| AW 53074 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 DoclId: 32309523 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10298-10310 HQ 2-1693-70 Document Information FBI SAC, MM DIRECTOR, FBI 12/06/1962 4 Date: §/27/201 Released under the ase: NW ss074 : O5—-25—-2017 INTERPEN, GHP, CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ACT, TELCAL, GUNS, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING CAMP, PEP, ACA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 09/22/1998 INDEFINITE INC LHM 51 Page 1 ‘
an an RoC AR i sresaed , : « 2 . | -. ‘ / ee FBI Ld | | Mates 61962 | oT it the following i — tansmit the following in (Type in plain text or code re CIA HAS No. oaecTON TO Via ______AIRTEL x BS ea woe a nAT ‘ON oo nL me eyeha a {b-te-9 fh ; Sarr TIGAY fonts Te Sud [se . TO: Director, FBI (2-1693) ge oe _ omg SSIFI fee j ve. ae SAC, Miami (2- 312) (P) woe Teg ED By. ain nae \¢ pe) ie 3 ‘ TFA < ree PD | : INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES (INTERPEN) 2b os Re Miami teletype 12/4/62. Enclosed herewith are 9 copies of letterhead WY) ; memorandum dated and captioned as above. te A ae £ {fe MM T-1 is fim 639-s JAN) 7 ° nate Vi A HM) RY ° \ Miami Office will maintain contact with{MM in 639-S¥and will report results of prosecutive action ves / |e taken by U.S. Customs against GERALD PATRICK HEMMING a ie and his group. é MM 639-S advised that HEMMING has come to — the conclusion that FRANK ANTHONY STURGZS, aka, Frank vy Fiorini, had betrayed him to U.S. Customs concerning this proposed expedition. Wyn) Copies of letterhead memorandum have been disseminated locally to U. Ss. Customs, U.S Border 10 CP 2 Patrol and INS. WILD % oemen an . » Copy to: 2 = U6 SS dle (1 "AAG Cee Fa 2), ay MOBI RCS dian cen) Eas Han ~ for inf 73 ~ Bureau (Engis. 7) (em) ney lib. br 2 Uatigsdece - Miami . oes i ae ee aan RJD: JMS Oobe (5)... Ew co ond Lei SEE REVERSE SIDt FOR. i |pe—o DISSEMINATION. on | ' eae ; a i ; Wo . 7, ; as, en be co “Approved: HA/! , Wi aa Sent Tv ak DEC 19968" (eCkcs  m 1 HW 53074 Docld:32309523 Page 2?
& UN .ED. STATES DEPARTMENT OF\, JSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION — In Reply, ‘Please Refer to \ DEC § 4962 File No. ) AW 53074 Miami, Florida INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION | FORCES (INTERPEN) NEUTRALITY MATTERS | MM T-1, who has been active’ in ciban. revolutionary activities. for. the pas 3. years, and’ who has furnished re- — liable information ' ts the: ‘past, -advi'ged on. December: ay 1962 that GERALD sigs \HEM ‘said he would move\ the equipment, eect as guns and ‘supplies, . from. their. training camp at No Name Key ; to. Edward Germdin's docks. at.Marathon, Florida, in preparation. ‘for their mili- tary expedition. WHATLEY said that/they would. also. bring food: and | Pespacted, to iegye eh the grup ca small. trailer. ‘and purchased. four. 55. gallon drums, ‘which - would. be taken. along on the. boat to carry. reserve. ‘fuel. _ MM T-1. explained that HEMMING had-rented a 35' Chriscraft. motor. boat, the : SALLY,” and. would: have. the. boat ‘taken to Germain' 8 ‘docks at Marathon; Florida, and the* ‘boat would lgter. be. used. in- ‘the. military expedition against ‘Cuba (Yar) MM.T-1- advised that HEMMING had been able to ob- | tain. an M-2 carbine rifle, a Thompson. sub-machine’ gun, 360. ‘rounds of .30.calibre. ammunition, 250 rounds: of..M-1 rifle. ammunition.. ‘He’ ‘also ‘has. four. M-1 rifles and. planned to steal a .20 mm. cannon from the boat of. FELIPE VIDAL, _ Cuban National, who makes clandestine. trips to‘ Cuba, ‘who keeps. his boat. at Germain’ s docks, Marathon, ae DECL ON sisfas. I-16 18 ~ ENCLO SU. DoclId: 3273095273 Page 3
3, 1962, -HEMMING, accompanied by. ELEN ovr . . Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, and REMIGIOAARCE, also: known fA as "CU CU," traveled in a 1961 Dodge“automobile, bearing ---—""” Florida Ticense 1-106678, pulling. a two-wheeled U-Haul- It trailer, which. trailer. contained 4 empty 55 gallon — gas” drums , which were to be used: as a reserve gas supply . for. the. boat. The. automobile. is owned by. OVIEDO. a We) On December 4, 1962. Mr... WALLACE. SHANLEY, U.S. Customs: Agent, Miami, Florida, advised that the ‘above mentioned 1961 Dodge automobile arrived at Marathon, — Florida, containing | the four large gasoline drums, and. @ group of about thirteen individuals were: “preparing | to leave on the. boat: SALLY, at Germain’ s docks. “At about 12: 30 AM on December 4, 1962,: all. the individuals were arrested by U.S. Customs. Agents, and. charged with violation of Title 18 U. S. Code, Section 371. dealing. with conspiracy to illegally export articles of war, and Title 22 U.S. Code, Section 1934, dealing. with - illegal exportation of arms. and articles of war . Mr. SHANLEY advised that among the items Seized by U. S. Customs. Agents were rifles, pistols,. ammunition, - explosives, hand grenades, blood plasma, ‘in addition to a large quantity of. miscellaneous military © equipment. Also confiscated was the above mentioned 1961 Dodge automobile, and the.31' Chitseraft motor boat, Florida registration FL 7873D, which had been rented from Miami. Yacht ; Rentals, Miami, Florida. = 2+ | HW 53074 Docld: 32309523 Page 4
INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES « INTERPEN). Mr. /SHANLEY. said the following individuals were arrested and are present incarcerated at ‘Key _ West, Florida: . ‘i (  WILLTAMs REINALDO - 3 JUSTIN JZ Sz -REMIGIO ARCE, also known as oO cor SHY za y JAMES l i ae ES aed 4 = ELEN tne Ny w & JAMES) C a eNads LAWRENCE’ J7HOWARD, Jr. <~ Ss . yt ROYKRARGRAVES, ‘and | #EWog GERALD PATRICK. HEMMING. a MM T-1 advised that on December 4, 1962 at about 2 AM, GERALD PATRICK HEMMING made a telephone pall to | Miami ,. Florida, trying to obtain the services. BUCHANAN, newspaper reporter for the MIAMI HERALD, “news-. paper published daily in Miami, Florida’ — advised that. DICK WHATLEY and ROBERT ITI HEMMING's associates, had escaped apprehension. -by-U. S20 Customs Agents and ‘at ° the. présent time were hiding some-. . where in Marathon, Florida. Mh) PROPERTY OF FBI - This memorandum. is loaned to you by. the _FBI, and. neither it nor its contents: are to be distributed outside the. agemcy to which . loaned. - 3 DoclId: 32309523 Page 5