(404-10518-10302 ® FD-373 (Ree. 11-30-63) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE § " ~ 4 5 2 ° sectibanoabemarty y dhatimarcnmerennsem FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Miant, Florida = DBA 7/696 To eee ence IEEE emt ome ya Fitle LORAN EUGENE HALL, also known as Lorengo Hall, Lawrence Hall, "Skip" Character INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA Reference memorandum dated and captioned as above. > ‘ All sources (except any listed below) whose identities are concealed in referenced commmmication have furnished reliable information in the past. . Shee es NN Ut eh ROO ee Nee gn teas caret ne Maer ener ene © 4 . ay . mene te nate eres heret tern» ¥os utrneetengungnattncncnatrententremnatnanatiemimmen ar nucvontncion TE NT if sentient SEB aly ale aint 5 at Al. a te ‘ SBS eopy aoe AT Ret aed amaONteR tat ORAL SEUN ERE HITE Ba OR Da ORLY ORE btn oe aes ng ene, ‘ an) os . a DO f-IQSTYH/ This document contains sesther Mcommendetieas ser conclaeiens of the FBI, ft ie the perty 3 pe of the FBI and 1s leaned te your agency; it and ite contents ave eet te be distributed outside peer agency. . a “ge . : 4 Seid sn ae cl, A nae” Meee eee. memereeanR Minter: i aneenetighv apt © cie“Pwninmiig guguan-ipeagame vt coe me ve & Site ing pS, Or ® og a ee anid i - eee ESR ees bE ee . i @ ® ry oof
14-00000 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DBA 7%%é amt ; Florida © LORAN EUGENE HALL, also known as (1) Lorenzo Hall, i Lawrence Hall, : "Skip" INTERNAL SECURITY = CUBA ‘The following information is submitted to re- ; flect the activities of LORAN EUGENE HALL in the Miami i area. : | f H On July 9, 1959, RUBEN MIRO GUARDIA, a Panamanian : then residing in Miami, advised that in April, 1959, he | was detained by Cuban Police in Havana, Cuba. During his ; | detention he met a United States citizen named LORAN HALL, ‘ i who was also under detention at the time. HALL, a white ' male, approximately 30 years of age, 5°10" tall, black hair, said he was from the State of Kansas, and had served in the United States Armed Forces for about six years. i HALL told MIRO that he had arrived in Cuba in about March, ‘ 1959, and had subsequently been contacted by CAMILO : CLENFUEGOS, a Cuban Rebel Army Commander. CIENFUEGOS wanted HALL to train & group of men who were goire to participate in an invasion of Nicaragua. HALL claimed he trained a group of men on a farm known as La Lisa, located near Havana. HALL said the food for the trainees came from the | Cuban Military Stafff Headquarters, on the orders of ee CIENFUEGOS. eo a MIRO stated that HALL said he was arrested on April 8, 1959, by Cuban authorities, who alleged HALL was suspected of being an FBI Agent. On MIRO's departure from Cuba on July 7, 1959, HALL was still in the custody of Cuban authorities but MIRO believed that HALL was going to be released and deported to the United States. estore ie eae mre pore Sak ee ates te 0S copy Qoosstl] - teem Pattee eaten ae mae et eee te cee ta eaten i een er IE thai * ~ APHID Hin MAO oO “Fee AAP AE Sora nea Thy ATR TM TENT {RETR BH ARIPO AE LLANE MN ER! a rh TR IRE I AR 2 RR, =
14-00000 go LORAN EUGENE HALL * MM T-1, who has been involved in Cuban revolu- i tionary activities for the past [ |years, advised on March 10, 1963, that HALL had been in Miami for about the past three months, and associated with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, @n American adventurer, mercenary and soldier of fortune. MM T-1 stated HALL is disagreeable, is not Liked by the other mercenaries in Miami, is of low moral character, and appears to have a criminal background. ; On March 18, 1963, LUIS BALBUENA, 908 §.W. 5th Street, Miami, a Cuban exile, advised that his brother, along with some Cubans and Americans, was involved in some plan to try and overthrow the government of Haiti. Somehow connected with this group is an American, LORENZO » 4lso known as LAWRENCE HALL, 4 soldier of fortune, who appears irresponsible and at one time was a member of the Cuban Rebel Arny.. eer | | On April 5, 1963, the Miami Office received a telephone call from a LORENZO HALL, 142 S.W. 21st Avenue, Apartment 6, Miami, Florida. HALL said he understood that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelli- i L.. Oh cae A are See Ake cat nano mem RE Mt Be ENA PER pert © gence Agency and Immigration and Naturalization Service were trying to locate him, and he wanted to report his _ address. On November 11, 1963, MM T-1 said that LORENZO HALL, a white male, 25 years of age to 26 years, 5'7". “155 pounds, ruddy complexion, was unemployed and had in- | } } i i i Califecuia-—Heis- sesh he was from Los Angeles, i California. He is always on the move, is in and out of t Miami, is the confidence man type, and it was not known po if he was then in Miami. MM T-1 advised that HALL a claimed to have been in the Cuban Rebel Army, but the | other mercenaries in Miami doubt this. . : ' } | i ' -2- - or ects en ons oe eee reer totanpimenemaneeintay ff enal aT NN ERE Fo cite et neem wre ere tein nent oe Reenter wees
