Released Ander the John F. Kennedy Ageassination Records Collection Act of 15997 { ote). MATE 11-14-2017 ,_ ™~ ‘, tN fn > [ ~ ; {o. oo me a ae | ~ t » CONE RRENTIAL ! RAY, but. that he, NY T-3, had called RAY's wife, / AURORA » twice on the past yeokend and was informed ot atYRAY was not at home, ; NY T-3 telephonically advised from Miami, Florida, on May 13, 1964, that he had received a tele- phone call on the night of May 12, 1964, from San Juan, oT puerto Rico, from MANUEL RAY. NY T-3 stated that his instructions were to proceed immediately to Miami, Florida, and wait for further contact. NY T-3 advised he took | the first plane..from New York and arrived early on ; | May 13, 1964, in Miami and was staying at the Dupont Plaza | Hotel awaiting further contact from RAY's group.(w) ON NY T-4,0n May 15, 1964, stated that RAUL | CHIBAS telephonically advised him that day that he was “ “ flying to Miami, Florida, on urgent matters on the night of May 15, 1964, to meet with members of the National Directorate of the JURE, CHIBAS told NY T-4 that this meeting in Miami over the weekend of May 15, 1964, would probably be the last meeting when all members of the National Directorate of the JURE would be together.(%) eee CRT ae eg ae NY T-2, on May 18, 1964, advised that in conversa- tion with RAUL CHIBAS he learned/sthat MANUEL RAY, the | head of JURE, had. named-JOSE ‘HERNANDEZ, a member of i Mi| Brigade 2506, the: Supply Officer for JURE, NY T-2 stated nae that JOSEAHERNANDEZ is. now associated with ‘the JURE. u) Oe en = 7 , poe | During conversation with CHIBAS, NY T-2 stated that CHIBAS was not overly optimistic about-the possible j Success Of-RAY's planned infiiiration of Cuba. NY T-2 said ;, that CHIBAS was pessimistic about the outcome because ‘yoy ad {80 many projects started by the Cuban exiles during the y; last three years have been complete failures but the JURE members feel that if anyone is capable of succeeding in : infiltrating . Cuba and beginning sabotage there, RAY would i) be the one to do 1. (@Yy) Docld: 32299345 Page 7
Relsased) uider the dohn F ...Wennéay Assassination Records Collection Act of -199%(44 USC~2107 Hotey. RTE: 11-14-2017 . . 1 : ; oe A i @ . Doe q ~ . 4 DB 8 . couenrtal NY 105-42570 NY T-2 on May 22, 1964, advised that RAUL CHIBAS had been to Miami, Florida, during. ‘the period of May 15 through May 17, 1964, and upon his return to New york, was strangely silent about the operation planned by MANUEL RAY of infiltrating into Cuba. NY T-2 said that | CHIBAS behaved -in such a strange manner after his return 7 : i from Miami that he, NY T-2, believes that RAY must have | suffered some setback which would preclude his being i Cuba by his self~imposed deadline of May 20, 1954, 2 oe i NY T-4 on June 1, 1964, advised that he had a lengthy meeting on May 31, 1964, with Dr. RAUL CHIBAS. During conversation with CHIBAS, CHIBAS stated that the | JURE had’ collected $60,000 as a “pesult of their bond seli- ing plan and MANUEL RAY had obtained additional funds from other sources and had obtained funds from Government sources ‘4 and it was presumed that the Government sources were Puerto Rico and Venezuela.(, / ae NY -T-4 advised that,during conversation, CHIBAS \ was openly critical of MANUEL RAY and RAY's political think- / ing. CHIBAS said that asvof May 31, 1964, he did not ‘know the whereabouts of RAY and felt that RAY's actions were creating problems for the JURE because people who ; contributed money were anxious to see results and not ) promises, CHIBAS also criticized RAY for making foolish - / purchases of military equipment and stated that RAY — purchased a short-wave transmitter which was unnecessary _ and also certain types. of weapons which were obsolete (mw) ~~ NY T-4 advised that in discussing the personality. of RAY, CHIBAS stated that RAY was dictatorial, autocratic. » . and politically unclear. CHIBAS said that in a political 7 sense RAY blows hot and cold regarding political philosophies and likes to have "yes men" behind him who will agree to his 7 a every whim. CHIBAS also told NY T-4 that. he considered = | : of RAY to be a very definite danger to the future of Cuba Oe and that he could, if successful in getting into Cuba, turn ~ out to be another FIDEL CASTRO. oe stated that he ey) oe suse Docld: 32299345 Page &
