(404-10180-10037 fw. are, . ’ bo. ee! COMY)3. ZE4 WF j ee USE ONL: 10 March 1964 SUBJECT: JURE Repeated Reference ‘to May 196% Invasion mr, {  preraviey - C. ¥R379 The following way be of interest to SAS 2. On or about 6 Mar 64, and | __. (known generaily in los Angeles as supporters of JURE) ‘told repre- sentatives of the (private) California Iatelligence Bureau, Los Angeles, that they planned to invade Cuba by 20 May 64. 3. wade no secret of their JURE-affiliation and solicited a donation of $92.00 to equip one fighter. b, in February 1964, had previously so cited $92.00 | T*to buy an M-14" for a fighter. portedly that if Castro’s departure meant control of Cuba by told JURE and RAY, he wasn't so sure he wanted Castro to go. i. ~ end - + IE MGs ey bili: bhal CIA ETE
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- ere gy so. ; . obit fe" s)2 eer ¥u7 PPE i bab UALy 2 February 1064 ae ' Interview of Manucl (Manto) HAY (00/C Case 42315) ‘ Interviewed on 24 Feb 6h,| Weseribed the circunstances of the recorded statement as follows: 1. "in connection with ey Spanith langunce radio prosran, ao well as in furtherance of my personal interests in Cuban affairs, I contrived to interview Manuel (Manolo) RAY cn the occasion of his visit and gpeech at Los Angeles on 0 Dec 63. RAY {so the teaver of the cupposedly anti-Castro group known as JURE, or Junta Revolucionurin Cubana. The interview, with RAY’s permisston, wuu taped while we vere proceeding via Volkswayen to the airport. RAY's chauffeur, sienificantly, wags a JURE surrorter, Manolo GONZAL&Z who, I recull, wag emotionally condemning the US in front of the Los Angeles Civic Center at the tine of the aboftive Buy of Pigs invasion attempt. : 2. "As you wlll note in the taped record, I was brutally frank with RAY. [t was my intention to try to convince him tnat his stand dtd not differ markedly from Relther RAY, oor JUnca, are prone to attack Castro frontally. Thelr response to everythiay is a criticiem or un attack on Batiste, RAY's devotion to sociaklam fs pitifully obvious, and reminds me once more that he did not bresk with Custro. It was Castro who threw him out, after the former made it clear in February 1959 that his object wau the Coumsunization of Cuba. If Castro had not murdercd Cumillo Cienfuegos and Huberto Matos, chunces ure RAY would still be with hin. that of the Communists. 3, “As you will note, RAY espouses public ownership oY electric power facilities, transportation, communications, etc. His defense is bused exclusively on the allegation, probably true, that the extension of electric power into rural areas is not economienlly feasible, hence neglected by private industry. No other reason is advanced for the nationalization of other industries. At anv rate, RAY speaks for himself in the fnterview, and in the unhappy, but unlikely event that RaY and JURE ever come to prominence in Cuba, with or without US government ald, the record will have more iomediate and core devastating significance, As a matter of fact, cone would do well to translate, transcribe and study it.” V = end + Sinzle track, one side only tepe recording of 2 Dee S) interview in Spanish eae , ~ . ‘ 4 + > enuf PL ye ay
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LOV4))3 2-97 27> “Vid We 24739 10 Fobruary 1964 Subject: Cage 42315 - Manolo Ray/JURE 1. I heard Manole Ray's speech to the Cuban exiles in Los Angeles, and aleo hat an opportunity to visit with him for a few minutes. The following is my evaluation of Ray. 2. Ray tries to make clear that the Cuban problem is a Cuban problem, should be handled by Cubans, and should W6t be considered as an international situation. He says timt the Cubans in the US cannot cit and wait for things to change. At the same time, he decries any kind of discrimination in employment of Cuban exiles in the US, claiming that their szills ané their hopes will deteriorate. I suspect that he feels that they will not be able to contrivute financially if they are not employed, also. He makes a big point, too, that they must rely neavily on the people within Cuba, adding that there are many there who muct cooperate now in order to get work and food, but that in their hearts they are not pro-idel. He wants them particularly to get the message that he is not acainst they but necds their help. 3, rovernmental system Like Puerto Rico's. He likes what ne described as a "cooperative system,” and praises the idea of gnverncent antonomous corporations. At the same time, he says he is in favor 9? caintaining private property and supporting education. His aim, he says, is first to get Cuba out of the Soviet area, and then into the democratic area, but adds that it would not be proper to trade a leftist dictatorship for a rightist. 3 Ray seers to faver a 4, Of come 400 or 500 people who heard Ray speak, most were some- wrat Indifferent, even critical at first, but at the end seemed to approve. - end -
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mt LASG FROM SUPPORT SECRET 171100 WA &f weO 4vO3 WA = GROUP ONE EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIPICATION NEM CASE 42,315 REFR WA. 62213 6229% le |sas, WANTS TO SON THANK ALL CONCESNED FOR THEIR HELP AND ASSISTANCE ON HIS RECENT TRIP TO LA. L 2, | conrace| THE ACTIVITIES OF FKANOLO RAT IN THE LA ARYA, RYSULTING FROM WITH RAY. WE ARE OPENING THIS CASE TO COVER. 3, PLEASE SUBMIT OOA(S) REPORT TQ SATISFY RECQUINENT, THANKS, 3 fe Cc R ER jis INTERESTED IN| REPORT OW INTERVIEW