Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination 
Records Collection Act of 1992 
(44 USC 2107 Note) 
NW 53217 6/20/17
104-10218-10112 ae Bo . Intelligence Unit, Miami Pr. lice Department, advised parks. known to be members of Interpen. to leave the park and not return. E. Denford, and Donald Pugh on charge of vagrancy. A ee cmmcmtin ammeter INR th ratte leat els ayes wet’ wo ital MSN orn Lek tae matty EPR Bo. eat Lp TI PRES « aba Rae tae en Face Stebel SAS eae LE . sBigs aches can et eat vt ? ; - '- Re: Intercontinental Penetration Ferces etores, are net empléyed, are usually witheut funds, and are dressed in army combat clothes, boots, and a number of them wear beards. Hemming ead hia group are interested in adv@ature ane are willing ts ge te any Letin American country to engage in any revolution, not kmowing the issues, reliubility of the revolurionists, or the pelitical iceslogy involved. Hemming and his group are completely irrespensidle, are net expected to accomplish any pssitive actien, and are stimlated by publicity given to them in the Miami, Flerida, newspapers. vt ens pee ete tteicomaesen renee meet? x ’9 a ee ze freee Ce alate anteater a Oa May 16, 1961, Charlee Sepp, Sergeant, that this greup constitutes a pelice problem. They have been hanging cut in Miami Bayfront Park. Sere geant Sapp advised that a group ef Cuban women hag . fi, ' been maintaining a sit-down strike at Bayfront Park -, CB nee ee for the purpsse of influencing the Organization ef ; oo American States and the United States Government to intervens in Cuba. He said the women are neat ; ; : and orderly, maintain ea table on which donaticensa Co gage So are received, and around which are Averican and , Te Cuban flags. These women have complained to the , - 1. police and the City concerning the ifamoral and i vandaleus attivitiea of these Americans in the | os, a snd reaper ‘ af = en — 3s fy 4 eecewemaeelbeiuamage nels a a i a aaa ae a The police inetructed these Americans On May 15, 1961, the police arrested Arthur Milten Reduond, Richard Jee Roma, Phillip Dye Bey ‘vies Ste ule! H ve
104-10218-10112 Re: Intercontinental Penetratien Forces . . ’ On May 17, 1961, Sergeant Sepp advised that Redmond and Rema had again been arrested fer vagrancy at Bayfrent Park, along with Alfred Dushane and Albert Mariner, who were aiso charged with vagrancy. < cis 5 mie tonscsinna ac emneiat papain ral Tey r . a re Sergeant Sapp advised that these members er na : of Interpen have developed inte a police probles, are . rewdy and drunken, and cause considerable comment by residents ef Miami and tourists visiting the city. # j 4 Cee Sen mnmenerenieritners net 1 Contact. with Frente Revolucienario Democratico : MM T-1, on June 5, 1961, advised thet Toa Cain and Frank (last name unknown), Interpen mezbers, ebent a menth previeusly, went to Chicage, Illinsis . = end contacted headquarters of the Frente Revelucisnario ie ee Desscratice (Revelutionary Dewecratic Front - FRB), en a Coe alliance greup of anti-Communist Cuban revolutionary ij. .- , .ergenizatiens. Cain and Frank were secking aid and can backing fer Interpen from the PRD, and received a toe. letter of introduction, addressed to Mr. Gamba, FED po headquarters, Miami. ; +} ih. . a ' «MM fel said that at that time, Interpea 4 . _censisted ef about fourteen members, most of when . i were staying at 1925 Southwest 4th Street, the. 1. ts 4. wesidemce of a Mrs. Hanilten, whe allews them. te — ; then. there free, and aiid prevides weale for . 7 "Bes MM T-2, who is an official of the FED, and ; whe has furnished reliable informatien in the past, _ advised that Tomas Gamba iz an assistant te Manuel _., _amtenio de Varena, Coordinator of the FRD. MM T-2. 23- owen TA TA tne ate aac each Bat a Het Cte anees thease MPRA Se SN ed A Suerte Bans” 9 m9 he . e § a Ci 4 ese 4 [oF esediegsaana St Sh RRS cea ge eee ha Sel ated ‘og THR one sarge tig, 628 7 he ag fine # BEKO taps 8 gM aR AEE RT OE sy ”
