. nn eB File No, 2 adventurer. and. ‘mercenary, in < July, : 1970; advised. he. was involved in a: plan ‘to. effect. war fare between the United Yy. associated in: this ® another. Amer ican merea/. 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, “detective, ‘Dade County, Florida, 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 information concerning ehems “MM. T=1- said that OLLER . indicatea ‘that HARGRAVES and HEMMING had davised some ‘illogical. and irresponsible’ ‘military plan of action against Cuba which | was highly unlikely of any success whatever. o) AW 45812 DoclId: 32307293 Page 7
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SCRQ3} BerEnENCE. snes | y So @ _ OFPNAV FORM S219- 33 (Rev oO . ; a CONFIDENTSE (then filled in} " DATE PREPARED: 8 DEC 61 rm * . PREPARED BY: 9218 / jer SUBJECT: — 4. / ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED. a aan HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED ALSO KNOWN as --- Ve DATE Y- 6°95 3y 2669 5 IDENTIFYING DATA: a T+1l, who nas~been involved in Cuban revolutionary activities during the past four’ years and who has furnisned reliable information in the past, on September 5, 1941, advised that Saul S$ AGE, an American, has been recently seen frequenting the hangouts” of Cuban -revolutionists in Miami, Florida, iM T-l said that Sage Yad Bellonged to the would-be organization of Gerald Partick TESTING“ an Am erican soldier of fortune who was previ ously a member of the Cuban Revolutionary Air Force, _ ALL INFORMATION: CONTAINED | Sa ee , — _, HEREIN IS_UNCLASSIFIED a a con, fers MIS let: >” 7D 6 2697 ° ORIGIN OF REPORT: FBI SERIAL NUMBER: MM 1905-3514 SUBJECT OF REPORT: Janes Willian BECK, John Cli?Pord NORDEEN; ebb, etc DATE OF REPORT: | Uh Nor 61 CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified ont Rourinc stip No. XX 151346 - ae EVENTUAL FILING: ok Lotaas CROSS REFERENCE SHEET ‘HW 45812 Docld:32307293 “Page “5 7 2 rrr enn eceens mettre ne
Fu CROSS REFERENCE Sheet OPN4L.F ERM * ‘h219533 (Rev. 1-55) ONFID NILAL once filled in) DATE oneonsod a PREPARED BY: 9212 /mLo / ae . / . Z : o ms SUBJECT: we ue ae ee : , BS “ALSO KNOWN AS: = we me ee JOENTIFYING OATA: MM TL, who bas teen connected with Cusan revolutionary Vi . the past three years, and weo has furnished reliable information in the vaet, oa May 12, 1951, advised thab batween 30 and yO Americans ° ‘arrived in mi fren Texas on May 11, 1941. they weee recruited by ALLEN 7 USHANS, who tence ae se: “at the Cuoan Hotel, 35 Northwest 17th Court t, tilami, “Moviaa, and ‘ ho peony a .mace a trip to Texas to recruit Americans for some _ future es sotion againot { ‘the Government of Cuba. os _The first training camp was established by Gs -WATLit and ED COLsYrunning the camp. : BL ToL agvised taat JESSE SMITH and JOs NURE arif, owners of the ar dnr tot hejeune Hoac, © fiami, Florica, have donated taree rooms in the hotel for — otal, zr hayt W + “ oe tis ex te Dy ane stated they will try to 3 et polit tical and Yinancial bacicing pote Cn Nay 13, 1961, MM T-1 advised that C.5. RIKER, 2610 MacCre gor #2, “Houston, Texas, - phone number 20 7-G666, was in Miami and claimed to represent.a arour of ase seins’ that ooerate exclusively against Communists. ALKER is descrived as Peing weil oo ecucatec, anc claims to have attended a number of Government schools having. | to co with arms, demolitio or ? ms and languages. _RIKSR claims he pce ° * aie ved 4 his youth, and speaks Spanish, ed in “fexico curting. ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED - | a | HER NOLASSFIE 7 SERIAL NUMBER: 9319 at soe are . HERE IS 7 SUBJECT OF REPORT: Anti Communist Hegionnaries a L “Pe Wi eT C854 "DATE, OF REPORT: 23. Hay L961 : “. . _ CLASSIFICATION: INCL 37 * LED ON! ROUTING SLIP NO.---- ~ ) . XX 138316 EVENTUAL FILING: aN mye ie Caraas - CROSS REFERENCE SHEET “HW 45812 DocId:32307293 Page 6
