(404-10518-10303 teh fe ENE 8s ania Shen otters see swe 4 8 einen rie grates ae fara, 4 ~ > CONFIDENT; testsuite bet UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE } i: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dalles, Texag December 27, 1963 f 7. 0) ©Re;’ LORAN EUGENE HALL, also known J,as Lerenze Hall; ./ WILLIAN HOUSTON SEYMOUR te 4p The following data supplements that eentained ia under this captica dated October 23, 1963; LORAN EUGENE HALL On July 9, 1969, Ruben Miro Guardia, Miami, adised that im April, 1958, ho was detained by Cuban Police ip Havana, Cuba. During his detention he net a United States citizen Baned Loran Hall, who was alee under detention at the tine, Hall, a white male, approximately 30 years of age, S* 10" tall, black hair, said he was from the State Of Kansas, and had served fia the United States Armed Forces for about six years, Hall teld Mire that ke had arrived in Cuba im about March, 1959, and had subsequently been contacted by Cazilo Cienfuegos, a Cuban Rebel Aray Comsander. Cienfuegos wanted Hall to train a group ef men whe were going to participate im ap invasion of Ricaragua. Ball claimed ho trained a group of cen on a farm known as LA Lisa, lecated near Havana. Hall said the food fer the trainees Gane fren the Cuban Bilitary gtar? Headquarters, em the erders ef Clenfucges, Mire stated that Ball said he was arrested om April &, 2353, by Cuban autherities, who alleged Hall was guepested of being am FBI Agent. Oa Hire's departure from Cuba on July 7, 1988, Hall was stall an the custedy ef Cuban authorities, but Mire believed that Ball vag @eing to be released and deperted te the Umited States. . A seurce, vhe has been involved ie Cuban reveluticouary activities for the past years eng hae furnished reliable with Gerald Patrick Hemming, an American adventurer, mercenary and Goldier of fortune. Source stated Ball is dinagreeable, is Bot liked by the other mercenaries in Biani, is of low moral eharacter, and appears to have a criminal background, CONSINE Arve $3 abpaes gore eclassificntian es cory Bol-AasR4il
14-00000 + a et ita aoe et Ga March 18, 1863, Luis Balbuena, 908 Southwest Fifth Street, Hiami, a Cuban exile, advised that his brother, @leeg with geome Cubans aed Americans, was involved in gone . Plua te try and overthrey the Government ef Halt’. Seashow egamected With this group ie an American, Lorense Hall, alse keown as Lawrence Hall, a soldier of fortune, who appears sap Pennie and at ome time wag a member ef the Cuban Rebel Om April &, 1943, the Miami Office reseived a tele- phone call from a Lorenso Hall, 142 Southwest 2lst Avenue, Apartment v6, Hiami, Ylorida, Hsll said he understecd the PSE, CIA and INS were trying to locate hina, and he wanted te report his address ; On Meveuber 11, 1963, the source mentioned above said that Lorenzo Hall, a white male, 25 years te 26 years, 6° 7", 185 pounds, ruddy complexion, ig unemployed, indicates he is frou Les Angeles, California, is always on the move, is in and Gut o2 Miami, ig the confidence and type, and it is net known 4% he ia im Miam4 at the present time. Source advised that Ball : Glaimed to have been in the Cuban Rebel Arny, but the ether sare ; eenaries in Hiami doubt this. : Seurce said Hell is leasely cenmnected with Cuban revee i lutionary activities, which he uses as a gizmick te try and ebtein : money donations. In Kiami, he is loosely associated with Gerald : Patrick Hemming, “Hexican" Larry Howard and tilliam Housten Bey~ wour, @11 umespleyed adveaturers, : Source stated Hall and Howard unde a trip te Cali- fortia several senths ago in an attempt to collect money by repre- senting themselves aa representatives of an anti-Castre sovenent. it is doubtful they collected any sizable asount of seney. Their i practice is te contact local chapters of the John Birch Society, Claiming they are anti~communist freedom fighters, and ask for i. . meney te carry on their work. They do obtain sone money this way, and use the woney for living expenses. Im October, 1963, Hall and Seymoar visited Dallas, Texag, trying te collect money donations under the guise ef ropresont ing anti-Castre organizations. Among the persons they contacted vas i@eter R. Logue, 628 Meadows Building, Dallas, a geologist. 1¢ 4s unknown if Logue gave them any money, bat he has, in the past, wage contributions te Hiami mercenarien. sete mene 6 st maha oe aos cunt atintitemeqeal nme wen see ” 2 - be tpt Re — Oa iO Ne RTE dime eens Fae ot By Mare eee ww
14-00000 a Die a th aii 2 Om December §, 1963, source . advised Hall has eot been seen around Miami fer about o month, and his preseat where- ab@ute is ushoown. WILLIAN HOUSTON SEYHOUR ' Phe above source advised that Seymour arrived in Eiani about two years ago, during the time Hemming operated a training camp in the Ylorida Everglades for Cuban exiles. Ssey~ mour ig described as being from California, a white male, about 23 years old, 5° 6” tall, 143 pounds, 1/Gmt brown hair, single, uneupleyed, and his present address in Miami ig unkeowe. Gn Becember ¢, 1962, United States Customs, Miami, arrested Seyzour aad 12 other American adventurers at Harathon, Florida, for vio~ ; lation ef Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, for con- ; epiring to illegally expert arms, and Title 22, United Statea Code, Section 1924, for tllegally exporting arms. Om January 21, 1963, Judge David Dyer, United States istrict Court, Miami, @igaiseed the above charges. Eource advised the Cuban Revelutionary Coume4l (CRC) is a unity group of antit-Castre organizations; Manuel Antenio de Verena, former Prine Minister ef Cuba, is the head of tne Cxc, . ang Luis Botifol was formerly in charge of public relaticas fer . ' Source advised it is a rule of the CRC to get admit ‘ anerieane ag members; many adventurers and mercenaries visit the cnc, offering their services, but they are always refused. Source advised that Varona and Geraldo Guesada, Military Chief of the woe .CRC, personally disliked Hall and Seymour, and will have nothing _ &@ d with thon. ; The fLollewing is am PRE Identification Recerd fer Boustes Beynour 5 Willienm Contributer Zane arrested of and er Charge Dispositica Fingerprints —_ Num Received ; SD Sam Diego Willian Houston 3-21-59 §& burg rel 849 (b) Caliz Seymour 41622380 (2) PC de- 1 ; tentiea only : eee an arrest PD Eatienal William Houstea 13-3-60 intox $23.25 fine City Caliz Seymour #21362 . a CONFIDENT sal é Ligh jst Aten oo epee) renee aes
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