MEMO-I REGRET THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME ON THIS CASE.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: HENRY HECKSHER
Document date: 09/20/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

20 Siperaber 1903

MENOKANDUH FOR: Fear! Heckshur

I regret that

I rasn't able to spend more time

this

inperesting as

it was.

I do haro some reservations,

however,

1n expressing

an opinion on Ray since the files are

not complete and pitcasire research should be undertaken

first; but over aist this reservation l as convinced that one

can sue the picture clearly of the hesitation on the part of

this Agency

to support Ray.

when support as offered it vas

always with

some cond:tion, one of which nas 10r Bay to Join

the FRD.

Although isy oss a supporter of cuban-exile

unification, he fas sot going to

be forced into Joining the

FRD with threats of doz-support.

As you knoT.

say ras sinister of Fublic forks for Castro

until he resigned his post in

Mugust 195.

He hightailed it

into the Escambray tiritisins where he bejan the now unsuccessful

tight to unsoat Castro.

intermediaries, Ray had

asked the Harand Station for military assistance, bur in

almost every

instaner be was denied this

say alnost

simply because the

sile is not clear on unetter we condescended

and dropped supplies.

Ray's political philosophy is somewhat equivocal, but

by-and-laige he

sontagly for a democratic system of

government and for strug pronomic and

social reforms. He

reportedly would resprer individual liberties and a

representative coveranent.

He would reportedly maintain close

tics with

the l'nitis sistes and remove Cosaurism

from Cuba.

Unlike Castro, there

is nothing in Ray's background to suggest

that hu is

A new government in

Cuba, especially ore

is to rid Cuba of Communiso,

will, without question, ast the United States for econonic

I read to doubt if we will proride this assistance

without some cavear and the question resins

then whether Ray

would be willing to arcopt conditions to lnited States aid.

I think he will for be vill soon realize that without it he

will have no alternative but. to turn to the Sovlet Union and

-I doubt it he will do villing to continue the economic and

social chaos

so prevalent in Cuba.

RAytite

AR

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Menarione decision ere as dese mean

He should

asix Ray to put together a list of people whom he would select

for certain governsent positions if Castro were overthrown.

It should not take long los one to determine the type of an.

administralion Ray would have. Each of the individuals he

lists could be checked to determine his political feelings

and his feelings toward the United States. This is important.

In any case I would support him if for no other reason

to test his determination,

strength and to gain further

knowledge of his political ambitions.

03

SIS ET

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