Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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SECRETBetsy PalmerReview of Files - Manuel Ray y Rivero - Volumes I - XVIIIVolume XVII - September 1964 - February 1965 11110857May 2, 1978* 1. Memo dtd 1 Sept 1964, Subject: [CAMTAUP-2] Production     "Chief of Reports Comments: It would appear that [AMTAUP-2] reporting on     JURE matters have been generally reliable."* 2. Autonomous Operations - Operating Plan     Activity: AMBANG     For the Period: 1 October - 31 December 1964. Total of $75,000 paid     to effect move of JURE activities from U.S. territory and as a final payment     to JURE.3. Intelligence Information Cable, dtd 9 Sept 1964   Source: Jose Garcia Valdez, aka "Pepe Gatillo"   Subject: Plans of JURE leader Manuel Ray Rivero to depart Miami for an   Undisclosed Location.Ray, asked Garcia on 9 Sept 64 to take him, St. George and Mirta Borras ontrip to unspecified destination. To depart on JURE catamaran.* 4. Memo for the Record, dtd 11 Sept 1964 from Alfonso RodreguezOn Aug 24, 1964, Rogelio Cisneros called to report his resignation from JURE.Stated Ray incapable of directing both political and military activities.Cisneros thinks Raul Chibas will soon also resign. Cisneros said Ray notprepared for ill-fated May attempt into Cuba and Cisneros thinks Ray hadbelieved he could arrange for CIA to take him into Cuba. "Ray is politicallyufformed --- politically that which he last read". Cisneros further statedthat he believed Ray had planned his entire return-to-Cuba angle with PresidentKennedy and the presidential elections of November 1964 in mind. According tohim, Ray planned to make JURE and Ray outstanding liberal and democracticexile group with the thought that prior to the 1964 elections, Mr. Kennedywould have to do something about Cuba. With Kennedy's death, according toCisneros, all of Ray's plans went awry. Rodriguez expresses to Cisnerosthat this seems like a far-fetched possibility and Cisneros admits he gotidea out of thin air, but said theory widely held within Directorate of JURE.* 5. Memo for the Record - draft- dtd 22 Sept 1964 - Alfonso Rodriguez     Conclusions "I recommend we give Ray what he asks and close the JURE books     for good. If Ray is succesful in Cuba he will not need our help, if he is     not, our help won't do much good."He is honest and at least the money will largely be spent for thepurpose he wants to achief.""Whatever Ray may ever say, he was treated the way he asked to betreated. We have played the game in a manner beyond reproach."SECRET
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# SECRETVolume XVII - continuedPage 2Betsy Palmer111108586. Erquiaga Arms shipment to JURE episode.   Cable from San Jose? DIR CITE 15305 7152 REF: DIR-63886Please pass to Asst. Sec. Mann from Ambassador Telles: "I saw PresidentOrlich and Minister Quiros Sasso on 18 November and conveyed reference position.The President was visibly shaken to learn that US government was not in-volved in this arms shipment. After some discussion with Minister Quiros,President Orlich requested that we not issue license for [AMBANG-1] shipment.President Orlich made clear he would be happy at any time to undertakeaction such as this if US government wanted him to. While he does wishsee Cuba free he inclined to agree with US position Re Hit and Run raidsundertaken principally for publicity sake. President Orlich's decisionbased on (1) relaization that he would not be doing us a favor and, (2)further realization that CRG would be hard pressed to explain such a$70,000 purchase of arms if it became a campaign issue in 1965."SECRET![image of ZIBA logo]
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# SECRETBetsy PalmerFile Review Manuel Ray y Rivero, Volumes I - XVIIIVolume XVIII - March 1965May 2, 1978111108531.  Memo dtd 18 November 1965 to: United States Secret Service    From: Deputy Director for Plans    Subject: Ray, Rivero, Manuel Antonio aka: Ray, ManoloIn response to a telephonic request of 15 Nov. 1965 for a name trace on Ray. CIA files contain voluminous information from sources of varying reliability re: Ray who is well known to Intelligence Community as a prominent anti-Castro Cuban exile leader and head of JURE. If particular info is desired, please specify.2.  Memo dtd 6 Dec 1965 to Secret Service from DD/P gives 2 1/2 page standard bio information on Ray.3.  Memo dtd 15 Dec 1965 to Commissioner, INS from DD/P    Subject: Roige Cerezo, Jose    (A 12 399 923 TC)According to CIA files, information dtd Aug 1963 from a Cuban emigree source, Roige was designated chief of intelligence by National Direction Abroad of JURE. Source said intelligence group created in March 1963 on orders of Manuel Ray for purpose of infiltrating JURE members into various organizations which operated in Miami area, as well as into agencies of U.S. govt. Further, that in April 1963, Ray had issued orders to infiltrate a JURE member into CIA in order to learn details of plans regarding Cuba. JURE also intended to drop leaflets into Cuba of a derogatory nature regarding U.S. govt. Included in these leaflets was Subject's manifesto against the U.S. govt and against this Agency.4.  