CABLE: HEMMING BROTHERS INVOLVEMENT IN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE LAUGERUD
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
Document date: 6/8/76
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Released under the John

7. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection

Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NU 53217 Date:

06-22-2017

AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM

'TO : DIRECTOR.

TITLE : CABLE: HEMMING BROTHERS INVOLVEMENT IN PLOT TO

ASSASSINATE LAUGERUD

DATE : 06/08/1976

PAGES

9

SUBJECTS : HEMMING GERALD

JFK ASSASSINATION

HEMMING ROBERT

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER

CLASSIFICATION : CONFIDENTIAL

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CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

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COMMENTS: JFK-RH15 : F12 : 20040322-1061605

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AUTHORITIES THERE WHICH PERMITS HIM TO CARRY FIREARMS, AS WELL

AS PURCHASE ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR SHIPMENT TO GUATEMALA.

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