ABORTED PLOT IS SUSPECTED IN HAITI

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: RASTAFARIAN MOVEMENT
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005760194
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2011
• Case Number: F-2011-02243
• Publication Date: April 15, 1963

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ABOWED PLOT IS, SUSPECTED IN HAITI
Havana PRENSA LATINA in Spanish to Latin America 2132 G14T
13 April 1963--E (OFFICIAL USE ONLY)
(Text) Port au :Prince--The asylum of four high military officers in
the Brazilian Embassy at Port au Prince-and the forced retirement
of six other officials is ititerpre'ted here as an incitation that there
was an abortive plot against the regime of Francois Duvalier. The
officials who have sought refuge in the. Brazilian Embassy are
Col. Lionel Honorat, commander of the Western Department, Lt. Col. 'Kern
Delice; 2d Lt. Roland Magloire, and senior official Fritz Lamothe.
For the past few days large. contingents of farmers have been arriving
in the capital in trucks and buses, escorted by Duvalier's special
guard: The members of this guard are called "tonton macoutes" by
the people. The "tontons" are considered,the primary military
power of the country and include more than 14,000 well-armed and well-
trained men headed by an old friend of Cuvalier, Luckner Cambronne.
The-army, for its part, has only 5,000 men and is said to possess
only meager military equipment. The government has stated that the
farmers have come to take part in the .ceremonies on Sunday on the -
occasion of Cuvalier's 56 birthday and to prepare for his reelection
on 22 May.
An extraordinary sum of 200,000 dollars was approved by the regime
to pay for the? celebration. The ?farmers are being' housed' ili :barracks
constfucted for this purpose and in public schools. Opposition elements
state that the -real aim.of Duvalier in connection.with the mobilization
of the farmers is to intimidate and discourage those who conspire
against his regithe.
Reports from the United States says that the measures taken by that
country and Great Britain. against pirate landings in Cuba from the
Bahamas and other islets of the Caribbean have resulted in "a group
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FOREIGN BEOADCAST INFOMATION SERVICE
DAILY REPORT, APRIL 15,1963
CONCERNING LATIN AMERICA
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BRITISH GUIANA FACING LABOR STRIFE
Paris AFP in English to Africa 1815 GNP 14 April,1963--E
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(Excerpt) London-A showdown is expected wiihin"three days between
British Guiana Premier Cheddi Jagan's.ruling People's Progressive
Party and the Guiana Trade Unions'Council (TUC), representing over
g0 percent of the colony's 55,000 workers. This prediction was voiced
here following a seven-hour conference, at which the TUC rejected tho
British Government's labor relationswzVill'designed' to 'control the
activities of trade unions. Government spokesman said parliament
will proceed with the bin's second reading this Tuesday despite the TUC
rejection.
TUC, general president Richard Ishmael threatened to call a general
strike unless the governre nt agreed to submit 'the controversial bill'
to a select parliamentary, committee for consideration. The TUC
delegation is meeting.Labor Minister'Ranji Chandisingh early Tuesday.
The majority of the 25 unions in the TUC are 1n favor of immediately
calling a countrywide'strike, but no decision has yet been taken.'
JAMAICAN POLICE AMST 100 RASTAFARI
Paris AFP in English to*Africa 0300 GhW 13 April 1963--E'
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(Text) Kingston, Jamaica--Jamaican police have arrested 100-persons in
the Montego Bay area in the wake of recent terrorist activities of
?a Negro religious sect there. At dawn Thursday,-members of the Rastafari
sect, which. refuses allegiance to the Jamaican Government and has been
demanding 'repatriation to Ethiopia, attacked a filling station in
Montego Bay, as well as a motel and a sugar plantation. Nine persons
died and many others were wounded. The persons arrested Friday were
taken in police raids on the sect's camps. They will be charged with
possessing dangerous drugs and with vagrancy. . ?'
Kassa- -ed Police
Paris ADZ in English to Africa 1830 GI1 14 April 1963--E
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(Text) Kingston--Jamaican Premier Alexander Bustamente today ordered
an investigation into the massacre of four policemen killed Thursday
by Rastafarians, bearded followers of the "Back--To-Africa Movement.
Eight persons, including a businessman, were killed in a clash
following a gas station robbery by the Rastafarians. Bustamente plans
to visit the relatives of the slain policemen.
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