~-E9 - wa2t . Memora,. um Seder DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: MAR 3 1 1964 FROM Erpic, LOS ANGELES (105-15864) (RUC) SURE _ MANUEL RAY GoAee ee ew tithe £) IS - CUBA Aad neees FE we .. NE (00s MIAMI) SEF REVERSE SIDE Fuge ( orn 3 ‘ | ADO. VISSEMINATION, / ™~s P se WN Reference is made to Los Angeles letter dated m eee 12/5/63; Bureau letter dated 12/20/63; and Bureau airtel - “s SAS, to Miami, dated 12/12/63, captioned > ‘JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA Se ‘o' SY’ CUBANA, IS - CUBA, NEUTRALITY MATTERS.” NS 7 Oi \ There are being enclosed herewith nine cépies ia ay of a letterhead memorandum Captioned, "MANUEL RAY," for o <1} the Bureau, and two copies each for Miami, New York and ra 2 3 San Juan because of their interest in this matter. i nad . a / ge Source .. is Dr. TIRSCO DEL JUNCO, a Cuban doctor rH ~ active in anti-CASTRO activities, 2111 Wilshire Boulevard, NO eH ' Los Angeles, California, who furnished the information Os fa 8 contained in the letterhead memorandum to SA MERLE L. By 28 PARKER and requested that his identity be concealed. “< hg & )s The qnterview of 11/15/63 with PEDRO DUELO and ‘2B. § &.'= Yveceipt of letter from him was by SA FREDERICK E. RODERIOIS as A = A - . SX de Neh The interview on 11/3/63 with SALVADOR REYNALDS SES ~ S : 4:8 was conducted by SA's RICHARD L. CROMWELL and WILLIAM J.& Sr. Ey Br:./ MC CAULEY. & dent a & a2: 2 - Bureau (Encls.-9) (REGISTERED) as PRES 8 “SSS 8. Miami (Encls .-2) (REGISTERED) on “eX zuSs fe 2 - New York (Encls.-2) (REGISTERED AH om J LABS E 2 - San Juan (Encls.-2) (REGISTERED 14 E a FY ee 7 - Los Angeles (105-15864) . oe SO oe 1 = 105-16319 - ESTEVEZ) Sc#ze 1 - 105-6516 - ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES) . Co. | 1 - 105-9491 - PEDRO DUELO) a i ey, 1 - 105-8366 - MANUEL GONZALEZ) / / a aA 1 + 105-16406 - JURE) Mat ly) REC. 39 an MLP :érb ae Arn ° ig | (15) «cp o8™ Classifie) pay ad BILAL CX ——— | aa . v ‘* ttn Ag | A‘ me! bd . ee Declassity “iY AOR L332 fap bet foe tas S (Ory to: CIA/State/RAO /2LA fV5__ re ONI/QSI/ACSI Custonet/ ghygamins -CC- Zere _ : 7 £ > tan. bE ee Stay , . trode ti. Cee bree ty fe 2 Be 1G iG h v OOM gre HW 54046 Docld:32307126 Page ?
UsTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF S USTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION inR Ph Refer t eon . File ase Refer to Los Angeles, Calivormia MAR 3 | 1964 mina ROM TATRIET IPO TIS OT ett ALL INFOS yO rhc’ ree Sb . mo cha esrepesNes vabcid dd pi spcnaee fy z Y, oT | 7 Cae RAY On November 15, 1963, PED. \DUELO, Spanish Instructor at Marymount College, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, who resides at 1002 West 37th ~trect,.San Pedro, Cali- fornia, advised that MANUELA GONE ear 2 igh ALES, an cniployee of Felix Crévrolet Company, Los Angeles, California, had contacted Ag pes, Marymount College requesting that MANUET, RAY, a representative... of an anti-Castro movement, be allowed to speak at Marymount College. DUELO advised further that he had received a letter written in Spanish, dated November ll, 1963, at Miami, Florida,*- from "AsIrIoS,” underneath which appeared, ‘Tiglalhpileses, r oa Sargon, and Senaquerip. " DUELO stated that from the letter he concluded that MANUEL RAY is a leader of Junta Revolucionaria Cubana and is an "active Communist." He stated also that it ‘was his understanding that MANUEL GONZALEZ had been a leader of the July 26th Movement. The duly 26th Movement is a revolutionary movement founded and led by FIDEL CASTRO-RUZ , the present Prime Minister of Cuba. On November 3, 1963, SALVADOR REYNALDO, 31403 Drew Street, Los Angeles, California, advised that MANUEL GONZALEZ > had sent him an invitation to attend a meeting of an anti-Castro organization Inown as "JURE" in Los Angeles. REYNALDO stated — that GONZALEZ was head of "July 26th Organization" in Los Angeles. ing and “eelennivieation Fara an Matin ee et ee nN HW 54046 Docld:32307126 Page 3 a i
