MISCELLANEOUS FBI AND DOJ REPORTS ON GERALD PATRICK HEMMING AND ROY EMORY HARGRAVES, INTERNAL SECURITY-CUBA.
Agency: CIA
Originator: FBI
Document date: 09/21/1970
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of 1992

(44 USC 2107 Note) inti

NW 53217 6/20/176

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UNITED STATES DEFAKTHEST DE JUSTICE

FLUKEAL BUHEAL OF INVESTORMASNO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION ANDIOR

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file ira 105-3973

Miani, Zlorida

RELEASE OF THIS LAXCI IMED

September 21, 1970

901-309125

RE! GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, JR..

INTERNA: SECURITY - CUBA

NEUTRAZITY MATTERS - CUBA EPUB I MaI3!

MM T-1 who has been engaged in cuban revolutioho lalf

ary activities during the past twelve years and who has

been closely associated with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, JR.

for the past nine years, from 1961 to the present time.

has furnished the following information concerning

•HEMMING:

In May, 1961. "Major" GEORGE TANNER formed an

anti-Communist brigade in Miani, Plorida.

This group

of about 40 men consisted of mercenaries and adventurero.

HEMMING later took over the group, operatod a military

training camp in the Plorida everglades. and changed the

name of the organization to Intercontinental Penetration

FOrCeR (INTERPEN).

At that time, HEMMING claimed to have been

previously involved in training of Curan paratroopera

in Nicaragua and Cuba for FIDEL, CASTRO RUZ, Prine Minister

of cuba.

worked for the Cuban Revolutionary Air Porce in Cuba.

dwindled don to so 19el MEan eate continued to get

considerable press publicity. Many photographs appeared

in the Miani press of his recruits wearing unifoms,

carrying weapons, and living in jungle training camps.

During this time, the several Sheriff's Departments in

South Plorida received numerous complaints concerning

this group and their military training activities.

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RE: GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, JR.

On July 2, 1961, HEMMING with abour five

mercenaries and Cuban exiles dressed in military uni-

forms, put on an air drop parachuting show for the

press at the airport at Davie, florida. HaMING and

his men were interviewed and he received considerable.

press publicity in south. Plorida bI being a person who

was recruiting sen to fight Communion in Latin America.

Also in July, 1961, HEMMING was contacting

different Cuban exile groups in Miani offering them

training camp facilities, and seeking *heir contributions

in dollar donations and weapons.

On August 24, 1961, HEMMING claimed he went to

Cuba and contacted representatives of the Cuban undor-

ground.

ANTONIO PEREZ QUESADA, Cuban exile boat captain,

on interview admitted he took HEMMING and six others to

Cuba on August 12, 1961 where they stayed about 42 hours.

However, neither HEMMING not his men made any contact

with the Cuban undergroune or militia.

On March 30, 1962, as a result of press publicity.

HEMMING decided to diswald other mercenaries and adventurers

from coning to Miami to join his organization. HEMMING

therefore sent out hundrado of form letters to persons

who previously made inquiry concerning joining INTERPEN.

• In March, 1962, most of the leading Cuban exile

organizations had disavowed any cooperation with HEMMING.

Most of the groups felt HEMMING was making a living at

the expense of the revolution and had no real intention

of taking his group to Cuba to üight against Communism.

In May, 1962, most of HEMMING's mercenaries

considered HEMMING completely unreliable in that he nad

taken no positive action and appearer to

be pore interested

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RE: GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, IR.

in press publicity than the anti-CASTRO novement in

Miami.

In August, 1962, HOMING planned a military

expedition to Cuba.

He obtained a boat and recruited

Cuban exiles, but at the last noment the exiled deserted

him, U. S. Customs agents searched the boat, and then the

boat broke down and became inoperative.

In Septenber, 1962, HEMMING opened a military

training camo at Big Pine Key, Plorida and had 14 of his

mercenaries training there.

The National Broadcasting Company, Time and

Life Corporation, and the Miani Herald Newspaper accepted

an invitation to visit the camp and photograph the

war games.

The National Broadcasting Company later used

these filas on a nationwido news program and claimed the

films were snuggled into the United States and were

photographs of actual internal revolution inoide of Cuba.

