Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/13/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10214-10371|

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/5/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10214-10371

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

97-4546-27

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 01/13/1965

PAGES:

34

SUBJECTS :

MR, AKA, ASSOC, JURE, CUBAN EXILE, CASTRO, FIDEL,

MRR, CORRECTION SUMMARY, SEE REFERENCE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/12/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS :

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MM-724-S advised that while in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in

early January,

1964, he visited a military

Puerto RICO.

At that time

being given military training by National Guardsmen and reserve officers

of Puerto Rican origin who had served in

the Korean War.

Informant

was told that there were a total of about 800 men being trained and that

these men were not committed to any of the Cuban

exile organizations.

intended to liberate Cuba. In this way

Ray was able to obtain the

support of about 80 exiles for JURE. (S%(V1)

•Cuban Exiles Receiving Military Training in Puerto Rico is the

subject of 105-125665.

105-125665-4

(2309

This reference concerned the effort to determine the identity

of Unsub, aka Engineer Rays (phonetic) (149-2932), who, on 10/22/63

and 10/23/63, telephonically threatened Iberia Airlines in San Juan,

Puerto Rico.

The caller threatened to bomb Iberia aircraft if it was

learned that the Castro regime was confiscating packages carried by

Iberia to Cuba.

Interviews on 10/23/03 of Iberia personnel who were

connected with

the above calls set out. An interview on 11/1/03 with

Manolo Ray Rivero, who was considered as a suspect, was also set out.

In his interview,

ê packagés beina sent to Cuba on Iberia Airlines and indicated that

san each on goe

Ray denied making the calls

"claimed no knowledge

he was in complete accordance with Iberia'a position.

149-2932-2 p.B, 1-10

(247344

•An attempt by the Bureau on 1/2/64 to engage Manolo Ray Rivero

in a telephone conversation net with negative results.

• On 1/7/64 Manolo Ray Rivero was engaged in a telephone conver-

sation through a pretext social call made by an sA who

was acquainted

with Ray.

Casimiro De La Torre Pampliega, Iberia Airlines, was unable

to identify the voice of Ray in the above conversation as

the unsub

caller with whom he had talked on 10/23/63.

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In addition, Luis Roman Sanchez had been reassigned by Iberia

and was unavailable to listen

to Ray's voice to determine if he was

the unsub caller on 10/22 and 23/63.

Unsub aka Engineer Rays (phonetic) is the subject of 149-2932.

149-2932-3 p. B, 2

(245342

SJ-481-S advised that he had learned on 1/9/64 at a meeting.

of the LSP

(Liga Socialista Puertorriquena - Puerto Rican Socialist

League, (place not given) that Juan Antonio Corretjer, who organizec

the LSP, stated that he had been trying to impose a line on all

Independence movements, specifically that they all back the Cuban

Revolution.

He mentioned that JURE had an office on Fernandez Juncos

Avenue in santurce, Puerto Rico, in approximately Step 25 and recommended

that the building be looked over to see if there was any possibility

of burning it to the ground. Corretjer claimed that Manolo Ray, who

headed JURE, was actually protected by the Governor of Puerto Rico and

should be cut down to size.

И)

64-47532-80 p.3

(202

Around 1/20/04g according to CIA, Paulino A. Sierra Martinez

(105-121010) informed Major Tomas Cabanas

Batista at the latter's home

in Coral Gables, fla., that he was preparing some of his young friends

to form an army to be used for the liberation of Cuba and that

he already

had sufficient money to topple Fidel Castro.

Sierra directed Cabanas

to begin recruiting people because he was to be head of the army.

Sierras wanted the list of personnel immediately in order to present it

to his group when he returned to Chicago and in order to receive approval

of his plans from the organization. He also wanted to determine whether

his prans

the group would follow Manuel Artime Buesa and Manuel Ray Rivero.

Sierra

stated that he had the financial means to raise more

105-121010-33

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most to eason reen do it the notie by tao lay 3

On 1/22/64 Dunney Pio Perez Alamo, who had been Chief of

Military Operations for ELC, advised that the ELC at one time was

of the same group which currently comprised JURE. He stated that

Manuel Ray had been

leader of the MRP at the time of the Cuban invasion

in April, 1961, and that the MRI was the forerunner of JURe, of

the regarded leader although he was only one of the

members of

the Executive Board of JURE.

