HOWARD, LAWRENCE J. ALLEGATION & CONNECTION.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
To: SARAH K. HALL SRS
Document date: 1/9/68
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HOWARD, LAWRENCE J. ALLEGATION & CONNECTION.

DATE

01/09/1968

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SUBJECTS : HEMMING, GERALD

HALL, LORAN EUG

ASHMANN, CHARLE

HOWARD, LAWRENC

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9 January 2968

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HALL

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SUBJECT:

HOWARD, Lavrence

aKE ESCURIDO, AlOnZO

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•(See 8160 HEMMING;

Gerald Patrick, JI. and

FALL, Loren Bugene) - #348627

ALLEGATION:

CIA CONNECTION:

Lawrence d. HOWARD of

Los Angeles was subpoenaed

by GARRISON as a material

Witness on 29 Dec 1967÷

He was ordered to appear

before the New Orleans

Parish Grand Jury on

1 and 2 Feb 1968

SOURCE:

None

Newspaper clippinge

did 29 Dec and 30 Dec:

1967:

OS INDICES RESULTS:

Negative except for a reference to Subject's name in a newspaper

clipping atd 5 December 1962 In the file of Gerald P. HEMMING, Jr.

The article reported that 13 men were arrested at Sombrero Key, Foride

on charges of violating U. S. neutrality laws by "an attempt to form an

expedition to lnvade a foreign country": Gerald Patrick HEMMING waß".

Identified as the leader of the group and Lawrence I. HOWARD, Jr., 27;

Pico Rivera, California as one of the bend.

The "invaders" claimed they

were an independent unlt not affillated with any Cuban exile organization:

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DETAILS:

The WASHINGTON STAR newspaper clipping ata 30 Dec 1967 (attached) described

HOWARD as a welder and fitter who was

reported by his wife to be somewhere

In Mexico and unavailable for comment regarding the subpoena by GARRISON.

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9 January 1958

SUBJECIS

HAI&, Zoran Eugene

OXe PASCILLO, Lorenzo

aba BAIL, Skip 3

(see aloo HENING, Gerald Po, Je.)

ALLEG

Lorin E. HAlL, 39 jear ola

resident of keraville, Califorate

vas subpoensed by BARRISON

68 a Eaterial FItness. oa

29 Dee 1957- CARRIES alleged

10 men vere arrested in Dealey

Plaza 1a Dallas itautes anter

: President ALSNUT'S 8869651-

nation und released quietly

later in the day.

SOURCES:

CIA CORMECTION:

00/Contects reqasted en

ad hoe clearance in July

1959 to debriet HALL but the

request was cancelled 29291

oct 1959 because of prior

vid interest: - The fil inter.

Viewed HALT 10 suzy 1959 and :;

the information furished by

his tas considered questionable.

Bewspaper elapyings ate

27, 29 and 30 Dee 1967.

OS. INDICES RESULTSS"

Subject' file reflecte that 00/Contacto requested an ed hos clearance

in July 1959 to debrtes MAlL et the tine of blo retura to his hose in

wichita, Fansas siter his release fron e Cuben priaos. The FBI 1a-

terrogated HAll. fos two hours at the wichita I'BI office en 16 July 1959

and released him.. Teyhad no abjection to the Agency's contacting FAlL.

after that date but fron the FBI it was learned that BAld was an unlikely

subject frau unich to obtaia truthful inforantica and hia velue vas cocsiderad

questionable. The request for clearance fron 00/Coatacts vas, therefore,

cancelled on 29 October 1959. The reports of pal interrogation of aaLI

In Wichite ata 28 July 1959 are contained In ble Pile. He stated be was in

Caba fron approstestely 17 Barch 1959 to 15 July 1959 ond use Incarcereted

from 15 1p711 1959 to 15 July 3959.

He had left Wichita, Kenaas for

Miami and tavana faitially becauce he vas uable to obtain vort in

Wichita. BAIr, sald he was not recruited by any me in tie thited States

and be vent to Cuba on his on initiative boplag to get into the Cuban:

Then he eventually nade contact in Caba,.

Le vas given the job of

training nen for en invasion of licaragua.

Ale Mile aleo contains á copy of e CO report ata 12 and 18 Septembar

1963 concerzing a polygranh exaination of Lorenzo PASCILLO act lorun 2

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Bigane HALI sn "Invesions of Cuba", Into exemnstion vas given by i is.

