104-10218-10109 “tp, - - Red r : s @ EY aes see Cat a SN “4 a fe, my : ey ; 4 . ve @ = al ‘ ——[—=—~ ; : 4 R. a °F i, - }. 8 [ RE! GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, JR. ; 7 fs reinaine’d in a drunk and disorderly condition and were Se : ce 1: arres'e1 ani ordere! out of the country. ; oo 7 foB Rfete fae! ne cree [ In August, 1967, HEMMING left for California. een o i Prior to moving to California, he had many unpaid debts. - 5, | ; i He moved his unpaid-for househodld appliances from his ee ete tat t home, sold them piecemeal, while a representative from ; 4 |- i! @ Credit agency was trying to seize these household Py Z| appliances. With the money that HEMMING received for : i these goods he and his wife. left for California. ew gp eas hE In July, 1969, he. wturned to Miami, wag ataying i in & Howard Johnson's Motel, Brickell Avene, Miami, was 7 driving a rental car, and appeared to be prosperous, ! : Set forth below is the PBI Identification for i fo HEMMING ‘ae of December, 1962: t ; GoNTRIBUTOR oF NAME AND ARRESTED OR (i. a EINGERPRINTS ~NUMBER. ~RECEIVED | CHARGE DISPOSITION i, Miami, Pla, PD Gerald Patrick 11/1/61. vag: —=—s:11/2/61 rel i on Hemming, er . i #77255 frites ne wey. . Mobile, Ala. PD- Gerald patrick 2/23/62 -inv to, _. +° Hemming, Jr., , ae ae a #5 7326 og MD § we Ree re ee on so Hemming, Jr., o Neutrality Miami, Pla. #622200 . : . Ast ‘ deo og’, ” — sates Be ie . z . _i,-.. Key West, Pla. Gerald Patrick 12/4/62 . vio of US rel to USM, Me aka ete
104-10218-10109 se : sett pten oo Blatter amet rt Waid eh FH, ETI BENE Is TAG SS RE: GERALD PATRIZ& HEMMING, JR. — The Folloving is a physical deecription of . . HEMMING which was taken from records of the U. S. _ Marine Gorpet -_ «Saat Race: ‘ White Sex: , Male ; - Date of Birthr March 1, 1937 ss i Place of Births Los Angels, California - 4 : Height: 6°8” f | Fie cage ange encore mame nna amas dem Weight: 232 pounds oo, Hairs "Brown ee ee): ‘ Eyeas Blue ‘ Education: Graduated from San Gabriel . ; High School, San Gabriel, i vf California a Military Service: U. S. Marine Corps, ‘ or 1954-1953 ne toe Military Occupation: Control Tower Operator “des Marital Statuss Married . . Nationality: American i . : "  " “Baployment: _ Unemployed : 4 This document contains neither recommendations a * nor conclusions of the PBI. It is the property of the ‘.2. FBY and is loane-l to your agency; it and its contents CEU RAEN are not to be distributed outside your agency.. ; shoe ‘ "Re ~ . $ . : : : i g a i: © 20/3091. 5” dee tytn monkey et emimmenn fe ae 4mm Aleman marae my . , war . . : “ : i es Bet ate ie ? > G erga ~ il ~F _ 2 e . i cy a . oe f * gusta ar ae by “ tte dio s Volz
104-10218-10109 ce _ 8 mF ee . AS ‘ 3583 a . a notte UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JLoTrice ae sea an commer yenthes mene ate ete Sanath MaBPRAE RPRE NE ESTNE EEG F FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | In Reply, Meave Hefer tu . Miami, .Plorida Bile No. september 16, 1970 CONFIDENTIAL ’ RE: - ROY EMORY HARGRAVES INTERNAT SECURITY = CUBA NSUTRALITY MATTER - CURL MM T-1, who has been engaged in Cubin revolutionary activities for the past twelve years and who has been closely associated with ROY EMORY HARGRAVES for the pist nine years, from 1961 to the present time, has furnished the following information Seneerniag HARGRAV ES s In Hay, 1961, VINCENT JOsePil HANARD, Miami private detective, forted a group called the Freedom ; : Fighters. This organization of about fifty men con= , ; 3 sisted of Cuban exile revolutionaries, American mer- cenaries and adventurers, The purpose of the group a -,.., Was to invade Cuba and overthrow Cuban Prime Minister — , ss " FIDEL CASTRO. HARGRAVES was one of the