Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/17/1967
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/5/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10214-10381

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

97-4546-30

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 03/17/1967

PAGES:

38

SUBJECTS :

MR, AKA, ASSOC, ACA, JURE, EMP, CUBAN EXILE, TEST,

CORRECTION SUMMARY, SEE REFERENCE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Eduardo Jose Carbonell

Carbonell (105-152035); a Cuban

exilé, entered the US sometime after 1963.

In Miami, Florida, he.

joined. JURE.

However, he was separated from JURE about the time when

Manuel Ray. Rivero tried to enter Cuba (date not given), as there were

some unclear points concerning Carbonell's past activities.

(CIA) $0 (U)

1057152035-1 p.1

(14,39)

The 4/26/64 issue of the Washington "Sunday Star," reported

that Pedro Entenza (105-140095) was then JURE representative in Wash-

ington, D.C.

It further stated that he had worked for Manolo Ray, when

Ray was Minister of Public Works of Cuba under Fidel Castro (date not

given).

:105-140095-1 p.4

(20%

On 4/28/64, PSI Dimas Armando Perez Torron (protect identity)

advised that Gaston Riera (105-132887) was a Cuban refugee who was

working at the Morton flant Hospital, Clearwater, Florida at that

time.

Riera, the Clearwater delegate to JURE, claimed to be "close"

to Manolo Ray, who was then living in Puerto Rico and was international

head of JURE.

(121)

105-132887-2p.1

(20%.

By letter dated 2/8/66; Andrew St. George, free lance

photographer and magazine reporter working in Florida advised that

he had solved the enigma of the impressive arsenal of Mitchell

Wer Bell, III (62-108665), and stated as follows:

He accompanied Manuel Ray Rivero, when Ray attempted

unsuccessfully to enter Cuba in May, 1964.

St. George was absolutely

sure that the same set of weapons in the possession of Wer Bell as of

"January, 1966, were the same ones which had been assembled for Ray's

invasion attempt in May; 1964. Somehow or other, Wer Bell had gotten:

hold of the entire lot of Ray's weapons.

It was St. George's personal

opinion that Wer Bell was using the weapons to raise funds and other

support.

It was noted that allegations had been made that Wer Bell

was developing plans to assassinate Fidel Castro.

62-108665-23 p.3-4

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Dr. Herminio Portell Vila, a Cuban exile journalist,

5431 Connecticut Ave.,

Nw, Washington, D.C.,

advised

that he believed

that Jorge Julian Beruff Jimenez

(105-132553) was in May, 1964, con-

nected (location not given) with Manuel ("Manolo") Ray Rivero, leader

of the JUre.

102,23,28,370.11

While furnishing information she believed of value in the

Lee Harvey Oswald (105-82555) investigation, Miss Josephine Miller,

Drift, Kentucky, advised on 8/7/64 as follows: She observed a

photograph of Manuel Ray, described as a Cuban rebel leader, in the

edly working as a construction engineer at the Jenny Wiley State Park,

She met Marsh in Prestonsburg in 1963, through

Howard Caddell who said he was working for Marsh.

Miss Miller said

that Caddell stated he was with the CIA at the time he was in Prestons-

burg and she believed that he might have been connected with Ray, since

his photograph strongly resembled Marsh.

105-82555-4665, p.7-8

(3)

In the Spring of 1964, a 32-day mobilization of men took

place in Cuba.

This mobilization took place before and after 5/20/64,

when an invasion attempt by exile forces led by Manuel Ray Rivero

was anticipated by the Castro Government. (CIA) (*

и)

113-7-210-3647

.p.1'

(15,40%

(21)

MM 639-S advised that Laureano Batista Falla, Military Chief

of Movimiento Democrata Cristiano

" lanue? Pay to ke In Cuba on 5/20/64. had alamed that the fallure

caused the death and impris-

onment of a number of underground members in Cuba.

Batista claimed

Ray had lost his following in Cuba; he was considered a part of the

"sad past,

and was considered a

Cuba.

issue" by the underground in

97-4110-123 p.3

(2%

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leader, and that the "MR" had nothing to do with it. (CIA) (u)

105-112098-475 p.1

(5%

On 7/27/04, at Miami,

Florida,

Sergio Lopez Ruiz de Porras,

Communications Chief

Ior SINa (105-112090) said that he had receivec

message from Eloy Gutierrez Menyo, Military leader of SFNE, informing

him that Gutierrez intended

to go ahead with his plan to enter Cuban

territory. Lopez said he believed the SFNE was counting on a large.

number or rebel army oriicers and also many prominent persons with a

following in the Cuban Government, to join him at the opportune moment.