He continued that after the defeat of

Cuban forces in the April, 1961 invasion, Ray resigned from the MRP

and organized JURE at a meeting of former MRP members in Puerto Rico.

At the time Ray resigned, the ELC was formed from a segment of the former

Perez further related that he and other members disputed the

description of Ray "Fidelismo without Fidel" (desiring the same type of

government as Castro). He regarded Ray as a firm believer in democratic

principles and stated

that Ray was one of the first in Cuba to work in

opposition to

the Castro regime once he saw that Castro was taking Cuba

in the direction of communism.

Perez stated that Ray renounced his

desat to aa sinister of Public loris under Castro in 1950 and at that time

to work clandestinely in Cuba to organize his MRP before he toak

exile in the US around latter 1960.

105-110055-48 enc1•p. 1,2,4

(45214

On 1/6/61 NM-192-S (64-21981) was in contact with Nicholas

T. Nonnenmacher, Administrative Assistant to Donald C. Bruce, Representa-

tive from Indiana.

The latter asked if informant had any knowledge

of "Operation Judas" to which informant replied negatively.

Nonnenmacher

explained that this was a plan for the assassination of Fidel Castro

and the taking over of the Cuban Government by new leadership with

Hubert liatos as the new head, Manuel Ray as a prominent leader and

Eloy

Gutierrez Menoyo as Chief of the Army.

Nonnenmacher indicated that this

plan would operate in accord with an internal uprising in Cuba and asiced

informant's opinion.

Informant did not believe

the plan would

succeed

and felt that it would probably be impossible since Matos was in prison, (u

Gutierrez had been a traitor too often, Ray was not trusted by many

Cubans, and individuals inside Cuba were under strict police supervision

Nonnenmacher further asked informant's opinion of Ray, Armando

Max besolk and Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo to which he answered that

fleite in agreement with Nonnenmacher that they were "pinks" and were

untrustworthy. (/4)

64-21981-270 p. 2,3

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In reference to above, a discreet inquiry was made with CIA

concerning "Operation Judas."

On 1/24/04 Austin Horn, CIA, advisec

that this cryptonym was unknown to his agency.

He commented that

Manolo Ray was well known to be a strong supporter of Hubert Matos and

closely associated with Iloy Gutierrez Menoyo.

64-21981-273

(204)

On 2/24/64 NY-4325-S* made available certain material maintained

by Jose antonio gonzalez Gonzalez (105-03473) in his apartment in NY.

This material consisted of a plain envelope stapled through for securityl

reasons and torn scraps of paer also stapled through to prevent reassembly

The informant determined that these scraps actually formed an undated

contained double meaning phrases and the names of Cuban intelligenceS

the (substitution code.) The message as translated from the original LS

spanish, with key words decoded, set fold

to Mauricio (code name for Manolo Ray)

An interpretation of paragraph 11

asking for details concerning Manolo Ray whom they stated had been

appointed bylA (corporacion Italiana de Aviacion to head preparations

against them.

Intelligence Agency had advised That they were backing Ray'to a certain(

degree because of the infiltration

JURE.

105-83473-81 p. 4,12

120)

SI 105=83473-61 p.3

(20) It was noted that kingpin](»

is Bureau code name for Juan 5

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some chance of success in overthrowing the Castro government. ' Diaz

added that in the event of a widespread internal revolt within Cuba

activated by JUke, any future action along these same lines by "Cuba""

would be nulliiied.

105-124864-4.

(10,17)

On 4/24/64 Eloria Molinety Wife of Irving Richard Poyle (5)

610510736/22, unna she ha, receded trom her hus bastmarie nextco,

communication he furnished the following information concerning Manolo

Ray:

he should be watched with

a suspecting eye; he claimed the right

to enter into Puerto Rican affairs because of Puerto Rican ancestry;

he was friendly with the assassination group which plotted against

President Truman; he was very friendly with and in frequent contact

with communist Albizu Campos from Puerto Rico; he was in contact witr

a group of Puerto Ricans,

particularly electricians, who

were working

on the renovation of the

communistic feelings; he always referred to Americans as "Yankees"

and names much worse; and some of his supporters were working with Reds

in Cuba.

