Volume XI - continued ~- Page 3 | 41440845 13. Field Information Report dtd 26 October 1963 Ray in Miami 10/26/63 to meet with Ernesto Betancourt, former MRP and now Washington, D. C. delegate of EL6. May have met in an effort to merge ELC with JURE. Ray-feels need to be in Cuba in 90 days - hurricane Flora has seriously damaged Cuba and this is an opportume time. 14, Memo for Record from Alfonso Rodriguez Subject: Meeting with Ray in St. Thomas on 31 October and 1 November 1963 Discussed JURE plans to begin operations inside Cube by em of December. 15. Cable dtd 16 Nov 1963 to Director from JMWAVE indicates Ray taking meetig vessel REX within 50 miles of Cuba ~ cargo, 600 lbs. demolitions. * 16. Cable dtd 18 November 1963 to JMWAVE from Director confirms understanding ~ that all dates mentioned in Rules of Engagement this operation are moved up two days. Thus, WAVE will begin operation by caching materials and departing scene by” 1200..0n 25 November 1963. a 17. Cable dated 3 December 1963 to JMWAVE from Director inticates Ray involved in infiltration plan, Operation: BOLA, and CIA doubts his story as to why he couldn't complete mission -- said low on gas. | 18. ‘Payments to Ray 21 June 1963 - 5 December 1963, totalled $107, 925.00 _ No payments in November. ae 19. Memo for Record from Alfonso Rodriguez, dtd 13 Dec 1963 was . Meets with Ray in N.Y.C. 12/6/63. JURE ship failed to pick up materials . deposited on Roncador Cay on 25 November 1963. Ray had no full explanation for failure. Low on gas theory doubtful as ship did arrive a Puerto Limon _ on 27 November as scheduled. -- Ray doubts this story. Alternate date of 20 December set up, embarking from Puerto Limon, Costa Rica this time. ~ SECRET
crete gat ' : yO SEGRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray y_R yy Riv ro Files - Volumes I - XVIIT May 1, 1978 11410847 Volume XII - January 1964 - February 1964_ 1. Intelligence Information Cable, 4 January 1964 - information from Carlos Hernandez Hernandez, an Executive Member of Brigade 2506 veterans Association said the Brigade rejected a proposed alliance with JURE on December 7, 1963. Brigade is apposed to Artime, but more opposed to Ray. 2, Identification provided. by CIA for Ray in his attempt to infiltrate Cuba. Request made 6 January 1964 - Ray to use identify of Juan Cardenas Mendez. 3. Cable to Director from JMWAVE, dated 8 January 1964, Dir Cite WAVE 0106 G AMoT- 8 aid he learned from newspaperman Abelardo (Garcia) Berry that Ray in Paris with Carlos Franqui Mesa to propose that Frangui join Ray's organization, that is, sector of "Betrayed Revolution". Garcia ' believes that in order to obtain Franqui's defection, Ray told him about alleged plans of U.S. to overthrow Castro in which Ray was to play a prominent part. Garcia further believes that Franqui's "falling into disgrace" in Cuba is a trick of Castro and Franqui. oh, Cable to DIR from JMWAVE, dated 8 Jamary 1964 states that Governor Munoz Marin, Puerto Rico, pledged. to give Ray double any amount Ray raised on a bond sale by JURE to buy guns. JURE has large quantity of arms in P.R. “under. protection of the Governor. 5. Cable to DIR from JMWAVE, dated 14.January 1964. Cisneros said. JURE has military training base in Costa Rica under command of Julio Cesar Alonso, Military Chief of JURE. All JURE boats: now at Costa Rican base and also arms which had been in Puerto Rico.. Said JURE leaders do not plan bo to work in Miami area or anywhere else in U.S. _ because * they 8 are afreid CIA will seize .their. military.- equipment. cee Sey gece 6. Cable to DIR from JMWAVE, dtd 16 Jan “196k Amtauy 1B reported that Abdi d Ald d /Kkdl¥d . Jolio Cesar Alonso replaced as thief of Costa Rican military base of JURE because of his failure to go on a scheduled operation. (Check to see if this was the aborted mission of 25 November 1963) . WAVE, dated 30 January “196l. Chsauy/afreporvea , Sanchez and Rogelio Cisneros --- Cisneros said FBI and up JURE arms and explosives cached at Cajon de ld pick cachEup, it was discovered by a fisherman who - -RE boat found and searched, but not retained as they guns overboard. Governor of P.R. called newspapers ught Castro had cached the arms in order to éxenthrow id this to sidetrack FBI and INS investagations and ‘Ray's activities would be revealed. Gisneros nP.R. and registered in Panama in name of person © governor P.R. and bitter enemy of cra. [an taup/< | '.R. was trusted by Jure, to which Cisneros replied nationalist and enemy of U.S. imperialist politics