He said he knew that Manuel Ray Rivero, leader of JURE, also had similar

connections, but SENE felt that the officers and prominent persons

mosta cair tar porson uto entired cuba rares. (ola) (9)(U).

105-112098-489 p.

5:32

Carlos Zarraga Martinez, PSI (protect identity) advised

on 7/28/64, that the Movimiento Recuperacion Revolucionario (MRR)

(97-4133) raid against Puerto Pilon, Cuba, on '5/13/64, was the only

raid conducted by the MRR.

According to Zarraga, Manuel Ray and other

leading figures in the Cuban exile community in Miami, Florida,

claimed that MRR conducted this raid to offset press publicity given

to Ray during May, 1904:

Ray also claimed that the raid was motivated

by political considerations.

97-4133-115 p.4-5

(2, 317

On 7/29/64, Juan Casanovas Garrido (105-125608) (location

not given, an exiled leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party,

said that former Dominican President Juan Bosch had been acting as

the political advisor to Manuel Ray.

According to Casanovas, Ray

visited Bosch contantly in Puerto Rico before Ray went (date not given)

to MIamI. (CIA) C(u)

105-725608-17 p.3

SI 105-102049-221 p.4

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In August, 1964, Jose Garcia Valdez, an associate of

Manuel Ray Rivero,

furnished information concerning an SNFE encamp-

ment or valians islind and Andros Isländ In the Bahamas, (CIA C(U)

105-112098-507 p.1

(5,32%

21) e) Lon 8/14/64, at Miami, Florida, Antonio Cuesta and Ramon

rised that they were two of the military leaders of Comandos I

(105-117222), an anti-Castro organization, which had conducted raids

in the past against Cuba.

was then operating out of the Dominican Republic, and Comandos I had

arranged for a base there too.

105-117222=186 p.2

(37%

Joaquin Godoy (protect identity), Coordinator of the MRP

(105-92704) in Miami, advised on 8/19/64,

that JURE, which was headed

by Manolo Ray, had been contributing $400:00 per month to "Replica,"

but was being compelled to discontinue these payments due to lack of

funds. "Replica" was a small anti-Castro publication published in

Miami.

MRP was also forced to discontinue their contributions to

Replica" for the same reason.

105-92704-95 p.3

(18)

In August and September, 1964, Carlos A. Zarraga Martinez,

PSI (protect identity) advised as follows:

He was an officer of JURE which was headed by Manuel Ray

Rivero. Ray would not join or cooperate with RECE, Cuban Representa-

tion in Exile, and he (Ray) felt that RECE would have little success in

forming unity among the Cuban exile groups.

Since the 5/20/64 failure

of Ray to effect an operation inside Cuba, JURE had suffered a psycho-

logical letdown.

nis etaown nas peen compounded by hay's July, 190-

failure to infiltrate Cuba.

In July of 1904, Ray was stopped by US

Customs Agents at Key West, Florida,

and in a subsequent attempt to go

to cuba, he was stopped by the US Coast Guard. Rogelio Cisneros, head

of JURE

in Ray's absence, resigned, and minor groups withdrew from

The Dominican Republic (DR)

refused JURE permission to set up

a military base, stating that while JURE sought permission to set up

a base, Ray sat in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and conferred

with the DR

Provisional Governor's political enemy, Juan Bosch, past President

abp

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In connection with the request mentioned in the preceding

reference, Manuel Ray Rivero was contacted on 9/25/64 at the home of

advised JURE had

Miami, Florida.

ave an a nothing at oven o a win the attar on ine

Ray

on 9/13/64. He said it was contrary to the belief

and rule of JURE, which was to fight Castro from within Cuba.

Ray

said he had no information concerning the identity of those responsible

for the attack, f)U1)

Manuel Varèla Castro, 149 East 3rd St., Hialeah,

Morida, inste flu military orerations, advised It was inpos

sible for JURE to have .conducted the attack.

operation. The launch

"Irive,

JURE had no boats in

Cuba. (date not given) had been sold. JURE ship

enra sh i cannao ani cho siao dare die al rail and siss

dated 9/30/64.

