404-10218-40107 L lee | UNITED PD §TATES arth Miew bor JUSTICE... FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION fa Reply, Please Refer t i File Ne. December 2, 1962 ; 2-312 ‘Miami, Floriia CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO } DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT \ (re INTERCONTINENTAL FENETSATICN PORCES (INTERPEN | } REUTRALITY MATTERS : MM T-1, who has been invcoived in Cutan Revolutionary activities for the past six years an= wno has furnished ‘ reliable information in the past, on December 2, 1962, * advised that a 35-foot Chriscraft motortoat, the "Sally," « ' was rented in Miami on December 2, 19:2, for use by Gerald ; ‘ Patrick Hemming, an American advernsturer and soldier of . . fortune. ; _ . : MA T-1 explained that Kenning and his assceiates, about thirteen American mercenaries ani adventurers, had raised $200.00 to put down on this toa: as a deposit. wae t - otaten On the afternoon of December 2, 1962, the beat left Miami en route to Marathor., Fl:rida, where it will be tied up at Edward Germain's Docka, icaded anc outfitted boo for a military expedition. ce 5 det night af Dea sabav 3, LORD ferata Patréak wedls seumgyee e ede dite we es we i¢ ode J Hemming and thirteen | of his American. associates, mercenaries and adventurers, plan to leave Marath::, Plorids, for a military operation againat Cuba. After they land in Cuba they will split up into different groups, conduct commando raids and thereafter leave Cuba by sterling a Cutan fishing boat and going to Cay Sal, Bahama Islands, Just nerth of Cuba. From there they plan to obtain transportation back . to the United States. MM T-1 advised that Hemming rcisnned te take : , automatic weapons on this military exce7tition and had : ; ‘ already obtained one Thompson sub-machine gun. - oo : we dh oe me aterRe RPE nee tte ae Property of ‘PBI - This memorandum is loaned to . you by the FBI and neither it nor its contents are to be fistributed outeide the agency to which loaned. ~ ]* . cares cement nannies bee ate aren perese me ee ee mcmama ee (ot Tr eT ne Noman senpilantg
14-00000 et . . : — . _ | DBA”’/ : UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICATION in Reply, Please Refer te a “ File he. ener e MED wh 20312 Qe 6 RT TTT H 1 - } C7 ee re ceo. sé. \ > Miami, Florida 0) Re: INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION i FORCES (INTERFEN) NEUTRALITY MATTERS a j i . MM T-1, who has been involved in Cuban... ; " {| «re wevolutionary activities for the pest five years, and , no has furnished reliable information in the pagt, on gilaie.yAuguat 29, 1962, advieed thac GERALD PATRICK HEMMING ret cc cath saat « oe | 304 _sepggontinues to be the head of the INTERPEN;ANdithdtday a ae _ “eset with ANTONIO DE VARONA, the head of Reacate Democratico Revolucionario, a Cuban anti-CASTRO organization which has a considerable following in the Miami, Florida, tietropolitan area. ' $ 3 | | HEMNING invited VARONA to participate in military , j training, to which VARGNA stated he would not sponsor or { participate in any military training or action withsut i United States Government approval. Later that day, HEMMING met with SAM BENTOH, a private investigator in Miami, who stated he was disappointed that HEMMING had not yet sunk the thirty-foot Chrie Craft cabin cruiser ‘Outlew V1," and that he had other boats . i i lined up to be gunk. MM T~-1l explairced that the owners of ! ! these boats would receive the ineurance fer their loss, and ; | HEMHING would be paid for sinking the boate. i MM T-1 advised that on Octcber 8, 1962, HEMMING PH : continued the operation of his military training camp at “f/ No Name Key, Florida, and that FARRIS BRYANT, Governor of Florida, had been invited, and accepted an invitation te io. “+ ‘ visit the training camp. However, on September 28, 1962, ; : i & representative of the governor called HEMMING, and said that because of the racial atrife situation in Miesissippi, * | the governor would not be able to viait the training camp. | sed that | ies ae a Cuban = i i ; ; stated he wanted i Some weabers of the lgiver ailitary training at iz of ' | &2 ; 0g COPY : 1G dur 4% | ' Mee ) poe-4-"4 BR dg oo We Dahan rsa Ledeen gs a oen bk FY Rae er ee mo 1h Red octet mens oT ee