14-00000 a e Agwrcge “LURAN EUGENE HALL Se Ne teeter snr tem oy gy ge .. MM T-1l said HALL was then loosely connected with Cuban revolutionary activities, which he uses as a gimmick to try and obtain money donations. In Miami, he loosely associated with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, "MEXICAN" LARRY EOWARD and WILLIAM HOUSTON SEYMOUR » @ll unemployed ad- } venturers. “ : MM T-1 stated HALL and HOWARD made a trip to California several months previously in an attempt to collect money by representing themselves as members of an ° anti-CASTRO movement. It is doubtful they collected any sizeable amount of money. Their practice is to contact local chapters of the John Birch Society, claiming they are anti-Communist freedom fighters, and ask for money to carry on their work. They do obtain some money this way, and | use the money for living expenses. { In October, 1963, according to MM T-1, HALL and SEYMOUR visited Dallas, Texas, trying to collect money donations under the guise of representing anti-CASTRO organizations. Among the persons they contacted was LESTER R. LOGUE, 628 Meadows Building, Dallas, a geclo- gist. It is unknown if LOGUE gave them any money. TH Ime Miata e WAIN NOR TES 6hb Fy RENAE TOTAAL meen Set te Ow On December 5, 1963, MM T-1 advised that HALL had not been seen around Miami for about a wonth, and his whereabouts was then unknown. On November 1, 1963 the United States Customs Service, Miami, Florida, furnished a report concerning the boat PITUSA 1, which was observed on October 29, 1963 being trailer hauled by a 1955 Oldsmobile sedan, south of Miawi in the direction of the Florida Keys. This car was -3- + ’ <1 Ate ROO ERT aN ae ETE RATE enh RIERA Sint wae EN EEE SH He aire , sooth . . ener ar uN enet os + vy ST AE TN RR IT ERNE TINA ON YS rut eR IRN AERG Ent a etna tnteenersnneepiane oe nents te ie ne eae cane
14400000 ag ast sactia lefiy.ne TE As erence a eharemre to sustain military type raids on Cuba. LORAN EUGENE HALL accompanied by another automobile, and a station wagon, At approximately 1 AM on October 30, 1963, in the vicinity of Jewfish Creek, U.S. Custons officers apprcached the Oldsmobile and boat, and another one of the cars, and found in the second car a quantity of arms, munitions, explosives and supplies. The driver of the 1955 Olds- wobile was identified as L. E. HALL, 142 §.W. 21st Avenue, Miami, Florida, who was also the vegistered owner of this car. The sole occupant of the other car, a Mercury, was identified as MANUEL BARBARITO PEREZ GOYANES , @ Cuban citizen. Customs seized both cars and their con- tents. Investigation disclosed that an anti-CASTRO or- ganization, the Frente Revolucionario Anti-Comunista (FRAC), had been involved in plans to utilize the PITUSA I on &@ trip to Cuba, for the purpose of gathering propaganda material for the John Birch Society, and to obtain money me On August 6, 1964, Mr. STANLEY SHACHTER, U.S. ; Customs Agent, Miami, confirmed that L, EB, HALL is identical €o LORAN EUGENE HALL. He recalled that HALL, at the time of the Jewfish Creek incident, said he intended to to to Cuba on a raid. Neither HALL nor his companions were arrested. At that time HALL had information in his poss- ession reflecting that he was born January 4, 1930 and re- sided at 285 N. Oakland, Apartment 9, Pasadena, California. Another residence address in his possession was for 1191 Collegeview Drive, Apartment 14, Monterey Park » California. On June 26, 1964, MM T-1 stated that he last = & ow | | FEO be manne wrens pul) “AES fees eo He mete Se mE ET ad oe wh pe fos POND: ete eih ey SornBuoetE he 4 TT ARe rh ees eeeinnee eh bemnnt sa amet Senos Ape a neeaswenresenem er
14-00000 “ye re . te ope : Ye 0 LORAN EUGENE HALL heard of LORENZO HALL about 8 months ago, at which time HALL was reportedly en route to Mexico with LAWRENCE : HOWARD. MM T-1 said that both HALL and HOWARD were j "“soldier-of-fortune types” and prior to coming to Miami : in 1963, had raised money, possibly from right wing organizations in California, in order to support their Proposed military action against the regime of FIDEL CASTRO. HALL never succeeded in such military effort in that he was thwarted by the action of U.S. Customs at Miami, who seized what equipment he possessed. HATE Re nttes Mm ORE PINE PENEE $Y Mi T-1 expressed the opinion that HALL may have gone to Mexico with HOWARD, but HALL is not known to have returned to Miami since the latter part of 1963. t ; On July 22, 1964, GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, 1036- S.W. 5th Street, Miami, Florida, who since 1959 has been active in Cuban revolutionary activities, stated he first met LORAN HALL, who liked to be called "SKIP" HALL, in April, 1959, at which time HALL was in jail at the Army barracks in Ciudad Libertad near Havana, Cuba. HALL was