Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/26/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/26/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10226-10456

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-86406-1ST NR 6, 2ND NR 6, 3RD NR 6

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, MM

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 04/26/1962

PAGES:

11

SUBJECTS :

GPH, ASSOC, ACA, CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ACT, SHIP, SS

WILLIAMS, RUNNING MACHINERY, CUBA, BOMBING ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/23/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC TTY, MEMO

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#: NW 54464 Date:

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: " April 30, 1962

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On April 24, 1962, AMM 639-S who has been involved

in Cuban revolutionary activities during the past four years,

and who has furnished reliable information in the past,

advised as follows: y

LARRY J. LA BORDE, an American in Miami who is

a sailor by occupation, claimed he contacted MAX (LNU),

a CIA agent in Key West, Florida, on April 22, 1962, and

advised him that the ship "SS WILLIAMS," operating

out of

Miami, Florida, was running machinery to Cuba. LA BORDE

requested permission to blow up this ship on its return

to Miami:

According to LA BORDE, MAX gave him permission,

and indicated LA BORDE would receive five thousand dollars

for the job, when completed.

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GERALD PATRICK HEMMING,

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MM 105-6010

CUESIA is a Cuban national who has previously

SEgRET

participated in CIA operations against the present govern-

ment of Cuba /HEMMING and COLLINS are American citizens:

mercenaries and revolutionists, who are not members of

any Cuban revolutionary organization, but are in constant

contact with most Cuban anti-CASTRO organizations in Miami

(м)

MM 639-S states that LA BORDE claims to know

the location of a CIA warehouse in Key West, Florida,

where arms are stored, and LA BORDE plans to burglarize

this warehouse later.

Informant advised that on April 21,

1962; LA BORDE, HEMMING and COLLINS went to Key West,

and on their return, claimed to have seen the CIA warehouse

and said it was full of all types of arms and ammunition;

has only one night watchman, and they think they could

burglarize it without difficulty. However, they plan to

wait until after they blow up the ship.XM)

The informant advised that on April 24, 1962,

CUESTA visited the Pier 3 area of the Miami Municipal Docks

to familiarize himself with theaarea and devise a plan.

CUESTA has decided to use an aqualung to attach explosives

to the ship. He claims to be an experienced diver.#m

Informant said that LA BORDE previously worked

on a subchaser owned by ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, which was of

operational interest to CIA, but has had no action in the

recent past. LA BORDE claimed that MAX might overlook

LA BORDE's burglarization of the CIA warehouse containing

arms, If the destruction of the ship were successful.$(Ms)

On April 24, 1962, informant advised that

LA BORDE and COLLINS on that date visited the Pier 3

area of the Miami Municipal Docks to familiarize them-

selves with the general area. LA BORDE planned to leave

that evening for New Orleans to bring back to Miami

yacht 75 feet long which he hoped would be donated to

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MM 105-6010

SEXRET

MARUCA agreed, and advised that CIA would notify local

law enforcement officials. (v)

Prior investigation concerning another matter

reflected

that the "SS WILLIAMS" is owned by TEOFILO

aube

BABOUN, a Cuban

Communist and anti-fiDEl CASTRo. The ship is gho Is anti-

millionaire residing in Miami,

presently on

a time charter to Inter Island Shipping Company, of which

VICENTE RODRIGUEZ is President and Manager.

The ship left

Miami on April 19, 1962 bound for Phillisborough, St. Maitin,

Netherlands West Indies, and is expected back in Miami on

approximately May 2, 1962.7(v)

The ship was described as being 750 tons, 167 feet

long, and Panamanian registry. EM)

On April 25, 1962, MARUCA said that LA BORDE was

then in Key West, Florida, owed the Blue Lagoon nine

hundred dollars on his bill, and the owner was going to

sign a complaint and obtain a warrant for LA BORDE's arrest.

On April 30, 1962, MM 639-S advised that CUESTA

has three aqualungs, and planned to teach HEMMING and.

COLLINS how to use this underwater diving equipment.

HEMMING, on April 27, 1962, talked to ALBERTO FERNANDEZ,

who said that LA'BORDE was in Key West, and HEMMING should

discontinue his association with LA BORDE, because of his

being irresponsible. CHEMMING said that he, COLLINS and

CUESTA were practicing with the aqualungs in the ocean at

Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida, on April 27, 1962, when

CUESTA said

whom CUESTA had previously known,

that, they were beins ghed by a cia agent

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MM 105-6010

SEXIET

Informant advised that HEMMING has a friend

who is a ship surveyor, who was able to ascertain that

the "SS WILLAyS" woW be back to Miami, alorlda on.

about May 11, 1962.

The informant stated that CUESTA claims that

during the time he was working for CIA, ALBERTO FERNANDEZ

received a certain quantity of money from CIA, to be used

to buy food for the group operating a boat belonging to

FERNANDEZ:

However, FERNANDEZ kept the money. #ni)

Inasmuch as this matter concerning the blowing

up of the "SS WILLIAMS". is not within the jurisdiction

of the Bureau, and LA BORDE and CUESTA have previously

been of operational interest to CIA, and there is apparently

i11. Feeling between LA BORDE, CUESTA and CIA, the Miami

Office anticipates no active investigation in this matter.

The Miami Office will follow this matter through

[contact with MM 639-SJand liaison with CIA, and keep the

Bureau advised.

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LA BORDE, AN AMERICAN IN MIAMI, CLAIMS HE CONTACTED

MAX LNU), CIA AGENT IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ON APRIL 22, LAST

ÁND ADVISED HIM THAT THE SHIP SS

WILLIAMS WAS RUNNING

MACHINERY TO CUBA. LA BORDE REQUESTED PERMISSION TO BLOW

UP SHIP ON ITS RETURN TO MIAMT. ACCORDING TO LA BORDE, MAX

GAVE HIM PERMISSION AND INDICATED LA BORDE WOULD GET $5000

FOR JOB WHEN COMPLETED. LA BORDE IS WORKING WITH ANTONION

CUESTA, GERALD PATRICK HEMMUNGWAND "EDWARD COLLINS: ON THIS

MATTER. & (AN (4)

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CUESTA IS CUBAN NATIONAL:

HEMMING AND COLLINS ARE

AMERICAN MERCENARIES. LA BORDE CLAIMS TO KNOW IDENTITY AND

LOCATION OF CIA WAREHOUSE IN KEY WEST WHERE ARMS ARE STORED

AND PLANS TO BURGLARIZE IT LATER: ARU!

CIA, MIAMI, HAS ADVISED?THAT LA BORDE WAS OF OPERATIONAL

INTEREST TO CIA

BUT. THAT

HE WAS DROPPED

A COUPLE OF MONTHS

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IN

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