} o A | ; ~ C _ — C\ | oes RE: IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO OLLER said he interviewed HEMMING and HARGRAVES “and found their claims: highly unlikely jin that they do not. possess the knowledge, money, equipment, or personnel necessary for such an ambitious projiect.. OLLER stated that they devised an unworkable scheme and then unsuccess-~ fully contacted different U. S. Government agencies to obtain backing and support. OLLER stated their scheme had been discontinued, _never had any potential for success, and it.would be a> matter of time until they came up with some other equally proposed unrealistic venture. MM T=1, who is a close friend and associate | of VIDAL, HARGRAVES, and HEMMING, in February, 1971, advised. that they have completely discontinued their plans and at the present time are inactive in Cuban revolutionary. matters. HARGRAVES continues to claim he has a back: ailment and cannot work as a construction laborer. HEMMING is now associated with Captain. (First Name. Unknown) MILTON of Miami in a business of delivering “commercial type Fishing boats from Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida. They also plan to deliver some of these boats to Nicaragua. “MM 1-1 stated that VIDAL continues to live in’ / the Cuban exile colony in. Miami, is considered inactive, and is not significant in Cuban exile political matters. ‘This document contains neither recommendations . .nor conclusions of the PBI.. It is the property of the FBI and is» loaned to your agency; it and its contents Are not. to be distributed outside | your agency. [ MF 53074 DoclIda: 32290672 Page 5
TO ‘FROM SUBJECT: pes 5010-108- -02 -_ 53074 (Q-1 Bureau (encl ‘Woy (Rit) _ RJD: $11/dk a Ty . %, - opTicZiaL ronaLso 10. 10 po MAY 1962 EDITION f Py GSA-FPAR- (41 CFR) 101- 11.6 te ete UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI OS DATE: 12/10/70 SAC, MIAMI (105-3973) (P) IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO; ROY EMORYCHARGRAVES; GERALD PATRICK HEMMING IS ~ CUBA ‘Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of LHM dated 12/10/70, captioned “IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO; ROY EMORY HARGRAVES; GERALD PATRICK HEMMING. INTERNAL SECURITY = CUBA". “Copies of. enclosed LHM are being disseminated ' locally to the following federal agencies: U. S. Secret Service, Miami, Florida NISO, Charleston, S.-C. 1lith MI Group, Orlando, Florida <Q Cuban Affairs (State Department), Miami . CIA, Miami U. S. Coast Guard, Miami SS U. 8S. Border Patrol, Miami HO U. S. Customs, Miami ey U.S. INS, Miami & OSI, Patrick AFB, Florida MM T-1 if former: MM 639-S. \ MM T-2 is U.S. Customs Agency Service, Miami. é MM T-3(Gs 111th MI Group, U.S. Army, Miami, a Florida, information classified “eontacential. BW) ey ; = . MM T-4 is MM 974-S. : S acs080" Ps 1 = Miami (3). DEC) GSRIrleD oy 8: Sy Gee on ah fas . . LOPR) | DoclId: 32290672 Page 6
2 . - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE i FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . a oes a oo Miami, Florida mene DEC 10 1970 CONF nas bi RE: ROY EMORY HARGRAVES; GERALD PATRICK HEMMING INTERNAL SECURTTY =, “in - es, math Mca | TASK Foece It is noted that ROY EMORY. HARGRAVES, an American adventurer. and mercenary, in July, 1970, advised he was involved in a plan to effect warfare between the United | OO States and Cuba, The plan consisted of attempting to | "have defecting Cuban military personnel fire missiles | against the United States Navy Base, Guantanamo, Cuba, .. thus projecting. the United States into a military take=. — .° over of Cuba. HARGRAVES was closely associated in this” plan with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, another American mer-= cenary and adventurer and a tong-time associate of - HARGRAVES « ce, - me Non GADR 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 ‘them. - MM T=1 said that OLLER indiéatea that HARGRAVES and HEMMING had. devised some illogical and irresponsible military plan of action against Cuba which was highly unlikely of any success whatever. fh. - - | DECLASSIFIED 8 By gy all DENTIAL -.Exeluded frpm\automatic woe _ ‘downgrading ‘and declassi ication . CORN Geri 2»  GONNUCNTIA HW 53074 Docld:3229067T2 Page 7
a ie res: | $s ey “OLY OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 De. ~ * ce GSA PPME oy vo1-11.6 . . > . “UNITED STATES GOV e:NMENT : ~ Memorandum TO IS © CUBA DEC 1 0 1970 DATE: SAC, MIAMI (105-3973) (P) Enclosed herewith are 10 copies of an LHM dated and captioned as above. Copies of enclosed LHM are being disseminated locally to the following Federal agencies: U. S$. Secret Service, Miami, Florida .WISO, Charleston, South Carolina Llith M.I. Group, Orlando, Florida Cuban Affairs (State Department), Mind CIA, Miami Us 8. Coast Guard, Miami U. S&S Border Patrol, Miami aa CLASSUPIED ov TS dee ks = U. S. Customs, Miami OH M-/-93.... (IAC). U. S. INS, Miami - = OSI, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida MM T=1 is former MM 6398S, t | 53074 DocId: 32290672 MM Te2 is Us Ss Customs Agency Service, Miami. (® * Bureau (Enc-10) (RM) RID: sli ~ #0 yy 7 vf (3) wi OS - “Nov I pucoRDED | 9 o et AD pee 14 1970 fl —=— os f v - i a \ 68 DEC 28 WIL Page 6 ORIGINAL FILED. IN
| WW 53074 . hos . Me . : _ . .- ; OBE S oe 4 MM 105+3973 COL pe * agen M.I. Group, Ue: Se Army Plorida, id daeuatibn classified "confidential 4 Va MM Te4 is MM 974-8. . Enclosed IMM is being classified “eonfidvatial” inasmuch as me information from U. 8. Army so fer. classified, = LEAD = waa Will contact Mr, VINCENT OLLER, Dade County Department. of Public Safety, to ascertain what investi« gation has been. conducted by that agency. DoclId: 32290672 Page 9