Agency: FBI
Originator: NIS
From: CONNELL, L. E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/17/1977
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/26/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10291-10433

HQ

190-4510-27

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Recorde

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel •

Case#:NW 45812 Date:

01-16-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

NIS

FROM:

CONNELL, L. E

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 03/17/1977

PAGES:

155

SUBJECTS :

GPH, BKG, RES, MIL SERV, REL, ASSOC, WAM, AFFIL,

INTERPEN, ACA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)1

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC.LTR, APPEAL, 40 CR SHEET, 3 MEMO, 3 RPT, 13 LHM, 4 R/S, TTY

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P17-28079

ThAN P05-3573

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

'EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIUN

Miami, Florida

.. DEC 1 0 1970

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ROY EMORY HARGRAVES: OD8: 2/14/48

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GERALD PATRICK HEMMING

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

0041461

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,

pepe

thus projêcting the United States into a military take

over of Cuba,- HARERAVES HaS ClOSeY associated in this

plan with GERALD PATRICK HEMMING another American mer

Do65T91043)

cenary and

adventurer and a long-time associate of

L.A., CAte

HARGRAVES .

MM I-I, an American citizen Closely associated

with HARGRAVES and HEMMING in the past ten years, on

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

detective, Dade County, Florida, Department of Public

Safetys

Miami, stated that he had been investigating

ROY EMORY HARGRAVES and GERALD PATRICK HEMMING inasmuch

as the United Statas 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

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CURPENTLY IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS INFORMANT

LARALD ION CLAIMED THE OPERATION WAS BEING BACKED BY CENTRAT

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DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS ON FEBRUARY. TENATON EXAMINED PLANES

AT TAMIAME AND MIAMI

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AND: EXPRESSED AN

INTEREST IN OBTAINING THE ASSISTANCE OF MANUEL

"PETE" FERNANDEZE

THE NUMBER TWO JET ACE OF THE KOREAN WAR, NOW EMPLOYED AT ARSONAUE

AIRLINES.

THE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED, ACCORDING TO THE INFORMANT, ON

FEBRUARY TWELVE WHEN ATON SUCCEEDED IN MEETING FERNANDEZ AND ASKED

HIM AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS TO COORDINATE THE

TRAINING ACZIVITIES OF CUBAN PILOTS WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE

OPERATION. ATON ON THIS LATTER DATE INDICATED HIS DESIRE TO OBTAIN.

TRE PLANES IN QUESTION RIGHT AWAY AND WAS TOLD ATTEMPISTTO ACQUIRE

THEM WOULD BE MADE AFTER WHICH HE WOULD BE ADVISED OF THE RESULTS,

ACCORDING TO THE INFORMANT,

INVOLVED EN THIS OPERATION.

FERNANDEZ BELIEVES THE UNIDED STATES IS

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INFORMANI ADDITIONALLY LEARNED, THAD JOE GARMAN,

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ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

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IDENTIFYING DATA:

MId 1-1, who has been involved in Cuoan revolutionary activities during

the past four years and who has furished reliable infornation

in the past, on September 5, 1961, adrised that Saul SACE, an

American, has been recently seen frequenting the hangouts

Cuban revolutionists in liami, Florida, ill I-l said that Sage

Had belonged to the rould-ve organization of Gerald Partick

HENINGy an Am erican soldier of fortune who was previously a

mamoer of the Cuoan Revolutionary Air Force.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HERE 8-918/5468510/SR

PER NIS IEt: DID 6-25-97

(JFK)

ORIGIN

OF REPORT:

SERIAL NUMBER:

SUBJECT OF PEPORT:

FBI

MI 105-3514

James William BECK, John Clifford NORDEN; ect, etc

DATE OF REPORT:

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IDENTIFYING DATA: MI! I-1, who has been connected vith cusan revolutionary activities for

the past three years, and uno has furnished reliable intormation in the past, on

May 12, 1951, acivised that batween 30 and 40 Americans arrived in Miami from

Texas on lay

I1, 1961. They were recruited by ALLEN LUSHAlu, who temporarily residas

at the Cuban Hotel, 35 Northwest 17th Court, Miani, lorica, and who previously

made a trip to Texas to recruit Americans for sore iuture military action agaiast

the Government of Cuba.

The first training camp was establisked b QURALE PATRICHLNNING vith Dica

NATEST and Eb COLeYrunning the camp.

It I-1 advised that JESSE SMITH and JOS MURPHT, owners of the Congress Inn Hotal,

Lejeune foa, tiami, florica, have donated three rooms in the hotel for the usa

of haulie's group, and stated trey will try to get political and financial backing

for this group.