The State Department was advised of this matter by letter

2-1877-37 p.1-2

12,307

SI as paragraph 1:

2-1877-A "The Miami News" 9/16/64

(17%

SI as paragraph 1:

2-1877-A Washington Capital News

(17V

Service 9/18/64

On 9/4/64, Manuel Ray Rivero advised that JURE had suffered

some setbacks but still planned to infiltrate into Cuba before the end

of 1964. Ray said that the recent resignations of leading individuals

and groups from JURE was a weeding-out process, and in the best interest

of the organization.

ation from the Dominican Republic.

Ray claimed to have representatives in and cooper-

On 9/28/64, Carlos A. Zarraga Martinez (protect identity)

advised that he was previously in charge of supplies for JURE.

Larraga

charged that Ray worked in an autocratic

ability, and insisted on being the

ratar on the dasant agonization

Zarraga advised that he and a small action group resigned

'from JURE in June,, 1964, as he felt that Ray had failed..

Several other

independent groups

"jeft of center, Joined zarraga and his group.

Their thesis was to

and would follow the thinking of Ray.

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In October, 1964, Zarraga stated that it had been reported

that Ray donated some military equipment to Pierre Rigo, a Haitian

political exile leader in the US.

724, 22,38,440.1,5-6,8,26

In early October, 1964, while in Caracas, Venezuela on a

tour, representatives of Cuban Representation in Exile, aka RECE

(105-126039) claimed that

they had succeeded in unifying the combat

forces of the Cuban exiles.

This included the lieutenants of Manolo

Ray, who were disgusted with Ray's deceitful conduct. The lieutenants.

were told to remaln where they were for the time being. (CIAlly

105-126039-16 p.2

(19%

and mutual: distrust continued to prevent any cooperation in planning

between the principal active Cuban exile groups.

Eloy Gutierrez

had issued strict instructions that there should be no collaboration

at any 'level with JURE during the process of infiltrating Cuba.

Gutierrez had no faith. in the ability or willingness of Manuel

JURE's leader, to adhere

Ray,

to a joint infiltration program.

105-112098-540 p.?

(5%

On 10/9/64, Juana Castro Ruz (105-66204), sister of Fidel

(813% "The MIami reraid," fiant, 10/10/64)

105-66204-25 p. 2,6

(2)

Georgia Vila Arias (protect identity),

who was present in'y

the reception room of Juana Castro (105-66204) at the Hotel DuPont

Plaza, Miami, Florida, on October 14 and 15, 1964 and interviewed Juana

briefly on 10/15/64, advised as follows:

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During the previously mentioned period there appeared to

be from five to ten people visiting Juana at almost all times.

Manuel

Ray was present in the suite on each occasion. Vila regarded Ray as a

man possessing dangerous socialist tendencies, who probably would not:

return any private property to owners in Cuba

if he should come to:

power there, and as an individual who'

was certainly anti-American.

Vila noted the presence of a woman known as Adela in Juana's

reception room, who indicated

that she was a very close friend of Ray.

Vila stated that she did not feel that Ray and the other

, radical leaders around Juana were friends of the US.

105-66204-26 p.2,4-5

13%

On October 16 and 22, 1964, Alicia Rivas Cardoso Vda

De Rodriguez (105-132664) advised of

an anti-Castro underground

organization within Cuba as of July, 1964, when she left Cuba.

She

stated that this organization consisted of all of the leading anti-

Castro groups within Cuba, excluding JURE, led by Manolo Ray.

105-132664-7 p.2

(20%

(u)

Oh: 10/22/64, MM 974-S advised

that Syla Roque Cuervo Castillo

(105-135366), after leaving* the US military, service, became a military

instructor for Manuel Ray Rivero, aka. Manolo Ray, leader of JURE.

No further information given.

105-135366-3 p.2

(28, 38)

*Cuervo was discharged from the. US Army on 3/16/64, according to

serial 1 in this same file.

• On 10/28/64, Sila Maria, Segredo Carreno (105-125518) advised

•that she was a member

of JURE in NYC.

She stated that she was well

known to Manolo Ray and he was the only one who could vouch for her

• anti-Castro attitude.

105-125518-17 p.7-8

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On 10/29/64, it was reported that two fairly good-sized

soats, which belonged to JUre, were delivered (date not given) by

JURE leader Manuel Ray Rivero

to the SNFE-Alpha 66 (105-112098).