arrested for being involved in alleged prepara- tions for revolutionary action egainst Nicaragua, HALL shared a cell in the Cuban jail with SANTOS TRAFFICANTE, well known gambler and hoodlum of Tampa and Miami, Florida. FA AN oh etn mE OAT BERANE ae ae AR Ma RB eats tore Sate nee nes t wo oe : as ot . shan . “Fach apcrttdid sith: ‘enemies wee nai sr ete ate , - — * aan ' ; HEMMING stated he next met HALL in Los Angeles in January, 1963, at which time HEMMING was visiting his family, and while in Los Angeles, HEMMING was inter- viewed by a reporter from the PASADENA INDEPENDENT STAR concerning HEMMING's anti-CASTRO organization called a 5 = > 4 Oo mrmeiaae th 0 Maton yaerateTyt toute Soy atime NE Hed Hep treme RO Ves neetytsd uP Hest or ° er me eet eee sate were een emt Sereemerrennten ie oaths ea eth been eSebA ate et isto Cane Syeaee a nninnn peer nn ne ten tomes ak e a ! hoa
14-00000 oe pesneatnrt istic nase ereoncerctnenacter nt ah web . Leet sane ceene curso stapes abbas oooh aR Eat AR BE eae hE SRtP te tay aA EAA AA er NREL Pes AD RPE AEA PAE q af om $ Biramerereremiee te A en rneemregsaat neon memes met amanatanpetientinneren Guteewantnhat cateminineentemmrnet nme san Ae = crane eng mmm gm ane oo LORAN EUGENE HALL Interpen (Inter-Continental Penetration Forces). HALL, who was in California at the time, was able to locate HEMMING through the reporter. ” HEMMING related that on hie return from Cali- fornia to Miami in February, 1963, HALL accompanied him, and after arrival in Miami, HALL attempted to asso- ciate himself with various anti-CASTRO groups to organize action on several revolutionary ideas of HALL, including one to invade Haiti. None of the groups at Miami took HALL very serlously, considering him somewhat of an un- reliable character. HALL eventually associated himself with a Cuban named MANUEL "MANOLO" AGUILAR. Together with AGUILAR and several other Americans, including WILLIAM. SEYMOUR from Arizona and TOM DUNKIN, a Florida newspaper- man, HALL participated im an infiltration attempt against Cuba but they were arrested by U.S. Customs while still on the highway in the Florida Keys. At that time U.S. Customs confiscated what equipment the group had, but no prosecutions were brought against HALL or the other individuals involved. HEMMING stated that the latter incident occurred some time in late 1963. _ During the summer of 1963, HALL and LAWRENCE “LARRY HOWARD, an individual of Mexican-American descent who was in Miami at the time, went out to California where they were able to raise funds and obtain some guns which they then brought back to Miami. HEMMING recalled that they had approximately 16 Garand M-l rifles, which they converted to automatic rifles. HEMMING said that these weapons were confiscated by U.S. Customs on the highway in the Florida Keys when HALL and his group were reportedly preparing to leave for Cuba. od 6.- er na eee A heehee 8 Me Reece meet TA NOM eae, mE PORE NEON EA ERI NLS OY TRE oO eng » af : 4 pte canny eee ou
14-00000 aa wate as Me Feng + LORAN EUGENE HALL 7 HEMMING advised that HALL has not been in Miami since approximately November, 1963, when Customs made the Seizure of equipment. He said that HALL left Miami with LAWRENCE HOWARD, who was xeportedly now in Vera Cruz, Mexico. HEMMING did not know if HALL went to Mexico at that time but he recently saw MANUEL AGUILAR, now a member of the anti-CASTRO group Ejercito Rebelde in Miami; and AGUILAR said he had recently heard from HALL, who is still in Los Angeles. HEMMING stated that HALL is about 32 years of i age and is married to a woman who once was the secretary to the President of Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, but as of February, 1963, when HEMMING was in Los Angeles, HALL was residing at 285 N. Oakland, Apartment 9, Pasadena, California. At that time he was employed by the Ernie Porter Chevrolet Company in Pasadena. TE OE oF mere ata Att titel ieee aerate re Aeecetes art fet #4 orate danst seen Al e HEMMING related that HALL and. LAWRENCE HOWARD : when en route from California to Miami in the summer of 1963 with the converted Garand rifles, were held by the Dallas Police Department for possession of narcotic medicines. HEMMING believed that HALL and HOWARD had been able to obtain such medicines from doctors in Cali- fornia on the basis of their proposed military action against Cuba, which would require medicine for the wounded. HEMMING did not know how HALL and HOWARD came to the atten- tion of the Dallas police. This document contains neither recommendations nor con- clusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. meter pemera ements seamen th Geers amen b eC dee omen nn act eharethO tem So At etltetnkne mera wn ene = cm oot! ht hntetlnenh  hedecet anu ' -7* . ATH tne eee ym ccm rea ane Sede! dennignaceahenene nih ° . ° - ce wee cere geo a ee eer SEEDS SONA iE nc Set ett ct a ene SPE LarND net atone CA eet ety hn nena PRON Sperry cavemen penance