104-10218-10112 Bu lang is Fi Bt Petes amatanatomrnt aiayem Uy apr meee meme emma Sree oe bey : -4 be 3 ew tay stems eerie ake OO wee Meter arom faanl oe) 2 en a see an er a a cnetaetne ewe ewer tobe Re: Intercentinental Penetration Forces eaid that it would be extremely deubtful that Gamba, or any other PRD official, weuld in any way help er _ take inte mezbership any American group of volunteers. MA T-1 subsequently advised that Hemming and Tem Cain contacted Gamba at FRD headquarters on June 8, 1961. They were treated courteously, but received ne promises of help er offers of mezbership in the FRD, and were politely referred to Menuel Antonie de Varona, Ceordinater ef the FRD. MM Tel explained that the FRD's pelicy has always been against accepting Americans, and it was extrenely doubtful that Interpen would receive any aid frea : the FRD. MH T-1 explained that Hesming and Interpen members have centacted sany other Cuban organizations and individuals, seeking money denatiens, equipment end members, but they have always been refused. ' Centact with Venezuelans On Hay 25, 1961, MM Tol advised that Hemming had made contact with a (first naze unknown) Prato, an _associate of Marcos Perez Jimenez, former dictator ef Venezuela, presently residing in Miami Beach, Florida. Heuming had offered his services to Perez Jimenez ‘for ‘future revolutienary activity in Venezuela. Prate later took ‘Dick Watley and Rebert a Willis, members of Interpen and assistants to Hemming, to see Perez Jimenez. However, Perez Jimenez was wmable te confer with them because he was too busy with the 5 a e Sat eta Pe Meee ntenns Tent a amt PESO NS Ee BI g 5 apetsenset enema Seminar Mot mata LSet ten nah a RL eet MPa opt api hectare Me oo Sarratinee F 4g hone Stew mes Fe tet ret! pameeeesremeial! ‘ .
104-10218-10112 t ae 7 Re: Intercentinental Penetration Forces, ; 4 : matter concerning his pending deportation hearing, to : .; -.  ° be held in the United States District Court in Miami. ws i «>... Prato said thet Perez Jimenez wondered how it was ey 5 possible fer American adventurers, such as the Interpen ; members, t9 maintain a training camp, wear uniforms ; poi and practice military maneuvers in the United States, . son dee al ~s fo after they have publicly stated they plan te violate ‘ 3 { United States neutrality laws ty proposed military ae ‘ attacks against Cuba. Perez Jimenez expressed some Lo te 3 : apprehensien in cooperating with them, for fear they my werd oe ; would be arrested by United States authorities. Willis en : : and Watley planned to make an appointment to see Perez ’ g Jimenez at a later time concerning. offering their 3 services and these of Interpen to Perez Jimenez. ba ee On June 5, 1961, MM Tel advised that (first name unknown) Peleaz, 5733 Northwest 6th Place, Miami, representing Perez Jimenez, bought one hundred sixty dellars werth ef feed for a donation to Interpen. This food consisted mainly of rice, beans, and canned items. ; eae re te SUR enS) Tbe ta ’ On June 28, 1961, MM T-l advised that “+ vepresentatives of Perez Jimenez were supposed to . ‘wisit a camp site established at Key Largo, Florida -i> ... by Interpen. At the camp site, they would be given i on demonstrations in military training and Jungle . e survival by Hesming. co mee . ‘ a “ee " Interpen Unacceptable to Leading Cuban Organizations tes. 8 MM T-1 advised that although Interpen had ~ visited west of the leading Cuban revolutionary EN eee eee EN I ein STN MEE S OCS A, rach he Aber o toe AEN EN of er sae th Aan Wat Monee eT the PP GE age von Cerra SLAs Fabre ohh Titan 2 Sago ene UE OOF . : Neg te y May LO Se A ett A EE Mag EOE)
104-10218-10112 r 1 eens Ces nee eae anet ty Senne et Be) i i Pe é . ner tree ee THM, trac ane: Y- Failure ef Plans ‘Intercontinental Penetration Forces . organizations, these organizations have refused to support, denate, take into membership, cr cooperate with Interpen. During May and June, 1961, the following individuals advised that their organizations would have nething te do with Interpen: . Antenio Maceo, menber ef the Cuban Revelutien- - : ary Ceuncil Oxlande Garcia, Assistant to Aureliano Sanchez Arsnge, head of the Revolutionary Junta of Cuban Liberation Exnesto Despaigne, in charge of intelligence for FRD ‘ Rafael Diaz Balart, a leading member of the White Rose organization, and presently work- ing with Carlos Prio Secarras, former President of Cuba. MM Tel explained” that many of the ivréepenatbie ve _plans of Hemming have failed. -One involved driving a car from Miami, Florida ¢ Guatemala, for soma unknewn © revolutionary purpose. ‘teaming alse was involved in another plan with Agustin Capo, a Cuban national, to . go on a xecennaissance trip by beat to the Cay Sal Bank of islands, north of Cuba, and later establish a base for Interpen there fsr future cemmando raids against Cuba. This failed, inasmuch as Capo is being watched by the United States Berder Patrel, and is afraid if he leaves on his beat, he will be arrested. -6- Peak behets be od taal Sh, ola Gagptphnnens Geta ere