The writer also made reference to Carlos Govantes and his

brother, Henry, both in the US, stating

that Carlos had considerable

knowledge regarding Ray and that Carlos' home was used to make calls to

the US when both he and Ray were living in Cuba.

were living in cuba. f

Copy of above letter enclosed

105-107868-57 enc1.p.2

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FAY 3877-57

reported that on 4/14/64 Donald Grant CUNES

In contact with Miguell S

beunred concernino

identified an) Revolution and was currently one or the heads of the

counterrevolutionary movement. Grant commented that he thoucht Ray

was in Puerto Rico.

or less in charge of the saboteurs and such.

The above source continued that Grant indicated that he had

been reviewing clippings (?) from a number of people who predicted.

something would happen by 5/20/04.

Grant related that he was compiling

a report

on this and would like Alfonso's comments. They agreed to C5]

discuss the matter the following day.(f)

(62-77787-210-8977

215192.

A CIA report dated 4/14/64 revealed that Manuel Quiza

Docal (2-1808) coordinator of

the Second Bay of Cardenas Operation,

a. Cuban exile organization, recently stated that he had. found it

impossible to adapt to the internal conditions existing in JURE with

which his organization had made a recent pact. Quiza stated that a

hit-and-run raid planned for late March had been coordinated by JURE

with the alliance formed by SFNE, MRP and Alpha-66.

was to increase the financial support for the plan to carry the war

to Cuba, in a combined operation; however, the agreements were

impracticable because of the control exerted within the mechanism of

. JURE and SPNE. ARuy

cla continued that Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, military coordinator

an almost dally visitor to the house located behind the

JURe Oifices in Miami where coordinated planning for both

organizations

was taking place.

There was still a lack of decision on important

issues such as a

distribution of funds and carrying

the a sue us state re rect contacts between Manset Artare Buesa,

Manuel Ray Rivero and Gutierrez and in meetings held in caracas

renezuela, boisen tay anu representatates and allies of ipa-do ,

Headquarters Comment: There was no information confirm direct

contacts between Artime and kay.

2-1808-30

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On 4/23/04, Joe Vidal, CLA informant, Miami, (protect identity)

advised the Miami Office that

on 4/20/04 Ramon Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,

husband of diga Geargina Coicochea Salas (105-129081), intelligencerus

Minnix, INS, Miami, that his wife was a trained Cuban

agent, that she departed the US for Mexico City on 1/17/64 and was

willing to cooperate with appropriate US Government officials concerning

her activities in the Cuban Intelligence Service (CIS). C*

INS, Miami, furnished CIA the above information and CIA

intorviewed Ramou Conzalez for further details as icilows de(4)

O1ga entered the US at Miami on 1/12/64 and had 5-fold missions

to complete. One

them was to develop information regarding the

activities and militant plans of anti-Castro organizations - SNFE under

the andership restatement oceana one ded by tanolo

Ray and ex-Cuban President Carlos Prio Soccaras.

In connection with this mission CIA noted that Olga was a

personal friend of Manolo Ray; her husband was a friend of Gutierrez,

and

both she and her husband were acquainted with Prio. CIA stated

that they had no operational interest in any organization or individuals

mentioned in Olga's targets.

и)

CIA would further evaluate Olga's double agent potential

and whether she would serve the best interest of the US Government in

Mexico or in the US. Since her appointed targets were in the US, it

would seemingly be best for her to return to Miami if she was agreeables)

105-129981-1 р.3

(2402

O(U1)

• On 4/27/64 Carlos Goenaga Morales (2-1863) contacted Chief

of Police Gus 0. Krausse in Brownsville, Texas, at which time he was

Interviewed by chier krausse and an SA.

_Goenaga was bitter against

Antonio "Tony" Varona whom he described as being the leader of refugee

Cuban organizations in Miami. He stated that Cuban leaders in Miami

vars an

did not want to see.

Castro overthrown because they had too good a

Pepin Bosch of Los Angeles to head the anti-Castro groups in the US.

One of these was JURE headed by Manolo Ray.

by na noo lay

2-1863-1 enc1. p.3

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On 4/21/04 Joaquin Godoy, a member of the Executive Committee

conmented on recent public statements

in tae us of the Mra (105-0270 chatues would be inside Cuba during the

by JURE, headed by Manolo Ray,

month of May, 1964. Godoy indicated that the MRP and its unity

organizations

SNFE and Alpha 66, all anti-Castro organizations, were.

not united with JURE but were cooperating with Jure to a limited degree.

