MEMO, FANATISM WHICH HAS ONLY BE KNOWN TO ME TO EXIST IN COMMUNISTS.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 04/01/1961
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MANUEL. RAY

Fanatism which has only be known to me to exist in Communiete

His brother was taken prisoner and kept in a room in the

police station. - In this room short arms revolvors and pistols -

were left

at his reach. - The wife of the brother and Mr. Jose

Currais friend of both Manuel and the brother went to see Manuel

Ray to tell him that his brother was set up io make him commit

sulcide. - He was told by both that the emotional condition of

his brother was very bad because he Manuel had refused to talk

or visit him. - Although both persons in more than once visited

him in the hours that preceded the death of his brother Manuel

Ray said he would not visit his brother because he was Secreta

ry of Public Works and if his brother was not guilty he would

be judge and freed.-

After his brother connitted suicide, during the burial

ceremony Ray's father made a speech claiming that his son was

free from any guilt and the Cabinet members were to blame for

Who son's doath The welter can not anure Ray's brother died

anything wrong but beloives

" most probably what happened was due

to the disorganization that existed in at those moments. =

Manuel Ray, even though a normal person would have resig-

ned his government post due to all this events, not only maintala

ned himself on the job, but was one of the most enthusiastic com

llaborators of Castro."

Aftor Ray was ousted frow his cabinet job and assigned

to a job of less importance he kept visiting Fidel Castro and

accompanying him, occupyiny a prominent position, in all his

public appearances. - He expressed to frlends that even though he

was not on a prominent position he thought the revolution was -

doing good to cuba and had his whole support and should be sup-

ported by crerybody.

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RESENTMENT, -

Mr. Manuel P. Cores who visited Ray in his home in Miant

expressed that he found him to think along the same lines as Cas.

tro. - While he waited to talk to Ray, CORES had a chance to hold

a cuniversation with Ray's wife. - His impression is that Ray and

his family resent all businessmen and anybody who has any wealth.

ATHEIST, -

It has been expressed to the writer that Ray is an atheist:

and has openly expressed so in several occasiong.- It is interesting

to know that Raul Chibás, an important member of his organization

is also known as an atheist.-

OTHODOX PARTY. -

Ray was before Castro an active member of the Cuban Ortho-

dox Party, which has been the refuged and as highly infiltrated

of conmunists unknown to the Cuban people till Castro come to po-

wer.

OPINION OF PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM. -

Lopos tay One of the membor at his organ nờn had in tine

pressed to the writer that the only bad law Fidel Castro ena

In the Urban Reform Law.

Cora Miranda, a young lady who lives in the same house as

Ray's brother's widow, has said that the widow in different momenta

has expressed that Ray if he ever comes into power in Cuba vill

be as radical as Fidel Castro, and a dictator.

The following engineers members of the Civil Engineers.

Association:

sorre chong -Pendent of the Muse inter ton of Cats nicke

Hormes Chiong

Federico Leon

Abelardo Docal

Antonio Docal

JOBE Sust

Elizardo Martines

Gutierrer Bolivar

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Anaelmo Lastra

Reinaldo Chipt

Perfecto Arango

Melquiades Pernández Monte

Joxgo Garsyta

Armando Pérez Cobo

JOSE A. VIlE

express this opinions:

He 1a a possible second communist front..

He 1s a radicalita

belelves in the same principles as Castro,

and the only differences between him and Castro 18 that Ray wants

to be the head of the government instead of Castro.

RAY AS SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS. -

During the first three months of Ray in 1959 as a Cabinet

member in his Department exams were given to new employeez. - The

person in charge of this exana was Personnel Chief, Lopez Lay, to-day

a prominent member of Ray's Organization.- Asong the questions 'as-

ked were the following:

a). What do you think of Stalin?

b) What do you think of Lenin?

c) What do you think of Marti?

Joné suárez a former employee of the Public Hor

ment sau those exam on various occuadons. -

In the Public Worke Department during the time he held.

ble post various indoctiination programs vere constantly hela:

. Buch ass

slogans, speeches, etc. through the public address systons,

Stage plays were held in the Patlo during which the conmunlot

thinking was advocated.

Employees were constantly invitod to conferencos.

Militia was organized.

Physical training programs were held for employees.

He named Presidont of the comision de Fomento Nacional

Roberto Acosta former card carrying communiat and to-day in char

go of the Cla. Cubana de Electricidad.

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Net IdealAaR as some fay perLevo

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Ray has been described by many as an ambitious man

who will sacrifice anything OR ANYBODY for these ambitions.

Mr. Adolfo Arenas has said that the people who wor

ked with him durina the resistance against Batista say these

two instances show he will sacrifice people to obtain hie am-

bitions.-

He planned

an assault on a gun shop in Havana in the

month of April 1958 knowing:

Ist. - That it was impossible to do because it was at

a time the auto traffic was at its peak.-

2nd. - There were not enough guns at the shop worth

while stealing.

3rd. - Even though they would have been successful

their ultimate goal the attack on the Cabaña fortress would

only bring death to the attackers.-

Yet he sent those people to their death to have more

martyrs but did not go himself.-

Mhen he was throin out of the cabinet post he inven

ted some technical Job to be located in the Coluabla barrackto

He maintained himself close to Fidel Castro until he saw Cas-

tro would not pass through a Cabinet session for approval the

law creating the job he wanted: - During this time he endorsed

publicly and in private conversations his approval of Castro e

policiaa..

Although there is no proff of him ever belonging to

the Communist Party it is believed that he will deal and ba-

come one if convenient to him elther nationally or internatio

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Considers him a fanatic that will pursue an idea without

regard to tho welfare of his family, even though unimportant. -

Unpractical and bad manager to the extreme that he has

falled in three business enterprises he tried to develop.-

Extrcmely dangerous in the government due to the programs

he belelves in, he says although he has no knowledge of communist

connection he follows the same principles as Fidel Castro and be-

lelves the measures taken by Castro are good. -

Unmerciful, a deffect he showed when he was Secretary of

Public Works he through out hundreds of employces without due cause,

he destroyed every successful contractor that existed to that mo-

ment. -

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