HW 53074 DBocld: 32309516 | Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information 46 Date: 5/27/201 a Released under the John ‘ AGENCY: FBI Kennedy Do RECORD NUMBER: —124-10298-10303 issassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USc 2107 Note). : asex#: NW 53074 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 2-1693-62, 63 nS-25-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 09/06/1962 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : INTERPEN, GPH, RES, ASSOC, CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ACT, EXPLOSIVES, MIL VENTURE, ARMS, BOAT, ACA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 09/22/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM, MEMO |
; "UNITED rarest " Semnneen pio : an Memorandum 7 TO | .: . DIRECTOR, FBI (2-1693) | PATE: «9-662 p-SAC, MIAMI (2-312) (P) SUBJECT: ~ Chrerconrmemnran PENETRATION FORGEE 63 ; ( INTERPEN ) Py es (an F NEUTRALITY MATTER  pgxsa SP ; if oS ee esr ee Rerep SA ROBERT JA 5 DWYER, dated ” | 4-10-62,' at Miami. Enclosed herewith are nine copies of letterhead memorandum dated. and captioned as above. BEC ES Ssisire 9 Xi T-1 -isfim 639- sf¥l) ONE 4... (BER. c Information contained in enclosed etterhead. memorandum was furnished as soon as it was received to U. S. Customs and U. S. Border Patrol, who had this | Tt a eae te ‘ _ - boat under constant Surveillance. oe \ It is expected that HEMMING will try to i launch another expedition. . me LA We he Miami Office will maintain contact wi y Heat ahs Va ts 639- ts keep U. S. Customs, U. S. Border Patra}, eee S| nd the Bureau advised. fe If pt a ee Janine NO Of Ses 3 [ LTH fl ‘ (Brannon tnd 8) cg Ip #8 ‘We aos 10 1962 if A . i RID/AL -——-—---fy KR (ay foc Tol ALE 2. | I ey NS i ae nae | ho. Bed "BEE 30 oe ’ | ANS. CE DAT ERE ee her ten = Lo - oe 8 OB. param ae se HESS > ey 2 WSIS, 5 oee/ ALS sf ce nS EL Pt 0) ue 7% Cz, 4 L preven, | t iH t 4 a ' | AW 53074 Docld:32309516 Page 2
Za, . . nS . . , = we . : a . : - ce - ao . 7 . . : ., neg 6 oy pe . ey , . WY “UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Yesrice - ‘ So f FEDERAL BUREAU OF. INVESTIGATION . In Reply, Please Refer to FileNo. ~ . - . ‘Miami,. Florida SEP 6 1962 _ RE: _TNTERCONTTNENTAL PENETRATION FORCES | _ CINTERPEN) | mM T~ 1,. ‘who . has been dnvolved. iin. Cuban .. fr - revolutionary activities for the past five years. cand vino Ze ian - has. furnished reliable information in the past, on ° “ August. .3,.1962,. advised” that: GERALD PATRIC igual SMMING.,.. au Be .an- unemployed American. soldier of “so “Ortune residing in . Miami, Florida; on August 3571962," was supposed to. be the shad € man on the sale. of. 250° pounds: of. C-! explosive. (ax) Ca , MM Tol. explained that. ‘HENMING ‘naa “Sitactea . FQUINTAS, 469 N. W. 48th Street,Miami, who,is a “cuban. national interested ‘in Cuban revolutionary: activity . and. has. a. small. group. of. followers” among Cuban exiles in / Miami. MEMMING was unable to locate the 250 pounds of. m Co. explosive. although. QUINTAS -had_the money to pay for iy the: purchase} A.) - QUINTAS was going to use this. explosive as part of his equipment. for.a future military venture against - Cuba. which expedition ‘would leave the United States and arrive | dn Cuba by. way. of the Baham a_islands .(&) PAY ~ oe Qn “Augiist 23;.. 1962, ‘QUINTAS conferred with . HEMMING. . and said he hoped to leave Miami on August 24, 1962, if. HEMMING. could: obtain a boat for ‘transportation. QUINTAS ' Claimed” to have $5000. 00 to. spend. on arms and had a place — where he. could purchase. different weapons. - He said his plan .-— < Was to go to the Bahama - Islands’ and then to. Cuba where he ‘would tape te an, anti- Communist ae hplehe tb force. ENCLOSURE. re 0 4693.0 GREED nn “WW 53074 Docld:32309516 Page 3
INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES (INTERPEN) | quantity’ of” German 7.62 mn, M623 ‘type. rifle; which are. aa and which’ would be sold in lot for. $195 .( 00 each. Y(mr) . , er and ‘whose address is’ titilenGwn, has. ‘Beet: in contact with’ a number” of Cuban revolutionalists in Miami. BENTON ‘Glaimed hé could provide a boat for use ; by. HEMMING and QUINTAS: and. would make one available. MIME <1 continued that on August 23), 1962, SAM: BENTON. arranged for. the tise of a boat. which would be operated by HEMMING to carry a‘ “niimberot.. QUINTAS' followers. to the. Bahamas. and then joven tually, to Cube _ HEMMING | Was ,beld: that y: pos sion of a  Entety foot Chris-Craft™ twi eruiser named onan VI" (The boat. nad 720% at : oe bene nn anette tana a total or a few: days . gereilia bs band. Jen) sine 2 Anguila Key, Bah in: t ‘they will meet another boatful: of: Cuban a anes start! an. ‘anti-Compants Hobe Soura, ‘Florida, where thé: “Cubans: and e equipment ‘Weld loaded’ ‘on the Chris- Craft, boat. and depa rt ‘£9 the Bahamas. uy cee hay. yO (august 25, 1962, mm -T-Ieavisec RREAY RO iS, a former Cuban. Senator. pres ata ESPN at ROLANDO _ ly living “exile in New Yorlc Cit ys; was visiting | in’ mica Hlorida., Ben dey ae 2, ; HW 53074 Docld:32309516 Page 4
‘MW 53074 -. ke . : . Fe ‘ “ } p ILSON,. a: ; “Florida . . hours. ‘Customs ‘agents observed that: at” Pompano” ‘Beach. was being” ‘loadec Co INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES (INTERPEN) —_ - __ MASFERRER,' HEMMING and QUINTAS conferred on August’ 25, - 1962; - at QUINTAS' residence..where: HASFERRER . promised. 0 Supply weapons: and’ Cuban ‘exiles to participate in. the-planned military. action. “Thereafter: ‘HEMMING ‘bought - two 55-gallon: drums of gaséline for the bgat:and some. under water: Swimming | equipment to take. along: § Ra) | “On August 27,. 1962, ‘MM T-1 advised that: on the ~~ previous evening four groups of Cubans left Miami, Florida, ~ ana: went. ‘to. ‘Fort: auderdale, Florida,” and wmaintained telephone ‘The’ plan’ ‘at ‘that “time. was ‘that. HEMMING “would ‘take ‘the Boat | $0. somé secure: place. ‘where © ‘the Cubans” ‘and. their equipment . could be” ‘loaded on the boat: Without: “being: ‘geen by the ‘U:. Ss. Border. ‘Patrol or. lecal police. “However, the’ for ™ groups. OF. Cubans. either. became afraid te goon: the. -éxpedition. | OF. ‘were called: back ‘to Miami but in any- event. ‘they all rgturned to ‘Miami ‘and HEMMING along with his friend,’ STEVE ide proceeded: on. the boat :to Fompano.. pach,. “MM. T- -1- advised that then with HEMMING™ ‘on the ‘boat. in. addition to: ‘WILSON were two more of: en friends, » American Venturers JO LLINS . and -BI GSEYMORE . ‘It. tees ‘then. that | _they ould - EO “on to the | hamas ‘without. Feta ws — On: “August” 98, ‘1960.: Mr.” J. He  wreMRbtER:: Us 8s" Customs; “Miami; Florida,” ‘advised. that in the early morning | “the: above-mentioned. ‘boat ~ ith boxes, ‘packages. and _ stéel drums: “WILCHESTER said the boat contained no ~~ - alitomatic weapons, there were several’ ‘Americans’ on-board . ..and ‘that GERALD PATRICK HEMMING Claimed™ they ‘were ‘going out. fishing. | ‘WILCHESTER said the boat would be held until » about. 9:00 A.M.,: cat which | time. it would be Tree. ‘to. leave. On: August 28, 1962,. MM T-1L. advised. that HENNING au ) DoclId: 327309516 Page 5
ey, veo me ° ; oO Oo « a y- RB, , 5 : oo - / INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES (INTERFEN) called Miami, . Florida, and stated he had been’ stopped. by. U..8. Customs..agents | and that he would veturn to: Miami,:: Florida. G MM: pL on August. 29, 1962, advised that HEMMING and his: ¢rew: returned to Miami, . ‘Florida. “The boat: was: and : ‘one engine Was docked" at the” Dinner ‘Key Marina. he’ boat. ‘Was. unloaded - noperative.. () ee “MM: T-1 explained that HEMMING 18” ‘very ‘Aimpatiént.. 86: attempt another: expédi tion and | claims” he will try to leave” again in two™ or three: weeks. ‘MM T-1° ‘explained | that . - although: he had’ seén no™ arms the: Cuban” exilés claimed: that © _ MASFERRER: furnished © arms’ and that these arms. were “eonfiscated. by the,U. 5. Central: Intelligence Agency. MM -T-17 said it - ‘is not “clear if the™ group had any automatic weapons. It . - is? highly’ ‘unlikely: that they did although SEE havea Tew. small arms: such as. pistols and rifles NM.) wee g(a ; MM r-1}esia that HEMMING is. véry° anxious to go. on a military: expédition and althotigh hé isa “liar and a braggart;: he. is- capable of making. another. attempt. “PROPERTY OF. FBI - This” document contains. netther PecOtthiendations nor conelusions of the FBI; “It -is8° the’ ‘propérty of ‘the FBI and is loanéd ts your’ “agency; :it:and ‘Ats contents “ere: not to be distributed outside: “your agency.- ae a ee we eee -- 5 ce oe “NW 53074 DoclId: 327309516 Page 6