In November, 1962, HEMMING was working with a

private detective SAM BENION in Miani. HEMMING Was

supposed to sink pleasure boats so the owners. could

collect insurance.

The first boat he was to sink was

a 31 foot CrisCraft, however, HEMMING became frightened

and refused to sink the boat.

Therein, the business

enterprise between BENTON and HEMMING terminated.

Also in November, 1962, he obtained the use of

& 35 foot boat and planned

an expedition to Cuba.

HEMMING

threatened to shoot it out with the U. S. Border Patrol

and the U. S. Navy if they tried to stop him.

Problems

lator developed, the boat was not used, and the expedition

was called off.

In December, 1962, HEMMING rented a 35 foot

boat for an expedition to Cuba and planned to take 12

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of his men with him.

On December 4, 1962, U. S. Customs

agents arrested HEMMING and his group, confiscated the

arms, and arsunition on the boat and charged them with

conspiracy to export arms. On January 22, 1963, these

charges were dismissed.

In April, 1963, INTERPEN was down to about six.

menbers; HelINg found it difficult to collect money

donations, and ebtained amployment as a gardener.

In June,

maintained a large supply of arms at his residence.

HEMMING and his men pulled out gung, and threatened

ZARRAGA's life if he did not give them these arms.

ZARRAGA turned over these arus and REMMING left the

house momentarily.

While he was gone, U. S. Customs

agents arrived, confiscated the amus, and arrested

HEMMING's men.

In September, 1963, INTERPEN no longer existed.

HEMMING's followers lost interest and felt HEMMING would

never bo able to launch any military action ayainst Cuba.

The majority of the recruits left Miami, others were

run out of town by the police, an? others were arrested

for burglary, larceny, and vagrancy. During this period.

HEMMING visited leading Cuban exile

political figures

and a number of American right-wing conservatives for

donations. He travelled to Dallas, Texas, Chicago,

Illinois, and other places but was unable to raise

money •

On October 24, 1963, ALEXANDER I. RORKE, a free

lance photogragiri involved in Cuban revolutionary matters,

left on a flight for Central America.

He was never heard

from again.

On November 2, 1963, HEMMING and eight others

on board a chartered XC-3 left South florila on a search

They eventually arrived at Guatamala where they

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renainer in a drunk and disorierly condition and were

arrodio.l ant orieral out of the country.

In August, 1967, HEMMING left for California.

Prior to noving to California, he had many unpaid debts.

He moved his unpald-for household appliances from his

home, sold them piecencal, while a representative from

a credit agency was trying to seize these household

appliances.

With the money that HEMMING received for

theus goods he and his wife. left for California.

In July, 1969, he-sturned to Miami, was ataying

in a Howard Johnson's Motel, Brickell Avenue

• Miami, was

driving a rental car, and appeared to be prosperous.

Set forth below is the FBI Identification for

HEMMING as of Decerber, 1962:

CONTRIBUIOR OP

FINGERPRINTS

Miami, Fla. PD

NAME AND

NUMBER

ARRESTED OR

RECEIVED

CHARGE DISPOSITTON

Gorald Patrick

Hemaing,

#77255

11/1/61

vag

11/2/61 rel

Mobile, Ala. PD. Gerald Patrick 2/23/62

Hemming, J..

#57326

'inv

Key hest, Pla.

SO

Gerald Patrick

Henraing, J5..

#6221

12/4/62

vio of Us rel to USM.

Neutrality Miami, Pla.

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COXZASENTIAL

RE: GERALD PATRIJi HIMMING, JR.

The following is a physical deccription of

HEYING which was taken from recorda of the U. S.

Marine Corps:

Races

Sex:

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Height:

Weight:

Hair:

Eye !

Educations

White

Male

March 1, 1937

Los Angels, California

6'8"

232 pounds

Brown

Blue

Graduated from San Gabriel

High School, San Gabriel,

California

Military Service:

U. S. Marine Corps.

1954-1959

Military Occupation: Control Tower Operator

Marital Statuss

Married

Mationalitys

American

Employment:

Unemployed

Thia document contains neither reconmendations

nor conclusions of the FBI.

