'HMS DECOY'
Originator: CIA
Document date: 01/01/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECÖRDS ACT OF 1992(5

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Lovernor of saharas to Colonial Offiogdated June 4.

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on asternoon of lungs th

united States Bahumas quardship,

consecuence of surpicious

behaviour by snail vessel leaving Angulila Cay,

landed

party and then with assistar.ce of

United States Coastguard

alrcraft arprehended ves-el.

Landing narties found three

Cubans on Anguilla Cay

one

whor had automatic rifle

and revolter and anmunition and another of whom had iF.N.

rifle.

A cuantity of gronades and five rifled-barrel..

weapons and ammunition

were found on or near beach.

Explosives and detonators tere recovered from weighted

bag obviously dropped from vessel.

"HKS Decoy" brought

vessel

and seven men and one woman to Nassau on June 3.

Attorney-General 1s satisfled that there 1s prima faclo

case against four

men ard one woman found in small boat and

against three Cubans

subgequently brought from Angull:la Cay.

Police Investigation

is proceeding but all eight will bo

brought before magistrate 1r. Nassau on Juno 4.

International interest has been

•I understand, from Commissioner of Police that Intense

ranifested about identity

of one

of the Cubans.

Pross and television representatives

Kho have arrived here are ast.ine shatter poliço have lanuelo.

Ray in custody.

Police have reason to suppose that one

Cuban who gave his nume as Martinez 1s 1n

truth lanuelo Ray.

Ray's wife has telephoned Nassau today asking to speak to

aduisers and I are satisfied

1ts course.

Even 1f the most favourable possible construction

were to be. put on facts known to Royal Navy and United States

CoastRuard, and the Cuban's vessel was at Anguilla Cay solely

because of

i an unauthorised

morse poisone ashore can possessin mon

possessing arms

and ammunition.

Conmissioner of police thinks that 1f-overseas

Press representatires clast to recogntse one of the Cubana

7s Ray when they are bröught before the court, there may

be anti-British demonstration in Wlaul.

It would be well

to warn British Consul

In Mani urgently but I have no

socure means of doing so speedily.

Police inform me that anong persons apprehended

boat were a reporter and a

photographer fron

"LIfo" magazine.

"IR,

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