“14. FEI DOCUMENT DATE: 17 AUGUST 1962 CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN SUBJECT: CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES FEl FILE NO: 105-6311 (MIAMI) % An w DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-134 DATE: 13 AUGUST 1969 2 abi CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL FROM AMEMEASSY PORT AS PRINCE J SUBJECT: ”
“4-00000 78Ag T’Y: HAITI DATE OF TXF0: 7 APRIL 1959 SMA0T: CLZVA75 JOSKPY-CHantEs HAS Ngg PELEAS&D Fopy PRI909 azn APPYRERITI.Y MUST PAY PANSON OF ussees,02 OOA(G)320/13163-68 NY27.Apr168 PLACE AND DATE ACQUIRED: --- 30 APRIL 1968 THIS 13 BIY REPORT NO. 00-A(S) 1316368 ”
“CLASSIFICATION PROCESSING ACTION TO DISPATCH SECRsr. MARKED FOR INDEXING Chier, Wll Division NO INDEXING REQUIRED- INFO. ONLY QUALIFIED DESK CAN JUDGE INDEXING FROM Chief of Station, Fort au Prince MICROFILM i Summary of LNPURL Tr ces on Clemard Joseph CHARLES 0 ACTION RE”
“CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY • ROUTINE Intelligence Information Cable IN . PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES .4 STATE/INR DIA ARMY HAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NBA NIC AID USIA . Eto B00 ONE OCR ELo ORR DO/F FBI DCS cos CIA/NMCC. This material contains Information affecting the National Defense”
“2 on Of course in the political, military and intellectual domain we have had real stars. However, our economic and social history is rather oor on certain point , of view. This means that very few are those who, in spite of numerous obstacles, have succeeded notably increasi”
“SECRET 1 25 April 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Melville Osborne ARA/CAR Department of State.” t Per our telephone conversation, there follows • copy of the message from Ambassador TIMMONS, dated 92 April 1967, concerning Clemard Joseph CHARLESt "As Department and CIA Washi”
“-3- teacher of the year 1939 is already veil know as an experienced businessman, and bie relations overseas are such that in 1953, he vas appointed as ember f an. Econonio Mission sent to London the Government. Hd did so veil that one ear la- ter, he was enoueted by the Gove”
“hint- MUSSAGf POEM - SOUTING AND/OR INIrtALS • sim00 W CNG M.J. GREMILLION:sld TOrAt COP 1 // -1 . wots C/WH/7/Haiti SECRET a 8. Ext 5595 BANG. 21 March 1967 19 . CAMS SEcdarAmAT OHSIMIATION Jsin-en DESTROY autuars 19. BRANCH Fill I’D BY. 3T/M PL 9. NO INDSK Fillm re me NO. ”
“14-00000 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM IX No. 76 RELEASE IN FULL is 02 123 April 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR: DO/cOEO ATTENTION ; Hr . Gale #. Allen SUBJECT : Trace Reply - Clemard Joseph CHARLES 4. ,4 IF • i REFERENCE 1, : DO/COEO Memorandum dated 23 April 1963 requesting tr”
“14-00000 0 viwe—Teygo” * ( BHIwren oree-roe-yine LeosEC a Am This 2.5‘Cl Am 281 geeiom ED-A4A wiar-i-eM---9-a19e)hatTafit P.YS/HTX DEPT OF STATE DOCUMENT was. Ind1“As MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD (WASH., D.C.) ARA/CAR .3 DATE: : 29 JUNE 1967 CLASSIFICATION: SECRET ”
“14-00000 DEPT OF STATS TELETRAM PORT AU PRINCE 9.7 BATE: 6 AUGUST 1970 CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT: RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS DEPT OF STATE TELEGRAM PORT AU PRINCE 5-3 DATE: 8 MAY 19 0 CLASSIFICATION: LETTED OFFICIAL USE SUBJECT: MEASURES TAKEN BY GOH AGA”
“•H -2- SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES secretary. Farcugh a miomdorstensing, boeever, Charles did not attend the dimmer wrsusrS Now York insteed. 4. Charles is travelling, according ryor, wit 1a SMi geologist screed Actrensehtlet. Moieaschilat ssociated with Carles 1a a bs”
“4_______________ _ 104-10217-10000) 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 < (A Jooppe at aunty AL 10 Msy 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES 16 1. On 29 April 1963 Dorothe Matlack, Domestic Expl”
