DISPUTED OWNERSHIP OF THE VENUS, A JURE BOAT.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 09/17/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FIELD INFORMATION REPORT

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Butter" Disputed Ownership of tho VENUS,

• JURE: Boat

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SOURCE?

A young Cuban emigre who has been trained in information collection.

His bast reportios bas been accurato but luck depth.

Inforation 16 tita report was recolved from another Cuban

angro who la In touch with members of JURE.

Manuel. Ray Rivero,

leader of tbe Junta Revolucionaria Cubai

(JURS, Cuban Revoluttonry Junta), went to the VENUS, • 110-foot

boit which belongs to JURE, On 3 Sopte ber 1965 and maid that

ho ms taking posession of the boat. Maxico Delgado Frometa,

who was in charge of the vonnel during the absence of Jose

Ricardo Rabel Nunez, captain of the VINUS, refused to turn over

the boat to Kay, Alter a brief arguiont between the two,

Delando called a laryer.

2. Thor kry went to the VirUs he win accompanied by Alfredo Peror

Allon, • neiber of JUll; two lawyers, ono of whoa vas an

Amarican and one a Bpanish mponking un; and three young men

who Ray said would be the now crew of the boat..

AdO,Is Cobo and Pablo Fernandez Perer, members Of the VENUS®

crew, were prosent and supported Delgido's notions.

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3.

Tho VENUS has been impounded by tho court pending a doctsion

to determine the logal onor of the bont.

It has beon moved

to the vicinity of the N. W. 12th Avenue bridge on tho ilant

River,

"cross from the herrill Stovens boat yards, where it is

warded by s deputy aboriff.

Field Comments:

1. Information on dissension within JURE,

and the dispute

etween Ray and Jose Ricardo Rabel Nunez over the ownership.

of. the vessel has been reported.

On 18 Aurust Rabel cald

that Ray had given up his efforts to take the boat because

he was unablo to pay $30,000 (U.S.) in back wages owed to

Rabol and the crew.

planned to take the VENUS to

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the Dominican Republic as soon as the repairs on the boat

were completed."

(CR. CSDB-312/0206G-G3,

CSDB-312/02110-65,

and CSDB-312/02129-65, all from the same source.?

TDCrDB-315/00539-65 dated 16 February 1965,

sour ", mentioned Rabel's plans to exliltrate his family

from Cuba, 00.3 September Rabol, Gilberto Fundora Alcazar

and Jose Miguel Ramos, members of the VENUS crew, left

Floridal for Cuba aboard a Boston Whales, FL-9201 F, one

ot two shalers from the VENUS, to oxtiltrate members of

thoir familles. Tho Miami Nows of 8 Septenbor reported

that the three mén had boon captured 1a Havana Province,

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