He explained that he and his associates felt that Manolo Ray was political-

ly smarter than

they and would therefore eventually dominate the MrP,

SNTE and Alpha 66, should any close cooperation be agreed upon.

105-92704-93

(216

This reference concerned probable internal changes during

mid May, 1964 in the section of the Cuban Intelligence Service (CIS)

responsible for covert operations in the US. These changes were

allegedly being brought about by a growing awareness on the part of

the Cuban Government of measures taken and threatened by anti-castro

forces in Cuba and

abroad such as Manuel Ray's plan to return to Cuba

by 5/20/64. (Details set out) (pu(u)

effect on CIs covert overations within the US. (E)CuS detrimental

It was noted that such changes would have

Double Agent Operations - Cuba,

the subject of 105-128912](5)

205-128222-7 p.2-5(C)

( 104g 242

Laureano Batista Falla,

Military Chief of Movimiento

Democrata Cristiano in Miami, claimed that in May, 1964, the under-

ground in Cuba planned to start military and guerrilla warfare activity

against the Government of Cuba.

Manuel Ray planned to be in Cuba by

5/20/64. Ray tried to give the impression that he would be in Cuba for

the purpose of leading the revolution against the government. Batista

claimed

that Ray was going to Cuba because he had either

been ordered

to do so by the Us Government or by leading ilgures in the Cuban under-

ground.

Batista stated that the real chiefs of

the anti-Fidel Castro

movement were in Cuba and would make

the decisions concernino the

proposed Hay, 1904 uprising. Participation in this uprising by kay

moore not clearly nice me to none men te

one of the leaders.

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The Tampa "Tribune," page 4A, for 5/21/64 contained an article

written by Vance Johnston captioned "Exiles Train At Camp In Mid-Florida."

The article stated that numerous Cuban exiles who were followers of

Manuel Ray had been undergoing guerrilla warfare training in mid-florida.

The article continued that Ray, believed to be in Cuba,

and his followers

were expected to

strike at several points on the island nation at any

time.

The subject of this file is Weir W. Villiams on whose property

the JURE training camp

was located.

2-1865-7 encl. p.2

(1)v

On 5/23/04, Dr Agustin Castellanos, Confidential source,

(protect identity) furnished information concerning the Cuban exile

At that time he mentioned Humber to Estevez as

being head of the MRP, as having a good reputation publicly and privately,

and as being trusted by ilanuel Ray. f (V)

109-12-212-199 encl. p.1

On 5/26/64, CIA advised that Maria Elena de Cardenas

xav Riveros

(105-129224), a Cuban dead be working or, was working with Manuel

JURE.

the interests of Ray's

group, she was working against them by sending information to Cuba.

cardenas was reportedly a

very strong supporter of Fidel Castro. Cu)

10529224-2

(10,17)

On 4/29/64 PSI Arturo Gonzalez Gonzalez (protect identity).

reported

that an organization named Los Juramentados (Those Sworn To)

(105-125545) had recently given indications that it was becoming more

on 4/16/04 with representatives of Alpha 66, JURE, MRP and SNFE. All

were described as

a burning desire to free the homeland.

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TP-59-S had indicated (date not given) that he was of the

opinion that Los Juramentados was another name for members of JURE.

Gomez Calzadilla, Secretary-General of Los Juramentados, advised on

6/4/64 that the group had

no connection with JUrE, the

anti-Castro

organization of Manuel Ray. (U)

105-125545-4 p.B,2

(102

National Revolutionary Front) (105-129080), which he

headed, ceased to function as an independent organization around October

or November, 1963, when it joined with JURE. Alanis indicated that he

disagreed with the way Rogello Cisneros, chief delegate of JURE in

Miami, conducted JURE business. He asserted that about eighty percent

of JURE members felt that Cisneros was incapable of conducting JURE

affairs in the absence of Manuel Ray. Around 6/8/64 Alanis and other

leading JURE members held a conference with Manuel Ray (place not given)

and informed him that unless JURE policy was modified, FNRC members would

withdraw from JURE. Alanis commented that the recent

British authorities at Anguila Key of Ray and others

which Cisneros was largely responsible because of bad planning.

stated that he still considered Ray a good man and a leader for JURE.