The boats were delivered in Puerto Rico and Antonio Veciana Blanch

Treasurer of SNFE, was present at the time of delivery. (MM. 847.-S)

•105-112098-530 p.1

(5,32)

SI 105-112098-538 p.1

(320)

SI 105-112098-541 p.23

(32%

SI 105-112098-550' p.2,9

132)

On 11/1/64, at Miami, Florida, Orlando Puente Perez,

Secretary to former Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras, said that

a group of 12 Cubans in the Miami area had

banded together and were

trying to form a Cuban Government-in-Exile (105-95357). The men

forming the group included Prio, Manuel Ray Rivero, Aureliano Sanchez

Arango, Carlos Marquez Sterling, Guillermo Martinez Marqueli Pepin"

Manuel Cortina, Felipe Pasos, Manuel Urrutia Lleo, Jose M.

Bosch Lamarque, Justo Carrillo Hernandez, Antonio.

and Manuel Artime Buesa.

De Varona Loredo,

The members were trying to get established

In BrazIl. A'(U)

former Argentine Ambassador to Cuba, just

orior to November, 1964, made a trip through latin America attempting

to gain support for the group.

He met with Brazilian Foreign Minister

Vasco Leitao Da Cunha and his wife.

Leitao did not commit himself to

any one man as head of the group but his wife spoke out in favor of

Puente claimed that it was doubtful that the Cuban exiles would

follow the above named Cuban exile politicians who wanted to make

, sure they

were the ones to move into power after Castro went. (CIA) (

x4).

103385357-211 p.2

SI 105-95357-217 p.1-2

(187)

Prior to 11/3/64, Jose Figures Ferrer of Costa Rica had on occasions

tried to persuade Ludwig Starke Jimenez and other MCRL leaders to stop

supporting Manuel Artime's Movimiento de Recuperacion Revolucionaria

and to assist instead Manolo Ray Rivero, leader Ôf JURE.

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Figueres was President of the Partido Liberacion Nacional

and starke was a leader of the Movimiento Costa Rica Ilbre (MORL) (*/U)

109-12-

(21,285

On 11/30/64, at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Manuel Antonio Ray.

Rivero (protect identity) advised that he had never been contacted

Say Jua that

about any new Cuban Government in Exile (105-95357) and had heard

nothing of any such proposal.

105-95357-213 p.1

(16,29)

Juanita Castro* arrived in Miami, Florida, in October,

1964. She was asked by Manuel Ray to make

a statement excluding

the

Batistianos from any unity movement. Juanita refused this request of

Ray and it was apparent that Ray was not pleased with Juanita's action.

(Andrew St. George,

"Life" photographer, Dobbs Ferry, NY protect ident-

ity)

Rev.. Diego Madrigal and Rev. Manuel F. Colmena, Cuban exiles,

(location not given) advised that on a recent trip to Santo Domingo,

Dominican Republic (DR), they spoke on 10/26/64: with Donald Reid Cabral,

member of the triumvirate which ruled the DR.

Reid mentioned that

Ray had recently been in Santo Domingo for the purpose of obtaining

a military base from which JURE would operate against Cuba.

Ray was in NYC on 12/1/64. It appeared that he was preparing

or some maritime operation as he was nayzng.uung menoerspurchas

supplies and materials.

(NY 4116-5) *21

While in NYC, Ray stated he was having a private meeting

on 12/2/64 with Daniel

Oduber, Foreign Minister of Costa Rica.

Oduber

was in NYC to attend the General Assembly of the UN. (Andrew

st.

George, supra)

109-584-4135 p.5,8-9

(147)

SI as paragraph 1:

105-66204-35 p.2

(3,31%,

SI as paragraph 2:

17,307-270

*Sister of Fidel Castro

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Robert Morris,

attorney, Dallas, Texas, telephonically

advised on 12/16/64, that he had learned that Larrie Henry Schmidt

was writing an article for

"Look" magazine (date of publication

unknown. The article was to deal in some substance with Schmidt

relating his experiences while working (date not given) with Manola

ne eat use ground lovemen.

It was noted that Schmidt was interviewed on 12/3/63, in

Dallas,

in connection with the investigation of the assasination

, of President Kennedy: (62-109060).

62-109060-3956 p.1

(22)

In November and December, 1964, the following persons

familiar with Cuban activities in Puerto

Rico, advised as follows:

Manuel Antonio Ray Rivero on 12/9/64 advised he was still

active in anti-castro activities with JURE. He and JURE members

maintained contact with other anti-Castro groups.