On lay 13, 1961, MY I-I advised that C.i. RIKER, 2610 Macuregor #2, Houston, Paxas,

phone number l 7-6066, was in Miami and claimed to represent a group of assassins

that operate exclusively against Comunists. AlkaR is descrioed as being ell

ecucated, and claims to have attended a number of Government schools having

to do with arms, demolitions and languages. Rikca clains ce lived in Mexico during

his youth, and speaks Spanish.

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

IEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

ATE 4-0-95 BY 5668 SLD/EM

(94K)

ORIGIN OF REPORT: FBI

SERIAL NUMBER: 2-312

SUBJECT

OF REPORT: Anti Communist Legionnaries

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS ERCLASSIFIED

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IDENTIFYING DATA:

On dale 9, 1959,

REN MERG SUOR IA, Miani, adrised that in dorit

1959, he ins detain u

by cuban Police in javane, cuba. During his deldetion

he net, a

initor tates citizen naned born fall, who was also unar catarion at

tra time. Bally

a white male, approximately 30 jears of age 5' 10" tally black hair;

said he was tro the state of Kansas, and had served in the united states irred

Forces for a out six years. ilall told viro that he had arrive in Cusa,

it aiout

March, 1959, and had subsequently been contacted by CAllILo cruises

arry: ormander. Clantuegos santed sall to train a group oi sor mo vers

to participate in an invasion of licarague. Hall claimed he trained a soupon

on a farm known as La Lisa, locatad near Mavanas fall said tha ico for the

trainees came Iron the Cuban Military Stair readquarters, on the orders of

Cienfuszos. A source, who has been involved in cuban revolutionary activities

for the past six jears and has furnished reliable inforation in the past,

advised on March 10, 1963, thai tall had keen in Mlari for about the past

three nonths, and associated with GERALD PATRICK HEWING, an American adventur

or, percenary and soldier of fortune.

Source said Hall is loosely conrected with lucan revolutionary activities, inica te

uses as a gimick to iry and obtain noney donations. In Klani, he is looslaly

associated with Gerald Patrick Yerminz, "Mexican" LARRY HOHARD and WILLILM BLUSTON

Sir lOuR, all unemployed acventurers.

Anony the persons they contacted was LiSTER R. LocUS,

638 Meadows Euilding, Dallas

a geolo ist. It is unknons if lozus gave them any money, but be has, in the past,

made contributions to Miani mercenaries.

IGIN OF REPORT:

FBI

BIAL NUMBER:

JECT OF REPORT:

LORAN BUOBIS HALE akA LOREAZO INI,

WILLIA HOUSTON SEGICUR

ALL INFORMATION. CONTAINED

EREIN IS CLASSIFIE

PAR NIS 1ET: DTD 6-25-97

(TER)

OF PEPORT:

27 Dec 63

SIFICATION:

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INTERNA, SECURITY - CUBA

NOSZRALITY

MATTERS - CUSA

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X-wine

Ma C-i who ms been engaged in Cuban revolucion-

ary activities during the mot tuciva

rears. and. who has

been closely associaced with GERALD PATRICK REMMING, JR.

for the past nine vears, froc leut to the present time.

has

furnished the folloring information concerring

In May.

1961, "Major" SEOKEr ENVER Forned ai

anti-Communist brigade in Mani, riorida.. This group

0)

training camp in the florida evarglades, and changed thes

name of the organization to Intercontinental Penetration

Forces (INTERPEN).

At that time, HAMMiNG claimed to have been

previously involved in trainine of cuban paratroopers

in Nicaragua and Cuba for PIDaL CASTRO RUz, Prime Minister

of Cuba.

HEMMING also claimed that ha had previously

worked fos the Cuban Revolutionary Air Force in Cuba.

In June::

1951, HAMMING's gEcup of 40 men

dwindied down to d0 recruits and BaNMING continued to gat

considerablo press publicity.

Many procographs appeared

in the Miami press of his reczults wearing

uniforms,

carrying

weapons, and

living in jungie training camps.

During this

time, the several

Sacrifa's Departments ia

south Florida received numerous complaires concerning

this group and their miitary emining accivities.

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RB: GERALD PATRICK HEMMING, SP.

on July?, 1961, METhiNG with about five

mercenaries and Cuban exiles arusocd in mlitary uni-

forms, put on an air drop parachuting show for the

press

at the airport ar Davie, Florita.

HEMMING and

his men were interviewed and he received considerable

press publicity in south florida be being a person who

was recruiting men to fight Coumunion in latin Amarica.

AlSo in July, 1951. HEMMING was contacting

different Cuban exile groups in Miami offering them

training camp facilities, and seeking their contributions

in dollar donations and weapons.

On August 24, 1961, HENGING claimed he went to

Cuba and contacted representatives of the Cuban under-

ground.