Ltr. dtd June 2, 1966 from Dr. Julian Gallo to Harry (Mahoney?)Gallo is contact with Ray in Puerto Rico and trying to discover the names of Ray's contacts in Cuba. Ray, apparently is seeking a Mexican visa from Gallo and unhappy that it did not come through. Refused to reveal names or addresses to Gallo and would not give information about where his radio broadcast tapes were to be sent for transmission into Cuba.5.  Memo for the Record, dtd 21 June 1966 from Charles AndersonMet with Ray on 28 April 1966. Anderson said in general Ray had less information on the "purge situation that I did.! Ray said relatives of Gustavo Arcos in P.R. had telephone contact with Arcos family in Cuba, about 25 April and that Arcos still in prison but charges against him were thin. "( This means there was at least one more telephone call than we knew of previously, and this has probably served to increase the pressure on Arcos)." Anderson tells of his concern and strong interest in Arcos on the chance that Ray might assume Arcos had been CIA agent. Doesn't know if Ray will construe remark this way but it seemed like an opening "to use an important exile channel as a possible deception mechanism.""I believe that later in the summer it might be a good idea to have another talk with AMBANG to keep up with exile thinking, and feeding more deception thoughts."SECRET
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Volume XVIII continuedPage 2# SECRETBetsy Palmer111108606. Intelligence Information Cable, dtd 28 June 1966   Source: Qualified American ObserverOn 15 June 1966, Rafael Garcia-Bango, Cuban exile in Spain, received call in Madrid from Ray in P.R. regarding Ray's plans to assume power in Cuba. Garcia-Bango told Ray it was essential he come Madred before 25 June and return to San Juan in order to talk to a member of Cuban delegation for 10th Caribbean and CenAm games in P.R., prior to return of delegation to Cuba. Ray agreed to do so.Ray enthusiastic over possibility of overthrowing Castro in next several months. Knows Garcia-Bango has bad reputation but feels he could prove useful. Also useful would be Garcia-Bango's brother, Jorge Garcia-Bango Dirube, who has more respectable reputation. Ray also state that he had received indirectly a message from Jose Llanusa Gobel and considers him a potential ally.7. Harry Mahoney debriefs Ray, described in Memo for the Record dtd 8 July 1966. Mentions Julian Gallo at this time and Ray indicates he knows and respects him.8. Memo No. 771, 1 Sept 1966 for: Chief, OPS Cuba/WH Division/DDP   Attn: Mr. Harry Mahoney, Subject: MIG-21. Attaching communication from DIA authorizing $100,000 should MIG-21 operation succeed. Funds to come from Air Force escrow fund now held by CIA.   (Note: Other memos refer to MIG which Ray said he knew a Cuban pilot would fly out of Cuba. Ray never comes through with any information that is usable, and finally says he cannot contact pilot)9. Cable dtd 4 Jan 69 CITE WH/Miami 2233   Ref: Caracas 1490> [Figure: Image of Caracas 1490 stamp]CAMOT reports on 9 Aug 68 indicating Ray plans to dissolve JURE and hold a Congress of Cuban exiles in 1969 to create a new organization to fight Castro. Ray working with Haitian groups and hopes, if new invasion of Haiti successful, he will be granted operational bases and radio station in Haiti.10. Memo dtd Feb. 8, 1971 to Director, FBI from DD/P indicates that CIA has no current operational interest in Manuel Ray Rivero.# SECRET
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# SECRETBetsy PalmerApril 5, 1978Review of Manuel Rey Rivero files11110861Assortment of documents not in files at time review began on 3/29/781. 10 June 1966 Dispatch to Chief, WH, From Chief of Station (Santo 16-10   Domingo) Subject: Haitian Exile Activities in the Dominican Republic.EMHEFTY-1 provided information on Haitian exile activities. On May 30, 1966 EMHEFTY was taken to a meeting of Godefray Moscoso at the HotelComercial (with) 2EMHEFTY was taken to meeting by Gerard Max Lafontant, a Haitian CommunistAt the meeting, Lafontant told Moscoso that Manolo Rey had obtained explosives for him to use in the first invasion against Haiti and that Rey was now living in the Dominican Republic. Lafontant described Rey as a former collaborator of Fidel Castro, but was not now on speaking terms with Castro. He said the Communist-oriented 14th of June Revolutionary Movement had on one occasion accused Rey of being a CIA agent, but this was not true. Rey can obtain explosives within 24 hours after the request is made.