Ray knew Antonio

Veciana Blanch of SNFE (105-112098) but didn't know he was in Puerto

He had had no recent contact with Veciana.:

Ray said no negoti-

ations had been made between SNFE-Alpha 66 and JURE concerning equip-

ment or boats.

Emilio Caballero Castillo advised that to his knowledge

Veciana had had no contact with Ray; that there was not and never had

been any connection between sure and JUne which was led by ray

two groups had not exchanged boats. Felix Zabala Masjands and

Matos Araluce (protect identity) advised the same as Caballero, that

Ray and Veciana had no current business negotiations:

On 12/18/64, Veciana advised that he had had no contact with

Ray of JURE either in

Miami, Florida or Puerto Rico for over four

not given) in Cuba.

Ray or JURE.

abp

105-112098-552 p.8,9A, 10;16-17

(18,28)

SI as paragraph 3:

105-112098-549 p.1

(327.

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It was reported that Ray said he intended to be in Cuba around January

15 or 20, 1965. (CIA) (protect Identity )(4)

On 2/20/65, Carlos Zarraga Martinez advised he was a former

officer of Jure but had. resigned (date not given). he said there was

considerable dissension and dissatisfaction inside JURE because of

Ray's failure to launch any action against Cuba. / On 3/1/65, MM 639-S

Ravised the same. * (U)

Add. info.

109-584-4179 p.1-2,7-9,14

(15,397

On 1/26/65 at Miami it was reported that Manuel Ray Rivero,

JURE leader,

Huascar Rodriguez Herrera, a Dominican, and Eloy Gutierrez

Menoyo, Military leader of SENE (105-112098), had been working in the

Dominican Republic for their fight against Castro. (CIA)

* (a)

105-112098-567 p.3

16,32%

On 1/27/65, former Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras

(109-430) held a meeting at his office at 1739 SW Sth St., Miami

to discuss plans for a Cuban Government in Exile. According to

Prio, Brazil was expected to call exile leaders

to a meeting in that

country sometime in February, 1965, to ask them to unite and come up

with some, form of agreement.

Prio wanted everyone, without exception

to participate in it, including Batistianos, Manuel Ray Rivero, among

others. (CIA)

109-430-2483 p.2

(14,39%

It was reported in October, 1964, that Enrique Casado Cuervo

On 2/2/65, several

grew members left the base of JURE in

the DR for Puerto Rico aboard

"Shark V,

a craft owned by Casado.

Me anon marry went to the home at lay upon empaval In Purito Tico d(Ul

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"(continued)

[cIA-protect Identity) (U)

105-68231-7 p.18

(35,31%

As of 1/13/05, Manuel Ray Rivero was planning to infiltrate

into Cuba on February 4

or 5, 1965, previously the date was given as

between January 15 and 20, 1965.

Ald the men at JURE's camp in the

Dominican Republic were disgusted because they did not think that Ray

would really go to Cuba. They had given him until 2/5/65 as a dead-

line. If Ray did not leave by then, he would probably lose all of his

men.

They were anxious to see action but Ray gave them nothing but

, promises and plans.

(CIA) DU)

105-112098-563 p.1-2

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on 2/5/65, Teodoro Enrique Casado Cuervo (protect identity),

master of the motor

that rour crew mencere see shin venus:

" San Juan, Puerto Rico, advised

" which belonged to JURe,

were then en route from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Puerto

Cabello, Venezuela. They were to await there for further orders from

Manuel Ray Rivero.

Ray was in Santo Domingo until 1/31/65, at which

time he returned

to his home in Puerto Rico.

105-112090-506 p.2

(68,33

In connection with the investigation to identify (fnu)

Montes De Oca (105-135809)*, on 12/17/64, at Miami, Manuel Varela

Castro

advised that one Isidro had been assigned to the JURE vessel

"Venus" as an electrician. Varela believed Isidro: might be identical

with Isidro Montes De Oca. He went on to relate that this Montes

De Oca became suspect in sabotage that occurred aboard the "Venus"

in August, 1964, when the "Venus"

was enroute from Puerto Rico to Cuba.

Varela added that after the attempts of sabotage, the question was

raised by manuel Ray as to the background of Isidro.. No one in JURE

On 1/4/65, Varela advised he had just returned from a trip

to Puerto Rico where he spoke to Ray about Isidro.. Ray identified

this individual as Isidro: Montes

De Oca.

(continued)

*Subsequently identified as Inocente Montes De Oca.

