HW 50529 Manuel Ray review, 3/17/78 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE -has been instructed to follow RAY's activities as closely as possible, consistent with appropriate security. San Juan feels that the investigation in this matter should, for the present, be extremely discreet, slow and low key. FCI case progressing well, is of known quantity and has excellent potential in both pro and anti-Castro areas. Nothing should be done to jeopardize the operation. If RAY finds out FBI interested in him, he will know his contact with CUIS has been blown and as a result the source of information could be traced back to © thereby ending the = : usefulness.to the Bureau. Since FBI has not conducted an investigation on RAY for some time, San Juan feels that investigative technique now should be limited to contacts with established sources and record and agency checks that would not cause suspicion. Feels that survellances, neighborhood sources, interview of RAY, mail cover, etc, would arouse suspicion and compromise | - - $§.Juan feels if RAY. cooperating with CUIS it will be. a long going association allowing him to become more deeply involved. Also, it is. possible information on RAY was passed to as a test of the | 7 reliability. RAY may already have been cooperating. with CUIS and therefore. expected. to report FBI interest in him, thereby implicating 00° . The ~ FCI case which is too valuable an operation to loose, offers more potential than RAY. Even if he were eventually turned against CUIS, °°) is in a better position than RAY to infiltrate CORU for reasons set forth in their respective investigative files, and thereby enhance his work with CUIS. San Juan feels that if for some reason the OCELOT case not successful, or start to sour, more overt techniques could be implemented in the Ray - aka Espionage Cuba, case. The longer RAY goes without detection the harder it will be for him to pinpoint source of information should he detect FBI interest in him. 4. Teletype July 27, 1977 to San Juan from Director indicates a request is pending with CIA concerning RAY's foreign travel and also attempting to verify RAY's contacts with Jamacian authorities. 5. Teletype Sept. 28, 1977, to Director from San Juan. Re: August 30, 1977 and September 2, 1977. On September 14, 1977 (3rd agency foreign deletions - 18 lines) Re: Telephone # 305,226-4478, a confidential source who has supplied reliable information in past advised that suscriber is MIRTA RAY, 9411 S.W. 4th Street, Apt. 405, Miami. Miami indices. negative re: MIRTA RAY. , Docld:32263470 Page 3 POMMITTEE SENSITIVE
HW 50529 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE Manuel Ray review, 3/17/78 In a December 5, 1975 (?) FBI interview, RAY said he hada contact in Mexico that provided him with information from Cuba -- identified as JOSE MARMOL DIAZ, Doctor of Commercial Sciences, Roma IS, Dept. 201, Conia Juez, Mexico City. RAY said MARMOL may have G-2 connections and feeding false information to him. On May 18, 1977,.RAY's INS file reviewed in San- Juan. (1 1/2 page deletion, File #A7-056-497). ------ Also, if the CIA can with due caution determine if visa work permit or similar document was revoked and then reissued by Jamacian authorities. Bureau is requested to contact their cources in Cuban exile community to get information on RAY's current activities. Miami asked to review pertinent files on RAY and forward information to San Juan. San Juan will contact its cources and conduct an appropriate investigation to determine subject's current activities and contacts. San Juan wishes to eventually interview RAY with goal of recruiting him as an Operation Asset directed against CUIS. Interview being held in abeyance pending further investigation. Interview premature now as not enough information available to conduct a thorough and probing interview nor is there enough material to confront subject with. San Juan feels that this case offers excellent potential for a double agent operation targeted against CUIS. San Juan aware careful planning necessary to protect’ | and its valuable source. 3. July 6, 1977, San Juan to Director. Secret. Ref. San Juan teletype to Director June 1, 1977. San Juan has evaluated this matter and makes following observations. The initial allegation concerning RAY was made by who - learned of CUIS interest in RAY from CUIS itself, and from . %&In.addition, ' — a reported that RAY consented to meet with CUIS. Apart from CUIS, there are no other individuals known to be aware of CUIS interest in RAY other than the individuals referred to above. Accordingly, the allegation concerning RAY is Singular in nature and therefore an investigation of RAY be extremely discreet. — - reported on 6/2/77 RAY indicated interest in participation in CORU. This indicated RAY acting under direction of CUIS as he has not been active in anti- Castro movement in last two years. Docld:322763470 Page 4 . COMMITTEE SENSITIVE
HW 50529 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE Manolo Ray: October 12, 1964 memo from San Juan, marked.Secret.’ Subject: JURE States that another government agency furnished infromation that RAY was friendly with members of Puerto Rican group which plotted to assassinate President Truman. RAY is a good friend ~ of Puerto Rican Communist PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS. When the White House was being renovated, RAY had contact with Puerto Ricans engaged in that work. He made manly phone calls to the United States (particulary Washington, D.‘C.) while he still lived in Cubas Made calls from home of CARLOS GOVANTES who is an architect and may now be living in Kansas City, Missouri and probably employed by Klipper Company. Carlos has a brother Henry in Silver Springs, Md. RAY has many enemies in Cuba who know him as a Communist. Some of his supporters are working for Communists .in Cuba. A file summary on Ray states as follows: Resume of RAY received by Bureau 6/22/64. RAY was an architect in Ministry of Public Works during Batista regime and at same time traitorously Chief of July 26 Movement in Havana; great friend of Engineer (FNU) ARROYO, Minister of Public Works under Castro; sanctioned as Minister, the Ten Laws of President MANUEL URRUTIA, which. led to communiaation of Cuba; denied refuge to his brother, Rene, which resulted in the latter's being killed; and continued as Minister and a friend of Castro after his brother's death. Docld:32963470 Page 5 COMMITTEE SENSITIVE