ra Re: INT&RFEN HEMMING‘s casp. On Oszcber 12, 1952, @ group of Cubans ' was tener to the train =R cSEp, vere CHARLZS BONNAY, \ & photographer fer we tae and "iife" Magazines took & number of photegrayns that are expected to be publiehed some time iaterc in scue news nedia, be -wme omen pn renee EDt a eR On Gcecber 18, 1552, CZSAR DIOSDATG, United States Custens Agant, Fe Wea, Florida, Sevized tat on Septeaber 16, 1962, he hed gone to No Name Key in the Florida Keya "ard deatersined that “che follewice individuale had joined the group of men needed by GERALD FATRICK HEMMING, who are training on che key. ee Tr) an corer eg seemiee Geet ans — TOM DUNCAN - cwmer of a newspaper in fissga.fawen, ... , | ° 5 6 Florida. DUNCAN appears to be handling , publicity and publics relationg for the group; tiie, ied JOBACAVENDISAIGOMAN : a RRR | fps ; - Date of birth, February 3 1939, Bowling Green, “Go Kentucky. Regiience, 1925 S. W. 4th Street, Miami, Pleorida; \ & meee ee somata WILLIAM EASTC# SEYMOUR, Date of birth, January 12, i La 38\ 1937, Fort Berton, Montere. Residence, 220 B. W. A 8th Aveme, Miami, Florida; 1 ” a _ WELSCH RCDRIGVZZ SANTANA, Date of birth, an November 1, 1042, Dance Brava, Yavaas, Cuba. ¢ flo” Residence, Hote: Palasic, Reom 904, Miami, Florida . Receiving refugee payments. Alien’ Regietration Wumber A 12 818 $39 # 4 i \ JOSE DIAZ CABRERA, Date of birth, April 27, 1942, Sa 2 *'Punta Brava, Yevena, Cuba. Residence, Hotel Falacio, Room #4, Miami, Florida; : a : , ELIO SANTANA MCRZNC, Dete cf birth, July 5, . : i / go\ 1933, Punta Brava, Qube, Realdence, Hotel Palacio, : ! ie Roce 904, Mizai, Fierfds. Receiving refugee 4 payments. Alien Registration Nuader A 12 834 574. , | | 2 é ° - - y Aga ee mee me am ne ee 8 Bay Totti cme mem ay TB woe wae . pA CIIE Ten eT” Tee ale ett we ee Seen tee stg Ue ee a ends ? f
14-00000 Re: INTERPEN | DIOSDADO advieed he had gone to No Name Key on October 16, 1962, and <etermined that the following additional nen had jeined the group. JAMES ARTHUR LEWIS, Date of birth, March 29, 1933, g/San Francisco, Californta, Seaman's Card nae? Z-1119-452. Claima to be former U. S. Marine, i r . U. S. Marine Corpea Bumber 1558872. No current residence; _ | LATRENCE DON CRATG, Date of birth, December 17, ; 19%, Hiswatha, Kengaa esidence, 287. Sanchez. _ ean | + sampante no 2-\ street, Apartment: ‘speaker Franci#éo?*California; ! NUEL ENRIQUE “3ORREGO “puro, Pate of birth, i \ ptember 12, 4939, Puerto Fadre, Oriente, i a Awe Cuba. Reeidens &, 407.4. 2. 38th Street, ; : Miami, Florida. Receiving refugee relief : payments; ISRAEL ‘CISNEROS “SANCHEZ, Date of birth, June 18, i @\1936, Santiago de Oba, Oriente, Cuba. Resi- ; AY dence, 527 Jth Avaewue, Klami, Fiorida. Arrived Miss! four months ago ~ receiving Cuban relief payments ; cee nee vey steno > SERGIO ROVRA GCNZALEZ, Date of birth, Rovenber | 26, i / pvrl942, Regla, Hevara, cuba. Rea idence, 348 EH. E. : Wa te "" 27th Street, Misat, Florida. Receiving Cuban relief paymenta; ame oo EDWARD WILLIAM 2RANTIS, Date of birth, June 10, - i ° \ 1943, Syracuse, New York, 2797 Route 174, So Aur? Marietta, New York. On October 17, 1962, MM T-1 advised that on Octeber 11, 1962, twelve uembera of Triple A, anti- “CASTRO organization, went to the craining cawp and posed for Military pictures, and thac R. K, AGNEW Box 1542, Marathon, Florida, another photographer, algo took a nunber of phote=- La. «sie Graphs of the Gubane receiving training. { 3. ! i | | i { i | ae | | BR ee oe re ad oo bree fap eee are Se A RT et Sees ee re nee