MEMO: HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK, SF#429 229
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Document date: 06/11/1976
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11 June 1976

MEMORANDUN FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

HEMMING,

Gerald Patrick

SF#429

229

1. On 9 June 1969

contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation

Section for information

concerning Gerald Patrick HENNING.

Iwas referred to the writer, who is holding the HENNING

contacted the writer,

1: advised that ha

is the action'öfficer for a cable from

the (Guatenala Station

reporting an assassination

LAUGERUD of Guatemala.

,,Plot on the life of

I was unfamiliar with the case of

Gerald Patrick HEMMING and had not as yet reviewed the 201

i was requested to alert

and JNHAVE

to the below-mentioned

cable and to provide

the writer with a

copy of the report coining in from the Guatemala Station:

"? ¡provided the writer with a copy of the cable

(IN 944357,

dated 8 June 1975),

which is attached. In substance, the cable reflects that

circa 8 June 1970 a Guatemalan source, with the knowledge

Guatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the Guatenala Station

a written report,

and a detailed briefing,

concerning

a plot

to assassinate President LAUGERUD.

informa-

tion the plot

was to have been carried out on 15 September

• one of the major conspirators,

"Cokie" ZIMERI Safie left Guatemala in August 1975

Jorge Antonio

of an attack upon his, ZIMERI's, life. ZINERI has been living

in Miami since August 1975.

According to the report, the National Liberation

Movement was involved with ZIMERI

in the assassination p101

and ZINERI in turn was involved with two Americans, brothers,

Robert and Gerald Patrick HEMMING.

The HEMING brothers

were flown to Guatemala in

assisted ZINERI in acquirina small aircraft.

among other things, which

The report also

that ZIMERI has close relations kith police officials

in Miami and New Orleans.

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NOTE: The Guntemala Station also included

information the Chief of Station had received

from

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said thai hu

had been providing information on

ZIMERI

to the

Guatchalan government

for the past six months or

claimed that two Americans were involved

in Miami.

one did not mention ones bette

described one of the Americans as about six feet

four inches and weighing about 230 pounds.

4.

The Guatemalan report of the assassination plot ends

with five requests for information by President LAUGERUD:

a. Is ZIMERI still in the United States?

b. In the event ZIMERI is not in the United

Statos legally, deport him to Guatemala.

c.. I's ZINERI recruiting merceraries in the

United States for possible use in

Guatemala?

d.

e .

receive any kind of preferen-.

tial treatment by U.S. authorities which

permit him to carry

firearms,

as well as

purchase arns

ammunition for

shipment to Guatemala?

Any information on Robert and Gerald

HEMMING?

5.

On 19 June 1976

1.x!

advised

that DDO is referring the entire matter to the FBI and State

Department.

Office of Security indices

are negative in pertinent

variations of the name of ZIMERI or Robert HEMMING.

7. From the name

alleged

employment,

is identical with the subject of Office of Security

429 ?29, who has been described as six-foot five,

Who is a notorious mercenary and soldier of fortune a goundsas

of May 1975 was ostensibly employed by a private investigation

companY lorCOL Security (Office of Sécurity--no record) in

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Gerald Patrick HEMMING is well known to this agene,

and INWAVE.

clained Agenc) affiliation when in fact there

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The most recent incident wherein HEMMING clained such

affiliation was in May 1975 when he volunteered his services

to the Druy Enforcement Administration.

Gerald Patrick HEMMINC

1s a long-time cohurt of Frank Anthony STURGIS (SF#355 459),

of Watergate notoriety

who also has "

the late 1950's HENNING and STURGIS, both former U.S. Marines,

joined Fidel CASTRO in Cuba but returned shortly thereafter

claiming disillusionment with the CASTRO cause.

Soon thereafter,

STURGIS organized a group of mercenaries for Caribbean and

Central American activities which

he naned the International

Anti-Communist. Brigade.

A reported sub-unit of this

"Brigade"

(the backers. of whom have never been fully established) was

named the

Intercontinental Penetration Force, headed by Gerald

Patrick HEMMING.

For an appreciation of the possible ramifications of

a Guatemalan

government expose of this assassination plot

involving HFiMING, you are referred to attachments to instant

memorandum, to wit:

a memorandum by the writer dated 10 Jun?

1975 in the name of Frank STURGIS and Everett Howard HUNT, Ji.;

and an extract from a book published in early 1976 written hy

Michael CANFIELD and Alan J. WEBERMAN.

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in America--The CIA and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

is a diatrine against the

and attempts to link the Agency

with the assassination of President KENNEDY.

One of the naior

links attempted by the authors is through Everett Howard HUNT,

JI. to Frank STURGIS to Gerald Patrick HEMMING to Loran Eugone

Loran Eugene HALL was a member of HEMMING's Interconti-

nental Penetration Force.

Loran Eugene HALL received nationwide

publicity in 1967 when New Orleans District Attorney "Jim"

GARRISON alleged that HALL (and the Intercontinental Penetration

Force) was involved in the assassination of President KENNEDY

and that members of this unit were connected with CIA.

shortly thereafter dropped his interest in HALL, but it is

interesting that he did so after Gerald Patrick HEMMING and

another cohort, Robert K.

BROWN, joined GARRISON's investigation.

