CIA COMMENTS ON THE REPORT ON MANUEL RAY RIVERO.
Originator: CIA
From: BRECKINRIDGE, S. D (CIA)
To: BLAKEY, G. ROBERT (HSCA DIRECTOR)
Document date: 03/26/1979
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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- 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

Office of Legislative Counsel

CONBDENTIAL

THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505

OLC 79-0113/T

26 March 1979

Mr. G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

Select Conmittee on Assassinations

House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Bob:

Forwarded herewith are detailed. coments on the draft

report on Manuel Ray Rivero.

The drafting was such that it

has required extensive editorial suggestion, which I believe

you will agree leaves the basic story in tact while meeting our

security objections.

Page 2. Lines 19-20. Delete "Raul Chibas" , "Ramon Barquin"

Page 3. Lines 10-11. Substitute "in the process of becoming"

for "being recruited by the CIA in Cuba to become".

Page 3. Line 13. Substitute "U.S. government" for "CIA".

Page 3. Line 13. Substitute "U.S. government" for "The Agency".

Page 3. Line 14. Delete "clandestine".

Page 3. Line 16. Substitute "disagreement" for "internal

conflict".

Page 3. Line 17. "U.S. Government" for "CIA". "with" for "to".

Page 3. Line 18. Delete "CIA".

Page 3. Line 19. Delete "Agency".

Page 3. Line 20. "one official" for "A CIA officer"

Page 4. Lines 10-11.

Delete after "philosophy" and up to "the

White House..." and add "in the FRD".

Page 4.

Second paragraph.

Ray was approved

as a political asset

(no quotes) in February 1961.

joining....

Then start new sentence, "He resisted

Page 5. "Ray sought U.S. Government support..

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Page 6.

"A recommendation was made that Ray be given an initial

$50,000 for operational expenses.

Reaction in the U.S. Government was

imediate".

Page 6. Inird line. Delete "for" fourth line, delete "the Record"

and "Miami Station's".

Second paragraph.

Sixth line. Delete "in contact with

Page 6. Second paragraph. Ninth line. "U.S. Government"

for "CIA".

Page 7. Second paragraph. Second line. Substitute "U.S. Government"

for CIA.

Page 7. Second paragraph, second sentence.

and substitute "a" for

"the" before "Cuban Ambassadorte "with the CIA"

• Delete rest of

sentence after "Cuban Ambassador".

Page 7. Second paragraph. Delete third sentence.

Page 7. Second paragraph. Eleventh line. Delete rest of

sentence after 1963.

Page 7. Second paragraph. Delete last sentence.

Page 7.

Last paragraph.

First sentence to read as follows:

"In June 1963, the concept of 'Autonomous Operations' was inaugurated

under which JURE could be..

Page 8.

First paragraph. Replace "CIA" with "U.S. Government"

"Agency" with "latter"

officE and paragon to stree verte a Venezuelan

Rica diete a paraguan. Sues tate "another area" for "costa

Page 10. First paragraph. Third line. Delete "the CIA".

Page 10. First paragraph. Fifth line. Delete to "because"

on sixth line.

Following sentence: "Because of the autonorous

nature of JURE no attempt was made to stop the investigation".

• Page 10.

First paragraph.

Last sentence to read as follows:

"Ray was

told to move all his operations outside U.S. territory".

Page 10. Third paragraph, second line. Delete "CIA".

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Page 10. Third paragraph. Last sentence. Dalete "The Agency

authorized". Next line. Delete "of $75,000" ard insert "was made"

Footnotes

1. CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60.

8. CIA Memo 7/16/62.

9. CIA Report 3/16/61.

12. CIA Document 6/9/62.

13. CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60.

15. CIA Document.

21. CIA Report 10/17/60.

22. СТА Мето 9/27/60.

23. CIA Cable fron MASH 9/29/60.

• 24. CIA Memorandum, 9/7/60.

26. CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/5/60.

27. CIA Cable to Director from JASH, 11/11/60.

28. CIA Memo for Record, 11/21/60. :

29. - CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60.

30. CIA Memo for Record, 6/2/61.

31. CIA Information Report, 12/22/60.

32. CIA Memo 3/16/61.

33. CIA Cable Exon JMWAVE, 3/1/61.

34. CIA Cable to Director from MASH, 11/17/60.

36. CIA administrative form.

38. CIA Memo for Record, 27 March 1961.

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43. CIA Memo 6/2/61.

44. CIA Cable from JMWAVE, 4/29/61.

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47.

CIA Cable from JMNAVE 5/4/61.

48.

CIA Memo 5/5/61.

49. CIA Memo 6/2/61.

50.

CIA Memo 12/19/61.

53. CIA Мето 10/10/61.

54. CIA Cable 7/2/62, to Director.

55. CIA MEmo, 19 December 1961.

56. CIA Document 4/20/62.

57. CIA Memo 7/25/62.

58. CIA Meno 7/12/62.

59. CIA Cable to Director 7/25/62.

60. CIA Memo 7/12/62.

61. CIA Cable 7/25/62.

63. CIA Memo 8/24/62.

64. CIA Cable to Director 6/19/63.

65. CIA Dispatch 7/2/63.

66, CIA Niemo 7/9/64.

67. CIA no 8/23/63.

69. CIA Cable to Director from JMPAVE, 9/11/63.

70. CIA Draft 10/4/63.

71. CIA Cable from JAVE 10/22/63.

73. CIA Cable to Director from IMWAVE 1/14/64-

74.. CIA Cable 2/4/64.

75. CIA Cable to Director/from JWAVE 3/28/64-

• 76. CIA Memo 4/14/64.

81.

CIA Cable to Director from JNWAVE 5/20/64; and Cable to Director

Afrom JINAVE 6/3/64.

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88. CIA Meno 5/20/64.

91. CIA Meno 6/29/64.

92. CIA Cable to Director 7/15/64.

93. CIA wire service printout, Miami, Florida, July 24, 1964.

94. CIA Meno 6/29/64.

95. CIA Autonomous Operations - Operating Plan.

96. CIA Memo draft 9/22/64.

97. CIA Cable 6/4/69.

Sincerely,

S. Do/ Breckinridge

Prinical Coordinator, HSCA

Distribution:

orig - Adse

- SA/DDCI

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Rininger, OGC

Sullivan, OS

Sturbitts, LA/DDO

- 'Sumption,

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Fox,

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