“) -3- SUBJECT Clonard Joseph CHARLES T. I not Mrs. Matlack in the lobby of the Hotel Willard shortly before zogn, and fou mirtes later, Mr. Charles errived, scoosp-nied by Nr. end Mro. « Mobrouschildt. luached 1 irestesront in the hotel. Mr.« Mmerenschilet mmationed Chart”
“14-00000 1$- B1« SIS S.eih.Ai, t DEPT OF STATE TELEGRAMS ha FROM PORT AUPRINCE EMBTEL 1188 t DATE, 5 FEBRUARY 1965 41403 2537 CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL ^them hasDOsertewas SUBJECT: VERBATIME TEXT **-i wwegeyw so*ar I veioteith DATE: 23 JANUARY 1965 CLASSI”
“onas R. Berg UNIN WH/7/HT SECRET MESSAGE FORM TOTAL corus 21 2 1 3 sOUnno Anb/on otiats. such av •M. 5995 4 DATE: 24 June 1967 $ 10 CAMS SECRETARY DISSEMINATION INDEX DESTROY RETURN 10. „BRANCH HLS 80 BY. 28 PL. #. NO mDEY FILE IN CS FILS NO.' CONP WH8 RID COPY ”
“DIRECTOR OF THE - ----------------------------- * COMMERCIAL BANK OF HAITI MR. CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES IS, MADE TO FURNISH THE COMMERCIAL BANK WITH THE MEANS TO PAY ITS DEBTS." THIS FIRST NOTICE THAT CHARLES IS EX-DIRECTOR. SECRET BT 6 Jul 67 201-357028”
“SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM ph July 1963 TO: Ancistent Chief of Staff, Intelligence Department of the Army Attention: Source Register FROM: Interagency Source Register - . SUBJECT: CLEMARD, Joseph Charles SD-11612 aka: CHARLES, Clemard Joseph I. Reference is made to you”
“14-00000 MISSAG. POPM TOUTING AND/OR INITIALS - GIEN LY TOTAL twin, ORG M. J. GREMILLION:ald UNIT C/WH/7/Haiti ECRET am 5595 DAT. 21 March 1967 CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION □ -a □ DIBIROT □ IITVIH FILENID % •] No mosx •] vus ‘ecs fits - CONP RID COPY PLC SECRE”
“THAT LNPURE IS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANOTHER PLOTTING EFFORT BY CLEMARD JOSEPH TSSX - CHARLES TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER. CHARLES PLOTTING EFFORTS P k iY W lo ila v w rm %%we-yVuloikd-vdiosmWith* 0 e w h -w HAVE AGAIN REACHED A PITCH STRANGELY REMINISCENT OF THE ONE WHICH IMMEDIAT”
“No164 coFN eb. CONFIDENTIAL " % Pha CONFI DE NTIAL 161949Z WAY 68 CITE CONTACTS/NEV YORK 9673 i f ‘1 15 : coNTacTS/VAShINGTON the 250.2 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF canusu,IN) FROM JUNITEHELL -..' :€. SUBJECT! REARREST OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES (CASE 47,540) ”
“Charles believes that it should not left to the State alone the duty of pronating the economic development of the country. t : well aware of hie lesion and knows that he must give hand to less fortuns- "to ones to help thoir evolution. Therefore, this Commercial Bank that has ”
“% DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-3 DATE: 7 JULY 1967 i CLASSIFICATION: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE SUBJECT! WOES OF CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES INCREASE FROM: AMEMRASSY, PORT AU PRINCE by 99 Far U”
“)0000 CHARLES, Cle-ard Joseph L. " dr s President and General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Haiti 1 President and eneral onager of the Commercial Bank of daiti (Bannue Commerciele ‘Haiti - 2CH), dux Clemard Joseph Charles is known as a confidant of President 2. xi”
“14-00000 SUBJECT: Trace, Repl - Clemard Joseph CHARLES of notes guaranteed by political figures. This Source i also stated that CHARLES was "something of a favorite of the President, who gave him support." 3. Attached to this memorandum is a copy of Department of State Ai”
“14-00000 S-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY Clemard Joseph CHARLES (cont.) co be aware of the identities of these- men. Furthermore, according to an official of the US Embassy, ac one time It appeared that Charles had originated the idea of the junta, h”