Brown

Dorizity Chief

Security Analysis Group

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11 June 1976

MEMORANDUN FOR:

SUBJECT

Chief, Security Analysis Group

SEN 429 229

Gerald Patrick

SF# 429

On 9 June 1969

contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation

Section for information concerning Gerald Patrick HENNING.

Iwas referied to the writer, who is holding the HEMMING

Icontacted the writer,

' i advised that ha

is the action officer for a cable from

reporting an assassination

the (Guatemala Station

LAUGERUD of Guatenala.

"„Plot on the life of president

Iwas unfamiliar with the case of

Gerald Patrick HEMMING and had not as yet reviewed the

was requested to alert

to the below-mentioned cable and to provide the writer wich a

copy of the report coming in from the Guatemala

Station:

"provided the writer with a copy of the cable

(IN 944357,

dated 8

June 1976),

which is attached. In substance, the cable reflects that

circa 8 June 1970 a Guatemalan source, with

the knowledge of

suatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the (Guatemala Station

a written report,

and a detailed briefing,

concerning a plot

to assassinate

President LAUGERUD.

According to the

intorma-

tion the plot

was to have been carried out

on 15 September

1975; however,

'one of the major conspirators,

"Colie" ZIMERI Safie left Guatemala

Jorge Antonio

in August 1975

of an attack upon his,

ZINERI's, life. ZINERI has been living

in Miami since August 1975.

Movement was indoned the Evert the lasses matera plot

and ZIMERI in turn was involved with two Americans,

brothers,

Robert and Gerald Patrick HEMMING. The HENNING brothers

ascisted ZINERI in acquiring arms

Treje flown to Guatemala

in a small aircraft.

among other things,

The report also

claims that ZIMERI has close relations with police officials

in Miani and New Orleans.

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NOTE: The Guatemala Station also included

information the Chief of Station had received

frOm

• 011 § juino.

said thai ho

had

ocen providing information on ZIMERI to the

Guatomalan government for the past six months or

so.

He

claimed that two Americans were involved

with ZIMERl, one of them who runs a guard

service

in Miami.

(÷1

I did not mention names but

described one of the Americans as about

six feet

four inches and weighing about 230 pounds.

4.

The Guatemalan report of the assassination plot ends

with five requests for information by President LAUGERUD:

a. ' Is ZIMERI still in the United States?

b. In the event ZIMERI is not in the United

States legally, deport him to Guatenala.

c..

IS LIMERI recruiting merceraries in the

United States for possible use in

Guatemala?

d.

Does ZIMERI receive any kind of preferen-

tial troatment by U. S.

permit him to carry firearms

to purchase arns and ammunition for

shipment to Guatemala?

e.

Any information on Robert and Gerald

HEMMING?

5.

On 19 June 1976

advised

that DDO is referring the entire matter to the FBI and State

Department.

6.

Office of Security indices are negative in pertinent

variations of the name of ZIMERI or Robert HENNING.

activity, and

alleged

employment, an is apparent descriptrand pativity, ands

is identical with the subject of Office of Security

429 229, who has been described as six-foot five, 250 pounds,

who is a notorious mercenary and soldier of

fortune and who as

of May 1975 was ostensibly employed by a private investigation

company, brico Security (Office of Security--no record) in

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Gerald Patrick HENMING is well known to this Agine;,

the Oftice of Security Miani Fiold Office,

and JNHAVE

ricadions since

lad claimed Agenc) affiliation when in fact there

ai luadt the caily isco Dens boon

The most recent incident wherein HEMMING clained

affiliation was in May 1975

volunteered his services

to the Drug

Enforcement Administration.

Gerald Patrick HENNINC

is a long-time cohurt of Frank Anthony STURGIS (SF#353 459),

Frank FlORINI, of Watergate notoriety. who also has

long-time record of falsely claiming Agency affiliation.

the late 1950's HENNING and STURGIS, both former U.S. Marines,

joined Fidel CASTRO in Cuba but returned shortly thereafter

claiming disillusionnent with the CASTRO cause.

Soon thereafter,

STURGIS organized a group of mercenaries for Caribbean and

Central American activities which he named the International

Anti-Communist Brigade.

A reported sub-unit of this "Brigade"

(the backers. of whom have never been fully established) was

named the Intercontinental Penetration Force, headed by Gerald

Patrick HEMMING.

For an appreciation of the possible ramifications of

a Guatemalan government expose of this assassination plot

involving HFiMING, you are referred to attachments to instunt

memorandum,

to wit:

a memorandum by the writer dated 10 Jun?

1975 in the name of Frank STURGIS and Everett Howard HUNT, Iï.;

and an extract from a book published in early 1976 written by

Michael CANFIELD and Alan J. WEBERMAN.

is a diatrine against the Agency and attempts to link the Agency ;

with the assassination of President KENNEDY.

One of the major

links attempted by the authors is through Everett Howard HUNT,

Jr. to Frank STURGIS to Gerald Patrick HEMMING to Loran Eugone

Loran Eugene HALL was a member of HEMMING's Interconti-

nental Penetration Force.

Loran Eugene HALL received nationwide

publicity in 1967 when New Orleans District Attorney "Jim"

GARRISON alleged that HALL (and the Intercontinental Penetration

Force) was involved in the assassination of President KENNEDY

and that members of this unit were connected with CIA.

GARRISON

interesting that he diesel patrick wed a

so after Gerald Patrick

another cohort, Robert K. BROWN, joined GARRISON's investigation.

Jerry G.

Brown

Chief

Security Analysis Group

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