leading members of this group.. The group ‘dissolved after several months when they realized HWAiNARD had been in a mental institution and was completely psychotic. In 1963, in U. S. District Court, Miami, HANARD was sentenced to two years probation ; 2 and Fle 900 fine for imper soniting a Federal agent. ‘ eG Se ate > bane . In Noverber, 1961, WARGRAVES lived at 128 “Southwest Sth Street, Miami, with an unidentified American wot Fe “3° > girl, He had Long hair, a beard, and was veriodically ; Po. . engaged in burglaries, A4t that time, he was associated _ DBC ail | | eiee ne ase omen mag ¢ nee) eegmmntanneennn omen it oot trnerentnngrer gan aarennie tntemmmwemats nines smears teeinnnamanes Meet wom MICROFILMED CcT 21970 BOC. MICRO. SER.” tore ce y a mnse a STecamoran ni tnnvatictaarnsrnamairs tel cect “anna raedroried vies oy, esis rat aaiaricba nang cmeerom Pee A ald wale et ce Bat Se sscuatile ox east oo xs
104-10218-10109 neem oe eave tctnn ns saree te RELEASE Sas beers hea a ene demeneainnememn chain enemnaeantaiedimemmanenees amar emtaetnteadiesaenemens dines - es Aantal ROY EMORY HAKGRAAVES . With ROLANDO *:ASFERRER ROJAS, the former Cuban senator who had a group of men in Miami who were plannin- military operations against Cuba. ee ae 'y Also in 1961, HARGRIVES was active with ‘ GERALD PATRICK HEM{IING, an American mercenary in Miami~ who had formed a group of 20 or 39 men for the vurpose: : invading Cuba. Most of HEMMING's recruits were ad military deserters, fugitives, degenerates and psycho~ paths. HARGRAVES was cne of the leading members of _ 3 HEMMING ' 8s group . : . i . Rh senenecltmne meee on December 4, 1962, HARGRAVES ana twelve others 2 ad were arrested by U. S, Customs Agents at Marathon, Florida, ; for attempting to illegally export arms to Cuba. On Pebruary 19, 1963, HARGRAVES contimed to be unemployed, was involved in burglaries and theft, lived in flovhouses, and was eating at the Salvation Army § shelter. cn ee ONT at arte During the middle of a 1963, HARGRAVES ‘ invited.three other individuals to go on a military : f mission to Cuba. They recruited eight Cuban exiles and : : 4 obtained money and weapons fromROLiNDO MiSPERRER. They left the South Florida area immediately in a smll hoat. WPL a ohare aN " ne A few days later, this croup arrived at Elbow “1. +7. Cay, Bahamas, and from there, went to the north coast of . Cuba, where they hijacked two Cuban Government fishing eS boats.: They took these two fishing boats back to Elbow . : ~ ek Cay and NARGRiVES returned to Florida for additional = = .. fuel for the boats. me “ee -o8 7 at sete ence ete A EES eG AE eR EN, Na 4 ; On February 21, 1963, the Cuban Government sent ; > am expedition to Elbow Cay, arrested the eight hijackers i er - and recovered the two Cubzin fishing boats. i aes . natu Reet ng Ree SARTO, te iw Rape tee ben nt PR FWA e es aie Hs es . ae “ay . ° me
104-10218-1010 Se Nem Bees.) mice 74 me eat nace lh gil ST WAR Sl ele Ge fa 8 # e . * ort q or tere “yo F x . “ -? a Were HOY HeGRY HARGRAVES | On March 10, 1963, BPARGRAVES, along with Miari attorney CHARLES ASHMAN, went to Elbow Cay to loox for : ee evidence of Cuban Army. occupancy of the island. They 7 a found no evidence. Thev did plant some false evidence f r there and HARGRAVES later furnished ASHMAN wit) false a a, en ee — f sworn statements from persons who claizved to have wit- : i b. nessed Cuban Government occunancy of the island. ASHMAN : ' - Be later went to Nassau and London to protest to the . 