104-10218-10112 oN a ray pats i . Re: Intercentinental Penetratien Ferces | He:ming had another plan to obtain a 106 feot salvage beat to take hia group on a commando raid against ; ee Cuba. However, he was unable to obtain accéss to this Fo i - beat. MM T-l explained that Hemming has a new and different plan daily, does not fellow threugh on any of them, and deat Ce ek te renee Treen ened a ten Be none of them ever succeed. ; ‘ a ; é : i Press Publicity : i The ‘Lamt Herald," a daily newspaper published ; | i : . in Miami, Florida, on June 27, 1961, contained an article : ! i concerning Interpen, steting that most members are Americans, ; ; although the leaders claim the grevp includes Canadians, : i : i Venezuelens, Cubsns and cther anti-Ccammists. The an « article stated that the existence of this group was known ee a ; by the Herald, but it became generally known to the ca ALS ee i public on June 26, 1961, after Plorida Senator Geerge to ; i A. Smathers disclosed that Cuban exiles are training in 4 : Flerida. The article said that Senator Smathers’ dis- a clesure en a nation-wide radie network brought other newsmen and television cameramen to Interpen heudgiertexs on June 26, 1961. The article described a as a ayoune. giant, 6 feet 7 inches tall, with long wavy hair, a trimmed beard, an Australian bush hat, who leoks a to. . ... like Errel Flyns in his earlier matinee daya." The ne “ex \ article stated that Hemming said the recruits are eee first housed at the headquarters, and then sent to Pe oe ta] [ -- ‘a training site in the Everglades, eccessible only i to. by beat. The article continued, stating that Interpen tame eee te ey eaten hate arb tirana mn tame er . , holds parachute rigging classes in the middle of a ra on _ Street in Miami, and one elderly Miami couple stated i fers 2 Se ee To eC ce aa se o 7 o e e - i ah cree etreemene tee ee net ee ag Giehtsig Pa a6 ae 4 a Pi t ry . a a ‘Ss a bs a 2 anes ~ whe “ AS Re a ie ry eivt dar nea ne 5 . a . vate sage tg , ‘ ren Save 2 ae, en So - j a re ate eR PRY Coe hance Tea OL, one Noe om a Ws . Votes Jeph atte Tee ane ORT ERY ‘ . eternal
104-10218-10112 pe ee - 7 _ wee ceegg tee 8s Re: Intercentinentel Penetration Forces they teld the police, but tha police said there was nothing they could de about it. The article said that the climaw of Interpen training is parachute jumping at an abandoned South Florida airfield. fe wen ae th meta SENET OMA TO ' - an = Ds The article continued that Hemming hires : & sky diving instructsr and rents a light plane for : . the exercises, and during the {umping drills on the previous Saturday, the Sheriff's patrol officers lesked en and made no attempt to interfere. The article went on that Interpen has about one hundred members, including asme at bases in California and ' in the Nerth, and its purpsse was ts fight Commnisn, _ he : look fer adventure, or "because they just like soldier- - vege pee, ing." Jee Garman, a member frem Kentucky, was quoted : i. as saying: "I wsuld rather be shot to death then eg SE bered to death." Oe a we HM T-1, on June 27, 1961, advised that the above-mentiened article was out of preportion to the true situation, and served no other purpose ! than to obtain publicity fer Hemming and attract 2. oo wore adventurers to the Miani area. : MM T-1 explained that en June 27, 1961, . — ee a . a a plane was rented at Howe Aviation, Tamiami Airport, at A bo oe Miami, and flown to an abandoned field at Davie, ~ pie te wee Sf Flerida, where the. plane was met by Heaming; Jce . Po Gorman, Larry Worley, Frank Little and ene other = © ee pe dndividual, name unknown, all Interpen members. - ie Also there were Frank Fisrini, a noterisus would-be soldier of fortune, a fourteen year old Cuban bey, and a news phstographer ceo the "Miami Herald" newspaper. - eS zo tenner Z ohne ~ Se a tem eet Lone AALS ap TBE Nhe megan TTS TAO Ty Taya teams + wtare aaeiin kets yhamgtetmtimacere wencna # Ratadth wars 2S ol Atrestnen ete 4 ey 4 Lf e . %. 2 - 2 2 ; = z 3 pers “ con ~ 4 fs " . . * . and . . ' big 4 2 ita . 3) F .
