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t * ‘ . bene thy . ” ate 8 te , Caney ‘ we ae i3t af "el IR Nn re etd A ae ee tae ae oe eaten os *. 1 te) en RY, iS oo el ofwet * et RR ay ie aE 87~-i6994 The notes reflected that PRO would be at the Mayfair Botel at 9:00 that evening (date unknown) and could be reached at telephone mumber 312-288-0800, GMITH had in his possession a copy of an article from the Wall Street Journal dated October 19, 1976. fhe Wall Street Journal is a newspaper which reports financial | news of the country. The article entitled "Gncollectible Drafts on ‘West Indian Bank Flood U. 8. and Total Millions of Dollars.” The article notes that the securities which are cashier's checks and certificates of deposit were issued by the Mercantile Bank and Trust Company which was formed two years ago in Kingston on the island of St. Vincent in the British fhe article notes that the bank, which never grev beyond a one room office, apparently is closed and its founder and a few other men are the targets of a spreading investigation by the U. SB. Department of Justice, This, to MAITE's knowledge, 1s the sane benk which dssued « cashier's check to the insurance company ia Bolly- ~wood, Florida, for insurance on the Lockheed Jetstar. This ebeck was used by PRO to pay insurance agent im Bollywood. Referring to his sotes, SHITH noted that PRED PRO Called on August 37, 1976, at 5:45 P.M. This necessitated SMITH remaining in his office after hours. The basis of this, as GMITH recalis, is that BOY ITH, a business associate of FRED PRO, called BENCHER SHITE at his office. Be told BERCHER GMITH that PRO would call his in the next two hours and for GMITE to be available. Fhe notes reflect that PRO Guring the conversation referred to the first checks which SHITH said were the ones given at the time of the contract signing by PRO relative to the first and last payments of the Lockheed Jetstar as well as the $40,000. PmO claimed that these checks were not honored because he had just bought five 8880's, which are Boeing aircraft. The notes further refIect, as SMITH recalls, - that PRO told him that he (PRO) had $800,000 overseas.