Robert BIRRICK, President of the West Coast Lie Detection Center, 802:

Redando Avenue

long Bench, Callfornie. At that time (septenber 1963)

PASCILLO (BALL) 2od mede a speech before tbe John Birca Society In the

Long Beach, California area and he was referred to the lest Coast tie

Detectton Center by One BIll TRIPISON (pionetle), a representative of

the John Bired Society. PASCILLO (HALL) was trying to raise finds for on

alleged invasion of Cuba on 12 Septenber 1963. Durtag the polyarenh

examinatios PASCILIO (BAlL) was reported an saying there very' three

groupe pleming to invede Cubs oa 18 Seytenber 1953 and that these

groups vere

supposedly non-Communists, PASCILLO (HALL) stated thät

the CIA was stare of this fect and that the three leaders of these.

groups vere supposedly anti Commists, although, tany vere former

Commists.

PASCILLO (HAlL) vent en to say that they are not actually

former Cornists bit still setive in the Coatet Party ee of that tles.

The purpose of the invasion bad politieal aspects, he saide.

remarked that the upcoring (1964) election vould do betwien kaner AND

GOLDIER. KartEDl, he sata; vas taying to ploy doa the Cuben Lasue.

ED1le GOLIMATER sas trying to ride on 1t politicaliy... PASCILLO (BALL):

stated that the purpose of the invasion by the three groupe was to oust

the CASTRO regiue and place a new um as a figureboad in Cube but maintain

PASCILLO (FAIL) contleued tith the

statement that he was to lead a froup ito Cuba on 12 Septenber 1963.

He vas to blow up some refinertes, utilities and things of this nature

end at the tuvasion un 18 Septerber 1953 by the three other ersupe,

PASCILLO's group was to fight these three groupss take flins during the

operational sad retura to the trited states to go on mother fund-ralsing

PASCILO (BALL) revealed hinsels to be vehemently anti-lardch during

the polyonapà examination end expressed his vien that of 142 toy edrisors

In the J. So, 100 at least vere Jaws and that the man airestly mader.

3. Edgar HOOVER it that time had at me time been deported fran the to s.

for cormuristic ectivities. The polygraga report stated that PASCILLO (BALI.)

bad been arrested for forgery..

(NOTE: Ine foct thet the above polygraph exantistion of HAll, vas paid for.

by the Jean Birch Society is interesting because of CARRISON's allegations

that the extreme Rigatists are responsible for the alleged assesaination."

conspiracyani his subpoers of Hall, may be for the purpose of supporting

his tleary.à:

the substance of the report to the Agency and requested that his source

remain, confident1a1.

DETAILSE

The CI surnasy on Gerald Fatrick HetING,

Jr. (Enel. 14) contained the

folloving infarBation en PASCILLO (HALL).

on 23 Roverher 1963 one Richard

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RATIOR, Allted International Detectives, Dulte 310, 6605 Hollywood

Boulevard; Los Angales, Caltromis, sola en Tal agent that in ice.

approsinitely Rovenber. Z962 aBSuEG cad HALl appeared ta his office:

They told ATiCOCk they had been Crested to HATICOCK by the Dick 'n

VATLEY sho had know HAlCOCK for several Jears. Buncock lent

FINNING sad HALL soney, accepting poll clubs ead a ritze as security.

ENTECOCK said that anNTid and IlLl vore vlolently soti-tomalst

and estl-CASIRD. They told his both hed fought vita CAsio sa tee

muntalan la Cuba but fall out sita bin after the revolution sad.

returasa to the 1. 8i

A HEN TORE ITUES Artiele for 27 December 1957 reportea QARRISON

stated Loran HoLi of Cartfornia had inside koondedge of the assassination

the day fe happened. CARRIED soda (overtuat offlelela had not called

Mr. ALL before the Warren Comnisalco, The article statel Lanta Bugene

HALE of doncandalo, Callior is mentioned in the lierren Connision

Reports. Allegedly, JAIL toLe the FBI that In Septender 1953 De s90 15

Dallas soliciting ald for activition agninst the chorio regime is Cuba.

(HorE: " A check of the Inder of the Warren Comission Repart failed to

aleclose suy mention of Loren Bupone FALL, or any of his aba'di)

An OPtICLE In tHE HASHINOTON BIAR fOr 30 Degeuber 1967 quered BAls,

a bartender, as denying he ever boo snyone conneeted with the assessinetion

and saja be sould sigit the subpozna.

An erticle te the CHICAGO DAILI SUN-TIRS fOr 30 DECEZDer 1967 reported

2aat CARRasad in court papers contended that HAli sas a part di the "tree.