104-10218-10112 BS ae ace Nourse eeaay weve pment iA: \ A a i 7 : Net ANOS reli Ld oe Hh eM le ante ee nn comamanmens Rime Aneta a wt Res: Intercentinental Penetration Ferces Joe Gorman and Larry Worley got in the airplane, and each mede a parachute jum. When these. two enly available parachutes were repacked, Frank Little and Hemming boarded the airplane and. made a parachute Jump. The pket:grapher teek photographs, which appeared in a later issue of the "Miami Herald." MM T-1 said that these were the firat and only parachute jumps made by Interpen members. They were practice jumps, and fertunately, nobedy wea injured, {masmuch as nene of these individuals hss had any train- ing or. experience, and they are net in adequate physical condition. On June 28, 1961, the "Miami Herald". contained an article gtating that Interpen'a Commander is’ the “biggest, strongest and = st handseme member of the let, and in his marine camouflage suit, Australian bush hat, wavy hair and beard, he has the look of an old-time French nmusketeer." The article continues by stating that Hemming is cenvinced that the pro- Communist Government of Cuba will be sverthrown only by infiltration ef guerrilla fighters; that he and his men live in a rooming house, and whem they are not on training exercises in the Everglades Swamps, . or parachuting at an abandsoned airfield, they practice rigging parachutes in the street. Ths article con-. tinues that neighbors have complained, but the police contend thers ia nothing they can do. Hemming claims - he dees nst try to hide the fact that Interpen is part of the Internatienai Anti-Commmist Brigade, which is associated with the Revolutionary Junta of National Liberation, led by Aureliano Sanchez Arango. . © 9 o snaliemm mamma Tela ct ete ha Seat Pate ee a wk ee ee ate oe
104-10218-10112 me ‘ . - L 3 net No be CO Fe Slt nt Re: Intercontinental Penetratica Forces ak RINE et i MM T-1, en June 27, 1961, advised that on i that dsy, Hemming and th:i-2e of his men went te Key 8 _ Largo, Fitrida, later returned, and brought six FO GR ‘ others with them to establish a survival training ena i camp senewhere in ney Largs in the Florida Keys. | ee . MM Tol explained that Hemming met some- Mag CMe tsps em ; ene who kmew an individual »waing property in Key | ; > Largo, and allowed them to use chia property. MM Tel : explained that cn June 28, 1961, repregentetivea ef. bo sO _ Mareos Persz Jimenez are gsing to visit the camp ‘ . bo a eR 2 site at Key Large, and observe Hemming and his eight - ve 7 ‘ eempanions in their training maneuvera. MM To1 ; said that Hemming will tell the Venezuelans that . i this is just one of the many combat squada ef Interpen, : and that many other squads are standing by at ether ; places. Hemming hcopes to fool the Venezuelansa inte we? ee giving him large denations ef arws, equipment and © ys _—- '- On June 27, 1961, the United Statea Border Patrol, Miami, advised that Inspector Harry Rhodes, i of the United States Border Patrol at Hemestead, Florida, received a call from fishermen off Julia -. Yeland in the Florida Keys that seme shooting was ny : going on. Upen arrival, Inspector Rhodes discevered “4 oe that Heaming and his group were conducting a jungle ao. survey training class, and Hemming had in his pessess- too. + fem only one .22 caliber rifle, a small amount ef anmmition and some equipment. The rifle shot apparently ricocheted and barely miased hitting a nearby fisherman. Those with Heaming were identified as Wynn Bollinger, born at Buffalo, New York, on re ee _ April 27, 1943; Larry Worley, bern at Mansfield, Ohio, Gs ata one AN Hea eR " wot te oe F action nm ache WITT Simca etait ceca AeeTDs BF ey Ate he ot trates ae Bene Made WT AL ade denedeayenategasts toe Eis Q Set i abodes et on coe : fs
104-10218-10112 Be i Rez: Intercontinental. Penetration Ferces. i ‘ ‘ on July 21, 1939; Thomas Nesiti, borm at Pittsburgh, . ; a. ”. Pennsylvezia en November 25, 1937; Andrew Cherensak, a a i '. bern at Wilkesborough, Pennsylvania on December 4, ee 2 : 1932; J. ©. Garees, bern at Bewling Green, Kentucky 27 Beare i on February 3, 1930; and Frank B. Little, bora at x i Wasco, Califermia cu: Octeber 23, 1923. Thie group ; i listed their residence as with a Mra. Hamilton, ; : _ 1925 Southwest 4th Etreet, Miami, Flerida. gg nen pe PROPERTY OF THE FBI---This memorandum is re i leaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its 2 oo contents should be distributed outside the agency to 4 es . which loaned. 2 i i ae te eet ae tet tath