MM 2-312. cub Sect RCumiza re 2h. - and discontinue their association with HEMMING. The fourth fe individual, TOEVGARMAN, plans to stay with HEMMING's: organiza- Lae. - tion and two of the individuals arrested received a sentence - of thirty days in jail. (RM) 7 | gaid HEMMING continued contacts with | funni avalegyca GO, head of a Cuban revolutionary | organization know fale ee for National | | Liberation; ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYO, a. Cuban national, “who 3 was formerly a commander in. ‘the Second Front in Cuba; - ROBERTO VERDEGUER, formerly a pilot with the Cuban Air . Force, and ROGELIO CISNEROS fA) oe oe MM T- 1 said that HEMMING claims that the govern- ment of Honduras - ‘is in a difficult position, needs some anti-communist forces and if it got anti- ~communist help, det antio it would thereafter help these people to go against thes wt ject Der coastal esent government of Cuba. "HEMMING claims that ROBERTO | AVERDEGUER claims he has connections in Honduras and that | he Cj ran and HEMMING are considering asking the President of Honduras for. permission to set up a training camp in that country. he) MM T-1 explained that although there is. no way to evaluate HEMMING's claims concerning Honduras, it is extremely doubtful that he or VERDEGUER have any, governmental contacts in Honduras or if such a plan will ton ever materialize.( ) Subies e OReiM 2 AbiOw MM T-1 on July 20, 1961, advised that aa woe ROBERTMWILLIS ,and GUS (LNU), former members of HEMMING* pa | orga#tdation, xecently- left Miami. and returned to Chicago, FD ee (BY) vee 7 __ | a EDMCOLLEY | fotmerly + associated with HEMMING, had returned to Boston, "Massachusetts, and T sera Miami Eb. and hitchhiked to some Northern ro state .(a MM T-1 explained that the few members that | HEMMING had in his organization have become discouraged 1 | with. HEMMING ' s promises and lack of action and soon mn (La) li ‘ oo . , - 3 « \ AW 53074 Docld:327309490 Page 4
_ MM 2-312 , | : came to realize that HEMMING had no chances for success— lor: acceptance in Cuban revolutionary activities: wkons equent- ly, these members left the organization and INTERPEN as an. i organization no longer exists. PYu) | On July 24, 1961, MM T-1 advised that HEMMING recently went to Ocala, Florida and reportedly ‘talked to a man who owns a large tract of land. The man offered to let HEMMING establish a training camp on this land . if HEMMING and his associates would work part time clearing ‘the land. HEMMING claims that he was told that if he could recruit thirty or forty men, the owner of the Land would ‘give them $30. a day for food, cots and living quarters. ‘The owner claimed he would put in an airstrip for HEMMING to teach parachute training and HEMMING claimed he would start such_a camp there with a complement of about six ; to ten men HRM) . On July 31, 1961, MM T-1 said that HEMMING had forgotten all about the plan to establish a training camp _ at Ocala, Florida, and preferred to stay in Miami where _ he would be closer to Cuban revolutionists, and the up-to- “date news concerning the political manguvers of the. different Cuban revolutionary organizations. Gore) | On July 31, 1961, MM T- 1 advised that on July 28, (1961, HEMMING met withgELoy GUTIERREZ MENOYO, FRANK LITTLE, an associate of HEMMING's, CENU) MORTON, and one other : unidentified Cuban Ql Ac ) . This group made up a list of equipment which they | would. try to obtain and use to locate a base outside of - - the U.S. in the Caribbean for training and future attacks against Cuba. This group decided they would ‘try to obtain ‘a boat, to go there and this would be a joint enterprize - between GUTIERREZ snd HEMMING. MM T-1 explained that | so ' GUTIERREZ MENOYO's father and brother were both known communists in, Cuba and that ELOY himself fought on‘ the wed - 4 - AW 53074 Docld:32309490 Page 45 Mn ce
an cr > cant Net XL MM 2-312 side of the communists in Spain in the 1930's. ELOY is further accused of being responsible for over 200 innocent people being in jail in Cuba and having participated in the WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN affair at Trinidad, Cuba, in August, 1959. GUTIERREZ is not well considered by Cuban nationals . in Miami, has a bad reputation, and is not generally trusted. Yn) - On August 7, 1961, MM T-1 said, that: HEMMING had drawn up a military training plan and made it: available to SANCHEZ ARANGO as a plan that would be adopted by SANCHEZ' organization and that HEMMING would train Cuban nationals belonging to SANCHEZ '- organization in, military ‘tactics, . parachuting and guerrilla warfare. SANCHEZ indicated he liked this training program and would submit ‘Lt: to | the military branch of his organization for its considera- tion. After HEMMING left, SANCHEZ stated. he would like to. adopt the plan but had mo intention of using HEMMING i or°’his organization in the implementation of the plan. Thereafter, HEMMING took a copy of this training plan, attached. a memorandum to it, and considered ‘send ing it to U.S. General MAXWELL TAYLOR for approval. (Oh ) MM T-1 advised that during the past week. ‘HEMMING had continued to, contact many well-known Cuban revolution- ists, seeking their aid ‘and support but that although he was well received, no indications were given that any _ Cuban: organization would take him in or in any way aid pe: GRY) ‘On August 1A, 1961, ‘WM T-1 said that ctiat | PATRICK HEMMING had been in contact with. ELO' SETERREZ ‘(ub 6. € MENOYO, a Cuban mational-living in Miami and a‘ former — i a member of the Cuban Revolutionary Army. (Ryu) (aan MM T-1 explained that HEMMING is a twenty-~-four- year-old American soldier of fortune who previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps and who has been in Miami (Blu) | . CE a - 7 en ee ee a ad i | it | | AW 53074 Docld:32309490 Page 6