* 2. Cable to Director from Hunt, August 25, 1960 states that Carrillo advised that FRD should keep an eye on new anti-Castro group being formed by Raul Chibas and Manuel Ray, Marcel Fernandez, Julio Durate and Jose Pepin Bosch. Chibas told Carrillo that Miro would follow Chibas line which would be neither join nor fight FRD but help if necessary. Bosch financing Chibas and Miro with initial credit. Results negative when Carillo invited new group to join FRD. Carrillo feels if new group succeeds, it will try to draw in Feliue Pazos and Ramon Barquin. (Note date of cable)* 3. Dispatch to Deputy Chief, WH/SA from Chief of Station, JMWAVE dated 14 April 1964 in Mexico, D. F. Lengthy and very rambling letter which, among many other things, states the story about Manuel Ray being closely associated with ALBIZU CAMPOS and friendly with Puerto Ricans who were working on the rennovation of the White House and the group that tried to assassinate Truman. (Pencilled notation of A. Rodriguez -- "Who is AMSHOT/1? Could he be agent provacateur? What is his access? Can we take him seriously?) Although postmarked in Mexico, AMSHOT apparently still in Cuba. Not a Cuban citizen - wife in U.S. Trying to get a Mexican Visa.4. Cable 21 May 1964 or information report.   On 21 May 1964, unidentified members of JURE stated that Manuel Ray Rivero entered Cuba successfully on 17 May 1964 and is still there. He departed from an unidentified embarcation point near Cuba at 3 am on 17 May and reached his destination by 10 am that day. Ray was accompanied by a labor leader believed to be JOSE COMEZ RODRIGUEZ and a 22 year old man who was to serve as Ray's communications clerk and guide.# SECRET
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Miscellaneous documents not in filesPage 2# SECRETBetsy Palmer111108625. Field Information Report on Cuba   Subject: Lecture of Manuel Ray Rivero to Member of JURE's Delegation from Tampa, Orlando, and Miami, Florida   Date: 26 May 1965   Source: A young Cuban exile trained in information collection.Ray gave opening lecture to 25-30 JURE delegates gathered in Miami on 22 May 1965. Ray claims JURE has men and equipment to win war of liberation in Cuba and reiterates that only an internal revolution will overthrow Castro. Said some arms had been left on a military base in the Dominican Republic and that, regardless of who takes over in the DR, the arms will be returned to JURE. Made an appeal for money so that organization would purchase the M/V VENUS, a 110-foot vessel registered in Panama. (Previous reporting on JURE's base and equipment in DR contained in the following: TDCSDB-315/00539-65, 16 Feb 65; TDCSDB-315/00301-65, 38 Jan 65; TDCSDB-315/00383-65, 27 Jan 65; and TDCSDB-315/00269-65, 28 Jan 65.* 6. Field Information Report on Cuba     Subject: Plan of Manuel Ray Rivero to Infiltrate the Ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency     Date: 30 April 1963     Source: Former Rebel Army member (F) active in clandestine movements     Appraisal of Content: 3On 30 April 1963, Rogelio Cisneros, JURE Exec. Bd. member, said a meeting held in his home and Antonio Arias, propaganda chief in Miami, in attendance. Cisneros said it was mentioned that Ray had issued orders to infiltrate a trusted man into the CIA in order to learn details of any plans with regard to Cuba and if possible to infiltrate this man into Cuba. Cisneros said it might be possible to use contacts of George Volsky (sp?) who had CIA contacts. In regard to future propaganda, JURE plans to introduce thousands of anti-American phamphlets into Cuba, including Ray's manifesto against the U.S. government and the CIA.*7. Report on Cuba/Dominican RepublicSubject: Urgent plan of Manuel Ray Rivero to Enter CubaInvolvement of Ray with Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo and HaitiDate: 18 September 1964Source: part of group of Cubam emigres trained in techniques of information collection.Andrew St. George said Ray is attempting to drop himself into Cuba, regardless of risk, to regain his political prestige. Ray feels he cannot now compete with Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, military leader of SNFE, and other revolutionary organizations, unless he enters Cuba. He wants to have same influence of others when Haiti leadership starts distributing bases to Cuban exiles and providing them help for their aid in overthrowing Francois Duvalier (a trade off). According to St. George, the Haiti combine is composed of Gutierrez, Antonio Cuesta del Valle of Commandos L, and DRE members. Also, Rolando Masferrer Rojas on the inside of Haiti operations and has the most influence among the Haitians.# SECRET