“14-00000 USTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Immigration and Naturalization Service Miami, Florida Instructions: Any handwritten entries shall be in block capital letters.. All Spanish names shall be hyphenated with the lather’s name first and the mother’s name following. ”
“some source to know nothing about banking and to be a favorite of President Duvalier, xemxgaxe khm This estimate is confirmed by one US official who adds that Charles is' more accurately described as a "promotor" than as businessman and that he is a partner in the BCH rat”
“1C : " UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTicE V79 Immigration and Naturalization Service. M1am1, Florida k 2 Instructions: Any handwritten entries shall be in block capital letters. All Spanish names shall be hyphenated with the WA ifather’s name first and the mother’s name f”
“- esece. 1#2 MR. CLBUARD JOSEPH CH R:35. OOE- 3,260 843 President & General Manager, Banque Commercials d’Haiti, Port-au-Prince. . Life Story "■ Born at Conaives, Haiti, on April 21, 1923, of peasant parents; went to Parochial School, in 1939 graduated from Lyc6e Ceffrard, G”
“. SECRET 12 June 1967. MEHORANDUM FOR: FROM I Kenneth T. Ripley SUL Bcr * Assessment of Clemard Joseph-Charles. Clemard Jowaph-Charles, President of the Commercial Bank of Haiti and President of the Haitian Chamber of Commerce, la the source, n - For four years Charles has t”
“14-00000 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WH Immigration and Naturalization Service i Instructions: Any handwritten entries shell be in block capital letters. All Spanish names shall be hyphenated with the father's name first and the mother's name following. THE NO.”
“14 S-B-C-R--2 CONTROLLED DISSEM NO DISSEM ABROAD COUNTRY SUBJECT EaC BEPORT NO 00-E-54/16349-66 Clemrd Jouph Charles Believed to 1 Boe DATE DISTR Se € President Dumulier's Personal . X: NO PAGES Firencial Mamger/Biogrephical), 5 Into C J Charles • - REFERENCES DATE Of”
“SECRET 15 June 1967. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD ? SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES (201-357029) 1. Background: Clemard Joseph CHARLES, born Connives, Haiti, 21 April 1923, it a Negro of peasant origin. CHARLES is a shrewd, shrewd. 1 opportunistic, basically dishonest indiv”
“# -6- ? i In connection with the possibility of finding a political leader. as indicated above, I must say that I have been in contact with man whom, I feel, could very well 82: 1 the position. His name is Clemard Joseph Charles, President of Bn. :e Commerciale d’Haiti, ”
“IN . TDCSDB-315/02061-67 - PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES % • S-E-C-R-E-T/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM folgariication) (dtsren sontrele) BUT THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITHOUT FOREIGN HELP TO STAY IN POWER, HE WARNED THAT IF U.S. GOVERNMENT HELP IS NOT FORTHCOMING, THE CASTRO”
“HOW RVROCK VOULD BE IN POSITION TO DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY TOR BRUN *S INVOLVEMENT. 2. HARDLY A WEEK GOES BY BUT THAT LNPURE IS NOT MADE AVARE OF ANOTHER PLOTTING EFFORT BY CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES TO OVERTHROW DUVALIER. CHARLES PLOTTING EFFORTS , HAVE AGAIN REACHED A PITCH ”
“14-00000 AP 1 DEPT OF STATE AIRGRAM A-325 DATES 16 FEBRUARY 1963 CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL USE ONLY FROM: AMEMBASSY, PORT-AU-PRINCE BANKING: BALANCE SHEET OF THE 3*4%$70 SUBJECT: BANQUE COMMERCIALE D’HAITI IS FBI DOCUMENT -a te ,. but DATE: 2 AUGUST 1962 -IS ”
“)000 file -Charles-201 Carol U 9700 nOM113A reox/stput FOR THS RECORD Tls COPY Jo NO SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHAI 1S No JUUUU -9S. ■ RIES<E 1. On 29 April 1963 Dorothe Matlack, Domestic Exploitation Section, ACSI, telephoned to the effect that a banker numed Clemard .”
