JFK Assassination System Date: 5/26/201 Identification Form , Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10350-10026 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 2-1622-322 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: Peleased under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records DATE: 02/14/1966 ollection Act of 1992 PAGES: 4 {44 U5C 2107 Note). ase#: NW 54464 Date: SUBJECTS : eee GERALD PATRICK HEMMING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/03/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: TT; INC NOTE v9.1 | AW 44464 Docld: 32316584 10 Page 1
5- 13a aes 29-65) te . ou et - CIA HAS NO bie is THOLTD ric Intelligence Division i 1; mo “ new Hl RMATIVE NOT GAMA TIGR ia HS “DOCUMENT. KP lr 5-46. Rolando Masferrer Rojas is a former Cuban Senator from the time of the Batista regime. He ts reportedly heading a Haitian invasion attempt, which he says will involve some 300 Cubans. He has told fellow conspirators that the Central ’ Intelligence Agency is backing the venture, However, the Central Intelligence Agency has steadfastly denied this allegation. "2/14/66. The Customs Bureau has Masferrer and his co-conspirators under current active investigation and we are maintain-~ | tng close liaison with Customs. We are keeping the Department advised of all developments in the matter. ae We are not conducting active investé+ gation in this case. However, our Miamt informant is very close to the situation ‘+, and reports current developments as they occur within the conspiracy. ALL INFORMATION QONTRINED — : 4 CLA) a ; on | TUS: sts. ea re ONCE Matas Cru (gatas UAW 54464 Docld:32316564 Page 2
: DeLoac - j Casper f Callahan | " : : : rn fm, Tolson a ~ pO @5 Mohr Wick : : EN Conrad ee \ Felt Gale DECODED CO’? Y Foe . . Sullivan Xv Tavel hel Trotter \IRGRAM © CABLEGRAM RADIO -xTELETYPE =. Gandy mM pm eee eer ree rere oe ~. 5:5 PM EST URGENT 2-1)-66 SHR To, DIRECTOR AND NEW YORK NEW YORK VIA WASHINGTON-ENCODED FROM MIAMI 42055 Wish ony far...| @ © grea SRP . ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS. UFS=HAITI=CUBA. RA-HAIT!-CUBA. nt AESIRAIE RSTRNT FN EMEC EE Ra AM OTT eee -_ t ON FEBRUARY mM, pe Met 63948 ADVISED THAT ON FEBRUARY: “TON Zo lyt _ GERRY. paraiox Hen EMMING,~ “AMER 1CAN wvenrene We\ ee Mine oe ah Pea aa * INFORMANT AND ASKED HIM TO MEET WITH JUL Ley Aton ONSTANZA.. 1 8 ye j y KA “Revommtiavaey overeat oF /HVSuERRECTIONR Rau PERS ree Bis SPALAU, FORMER MEMBER OF THE -MBR, AN ANTI-CASTRO ORGANIZATIONS Sis eo eae bee f INFORMANT THEREAFTER MET WITH ATON WHO STATED HE WANTED TO Poad + OBTAIN SOME B-25'8 IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVASION OF HAITI, o WHICH’ JOPERAT ION WOULD BE UNDER DIRECTION OF ROLAND ena “uw CEnreAat INVELL IG SAE TON CLAIMED 1T WAS BEING BAGKED BY_UC+Ay HAD RECEIVED THIS INFURMATION FROM A HIGH U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO TOLD HIM NOT TO CONTACT REBMAING AS HEMMING WAS ON. “THE BLACKLIST.™ log gi 2, os ATON FURNISHED HIS ADDRESS AS 752 SOUTHWEST leEy sass Ma CLASS. Eat. be pabrsrs! A bro ° REASON-FCL Mae lps £ i He bEo _ Digester in MR. - DELORE FOR THE DI bisaores ‘arg this: nn rice cbntained n't paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographg es (HW 54464 DoclId:32316564 Page 3
Tolson DeLoach = : Mohr Wick * ~ ’ Casper Callahan og -433 (Rev, 1-2%-66) a Conrad DECODED COPY a Sullivan Tavel Trotter CAIRGRAM © CABLEGRAM RADIO xxxTELETYPE thks Gandy bb PAGE TWO FROM MIAMI ‘142055 ~ te | MIAMI. INFURMANT AND ATON LATER LOOKED AT PLANES AT TAMLAMI hs rh ee 50 ILD AND MIAME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS. ATON XPRESSED INTEREST eo. ne “IN OBTAINING THE HELP OF MANUEL "PE ra NANDEZ, _THE-NUMIBER sm he, nae th. nee Ot cer, gore Re TWO JET ACE THE KOREAN. WAR, WHO NOW WORKS WITH INFORMANT AT ARGONAUT AIRLINES. fu) ON FEBRUARY 12 ATON AGAIN CONTACTED INFORMANT AND SAID HE WANTED TO MEET INFORMANT AND FERNANDEZ AT 12 NOON FEBRUARY 13. -INFORMANT AND FERNANDEZ, WHO BELIEVES THE UNITED STATES 1S INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION, DROVE TO ATON'S HOUSE, BUT DID NOT GO IN, AS A MEETING WAS GOING @N IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME. ATON-AT THIS TIME SAID HE WAS INTERESTED IN GETTING THE PLANES RIGHT AWAY, AND WILL EVENTUALLY INTRODUCE INFORMANT TO MASFERRER AND OTHERS INVOLVED. HE CLAIMED MASFERRER IS IN MIAMI AT PRESENT BUT WOULD NOT SAY WHERE. ATON WANTS INFORMANT AND FERNANDEZ TO COORDINATE THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF CUBAN PILOTS WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN OPERATION. INFORMANT TOLD ATON THEY WOULD TRY “AND GET THE PLANES AND ADVISE HIM. Mu) If the intelligence contained in the above message is tobe disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. , aw 54464 Docld:32316564 Page 4
| i Tol + 3 (Rey: on ~276 6) = . . . “ olson - DeLoach 4 soe ge 4 Mohr \ ; Wick a. © 9 “a Casper Callahan Conrad Felt DECODED COPY ae Sullivan Tavel Trotter Gandy PAGE THREE FROM MIAMI 12055 INFORMANT WAS TOLD BY J GARMAN, ANOTHER ADVENTURER, , Vin FYE CAs HG. THAT ATI ONAL GUN TRADERS y. A LOGAl “COMPANYS 1S CONTACTING DEALERS StS RTARTA ECE ND WANTS TO PURCHASE EVERY AR-15 RIFLE THEY CAN FOR SALE TO CUBAN SOURCES. Wu) INFORMANT HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF PRESENCE OF HenpAY xan | IN MIAMI AND STATED IF HERE, HE WOULD PROBABLY BE AT DANKER'S OR SABAL PALMS MOTEL. INQUIRY AT THESE MOTELS NEGATIVE EERO IE. re Vian. SAMY CUSTOMS ADVISED OF ABOVE. INFORMANT CLOSELY FOLLOWING MATTER. Lerneetar) AeaeandutA AIRTEL AND_LEHIN FOLLOW. NEW YORK DETERMINE IF SUBJECT HAS LEFT NEW YORK AREA. RECEIVED: 6:03 PM RPT CC. MR. SULLIVAN If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. . HW 54464 Docld:32316534 Page 5 CAIRGRAM cCABLEGRAM RADIO ox TELETYPE Holmes / / KX / Ze (AE /