HW 50529 File Review, Manolo Ray, FBI March 17 and 20, 1978 Page 6 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. July 21, 1965 Informant says JURE boat "Venus" participating as a patrol boat for leader of Dominican Junta forces. December 16, 1964, File #62-109060-3956, page 1. Robert Morris, Dallas attorney, advised on 12/16/64 that Larrie Henry Schmidt was writing an article for Look magazine relating his experiences while working with RAY in the Cuban underground (date not given). Note: Schmidt was interviewed 12/3/63 in Dallas in connection with investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy. October 29, 1964 Reported that two fairly good-sized boats belonging to JURE were delivered by RAY to SNFE-Alpha 66 in Puerto Rico. ANTONIO VECIANA BLANCH present at time of delivery. September 9, 1964 RAY advised on 9/4/64 that he never knew an individual by the name of Leopoldo connected with JURE. He said he had met SYLVIA ODIO socially five or six times indicating she had been active in JURE in Puerto Rico in 1962, prior to her departure to Dallas. RAY said he never had too much faith in her JURE activities. On 9/4/64, RAY advised he last saw SYLVIA ODIO in June 1963 in Puerto Rico. Said he never discussed with her the report that she had observed LEE HARVEY OSWALD with JURE members in Dallas. Stated she may have mistaken the identiy of OSWALD but would not have fabricated a story of the visit of three persons to her apartment. August-September 1964 Informant who had been a JURE officer said that since RAY's failure to infiltrate Cuba in July 1964, JURE suffered psychological let down. Said the Dominican Republic refused JURE permission to set up a military base because RAY was conferring with JUAN BOSCH, past President of the Dominican Republic and political enemy of Dominican's Provisional Governor. Said RAY completely and forever discredited as a leader. July 1964 at Miami, SFNE, MRP and Alpha 66 planned to publish an article attacking CIA. It was to mention the May 1964 raid on Cabo Cruz sugar mill in Cuba as being carried out by CIA with the intention of dealing a blow to MANUEL RAY, JURE leader. Docld:32253374 Page 10
HW 50529 FBI File Review, Manolo Ray March 17-20, 1978 Page 7 25. 26. February 8, 1966 Letter from ANDREW ST. GEORGE advised he had "solved the enigma of the impressive arsenal of MITCHELL WER BELL III (62-108665)." ST. GEORGE accompanied RAY on the unsuccessful attempt to enter Cuba in May 1964. ST. GEORGE was sure the same set of weapons in WER BELL'S possession in January 1966 were those assembled for RAY's invasion attempt in May 1964. October 17, 1974 report by SAs Gerard C. Carroll and Edward H. Joyce Subject: EMILIO ECHARTE PEDROSO, DOB 12/29/34, Havana Cuba Address: 1974, 4740 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D.C. Apt. 605 Subject being questioned about his visit to Cuban Embassy in Mexico City in December 1967. In course of interview, ECHARTE said he had worked for Cuban Intelligence with G-2 ageny ENRIQUE CICARD LABRADA, aka "MICKEY". In 1967 he contacted MICKEY in Mexico City and ascertained that he, ECHARTE, was still in good standing with CIS even though he had failed to carry out an assassination mission directed against MANOLO RAY in 1964 in Puerto Rico. He never received any money or instructions on methods and stated he never intended to carry out the assignment. In conversation with MICKEY in 1967, ECHARTE was given another assignment targeted against Felipe Rivero, leader of Cuban Nationalist Movement in the United States. Again, no money was received and ECHARTE said he did not have any intention of carrying out this second assignment either. ECHARTE is under control of SA J. J. Rivera, DEA, at time of this report. Docld: 322753374 Page i1
FBI File Review - Manolo Ray March 17 and 20, 1968 Page 8 Manolo Ray References Section 1 of 3 1. December 16, 1970, airtel to Director from SAC, Alexandria Re: San Juan airtel to Bureau 12/10/70 Request a check with CIA to determine if they have an operational interest in MANUEL RAY RIVERA. CIA person advised that all requests of this nature be furnished her office. CIA check of files 5 February 1971 says they have no current operational interest in RAY - DD/P letter to Director, FBI. 2. August 30, 1974 FBI interview in San Juan with ENRIQUE JOSE NUNEZ ALVAREZ NUNEZ denied any knowledge of a threatening letter directed to RAY, postmarked from Florida. Letter had a "Zero" marked on it. NUNEZ stated he had been associated with RAY in the PRP and openly criticized RAY in the press for RAY's attempt to co-exist with CASTRO. Manolo Ray References Secticn 2 of 3 1. August 18, 1966 Memo to Director from San Juan Subject: JURE Concerns a trip RAY made to Madrid, Spain in June 1966. CIA information regarding this trip is deleted. 2. March 4, 1969 to SACs WFO, New York from Director Subject: JURE Ray states he intends to go to Washington, D. C. during the first week of March 1969 to confer with Senator Edward Kennedy and Governor Rockefeller to brief them on conditions in Cuba and ask their advice as to what steps Cuban exiles in the United States can take if and when an upheaval takes place in Cuba. 3. February 25, 1969 Report Subject: JURE RAY arrives in Miami, 2/19/69 and contacts associates of his in JURE. Met at home of MRS. SARA ODIO, 7730 Southwest 31st Street, Miami. RAY said he would welcome affiliation of Union Information Center (CIS) and Cuban Representation in Exile (RECE) with JURE. RAY says any attempt to overthrow WW 50529 DoclTd: 32253574 Page 123
HW 50529 FBI File Review - Manolo Ray March 17 and 20, 1978 Page 9 CASTRO should come from within Cuba. RAY returned to Puerto Rico 2/20/69. 4. August 24, 1965 One-page deletion, CIA report CSDB 312/102039-65 Subject: Confiscation of weapons by the Government of the Dominican Republic from the Venus, a JURE boat. 5. January 12, 1973 Report, Miami Re: LUCIANO NIVES MESTRE On September 22, 1971, MARCOS DIAZ LANZ, 980 S. W. 69th Avenue, advised that MEVES was associated with RAY who is living in Puerto Rico and head of SNFE. DIAZ said the purpose of NIEVES and RAY was to negotiate some settlement between Cuban exiles in the United States and the Government of Cuba whereby exiles would be free to return to Cuba. NIEVES' brother is a commander of Cuban Army and a member of Personal Aid Guard Group of CASTRO. Diaz says NIEVES travels between Miami and Puerto Rico trying to negotiate between exiles and Cuban Government. An informant says NIEVES is seldom employed but well off financially. 6. April 29, 1969 Report Re: MARCELINO GARCIA JIMENEZ reflects that in connection with his efforts to free ORLANDO BOSCH from Atlanta prison, he received a phone call from MANOLO REY around January 31, 1969 asking him to come to Puerto Rico for an interview with Munoz Marin, ex Governor of Puerto Rico concerning efforts to free BOSCH. 7. April 10, 1961 Memo to Director from SAC, Miami It is desired to point out that (ident data) __ advised communist party as being a member of that organization but was respected by them for his advocacy of nationalization of certain public utilities in Cuba. 8. April 10, 1961 Report from Miami Subject: Cuban Government in Exile Contains informant information on MANOLO RAY. In 1947, because of his outstanding performance as a Civil Engineer, he was granted a scholarship by the Ministry of Public Works at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. RAY attended 1948-49 but did not complete his thesis for a master's degree. He returned to Cuba in 1949 and was appointed designer for Cuban National Development Corporation and subsequently appointed Chief of Structural Department in charge of bridge and highways in Cuba. He was part-time Docld: 322753374 Page 13