Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : ' RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclIda: 32300170 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote). Date: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10226-10450 HQ 105-86406-1ST NR 4X Document Information FBI DWYER, ROBERT JAMES DIRECTOR, FBI 07/31/1961 46 GPH, INTERPEN, ANTI-COMMUNIST LEGIONNAIRES,.ACA, ‘-BKG, MIL SERV, RECORD PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/23/1998 INDEFINITE INC ADMIN PAGE 5/26/201
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& wutielk at + Teng) TM pT oO” eigeaa te Te 4 - U. S. Border Patrol, Miami (RM) Syacesie wo eS head o - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1- U. S. INS, Miami (RM) Reset ch ROBERT JAMES DWYER s(‘i‘ét~*CC:«OM, Florida ‘See July 31, 1961 Ce ee Field Office File fs 2~312 . 7 Bureou File #: 221693 ern es |. Ida INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION ae ”.. FORCES (INTERPEN) » - On 6/28/61, GEORGE W. TANNER, JR. said he wus former head - “) o£ an anti-CAS organization called Antic Commist a - Legionnaires. KT-1 said AGUSTIN CAPO was to 90 to BWI . on 5/27/61, with some INTERPEN mewbers but postponed tri of RALD PATRICK HEMMING on 7/5/61, sald he is NTERPEN; has 20 members; planned co eateblish oe. training camp; purpose is to train Gubans in military 9 °C} techniques. INTERPEN had parachuting exersise at oe at Davie, Florida, on 7/2/61. HEMMING said he had been in nS contact with organizations of SANCHZZ ARANGO, FRD, end MRP. HEMMING said he was in Cuba from Jamuary, 1959, to _ August, 1960; commanded a Cuban Air Force Base: 5 worked a with WILLIAM. ALEXANDER MORGAN, and talked againsn American. o-0 .-Amperialists. HEMMING said chat newspaper publicity caused -. .'» . Many Americans to write and visic hin offer Swe ; , bervices. Military record end DRO ETOUG fOr Tel said HEMMING had camp 2t > hort time, then — leave.’ ROY ERNEST BRYANT, JOE CAVENDISH CARMEN, SOHN LEE - ', PETERS, FRANK BURNS LITTLE advised they were im INTERPEN ~ because they liked living outdoors, survival training, ae parachuting, keep in physical condition, and for health -°.  ... reasons. Newspaper publicity set forth, On RIAL ae ‘HEMMING thrown out of residence because of police and ae | press inquiry. - errs basassey eo Ht Ste Mares (a = Po 7 ON SAL. pele Foal pce EA,” “Jive in cheap hotels. stay: in organiz zation 8 i Thig dooument’ contains neither Ttecommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and ig loaned te | DoctId: 32300170 Page 3
>. RJDsush ; ". DETAILS: Cuban revolutionary activities for the past four years, ~~" advised GEORGE TANNER, West Palm Beach, Florida, who calls - himself Colonel TANNER, was previously associated with ROLANDO NASFEARERNROIAR, a former Cuban Senator, residing 5 | jazi Miami \ Florida. During April and May, 1961, TANNER @ formed the Anti-Gommunist Legionnaires, an organization of American adventurers, to participate in some military ._ - ly set up a training camp in the Florida Keys, where the ./.°. Americans belonging to his organization-were to be trained “= by TANNER. It soon became apparent TANNER had no knowledge °° of military affairs; was considered psychopathic, and the ~ ‘\.. training camp was disbanded. TANNER left the organization, “< which was then taken over by GERALD PATRICK HEMMING. | DocId:32300170 Page 4 On June 17, 1961, MM T-1, who has been engaged ing E : ‘action to overthrow the Cuban Government. TANNER subsequent- -.
SR oe ee ae eee eee ee pe ere Mee eae ng? te eo ‘ On June 30, 1961, MM T-1 advised that AUGUSTINES a Cuban national residitig in Miami, Florida, had“aécess to: a boat located somewheré in the Florida Keys and planned =” “to make a reconnaissance trip from Florida to. Cay Aguilla,.|” Cay Sal Bank, British Islands, located north of Cuba. a “The trip was supposed to have been made on May 27, 1961, . ‘and GERALD PATRICK HEMMING and two or three other members ~\. of HEMMING's group were supposed to go along on the trip.” They planned to make a clandestine trip to Cay Aguilla -and then return to set up a military base to be used | ‘for future commando raids against Cuba. MM T-1 explained that the plan was indefinitely postponed inasmuch as ~~ “U...S. Border Patrol was closely watching CAPO and the .boat., CAPO was afraid to leave Florida, fearing, that . §. Border Patrol would arrest him. .CAPO has no immediate © a cy . : . eee PASE AER EI OU ES, WSs AACA LI ISTE TD SRR PE ' Docld:32300170 Page 5
no a | CON -) oe - MM T-1 on July 6, 1961, advised that HEMMING had sent about six of his men to Davie, Florida, to establish a camp at the west side of the Davie Airport. These men were living in an old shack and were practicing military exercises and survival but had no arms or other > equipment. - MM T-1 explained that HEMMING had made some | » contact at Key Largo, Florida, and expected to take :, these men to Key Largo, Florida, where they would con- ... . tinue their survival training. MM T-1 said that HEMMING ~*" . ds quite busy, inasmuch as during the past week at least: °°. '- twenty-five men have come into Miami to join him; he has ”— many news and press conferences; is in contact with ~~ = -: different Cuban revolutionists; and is trying to operate...” ‘a training camp. HEMMING has repeatedly told the new _ volunteers that his organization is presently low on food and money, and that they should check again with r Yo ~ rod semi perteraiepan aebvrm © A 7 MM T-1 said th that a_ GEORGE WILLIAMS’, an American,. _ ruddy coaplexton, 6 feet. ca, cEonoE ILL ZAM 30! 8s, is sup- -: ’ posed to be HEMMING's public relations officer {WILLIAMS has been seen using the typewriter at the Junta Office, . typing statements for Interpen dealing with the aims and .’ purposes of the organization. wife also types at -.the Junta Office for Interpen}(% (A) a MM T-1 said that som uszonasass (phonetic), . - who. runs. a war surplus store in Hialeah, Florida, recently ed . large box of uniforms to HEMMING. These. uniforms -Consist:of used gas station attendant uniforms and old ‘Army fatigue suits .( MAN et AA te etne e tone ARE EH PR OS ee ‘MM T-1 explained that the best estimate of ‘Inter- ae Age vpen'e menbership is that it has about twenty members. es 4 | Docld: 32300170 Page 6