104-10094-10010 THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505 Office of Legislative Counsel . . - 26 March 1979 Mr. G. Robert Blakey Chief Counsel and Director Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 i Dear Bob: Forwarded herewith are detailed comments on the draft report on Manuel Ray Rivero. The drafting was such that it has required extensive editorial suggestion, which I believe you will agree leaves the basic story in tact while meeting our security objections. Page 2. Lines 19-20. Delete “Raul Chibas", "Ramon Barquin". Page 3. Lines 10-11..- Substitute "in the process of becoming" for “being recruited by the CIA in Cuba to become". Page 3. Line 13. Substitute “U.S. government" for “CIA". Page 3. Line 13. Substitute "U.S. government" for “The Agency". Page 3. Line 14. Delete "clandestine". Page 3. Line 16. Substitute “disagreement" for “internal conflict". Page 3. Line 17. "U.S. Government" for "CIA". "With" for "to". Page 3. Line 18. Delete "CIA". Page 3. Line 19. Delete "Agency". Page 3. Line 20. “one official" for "A CIA officer". Page 4. Lines 10-11. Delete after “philosophy“ and up to “the White House..." and add “in the FRD". Page 4. Second paragraph. Ray waS approved as a political asset (no quotes) in February 1961. Then start new sentence, “He resisted joining...." oe Page 5. “Ray sought U.S. Government support...." | /a196 a q Leth | 165
14-00000 Page 6. “A recommendation was made that Ray be given an initial $50,000 for operational expenses. Reaction in the U.S. Government was immediate”. Page 6. Third line. Delete "for" fourth line, delete *the Record" and "Miami Station's". Page 6.- Second paragraph. Sixth line. Delete "in contact with the CIA and was", and "by the Agency". Page 6. Second paragraph. Ninth line. "U.S. Government" for "CIA". | Page 7. Second paragraph. , Second line. Substitute "U.S. Government" for CIA. ; : Page 7. Second paragraph, second sentence. Delete “with the CIA" and substitute "a" for "the" before "Cuban Ambassador". Delete rest of sentence after “Cuban Ambassador". - en Page 7. Second paragraph. Delete third sentence. Page 7. Second paragraph. Eleventh line. Delete rest of sentence after 1963. - Page 7. Second paragraph. Delete last sentence. Page 7. Last paragraph. First sentence to read as follows: "In June 1963, the concept of ‘Autonomous Operations’ was inaugurated under which JURE could be...." Page 8. First paragraph. Replace "CIA" with "U.S. Government" and “Agency" with “latter”. Page 8. Second_naragranh.._|Last sentence.._-Substitute "a Venezuelan official" for “the eee | eee Page 8. Third paragraph. Substitute “another area" for "Costa Rica". Delete "in Venezuela" after "base". Page 10.. First paragraph. Third line. Delete "the CIA"... Page 10. First paragraph. Fifth line. Delete to "because" on sixth line. Following sentence: “Because of the autonomous nature of JURE no attempt was made to stop the investigation". Page 10. First paragraph. Last sentence to read as follows: "Ray was told to move all his operations outside U.S. territory". Page 10. Third paragraph, second line. Delete "CIA". upv
14-00000 Page 10. Third paragraph. Last sentence. Delete "The Agency authorized". Next line. Delete “of $75,000" and insert "was made". Footnotes 1. CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60. 8. 9. 12. 13. “15, 21. 22, 23. CIA Memo 7/16/62. CIA Report 3/16/61. CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA Document 6/9/62. / Cable to Director ‘from MASH, 11/17/60. Document. 7 Report 10/17/60. Memo 9/27/60. Cable from MASH 9/29/60. 24. CIA Memorandum, 9/7/60. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 36. 38. 43. 44, CIA CIA CIA CTA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/5/60. Cable to Director from JMASH, 11/11/60. Memo for Record, 11/21/60. | Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60. Memo for Record, 6/2/61. Information Report, 12/22/60. Memo 3/16/61. Cable from JMWAVE, 3/1/61. Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60. administrative form. Memo for Record, 27 March 1961. Memo 6/2/61. Cable from JMMAVE, 4/29/61.
14-00000 _ 47. 48. 49. 50. 53. 54. 556 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67, 69. 70. 71. 73. 74. 1S. 76. 8l. CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA CIA mar. CIA CIA CIA Cable from JMWAVE 5/4/61. Memo 5/5/61. | Memo 6/2/61. Memo 12/19/61. Memo 10/10/61. Cable 1/2/62, to Director. MEmo, 19 December 1961. ‘Document 4/20/62. , Memo 7/25/62. + Memo 7/12/62. Cable to Director 7/25/62. Memo 7/12/62. Cable 7/25/62. Memo 8/24/62. Cable to Director 6/19/63. Dispatch 7/2/63. Memo 7/9/64. Memo 8/23/63. Cable to Director from JMWAVE,. 9/11/63. Draft 10/4/63. Cable from JMWAVE 10/22/63. ‘Cable to Director from JMWAVE 1/14/64. Cable 2/4/64, Cable to Director from JMWAVE 3/28/64. Memo 4/14/64. | Cable to Director from JMWAVE 5/20/64; from JMWAVE 6/3/64. and Cable to Director