ACTIVITY OF ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS AND FATHER JEAN BAPTISTE GEO

Created: 11/18/1966

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Haiti/Cuba

subject Activity of Rolando Masferrer Rojas and Father Jean Baptiste Georges in Preparing for Action Against Haiti

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tvsilt American diplomat vh-of Latin American countries information hes beer. reHab;

S in Miami,losef Rolando Masferrer Ro;as,. senator,tha" Fathei

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ssociate added that any costsuafit-that Father Georges could provide would be met by Anzcl iegro, son of Anselmo Alliegro, former Cuban. why is deceased.

eptember In Miami, Mat ferret said that ho had net Father Georges ont the home of Rodolfo Mtfsfearer Rojas, his brother. Roinnao Masferrer said that Fat^'GYoTgTi had been in Miami to makeemcnts for the purchaseessel for transporting an expeditionary force to Haiti. Masferrer added that the vessel hid already been acquired.

Masferrer said that Father Georges had also obtainedets of arms and ammunition, including Garandrifles and automatic rifles given to him by Manoio Ray Rivero, prominent Cuban emigr for the Haitian revolution. According to Masferrer thewas not in Miami. Masferrer also made the following claia

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General Antonio Imbertf the Dominican Republic, had promised to help. Consequently, Kasferrer had sent men to the Donmicir. Republic.;*

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of Masferrer's men whoto the Dominicana small quantity ofnd ammunition hadby Dominican authorities despite the factman had declared that the arms were for sale to the

. military. Santiago Rey Perna, Cubann the Donii Republic, had been unaUle to intercede since he has los influence with the government of President Joaquin Balai

Georges will be the leader of the Haitian "insur:

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said that in vie- of the arrest of his emissary i

Dominican Republic he was returning to New Yorkntil all was calm again. He addei that the help of Imbert certain other friends in the Dominican Republic was being given without the approval of yre Lalaguer'government.

26 Eugene L. yTxicllien, Haitian ConsulMiami, stated tintof Father George'swasayment fc: war materielasferrer. According to Maximilien,hrd0 about two weeks earlierMagfoire, former President of Haiti,f which is unknown.

Source of the Information inember o: group of Cuban emigrrs trained-'in the techniques of inform: collection. The group has ofovidec useful reports since 11

In late Septemberubanho was brou; fromYorkc take part in an operation ag the Haitian regime, was told by Masferrer that hee chief of operations. According to Olea, American newsm were with them from the timfi they left New York until thel arrival in Miami, filming motion picturesis arrival in Miami, Olea fctwti Mssfcrrer's activities ve strange and expressed tnc opinion that the plans were not going to materialize. Oiea decided not to take part in th proceedings.

Olea said that after requesting the use of some guns for practice purposes, Masferrer offered him some rifles but told bim that het) to buy his own bullets. Ac cor Olea, the majority ofguns are useless. Olea also statedun known to him only asho worked for the Hutiar. Consul in Miami, was closely assocl with Masferrer. Upon learning that Masferrer was thinklnt of transferring his group to the Dominican Republic, "Pap: immediatelyisa.

complained that Masferrer had only givenut that he hid ir.currec expenses of about SS50room and board' three others. Behe had. had an argumentsferrer bocauta the pi

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was not being taken seriously. Two of Olea's pcrty, returned to New York, diC not plan to return to

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Comment. In6 Masferrerroup Cuban emigres in Miami, that Father Georges was cne of those contributing financial supportlan for inv Haiti. See

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Masferrer was probably exaggerating, uipmenten.

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3. Masferrer has previously claimed that he had the suppo of the Dominican Government.

Duvalier. See

4. Another source has reported on plans forilm purporting to show efforts of Haitians to overthrow President

ivedesult of the effortsho has been actively engag

for many jnonths in promotin ment of Francois Duvalier.

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