“a 201-97839 7 13 June 1963 i Evbuied J. Comments *,0 R 4 I IV. .Aw. Joseph D. Charles . (Slack): . ,* A man of correct behavior, . cultured, 74 .31 honest, would like to be Chief of State, but does not have the real ox eturr to lend the people. id woerkle’s”
“11- ’ C. MESSAGE fOIM SOUtnoino/an minats.WEN sy one. R.LEIMIAN:sld torat coritt 36 worn WH/7/Haiti SECRET IMIt 5595 4 DATE 21 April 1967 / CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION / muoen DIstoy 0 antunne to- Filas /2 HanoT I mi BiD BY. 0. wo week PILEm ci Ftno. 201-357029 TH CO”
“S-E-C-R-E-T NO FOREIGN DISSEM CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY . BIOGRAPHIC SUPPLEMENT HAITI Clemard Joseph CHARLES President and General Manager 1 of the Commercial Bank of Haiti CENTRAL REFERENCE Clemard Joseph Charles, a man who has SERVICE insisted on numerous occasions that h”
“ciIRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC. • ROUTINE . : Intelligence Information Cable IN PAGE 1 OF 7 PAPES - BTATE/INR DIA ARMY NAVY AIR CI Itcotr NBA NIC AID UBIA SDO ONE OCH ORR pcs CM CIA/NMCG % FBI I&NS This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United S”
“INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INIELL/GENCE AGENCY The material contains information affecting the National Defense of the Unced States within the meaning of the Espionage Lays. Title 18. U.S C Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission of reselango el which in any man”
“104-10164-10112 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992- "WATT CHARLES, CLEMARD JOSEPH. BANKER, PORT-AU-PRINCE. > OFFICIAL, USC ONLY CIA-p-162573 Bgditat pe- at Ws 1) Hu ^ L *t * 2ireh h a etees T :”
“C/wh/2 tone taut INDEX • tes Due CLASSIFY to FILE wo. u-ng to FiLE No - CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL -wi--- 67 An TOTM. COPIES ROUTINE NO INITIALS• SEE BY FILE »IO Oner. T« anancu DESTROY $10. REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITED a ? NOTIFICATION TO 11 a a DISSEM”
“panfele -Charles -J201 Carol 10 May 1963 MOR/AJDUM FOR THS RECORD . SUBJECT: Clemard Joseph CHARLES 1. On 29 April 1963 Dorothe Matlack, Domestic Exploitation Section, ACSI, telephoned to the effect that a baniter named Clemard__ Joseph Charles had left Haiti six days e”
“This emersion dates bank from yesterday, and yet, he is already a pioneer. Dark, average in size. Quick yes under a bead forehead which is already graved pren sure baldness. This is him phisical stature in briof. Still young, only 39 yoare of i ag0. Leaard Joseph CHARLES was b”
“* SECRET (When filled go) WH DO NOT USE THIS SPACE ISRM NO- VINCENT FI/Isa 4. DI BENEDETTO REGISTRATION REQUEST 2-E-03 DATE 28,910 3357029 June 18 15/ EN Ext. 5048 t 201 NO NAME CLEMARD, Joseph Charles ALIASES AND/OR SPELLING VARIATIONS DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF ”
“DUVALIER’S .MEASURES AGAINST CLEMARD JOSEPH CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF ARE THE COMMERCIAL BANK ARE NOT HARD To FIND. DUVALIER HAS S-E-C-R-E-T-NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM Ol-.-.t-o--j"3%j) I dervl-E & 02 0 % svyk *: —pre 330*.1-”