Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, MM
Document date: 12/3/70
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/26/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10205-10448

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-207880-SEE COMMENTS

Released under the John

issassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53074 Date:

05-25-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/03/1970

PAGES: 22

SUBJECTS :

SANTIAGO, IVAN VIDAL, REH, GPH, ASSOC, MILITANT,

ACA, BKG, PLAN, WARFARE, US, CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/23/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: 105-207880-1ST NR 2,2ND NR 2,3RD NR 2,4TH NR 2,5TH NR 2,6TH NR 2, INC 5 MEMO, 3

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OFFIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1866 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.0

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-92960)

TO

FROM :

DATE:

3/1/71

SUBJECT:

SAC, MIAMI (105-3973) (C)

CHANGED

IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO;

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES, SPLE/ELA

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING JER TA*

IS - CUBA

420a4 spille

Title marked changed to include IVAN VIDAL,

SANTIAGO inasmuch as he was involved in this matter with

the two other subjects. The title was previously carried

as "ROY EMORY HARGRAVES: GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, IS-CUBA" -

Re Bureau airtel to Miami 12/29/70.

Enclosed are ten copies of an IHM dated and captioned

as above.

Coples of this IHM are being disseminated locally

to the following Pederal agencies:

U.S. Secret Service, Miami, Florida

NISO, Charleston, South Carolina

11lth MY Group, Orlando, Florida

Cuban Affairs (State Department), Miami

CIA, Miami

U. S. Coast Quard, Miami

U. Si Border Patrol, Miami

U. 3. Customs, Miami

Ua So INS, Miami

OsI. Patrick AlI Force Base, Florida

105-92960

23223

Bureau (Enc. 10) (RM)

1

- Miami

RJDIIag

(4)

105-207880-

NOT RECORDED

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5010-108-02

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MM '205*3973

MM I-1 is former MM 639-S•

Inclosed LIM de being clasalfied contidential

to better protect a forner source who may be of operational

intezeat agaln in

the future.

Three copies of this cover letter are being

made available to the Burcau for dissemination to individual

case

files concerning SANTIAGO, FARGRAVES, and HDING.

Toasmuch as subjects are no longer active in

Cuban revolutionary matters, this case

Is being closed.

8 RApp..

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CONFIOmACIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer 80

Filo No.

105-3973

Miami, Florida

March 1, 1971

BE 4.21-94

RE:

IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO;

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES;

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA • /

10/22/94

SP&MACKAM

TEK TASk FORCe

It is noted that ROY EMORY HARGRAVES, an American

adventurer and mercenary, in July, 1970 advised he was

involved in a plan along with Miami Cuban exile IVAN VIDAL

SANTIAGO to effect warfare between the United States and

Cuba. The plan consisted of attempting to have defecting

Cuban military personnel fire missiles against the U. S.

Navy Base, Guantanamo, Cuba, thus projecting the United

States into a military takeover of Cuba.

HARGRAVES said

he was closely associated in this plan with GERALD PATRICK

HEMMING, another American adventurer and mercenary, and a

long time friend and associate of IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO.

On December 23, 1970, Detective VINCENT OLLER,

Dade County, Florida Department of Public Safety, Miami,

Florida, advised that he had been notified by the U. S.

Coast Guard and U. S. Customs Agency Service, Miami.

Florida, that VIDAL, HEMMING, and HARGRAVES were involved

in a plan for military operations against Cuba..

OLIER said that these three individuals are

well known in the Miami area, their credibility is seriously

doubted, and because of this, the above Federal law

enforcement agencies have discounted their claims and

turned the matter over to local authorities.

BONFIDENTIAL

GrOUp I

Excluded from automatic

downgrading and

declassification

ENCEOSURE

105-207880-

NOLOSURE

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CONETOENTIAL

RE: IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO

OLLER said he interviewed HEMMING and HARGRAVES

and found their claims highly unlikely in that they do not

possess the knowledge, money, equipment, or personnel

necessary. For such an ambitious project.