It is the property of the

FBI and is

loane-I to your agency; it and its contenta

are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTHENT OF JUSTICE

FEDEHAL BUREAL OF INVESTIGATION

Miani, FLorida

September 16, 1970

CONFIDENTIAL

RE:

iROY AMORY HARGRIVES

INTERNAI, SECURITY - CUBA

NEUTRALITY MATTER - CUS.

MICROFILMED

MAR 3 0 1971

DOC, MICRO: SER,

MM1 T-I, Who has been engaged in Cuban revolutionar!

ictivities for the past twelva years and who has been closely

associated with ROY EMORY HARGRAVES for the pist nine years,

fron 196l to the present tine, has furnished the following

Information concerning INGRAVES:

In Hay, 1961, VINCENT JOS&PiL HANARD, Miami

private detective,

forled a group called the Freesom

Fighters.

This organization of about fifty men con-

sisted of Cuban exile revolutionaries. American mer-

cenaries and adventurers.

The purpose of the group

was to invade Cuba and overthrow Cuban Prime Minister

FIDEL CASTRO. HARGRAVES was one of the leading members

of this group..

The group dissolved aster several months when

they realized AMIRD had been in a mental institution

and was completely psychotic.

In 1903, in U.S. District

Court, Miami, HANARD was sentenced to two years probation

and $1,000 fine for impersoniting a federal agent.

In November, 1951, MARGRIVES lived at 128

Southwest 8th Street, Miami, with an unidentified inerican

girl.

He had long hair, a beard, and was periolically

engaged in burglaries.

it that time, he was associated

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coate

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES

, With ROLANDO ::LSFERRER ROJAS, the former Cuban senator

who had a group of men in Miami to vere plannin-

military operations against Cuba.

Also in 1961, HARGRiVES was active vith

GERALD PATRICK HEMING, an American mercenary in Miami

who had formed a group of 20 or 30 men for the purpose.

of invading Cuba.

Most of HEMMING's recruits were

military deserters, fugitives, degenerates and psycho-

paths.

HARGRIVES was one of the leading members of

HEMMINGS COURS

On December 4, 1962, HARGRIVES and twelve others

were arrested by l. S. Customs Agents at Marathon, Florida,

for attempting to illegally export arms to Cuba.

On February 19, 1963, MARGRAVES continued to

be unemployed, was involved in burglaries and theft.

lived in flophouses, and was eating at the Salvation

Army shelter.

During the middle of February, 1963, HARGRAVES

invited three other individuals to go on a military

mission to Cuba.

They recruited eight Cuban exiles and

obtained money and weapons frOmROLiNDO MiSPERRER.

They

left the South

Florida area immediately in a small boat.

A few days later, this group arrived at Elbow

Cay, Bahamas, and fron there, went to the north coast of

Cuba, where they hijacked two Cuban Governnant fishing

boats. They took these two fishing boats back to Elbow

Cay and HAFGRIVES returnca to Florida for additional

fuel for the boats.

On February 21, 1963, the Cuban Government sent

an expedition to Elhow Cay, arrested the eight hijacxers

and recovered the two Cuban fishing boats.

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M:Y

NARY HARGRAVES

On March 10, 1963, MARGRAVES, along with Miari

attorney CHARLES ASHMAN, went to Elbox Cay to 100% for

evidence of Cuban Artiy, occunancy of the island.

found no evidence.

They

They did plant some false evidence

there and HARGRAVES later furnished iSUAN with false

sworn statements from persons who claired to have wit-

nessed Cuban Government occupancy of the island. ASIMAN

later went to lassau and London to protest to the

British Government.

On October 7, 1964, ASHU4:1 Was

indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in liami on 18 counts

of Interstite Transportation of Stolen Property and vas

committed to a mental institution.

ALEWIIDER I. ROURKE, a free-lance pbotogropher

and adventurer, in 1963 was involved in Cuban I cvolutionary

activity and made illegal airplane flights to Cuba. On

September 24, 1963, POURE and another man rented a plane.

in south Florida,

fler' to Cozumel, lexico, refueled, and

then left for lionduras.

They were never heard from again.

The insurance carrier which insured the airplane put up

$2500 to search for the missing plane.

On ilovember 2,

1963, HARGRIVES, HElMING and seven others, aboara a

chartered DC-3, left South florida on i

search mission.