HW 54046 COARSE EIT ab MANUEL RAY On March 12, 1964, JOSE GIRALDEZ, a Cuban source who resides at 2109 Zoe Street, Huntington Park, California, when being interviewed concerning another matter, advised ‘that JOSE ESTEVEZ, whom he does not know personally, was reputed to be a delegate of MANUEL RAY and in charge of activities of JURE in Los Angeles. GIRALDEZ stated that he heard MANUEL RAY speak in Los Angeles about three months ago as either leader of JURE or Segundo Frente Escambrey, and he endeavored to sell bonds at $92.00 each in order to raise money to bring about the overthrow of CASTRO. According to GIRALDEZ, RAY told of the struggle in Cuba. GIRALDEZ stated that it is rumored that JURE has in it many who were formerly members of the July 26th Movement and others who were pro-FIDEL CASTRO. On March 19, 1964, JOSE FERNANDEZ, a Cuban source who resides at 812 Waterloo Street, Los Angeles, California, while being interviewed concerning another matter stated that he does not know JOSE M. ESTEVEZ personally but knows of him and some of his activities. He stated that he heard ESTEVEZ speak recently in Los Angeles at a meeting of JURE. s* He stated that ESTEVEZ did not make any statements which were, of a questionable nature, but pointed out that ESTEVEZ formerly held the rank of Captain with the CASTRO forces. and was President of a tribunal of five that decided on punishment for the foes of CASTRO, which included the followers of BATISTA, as well as those individuals who had previously been with CASTRO and turned against him. Mr. FERNANDEZ stated that at the time ESTEVEZ held this position in Cuba he was a staunch supporter of CASTRO and was.loud in his praise of the Soviet Union and the communist system. He stated that eventually ESTEVEZ grew to dislike and hate CASTRO as a leader and left Cuba; however, he never turned against the communist ideology or the communist system of government, which CASTRO > had initiated. Mr. FERNANDEZ stated that ESTEVEZ is in charge |- of JURE in California, and shares the opinion of MANUEL RAY, as both want to overthrow CASTRO and his regime in order that RAY and his group can replace them. FERNANDEZ, who was CONPFIDENTIAC og. DoclIda: 323071278 Page 4
HW 54046 ~ CONF LD ESP Pe oa MANUEL RAY formerly in the Intelligence Service in Cuba, stated that he had never heard of anyone hearing ESTEVEZ denounce the communist system, but only "CASTRO and company." FERNANDEZ estimates that JURE has approximately one hundred fifty members in the Los Angeles area, and it cooperates with another anti-CASTRO organization, Alpha 66, which has approximately fifty members. He states that he has heard that JURE is putting out propaganda now that they will invade Cuba by May 20, 1964. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DoclIda: 32307128 Page 5
HW 54046 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : u ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: So SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclId: 32307128 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/5/2015 . Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John FBI , . Kennedy 124-10291-10268 ; WKSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NWU 54046 Date: NSs—-235-2017 97-4546-24, 1ST NR 24, 2ND NR 24 Document Information FBI SAC, LA . DIRECTOR, FBI 03/31/1964 13 MR, AFFIL, JURE, SUSP, CP, ASSOC, DUELO, PEDRO, ASIRIOS, ACA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 06/11/1998 INDEFINITE INC LHM, 2 S/S, 2 ADMIN PAGES Page 6
