HAITIAN CONSUL INDICATED IN PLANE PLOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200360007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 27, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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MAY 2 7 1965
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aizian C~~suj Indicted in Plane
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By Dom Ilonafede
mats for the arrest of Haiti's
D'Orsey bought two single-
detained by U.S. agent lilt
11ereid 'rrihilne New Service
consul.
engine, piston-driven T-28s on
Miami.
Five men including the
U.S. officials declined to say
Sept, 1 and a third on Sept. 9.
' Since this man would have'
Haitian consul general in
why the Government decided
t
On Sept. 5, the announce-
been able to identif
the
Miami were indicted yesterday
o proceed with the prosecu-
ment said, Spinning flew one
y
on Justice Department charges
Lion,
Named Im the indictments
of the T-28s to Haiti, anc~ on
S
t
13 S
ith fl
i
e
planes, he was considered a,
k
it
A
i
that they had smuggled two
were ludolph .Iaboun, the
ep
.
m
ew
n a s
c-
and plane. The aircraft were
ey w
ness.
t th
s point;;
however
the CIA stepped in
:
military planes into Haiti.
Haitian consul; Robert D'-
believed to have been flown
,
.
i
Returned by a Federal grand
Orsey, an airplane broker,
out
f
th Fl
id
fi
ld
t
One explanation given for;
jury in Miami, the indictments
Opa-Locka, Fla.; and three
o
a you
or
e
a
a
low altitudes while the airport
the surprise indictments is
came as a surprise because of
Florida pilots, Randall Lec
tower was closed
that evidence was presented.
the potential international con-
Etheridge, Robcr? 7; >i_nnjn,,
.
to the grand jury before, the
sequences And reports that a
and Robert- Vincent-Smith), al-
According to the indict-
Government's decision to with-'
form". CIA agent played a
so known as Robert Walker,
ment, the plot called for the
hold prosecution and once the
role in the plot.
They were charged with vio-
pilots to return to the United
case was given to the
grand
Last December, it was re-
lating g munitions control re, -
States via Jamaica and the
?
jury no one could stop it from
ported that the U.S. Govern-
ulations by illegally exporting
Bahamas, using f i c t i t o u s
acting
anent was reluetant to prose-
two T -28s to Haiti last Sep-
names and phony documents.
.
Following the return of the'
cute the case because one of
tember without State Depart-
The Haitian regime of die-
indictments
Baboun surren-
'the key witnesses was a former
ment clearance.
tator Dr. Francois Duvalier,
,
dered in Miami and was
CIA operative and it was
The Justice Department, said
which offered $10,000 for each
released on $5000 bond.
feared that an open trial would
the five had intended to fly a
of the planes, wanted them
D'Orsey
reached by idle-
expose CIA techniques and
third T-28 to Haiti but that
for use against rebel guer-
,
phone
said he had not hrard'
personnel.
the plane was seized.
rillas, U.S. officials said.
,
about the indictment
4le de'.
The State Department,
A U.S. spokesman said that
The former CIA operative,
..
nied that he sold the planes
which Is responsible for admin-
faboun was ;charged with a
an armaments expert, is re?
to the Haitian Government,
istering the Munitions Control
felony and that immunity
ported to have been .hired by
He said he sold them fop' cash
Act, reportedly dropped Its in-
granted diplomats of his status
"
the Haitian Government to
to unidentified buyers,
quiry at the request ofthe CIA
covers misdemeanors but not
arm the planes.. R e l i a h-l o
The. three pilots were stilt
~~of the possibility
felonies." (
''
sources say, that following &
being sought as 'of late:
gainst U.S. diplo-
'
he,Justtcc Department said
t'ip to Port-au-Prince he was
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