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The Multinational Forces have detained Mr. Patric Moise, Mr. Edul Moise, Mr. Nicholas, and Mr. St.Claire at police station 2. Mr. Douge and his wife have been detained at on. vf our facilities, although the MNF dues not believe that Mrs. Douge is other than a witness in this ca... The MNF will make these individuals available for such investigation as you deem warranted and will also provide you with access to the evidence in this case ¡documents, car, and weapon).

Wed not know whether or not these allegations are true. However, the fact that a Minister has been implicated is especially serious. These allegations and initial questioning results are being reported through channels and will come to the attention of U.S. officials. I have piso malo feed the United States Ambassador of this matter. For that reason, I ask lint your intion of this matter be swift and complete and that the Multinational Forces be provided with the results as soon as possible. We also believe it would be appropriate for you to notify the intended victim in this case of the threat so that she might ake appropriate mila e for her self-protection.

As always, the Multinational Forces will provide such assistance as may be appropriate pon your request,

Sincerely,

Boone R. Fisher

George A. Fisher

Major General, U.S. Ariny
Commanding General

Port-au-Prince, March 31st, 1995

Senator Jesse Helma

The United State Senate.

Washington, D.C.

PAY WO.(202) 224-7588

Honorable Senator,

Knowing your interest for the establishment of the true democracy in Haiti, I take the decision to inform you of the followings:

As the spouse of Mrs Miraille Durocher Bercin who was cowardly assassinated on March 28, 1995, I want to bring forward to your attention that it is false that the haitian authorities ever informed my wife that there was a threat on her life and that she refused any protection offered to her.

I swear that neither I or any member of the close family was aware of such initiative. All we know is that her unela was approached by a friend in the name of M. Warner Jérome who informed him that they were about to make an arrest warrant on Mireille,s name, and advise her to leave the country if she did not want to be jailed.

My wife refused saying that she had no reason to leave the country because she had not broken any law. She was conforted in this decision by her uncle Rudolph LAMOTHE, of the United Armed Forces on duty at that time in Haiti, that democracy will prevail for all in the country.

Also on March 23, 1995, the Minister of Justice, Mr. Exume confirmed to her the rumor of that warrant and gave her his telephone Number in case she wanted any help.

I and all the family request your support to clarify this. horrible crime.

Sincerely Yours,

Jean Bertin

Jean Bartin
Impasse Hilaire
Montagne Noire

Pétion-ville, Haiti, W.I.

Phone 509-574829

Enclosed are written questions for Assistant Secretary Robert Gelbard and Mr. James
Dobbins, pursuant to their sworn testimony at a January 4 Committee hearing on Haiti Human
Rights and Police Issues. We are also providing the unedited transcript of this hearing for
any necessary editing by these witnesses.

With respect to these submitted questions, I ask that you remind these witnesses that, as a supplement to their testimony offered under oath before the Committee, their written replies will be considered as sworn testimony.

Because of the urgency of the Committee's ongoing inquiry into these issues, we intend to complete the record of this hearing as soon as possible. Therefore, we ask that written replies to these questions be submitted no later than January 19. Any questions regarding the record of this hearing should be directed to Ms. Parker Brent of the Committee staff, 202-225-5021.

With best wishes,

Enclosures as stated
BAG/rfn

Sincerely,

I he

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN
Chairman

QUESTIONS FOR AMBASSADOR ROBERT GELBARD

We understand that U.S. officials have informed their Haitian counterparts that we have evidence of human rights violations and other criminality on the part of Dany Toussaint, Medard Joseph, Pierre Cherubin, Richard Salomon, et al, and that we would suspend police assistance if such persons were given responsibility for Haiti's security forces. Is this description accurate? Have we essentially conditioned future U.S. police assistance on Haitian compliance with this requirement? Provide the names of the individuals about whom U.S. officials have raised these concerns to date as well as a summary of the reports of criminality by each of these persons.

Have any of the individuals associated directly or indirectly with the Special Investigative Unit been implicated in human rights violations or other criminality? For example, is it correct that Dany Toussaint has had or may have direct or indirect supervisorial role over the Unit?

QUESTIONS FOR AMBASSADOR JAMES DOBBINS

When did you and other State Department officials first become aware of the evidence collected by the FBI that linked the Bertin killing to other execution-style killings?

During your January 4 testimony, you twice cited several attempts from April to September 1995 to arrange a briefing for State Department officials on the FBI's Bertin investigation. For the record, please provide correspondence or telephone logs to substantiate any such requests within the State Department or with the National Security Council, the Justice Department, or other U.S. government agency.

What was the decision on whether such briefings should take place? If and when such
briefings were denied, who decided that such briefings should not take place, and what
was the reason for this decision? To your knowledge, had any National Security
Council or other White House official been briefed on the substantive results of the
FBI's findings prior to this information being shared with you or any other State
Department official? If so, explain your assumptions and provide relevant dates.
When such a briefing was arranged for you and State Department officials, who
decided that such a briefing should take place?

Were you ever instructed by any U.S. government official to withhold information from
Congress on the FBI's findings in the Bertin killing? If so, please explain.

On another subject covered during the October 12 Subcommittee hearing, on that date, in response to a question on the Haitian government's commitment to privatization, you dismissed the suggestion that the Haitian government was going back on its commitment to privatization. Just after that hearing, however, we heard that the Haitian privatization plan was put on hold before October 12 and that Prime Minister had told Ambassador Swing that he was quitting because President Aristide would not back up his economic plan, which included privatization.

When you reassured the Subcommittee about the Haitian commitment to privatization, did you know at that time that Prime Minister Smarck Michel had told Ambassador Swing that he was quitting on a date certain over that very issue? Don't you consider it important that the head of government was quitting because of the very issue that Subcommittee Chairman Dan Burton had raised with you?

What is the status of Haiti's Truth Commission? Has the Commission produced any results? Is the Commission receiving adequate resources to function effectively? Has the United States provided or considered providing any support to the Commission?

Please provide an update of all incremental costs associated with U.S. operations in Haiti.