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SECRETBetsy PalmerMiscellaneous documents nodin filesPage 3111108638. Information Report - Cuba/Dominican Republic   Subject: Purchase of a Boston Whaler for Manuel Ray Rivero,   Leader of the Junta Revolucionaria Cubana (JURE)   Date: 18 September 1964   Source: Naturalized American citizen - formerly in shipping business   in Cuba, well-trained and experienced debrieferOn 14 Sept 1964, a Miami yacht builder firm purchased a 13-foot six inchBoston whaler for Ray. Purchaser, Angel Aixala Pertierra said he plannedto go to Santo Domingo to get permission to operate the whaler in Dominicanwaters, and once this had been granted, would deliver the boat to Ray.It was on Aixala's Catamaran ct 1208 D, that Ray made his ill-fated initialattempt to enter Cuba. Aixala is not a member of JURE.* 9. Classified Message to Director, from [Paris]     Date: 8 June 1963Ray and Emio Guede arrived in Paris and Ray contacted by Nauman on 7 June.Reviewed plan for Franqui recruitment in place. Urged Ray to takeimmediate action before his presence in Paris was leaked., Guede triesto contact Franqui by phone and on all occasions, phone answered by EdithSorel or her roomate, Helene Pulish (phonetic). Guede leaves message rachtime and on last call told Franqui going to Brussels and may have alreadyleft. On 7 June Guede sees Franqui at the opening of his exhibition andtalks to him. Franqui listened to him, but made no responses to hisveiled overatures. Guede surmizes Franqui not interested -- thinks he isincapable of defending regime but not willing or capable of breaking withit. Grovery and JERVAY met Ray. Feel this important re possible futureuse Ray Europe. Pari support excellent. (C/S comment: HQS has reasonbelieve no obstacle convincing Ray push for Franqui return for period to beeyes and ears anti-Castro conspiracy.)* 10. Cable Report to Director, from [Paris]      Date: 14 June 1963Ray and party travel to Bussels on 11 June, and Ray continues his effortsto recruit an agent in place for CIA.] Contacts Guillamo Cabrera andsurmised Cabrera held back from a break due to his concern for a brotherinside who is ill. Ray asks Cabrera to arrange a meeting with Gustave Arcosbut Cabrera unable to do so since Arcosffffff leaving for a few days. Rayextends his trip. (Contacts Nauman who tells Ray it is not possible toresolve all the personal problems of those he has contacted and Ray mustshow them the wisdom and practicality of working in place as a means ofeliminating the regime. Ray willing to settle for defection as he believesthis has an impact on the regime. Report states that Ray extremely active,moves fast and purposefully, and has given impression of frank cooperation.Has volunteered to assign a man to be station contact, but feels RUMBLE 2is too young but should be aware of whomever is designated.SEGREL
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SECRET Betsy PalmerMiscellaneous documents not in filesPage 4*11. Information Cable to Director from JMWAVEDate: 5 November 1963 11110864Subject: Unification Activities by Manuel Ray Rivero, 23 Oct 1963Source: A trained observer with access to wide variety of Cuban exiles.Source is known to most of his contacts as a channel to U.S.intelligence. Obtained information from Reinaldo Pico Ramon,officer in the Alianza de Trabajadores Cubanos (ATC, Allianceof Cuban Workers).Pico was told by an unidentified informant, who is probably on the JURENational Executive, that Luis Manuel Rodriguez, a former rebel armylieutenant from Santiago de Cuba, and who was known as "Mama Dolores"while a member of Brigade 2506, is serving as a Ray agent at Fort Benning,Georgia. Individuals who are working with Rodriguez are SILAS CUERVOCASTILLO and LUIS CLEMENTE BARCENA SERRANO, both former members ofBrigade 2506.SECRET
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# 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992THIS COPY IS NOT FOR RELEASE.CIA files on these persons were requested and reviewed by HSCAstaff membersTheir contact with the defector to the Agency. One file reg. a former military person who *rejected* a report of a debriefing conducted by mil. intell. (army) of the remaining Hindus, wasOf the remaining indies who wear directly contact upon this set to the U.S., theWeister:The circumstances of the Agency's contact w/the 4 remaining indies. were diff. - in each case. One of the defectors was [unwittingly] interviewed by a CIA officer in the An. Ent. in [Lopehage] upon his departure from the S.U. en route to the U.S. While L's file indicates that the Agency considered a full & controlled debriefing by the CIA & FBI be conducted & Angleton wrote to the FBI suggesting a joint debriefing, there is no evidence in L's 201 file nor any ACD docs. which suggest further contact on the part of the CIA.One of the individuals who had allegedly been living in the USSR since 1933 & returned to the U.S. in 1962; He was interviewed by that CIA after he applied ende often.He was debriefed by a CIA officer [using DOD cover] after applying for employment in response to a newspaper advertisement. (Rev. of arson file.)Avert debriefings were conducted of the other two defs. Rbt. E. Webster, Herkightly expert with a plastics who defected. Copies in 1959 were highly publicized, was inMore extensive debriefings were conducted of the other 2 defs. Rbt. E. Webster, a plastics expert with the Rand Corp. whose defection to the S.U. in 1959 was highly publicized. Shortly thereafter, composing w/in the Agency conducted a good debriefing of Webster in his home territory. Webster has been employed in the S.U. at the Leningrad Scientific Sutit. of Polytechnic Plastics