Volume XII - Manu&l Ray Page 2 11110848 & 6. Cable to DIR from JMWAVE, dtd 31 Jan 64 - Article in Miami Herlad about the discovery of arms cache in Puerto Rico confirms accuracy of [An taup/< a reporting that Ray involved in robbery U.S. Military installation aml the Governor Marin is misleading FBI investigation. WAVE believes the C-3 explosive found in cache was provided Ray by WAVE. as directed by Hdqtrs, _ but WAVE did not provide any weapons. WAVE will tell loaal FBI that they _ know nothing regarding background of cache discovery and assume Hdqtrs will coordinate case at Wash.D.C. level with FBI. MT Intelligence Information Cable, dated 4 Feb. 1964 - reliable source \’ says RAY expected in Caracas, Venezuela middle of February 1964 to establish @ guerrilla training base for JURE in venezuela. Will be a regional center used by JERE members in Venezuela and Panama. (Likely that if Ray succeeds in setting up camp, it will be with tacit consent of Betancourt government. Field Comment). Ray claims he will be inside Cuba by 20 May 1964. 8.° Cable to DIR from| Jaatea 9 Feb 1964 states JOSE MARIA PUENTE BLANCO, Panamanian/Cub&h, DOB 17 July 1930, Havana, Cuba, keft P City | for Caracas on 8 Feb. He is possible Castro agent any Jroula appreciate information re his activities in Caracas or subseyguent travel. 9. Memo for the Record, dtd 12 Feb 1964 from Alfonso Rodriguez _ Subject: Meeting wi tty /AMBANG/1 ~) ELC, according to Ray, was now disolved ani became a part of JURE on 17 Jan. 1964. This brings to JURE the best former rebel army officers in exile and _ should give JURE a military background and support sem nd to none in the. exile communi ty - . Comments: Ge Toews /2 Jreports have indicated Cisneros activities and statements. are direc against the CIA. Rodriguez discusses Amsaup/2- s)reporting with Tony: Sforza jand Warren Frank. If Cisneros is in. fact directing a program ~ f denigration against the CIA, suggest agency follow the activities of Dionisio Suarez Esquival, who reportedly has been selected to carry out such mt ‘program in various. Latin American univerities. ce ‘te. Cable to DIR om troof dated 22 Fed. 196", ‘The PURYTE BLANCO _ brothers: have been under some suspicion since their arrival in ollowing their release from Cuban prison as result of intervention of Thé King. ‘Part of suspicion is a result of activities of their brother, Jorge, still “in. Cuba. oa
: e, re, ‘ : : . 6 . Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files - Volumes I - XVIII . Betsy Palmer > May 1, 1978 Volume XTII - March 1964 - April 1964 ; 41410849 1. Memorandum to Acting Chief, Contact Division, dated 6 March 1964 From: Cincinnati R.A. Thru: Chief, Detroit office SUBJECT: Castro Type Subversion likely/Manuelo Ray Dangerous Exile Leader . now in Puerto Rico _ REFERENCE: CR-64-2 and WH-1604 Architect, Nocholas Quintana, residing in Cuba, told the following to a Mr.- . Raphael Katzen, consulting engineer in U.S. Manuelo Ray is in Quintana's ‘opinion more dangerous to U.S. than Castro. Ray is not a Soviet type _ Commmist according to Quintana, but his socialism is so extreme and his - anti-U.S. feelings so deep that he considers Ray a dangerous exile leader, at least to the U.S.— oS Manuelo Ray is known to be of Snterest to the local FBI (Cincinnati). (check w= 10 RE ) _. 2, Memorangum for the Record, dated 16 March 196), a | : Subject: Contact Report, Meeting with Ernesto Betancourt ee wad . Betancourt has known Ray for several years and admired him through all various seasons of their relationship. Betancourt impressed with Ray's organizational -- .. -. ‘talents and talents as an engineer.. Says Ray an effective and judicious ©. ‘personality and appeals to Cuban exiles of various stripes. Betancourt../ expressed a fear that Ray, in his zeal, might commit himself to such tight. moment. : Cf eoment that 1f Betancourt was leading him on in an attempt to 2c: =. sell Ray him, it was done with a “subtlety to which I am definitely not accustomed". “Sy 3. Cable to DIR from JMWAVE, dtd 17 Marc 1964.27 Cisneros told fanrsup/2 "J oo that CTA had ordered personnel off AMWORLD YArtime's group) boats to fire on : oe _JURE boats and therefore Cisneros instructed his crewmen to fire on ae [Aor oats wherever encountered. CITE wHvE SCT Cisneros had meeting at his home on 15 March, atvended by Armando Alanis . Angulo, Dunney Perez Alamo, Jose Puente Blanca, National Chief JURE youth and member of JURE national Executive, and /AM™AUL /2. Cisneros related that Romulo Betancourt told Ray in Caracas that"Betancourt will work in favor of JURE. Puente confirmed this. Betancourt promised to arrange urgent meeting with U.S. officials in Washington to get promise from them that CIA would “not sabotage any of JURE's planned operations. SECRET.