They eventually arrived in Guatemala, Mere they rermined

in a drunk and risorder.ly condition, and were irrested and

ordered out of the country. They then returned to the

United States.

is of march 10, 1961, liRGPAVES was living at

the Barlington totel in Miri.

Tio days previously he,

along with anot her sercenary, a Cuban axile revolutinnary

naned VICSITE (last name uninown), leít for the florida

Keys with a boat and o large supply of fuel.

They.

indicated they were going on a mission to Cuba.

•March 10, 1961, U.

E.Custors igents seized their fuel

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ROY EMORY MARGRAVES

supply and ordered then not to leave the United States.

Or. October 22, 1968, the SDS (Students for a

Democratic Society) center in

Long Beach, Calitronia,

was bombed:

The Long Beach police Departinent advised

that FARGRAVES had been arrested for the bambing and

would be formally charged with the bombing on October 23,

The disposition of this charge and arrest is unknown.

On Septerber 13, 1970, MM T-l advised HARGRAVES

publicly states he is involved in a plan to cause military

hostilities between the United States and Cuba.

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HE'MING claims the plan is so goud that United

States intelligence agency officials are now wondering

why their operatives on the local level do not aid and

support the plan in which HARGRAVES is involved.

HELMING

claims that he and HARGRAVES have visited the various

Federal enforcerent agencies in Miami and they all whole-

heartedly agree with and sympathetically support the plan

in which MARGRAVES is involved.

MM T-l furnished the following physical

description:

Name

Race

Sex

Date of birth DPüß

Place of birth

Residence

Telephone number

Marital status

SOE

ROY ENORY

HARGRAVES NOSDI

White

Male

CiEKS

February 11, 1910, USA

St. Louise Missouri

1615 Southvest 95th. Avenue,

Miami,

Florida

222-1696

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Harried

initlived in plans with

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ROY EMORY MARGRAVES

Height

Weight.

Thir

Eye's

Military service

Citizenship

Occupation

5'8*

160 pounds

BrOwn

BrOwn

Dishonorable discharge fron

U. S. Army

United States citizen

Unemployed - former ironworker

This document contains neither recommendations

conclusions of the FI.

It is the property of the FBI

loaned to your agency, it and its contents are not

to be distributed outside your agency.

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File Nia

UNITED STATES DEPARIMENT OF JUSTICI

FEDEHAL HUALAU OF INVESTICATION

Miomi, Florida

september 16c 1370

Title

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES

Character

Reference

INTERNAL, SECUITY - CUBA

NEUTRALITY MATTER - CUBA

Menorindum dated and captioned

as above at riani, Floria.

All sources (except any listed belov) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished rellable

Information in the past.

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SECRET.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Washington, D.C. 20537

200/: 0222

2*.75-140.

03 Jun 75

May 28, 1975

SEC- IGO- 75-0022

rage 1 of

Copy 1 of

MEMORANDUM TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Mr. John P. Kennedy

Special Assistant for Narcotic

Control Operations

Central Intelligence Agency

Chief, International Intelligence

Division

Office of Intelligence

Name Trace Request

I request a priority name trace on Gerald Patrick HEMMING,

Jr., DOB March 1,

1937.

HEMMING is o feet, 5 inches call

and

weighs approximately 250 pounds. He currently resides

in Miami, Florida where he works for a private investigation

company, TECPOL SECURITY, (305) 443-9681.

HEMMING claims to have been a member of Fidel CASTRO's rebel

army prior to BATISTA's fall.

After the CASTRO takeover,

HEMMING returned to Florida and worked independently but

in

contact with unnamed U. S. Government agencies against

CASTRO.

HEMMING was at one time employed with the PARABELLUM

CORPORATION, 305 Jose Marti Building, 290 S. W. 8th Street,

Miami, Florida 33130.

HEIMING recently walked into DEA Headouarters in Washington.

• C. and oftered to cooperate with DEA by supplying narcotics

intelligence.

We would like any information

on file with

your agency,

and if extensive

information.is available, an

outline curriculum vitae covering the period of his alleged

association with you would be helpful:

If HEMMING has either been a contract employee of your

agency or been a paid agent, we would appreciate an

evaluation of his performance.

CLASSIFED BY

EXEMPT FROM CENTE

LEESLASSITICATION

CER 11652

4

EXESIPTICY CATEGORY

Impossible to

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SEC- 1GO- 75-0022

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2 of

2

Copy 1 of 4

The above subject is of operational interest to DEA.

