JFK Assassination System Date: 5/27/201 ‘Identification Form Agency Information Released under the John Kennedy Wssassination Records AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10298-10245 oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ OO (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW S3074 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  2-1693-9 . nS5-25-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/23/1961 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : INTERPEN, DUSHANE, ALLEN, RES, TRA, RECRUITMENT, FINANCES, TRAINING CAMPS, ASSOC, ACA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 ¥ CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 08/05/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM v9.1 ; 25 | HW 53074 DoclId:32309458 Page 1
en ee < “N oe . ns ‘ MNO. a 4 * ; se TOMN OY sr ° / a UNITED STATES & qgVERNMENT oS Be ‘es ~ ~ M ee han w / pate: MAY 23 196) ine a TOV | anscregyi we a Renn-ct COMMUNIST LEGIONNATRES NEUTRALITY MATTERS . 00 - Miami 5 Re Miami letter with enclosures, 7/11/61. Dee . PD gf F | Enclosed herewith are 9 copies of a letterhead ys ’ memorandum, dated and captioned as above. \Op \ MM T-1 ish mms 639-5 APY y0L) : ; . \ = ‘ Miami will continue to follow activities of Vi captioned organization through established sources. \S Houston will identify C, Fs RIKER, 2610 MacGregor | OQ #2, Houston, Texas, check established sources, and report . i . all available background information concerning RIKER. ey 2 Bureau (Encls 4) (RM) . Cn 2 - Houston. (Enc 2) (RM) 3 - Miami (2-- oe 12), (1 --105- 3973) } BG - RJD:pmi a: EA - REC. 72 a 6 I2 - a @ MAY 2 1961 i \ gh Ue We! | i : . — 4 ; : , _. oo. \ " | HW 53074 Docld:32309456 Page 2
‘UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’ .- . ‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LORRBENFRL ' In Reply, Please Refer to a : fake | oo CIA H HAS NO Ap ECTION mo Ps Miami, Florida N ae Pa wl ? MAY 231961 eR a i [fF me RE: _ ANTI ~ COMMUNIST LEGIONNATRES ™ T<1, who has been connected with ‘Cuban revolutionary activities for the past three years, and who has furnished  .__ reliable information in the past, on May 12, 1961, advised that. between 30 and 40 Americans arrived in Miami from Texas. on | . May 11, 1961. They were recruited by ALLENYBUSHANE , NE, who temporarily resides at the Cuba Hotel, 35 Northwest. 17th Court, Miami, Florida, and who pi previously made a trip to 4.4 ‘Texas to recruit Americans for some future military. action against the Government of Cuba. MM T-1. advised that these Americans from Texas. arrived by automobile and bue, were without funds, were typical adventurers, not considerdéd trustworthy, and were disillusioned to find that facilities had not been provided for them. Some of the recruits from Texas said that while they were passing through the State of Louisiana, they. got into some difficulty with the police, telephonically eontacted DUSHANE in Miami for help, but were told there was no help available to them. After the recruits. arrived in Miami, they were taken out of Miami to a camp about ‘forty miles west of the city, to a place in the everglades,,. where they established a training camp. MM T-1 advised - that there are now established in the everglades, two a) training camps. The first training camp was established by © ( \ GERALD PATRICK HENNING, with DICBMIATLEY and OLBY - AA running the camp. The second training camp, consisting of |. the recruits from Texas, is being run by ALLEN DUSHANE pe and another American, KEN (last name SeNB ONT etd oot ae ; . . y i ig a as 7B ~' age 3 HW 53074 Docld:32309458
RE: ANTI-COMMUNIST LEGIONNAIRES MM T-1 explained that both groups are without funds, have no immediate plans, but are very. anxious to go to Cuba to fight against the Government of Prime Minister FIDEL CASTRO. _ MM T-1 explained that a number of Cuban women are holding'a sit-down strike type. cf demonstration in Miami's Bayfront Park, where they have sigms and placards, asking for United States and Organization of American States (OAS) intervention. These Cuban women maintain around-the-clock vigilance, and state they will stay there until there is intervention in Cuba. MM T-1l said that there are usually from ‘ five to ten Americans sitting with these women, and these « Americans are trying to recruit other Americans: to go to the training camp in the everglades outside of Miand. The Americans in Bayfront Park are dressed in United States Arny fatigue suits, wear combat boots, canteen cups, and cartridge belts. One American is seen weariag a bayonet tied to his leg in commande fashion. These Americans have become a problem for | the Cuban women maintaining this vigilance, and are considered a nuisance to both the women , the police and visitors to Miami's Bayfront Park. MM T-1 advised that JESSEL SMITH and JOB/MURPHY owners of the Congress Inn Hotel, Lejeune Road, Miami, _Florida, have donated CHESS TrooHS jin the Hotel for the” ‘use of HENNING's group, and stated they will try to get political and financial backing for this group. * On May 13, 1961, MM T-1 advised that c. F RIKER, | _2610 MacGregor #2 #2, “Houston, Texas, phone number RI 7-6666,. 4 was in Miami and claimed to represent a group of assassins that operate exclusively against Communists. RIKER is F = to fr f fe . Brea | 7/2 7 20 | (aes | th / WW 55074 Docld:32309456 Page 4
Hi t it i t 7 RE: ANTI-COMMUNIST LEGIONNAIRES described as being well educated, and claims to have attended a number of Government schools having to do with arms, demolitions - and languages. RIKER claims hg lived in Mexico during his youth, and speaks Spanish. (xfarA) = MM T-1 described RIKER as a white male, 6'3" tall, 175 pounds, dark hair, crew cut - receding hairline, well educated and in his forties. RIKER originally met. with HENNING at the Congress Inm Hotel, left Miami for a few days, and then returned. RIKER stays at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Room 1246 , Miami Beach, Plorida, amd has checked in and out of this hotel two or three times. (€,)/¥) 4 RIKER said he will go to Houston, Texas, to obtain support from HENNING's group, who in turn, will have. to accept the controls and conditions imposed by this group that will pivé the support. RIKER indicated that the group he represents would finance HENNING’s group, but thereafter, would take over HENNING'’s group and control it. RIKER said his group has had United States Government support on some other projects, and if his group takes over HENNING's group, he plans to use HENNING’s group to conduct commando raids against Cuba, and Jater make up an assassination group to operate in Cuba. C4 (A) MM T-1 explained that HENNING and WATLEY plan to meet with, RIKER on May 14,1961, at the Fontainebleau Hotel. — MM T-1 said the Texas group, while at their training camp in the Florida werglades, was raided by HENNING’s group using commando techniques. HENNING's group stole all the equipment and personal property during a night raid on the Texans’ camp. The following day, the Texans called DICK WATLEY , protested and asked,for ther personal property and equipment | to be returned. (a ) . o : ‘ 4 3 age ' . PERRIER TS ew Als hoes ies : Sewer ne 9 E A | : t+ . . | . | : . I§ : . L eo eee ee — oa = a = > - a ee ee, a Ts | HW 53074 Docld:32309456 Page 5