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104-10133-10315 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (06/11/1976)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch73270 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10133-10315. . 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992






                                             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 HEMING.
        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 'Guatemala Station
        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 reporL-coming in from the  uatemala  Station.,

              2.  Dan provided the writer with a  copy of the cable
        (IN 944357, Cite Guatemala City 19536, dated  8 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 -
        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 August 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, among other things, which
       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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