Please reference SEC-IGO-75-0022 in your reply and

provide tho copies to the requester only.

A Clames.

ohn warne

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I Body: 105-195313

file Nia.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT GE JesTiCh

FEDERAL BEBFAU OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Plorida

DEC 1 0 1970

CONE IDENTIAL

MICROFILMED

JAN 8 1971

DOC. MICRO. SER.

RESO ROY EYORY

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

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Costact erich Salgict 01201=309125

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 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

aver 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-l, 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 ha 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 I-1 said that OLLER indicated that HARGRAVES

"and HEIMING had devised sone illogical and irresponsible

military plan of action against Cuba which was highly

unlikely of any success whatever.

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CONFIDENT LAL

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES,

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

MM T-1 on November 13, 1970, advised that-

HARGRAVES recently moved his residence to a location

near Southwest 8th Street and themiami River, Miami,

and it was not known if he was at that time gainfully

employed.

MM T-l advised that HEMMING was then living

on Southwest 46th Street near 119th Avenue, Miami, ano

was unemployed.

HEMMING was scheduled for a job inter-

view with Butler Aviation Company, Miami International

Airport, but did not appear for the interview.

MM I-I said that although HARGRAVES and

HEMMING are now inactive in Cuban revolutionary

matters, they continually are devising irresponsible

military plans that will never be put into effect

because they lack the money, manpower, and necessary

military equipment.

MM T-2, another Government agency which

conducts intelligence investigations, on November 22,

1970, advised that agency had conducted investigation

into this matter and now thinks chances of HARGRAVES'

trying to promote such a plan are highly improbable.

MM T-2 stated that FARGRAVES and HEMMING are now

inactive but it is only a matter of time when they

will again devise sove illogical military plan to

be used against Cuba.

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ROX EMORY FARGRAVES,

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

MM T-3, another Goverrment agency which conducts

intelligence investigations, on November 24, 1970, advised

that on June 18, 1970, that agency Interviewed HARGRAVES.

HARGRAVES said he met MANJEL AQUILAR, a Cuban refugee

In the United States,

AQUILAR contacted HAPARAVES concerning a plan to defect

a Cuban Govemment patrol boat and obtain jet aircraft

supplied to cuba by the Soviet Union.

AQUILAR Bald the defection of the patrol boat

and the jet alrcraft could be accomplished in a few

weeks and he was walting for the "green light" fran

someone in a

high capacity. He further claimed to have

activo "cells" in Cubs and contact with them.

It 16 noted Chat MANUEL AQUILAR rIVAREZ WaS

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Interviewed by the Federal Bureau of livestigation in

1963, at which time he said he was the leader of

Frente Revolucionario Anticomunista (FRAC), a militant

anti-CASTRO organization. He flaimed he was going to

infiltrate Cuba with aix or eight men and establish an

under ground organization.

MM T-4, a Cuban exile active in revolutionary

cerned in trying to support hinself and his tamily than

in Cuban revolutionary matters.

MM T-4, on November 16, 1970, advised that he

had been in contact with AQUILAR, FRAC is inactive, has

been inactive for several years, and AQUILAR is the only

member of FRAC and has so underground contact in Cuba.

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CONFIDENTIAL

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES:

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

MM T- explained that AQUILAR is not well known

in Miani and is not considered significant by Cuban

activists and nilitants in the Cuban exile community

in Miani.

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.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF JUSTICE

FEDEXAL BURKAN OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Florida

DEC 1 0 B70

Title

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES?

GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

Character

Reference

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

Memorandum dated and captioned

as above at Miami, Florida

All sources (except sny listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished rellable

infomation in the past.

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so tear i

DBD 01201

This document contains neller recommendations nor conciui

stons of the FBI.

It is the property

of the FUl and is loaned lo your agency: 1l and 1t8 conte

not to be distributed antside

your ogency.

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8 In Reply. Mrare Piefre 1u

File sa

UNITE STATES DEPUETSENT OF SI

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FEDERA. BERET OF ISNESTICITIOS

Los Angeles, California

February 21, 1953

CONF ISITIAL

ITERIAL SECUPICY

received from one a his operatives with non source has

not had sufficient contact to reasonably coment concerning

rellability.