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Donald Deneslya(this fact was corroborated by the CIA employers in FDD in theSor. branch of the Directorate of Intelligence in 1962 told the HSCA that he specificallyrecalled meeting intelligence info regarding the Pinsk Radio Plant. In fact, Deneslyarecalled that, during the summer of 1962, he reviewed a contact report fromCIA's N.Y. field office, who interviewed a former Marineinterviewswho had then worked at the Pinsk Radio Plant following his defection to the USSR.This person who Deneslya believes may have seen Oswald then living w/his familyin Minsk. Deneslya advised the Committee that the contact report was filled in avolume concerning the Pinsk Radio Plant which should be retrievable from the IndustrialRegistry Branch which, in 1962, was a component of the DLC.The HSCAboth themade a requesttheaccused contact report & the mt. of materials concerning the Pinsk Radio Plant. Letter)The CIA requested that the CIA provide the Committee with thelooking in the MRP did an contact report situated in thatfile (coce). The file review did indicate that in 1975, David Slawson had madesuch reportthe CIA that no persisteda similar request for Denesslye & was informed bythe Agency was not able to locateOf the 29 persons requested, the person did not possess a file for one indus..The file review did not indicate that they ever met.'The HSCA reviewedthe files of 6 other indus. 29Those above-described criteria & were providedfiles on 22 of the 19 or 28 indus... on whon they maintained records. Not 201 fileswere reviewed as "Ded" files per se regarding those indus. In the case of indus..there is no indication in their files that they ever returned to the U.S. Even so, there wereoccasional reports from sources who observed or spoke w/ these persons while in the 5.ll.,but there is no indication of direct contact of them by the CIA.there is no record of direct CIA contactIn regard to the other 22 defectors, the file review indicates thatw/18 of them. Again, some of these files contain a report from a source who reported
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It becomes clear from the review of files on these defs. that debriefing of defectors was in fact somewhat of a random occurrence. However, the instances were instances in which the agency did choose to debrief returning an defector, they appeared interested in various topics of general interest regarding life in certain areas of the Soviet Union.> Where are you.The persons who were debriefed were similar to the idea that they defected and resided within the same general time periods and each spent their time in the S.U. in areas of interest to the CIA.More extensive debriefings were conducted of the other 2 defectors: R.R.W., a plastics expert with R.A.C. whose defection to the S.U. in 1959 was highly publicized in relation to the U.S. in 6/63. W had been employed in the S.U. at the Kherson Scientific Institute of Polytech Plastics. Shortly after his return, H was debriefed in his home territory during tours from 00/8, 5R/6 and the A.F. It was decided that a more extensive debriefing was in order.W was subsequently brought to the Washington when he was debriefed for a period of 2 weeks.The debrief reports included a chron. of W's life and the CIA's assessment of him as well as a large body of info. regarding life in the S.U., W's work there and sizing up info. on persons he had met during his residence.Ref. 7/59Ret. 6/28/63Likewise, Nikos Ricciarelli who had dwelled in the S.U. for nearly 4 yrs., was contacted for purposes of debriefing shortly after his return to the U.S. in late June of 1963. His initial debriefing included such subjects as his motivation to defect to USSR as well as activities engaged in during Moscow stay, relocation from Moscow to Kiev and general aspects of life such as residence criteria & costs. The agency felt that they would be interested in eliciting more info. regarding life issues in the S.U. such topics as cost of living, medical care, consumer goods, highways, transport., & restrictions within Riga.While the CIA felt it was unfeasible to debrief R more thoroughly due to his current status of trying to regain U.S. cit., the agency felt.