iw “thie Sination Records Col [997 Tat USC-2107-Hotey. Released under the John F> Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (a4 Wsc-2 P) a a , DATE: 11-14-2017 i | | | | ‘COWRENTIAL NY 105-42570 | i — did not believe that RAY was a Communist or subscribed to Communistic thinking but stated that there was no question in his mind that RAY was an out and out Socialist. (Y%) NY T-4 advised that CHIBAS told him that he : had just finished his teaching contract in New York City and was in the process of renting his apartment and would hove to Miami for the summer months in order to assist the JURE. CHIBAS further added that he had signed a contract to teach in New York City during the 1964.65.. year but if the situation in Cuba developed favorably for the exiles, he would forget about the contract and remain in Miami, Florida.(&) : -_. NY T-4 advised that CHIBAS also stated that he was 50 disgusted with MANUEL RAY and the JURE that he considered leaving it but he saw no other organization among the Cuban exiles which offered any opportunity for him to participate in plans to overthrow the present Cuban Government. (U, NY T-2, oy June 3, 1964, advised that he had been informed by AVENOLAFRANCO- an officer of JURE in New York, } yehat MANUEL RAY "and ‘the group with him including ANDREW Shoe ST. GEORGE, a "Life" magazine photographer, had been” NR 2D ‘apprehéndéed by the British in British territorial waters, eo NY T-2 said that FRANCO had no details concerning the capture of RAY but felt that the capture of RAY took place | in the Bahamas and stressed the fact that this was strictly | rumor yur the JURE in New. York City had no definite facts, ul \ \ Mre, ANDREWST. GEORGE , Dobbs Ferry, New York... informed from Washington, D.C. by the representative of "Life" magazine that her husband had been picked up by British authorities off Anguila Key, Bahamas, and was then on his way toNassau. Mrs. ST, GEORGE stated that LO there were two photographers and five Cubans aboard the. (z%) tele phoniéaliy-advised Of june 3, 1961, thay’ See tee een - 8 ~{ Docld: 32299345 Page 93
Reledge@ undbitthe’ oni F< Reniéedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 7i0T Hote) .” Bate: 11-14-2017 2 \ \ : te se! | : 1 e ee & . ~ . NY 105- 42570 stated that CHIBAS told him that he was so disgusted with RAY that he wanted to leave the group and would if he _ could find another exile Cuban organization which offered any hope of overthrowing the present Cuban Government .(%) —_ NY T-2,0n June 22, 1964, advised that as a result of talking to various members of the JURE and in particular in conversation with RAUL CHIBAS, he was able to put together the following concerning RAY's attempt to infiltrate Cuba: yu) MANUEL RAY arrived in Miami, Florida, on May 17, 1964, and informed RQ@ELIO CISNEROS that he was ready | _ to leave for Cuba. This announcement caught CISNEROS a bit unaware since CISNEROS, although he had RAY's permission to decide the route into Cuba, did not want to assume Buch a responsibility, and hence, was not prepared for RAY's departure. Qiu) eee CISNEROS then chartered a boat in order not to use one of the JURE's boats, because they wanted to _ conceal RAY's movements. The chartered boat was painted ; white and it was necessary to change its color before ' entering Cuban waters, According to information from MANUEL RAY, it was ascertained that after departure from Miami, one of the motors broke down and the radio transmitter which was aboard the boat was not working. These failures indicated to many of the JURE that the plan of RAY was already destined for failure although it * is assumed that RAY was serious in his statements relative to getting into Cuba by May 20, 1964. (Yu) | According to information from RAUL CHIBAS, NY T--2 said that the entrance into Cuba was not properly 3 prepared since the spot of entry on to Cuban soil was in an area where the inside contacts were not absolutely reliable and this pointed out the lie that RAY boasted , that he had an efficient underground inside Cuba. U) \ | - 14" Docld: 32299345 Page 10