Agency: HSCA
Originator: FBI
Document date: 11/14/1977
Document type: REPORT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

10/1/201

AGENCY: HSCA

RECORD NUMBER: 180-10107-10267

RECORD SERIES:

NUMBERED FILES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

003324

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

$44 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54653 Date:

10-23-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

DATE:

11/14/1977

PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

CUBA

FBI, RILES

WALKER, IRWIN

HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK

STURGIS, FRANK

HALL, LORAN

DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 2

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

05/17/1998

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS: 76-2. Box 76.

v9.1

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Review of FBI Files by Betsy Palmer

Date:

November 14, 1977

Subject: Gerald Patrick Hemming

File # - Volume 2 of 11, Section 2 (continued from 11/8/77 review

In an intérview with FBI agent Francis J. O'Brien, Alexander

Rorke used the alias "Diego". for VICTOR EMANUEL PANEQUE. 9/19/61.

ELOY GUTIERREZ MENOYO, former military chief of Escambray

in 1957-58 Cuban revolution and now closely associated with

FRD, planned to attend military demonstration at Davie, Florida

on July 1, 1961, but did not show up, per FBI report of Robert

James Dwyer, Miami. Bureau file 2-1683, Vol 2 of 11, dated

9/8/61.

On August 28, 1961, HEMMING voluntarily contacted Miami FBI

office on another matter, but gave information about Revolutionary

Junta of National Liberation.

Said he had worked closely with

Junta. Per FBI file 2-1683, Vol. 2 of 11.

August 22, 1961 - According to GEORGE R. DAMON, HEMMING was in

Cuba to blow up generator stations, Per FBI report of Robert

W. Coholan, Newark - dated 8/22/61.

Report covers period of

7/11 - 8/16/61. Vol 2 Of 11, #105-63729-14.

July 5, 1971 - HEMMING in Miami - interviewed by FBI Miami, per

report dated 8/9/61. #105-65729-12, VOl 2 of 11.

ROLANDO ARCADIO MASFERRER ROJAS - aka ROLANDO MASFERRER, per

FBI report of Leman I. Stafford, JI., August 17, 1961.

"ANTONIO DE VARONA organized Rescate to justify his position of

leadership in FRD. Rescate is a political organization

awaiting the time

when it can obtain political control in Cuba."

per FBI report of Robert James Dwyer, Miami office, dated

August 10, 1961. Bureau file 109-584. Vol 2 of 11, Sec. 2

Volume 4 of 11, #2-1693 - Section 2, Serials 32-73

Re: Raid on Cuba aboard "Sally" on 12/3/62. Classified documents

on this raid read and reported in 11/8/77 memo.

August 29, 1962 - Miami - HEMMING met with ANTONIO DE VARONA,

head of Rescate Democratico Revolucionario and invited him to

participate in military training.

Varona stated he would not

sponsor or participate in any military training or action with-

out U.S. government approval. Per informant information to Miami

FBI - report dated 11/19/62, File # 2-1693-69, Vol. 4 of 11.

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Review of Hemming File at FBI 11/14/77.

Regarding HEMMING'S arrest in Mobile, he was also questioned

about arriving in Mobile in a stolen

car ariyen by CLARENCE

ARCHIE ABBOTT,

a friend of NAPIERS.

Hemming said he hitch-

hiked to Mobile and had no knowledge of Abbott.

July 28, 1961 - Miami area - HEMMING met with ELOY GUTIERREZ

MENOYO, FRANK LITTLE,

Cuban

(ENU) MORTON and one other unidentified

-trying to locate training base outside U.S, for future

attacks against Cuba.

Vol. 5 of lli Section 3, Serials 74 - open. #2-1693 HEMMING

FBI informant supplied following information

on Hemming on

December 31: 1963.

August 1963 - Miami - HEMMING married to Pat (LNU) with whom

he had been living. Expecting a child. in five months:

September 30, 1963 = Miami - unemployed.

November 2, 1963 - Ft. Lauderdale - left by private plane for

Central America with two Miami attorneys and an insurance

representative to search for ALEXANDER RORKE and GEOFFREY

SULLIVAN lost in plane crash sometime after 9/24/63.

November 6, 1963 = Returned to Miami after unsuccessful search

for Rorke/Sullivan.

December 1963 - Miami - evicted

from apartment at 2450 N.W. North

Ami, plot daani and moved to 1036 sill, sth street, apl.

2,

FBI informant supplied following information on Hemming on

November 14: 1963.

September 22, 1963 - HEMMING returned to Miami from Chicago

where he

conferred with CONSTANTINE KANGLES, attorney regarding

possibility of negotiating a prisoner's release with present

government of Cuba.

Hemming made some money in Chicago

apparently the result of negotiating an arms deal for some

Cubans who hang out at a gas station at 31st Street and 22nd Ave.!

N.W. in Miami.

October 18, 1963 - Miami - HEMMING takes possession of 20mm

cannon and parts and sells it to a Cuban exile. Had previously

promised it to SANTIAGO ALVEREZ RODRIGUEZ, head of Comandos I.

