Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/5/2015 Identification Form Agency Information ~~ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-10288-10398 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 65-76238-1, 2 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, SJ TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 06/01/1977 PAGES: 10 SUBJECTS : MR, CUBAN EXILE, RES, PUERTO RICO, ACA, MEMBER, PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY, INTV DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: . Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/11/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC TTY . v9.1 ] Docld:323057668 Page 1
[Pereasea under ies sination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC Zi07 Hote). : 11-14- , Te en ace “, "S104 85 13341192 < woe co BR, HT — . pos | fp Di * } > Nae. i ob FD inp \ DE SJ R 1201197 MAY 77 a : FM SAN JUAN (65-516) CP) ; SI ra TO DIRECTOR ROUTINE é CIA HAS NO OBIE an ' Tad WOM DECLASSIFE PET) risg h | IN THIS ‘pec CUMENT] Say 4-329 | | mf y, 6,7, 7S E CRET | a t k MANUEL ANTONIO fy & RIVERA, AKA MANUEL ANTONIO RAY RIVERA, ~! mawoo Fay, ESP-CUBA. O00: SAN JUAN. Le REFERENCE BUREAU TELETYPE TO SAN JUAN DATED APRIL 15, 1977, ENTITL £0 Jf voce.ot.- veo ON APRIL 8, 1977, SJ [is49- of] g9vi sep THAT DURING JANUARY, 1977, [AMALTA ANGELINA ZABALA MAS, A RESIDENT OF HAVANA, CUBA ef a ee / WAS VISITING RELATIVES IN PUERTO RICO. AT THE AP oan OF ME KNOWN CUBAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (CUIS) OFFICER] IN PANAMA ‘ ) |, KNOWN ASETHE “GENERAL,” ZABALA CONT agg THE SUBJECT. THE + J & SOURCE ADVISED THAT THE SUBJECT IS A CUBAN EXILE. How, LIVID 38 Be = IN PUERTO.RICO. IN APPROXIMATELY, 1974, THE SUBJECT HAD CLASS! IED BY: Stor Suosece REAS 15 (¢, ) y DECLA 5 he ON: XO O° hen OP 4: S aE, peSliP(s) NCE i (Part_sHy7 DoclId: 32305766 Page 2
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act DATE: 11-14-2017 Cl) SECRET 2%} gw PAGE TWO SJ 65-516 SECRET CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, "POSSIBLY DEALING WITH ARCHITECTURE,” IN JAMAICA. THE SUBJECT HAD THIS BUSINESS FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS, HOWEVER, HAD TO LEAVE JAMAICA DUE TO VISA REASONS, THE SOURCE BELIEVED THATELT HE CUBAN covenwne fo aere THE SUBJECT OUT OF JAMATCA. (Zaparn TOLD THE SUBJECT THATCIHE CUBAN GOVERNMENT] WANTED TO HELP THE SUBJECT GET HIS BUSINESS VISA AGAIN IN JAMAICA. ASTER THE MEETING WITHPZABAL A THE SUBJECT STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO THINK ABOUT [THE CUBANJOFFER. ASTRY SD) GAVE HER ADDRESS as(i140 NUEVO VEDADO, CALLE 39, HAVANA, A REVIEW OF SAN JUAN INDICES REFLECTS NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO CUBA. iSite SUBJECT, INCLUDING ONE MAIN CASE REFERENCE ENTITLED, "MANUEL | RAY RIVERA, AKA, IS-CUBA,” (SJ 1895-52873 BUREAU 97-4546; MIAMI 195-29913). A REVIEW OF THIS FILE REFLECTS SUBJECT" S TNVOLVEMENT IN ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES IN PUERTO RICO AND MIAMI. ~“SUB JECT WAS LAST AFFILIATED WITH THE PARTIDO REVOLUCIONAR TIO DEL PUEBLO (PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY) (PRP). “THE FILE REFLECTS THAT THERE WERE MEMBERS OF THE URBAN EXILE COMMUNITY WHO CONSIDERED THE SUBJECT PRO-CASTRO. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FBI ON SECRET Dn Docld: 32305765 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). . DATE: 11-14-2017 "te so SECRET PAGE FIVE - SJ 65-516 SECRET SUBJECT ’S FOREIGH TRAVEL AND CONTACTS. ALSO, IF THE CIA CAN WITH DUE CAUTION DETERMINE IF A VISA WORK PERMIT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT WAS REVOKED AND THEN REISSUED BY THE JAMATCAN AUTHORITIES. Eu) | THE BUREAU ITS ALSO REQUESTED TO FORWARD THE AFOREMENTIONED INFORMATION TO THE LEGATS, MEXICO CITY AND CARACAS AND REQUEST THAT THEY ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WITH DUE CAUTION ANY FOREIGN TRAVEL OR CONTACTS ON THE PART OF THE SUBJECT. ? EXILE COMMUNITY TN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING | “ SUBJECT'S CURRENT ACTIVITIES. MIAMI IS ALSO REQUESTED TO REVIEW : “THEIR FILES RELATIVE TO THE SUBJECT AND FORWARD ANY TNFORMATION (> er MAY HAVE NOT IN RECEIPT BY SAN JUAN TO THIS OFFICE. —_ Oy “SAN JUAN WILL CONTACT ITS SOURCES AND CONDUCT AN APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE SUBJECT*S CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND contacts. Asan JUAN HOPES TO EVENTUALLY [TNTERVIEW THE SUBJECT WITH THE GOAL OF RECRUITING HIM AS AN OA DIRECTED AGAINST curs.) 6) INTERVIEW OF THE SUBJECT IS BEING HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING THE | RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION TO ASCERIN S ACTITIES, CONTACTS | AND FOREIGN TRAVEL. AN INTERVIEW AT THIS TIME IS FELT TO BE | : SECRET: Docld: 32305765 Page 4
@leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2407 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 © . SECRET _ w PAGE SIX . SJ 65-516 SECRET PREMATURE AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH AND PROBING INTERVIEW NOR IS THERE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO CONFRONT THE SUBJECT WITH. - "San JUAN FEELS THAT THIS CASE OFFERS EXCELLENT POTENTIAL For [A DOUBLE AGENT OPERATION TARGETED AGAINST THE CUIS.] SAN JUAN WILL CONDUCT A VIGOROUS INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND WILL EXPEDITIOUSLY NOTIFY ALL INTERESTED OFFICES OF DEVELOPMENTS, SAN JUAN TS AWARE THAT CAREFUL PLANNING IS ECESSARY IN ay, APPROACH OF THE SUBJECT IN ORDER TO more ctl 33 (1849-04. Ay f\ ; ADDITION, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THIS INVESTIGATION IN A MOST DISCREET MANNER SO THE SUBJECT DOES NOT BECOME AWARE _OF FBI INTEREST IN HIM, IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THE INFORMATION Scorn cemsr no tne SUBJECT'S CONTACT WITH ZABALA] 1S EXTREMELY SINGULAR IN NATURE AND ANY INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN A MOST DISCREET MANNER IN ORDER TO PROTECT[A MOST VALUABLE SOUR e715) it | THE SUBJECT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: NAME: MANUEL ANTONIO RAY RIVERAs DATE OF BIRTH: JUNE 13, 19243 PLACE OF BIRTH: CUBAs RACE: WHITE: HEIGHT: 5°6"3 EYES: Recast a deen ACN NAT ETOAC NCEE FN Me NRO RET E ETEE acne ET SECRET | Z ot Docld: 32305765 Page 5
leased under the John pane: if’ -14-3017 = eo . ‘ ‘ / i . re ‘ +, a O) - Assoc. Dir. _f as \ SIO6E3 15301162 “Dep. AD Inv Asst. Dur: (| RR HI MM | DE sJ : Su L939 nH 1 R GIOL16Z JUNE 77) | rob iE Nie VED conmunie abaunead FM SAN JUAN (65-516) CP) ed TO DIRECTOR” RTINE MIAMI ROUTINE Br SECRET | MANUEL ANTONIO RAY RIVERA, ESP - CUBA. 00: SAN JUAN. Pe, ae eehe nce SAN JUAN TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR DATED MAY 10,0 i” G) | ON MAY 23, 1977, SJ [is49- oA|apursep THAT * neys CUBAN | (fk INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (CUIS). AGENT KNOWN as (caRLos” STATED THAT o : } wHen famaLra ZABALA MAS! WAS VISITING IN PUERTO RICO IN JANUAR Y 95.93, 1977, SHE WAS TOLD BY THE SUBJECT THAT HE WAS INTERESTED IN a ty [MEETING WITH THE curs” TIME THAT HE WOULD BE SENDING HER # LETTER IN cuba [For coNTACT ) Ge WITH THE .CUIS, "CARLOS"| MADE IT EARS HAT (THE cUIS[OID NOT THE SUBJECT. THE CUIS 'S (p35, _"TEe38 ¢ ) ) THE SUBJECT HAD [TOLD ZABALAJ AT THAT WANT ANY CONNECTION BETWEE N[ZABALA No ai aed) eo OSS Sass Tic QuTAINED = opty Las. / oS JUN i noLaserieD EXER? ° — “2 1977 i OTHERWISE, S327, — a yl J - x CLASCIFIED | Sece stofer ~  REASIN! 415° (ef i py -PECLASSIF iFY ON: X_¢ Mel DoclId: 32305766 Page 6
ft DATE; 11- 14- -2017 PAGE TWO SJ 65-516 SECRET WANTS ALL CONTACT TOYBE DIRECT WITH no(THrRD PARTY INVOLVED. SECRET qa BETWEEN THEM AND THE SUBJECT _[S) S) | IT WAS THE SOURCE'S UNDERSTANDING - THAT THE sunsecr s[WEets te WITH THE CUIS Jyour BE IN THE NEAR TO DATE, THE SUBJECT HAS NOT PRESENTED HIS PERMIT TO RE- ENTER THE UNITED STATES FOR EXTENSION OR REISSUE NOR HAS ANY INFORMATION BEEN RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THE FI STOP PLACED wITH INS. THEREFORE, ANY FOREIGN TRAVEL ON THE PART OF THE SUBJECT IS NOT KNOWN, THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT HIS HOME AND ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO DEVELOP A NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE SOURCE THAT CAN ADVISE ON THE SUBJECT | vo ) ie MEET ING[WITH CUISFWOULD TA ‘S TRAVEL OKIT IS POSSIBLE THAT KE PLACE ON[UNITED STATES SOIL; |G HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT SEEM PROBABLE AS IT IS NOT IN KEEPING © WITHTTHE MODUS OPERANDI OF THE 7 . an THE BUREAU IS REQUESTED To FORWARD THE AFOREMENTIONED \ yer cuts. (5) INFORMATION TO THE LEGATS, MEXT CO CITY AND can acsfine rue | | (a ne SAN JUAN CONTINUES TO ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE PROPOSED MEETING\ @ BETWEEN CUIS AND THE susue cts ) Docld: 32305765 Page ND WILL KEEP INTERESTED gh , SECRET