4 veg J DRAFT - Ray - 10/27/78 Page 7 le fh 8 eK Pfs Pi Force W. from Alfonso Rodriguez, July 12, 1962, _ Subject: Manolo S sap wa Masie VF res. 3 at Hpves Y Gan patag 146 wade 0 Ray Rivero) Ray freely admitted that this, group, would | ae Srhte Poe Re VoL.UTIE Ds weet gor Fase, with the CRC but ultimately hoped to dominate it. (Bodet) ee pe cr Feta gy. 5 ME JURE pea fe, give ether Concurrent with his/activities, Ray began giving in- formation to the CIA regarding possible recruitment or defection of Castro ofticialS? Sha po Vol VII, Cable July 25, 1962) He discussed plans with the CIA to approach the (Cuban Ambassador to Mexico tibia) the CIA decided he had capabilities along these lines and his case officer recommended he be given S84, 700 over a six month period to set up an intelligence network inside Cuba and create a recruitment or defection capability in selected Latin American countries. (CIA/DDo Ray Vol VII, Memo to Chief, Task Force W from Alfonso Rodriguez, Aug. 24, 1962, Subject: A Operational Use of Ray Expenditure of Funds) The degree of Ray's a success in this area is not documented, but his efforts continued into the summer of 1963 and involved recruitment activities in oN Gore) ane June. (CIA/DDO Ray Vol IX, Cable to Director _ (crom7: Paris June 19, 1963, 477272) Com 10(30178 néteo- GDL Lere) It was also in June 1963 that the CIA ‘:inaugurated the S “concept of Autonomous Operations, under which JURE could be 3 to channeling money " financed independently as opposed/through the CRC. (CI 6) Ray Vol XVI, Memo to Director from Chief/WH Division, July 9, 1964, Subject: Chronology of Concept of Autonomous Operations and Summary of Financial Support to Manuel Artime) and military operations meet age
DRAFT — Ray - 10/27/78 Page 8 were initiated. (CIA/DDO Ray Vol X, Memo for Record, 8/23/63 from Alfonso Rodriguez, Subject: Ray, Contact Report) Rogelio Cisneros was the JURE coordinator for these military operations. betes 1009005, p. 7, Memo to G. Robert Blakey, 6/28/78, Interview with Manolo Ray Rivero by Fonzi/Gonzales) Operating under the Rules of Engagement of the Autonomous Operations, Cisneros felt that JURE was not obligated to report its military or political plans to the CIA but that the agency was obligated to finance JURE's purchase of military equipment’ era /ppo Ray Vol X - Cable to Director from JMWAVE, September 11, 1963) The group, at this time, was receiving $25,000 monthly from the crp\(c1a/p00, Ray Vol X, Memo for Record, 8/23/63 from A. Rodriguez/ Subject: Ray Contact Report) By the fall of 1963, Ray was devoting his full time to "ie . JURE (CIA/DDo Ray Vol XI, Draft, October 4, 1963 by Rodriguez, Subject: Manuel Ra Rivero) and rae es g¢xtensively in Latin | jtoqacmcuppet Be tnrlich prowkd allow — = American countries irncornmection—wt JURE “to woop necactonce Peutons Gast Cdre. MC yor xi Cable t Ong SO Ste, #009005, p. 6, to-G akey, 6/2 ntery €5, fol 226 _ qe -amwaveles 1012763 fizi/Gon n the 22nd of November, 1963, the day President Kennédy was assassinated, Ray said he and el . , . 2 \ Cisneros were at a JURE meeting 1 actively engaged in mounting an infiltr (Thid) q , Ray was Jorn has § ion attempt into Cuba es ; during this time period (CIA/DDO Ra Ol XI, Memo for Record from ‘yith Ray in St. Thomas on 31 Alfonso Rodriguez, Subject: Meeting 42 (SCA 007005 6/26/79" Wares) Romine, MeWedHeO (AEN. (HSER 209299 ew 5 OY FEE “ios -114543-So, Rove 9. sain WYO. 1881/63 Fuh! SURE ) AANA, Le
DRAFT ~- Ray - 10/27/78 Page 9 military supplies for JURE on Roncador Cay/on November 25, 1963. (CIA/DDO Ray Vol XI, Memo for Record from Alfonso Rodriguez, December 13, 1963) but the JURE ship féiled to (FenaQevous with the CIA vessel and no satisfactory\ ¢@xplanation for the failure to do so was given by Ray. (Ibid) o documentation is contained in Ray's files at the CIA to indicate whether or not that agency endeavored to investigate JURE's failure to successfully complete their part of the operation, but-byenuary was_making “plans” o.meve—-thetr- operations “to €es ta-Rrer{teEeyeapo , c Ray Vol Xit, Cable to Director~from_JMWAVEs=dated“sanuary 147-196 4) Geverner-Marin-of-Puerte-Rico-piedged-te-give-Ray-deubie-any ameunt—-ef—-meney—
DRAFT - Ray ~ 10/27/78 Page 10 . In January 1964, Ray's organization was making plans to move their operations to Costa Rica a DDo Ray Vol XII, Cable to Director from JMWAVE, 1/14/64) and establish a guerrilla training base in Venezuela 67 ipo Ray Vol XII, Intelligence Information Cable, 2/4/64) Ray also began to formulate plans for his infiltration into Cuba at this time Bdtafoo Ray Vol XIII, Cable to Director from JMWAVE, 3/28/64) and indicated he would turn the operation of JURE over to Rogelio Cisneros during the period of his absence. Us ove Ray Vol XIII Memo for Chief, WH Division, 4/14/64 from Alfonso Rodriguez, Subject: My Meeting with Ray on 13 April 1964) His plan did not reach fruition and Ray and his group were arrested by the British 7 near Cayo Largo and taken to Nassau for a short detention. Teta opo Vol XV, Cable to Director from JMWAVE, June 3, 1964) The failure of Ray's infiltration attempt and resultant publicity brought his prestige among the Cuban exile community to a "near-absolute low point." ad? DDO Ray Vol XV, Cable to Director from JMWAVE, 6/10/64) | Compounding Ray's crédibility troubles, the ¢pibAy Ags Lyg revelation by the FBI and U.S. Treasury that JURE had illegally ; au FO purchased $50,000 worth of arms from a California company (CIA/DDO Ray Vol XIV, Memo for Record, 5/20/64 from Samuel Halpern, Subj: JURE Purchase of Arms) caused the CIA considerable embarrassment. (Ibid) The Agency denied knowledge of the arms purchase when queried by Revenue officials and, because of the autonomous nature