Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: STAFFORD, LEMAN L. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/17/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10289-10319

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

2-1499-78, 79

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

STAFFORD, LEMAN L. JR.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 08/17/1961

PAGES:

25

SUBJECTS :

FS, LEADER, INTERNATIONAL ANTI-COMMUNIST

BRIGADE, PARACHUTE JUMPS, MILITARY ACT, PRESS

INTV, ADMIN, INSTR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/08/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF DOJ, INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: REFERRED TO DOJ, INC MEMO

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SFICES

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Mr. Baumgardner

- Mr. Simpson

• SAC, Miani (2-192)

August 25, 1961

3/6/81

PERSONAL ATTENTION

Director, FBI (2-1499)

CLASSIED AND

EXTENDED BY SP3TEK/RH/S-2744

FRANK ANTHONY

NEUIHALLTY

IRA TONY STURGES

REASON

FCIM, I1,

DECLASSIFIED BY SPRA

DATE 0Y

ON 2-19-95

DECLASSIFICATION

8,2581

Rerep SA Henan

stafford, Jrl,

2063, at man, captlood "rank inthony stures hugust

Registration Act - Cuba."

Your attention is directed

Buiet dated July

20, 2961,

which indicated that the puryose

of this investigation was

to determine if the subject had

violated neutrality statutes under our jurisdiction and

the investigation was being conducted at the specific request

of the Department.

Rerep, therefore, incorrectly carries the

character of this case as

"Registration Act - Cuba" and should

be corrected to resd "Neutrality latters."

It is noted that the administrative pages

of this

report set forth various reasons why no additional investigation

is being conducted.

You have pointed out that the subject

is afforded continuous coverage by lll 639»S and in the opinion

of the reporting Agent additional investigation would only

result in inconsequential information.

You have also pointed

out that past experience has shown that subject has been

evasive

and a liar and since no information of value has been

obtained from hin in the past,

a current interview would

merely be a waste of time.

Sulet dated July 20, 1961,

specifically instructed your office that this investigation

was being conducted at the request of the Department and that

a thorough investigation should be conducted including a

complete and thorough interview of the subject as well as of

the members of subject's group. The opinions of the reporting

Agent are not sufficient ground to discontinue this investigation

and close this case.

The Department has requested the investi

gation and & thorough investigation must be conducted and a

report of that investigation subnitted for a prosecutive

opinion before the case can be closed.

EX-105

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primarily

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Callahan -

Conrad

DeLouch -

Evans -

Malone -

Rosen

Sullivan -

Tavel

ingram:

Gandy

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gation conducted

1961, wasroni

This certainly

investigation

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adequate and

thorough

has been conducted

in this case.

MAILED 31

AUG 2 4 1961

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Office

MIAMI

Office of Origin

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

Date

AUG1 7 1961

Investigative Period

4/20 - 8/11/61

Report made by

LEMAN I. STAFFORD, JR.

CHARACTER OF CASE

Typed Bÿ:

LLS; jlt

FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, aka

CLASSIFIER AND

EXTENDED

REASON FOX

BY SP.3 TEK/RH. (00. 2/26/19

VATIONG

NEUTRALITY

MATTERS

FCIM, 11, 7-2

AGENCY Male, cia on, customs

Synöpsis:

DATE OF

DECLASSIFICATION. 80181

DATE FORW. 8-25 - 6L Anoi AAGOL

r/s

REFERENCES :

Report of SA LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR., dated

4/24/61, at Miami.

• Departmental letter to Bureau dated 7/17/61

CC TO: Vets

MixBureau letter to Miami dated 7/20/61.

REQ. REC'D

OCT 1 6 1963

MaOP TIVO

ANS.

BY:

- ADMINISTRATIVE

Aporoved

Cópies made:

This report is being classified "SERET" inasmuch

as it contains data extracted from Department of Justiẽe

communication dated July 17, 1961, which contained this

classification.

In the event of downgrading, it should be

classified confidential in order to protect the identity

of MM 639-S, an informant who is continuing to furnish

information of value on a regular

basis, and who is closely

associated with the subject.

Special Agent

In Charge

Do nöt write in spaces below

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Carole

9-Bureau (2-1499) (RM)

1- INS, Miami (RM)

S. Border Patrol,

(RM)

S. Customs, Miami

1-Norfolk (Info) (RMSOW INLET! DIA"

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1-Washington Field (Inf$§C,(RM)

1-Miami (2-192)

Let t miami

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8-24-61

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for review at FBIHQ by,

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gy of do 304/al, and neithor in lor its contents circo be distributed outside ihe

agency to which

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Reference is made to Bureau letter to Miami dated

July 20, 1961, requesting that sufficient investigation

be conducted to determine whether or not subject's activities

are in violation of Section 960, Title 18, United States

Code.

In view of the results of the investigation set forth

in the details of this report reflecting continuous

coverage on this individual by MM 639-S, it is believed

that additional investigation in this matter would only

result in inconsequential information. Investigation has

on has

disclosed that subject is a braggart, liar, and this is

borne out by exaggerated statements made by him to

the press. He is nothing more than a publicity seeker

and it is not believed that he should be given

the dignity

of further investigation at this time. Mu

The Bureau has requested that subject be

interviewed concerning his recent activities.

Past

experience has shown that subject has been evasive, a liar

and will not give any information of value to the

interviewing Agents, and it is,

therefore, believed that

this would be nothing more than

a waste of time. Furthér-

more, since MM 639-S has stated that subject is not

recruiting at the present time, and that his organization,

the International Anti-Communist Brigade, actually is

only a "paper" organization and has no members other than

hold be we done in the that l vestigation

Miami continues to follow the subject's activities

through MM 639-S on a daily basis and it is believed

that this case should be closed at this time and only be

reopened at such time as established informants indicate

that subject does represent some major threat in the

anti-CASTRO field.