4 ; British Government. On October 7, 1964, »SHMAN was bo oe, ! indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in ‘Yami on 18 counts H “h I of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property and was : j j i" conmitted to a mental institution. ; . i ~ , . ; abe oe ALEXANDER I. ROURXE, a free-lance photographer be ate os and adventurer, in 1963 was involved in Cuban revolutionary : . activity and made illegal airplane flights to Cuba, On September 24, 1963, ROURKE and another man rented a plane. ; in South Florida, flev’ to Cocumel, Mexico, refueled, anid : fo then left for londuras. They were never heard from acain.e — The insurence carrier which insured the eirplane put uo 32500 to search for the missing plane. On November 2, 1°63, HARGRAVES, HEMAING and seven others, aboard a ; chartered DC~3, left South Florida ona search mission. ia _ They eventually arrived in Guatemala, “here they remained in a drunk and disorderly condition, end were crrested ami orcered out of the country. They then returned to the . United States, ot mer sate 7 ll a aad vee ree Ue eeeten a weet meine ¢ the ’ ABER heme a tdne et hee a(e Pk ERETA TREE ee As of arch 10, 1984, HARGRAVES was living at . fa the Barlington Notel in Miami. Two days’ previously he, alono with another mercenary, a Cuban 2xile revolutionary named VICENTE (last name unknown), left for the Florida Keys with a boat anc 4 larae sumly of fuel. They. ; indicated they were going on a mission to Cuba. On woelie -Mareh 10, 1961, U. €,Custors igents seized their fuel a at ee oe el RRR aera BSS Se e sf Rama ty
104-10218-10109 ROY EMONY HARGRAVES oy peta Ay eS ae ceamanesecmamoesa metres | SVS TET TS at supply and ordered then not to lcave the United States. Or. October 22, 1968, the SDs (3tudents for a nn sna Nemocratic Society) canter in Long Seach, Cabftronia, was bombed, ‘The Long Beach Police Denartnent advised. that HARGRAVES had been arrested for the bombing and would be formally charged with the bombing on October 23, 1968. The disposition of this charge and arrest is unknown, POTEET S yd Elon : On Septerber 13, 1970, MM T™1 advised HARGRAVES Pay pe publicly states he is involved in a plan to cause military a? hostilities between the United States and Cuba, He is ‘ closely associated in this matter with*GERALD PATPICK 20/30 730 HUMMING, HEMMING claims the plan is so qood that United States intelligence agency officials are now wondering why their operatives on the local level co not aid and support the plan in which HARGRAVES is involved. HEMMiNG claims that he and HARGRAVES have visited the various Federal enforcement agencies in Miami and they all whole~- heartedly agree with and sympathetically support the plan in which HARGRAVES is involved. ee nett tte AE TI EA AN seigigioes tonne MM T-1 furnished the following physical ; description: ( 78S . Name ‘ OL ELORY, UARGRAVES Vasd] ‘ee So Race White Coe ULS boo Ry oo Sa. TY Date of birth DFR February 14, 1940, @S% lace of birth 5t. Louis, iissouri-_ . "tee eae Residence A 3615 Sovthwest 95th. Avenue, , “a mg : - Miami, Florida c¢¢(s# . Sand, Florida <(s% Telephone number 222~3696 Marital status ; Earzipd  gaeeebued tn flere. 2 ve Scbgdet f201- BOWAS 1 > ale inte net let 2 Bary ott Ser er a ed SUITT AL ptt nectar aad ceo Zs seashanainer
104-10218-10109 oe oO , " oe “fh. rnc c “e + a i i | ROY EMORY HARGRAVES ; : . . e! . Height 5'5" . Weight. ; 160 pounds . ; - Hair . Bron | - , oe Eyes — Brown Military service Dishonorable discharge from . UO. S.Army ; Citizenship United States citizen : te , . Occunation Unemployed =< former ironworker 1 ee TE oer er : ; 7 : This document contains neither recommendations E nor conclusions of the FSI. It is the property of the FBI , ; ; i t _7 iS Ree Lv ee 4 i i oe : and@ is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not ‘to be distributed outside your agency. bE te ee STARR SUS RD nee indent Rasen ea ea MRE ROIS ee vromreron rte Seema eB ‘ .