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On 6/3/65, Jose Aguiar Fernandez, employee of "Miami Herald,"

Miami, furnished information concerning Otto Peterson (105-137318), who

reportedly was holding a position in the Castro regime.

work an one

According to

Aguiar, during 1961 Peterson worked for Roberto Ravel, who was in charge

of Rural Housing Development in Cuba.

Ravel's location would be known

to Manuel Ray Rivero, La Rabida #204, Vedado, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

105-137318-6 p.2

(13,38%

Correlator's Note: No information appeared in file 105-137318 indica-

ting that Ray was contacted concerning the whereabouts of Ravel.

organization, headed by Manuel Ray Rivero, who was formerly the Min-

ister of Public Works in the first cabinet of the government formed

the 1 Ray

by Castro after Castro seized power in Cuba in January of 1959.

on 6/7/65, Guido Radelat, 3117 Plyers Mill Road, Kensington,

Md. advised that he came to Washington, D.C. from Chicago, Ill. about

one year ago.

coming from Cuba.

' He was a member of JURE in Chicago. His affliation

with Jure evolved due to his friendship with Manolo Ray, the founder of

JURE. He and Ray were both civil

engineers having become friendly

while attending the University of Havana.

It was Ray who suggested

that Radelat contact JURE when he moved to the Washington, D.C.

area.

Radelat explained that Jure in the washington, D.C. area lost most of

Its members, after the failure of Ray to keep his promise that he would

"be in Cuba and fighting on Cuban soil by 5/20/64.

Radelat met Hector

Bacallao Alvarez (97-4416) in connection with JURE in the Washington,

D.C. area.

97-4416-29 p.4-6

(2, 31%

SI 65-69165-13 p.3-4

(2,31X

Representatives of SNFE (105-112098) and JURE met on 7/5/65

in Miami, to discuss the possibility of the two groups joining forces.

The only agreement reached was that each organization would name a

contact committee to discuss the matter.

JURE was represented by

Manolo Ray Rivero. (CIA - protect identity),

CIA IMEON LASE REMANS

(continued)

CLASSINVED TER WHEIR 12/3190 UR

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A meeting was held on 7/8/65, at the home of Julio Abrew,

member of SNTE in Miami, which was attended by Manolo Ras SNI and

purpose of this meeting

was to explore the possibility of

JUnt uniting

of at least working together in their anti-Castro activi-

ties.

(MM 847-S A U

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on 7/21/65, in Puerto Rico, Enrique Casado Cuervo (protect

identity), Master of

advised that Captain Jose

The "Venus"

was participating as a patrol boat for the leader of the Dominican

Junta

forces. According to Casado, Rabel and Manuel Ray Rivero were

still

at odds as to what the future plans were for JURe.

109-584-4273 p.1

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on 1/6/66, at Miami, Gisela Gonzalez (105-149550) advised

that she had been recruited in September, 1965, and trained by the

Cuban Intelligence Service (CIS) for a US Mission.

She arrived in

the Us on 11/3/65. In early October, 1905, during her training,

Guillermo Serrano of CIS, asked if she knew Manolo Ray or any other

counter-revolutionaries in the Miami area ör the US.

She insisted

that she did not know any such individuals. Guillermo showed her a.

list of names of such persons and requested that she review the list

and try to remember as many names appearing therein who were of interest

to CIS. Gonzalez recalled that the name of Manolo Ray was on this

subversive list.(

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SI 105-148617-3p.17

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On 10/13/65, it was reported that Monsignor Manuel Rod-

riguez Rozas, Catholic Bishop of Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, said

that the regime of Fidel Castro Ruz had persecuted churchmen who had

conspired against Fulgencio Batista zaldivar.

Rodriguez's plight was

worse than that of other bishops because he had attended clandestine

meetings

regime.

(CiAls not giver) with Manuel lay Rivero durine the Batista

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In mid-October, 1965; Antonio Carlos Veciana Blanch, a

leader of Alpha-66 who arrived in Miami from Puerto Rico (PR)

said

that in early October, 1965, a group of Cuban emigres met in PR in

an effort to unite, inactive

emigre leaders.

Manuel Ray Rivero,

leader of JURE, was among those who attended the meeting.