Suba" novement ta Floriãa, Texas and Loulelene and that ba tus an associate

of Doviê FERnTEy a pilot so, betore his death on 22 February 1967; vas a

target ol GARRISONe investigation, fALl, a bartender, then informed by

reparters that ha had been subpochaed by GARRISON, exclalmed:

"You're

kading!" Is easa be had spent oly a fer days in Dallas end la Louielana

In 1963, but saltted fatning the "tree Cuba" novement, taking part in

raids as the talesi

"bloving up bridges, starting fires in sugar cans

felds, baneting out rallo antimoto, paything se could do ils thet.."

HALL said ha harted his activity then agento of the deucras intelligence

Ageney stopped à boat he was on and conflecutod the naterial aboard. He

vas not arrested, he paid. HALl sasa he planned to figat the subpoena in

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"28 December 1967

SUBJECT:

HEMMING, Gerald Patrick

aka Jerry PATRICK

(See also LABORDE, Lawrence J.)

ALLEGATION:

Gerald Patrick HEMMING, ex-

Marine, soldier-of-fartune,

was head

of an anti-CASTRO group called Inter-

continental Pentration Force (INTERPEN).

He was acquainted with Lawrence J.

LABORDE. LABORDE's son, Michael W.

LABORDE, spoke to GARRISON investigators

about a photograph which GARRISON has and

which allegedly shows people standing be-

hind a fence on the grassy knoll overlooking

Dealey Plaza.

that

Michael LABORDE suggested

"PATRICK" might be connected with the

people in the photograph.

HAMMING also went to GARRISON's office

on 8 July 1967 claiming that he was working

for an unidentified magazine and wanted to

get information for a story on the

GARRISON investigation.

Michael LABORDE told the New Orleans

FBI office on 10 July 1967 that his father

and "Jerry PATRICK" had worked for CIA

with anti-CASTRO Cuban groups in the

Miami area.

CIA CONNECTION:

HEMMING was approved for

an ad hoc contact clearance on

6 March 1961. He was the

source of 15 contact reports

on Cuba.

His group,

INTERPEN,

had no Agency connection.

Although, HEMMING is not

accepted by leading Cuban

organizations, he is well

known to them.

SOURCE:

Memorandum dated 31 August 1967

with Inclosure 14. .

OS INDICES RESULTS:

Subject's file reflects an ad hoc contact clearance was

granted on 6 March 1961 for debriefing on military, economic and

political developments in various Latin American countries. At

that time HEMMING was engaged in revolutionary activities in Nicaragua.

On 2 June 1961 the Contact Office was advised that National Agency

Name Checks on HEMMING disclosed no pertinent derogatory information.

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The WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS for 6 July 1961 contained an

article concerning a Joseph Patrick HEMMING, leader of an anti-

CASTRO group called Intercontinental Penetration Force (INTERPEN)

who was identified as Subject.

Os file on INTERPEN shows no Agency

connection.

Rather, it was investigated by the FBI in July 1961

for possible violation of U.:S. neutrality laws.

In February 1962. HEMMING was the subject of a Los Angeles

Field Office investigation. The Los Angeles Sheriff's office had

recovered a U. S. pistol from a car in the area on 30 January 1962.

HAMMING appeared at the Sheriff's office to claim the pistol stating

that he was a CIA agent on a training mission in connection with a

Cuban assignment. HAMMING was interviewed by the Los Angeles Contact

Office concerning the incident, and according to the interviewer,

Subject never claimed to have worked for the CIA. He had furnished

certain information concerning activities in Cuba in the form of

reports to the Los Angeles Contact Office since approximately

October 1960.

Of particular note in subject's file is a copy of an article

by one Bill STUCKEY entitled "Anti-Castro Base Near Covington" which

appeared in the New Orleans STATES-ITEM for 21 July 1962 (copy attached).

It concerned Subject described as an American soldier-of-fortune,

Gerald Patrick HEMMING. aka Jerry PATRICK, who showed up in New Orleans

in February 1962 "apparently at the invitation of local Cuban Revolu-

tionary Council leaders and other Cubans who wanted to take direct

against CASTRO. With the help of anonymous U. S. patrons, the

Cubans began supplying PATRICK with machine guns, exposives and

other military supplies.

"PATRICK made regular trips here (New Orleans), slipping in

and out of the port secretly in a modern, well-equipped PI boat.

