MEMO: HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK, SF#429 229
Originator: CIA
From: DC/SAG, BROWN, JERRY G.
To: C/SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP
Document date: 06/11/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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11 June 1976

MEMORANDU FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

SEMAN 229

Gerald Patrick

SF#429

On 9 June 1969

contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation

Section for information concerning Gerald Patrick HENMING.

IEferred

to the wilter,

who is holding the HEMMING

i contacted the writer,

111 : advised that he

is the action officer for a cable from

the (Guatemala Station

reporting an assassination plot on the life of President

LAUGERUD of Guatenala.

/was unfamiliar with the case of

Gerald Patrick HENNING and had not as yet reviewed the 201 file

on HEMMING.

i was requested to alert

and JIVAVE

to the below-mentioned

cable and to provide the writer with a

copy of the report coming in

from the (Guatemala Station,

(IN 944357,

provided the wrater with a copy of the cable

dated & June 1976),

which is attached..

In substance, the cable reflects that

circa 8. June 1976

a Guatemalan source, with the knowledge of

Guatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the (Guatemala Station.

report,

concerning a plot

to assassinate President LAUGERUD.

Sit decoding to the into a

tion the plot was to have been carried out on 15 September

Jorge Antonio

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

in Miami since August

3. According to the report, the National Liberatior

Movement was involved with ZIMERI

in the assassination plot

and ZIMERI in turn was involved with two. Americans,

brothers,

Robert and Gerald Patrick HE MING. - The

asserted aMeRa an acquires em to other things, shich

were flown to Guatemala in a small

aircraft.

The report also

claims. that ZIMERI has close relations with police officials

in Miami and New Orleans.

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NOTE: The (Guatemala Station also included

information the (Chief of Station) had received

I on 8 June.

isaid that he

had seen providing information on ZINERI to the

Guatsnalan government for the past six months or

He claimed that two Americans were involved

with ZIMERI, one of them who runs a guard service

in Miami.

Idid not mention names but

described one of the Americans as about six feet

four inches and weighing about 230 pounds.

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 Guatemala.

c.

Is ZINERI recruiting merceraries in the

United States for possible use in

Guatemala?

d.

Does ZIMERI receive any kind of preferen-

tial treatment by U. S. authorities which

permit him to carry firearms,

as well as

to purchase arms and

ammunition for

shipment to Guatemala?

e.

Any information on Robert and Gerald

HEMMING?

• 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 HEMMING.

alleged

employment, at is appacent that erot Patrick HEaMiNG

is identical with the subject of 'Office of Security

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

a notorious mercenary and soldier of fortune and who as

of May 1975 was ostensibly employed by a private investigation

company,

TEPCOL Security (Office of Security--no record) in

Miami, Florida.

italian cele

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Gerald Patrick HENMING is well known to this Agency,

the Office of Security Miami Field Office, and JWAVE.

numerous occasions since

at least the early 1960's

HEMING

ad clained Agency affiliation when in fact there has bes;

The most recent incident wherein HEMING clained such

affiliation was in May 1975 when he volunteered his services

to the Drus Enforcement Administration.

Gerald Patrick HEMMING

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

long-tine record of

Frank: FIORINLecolsely claiming Agency affiliation.

of Watergate notoriety who also has a

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

joined Fidel CASTRO in Cuba but returned shortly thereafter

claining disillusionnent with the CASTRO cause.

Soon thereafter,

STURGIS organized a group of mercenaries for Caribbean and

Central Anerican activities which he named the International

Anti-Connuaist 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 HENNING.

For an appreciation of the possible ramifications of

government expose of this assassination plot

involving HENNING, you are referred to attachnents to instant

memorandun, to wit:

a memorandum by the writer dated 10 June

The book Coup d'etat

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

is a diatribe 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 Eugene

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

nental Penetration Force.

Loran Eugene HALL received nationvide

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 menbers of this unit were connected with ClA.

