINED

, ii

DAIE 1013-94 BYSR8MAC/n

JFK)

On September 17, 1963, SJ T-I, a Cuban exile

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know

certain aspects of Cuban and Haltian activity In Puerto

Rico, advised he had learned that the JURE had held a

œlebration on September 15, 1963, at Juana Diaz, Puerto

Rico, commemorating the first anniversary of the JURE.

At this celebration the JURE announced the signing of a pact

for mutual help with the Fuerzas Unificadas de Liberacion

Haitiana (Unified Forces for the Liberation of Haiti) (FUL).

The purpose of the signing of this pact was for one or

the other group to lend its assistance when Cuba or Haiti

is liberated from their respective governments.

The September 17, 1963, Issue of "El Mundo"

Spanish language newspaper,

dally san duan, ruerto Rico "cuban Group signs Pact with

carried an article entitled

Haitians

This article indicated in part that the

first anniversary of JURE had been celebrated on

September 15, 1963 at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. At this

celebration,

EMILIO GUEDE, chief of propaganda for JURE,

announced the signing of a pact of mutual help between

the FUL and JURE in order that when one or the other, Cuba

of Haltl, is free from dictatorship, the other would help in

Mr. GUEDE told "El Mundo" that

the pact had been signed about one month ago by MANUEL

RAY and Di. ROLANDO AGRAMONTE, secretary of exterior:

relations,

both of JURE, and PAUL VERNA and GEORGES LACOMBE

of the FUL. It was indicated that VERNA was from Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic, and LACOMBE from San Juan,

Puerto Rico and that both are Haitians.

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JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE)

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

GON LENTIAL

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL SECURITY - HAITI

"3. To work to establish peace, order and a

democratic government in Haiti.

"FREE ELECTIONS

"4. To support the provisional government in

preparing Iree elections, presumably to be hela 1o to 24

nonths after Duvalier falls.

The United Nations and

Organization of American States (O.A.S.) will be asked

to send observers.

"Two groups, a coalition of leftist ano

conservative Haitians led by former President Daniel Fignole

and former Sen. Luis de Joie, and a conservative organization

led by Pierre Rigaud, have not joined the unity movement.

On September 20, 1963, SJ I-2, a Haitian national

residing in Puerto Rico, who is in a position to know certain

aspects of Haitian activity in Puerto Rico, advised as

follows:

On September 15, 1963, the JURE held Its first

annual celebration at Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, on

September 15, 1963.

At this meeting it was announced

that a pact of mutual assistance had been recently signed

between the JURE and FUL.

This pact, entitled

• "To Public

Opinion of the Free World", consists of denunciations of

the current Cuban and Haitian dictatorships, branding them

as Communist.

The last paragraph of this pact indicates

that the JURE and FUL agree that should one or the

other, Cuban or Haitian,

governments fall, the other

will consider

the fight for the other's independence as

an "extension" of their fight for liberation and lend all

help possible to bring about the overthrow of the existing

dictatorship.

SJ T-2 advised that the only Haitian group known

to be presently operating in Puerto Rico 1s the FUL which

was organized on August 12, 1963.

The membership of this

organization at present consists of three persons, namely

GEORGES LACOMBE, FREDRIC BESSON, aNd RAYMOND CHAMPANA,

all

Haltians residing in Puerto Rico. BESSON and CHAMPANA have

not been active in the FUL nor have they indicated any

desire to do so:

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

FBI

Date:

9/18/63

Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

(Type in plain text or code)

AIRMAIL

Via

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-114543,

105-95077)

FROM:

SAC, SAN JUAN

1105-6242

(105-5928)

SUBJECT:

JUNTA

_ REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA

(JURE)

IS - CUBA

HAITIAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

- IS - HAITI

on September 17, 1963 JOSE ERNESTO MUZAURIETA

(protect by request), President of American Internationald. /1

Life Insurance Company, 1259 Ponce de Leon Avenue,

Santurce, Puerto Rico, advised he had learned through

an employee, GEORGES LACOMBE, a Haitian exile, that at

the annual celebration of the founding of the JURE held

at Juana Diaz, puerto Rico, on September 15, 1963 the

JURE announced the signing of a pact for mutual help

with the/united Front for Haitian Liberation.

for the signing or this pact was for one

The purpose

group to lend its

e or the other

asssistance when Cuba or Haiti is

liberated from their respective governments.

6-Bureau (RM)

37105-114543)

(3-105-95677)

2-New York (RM)

(1-105-42570)

(1-105-55031)

2-WFO (InIO)

2-Miami

41-203-10300)

(1-105-6661)

(1-105-1597)

2-San Juan

14-105-6242

(1-105-5928)

JIS: Zhe

(14)

Approved:

EX-103

REC- 48

105-14/513-17

057 92 1963

1 inc

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ECORDED COPY FISD IN

Sent

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DATE 4/27/85

1-13-194801 5p8 mAc/IS

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