CABLE RE: PLOT OF JURE MEMBERS TO TAKE COMMAND OF JURE'S M/V VENUS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
To: WH/SA 8
Document date: 01/27/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SUBUS PLOT OF JOSE RICARDO RABEL NUNEZ AND OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO

TAKE COMMANO OF JURE'S MN VENUS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIS

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PLOT OF JURE MEMBERS TO TAKE COMMAND OF JURE'S

M/V VENUS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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FIETO REPORT NO. UFG-8582

APPRAISAL A YOUNG CUBAN FXILE WHO OBTAINED THE INFORNATION FROM A PERSON THO

IS WITH MANUEL RAY, BUT WHOSE RELIABILITY IS UNDETERMINED.

1. AS OF 21 JANUARY 1965, JOSE RICARDO RABEL NUÑEZ'AND MANUE

VARELA CASTRO WERE PLOTTING TO TAKE COMMAND OF THE MIN VENUS, A

1ID-FOOT PANAMANIAN-REGISTERED VESSEL BELONGING TO MANUEL RAY RIVERO,

LEADER OF THE JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA CUBANA (JURE, CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY

JUNTA): IT IS BELIEVED THAT LUIS POSADA AND PEPIN CARBONEL ARE

AMONG THE PLOTTERS BECAUSE BOTH MEN WERE DISPATCHED TO MIAMI BY

RABEL. VARELA ALSO WENT TO MIAMI.

2. RABEL, THE SKIPPER OF THE VESSEL, AND VARELA HAVE COME Te

•THÈ CONCLUSION JHAT RAY DOES NOT INTEND TO INFILTRATE INTO GUA

RABEL CLAIMS THAT'RAY HAS DONE NOTHING GUT GIVE THE MEN PROMISES,

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ABOUT INFILTRATING. (HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: TDCSDB-315/00209-65

DATED 20 JANUARY REPORTED ON THE POSTPONEMENT OF PROPOSED INFILTRA-

TION INTO CULA AND THE ATTITUDE OF. JURE NEN TOWARD RAY.)

53697 - 19: 300-

3. BADEL AND VARELA HAVE TAKEN A CONPLETE INVENTORY OF TIS

BEAPONS, AMMUNITION, AND SUPPLIES AT TIS BASE AVAILABLE TO JURB.

AGUIRRE (FNU) IS IN CHARGE OF SUPPLIES.

4.. RADEL SAID TO OPERATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR THE NORTI COAST

OF CUBA. (SOURCE COMMENT: THEY MAY POSSIBLY BE GOING TO INFILTRATE

PABLO FERNANDEZ OR RODRIGUEZ AND MAXINO DELGADO, TWO GUAJIROS WHO

ARE WITIL THE GROUP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THEY ALSO WANT TO

MAKE TWO OR TIREE COMMANDO RAIDS.)

5. PIELD DISSEM: CINCIANT, CINCSO, MIAMI REPS OF STATE, FBI,

LANS, BONDER PATROL, CUSTOMS, AND USCO, (ALSO SENT SANTO DOMINGO,)

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