104-10218-10109 | a , oa OO -¢ fo re AFR Ay Bgthe 2OF ros . : re: . oo a an . , 8 ‘ ° < 2 CAR _ a ; ey a - ps ee re oe Ce os x & ye. i : UNETED STATES DEPAKIMENT OF JUSTIC.- : i. So, i . q bod 2 1 B FEDEKAL NUBREAU OF INVESTICATION . i ; ' Miami, Florida - : 4 In Reply, Piease Refer to ad . . 4 “a Soptember 16, 1970 ROY EMORY HARGRAVES == INTERNAL SECURITY = CUBA . 4 Character NEUTRALITY MATTER = CUBA a | 7 _ og ; 8 | ° ~ a . jis we fe any btn pear ae rate + a) as above at FKiani, Florid:. a eaeeegnanenns dat Be renee + aah | 2! Reference Memorsné@um dated and captioned ahh 5 ee . All sources (except any listed below) whose identities E, are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable . . informstion in the past. - : se Rey Re tnet ge UE m Tay teeta tae Soren . This document contatas netther recommendations nor conclusions et the PBI and is loaned to your eaency; st 2 its your agency. os . “ ees . , . ofthe FBI. If is the property contests are nor to be distributed outaide : cos LOI BOIIRG ic senaate eA came ace COMA ame NES let Rah MEIN PUR ATE EAR
104-10218-10109 a 3 Yee nn ; Irn. 75-140 ¢ , : UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE i arts ORUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION Soren mee Cee i ae Washington, D.C. 20537 : 03 Jun 75 | May 28, 1975 iden Yee Seah eM MLE SOPOT KITT rn rere Ksowst & & Pietacemtembeemh gaan The SEC-1GO- 75-0022 Page 1 of 2 Copy 1 of 4 MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. John P. Kennedy é Special Assistant for Narcotic . : Control Operations fag EF ue i 8g ad oe Bi Central Intelligence Agency —- Loe ee ae wee eetee annette de FROM: ' Chief, International Intelligence Division Office of Intelligence rere err feta teein ory x bee a niet oe P SUBJECT: Name Trace Request a | | , I request a priority name trace on Gerald Patrick HEMMING, Jr., DOB March 1, 1937. HEMMING is 6 feet, 5 inches cail and weighs approximately 250 pounds. He currently resides in Miami, Florida where he works for a private investigation company, TECPOL SECURITY, (305) 443-9681. HEMMING claims to have been a member of Fidel CASTRO's rebel army prior to BATISTA's fall. After the CASTRO takeover, HEMMING returned to Florida and worked independently but in contact with unnamed U. S. Government agencies against _CASTRO. HEMMING was at one time employed with the PARABELLUM CORPORATION, 305 Jose Marti Building, 290 S. W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33130. . HEMMING recently walked into DEA fieadquarcers in Washington, ~ D. C. and offered to cooperate with DEA by supplying narcotics intelligence. We would like any information on file with ” your agency, and if extensive information .is available, an a-:  . OUtline curriculum vitae covering the period of his alleged association with you would be helpful. } - If HEMMING has either been a contract employee of your . :,) agency or been a paid agent, we would appreciate an oo ‘. ~ "". " evaluation of ahr a 8 ES CRE — mies ea pccan 6 4 AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED ON ..