Information furnished as to the effect that

on January 19, 1953, at 11832 Steele Drive, Farden Grove,

California, Herning net with tir. and ars.

the mother and step-father of Everett Jackson, a pilot

captured in Cuba in January, 1969.

on this occasion. lays and neers to effect the

release of Jacksor were discussed, which included the possibility

of an exchange of prisoners.

Herning told the Tirmerzans

that there were special people in Florida that had

contacts in Cuba.

Putting

pressure on Cuban sympathizers

and bonbings vera aiso mentioned in this discussion.

Henning rade statements in January, 1958, that

he kner sino Jacioon was rolling for and inat his mission

was in his flight over Cuba.

mering also nade comments

that there would

be neirs of bambings in the Florida are?

In the near duture.

Source advised February 6, 1909, Hemning resides at

2668 Hoyt Avenue, Apartment 4, El Bonte, California.

CROUP

Excluded

fron

autonatic

doingradin

and

declassification

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Operative c. source mentioned above was Interviewed

by a Special Agent a? the FBI on February 15, 1553,

concerning Information previously furnisned by hin.

Operative

indicaied he net Herring about three montra ago and furnished

the following inforation:

Hemming visited the Timmermans in Garden Grove,

California,

to express his regrets over the capture of

Everett Jackson by tre Cubans

and to confort and

assure them that there were lays that his release right

be effected. Herning mentioned one way micht: be through an

exchange of castro supporters held prisoners in south

American countries because of their revslutionary activities

thich might possibly de arranged through appeal through the

U. S. State Departnent.

Kenning furnished the Il-zermans

the name of un Individual,

identity unknown to

operative, in the State Department who might be in a position

to help them.

Herming told the firmermans that If U. S. Governsent

aid not teke action to bring acout Jackson's releasa, that

he has aara of indiriduals in Florida iro were supporters

Henning

Indicated

bombing could be broient to bear on these persons in a

curther attemot to hare Jackson released.

After leaving the Timermans' residence, Henning

remarked that he kren who Jackson worked for and

what his nission vas; that he had helped to set up the

mission and that there would be news se bonbings in the

Florida arca in the near future.

feman. did not elaborate

further concerning this knowledge, his part in Jackson's

or the reference he nade to neis of bombings in the

Florida area.

Operative ias of the opinion fron conversation

with Herming that ne

Is anti-communist and violently anti-

Castro and has definite supporters in the Florida area;

however, he did not get the loression that Herzing was

planning any activities on his oin Initiative to bring

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about Jacison's relcase but meraly held out these abstract

ideas to the Tiz-arans so that they would not lose all

hope for his release.

He reasoned this way because Ferming

stated his purpose in visiting the Timmerzans was

to offer them consolation and confort in the misfortune that had

befallen Jacisen.

A review of the files of the Los Angeles FEi Office

reflects that a ailitary service record on file at the General

A source wino has furnished reliable information in

the fast advised on

July 29, 1964,

that Henning was then residing

at 1035 Southwest Fifth Street, Apt. 2, Miard, Florida.

1951, Issue of the "iLams Herald" contained

an article caotioned

The July 1 rise Choose Hod l'e'll la Killed" by Don

Bonafede,

a sta:: writer.

This article reiates the details o?

an intervier which Bonafede had witn Garald Fatrick Herming,

also knon as Jerry Patrick.

In this articla Bonafede quoted

Patrick as stating that he had gone to Cuba after he got out of

the Marines and that he had joined up with Castro's rebels as a

paratrooper instructor.

During this period he became friendly

with willian Morgan, who was described

as an Anerican

tho served as a lajor in Castro's Army and tho was later executed

as a traitor to the revolutionary cause. The article relatad

that he left Cuba in August, Iáo after boing involved ir. a

plot kith

a groug if Nicaraguans seeking to overthrow the Sonoza

The article vent on to state that lemming said he hoped

to overthror the same castro Gorement that ne once lount for.

The plan of Herzing, according to this article, was "in the classic

revolutionary sugla

not to tea na nee have No be asas elongets,

quoted as stating unau.

beaches to such Castro's militia out of the hills and then inaul-

•tration of small commando forces.

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