OLLER stated

that they devised an unworkable scheme and then unsuccess-

fully contacted different U. S. Government agencies to

obtain backing and support.

OLLER stated their scheme had been discontinued,

never had any potential for success,

and it would be a

matter of time until they came up with some other equally

proposed unrealistic venture.

MM T-1, who is a

close friend and associate

Of VIDAL, HARGRAVES, and HEMMING, in February, 1971, advised

that they have completely discontinued their plans and

at the present time are inactive in Cuban revolutionary

matters. HARGRAVES continues to claim he has a back

ailment and cannot work as a construction laborer.

HEMMING is now associated with Captain (First Name

Unknown) MILTON of Miami in a business of delivering

commercial type fishing boats from Norfoll, Virginia

to Miami, Florida. They also plan to deliver some

of these

• boats to Nicaragua.

MM

T-1 stated that VIDAL continues to live in

the Cuban exile colony in Miami, is considered inactive,

and is not significant in Cuban exile political matters.

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions 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.

CONS

AL

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTICITAL FORTiLIO. 10

1902 EDITION

GSA-FPAR• (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, MIAMI (105-3973) (P)

IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO;

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES;

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

IS - CUBA

DATE:

12/10/70

CONXDENTIAL

ART INTORMATIOR

CONTAINED

WARDEN IS UNCI

ASSIFIED EXCEED

WEBRE SHOWN OTHERWISE. i.

10/22/14

4-20 eix Spil ta

Cassifica y

JFK TASK

Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of LHM

pus

"Copies of enclosed LHM are being disseminated

locally to the following federal agencies:

U. S. Secret Service, Miami, Florida

NISO, Charleston, S. C.

111th MI Group, Orlando, Florida

Cuban Affairs

(State Department), Miami

CIA, Miami

U. S. Coast

Guard, Miami

U. S. Border Patrol, Miami

U. S. Customs,

Miami

U. S. INS, Miami

Ost; Patrick AlB, Florida

MM T=1 if former MM 639-S.

MM T-2 1s U.S. Customs Agency Service, Miami.

MM T-3 (is 111th. MI Group, U.S. Army, Miami,

Florida, information classified "Confidential"

MM T-4 iS MM 974-S.

/ ENCLOSURE

Bureau (encl

10) (RM)

Miami

RJD : s11/dk

(3)

DECLASSINED BY SP. SMAC GEL

ON 2/7/95

592

105-267888-

NOT A6225**

JAN

18

1971

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ENTIAL

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05-397

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Florida

DEC 1 0 1970

CONE IDENTIAL

13t 7tW030

1992281910001

CONFILENTIALI

O CONTAINED

SSIFIED EXCEPT

HERWISE 2U2

RE:

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES;

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

4-201Q4

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By Spultap

asclese

32: DADR

ipt

It is noted that ROY EMORY HARGRAVES, an American

adventurer and mercenary, in July, 1970, advised he was

involved in a plan to effect warfare between the United

States an Cuba. The plan consisted of attempting to

have defecting Cuban military personnel fire missiles

against the United States Navy Base, Guantanamo, Cuba,

thus projecting the United States into a military take-

over of Cuba.:

HARGRAVES was closely associated in this

plan with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, another American mer-

cenary and adventurer and a long-time associate.of

HARGRA VES •

MM T-1, an American citizen closely associated

with HARGRAVES and HEMMING in the past ten years, on

September 15, 1970, advised that MI. VINCENT OLLER,

detective, Dade County, Florida, Department of Public

Safety, Miami, stated that he had been investigating

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES and GERALD PATRICK HEMMING inasmuch

as the United States Coast Guard in Miami had given him

some information concerning them.

MM T=1 said that OLLER indicated that HARGRAVES

and HEMMING had devised some illogical and irresponsible

military plan of action against Cuba which was highly

unlikely of any success whatever.

