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14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL \ 4 rite CEOS ne a Rt re or * paces 5 _ .o ; nO co et MFO 1-44 (308 * (FitLD COMMENT: A CUBAN EXILE WIT4 EXCELLENT CONTACT: iN THE, ANT ILLEAN oe MARINE SHIPPING CORPORATION IN MIZ at REPORTED THAT INCOCENTE ‘LEAL “HERRERA ARRIVED IN MIAMI ABOARD it. ¥/V TITAN FROM SANTO: ‘DOMINGO a ap an 388 ALM. ON 9 FESRUARY. THE [ITA 1S ONE OF SEVERAL: CARGO VESSELS. USED BY THE ANTILLEAN MAU SE ‘SAIPPING CORPORATION IN “TRADE THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN). IN ADC ATION TO RASEL, THE: FOLLOWING , _ PERSONS, Sy REMAINED ABOARD THE. Fre GILBERTO EMI “FUNDORS ALCAZAR, , MAXIMO ELGADO FROMETA, ‘PABLOYFERNANDEZ | PEREZs, AND’ HUBER ee ARALUCE. 4. ON 9 FEBRUARY (RAY SAID IN MIAME THAT HENCEFORTH, HE: ‘WOULD - INFORM POTENTIAL RECRUITS THAT THEY WCULD GE UNDER VERBAL AGREEMENT TO REMAIN AT HIS BASE FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS BEFORE UNDERTAK ING ANY. OPERATIONS. . 5. ALSO ON 9 FEBRUARY, RAY SAID THAT HE HAD A MEETING WITH SOME UNICENTIFIEO VENEZUELAN LAGOS LEASES IN MIAMI. HE LEFT FOR PUERTO RICO AT 1:3)5 P.M. ON 9 FESS JARY. 6. FIELD COMMENT: FOR PREVIQ.S REPORTING CN RAY'S INTERNAL . PROELEMS WITHIN JURE, SEE TOCSO3~21+/s43)51-65 ANO TOCSODS-315/145283-65. | 7+ FIELD DISSEM: CINCLANT, CiNCEO, COMKWESTFOR, MIAMI REPS OF STATE, USCG, BORDER PATROL, 1445, FGI AND CUSTCMS. — F MESSAGE G an NC my CONFIDENTIAL