wn 2 82 Fy a . « min GENE i. , — ®. oA ; a / ~M emora, / | ; ce DIRECTOR: ‘FBI | DATE: MAR 3 1 1964 " ! SAC, LOS ANGELES (105-1586! | (RUC) | ey MANUEL RAY Lrtee in Len. TS - CUBA - hos = psy Sealy: RY (00: MIAMT) SEE REVERSE SIDE FGR of — . ADO. DISSEMINATION, - . “Reference is made to Los: Angeles letter. dated rn oe A kee 49/5/63; Bureau’ letter dated 12/20/6335 and Bureau airtel iD, XS: ‘to Miami, dated 12/12/63 > Captioned, "JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA ~ Xor : CUBANA, IS - CUBA NEUTRALITY MATTERS. u ed : anil — hat Soe There are being. enclosed herewith-nine eépies at - EO of '@ Letterhead: memorandum captioned, "MANUEL RAY," for a | ~iSt vy thé Bureau, and two copies each for Miami, New York. and as { 2 > _ San. Juan because of their interest in this matter. a . ‘ an a, ‘ i Se ed “ ae. ; Source is Dr. TIRSCO DEL JUNCO, @ Cubah dottor. ees: ed active: in. anti-CASTRO activities, 2111 Wilshire Boulevard, . Ne fo “Los Angeles’, California, who- furnished the information a: ' contained in the letterhead. memorandum to SA MERLE Le oS “PARKER and requested that his identity be concealed. a < hg (7 Phe interview of 11/15/63 with PEDRO’ DUELO and - <= 8 2 receipt of letter from him was by SA FREDERICK E. re =a) l _ Lan a “The interview ‘on 13/3/63 with SALVADOR REYNALDGS Sze8 2 J was conducted by SA's RICHARD L + CROMWELL and WILLIAM J.f5 = 2 rae se MC CAULEY. : See S G8 fel @ * gle re} Bureau. ‘(mnels 9): (aersTeRED) rp A.08 E@Es 2 “\-2. Miami. (Enels’.-2) (REGISTERED) 2269 2. 2 - New. York: (Encis.-2)(REGISTERED ) a ae 2- Risve Encis.-2)' {REGISTERED ) $22 as 7 - LosAngeles (105-1586), SogF : r(1 = -105=L6319 - ESTEVEZ) Affe | (Ll + 105- “6916 - ANTI-FIDEL cm ACTIVITIES) we ~. > «1+ .105-9491 - PEDRO DUELO). — LEIP a 4. “hf mM EF a 1 = 105-8366: --MANUEL GONZALEZ) - 4 =) A ~- A a ae (1 5, 105- LOHOG =. JURE) og 5. ore meet = 1S APR 6 i964 , ae MLPiérb i i “ ce aa classi sified by Dectassify oud OAR 23/4¢4 bat oe . Ab SN Ree RR ee eee ees 2FT HW 54046 Docld:32307126 Page 7
MANUEL RAY. On March 12, 1964, ‘JOSE ‘GIRALDEZ, a. . Cuban source: who resides. at ‘2109. Zoe. Street, Huntington’ Park, California, when - being interviewed- concerning another..matter, » advised. ‘that JOSE. ESTEVEZ,, “whom he does ‘not. ‘know - personally, . Was | reputed: to” be. a delegate. of MANUEL RAY and in charge. of ee activities of JURE in’ Los Angeles. -GIRALDEZ stated’ that Her - heard MANUEL RAY’ spéak in Los. Angeles ' about three months ‘and he endeavored ‘to. sell~bonds. at.$92.00 each in. order: oo ago as either leader of. JURE or Segundo Frente | ‘Escambrey,.., raise money. to bring about “the > overthrow. ‘of’ ‘CASTRO: idoorane to GIRALDEZ, ‘RAY.-told-of- the striggié’ in ‘Cuba. GIRALDEZ -stated that it is: rumored ‘that’ JURE has. in it. many: who: were, formerly ‘members of th were pro-FIDEL. CASTR On’ Maxén’. 19, 196, Jos who resides. at Sx ; of him ‘and’ ‘some - of his ‘activ ESTEVEZ. Rip erat ora ieee le. Ure but pointed. out ‘that: BSTEVEZ, ‘fomeriy held thé ‘rank of Capt in® “with the ° . President. of . a tribut VE for the: foes” Of CASTRO BATISTA, ‘as. well “as”. 10% with CASTRO. and turred~a; that’ at. the™ ‘time ESTEVE: a potaunch supporter of. iS ane had previously been Josidd , FERNANDEZ etated coer “hich. ‘CASTRO | hat.. ‘ESTEVEZ is in charge. . ‘ opinion, of MANUEL RAY, as both: want: "to ‘overthrow CASTR and his regime in order that RAY and his group can replace ‘th _| FERNANDEZ, who was HW 54046 DoclIda: 3230712768 Page 6
HW 54046 formerly in the Intelligenc Sex iée. in 1 Cuba; stated ‘that ‘he had, never. heard: ‘of anyone: hearing: ESTEVEZ.. denounce: the’* communist system;. but’ only.:"CASTRO and company:.’ 'PERNANDEZ estimate: at: JURE. has: approxin lately’ one hundred -1 ty,m in “the. Ange: es area, ard “it: ‘cooperates ; wwith another anti-CASTRO, organization, Alpha: 66; :which--has* approximately fitty. membe "He ‘states that he has. heard Ln Te So toe. out propaganda now that they | will. invade: Cuba 2 by "May 20; 1964. DoclIda: 3230712768 Page 9