104-10218-10109 f Le, SEC-1G0-75-0022 3 (SECRETE Page 2 of 2 Copy 1 of 4 The above subject is of operational interest to DEA. Please reference SEC-IGO-75- ka in your reply ane provide two copies to the requester on! ind 2 ¥ 8 anvenepee . . > RHO MA Le eer wees
104-10218-10109 ly oy oi UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT Gr JUoTICh ry FEDERAL BURBEAU OF INVESTIGATION i. __ a Berl tee Neto Miazi, Plorida Spo. oe DEC 1 0 BD ' CON? IDENTIAL ‘ : i 4 Ce. aS : or 7 < REO we EMOR YHA RGRAVES VO ol ERALD PATRICK HEMMING “2D\- 2e5*} 15 INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA Ln Cte 22 ekgit Lf 200 ~ 2OW RS | It is noted that ROY EMORY HARGRAVES, an american “| adventurer and mercenary, in July, 1970, advised he was . a involved in a plan to effect warfare between the United | States and Cuba, The plan consisted of attempting to j have defecting Cuban military personnel fire missiles against the United States Navy Base, Guantanamo, Cuba, thus projecting the United States into a military takee aver of Cuba. HARGRAVES was closely associated in this plan with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, another American mer- cenary and adventurer and a long~time associate of HARGRAVES « Fs MM T=1, an American citizen closely associated with HARGRAVES and HEMMING in the past ten years, on September 15, 1970, advised that Mr. VINCENT OLLER, “ Getective, Dade County, Flcrida, Department of Public Safety, Miami, stated that he had been investigating ROY EMORY HARGRAVES and GERALD PATRICK HEMMING inasmuch as the United States Coast Guard in Miami had given him some ing ormation concerning eligi. MM Te] said that OLLER indicated that HARGRAVES “ and HEMMING had devised some illogical and irresponsible -. Military plan of action against Cuba which was highly - unlikely of any success whatever. Ek RE DBD Do) ee 70/70 MAG a TAREE lige SL stark Rn conta Pheer tne ne at TO (3 S57 bag Reine Arn Mean me erecta mma nd ity em INNS Mele AON aes ly Zit gle meee
104-10218-10109 oe . SO a 4 . : 7 . . 6 = oom ow 4 - " : : 7 CONFIDENTIAL “ 3 ROY EMORY HARGRAVES?; ‘GERALD PATRICK HEMMING Ssh eecbnne me Reve aer ce eieneRNeE UD MM T=1 on November 13, 1970, .advised that: ; HARGRAVES recently moved his residence to a location - near Southwest 8th Street and theMiami River, Miami, and it was not known if he was at that time gainfully employed. MM Tel advised that HEMMING was then living ; ; ; on Southwest 46th Street near 119th Avenue, Miami, and i was unemployed. HEMMING was scheduled for a job inter= 4 view with Butler Aviation Company, Miami International i Airport, but did not appear for the interview. MM T-1 said that although HARGRAVES and HEMMING are now inactive in Cuban revolutionary matters, they continually are devising irresponsible military plans that will never be put into effect because they lack the money, manpower, and necessary military equipment. 4 a MM T-2, another Government agency which 2 of , conducts intelliyence investigations, on November 22, 1970, advised that agency had conducted investigation into this matter and now thinks chances of HARGRAVES' en trying to promote such a plan are highly improbable. (ES ae '. MM T-2 stated that HARGRAVSS and HEMMING are now - “inactive but it is only a matter of time when they ° 7 mde" sow! ' will again devise some illogical military plan to ce A ah ce nem PETG! VED NR A cope tna be used against Cuba. - tee pinte welt LVI ral Speen a gs Geter td th ANE ARRAS teak mer ate sweetest vemt a aeecen ent: fonts Weds Las TE ine Mine mms nara AE of By Gate ge IN h Bom gaan ste Men ieat Saar : %, ii eo z ‘ ue ve ee ge iB LI OELES