Z TERENCE SHEET a @. /£ OR 5210-33 (REV. 1.55)  ) oo ; cS TE PREPARED: ‘ . -. 7 o . 15 Jan 6. a a oe gs. / PREPARED BY: : é ~ ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED . a Sc HEREIY JS JNCLASSIFED a . - IDENTIFYING DATA: - DATE. ees, 70 ; oo —_ Lo, JEN BERN a3. 4, Miami, sdvised that in Apri: : oS Cetaim.é by Gudan Polisg in Havana, cuba, Curing bis detéetion ane he ret a Unites tates citizen mamed Loran Salls who was also unusr catortion ate 2, tha time, Ball, a uhite mals, ABproxi mately 39 Saic he was froe the State subsecr. TS A-3L/ jr a BEST REPRODUCED COPY © ALSO KNOWN AS: M IS59, he ai Years of age 55 ign tall / black hair, th or Kansas, anc had served in the United Stat farmed 2.7: Forces for avout six yaars; Hall told eo : : that he had areived in Cusa fo 2ceut March, 1959, snc hag SucsaGuently teen Cmtacted sy CAMILA CLENSUEAaS a Cutan Retal arey Ommancear., Claniezos Wanted Hall to train @ group of ser to Participate in an invasion of Wearagsua, Hall eclai . , vimed he traingd On a farm known as Us Lisa, located Near Navana, Hall said trainees came fron the Cuban Military Starr headquarters, - Clenfuezos, A Source, uho has seen involved in Cuban rey for the past six years and has furnished reliable informétion in ths past, a0vised on March 10, 1963, that Hand had been in Hiami for about thes past ‘three henths, and asscelated with/ orp: aU PATRICK HEMUING J an American adventure or, mercenary and soldier of fortunes, es Tee Source said Yahi is loosely connected with Urban revoluaticnary activities, which he |: Uses as a pimmick to try and obtain monsy donations. In ‘lami, he is locslaly associated with Verald Patrick Hemming, "Mexicant LARRY HOWARD and WILLIAM youstoy . SSYMOUR, all unemployed adventurers, - - Caer as . _fmeny tha persons they contacted was BESTER RL LOQUS, 638 Meadows F 4 Se0lo-ist, Tt is unknow, if Lo @ Zesd for tie the or’vsrs of Oluticonary activities gue Zave them any mone: mace contributions to Miami nercenaries, a IGIN OF REPORT: | “ALL INE TAL NUMB3ER: - — HERE! MECT OF REPORT; oo DAT “DGRAN SOUGSNE Hats aka LORBNZO HALT, - SELLIA ROUSTON SamicuR , _OF REPORT. eT SIFICATION: ROUTING SLIP No, UAL FILING: 1059 | : : CROSS REFERENCE SHEET WW 45812 DocTd:32307293 - Page Fors
ring ‘che been closely essociatec w for the past nine vears, Exc an furnished the foi owing 4 In May, 1961, SEOKGE TANNER formed aw anti-Communist brigade » PLorida. QO — about 40 men consisted of mercenaries and adventure: HEMMENG later took over the group, operated a mi Vv .  txaining camp in the Florida evergiades, and cha name of the oxganization to Intercontinental Pen a 7 Forces (INTERPEN). Bo : Oe ote a | Oo. SO romp) At that time, Sy previously involved in eat in Nicaragua and Cubs fo) a. HEMMING also to have been paratroopers RUZ, Prime Minister ad previously > ; a for the Cuban Revoluticenary A Force in Cuba. My ota de —aOnmrey _ DocId: 32307293 Page 8. cree De geen tte teeta fot ot Somer nena mers et cane
Oe Also in July, was contacting aiiferent Cuban exile gr offering them training camp facilities in dollar donations and ‘, 24 Cuba and contacted repre post od ©. toe ‘Claimed he went to an L sentatives of the Cuban under ground. ANTONIO PEREZ QUESADA, Cuban exile boat captain, on interview admitted he ts 51x others to Cuba on August 12, 1961 whe: about 42 hours. | we, 6 However, nmeither HEMMING no ith the Cuban underground c CY militia. any contact On March 30, 19602, as a result of cress publicity, HEMMING decided to diswaid other mercenaries and adventurers from coming to Miami to join his organization. HEMMING therefore sent out hundreds of form letters to persons who previously made inquiry concerning joining INTERPEN. . In March, leading Cuban exile crganizations had ecatien with HEMMING. Most of the groups © HEMMENG was making @ Living at pense Of the SY mo real intention i fALnSi Communism. é at es fa SID Aa vee SOnSiaered HEMMING hom Le os. ~, sole My CANEM TO OOSLILVS BEST. R:¢ ODUCED COPY AVAILABLE, : HW 45312 DBocld:32307293 Page 9
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