Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: MM
Document date: 09/30/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90129-10077

RECORD SERIES: DI

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

105-1280-74

Released under the John

F. Rennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53074 Date:

05-30-2017

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UNITED STÄTES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer so

File No.:

CONE

ITIAL

Miami, Florida

SEP: 3 0 1963

HERET

EXCEI

OTHERWISE®

RE:

INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES

(INTERPEN) ;

NEUTRALITY MATTERS:

MM T1, who has been involved in Cuban revolu

tionary activities for the past five years, and who has

furnished reliable information in the past, during

August and September, 1963, advised that Gerald Patrick

Hemming, American

soldier of fortune and mercenary, con-

cinues to be active in Cuban revolutionary activities

and makes unsuccessful attempts to collect money dona-

tions to establish military training camps and launch

expeditions to Cuba. &(u)

MM I-I advised that Heming's force of fifteen

to twenty American adventurers called

Interpen 1s no longer

1n existence;

however, Henning is able to obtain any mumber

of his past associates for a specific endeavor, such as a

robbery attempt, demonstration or participation in a plan

to promote a military expedition to Cuba. & u)

On June 6, 1963, MM T-l advised that Hemming

visited Carlos Prio Socarras, 5070 Alton Road, Miami Beach,

Florida, former President of Cuba.

Prio said he would

sponsor a military training camp and conferred with Hemi

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CONFIDENTIAL

RE: INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES

concerning a proposed site for a training camp, the num

ber of men to receive military training, and the length

of time necessary to train these men.

Hemming volunteered

to establish and run the training camp, and agreed with

Prio that he, Hemming, would be in charge of the camp.

Prio stated he would be ready in about fifteen or twenty

days to confer with Hemning again concerning this training

camp and to hear Hemming's ideas on specific operations

that could be carried out at such a camp. Prio said he

would give Hemming $100.00 to pay Hemming's room rent.

On July 11, 1963, MM T-1 advised that Hemming

left Miami, Florida, on July 3, 1963, and arrived the fol-

lowing day at Dallas, Texas, where he conferred with Irwin

A. Walker, former General, U. So Army, the well-known segre-

gationist. Walker told Hemming he did not want to participate

in Cuban affairs because he does not want to back any specific

cause, but rather, be readily available to fight Commnism

all over the United States Ku)

Logue and Peens a 1 confered alch surer Rogues,

Texas, who 1s a geologist, oil man, and extremely rich.

Logue said he has a six to eight-man group which 1s in-

terested in fighting against Commnism, but he could not

participate with Hemming at that time for fear of offend»

1ng U. S. Government officials. Logue explained that he

has been working with a Colonel and Major who are in the.

a Colonel

U. S. Army Reserve; these two individuals are due for pro-

moton; and, in the near future, will go to Washington;

D. C. to attend a U. S. Government intelligence briefing.

CONFIDENHAL

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CONFIDE

RE: INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES

After these two Individuals return

from Wash-

ington, they will brief Logue and will be available to

assist Hemming In some way. Logue stated that if Hemming

could obtain donations for one significant operation

against Cuba, donations

In the future would be easier to

obtain.

Logue stated that in about ten days he would

visit Miami, Florida, and set up an intelligence-gathering

office In Miami, send a man to handle the funds, and would

see people about donating boats to Hemming's anti-Castro

movement in Miami.

Thereafter, Hemming returned to Miant

Florida.

On August 6, 1963, MM T-1 advised that Frank

Nelson, of New York City, an American adventurer who has

been connected with Cuban and Dominican Republic revolu

tionary activities in the past, recently visited Miami and

conferred with Hemming. Nelson claimed he was representing

a friend who was interested in buying PT boats for shipment

to some country in Africa. Nelson and Hemming visited

different boatyards in the Miami area,

1963, Nelson returned to New York CIty. AU)

in get cho sit go.

and

on August

On September 13, 1963, Mr. Wallace Shanley, U.S.

Customs !

Miami, advised that Richard Watley was one of the

five arrested on June 20,

1963y by/foS. Customs, and

charged with violation of Title 26, Section 541s: U. S.

Code, for being in possession of a machinegun.

This Incident was a matter Involving Hemming's

plans to rob Michael R. Morino of weapons reportedly stored

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CONFID

IAL

RE: INTERCONTINENTAL PENETRATION FORCES

at Morino's residence at 5730 N. W. 113th Terrace, Hialeah,

Florida.At the time of arrest, Watley gave the name James

Lewis, but his fingerprints reflected his true identity

and that he was also wanted as a parole violator from some

A rator god for.

other state.

He was unable to make bond, and the Judge -

ordered a sanity hearing be given to Watley. On September

9, 1963, he went to trial at U. S. District Court, Miami,

Florida, and on September 10, 1963, he was found not guilty.

MI. Shanley advised that the other

four Individuals

Roy Hargraves, Joseph Garman, Justin Wilson, and Michael R.

Morino, are scheduled for trial on October 22, 1963. These

individuals are presently out on bond.

On September 17, 1963, MM T-l advised that Hem-

ning has had no further contact with Logue since Henning's

visit to Dallas, Texas, on July 3, 1963. MM T-1 said that

Hemming has

been in contact with Carlos Prio Socarras, but

so far, no training camp has been established. MM T-1

explained that Hemming 1s always 'busy arranging plans for

training camps, arms purchases, and invasions of Cuba,

but 1s very seldom ever successful in his plans, which

are more ambitious than Hemming's ability

to carry them

out.

«/и)

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

CONFIDEAHTAI

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