BANANA INTERESTS OF PRESIDENT ESTIME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000600660011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 16, 1947
• Content Type: IR

A i oved For Release 1999/09/08: CIA-RDP82-00457R0006
`fERENCE CENTER LORI
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
NTRY Hitt
SUBJECT Banana Interests of President E 3t1m
25X1A6a
ORIGIN
25X1X6
DATE: 25X1A6a
INFO.
DIS : rune 19',.7
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SUPPLEMENT
It now appears that the xwena concession of Jean Elie, Haitian banans kk3mg and
operator of the export fim of Habow.;'s, was tern away from hint by PrealCont
Esti as a re vat of the a ainatioaia of several politicimm named Do n,
Do;t mep St, lC p Joan David, and Charlierp who reportedly got $100,000
. neric m buusinoss zen for their part In the deal.
Z, A new company, Habaaco,p was set up by this group to export bananas in aoutheaw,
Haiti, but when David Shores Elie c s American partner p diverted boata tot the
northern section of the island to deal with a rival company', Haba ico v left
in the hole, and President Estes, in order to avoid an appearance of corplicity,
declared the purchase of bananas in that seotion free to arvbody.
President Estine is directly concerned in the banana export buiness at Port-
de PaiZ and will continue to control the banana business in the northeast and
;art of the Artibonite. He has become' dissatisf1ed with his active partner,
"eon Hordes, however.,, and has replaced him with Elie, with jhan he has nude his
peace by- the return of his 02500M bond and .his equipnent. The path =:, seem
dear for the Estim-Ele-Shore cor binatioai to handle all the bananas i~ Haiti,
both north and south.
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Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R000600660011-5