MEMO: HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK, SF#429 229
Originator: CIA
From: DC/SAG, BROWN, JERRY G.
To: C/SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP
Document date: 06/11/1976
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11 June 1976

MEMORANDU! FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

:

HEMMING,

Gerald Patrick

SF#429 229

0a 9 June 1969

contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation

Section for information concerning Gerald Patrick HENNING.

was referred to the writer,

who is holding the HErMING

contacted the

writer,

advised that he

is the action officer for a cable from

the Guatemala Station.

reporting an assassination plot on the life of President

LAUGERUD OI Guatemala.

was unfamiliar with the case of

Gerald Patrick HENNING and had not as yet reviewed the 201 file

on HEMMING.

was requested to alert

and JAVAVS

to the beloi-mentioned

and to provide the wiiter with a

copy of the report coming in from the Guatemala Station.

provided the writer with a copy of the cable

(IN 974357,

dated & June 1976),

which is attached.

In substance, the cable reflects that

circa 8 June 1976

a Guatemalan source, with the knowledge

Guatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the (Guatemala Station

a written report,

and a detailed briefing,

concerning a plot

to assassinate President LAUGERUD.

According to the informa-

tion the plot was to have been carried out on 15 September

one of the major conspirators,

Jorge Antonio

of an attack upon his, ZIMERI's, life. ZIMERI has been living

in Miami since August 1975.

According to the report, the National Liberation

Movement was involved with ZIMERI

in the assassination plot

and ZIMERI in turn was involved with two. Americans,

brothers,

Robert and Gerald Patrick HEMMING. .. The

Hemling brothers

were flown to Guatemala in

The report also

claims. that

ZIMERI has close

relations with police officiais

in Miami and New Orleans.

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NOTE:

The (Guatemala Station) also included

information the Chief of Station) had received

fron

had

on 8 June.

said that he

been providing information on ZINERI

te the

Guatemalan government for the past six months of

50.

He claimed that two Americans

were involved

with ZINERI, one of them who runs a guard service

in Miami.

did not mention names but

described one of the Americans

as about six feet

four inches and weighing about 230 pounds.

4.

The Guatemalan report of the assassination plot ends

with five requests

for information by President LAUGERUD:

ā. Is ZINERI still in the United States?

b. In the event ZIMERI is not in the United

States legally, deport him to Guatemala.

c.

IS ZINERI recruiting

merceraries in the

United States for possible use in

Guatemala?

d.

Does ZIMERI receive any kind of preferen-

treatment by U. S.

authorities which

pernit him to carry firearms

as well as

to purchase arms and ammunition for

shipment to Guatemala?

Any information on Robert and Gerald

HEMMING?

5.

On 19 June 1976

advised

that DDO is referring the entire matter to the FBI and State

Department.

Office of Security indices are negative in pertinent

variations of the name of ZIMERI of Robert HEMMING.

1. From the name,

physical description,

activity,

alleged

it is apparent

is identical

ical vien the subjece re office oe Security file

that Gerald Patrick HEMMINC

429 ?29, who has been described as six-foot five,

250 pounds,

who is a notorious mercenary and soldier of fortune and who

as

of May 1975 was ostensibly employed by a private investigation

сотралу, TEPCOL Security (Office of Security--no record) in

Miami, Florida.

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Gerald Patrick HEMMING is well known to this Agency,

the Office of

Security Miami Field Office, and JWAVE.

numerous occasions since

had clained Agency affiliation when in fact there

at least the early 1960'Sfas bear

HEAMING

The nost recent incident wherein HEMMING clained such

affiliation was in May 1975 when he volunteered his services

to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Gerald Patrick HEMING

is a long time cohort of Frank Anthony STURGIS (SF#353 459),

long-time record of

Freck FIORINI, Islatergate notoriety who also has a

claiming Agency affiliation.

the late 1950's HENNING and STURGIS, both former U.S. Marines,

joined Fidel CASTRO in Cuba but returned shortly thereafter

claiming disillusionnent with the CASTRO cause.

Soon thereafter,

STURGIS organized a

group of mercenaries for Caribbean and

Central American

activities which he named the International

Anti-Comnunist Brigade.

A reported sub-unit of this "brigade"

(the backers of whom have never been fully established) was

named the Intercontinental Penetration Force, headed by Gerald

Patrick HENNING.

appreciation of the possible ramifications of

a Guatemalan government expose of this assassination plot

involving HEMING, you are referred to attachments to instant

memorandun, to wiz:

a memorandum by the writer dated 10 June

1975 in the name of Frank STURGIS and Everett Howard HUNT,

and an'extract from a book

published in early 1976 written by

Michael CANFIELD and Alan J. WEBERMAN.

The book Coup d'etai

in America--The CIA and the Assassination of John F.

Kennedy

is à diatribe against the Agency and attempts to link the Agency :

with the assassination of President KENNEDY. One of the major

links attempted by the authors is through Everett Howard HUNT;

JI. to Frank STURGIS to Gerald Patrick HEMMING to Loran Eugene

Loran Eugene HALL was a member of HEMMING's Interconti-

nental Penetration Force..

Loran Eugene HALL received nationwide

publicity in 1967 when New Orleans District Attorney "Jin"

GARRISON alleged that HALL (and the Intercontinental Penetration

Force) was involved in the assassination of President KENNEDY

and that members of this unit were connected with CIA.

GARRISON

shortly thereafter dropped his interest

in HALL, but it is

interesting that he did

Patrick

HEANING

another cohort, Robert K. BROWN, joined GARRISCN's investigation.