104-10218-10109 (Oh ZuLe ce LAL eecggipig term SENG © j ROY EMORY HARGRAVES; GERALD PATRICK HEMMING. MM T-3, another Govermnent agency which conducts ; intelligence investigations, on November 24, 1970, advised. : that on June 18, 1970, that agency interviewed HARGRAVES, ; HARGRAVES said he met MANUEL AQUILAR, a Cuban refugee Do . dn the United States, in 1961. On about June 15, 1970, ' AQUILAR: contacted HARGRAVES concerning a plan to defect. ; a Cuban Government patrol boat and obtain jet aircraft Ee age supplied to Cuba by the Soviet Union. ‘ ni irk AQUILAR said the defection of the patpol boat and the jet aircraft could be accomplished ina few Weeks and he was waiting for the “green light” from i . > gomeone in a high capacity, He further claimed to have se active “cells” in Cuba and contact ith them A Lolk Dd It is noted that one? QUILAR Ge giz Blwols po * OTP interviewed by the Feaeral Bureau of Investigation in July, 1963, at which time he said he was the leader of Frente Revolucionario Anticomumista (FRAC), a militant anti-CAsTRO organization, He<flaimed he was qoing to infiltrate Cuba with six or eight men and estaplish an i - ‘inder ground organization. + ‘ ————— MM T-4, a Cuban exile active in revolutionary matters for the past elfght years, in August, 1965, advised that PRAC was inactive and AQUILAR said he was mare con- ae cerned in trying to support himself and his: tamily than to “dn Cuban revolutionary matters. ha? m raecanmppeneern + etanfee le K vae ” MM T=4, on November 16, 1970, advised that he had been in contact with AQUILAR, FRAC is inactive, has ' been inactive for several years, and AQUIIAR is the only Lets). 7 Member of FRAC and has no underground contact in Cuba. wel ees Sina sepa eree eebeI A e o te ROE ? ONF IT TAL
104-10218-10109 . é : : ' ‘ 5. . = ‘ . ‘ y ; ROY EMORY HARGRAVES; ; GERALD PATRICK HEMMING : MM T=4 explained that AQUILAR is-not well known Ei in Miami and is not consicered significant by Cuban ; activists and militants.in the.Cuban exile comnunity 3 in Miami. _ This document contains neither recommendations 7 . nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the : - FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents : are not to be distributed outside your agency. a ieoads MER ME AERA On Ute a pee ate ote Fee) Serpe ae Tbe rite ‘ Te ytd 4 4 ame ‘ ~ ak FRE Lain Rate ODL ARETE me EC A Ay en ROR SEEIRONTIRP Hoan oe 7 nee AE dee er ABS NAS go hat : Fa Ps at © & : £ : Re ‘ i 3 4 ; 4 a « t “ i ‘ ! . ' i : : 4 1 ; : < q r i a i 7 ie . Ke ee A {~ fi i i , : f iy f os ¥ t ‘ rat i a - ES a “ou as ' { $
104-10218-10109 . | 7 _ 1 be * ros {Hev. itea9-0r est, : ry . es UNITED STATES DEEPA RIMENT OF JUSTICE u FEDEXAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ; ‘ Ia Reply, Virase: Refer to Miami, Florida a > j ¥loNe 105-3973 pec 10 B70 } } i | Lo Mtle ‘ROY EMORY HARGRAVES; GERALD PATRICK HEMMING mc co Character INTERNAL SECURITY ~ CUBA ; Reference Memorandum dated and captioned : as above at Miami, Florida | | ; . , All sources (except any listed. below) whose identities : | .’ gare concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable , . Lat sumetion in the past. : i = ‘ ee ae Oe 7 e . - g i 7 . sete SR et awed g , ; a - : Ss , Pa i : ‘ ve z . a Bs ted Sg let Ue skate hes = DBD O7D0/ - . This document contains neither recommendations nor conclustons of the FBI. It is the property a — - gk’ pe ce te of the FSI cad 1s loaned to your agency: tt and ite contests are sot to be distributed outside - . 5 your agency. ; at 7