105-129080-4 p.3-5

By letter dated 6/22/64, the Bureau forwarded originals and

translations of communications to Los Angeles Office, described below.

Jose Maria Salas-Canizares (97-4503) furnished a resume of

information concerning Manolo Ray and other individuals of JURE.

resume written in Spanish appeared on the letterhead of the "Cuban

Anti-Communist Legion," Miami.

Included among the information was the

following: Ray was an architect in the Ministry of Public Works during

the government of Batista and at the same time traitorously was Chief of

the July 26 Movement in Havana; was a great friend of Engineer (FNU)

Arroyo, Minister of Public Works who was later Ambassador in Washington;

became

Minister of Public Works under Fidel Castro; sanctioned, as

Minister, the Ten Laws (set out) of President Manuel Urrutia, which led

to the communization of Cuba; denied his brother, Rene, refuge which

resulted in the latter's being killed; and continued as Minister and a

friend to Castro after his brother's death.

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salas also made available a copy of a letter in Spanish

dated 5/14/64 received by nim fron siberto Marrero, 115-39th ST-NU)

Union City, NY.

This letter indicated that Romulo Betancourt,

and Munoz Marin had "armed to the teeth" Ray and Guttierez

Elgures political Democratic leftists," who apparently had made a

pact with Lazaro fena, a Negro communist in Cuba to strike a counterblow

against the communises eliminating the Castroites and the July 26 Novement,

encorsed by Ray, in order to impose a change in Cuba to a communist-file

or neutral regime. ClA was working on this deal but had a "hidden

aided Ray so that he would not

however, ClA felt that Ray would de unsuccessiul in his undertaking

and thus had eliminated Ray and turned to Artime. X/U)

Translations of above 2 communications

enclosed

97-4503-18 p. 1,2 and encl.D.2, 4,6

(24200

W/d) (0n 6/25/64 Eudaldo A. Suarez (protect identity), accountant

with Répresentacion Cubana Del Exilio (RECE-Cuban Representation 10

Exile) (105-126039) advised that the purposé of RECE was to form a

large anti-Castro organization to effect the eventual overthrow of the

Cuban Government. To accomplish this, the organization had to unite

al1 Cuban exile groupsg

obtain US and

world support and raise a large

SuMl

i money for the formation of

the military organization.

Manuel Ray recently visited RECE headquarters in Miami and

conferred with officials; however, no agreement was reached. (Source

and

date not clearly indicated).

105-126039-8 p.3

(10k)

In reierence to an investigation concerning a JURE training

camp set up on the property of Weir P. Williams (2-1865) in Polk County,

fla., several JURE members were interviewed. The name of Manuel Ray

was mentioned in the following interviews:

On 6/22/64 Edilberto

Fernandez advised that he was a JURE member because he was concerned

over the communist comination of Cuba and believed

that

the policies of

JURE under the direction of Ray represented a sound basis for the

overthrow of Fidel Castro.

On 6/23/64 Carlos Zarraga stated that the

anti-Castro group, Cuba Libre, which he headed and recently incorporated

to infiltrate Cuba which resulted in

capture by British authorities in

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INFORMATION

SEUKLI

Ray in NYC on 12/6/63, planned to

travel to California and return to

Puerto Rico.

Ray expressed interest

in obtaining explosives. (Zachary

De Gaster, 10 to 40th Stog NIC,

protect identity)

may pronenent meanto a the axe cutive

(Carlos Zarraga, 2954 S.W. 16th

Terrace, Miami, 12/13/63)

Ray was a socialist whose political

thinking was unclear; was without

cultural background although a

qualified and licensed

engineer;

was not well oriented; and was a

shrewd politician with plenty of

money available to him through

Governor Luis Munoz Marin of Puerto

Rico and

the US State Department.

Cuban exiles believed Ray would be

important figure in future of Cuba

after overthrow of present government.

