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104-10133-10315 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/11/1976)

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                                     11 June 1976


 MEMORANDUM FOR:  Chief, Security Analysis Group

 SUBJECT          HEMMING, Gerald Patrick
                  SF#429 229


       1.  On 9 June 1969 Dan of the DDO Guatemala Desk (x9041)
 contacted Staff and Operations Branch/Operational Evaluation
 Section for information concerning Gerald Patrick HEMMING.
 Dan was. referred to the writer, who is holding the HEMMING
 file. When  Dan contacted the writer, Dan advised that he
 is the action officer for a cable from the
 reporting an assassination plot on the life of President
 LAUGERUD of Guatemala.  Dan was unfamiliar with the case of
 Gerald Patrick HEMMING and had not as yet reviewed the 201 file
 on-HEMMING,  Dan was requested to alert CI Staff and JMWAVE
 to the below-mentioned cable and to provide the writer with a
 copy of the report.coming in from the
      2.  Dan provided  the writer with a copy of the cable
 (IN 944357, Cite                19536, dated 8 June 1976),
 which is attached.  in su s ance, the cable reflects that
 circa 8 June 1976 a Guatemalan source, with the knowledge of
 Guatemalan President LAUGERUD, provided the
 a written report, and a detailed briefing, concerning a plot
 to assassinate President LAUGERUD. According to the informa-
 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 Augist 1975.

      3.  According to the report, the National Liberation.
Movement was involved with ZIMERI in the assassination plot
and ZIMERI in turn was involved with two.Americans, brothers,
Robert and Gerald Patrick HEMMING. -The HEMMING brothers
assisted ZIMERI in acquiring arms, amon'g other things, which
were flown to Guatemala in a small aircraft.  The report also'
claimsthat  ZIMERI has close relations with police officials
in Miami and New Orleans.




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