GARRISON

shortly thereafter dropped his interest in Hall, but it i:

interesting that he did so after Gerald Patrick HENNING anc

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

Jerry G. BrOwn

Deputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

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11 June 1976

MEMORANDUMI FOR:

SUBJECT

Chief, Security Analysis Group

HEMMING,

Gerald Patrick

SF#429 229

Ca 9 June 1969

contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation

Section for information concerning Gerald Patrick HENMING.

was referred to the writer, who is holding the HEMMING

contacted the writer,

I1l : advised that he

is the action

officer

for a cable from

the (Guatemala Station

reporting an assassination

LAUGERUD

of Guatemala.

" Plot on the life of President

/was unfamiliar with the case of

Gerald Patrick HEMMING and had not as yet reviered the 201 file

i was requested to alert

to the beloi-mentioned cable and to provide the writer with a

of the report..coming in from the (Guatemala Station.

"''"provided the writer with a copy of the cable

.-;, dated 8 June 1976),

is attached.. In substance, the cable reflects

circa 8 June 1976

a Guatenalan source,

with the knowledge

Guatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the Guatemala Station.

concerning a plot

a written report, and a detailed briefcording to the informa-

to assassinate President LAUGERUD.

tion the plot was to have been carried out on 15 September

1975; however,

one of the major conspirators, Jorge Antonio

"Cokie" ZIMERI Safie left Guatemala

in August 1975 as a result

of an attack upon his,

ZIMERI's, life. ZIMERI has been living

in Miami since August

1975.

According to the report, the National liberatior

Movement was involved with ZIMERI

in the assassination plot

and ZIMERI

in turn was involved with two. Americans, brothers,

Robert and Gerald Patrick HE MING. - The HEMMING brothers

assisted ZIMERI in acquiring arali aircraft.

among other things,

Guatemala in a

The report

claims. that ZIMERI has close relations with police officials

in Miami and New Orleans.

(1) Ciaarerlayee..

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NOTE: The (Guatemala Station also included

information the Chief of Station had received

lon 8 June.

isaid that he

had seen providing information on ZINERI to the

Guatemalan government for the past six months of

He claimed that two Americans were involved

with ZIMERI, one of them who runs a guard service

in Niami.

did not mention names but

described one of the Americans as about six feet

four inches and weighing about 230 pounds.

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 Guatemala.

c. Is ZINERI recruiting merceraries in the

United States for possible use in

Guatemala?

d. Does ZIMERI receive any kind of preferen-

tial treatment by U. S. authorities

which

permit him to carry firearms,

as well as

to purchase arms and ammunition for

shipment to Guatemala?

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.

Office of Security indices are negative in pertinent

variations of the name of ZIMERI or Robert HEMMING.

alleged

employment,

To the, at saysacen that pered Pative HEMENG

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

of May 1975 was ostensibly employed by a private investigation

сотрапу, TEPCOL Security, (Office of Security--no record) in

Miami, Florida.

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SEGRET

is tre triplayed.

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india l

Gerald Patrick HEMMING is well known to this Agency,

the Office of Security Miami Field Office, and JAVE.

numerous occasions

HEMING

had clained Agency.

affiliation when

The most recent incident wherein HEMMING

affiliation was in May 1975 when he volunteered his services

to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Gerald Patrick HEMMING

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

long-tine record of

Fran: FIORINI falsely, claiming Agency affiliationa

of Watergate notoriety who also has a

• 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 Anerican 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 HEMING.

appreciation of the possible ramifications of

a Guatemalan

government expose of this assassination plot

involving HENMING, you are referred to attachnents to instant

memorandun, to wie:

a memorandum by the writer dated 10 June

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

and an'extract fron a book published in early 1976 written by

Michael CANFIELD and Alan J. WEBERMAN.

The book Coup d'etat

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

Kennedy

is a diatribe

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,

JI. to Frank STURGIS to Gerald Patrick HENNING to Loran Eugene

HALL.

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 menbers of this unit were connected with clA.

GARRISON

shortly thereafter dropped his interest in HalL, but it is

interesting that he did so after Gerald Patrick HEMING anc

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

Jerry G. Brown

Deputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

Atts

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