According

to Veciana, the

attempted unification effort was

foredoomed because

neither Ray nor Rufo Lopez Fresquet y Ruiz, also a JURE member present

at meeting, would join a group which he could not lead. (u)

Rogelio Wenceslao Cisneros Diaz, a former aide of Ray, who

also arrived in

• Miami from PR in October,

1965, said that he had attended

another meeting of Cuban emigres held in PR. The purpose of the meeting

was to crate a new party f(")

(CIA ICKU)

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On 10/15/65, at Miami, Manuel Ray advised as follows:

that time, JURE was directing its energies toward maintaining a strong

organizational core in the face of a number of reverses which the

group had met in the past year and a half. It remained the planned

strategy of JURE to await an opportunity to carry out action against

the Castro regime from within Cuba..

JURE had not made an alliance

with any other anti-Castro group although JURE leaders had had some

contact with SNFE.

On 11/2/65, MM 847-S advised that Andres Nazario, a SNFE

leader in Miami, had recently been talking of a scheduled meeting, with

Fo Be salled the Party of the Revolution. (

late the party us the soon eat party tiesle

Ada. Info.

109-584-4324 p.11,5-6

(15%

On 11/4/65, at Miami, Jose Salvador Prince Chelala advised

that around September, 1901, he went to Havana, Cuba, as National

Coordinator of MRP, where he remained until 12/10/02. On that date

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On 12/21/65, SOI, Roberto Roca Rosillo (protect identity)

advised that the el comite coordinador de las Organizaciones Demo-

craticas cubanas de Puerto Rico, aka Comite de Unidad (105-149751)

was in the process of being reorganized in Puerto Rico. The organizers,

Jeronimo Esteve, David Castanon and Col. Ramon Barquin, were attempting

to bring new members into the unity committee. At the

same time they

were trying to combat the unity group being formed by Manolo Ray,

Enrique Nunez, Rufo Lopez, and, other

'"Left wing" Cuban exiles. (*)U

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The following references showed that Manuel Ray Rivero,

principal leader of JURE, was a source

for coverage of JURe by the

San. Juan Office during the period from

2/3/65 to 12/30/65.

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MM 847-S reported on 12/13/65 that Carlos Simeon had recently

arrived in Miami, from Puerto Rico. He was representing Manuel Ray

Rivero and the so-cälled

'Revolutionary Party" (105-148341) in talks

with leaders or suit.

4(2)

MM 847-S made available a copy of

language publication entitled,

"Revolucion,

"a four-page spanish

Issue 1, dated January,

1966, and an address listed as 1434 N.W. 30th St., Miami. According

to MM 847-S,

this publication was the voice of the Cuban Center of

Political Studies.

On page 4 there appeared an article captioned

"Creation of the Cuban Center of Political Studies of Puerto Rico."

The article related that a meeting was 'held (date not given) in San

Juan, Puerto Rico, attended by twenty Cuban exiles, and resulted in

the formation of a Cuban Center of Political Studies in Puerto Rico.

Ray was identified as one of the Cuban exiles who attended the meeting.

It was reported that the Center would hay

as its objective the con-

vocation of a revolutionary congress.(

in Puerto Rico had

been meeting and discussing the possibility of

holding a congress of exiles having the thesis,

"The Betrayal of

the

Revolution."

Ray was one of the people involved in this matter.

Francisco Larrionda was in Miami from San Juan,

representing Ray, and

as tarking with various groups concerning this

congress.

He had

since returned to report to Ray. (AU)

Add. info.

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identity advised as follows: He and fifteen other Cuban exiles had

for the past two months been working on the formation of a revolutionary

congress.

This Congress, as yet unnamed, would have for its purpose

the unification of

Cuban exiles in the fight against Castro.

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group hoped to hold an open meeting soon, the date and location had

not been 'set.

On 12/22/65, SJ 492-S and on 12/21/65, Sol Roberto Roca

Rosillo (protect identity), a Cuban exile in Puerto Rico, furnished

the same information about

a group preparing to form some type

unity group and mentioned that Ray was one of the group: (6) (U

On 1/10/66, Felix Zabala Mas (protect identity), a Cuban

exile in Puerto Rico,

furnished a list-of members of the above men-

tioned group, reportedly to be called the Party of the revolution

(105-148341).

The name

"Invitations Committee, "on the list. A (u)

appeared under the caption

Add. info.

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S1 109-584-4337 p.1

(21%

On 1/17/66, at the Opa-locka,

Florida Processing Center,

Ricardo Antonio Alvarez Lara (105-149550) advised that he had been in

the US since October, 1965, and now wished to return to Cuba. He claimed

he did not know, and he never had seen Manuel Ray and other equally

well known anti-Castro leaders.