ANTONIO PEREZ QUESADA, Cuban exile boat captain,

on interview admitted he took HailING and six others to

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

However, neither

•HEMMING nor his men made any contact

with the Cuban underground co militia.

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

HEMMING decided to diswaid other mercenaries and adventurers

from coming to Miami to join his organization. HEMMING

therefore sent out hundreds of form letters in persons

who previously made inquiry concarning joining INTERPEN.

In March, 1952, most of the leading Cuban exile

organizations had disavowed any cooperacion with HEMMING.

Most of the groups felt NaMiNC was naking à living at

the expense of the revolution and had no real intention

of taking his group to Cuba to fight againsi Cormunism.

in May, 1962, most of MaMMINC's mercenaries

considered HElMiNG completely unceliable in that he had

taken no positive action ard appoured to be note interested

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IDENTIFYING DATA:

MM I-I, who has been

involged in Cuban revolutionary activites

for the past two years,

advised on August 6, 1963 that Ronald Von Klaussen,

1612 Michigan Avenue,

Miami Beach, Florida, had recently contacted Gerald

Patrick/HEMMING,

Miami, Florida.

MM I-1 explained Hemming is an adventurer,

mercenary and soldier of fortune, who has been involved in Cuban revolutionary

activities for the past 4 years.

Von Klaussen told Hemming he was then

attempting to purchase arms for Cuban revolutionests in Miami and that he had

funds available to make these jpurchases.

Von Klaussen continued that he is presently a Seoond Lieutenant in the

Antonio Maceo Battalion and teaches classes in self-defense, Karate, Judo, and'

other commando type activities.

He claimed to have been in Cuba fater Fidel

C stro Ruz came into power as Prime Minister. Von Klaussen said on a particular

raid, he did not recall the date, he was accompanied by Anthony XakZarba and

Bobby Fuller, both of whom were subsequently captured and executed by the Cuban

Government.

On November 21, 1963, MM I-l advised that Von Klaussen recently contacted

Santiago ALVAREZ, 541 N.W. 45th Avenue, Miami. Alvarez is thekhad of Comandos

L, an anti-Castro organization thathas conducted raids against Cuba in the past.

Von Klauseen told Alvarez that he had a source who produced a compound called

Thermite, which compound burns at a very intense heat and could be used for

sabotage. Alvarez stated he was interested in purchasing this material but at

the present time could not afford

it and did not have adequate funds to make

any purchases of this type.

m

MM T-1 explained that Thermite is made by Larry DE JOSEPH,

ORIGIN OF REPORT: FBI:

who operates a general store at Sweetwater, Florida, and

who is a friend and associate of Gerald Patrick Hemming.

SERIAL NUMBER:

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SUBJECT OF REPORT:

RONALD VON KLAUSSEN, ala RONALD VON KLARSSEN

DATE OF REPORT:

19 Feb 64

CLASSIFICATION:

UNCLASSIFIED

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EVENTUAL FILING:

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GRAL: PATRICK MINO,) an unemployed Anerican aside soletur oi iortune

rosicing

409

Mentiorida,

I-1 axplairad that SPiNG hai contacte:: DarIE QUISTAS,

#are

48th street,

tiani, who is a cuban national interested in Cunan revoluticnary

activity to has a unall group of follorors anon; Cuban exiles in kiari. on

August 23, 1962, TITAS contired sach hot lud and said he hopad to leave Miami

on august 24, 1962, 1f HEMMING could obiain a boat for transportation. QUINTAS

CLAIRE. TO. HAVE 550C0,00 to spend on arts and had a place were he could purchase

different weapons. le said his plan as to go to the Zahana Islanos and tren to

Cua whery be would establish an anti-communiut guerrilla force. SAM BENICH

an An rican in liani no clains to be ao attorney and a privato detective, but

sico is not listed in the telaphone book as either, and chose adress is unkaona,

has been in contaci with a uncer of Cuban revolutionalists in Kiani.

On Auruse 25, 1962, MY I-I acvised Zhat ROLANDO MASTERRER ROJAS, a famer cubar

Senator presently living inacila in lew lork city, was visiting in llani, lorida

MAST RELS, HEMMING and SOLVIAS conferrad zu on August 25, 1962, at QUINTAS'

residence where MASTERRER pronised to supply seapons and Cubard exilas to

participata in the planned military action.

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 4-60-95 BY5668SLDET

JFK

ORIGIN OF

REPORT:

SERIAL NUMBER:

SUBJECT OF REPORT:

FET.

INTER COMTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES (INTERPRI)

DATE OF REPORT:

CLASSIFICATION:

ONI ROUTING SLIP NO.

EVENTUAL FILING:

021A35

Cep 62

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