AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Doclda: 323075586 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10292-10289 HQ CR 105-107224-41 Document Information FBI SAC, NO DIRECTOR, FBI 07/10/1962 ee) [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 06/12/1998 INDEFINITE INC LHM Date: 6/19/201
Docld: 323075536 Page 3 Is Reply, Please Refer New Orleans, Louisiana Ou. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION July 10, 1962 SOS CSC taled tina ee SEE ica —CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (CONSEJO REVOLUCIONARIO DE CU3A IN NUEVA ORLEANS) FRANCISCO RARTES, 1603 Mason Smith, Metairie, Louisiana, who identified himself as a member of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, advised on June 27, 1962 that in the latter part of May or the first of June, 1962, he and UIs RABEL, delegate of the Consejo in New Orleans, Louisiana, made a trip to Miami, Florida to the headquarters of the Consejo Revolucio brio, and while there, through an indivi-- dual named cava BORDE, met GERALD PATRICK\HEMMING, gz. UE and another individual. LA BORDE, HEMMING and\the other fay individual claimed to have a camp in the Everglades in Flovida where they have trained Cuban Nationals in the past in gerilla warfare tactics. These individuals claim to have had contact r in the past with the Central Intelligence Agency. The three “ men claim to have the know how and facilities for training men _ j in garilla warfare and have suggested that the Cuban Revolutionary front open a training camp for Cuban Nationals in the vicinity of New Orleans. They claimed that they had a site available f this purpose in the immediate vicinity of New Orleans. CAT WW) : BARTES ddvisetthat the Cuban Revolutionary sront =f group in New Orleans has approved the idea of looking into Sty 3 the possibilities of establishing a training camp in the "SEAS vicinity of New Orleans ut have not definitely decided to “ =O establish such a camp. U higt BARTES advised t he has been delegated py LUIS RABEL to check into the matter and make his recommendations relative to the establishment of such a training camp. BARTES stated that due to the lack of necessary finances and other problems, he plans to recommend a Ray” training camp be established 10-2 Oe
& -) ane ., | \ BARTES advised that on June 26, 1962, he rented a’ plane in New Orieans, Louisiana and that he,. LARRY LA BORDE, GERALD HEMMING and the. other individual previously mentioned, flew over the area in the vicinity of Covington, Louisiana for the purpose of these individuals pointing out the site for the training camp which they claimed to have available. -BARTES stated that he had discovered at this time that these individuals did not have any such site. He further informed that these , individuals requested that he and LUIS RABEL endeavor to locate : explosives, ammunition and firearms for shipment to Cuba. (9) (4 BARTES advised that he would keep the F,.B.I. advise | of any developments in this regard. (¥) | \ Docld: 32307586 Page 4