JeITy G. Brown

Deputy

Chief

Security Analysis Group

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ARONET.

11 June 1976

MEMORAND'A! FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

SF#429

SF7429 229

Gerald Patrick

On 9 June 1969

contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation

Section

for information concerning

Gerald Patrick HENNING.

was referred to the writer, who is holding the HEMMING

contacted the writer,

advised that he

is the action officer for a cable from

the Guatemala Station

reporting

an assassination plot on the life of President

LAUGERUD of Guatemala.

was unfamiliar with

Gerald Patrick HEMMING and had not as yet reviewed the 201

on HEMMING.

tas requested to alert

to the beloir-mentioned cable and to provide the writer with a

copy of the report coming in from the Guatemala Station.

provided the writer with a copy of the cable

(IN 944357,

-i, dated & June 1976),

which is attached.

In substance, the cable reflects that

circa 8 June 1976.

a Guatemalan source, with the knowledge of

Guatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the Guatemala Station

a written report,

and a detailed briefing,

concerning a plot

to assassinate

President LAUGERUD.

the plot was to have been carried out on 15 September

1975; however,

one of the major conspirators,

Jorge Antonio

ZIMERI Safie left Guatemala

as a result

of an attack upon his,

ZIMERI's, life.

ZIMERI has been living

in Miami since August 1975.

and ZINERI in

turn was involved with two Americans, brothers,

Robert and Gerald Patrick HEMMING. The HEMlING brothers

were flown

assisted ZIMERE in acquiring anali.

anong other things, which

to Guatemala in a

aircraft.

claims. that ZIMERI has close relations with police officiais

in Miami and New Orleans.

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NOTE: The Guatemala Station

also included

information the Chief of Station had received

fron

on 8 June.

said

that he

had seen providing information on ZINERI

to the

Guatenalan government for the past six months or

50.

claimed that two Anericans were involved

With ZINERI, one of them who runs a guard service

in Miami.

did not mention names but

described one of the Americans

as about six feet

tour Inches and weighing about 230 pounds.

The Guatemalan report of the assassination plot ends

with five requests for information by President LAUGERUD:

a. Is ZIMERI still in the United States?

b:

In the event ZIMERI is not in the United

States legally, deport him

to Guatemala.

c.

Is ZINERI recruiting merceraries in the

United

States for possible use in

Guatemala?

Does ZIMERI receive any kind of preferen-

tial treatment by U. S. authorities

which

permit him to carry firearms, as well as

to purchase arms and ammunition for

shipment to Guatemala?

e.

Any information on Robert and Gerald

HEMMING?

5.

On 19 June 1976

advised

that DDO is referring the entire matter to the FBI and State

Department.

6. Office of Security indices are negative in pertinent

variations of the name of ZIMERI or Robert HEMMING.:

7.

alleged employment, it is apparent

ployment, at is apparent that perald Patricey aMING

is identical with the subject of Office of Security file

429 229, who has been described

who is a notorious mercenary and soldier of fortune and wad as

as six-foot five,

of May 1975 was ostensibly employed by a private investigation

ompany, TEPCOL Security (Office of Security--no record)

in

Miami, Florida.

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Gerald Patrick HEMMING is well known to this Agency,

the Office of Security Miami Field Office, and MWavE.

numerous cucasions since at least the early 1960'5 as 592NG

had clained Agency affiliation when in fact there

ine most recent incident wherein HEMMING clained such

affiliation was in Way 1975 when he volunteered his services

to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Gerald Patrick HEMING

is a long-time cohort of Frank Anthony STURGIS (SF#353 +59),

long-time ecord of

Frac? FIORIN' falsely claiming Agency

of Watergate notoriety who also has a

affiliation.

the late 1950's HEMNING and STURGIS, both former U.S. Marines,

joined Fidel CASTRO in Cuba but returned shortly thereafter

claining disillusionnent with the CASTRO cause.

Soon thereafter,...

STURGIS organized a group of mercenaries for Caribbean and

Central American activities which he named the International

Anti-Comrunist Brigade.

A reported sub-unit of this

"Brigade"

(the backers of whom have

never been fully established) was

Intercontinental Penetration Force, headed by Gerald

Patrick HElMING.

For an appreciation of the possible ramifications of

a Guatemalan

government expose of this assassination plot

involving HENMING, you are

referred to attachments to instant

memorandun, to wie:

a memorandum by the writer dated 10 June

1975 in the name of Frank STURGIS and Everett Howard HUNT,

and an' extract

from a book published in early 1976 written by

Michael CANFIELD and Alan J. WEBERMAN.

The book coup d'etat

in America--The CIA and the

Assassination of JohnT.

-Kennedy

is a diatribe

against the

Agency

and attempts to link the Agency

with the assassination of President KENNEDY.

One of the major

links attempted by the authors is through Everett HowaId HUNT,

JI. to Frank STURGIS to Gerald Patrick HEMMING to Loran Eugene

Loran Eugene HALL was a member of HENNING's Interconti-

nental Penetration Force.

Loran Eugene HALL received nationwide

publicity in 1967 when New Orleans District Attorney "Jim"

GARRISON alleged that HALL (and the Intercontinental Penetration

Force) was involved in the assassination of President KENNEDY

and that members of this unit were connected with CIA. GARRISON

shortly thereafter dropped his interest in HALl, but it is

interesting that he did so after Gerald Patrick HENNING and

another cohort, Robert K. BROWN, joined GARRISCN's investigation.

Jerry G. BrOWn

Deputy

Chief

Security Analysis

Group

Atts

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