B.

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It is noted that the Department of Justice in

its letter to the Bureau dated July 17, 1961, indicated

that the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

had advised that CIA had no current interest in

the subject.

Information copies of this report are being

furnished the Norfolk and Washington Field Offices inasmuch

as they may be asked to conduct additional investigation

in this matter at a subsequent date.

- INFORMANTS -

IDENTITY

MM T-1 is MM 639-S,

contacted by SA ROBERT

JAMES DWYER.

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

INFORMATION

134-233-5ub do 435, 461

*(4)

Careful consideration has been given to each

source concealed in this report, and they were concealed

only in those instances where identities must be concealed.

C*

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¿TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF _ESTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DECEASSIFIED BY

2-12

95

Copy 1o:

1 - INS, Miami (RM)

S. Border Patrol, Miami (RM)

1. = U. S. Customs, Miami (RM)

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR.

AUG 1 7 1961

2-192

Ofice Miami, Florida

Bureau File #:

2-1499

Title:

FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS

Massina yan

Berlastity on: D

Character:

NEUTRALITY MATTERS

CLASSIFIEd

EXTENDED YSP3 TEL/eH/CA) 1/264

REASON FO

FCIM, II, 1

DATE OF

DECLASS/FICATION

2.

8/018...

Synopsis:

On 7/2/61, MM I-I informed that about 75 Cubans gathered

at Davie

Airport,

Davie, Fla., where newsmen were waiting.

Two airplanes were rented from Howe Aviation, Tamiami

Airport, Miami. Planes were flown to Davie Airport where

a group was to make parachute jump. Subject was in

attendance with 3 or 4 of his men from his organization

known as International Anti-Communist Brigade.

Neither

subject nor his men participated in parachute

jumps, but

were interviewed by press representatives.

"Miami Heralds

article 7/3/61 said International Brigade had billed

exercise as a mass drop by some 70 parachutists of one

of its member groups, the Intercontinental Penetration

Forces (INTERPEN).

During press interview, subject claimed

that his organization had 5,000 members of which 700 were;

active training to combat Communism.

Source said newspaper

article had greatly exaggerated truth and that subject

had no more than 10 individuals in his organization at

chat time and INTERPEN had a maximum of 20 members.

/ on 7/17/61 Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.,

"directed letter to FBI stating it was opinion of

Internal Security Division there is sufficient indication

of possible violations of Title 18, USC, Section 960 to

warrant investigation. On 8/9/61, MM I-1 reported

SLIP

DATE

This document contains neither recommendations

your agency; it and its contents are notato Be late fibuted outside your agency.

SLONLT

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Genfidentiat

SECRET

to August, 1960, and also fought with the rebel forces

In Nicaragua, trying to overthrow President LUISXSOMOZA

HEMMING claimed that his organization consists of a

headquarters group of about thirty persons, and others

are strung out across the United States on

recruiting

missions.

MM I-l advised that the above newspaper article

had greatly exaggerated the truth, and that FIORINI has

no more than ten individuals in his organization, and

REMING's organization has a maximn of tenty members feL

On July 3, 1961, MM I-1 reported that subject

and GERALD PATRICK HEMMING were very happy and

after che demonseracion as described above. Milesad

Subject made a statement that the United States

Government had

I called him and had plans for him but that

he should wait until the end of the fiscal year when the

United States Government will have more money to give

subject for his International Brigade. Subject refused

support him

to state thieh iated irates Government agency will

On July 17, 1961, J. WALTER YEAGLEY, Assistant

Attorney General, Internal Security Division, directed a

letter to the FBI. This letter in part states as follows:

declassiu

Justio

"It is noted that recent information

pu sept

2/14/50

furnished to the Department concerning the subject

indicates that he is identified as head of the

International Anticommunist Brigade and was

present with several of his men at a gathering

of some 75 Cubans at Davie Airport, Davie,

Florida, on July 2, 1961, at which occasion,

Gerald Patrick Herming, head of the Inter-

continental Penetration Forces, and several

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Herald' on July 3, 1961, reportedly contained

an article indicating that approximately 70 men

of Sturgis' organization were scheduled to make

parachute jumps but only two parachutes were

available.

In this article Sturgis (Fiorini)

claimed his organization has 5,000 men of which

700 are in training and that his organization

includes paratroop groups, underwater demolition

teans, and others in educational activities."

The Department concluded that in light of the

above described activities on the part of the subject,

as well as his past history of extensive revolutionary

activity, it was the opinion of the Internal Security

Division that there is sufficient indication of possible

violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 960

to warrant investigation.

On July 18, 1961, MM I-I informed that JERRY

BUCHANAN, known to him as "BUCKY", had escaped arrest

by the Miami Police Department in connection with the

theft of the

tug boat "Gil Rokie" on February 4, 1961.

MM T-1 identified the photograph of BUCHANAN which had

appeared in the "No folk Led spatch-the Portamouth

, dated May 16, 1961.

MM T-1 advised that BUCHANAN was formerly

associated with a group of individuals who trained at

No Name Key, Florida, under the auspices of ROLANDO ARCADIO

MAS FERRER

ROJAS.

BUCHANAN lived for a period of time

at 1651 West

Flagler Street, Miami, a barracks-type

boarding and

rooming house which was furnished by

MASFERRER.

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