"Last spring (1962) another anonymous U. S. patron offered

the Cubans and PATRICK a large tract of land - complete with air strip

on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. PATRICK agreed to set up a

training base, handling classes of 50 or so Cuban recruits at a time.

After completion of the training,

the guerrillas would be like their

Everglades counterparts, transported to Cuba secretly to work with

the anti-CASTRO underground."

The article then states that the Miami Cuban Revolutionary

Council "nixed" the Covington base for undescribed reasons.

The article further states that although the "PATRICK"

guerrilla base plan fell through, the New Orleans STATES-ITEM con-

firmed in April 1962 that "Cubans were trained here (New Orleans)

at the old Algiers ammunition dump, for the Bay of Pigs invasion."

(This was the Agency training locale - not Lake Pontchartrain as

alleged by GARRISON).

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DETAILS:

Subject is a 40 year old soldier-of-fortune who served in

the Marines from 1954 to 1958; was with CASTRO's guerrilla forces

in Cuba in 1959-1960; served with the Nicaraguan Revolutionary group

in 1961 and then organized his own anti-CASTRO group in 1962

(INTERPEN). This group aropped out of sight after the FBI began

checking to see if they were violating U. S. neutrality laws. He

has not been affiliated with the Agency except. for the 15 information

reports he furnished the Los Angeles Contact Office. A list of these

reports was furnished to the FBI in August 1964.

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26 December 1967

SUBJECT:

ASHANI, Charles Ro

(see a1e0 HaMING, cerala Petrick)

ALLEGATION:

Charles R., ASHANN, Mant attorney,

appeared on a radio show la 1962 over Mant

Radio Station WAM, together with Cerald

Patrick HONING, Steve WILSON, Leroy COLLINS,

and Howard Kenneth DAVIS. After the progren,

the radio station received a telephone call from

" a man who said he ves fron Her Orleans and gave

a nane such as Barvey LEE, Osvald HARVEY of

Ogwald IBr." Howard Kenneth DAVIs aka Duvey

took the call and although the caller dia not

Identify himself, DAVIS

[S recogatzed his volce

as that of the son of a deäler for Miller's

High Life beer in Ft, Lauderdale: DAVIS 681d

that there was no reason to belleve that the

caller was Lee Harvey OSWALD.

CIA CONNECTION:

NONE

SOURCES

Memorandua IoS deted 7 August 2967,

Baclosures 2 and 14.

OS INDICES RESULTS:

subject does not have a security pile out limited Information

concerning hin appears in reference files. He 1e described as a 33

year old attorney with the law firm of GUIlKARTIN, SCHHEIDERNAY and

ASKMANN of Miami, Florida. In September 1960 ASHNAII representing:

the Harris Advertising Agency of Mismi, Florida attached planes be-

longing to the Cubana Airlines and garnished funds belonging to the

Cuben Goverriment because, the Cuban Government refused to pay 3429, 000

which it owed the Harris Advertising Agency. At the time Fidel CASTRO

was attending the 1950 meeting of the United Nations and when ASEMAR

confiscated the Cuban airliner which had tuken CASIRO to New York, &

CASIRO was forced to obtain a ride back to Havana In Fremier KHRUSHCHEV'S

Most of ASHANN! clients vere Cuban exiles and ant1-CASTRO

comesadOs.

Ee had stirzed up speculation in the press that be was:

employed by the CIA because of these actluitiess but ASHANN dented

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any afpsliation. ulth the Agency and in fact stated that nost of hie

clients were outspoken in their hostility to the Ageney.

In January 1963, a cable &escribing ASHMANN as *pub]lelty

seeking Meal attorney" was representing Jerry Patrick EmpING wa

had been arrested on charges of violating U. B. neutrality Lause!

by an attempt to

form an expedition to lavade a foreign country.

HEMMING had been treining Cuban guerrillas at Ho fare Key Island,

Florida keys.

RENNING's group was an independent walt not affiliated

with any Cuban exile organization.

The U. S. attorney in the case

-was of the opinion that If HEMINd vere able to Identify Agency

wes referred to Internal Security Section, Department of Justice,

for guidence.

DETAILS:

ASHNANE represented MENNING In January 2963 on charges of

violating t. S. neutrality laws and at the time was described as a

"publiefty seeker." Ee appeared on the radio progran in fovember

192 with tailing in which they were intervieved about the training-

of anti-CASTRO troops in the florida Heya. EBAlING tent to GARRISON'»

office in tuly a9oT ssying be uns worlang for an unidentified magazine

and vanted Infornation to do a story ou the CARRISOl Investigation.

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