105-149550-1 p.2

(13%

On 2/7/66, in Miami, Aldo Vera Serafin, Cuban emigre leader,

said that a Haitian/Cuban emigre group was planning an invasion of

Haiti. Higinio "Nino" Diaz, who was persuaded to assist the group,

at that a hat an on.

2 to vag

was to get 'the boat that' formerly belonged to Manuel Antonio Ray Rivero,

leader of JURE. The boat referred to was probably the "M/V. Venus, "

which formerly belonged to JURE, and had:been impounded pending a

court decision

to determine the legal ownership. It was berthed in

the Miami River.

(CIA)/

*(u)

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on 10/15/65,.

Manuel Ray Rivero was interviewed at the

residence of his sister in Miami, Florida, 3801 N.W. 19th Ave., where

,, he was visiting from his permanent residence in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Ray advised that he possessed no information concerning the perpetrator

of the bombing of the Spanish ship "Satrustegul," which occurred at

San Juan on 10/9/65.

He said this act was not committed by any JURE

He also advised that he was then

litigation of JURE's motor vessel "Venus. " in Miami in connection with

He explained some of the

details involved.

On 1/12/66, Luis Posada, 220 N.W. 55th Court,

Miami (protect

identity) advised that since April, 1961, JURE was furnished financial

support by sources in the US.

However, JURE under the leadership of

Ray, as of January, 1900, had failed to produce any ellective action

against the Castro regime.

On 2/9/66, Osorio Davila, JURE officer at Miami, advised

that the Cuban Center of Political Studies was not a JURE

function,

although Ray was one of the leading participants in the organization.

On 2/15/66, Manuel Varela Castro, former JURe officer, 01

Hialeah, Florida,

advised he had been invited to a conference for

political studies in Miami.

When he heard that Ray had been active

in such a study in Puerto

Rico, he, Varela did not accept the invita-

tion. He believed such a study supported by Ray was an effort to unite

Cuban exiles who believed in the democratic left as the political

trend of the future.

On 2/25/66, Varela furnished information he had received

from Rogelio Cisneros, former JURE officer, which was briefly as

follows:

, In February, 1966, Ray was in Costa Rica visiting an old

friend,

Daniel Oduber, who had lost in the election for President of

Costa Rica.

While in Costa Rica, Ray participated in a conference

with some university students, during which he attacked the US.

Also set out in this reference were details of the admiralty.

suit involving JURE, Ray and crew members of "Venus,"

as shown in

records of the clerk of Us District, Court, Miami.

Add. info.

105-114543-266 p.1-12

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which related that a meeting to establich a Cuban Center for Political

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Studies in Miami, was to

be held (date and place not given).

According

to MM 847-S, Manuel Ray was among the Cuban exiles involved

in the

establishment.of the Center: (eU1)

YVM 1115+SXreported on 3/3/66 that Charles Simeon had been

using

at the SNEE,

Miami, where he was working on plans

for the development of the Center, which was under the direction of

Ray.

109-584-4359 p.11.

(15%

The "Miami News" of 2/27/66 carried an article captioned

"Exile Groups Unite for Cuba Study."

created Cuban Center for Political

The article mentioned a newly

Studies and identified Manuel Ray

Of JURE as one of the participants.

On 2/4/66

and 3/11/66, MMQ115Js advised that the Cuban (E]

exiles involved in planning and organizing a new Cuban revolutionary

unity organization, referred to as the Partido de la Revolucion

'(105-148341), continued to meet in Miami.

Ray and Joaquin Godoy were

involved in this project.

Godoy had been in contact

with one Sacha Volman, a

"Ler Mr denocrat," sympathetie to the Cubari

exiles such as Ray, and Godoy (purpose and location of contact

not

given) :

105-148341-4 p.1-2

(137

The following references on Manuel Ray, Manolo Ray, Manuel-

Ray Rivero and One Rey, located in files maintained in the Speical

File Room of the Records Branch, Files ana Communications Division,

were reviewed and found to be identical with the subject of this

summary; however, the information contained therein has not been

included:

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REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY

The following references on Manuel Ray, Manolo Ray, Manuel

Ray Rivero, Manuel Martinez and One Rey, located

in files maintained

in the Nationalities Intelligence Section, Domestic Intelligence

Division

identical

were not reviewed,

and it is not known whether they arè

with the subject of this summary:

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