DECLASSIFIED BY 5.le8 su/eSP

ом 10-15 97

CONFIDI

ENTIAL

JFK)

GrO

excluded from aufanatic

downgrading

declassification

ENCLOSURE

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL

FORM NO. 10

1964 EDITION

GSA FPMI**1 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVIKNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-36406)

DATE:

DEC 1 0 1970

CON

SAC, MIAMI (105-3973) (2)

ROY EMORY

HARGRAVES:

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

IS = CUBA

ATION CONTAINH

TIM TE

IF TED EXCEPT

LIANE MANN OTHERW

588 MAC

TAse force 4?

Flessitien

Rebutel to Miami dated 9/11/70.

Enclosed herewith are 10 copies of an IHM dated

and captioned as above.

Copies of enclosed LFM are being disseminated

locally to the following Federal agencies:

U. S. Secret Service, Miami, Florida

NISO, Charleston, South Carolina

111th M.I. Group, Orlando, Florida

Cuban Affairs (State Department), Mend

CIA, Miami

U. S, Coast Guard, Miami

U.

S. Border Patrol, Miami

U. S. Customs, Miami

DECLASSIFIEO BY 9803 ROP/KSR

ON /1-1-9.3

.. •**^*

U. So INS, Miami

OSI, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

86406

ORIGINAL FILED IN

MM Tal is former MM 639-S•

MM T-2 is U. S. Customs Agency Service, Miami.

2

• Bureau (Enc-10) (RM)

1

- Miami

RJD: s11

(3)

105-207888-383

NOT RECORDED

49 DEC 14 1970

ENCLOSURE

DE 230704

COl

ANTIAL

202-10118

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MM 105-3973

CONFE

CHAL

Myant i

B300 111th M. I. Group, U. S. ArmY

Plorida, information classified "confidential.")

MM TO IS MY 974-5.

Enclosed IM is being classified "confidntial"

nasmuch as it concaing information from U. S. Army s

- LEAD =

MIAVE

AT NIANTE FLORIDI

Will contact Mr. VINCEVT OLLER, Dade County

Department of Public Safety, to ascertain what investi∞

gation has been conducted by that agengy.

COMINGE IVENIA

502.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply,

File No.

105-3397/3

Miami, Florida

DEC 1 0 1970

CONFIDA

MIAL

DECLASSIFIED BY 50U8 SID/ISK

19 12-15-97

«ONC

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ETREIN IS UNCUAS

JE

ED EXCEP!

GARRE SHOWN OTHER:

SE.

1082/94

JFK)

RE:

IVAN VIDAL SANTIAGO;

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES;

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

INTERNAL SECURITY • CUBA

410.94

Alassified by putap

OADR

9803RON

It is noted that ROY EMORY HARGRAVES, an American

11-1-93

(SK)

adventurer and mercenary, in July, 1970, advised he was

involved in a plan to effect warfare between the United

States and Cuba. The plan consisted of attempting to

have defecting Cuban military personnel fire missiles

against the United States Navy Base, Guantanamo, Cuba,

thus projecting the United States into a military take-

over of Cuba.

HARGRAVES was closely associated in this

plan with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, another American mer-

cenary and adventurer and a long-time associate of

HARGRA VES •

MM T-1, an American citizen closely associated

with HARGRAVES and HEMMING in the past ten years, on

September 15, 1970, advised that Mr. VINCENT OLLER,

detective, Dade County, Florida, Department of Public

Safety, Miami, stated that he had been investigating

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES and GERALD PATRICK HEMMING inasmuch

as the United States Coast Guard in Miami had given him

some information concerning them.

MM T-1 said that OLLER indicated that HARGRAVES

and HEMMING had devised some illogical and irresponsible

military plan of action against Cuba which was highly

unlikely of any success whatever.

IDENTIAL

CONFIENTIAL

ACRO

Excluded tron automatic

downgradesor sha

decrass: 1400010

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