Some contact had between Ray's JURE and:

Movimiento Democrata Cristiano (MDC) •

(Laureano Batista Falla, head of

military section of MDC, 12/16/63)

Ray intended to sell bonds to help:

JURE in its military plans for fight-

ing in Cuba. Bonds delivered from

Miami by Dr. Raul Chidas, head of JURE

military activities in NY. JURE

looking for office space in NY to open

office in early January, 1964. (Ismael

Rodriguez, 84-19 51st Ave .,

Long Island, NY, protect identity,

Late December, 196310)(U1)

Januar ve dentity,

Elmhurst,

SERIAL AND SEARCH

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(182)

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Stunt.

INFORMATION

Five exile groups merged with JURE under

Ray: Cuba Libre Movement; The Revolution-

ary National Assembly; The National

Revolutionary Cuban Front; The Liberating

Army of Cuba; and the Cuban units trained

by US Army at It. Jackson, SC ACSNX

2822-59 2/0/04

"liami News" 1/31/64)

A publicity man in Cuba believed that if

Ray established force in Cuba in May,

1904, he would receive active support fron

just a few Cubans but probably passive sup-

port, such as food secretly provided his

forces, from many others. (CIA)

• (4)

Ray headed one of two groups of anti-

Castro Cubans training in Costa Pica

training reportedly for purposes of

infiltration and sabotage and not for

invasion.

Cubans had been

there since

October, 1903. ILt. Col. Fernando Figuls

Quiros,

head of the Security Agency

and adviser to President of Costa Rica, (S

protect identity)

Ray participated in meeting of National

Directorate of JURE held in Miani during

weekend of 5/2-3/64. On 5/3/64 informant

met with Ray and agreed to accompany him

and JURE members into Cuba around

5/20/64. Ray would head JURE in Cuba

and Rogelio Cisneros would head JURE

According to Ray, Jose Gomez,

Orlando Castro and Jesus Becquer of

National Directorate of JURE would

accompany him into Cuba.

Ray telephonically

advised informant on 5/12/64 to proceed

immediately to Miami. (Andrew St.

George,

"Life"

magazine photographer" protect

identity)

Miriam Teste of Alpha 66-II Frente-MRP

in Miami denied report of agreement

between ex-Wajor Bloy Gutierrez Menoyo

of that organization and Ray of JUnt.

(CSNY 2822-S, 5/13/64) (NU)

SERIAL AND SEARCH

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(115

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(115248

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Cuba expected increased exile activity

in May 1964 because of Ray's announcement:

to be in Cuba by 5/20/64 and reporis

other possible invasions. (CIA) (A? (U)

JURE consisted of a 5-man national board

with headquarters in San Juan, Puerto

Rico-Ray head of board. (Carlos

2724204

2724/64, 2954 SW L6th Terrace, Miami,

JURE, through Ray, had very good contacts

person in columbus a claimed to table

person in Columbus,

have sold considerable

arms. to Ray.

Informant did not doubt that Ray would

try to establish some military activity

in Cuba in the near future. (Santiago

Alvarez

Rodriguez, 541 NW 45th Ave., Miami,

2/6/64)

Ray recently conferred with Romulo

Betancourt, President of Venezuela.

Ray publicly stated plans to be in

Cuba by 5/20/64• Informant had no doubt

Ray would be there. (Carlos Zarraga,

supra, 2/28/64)

Informant of opinion that Ray would

open small operation in Cuba for about

3 or 4 months beginning in May. Ray

would then return to US on big organi-

zation drive to establish large unity

movement for eventual return to Cuba®

(Joaquin Godoy, head of MRP, 3/5/64)

On 3/9/64 Ray issued press release in

Miami stating his plans to be in Cuba

and establish

a front by 5/20/64.

Rogelio Cisneros Diaz recognized

representative of JURE in the US since

Ray was engaged in clandestine effort

to enter Cuba. (Cisneros, 5/25/64)

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REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY

the following reierences on Manuel Ray, Manuel Ray Rivero,

Manolo kay, and Manolo lay livero located in 11des marntained in the

Special File Room of

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Branch, were not reviewed:

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64-330-210-1063

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64-330-210-1-64

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64-330-228-616

633

64-330-237-1610

65-67951-821 /(S)

105-86020-788

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• "The Worker" 11/14/61

"NY Herald Tribune" 1/9/61

"Our Sunday Visitor" 5/14/61

"NY World Telegram" 2/23/62

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on this subject which contain

the same information (SI) that is set

out in the main file. Differences in source will be noted on

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