AGENCY FILE NUMBER : v9.1 HW 54464 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE : PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : DocId: 32316655 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10350-10097 HQ CR 105-107224-43 Document Information FBI NO HQ 06/29/1962 6 GERALD PATRICK HEMMING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 09/10/1998 INDEFINITE AT; INC AT, LHM 10 Page 1 Date: Released under the John Kennedy WS5asgsination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 54464 Date: HO-i10-201i7 5/26/201
AIRTEL Tor: SAC, Miami 9 - New Orleans ¢ BG 59 os t (105- -107224)— 4s From: Director X vylaas: SIP . com iho OBIE TION TO. a ee ea TION ANEIOR, “CUA NGF oH 10 NT 1H iS pOCUME! NI. CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL, | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA | Ors i £ (CONSEJO REVOLUCIONARIO DE CUBA 7 k SN NUEVA ORLEANS) “Vl NTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA i Classitied By WN ‘ NEUTRALITY MATTERS ee Exernprt from “UNIS if sation, indelinite ake gi ‘Geet, «BSP Very] ae A New Orleans airtel 6/29/62, with Wels ULE o Howard K. Davis is identical with MM 639-S ee ee oe Np Ne - Miami, by return airtel, advise whether MM 639-S has advised | ° d in above enclosure. Furnish your Ly the activity outline d comments as to accuracy of information and whether | ypservations an activity was in line with Davis' role as informant. ces Ng Gu alo Ree New Orleans resubmit le DECLASSIFIER BY . GUE ARUGE ond forth Davis’ identity. in aa ) oy 2eN-40 (IE SeaoL C) so-igaved sibility of ‘his becoming ith establishment of tterhead ee wi un Caution Davis as to pos in violation of U. $, laws if he is connected w anti-Castro training camp. C¢. yo ; ral - Rp, rab: ee aw ae 1 - 134- 6356 (it 9-5). ae Ne Ath a, by! [) _ ff eo ue cay ae acs? roe x ARC fi nl Eps Peavey aie wes f Be NOTE ° \ ry oF sor a ae mer ie aa ht 8 fy an ener 4 Hes firm % fated \ if i cS i arn RY I. x 07 ne ; ia ww age =~ Nea “Orleall& Souric®s bv P Rex @t Davis: and Gerald a QO) “mn dual named La AST caper. Revolutionary. lleged1l Council headquar} vers in Miami. La Borde, ‘Hemming’ “and Davis a > gléimed to h camp in Florida Everglades where ‘Guban nationals | ré trainedjin guerrilla warfare. These individuals’ ‘claimed vei fe\ av ilable for proposed training camp 7a pin « ce yee unit NOTE CONTINUED, PAGE 2 WS) te Hemming through indivi UNRE re 5 ne. ~ “HW 54464 DBocld:32316655 Page 2?
= = ~ oe EET ; { : “sy al “} % \. . . ( . i o “ as la oot pee - . <a at Alrtel to Miami \ “ New Orleans Lo : . EE edit ifat cr RE: CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCI 105-107224 NOTE, CONTINUED: area. New Orleans souree, however, determined that they had no such site. Above three individuals also asked New Orleans Source to locate arms and ammunition for shipment to Cuba. Davis is long-time paid informant and has been furnishing information concerning anti-Castro activities, ineluding activities of Cuban Revolutionary Council, Hemming and training camp in Florida Everglades. It is probable that Davis was with La Borde and Hemming gathering information as informant, but we should check this out to be sure. Hemming is soldier of fortune_and mercenary; (ia Borde was formerly of operational interest to “ate i J. ee HW 54464 Docld:32316655 Page 3
. | . - ea 4 ‘ i . ° c ° " “weet “ 2 ih ‘ * a | to . i | , I { FBI “GUA HAS NO OBJECTION TO  PECLASS: HICATION AND/OR, © Date: 6/29/62  SOrhypeatial Ae OF cr BA INE oan No ve een Trans cur Hey fe + K | , <'y garb AS iG AOS LS fPype in plain text or codp)y aes teepen | . S&L LL P fonczassyrpeg by STy44 Sd mde AIRTEL AIR MAIL C7 Enélosed herewith aPeo| ies Of letterhead 5 NG i TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-107224)  4¥ FROM: SAC, NEW ORLEANS (105-1698) ified buss = oo m4 3 RE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL, Se NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (CONSEJO REVOLUCIONARIO DE CUBA EN NUEVA ene memorandum containing information furnished by FRANCISCO BARTES, 1608 Mason Smith, Metairie, Louisiana, ») identified himself as a member of the captioned. counci 1 .(%) The_enclosed letterhead memo is being stamped confidential [since ‘it reveals the s matter Yd (W) of the Central Intelligence Agency in this matter Rj (W) f- - BARTES, during interview, stated that before any action was taken by the Cuban Revolutionary Council to obtain any funds to establish a training camp or to purchase any arms:or ammunition for shipment to Cuba, he desired to know , whether it could be_done legally and with the approval of the, U. 8. Government . Q (Wy BARTES was advised that the FBI could not make any recommendations or suggestions in connection with this matter and suggested that he have the Cuban Revolutionary Council attorney in Miami determine the answers to his questipns through the State Department in Washington, D. C.(° K} | a _ Bureau (Encis, a (REGISTERED MAIL) ° See all oo 1 - Miami (En¢q1 464) (REGISTERED "Oe G of : y ne «a Dim New Orleans ASS | RAL it vee ECW éguan: rhe “p) EC 5a | |O2 Cw 0 LA. o bs est 7 os, Oe 6) ; bs ee mh gy ey Se f | poe . | ba Aa ©o oO o | 2 ALL IRFORPRANSH cc pa g IHESTI IS CEISLAS StF if aE | ‘ at WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE, ! . : HW 54464 Docld:32316655 Page 4