CABLE RE: ACTIVITIES OF MANUEL RAY REVERO, HEAD OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY JUNTA IN VENEZUELA
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: CARACAS
Document date: 3/6/64
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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VENEZUELA CUSA

SUBU ACTIVITIES CE MANUEL RAY REVERO, HEAD OF THE CUBAN

REVOLUTIONARY JUNITA IN VENEZUELA.

COI 18 10 LATE FEERUARY 64 PADA VENEZUELA CARACAS 3 MARCM 64.

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AND RAY HAVE WIDELY DIVERGENT POLITICAL VICHS, SOURCE SECEIVED THE

INFORMATICI AS FOLLOWS:

"PARAGRAPH. I FROM ÈN:LIO FEFLIGEZ,

A CUBAN INSURANCE ENECUTIVE IN CAFACAS, FRITY QUINTALiA.

PARAGRAPH 2 FROM EMILIO FERNANDEZ FROM RENE CASTELLARS, A CUBAN INSURANO

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THE CLUB PATRIOTICO DESE MARTI, FROM MARTINEZ.

PARAGRAPH 3 FROM MIGUEL CALDIVAR, CUBAN LANTER AND NRE (REVOLUTIONARY

RECUPERATION MEVEMENT) COOROINATOR IN VENGUELA, FROM MIS WIFE, FROM

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COUNTRY VEMEZUELA

CUBA

DATE Of

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MID TO LATE PEORUARY 1964

CANTRAL INTELLIO ENCE AGENCY

Intelligence Information Cable

TOCS -3/574,865

DISTR 6 MARCH 1964

- SUBJECT

ACTAVITICS OF MARUEL RAY REVERO,

NEAD OF THE

CUBAN

RIVOLUTIONARY SUATÀ IN VENEZUELA

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VENEZUELA, CARACAS (3 MARCH 1964)

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APRAISALI A FOREIGN JOURNALIST DR YECZULLA WHO NAS

EXTENSIVE COOTACTS IN PNE CUBA EXILE

COMMUNITY AND UMO HAS DREY A RELIABLE RIPURIER DI EXILE ACPIVITIES IN THE PAST.

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SOJRCE RECEIVEO NE INTORNA:ION AS FOLLOUS:

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JORGE QUINTANA, A JOUAPALISI FOR THE SCHEMIA LIBRE MAGAZiNE AND

SYMPATHIZER OF THE CUBAN PE:OLUTIONARY JUNTA (JURE) IN VENEZUELA,

SAID ON 25 FEBRUARY 1964 THAT WHEN MANUEL RAY REVERO, LEADER OF JUPE,

ARRIVED IN VENEZUELA ON 18 FEERUARY ME: ERCUGHT WITH HIM 25, 8S U.S.

DOLLARS TO INVEST IN A LON-CEST HOUSING PROJECT. QUINTANA SAID THAT

RAY'S ASSOCIATE IN THIS PROJECT IS HANS NEUMAN, CO-OWNER OF PINTURAS

MONTANA, C.A. IN VENEZUELA; AND THAT RAY WILL RECEIVE A MONTHLY INCOME

OF BETWEEN IRIS. DE AND 5848.808 U.S. DOLLARS FOR MIS INVESTMENT, GUINTANA

THEN QUOTED RAY AS SAYING TMAT HE (RAY) WOULD EE GOINO TO CUEA

IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND, CONVINCED HE WOULO DIE THERE, MAD TO INSURE

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TOES -3/574,855,

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A SECURE FUTURE FOR HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. (FIELO COMMENTS

•IN 1948 ONE HANS NEUMAN WAS REPORTED AS A CZECH COMMUNIST

(PORTION CARELED - BEING SERVICEDY MEXICO. UNCONFIRMED

ALLEGATIONS WHICH A VENEZUELAN SECURITY SERVICE RECEIVED

FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE CHARGED THE DIRECTORS OF PINTURAS

MOSITAILA AS BEING COMMUNISTS WHO ARE USING THE PROFITS FROM THEIR FIRM

TO FINANCE COMMUNIST ESPIONAGE AND PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES IN VENEZUELA.)

2. LUIS MIGUEL MARTINEZ, A MEMBER OF JURE IN CARACAS, SAIO ON 25

FEBRUARY THAT THE 25.888. DIS U.S. DOLLARS RAY BROUGHT WITH HIM TO VENEZ-

VELA WAS ORIGINALLY COLLECTED FOR JURE'S OPERATIONS AGAINST CUBA.

MARTINEZ SAIC THAT THE INCOME RAY WOULD RECEIVE FROM THE HOUSING PROJECT

WOULD BE BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EACH HOUSE CONSTRUCTED AND THAT

RAY'S PURPOSE IN MAKING THIS INVESIMENT WAS TO SAFEGUARD HIS FAMILY'S

FUTUPE, (SOURCE COMMENT: THE VENEZUELAN CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY MAS

BEEN DEEPLY SHOCKED BY REPORTS THAT RAY USED MONEY GIVEN HIM BY FRIENDS

AND ACGUAINIANCES FOR ANTI-CASTRO GPERATIONS FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL BENEFIT. •

3. IN LATE FEBRUARY, THE WIFE OF JOSE VAZGUEZ BLANCO, FORMER CUEAN

CONSUL IN CARACAS, QUOTED HER HUSBAND AS SAYING THAT HE WAS PROFOUNDLY

•DISILLUSIONEO SY THE FACT. THAT RAY DEPOSITED 25,058 U.S. DOLLARS

IN A CARACAS BANK IN CONNECTION WITH A HOUSING PLAN. (SOUPCE COMMENT:

BEFORE RAY LEFT VENEZUELA ON 22 FEBRUARY, HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY DR.

MARIO MAURIELLO, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE BANCO OSRERO DE VENEZUELA,

IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOW-COST HOUSING PROJECT FOR WHICH RAY HAD

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BROUGHT PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS. IT IS CUSSENTLY BEING SAID AMONG THE CUZAN

EXILE COMMUNITY IN CARACAS THAT RAY'S PLAN WAS WELL RECEIVED BY REPRE-

SENTATIVES OF ACCION DEMOCRATICA-GOBIERNO (AD-GOV, DEMOCRATIC ACTION-.

GOVERNMENT) SINCE IT MIGHT PROVIDE AD-COY WITH A COUNTERPROPOSAL TO THE

COPEI (SOCIAL CHRISTIAN) PARTY'S PROGRAM TO CUNSTRUCT "'I DES, SSESS HOUSES

A YEAR".)

4. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY, NAVY AIR CINESO CONCLAME.

5. •IMCADQUARTERS COMMENT: MISSING PORTION MILE OR DISSEMINATEO ONLY IF IT

MATERIALLY AFFECTS THE SENSE OF THIS RCPORT.)

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