‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/26/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10350-10070 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 105-114160-9 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: — 10/04/1963 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : GERALD PATRICK HEMMING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/03/1998 | OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO; INC LHM } Docld:32316626 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE‘ 11-14-2017 . oo ve +... OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10. ry ; Ti, 28910-104-08 - Seovs - Pe “UNITED ‘STATES GN ERNMENT oy atin “FBI (1052214160) pate: QCT 4 1963 SAC, MIAMI (105-6290) (P) Ch rranza PARA LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA (ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM FOR CUBA era HAS No ogee a IS - CUBA ep TION FQ | sme pees eal AN /0R : i , ‘leh te DR #e-ORM x J iN TH DOCU UMENT, HATION ; Re Miami letter to Bureau, 7-23-63. KP /2-1G- 47 ‘Enclosed herewith are 12 copies of a LHM, ae | dated and captioned as above. . [7 B18 > . F | ; Copies of the enclosed LHM are being disseminate RE locally to: f 1 - U.S. Border Patrol, Miami ; 1 - U.S. Customs, Miami ~ i 1 - U.S. Customs, Region II LA 3 A 1 - INS, Miami vd ‘ 1 - ONI, Miami a ; 1 - G-2, Ft. McPherson, Georgia. / tf 1 - OSI, Robins AFB, Georgia / We 1 - CIA, Miami : 1 - Coast Guard, Miami 1 - Office ,.of Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, { | fof State, Miami | { Dept / “yh MM T-1 is MM 639-S - location of information - \Y MM 134-238-Sub As 750 and 752. ' | " , The Miami Office will continue to follow and ian af report activities of captioned organization. | ry (2) AYE ine Bureau (Enc. 125 en) CoA 7 2-Miami is Wp REC- 12 WF cL ey, 66 el | | ry oo eres 5 | ogy the ‘ Cts ——e i B *L. ¢ 1983 | fce pr riety bead no i pro rd soft oles 5 sty py MAT | be | is dir. [va wa Hj Oo vy tc: Cié porAs hee Opnrlu tk. p, ONIJOSI/ACS . Caton v7 laa ~ By routing slip for info. . : ony, ee Daten. £2- nee ED orrrrr ti OY fff ~ | s Re Tee sy “TR . | Docld: 323166275 Page 2?
(Released) under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 as usec 2107 Hote} . DATE: 11-14-7017 rm : & * i : * SGT ID * C. J- ‘ f UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ‘JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to - File No. . ° - Miami, Florida OCT.4 1963 RE: ALIANZA PARA LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA (ALLIANCE FOR. FREEDOM FOR. CUBA) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA ; “MM. pels who has béen active in Cuban revolutionary matters for the past six years and has furnished reliable» information in the past; on July 29, 1963, advised that _ _the ALIANZA PARA LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA. recently formed a” OPEE, military group and peughta Japanese light machinegun from ee | JOE GARMAN for about $85. 00. — ©" MM p=1 explained that GARMAN is a member of a small ~ \/L group of American adventurers and mereenaries in Miami, Ploriga, | { te under the leadership of GERALD © “PATRICKAWEMMING, ° a "WOUTaL ES ~~ A soldier of fortune who is ‘avelved tn suue_nevelitdonary . Che activities. — — , i | : MM 1 said that MARIO (ast Name Unknown) works: in the office of the ALIANZiA ‘PARA LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA, 3460 7 ‘'N. W. 17th Avenue. MARIO recently obtained an.old automobile | "yg" joint. and an automobile axle and-is trying to make a gun mount. in: the office of the ALIANZA | PARA LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA. This office serves as a “hang-out ‘for the older Cuban" ‘exiles who" formerly held. lesser positions in thé Cuban government during the regime of FULGENCIO- BATISTA, President of Cuba, prior ‘to January 1, 1959... . . io The. organization uses General GENEROS PAMPOS | “B, APPROK,_ aR QvErTI as a figurehead. CAMPOS Has-a-good name, has a ~ | good reputation and was a hero in: the war of. liberty against /f72— Spain. He..is.a-very old man, over 80 years of age, a Negro; ' - unéducated, - ‘and has no political experience. The jal and. of the members of this organization are "Batistianos" ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED : | a, . sa rae : . ( ae Re oe | | Docld:32316626 Page 3
\ ‘ / ‘DATE? 11-14-2017 4 “ ane ~~ RE: ALIANZA PARA LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA there are very few members under the age of 50. MM T- 1 advised on August 8, 1963, that on the . prévious day CAMPOS MARQUETTI stated the orgatiization ts going to Nicaragua for future participa on in the training camps reportedly promised to them by LUI SYSOMO.ZA, former “President of Nicaragua . CAMPOS ‘said the eanieatise™ would be interested in obtaining poats of forty to fifty feet in length for use in transporting volunteers of the organization to Nicaragua. MM T-1 explained that during July 1963, LUIS SOMO ZA was in Miami, Florida, conferred with the majority of the Ciiban exile leaders and was promising to give each group their own military training camp in Nicaragua Lor - future military action against Cuba. - -On. September 24, 1963,-MM T- 1 advised that GERALD PATRICK HEMMING and an unidentified Cuban exile returned to Miami. from Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 19@3., While in Chicago HEMMING and the Cuban exile visited RICAVLAUCHLI of Collinsville, Illinois, whe is an American arm} dealer. who has visited in Miami- previously and has sold arms tO Cuban exiles. MM T-1 explained that it: is believed this Cuban exile is a member of the ALIANZA PARA LA LIBERTAD: DE CUBA and may have ‘bought some arms from LAUCHLI. MM T-1 said “it is not known if this unidentified exile was acting On his own or was representing the. ALIANZA PARA LA LIBERTAD DE. CUBA. -On September eT, 1963, General GENEROSO CAMPOS MARQUETTE, 3460 N. W. 17th Avenue, Miami, advised that he continues as the head of the ALIANZA PARA LA LIBERTAD DE’ - CUBA, which organization is a unity group ‘of 55 independent organizations. - CAMPOS explained he does not know how many — i | Docld:32316698 Page 4