RELATIONS WITH MANOLO RAY AND THE MRP.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: MFR
Document date: 06/02/1961
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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¿ Juna 1961

MEIORANDUAS FOR IHE RECURD

EUBJECI: Relations MiLL MaROlO RAY and the MRP

1o For background see my memorandun of 14 iray 1961, reportiaz as

DY JODE DEBBIOR NiLA DIADOLO RAY, ROGOliO CISNEROS (Eugenio) and EracaLo

BEJANCOURI. As fill be nosed in lsat memorraduas, linsolo promieed lo

come ly wilt a prosectus menio approximalely son daya' simo, aíter con-

sulliaz mile bio leaders la Cuba.

2. On 1 June 1961 115. Lassos called me lo say that is. Goodmit bed

bee visited by d's. ErRasto BETANCOURI uso asked lor immediase iinancial.

BOPPOT 1OS CETIRiA RISiTIleN Of the MRF which would Tun arOund Siù, inis

dollare. tir. Barnes arked me lo concact REINNCOURT lor lbe pur:ore of

ancertelning whas she lunde mere to be used for, exacily bon much narded, erc.

I called BEIANCOURI and de told me lhat I asould ges these deiails iroza

ASNEROS (Eugenio), who was alaying as roora 549 al the virablazion Horel.

I called Eugenlo dad nisdo a dôia 10I Dis and Ray Dubais (Raj Adars la lae

name he UsEs Wish Ray and ClaneTOs) lo call upon him. "e called on CISNEROS

88 approximasaly l81s boure l Juns, and be informed us ches be bad urgest

send los pesos for use la support oi his caboiage and under ground airiviries

la Cale, He sald bia people mero absoluely wilcout funds, seeded sonay for

luna expenses, trensportalios purchase ef sebtage equipere, sir lares les

coutlera, and for assisilay peoplo lo ger out of prison. He said lhat it man

sor possible lor prople so buy their may ou of orleon by ortbias ane of ube

may 'comsionin lawyers and judges. He tbought that su, CGU Or Sù, vúl

mould meet immediasa ponds and that some sort of arranzemer should be sado

so receire fuads - 14, t01 modebly of theresboute - on a lirad and permanens

baste.

3. He made do cormitmodi lo Eugenlo other than lo say lhas me moald

pass his plea along so she interested poople, I rarinded blan thas te bad acked

Alm nod dianalo so prejare a plan for consideraston and las ue mero susi

wallia, dor thes ples

laald I personally.doubred thes rayedias could be dosa

mill tha plas mas recaired from RAY. He dald slapolo mas plansinz lo came so

Mashingion on the alternoon of :June with the plas, bus cas de hissell mas

baring so retura to Mieni Immedlarely and it das vital he be able lo cake the

maney wilh blor, arranze la dilal los purchase of lie peror las rale al i a l a

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money already la Cuba - dollara would be dellrered 20 oupera of lbe pea0e who

are la Miami). I sold him 1 moald call him la the moralag, to les bior taow boa

calage aroad.

A. I diacuared our radeilad wieh CISNEROS Mila ITacy BarROs on ibe

moralag of 2 june.

Is was Iracy a opinion, la which I bearilly concur, that

we abould pu ous no mosay whetsoever until se bare had a chance lo examino

diasolo a plas and lo sudy just mhas repercussione or ranilications there

would be, policy-mine and otheraise, lo a decision to assier the !'1RP

callaterally: ¿has la, Ouside the Council and presumably vichoul M120's

laomledge or. consent. Since RAX has withdrawa bia grous frora the Council

with a gree: deal of lanfare, lt is ros; unlikely tai !!IRO would look kindly

ON ADY ASBiBLEACE LO RAY, eauecially sunce he leels he has a racher firma

promise from the President 20 deal only chrough VIRO.

5. RAY, upon ArTival in HaRhingiOs, Mill presumably take his plan (alosg

Mich BEIANCOURI) directly so tir. Gooduin and I would a!80 presurse that

Goodwin will pass li dont to Iracy and TiaCy to 48. Ray Dubois, Wio bre

bara Listolo's case olficer, le standing by la lae evene he saould be aceded.

b. I perennally feel very airoagly was we abould do sorbin; to support the

plas, wastaver le 18, until we have receired from the lihite liouse and the

Departmen clees-cu, unequivocal policy guidance on the overall plan I also

feel thes som lo the l me: 1l me are so ing to dupjort lhe MiRI unllalerally, lo

lasert a pos-olficial cut out tuto the sperasion. I would recommend thas con-

alderalion le given to usin? ME. HasTy Mieper (a dAVE CODITaCE eraployee)

mila juù llanty ls inmpérmenially aulivá, sas a good business head, is

Ruess in Spaniah (lired i8 years in Cuba), ls cleared, followa directions,

complately bones and tremendoasly consclenilous.. It would be hardes so

find a barser person.

7. Also, I would like to poins out the security riska inherent in any arraage-

resto with the RAY-BEIANCOURI-CISNEROS ITiO. Ibese fellome bere had

easy accees to the While House and 10 the DepartIons, are notorioue ior their

"planned leeke: will probably presume all the Department officiala shey deal

visa aro priny to she arrangernens, and beloro me know ll lse whole exile

community will be mall amare that me are providlag linancial and maserial

SUPPOrT LO CLe RAY CrOUP.

¡ an Dos arguing againes providing such support.

bus am merely polmilaz out the real porential for embarrassa ent so us il she

maller la sos handled wilh the gresinas of precautiona. I leel they bare become

800 clonely identifled with U.S. -olliclaldom, Including ruysall, nad thas the

plavalble denial aspecto, so daso as l

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James A. Nool

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