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FBI informant supplied following information on Hemming on

September 30, 1963 in Miami.

June 6, 1963 - Miami Beach - HEMMING visited CARLOS PRIO

SOCARRAS, 5070 Alton Road,

Miami Beach, former President of

Cuba. Prio to support a military training camp.

Julys, 1963 - Left for Dallas,. Texas to confer with GENERAI

IRWINAA. WALKER who did not wish to get involved with Cubar

affairs. Also conferred with LESTER R. LOGUE, Dallas. Logue

did not wish to participate with Hemming for fear of offending

U.S. government officials. Did promise to put him in contact

with some soon-to-be promoted Colonel and Major in the Army

Reserve.

August 6, 1963 - Miami - visited by FRANK NELSON of New York

City representing a friend who was interested in buying PT

boats for shipment to an African country. Nelson and Hemming

visited boatyards in Miami.

FBI informant supplied following information on Hemming on

June 21, 1963.

June 19, 1963, a.M. - Miami - HEMMING and DICK WATLEY met with

MIKE MORINO at Trio Diner.

Wanted to know Morino and were

planning to rob him of arms Morino kept at 2954 Southwest 16th

Terrace, Miami and at Morino's home in Hialeah, Florida.

June 19, 1963, p.M. - Hemming on raid of residence of CARLOS

ZARRAGA for part of Morino's supply of arms. Returned ZARRAGA'S

arms and proceeded to Marino's house. U.S. Customs had con-

fiscated arms.

FBI report to U.S. Customs Deputy Commissioner from J. Edgar

Hoover, dated June 21, 1963 - relates that on June 18, 1963,

in Miami, STURGIS and HEMMING took RICHARD LAUCHLIOf Collinsville,

Illinois around Miami.

LAUCHLI (LOCKLEY phoenic) has a carload

of automatic weapons

and is a regional director of the "MINUTEMEN"..

April 26, 1963 - Miami - FBI informant says HEMMING living with

EARL SIMPKINS who gets Hemming part-time jobs but Hemming

still has to borrow money from Miami attorney, CHARLES R.

ASHMANN to pay rent and buy food.

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June 20-22, 1963 - Dallas, with LORENZO HALL. In contact with

WALLACE H. WELCH, Approved Employers Service. Welch took them

to see GNEERAL EDWIN A. WALKER.

Per FBI report of Wallace R.

Heitman, Dallas, dated 4/11/63.

March 20-25, 1963 - Dallas with LORENZO HALL. Stayed at the

home of WALLACE WELCH.

January 23, 1963 - Alhambra, California to attend funeral of

his father, per interview of Wallace Welch, dated 4/11/63.

Memo from Director, FBI to J. Walter Yeagley, Assistant Attorney

General, re: capture of eight counterrevolutionaries by Cuban

armed forces, February 21, 1963. File date, March 22, 1963.

ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS supplied money and weapons for raid.

One of 8 captured was ELENO OVIEDO ALVAREZ.

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES

of Interpen on raid but had returned to Miami for additional

gasoline when the eight were captured.

Informant report to FBI, dated March 10, 1963, Miami. - Early

March 1963 - HEMMING visited people in State Department and

Pentagon. Helped by STERLINE COTTRELL, Undersecretary of State,

Cuban Affairs.

Hemming became friendly with a Marine Corps

General stationed in the White House.

February 1956 - August 1960 - in U.S. Marine Corps per FBI memo

dated January 8, 1963.

Volume 6 of 11, #2-1917 - Hemming

Many third agency deletions.

AprilJune 1965 - HEMMING involved in plan to aid GENERAL ANTONIO

IMBERT BARRERA of Dominican Republic through the Organization of

American States, per FBI report, Miami, dated 4/14/66, 92-1917-25.

No financing received. HEMMING worked with JULIO ATON CONTANZO

PALAU.

ANDREW ST. GEORGE, photographer and newsman and I. IRVIN

DAVIDSON, Washington D.C. public relations man also involved.

Volume 7 of 11, #2-2156 - Hemming

Re: JORGE ANTONIO ZIMERI. SAFIE -- many third agency deletions.

Circa 1976 and 1977. Through Mexico. Government of Guatemala

wanted ZIMERI returned.

Should be considered armed and dangerous.

Rifles confiscated. Confidential file on this episode reviewed

in November 8, 1977 report.

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Review of Hemming File at FBI 11/14/77

Volume 10 of 11 - #151-3208 Section 1.

Consists Of FBI background check on HEMMING. Report of Norman

E. Bliss, Miami FBI, dated 9/14-67.

Hemming applied for position

with Agency for International Development.

July 1967 - Moved with family to California, expecting to

work for Federal government and go to Viet Nam.

Volume 11 Of 11, #190-4510

Hemming sent request for FOIA information

• at FBI on him from

period of August 27, 1975 to April 26, 1977:

File contains

various correspondence between

Hemming in Opa Locka, Florida

and the FBI regarding this request.

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