INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE RE: PLOT OF JOSE PICARDO RABEL NUNEZ TO USE JURE'S M/V VENUS IN A POSSIBLE RAID AGAINST CUBA
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
To: WH/SA 8
Document date: 02/15/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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COUNTRY: CUBA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

SUBUS PLOT OF JOSE RICARDO RABEL NUNE? TO USE JURE'S MAV VENUS IN

A POSSIELE RAID AGAINST CUBA

001: 30 JANUARY - 1 FLERUARY 1965

PALA: UNITED STATES, MIAMI (!1 FEBRUARY 1965)

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- 1. AS OF 2 FEBRUARY 1965, JOSE RICARDO FACEL NUNCZ, CAPTAIN

OF THE MY VENUS, HAS STILI RECITING AGAINT FAUCE RAY RIVERO,

LEADER OF THE JUNTA RETOLUCIONARIA CURARE MULA, CUUND RECGUUTIONAT

JUNTA). SCHETIME SEFORE THE ENO O: FISPIANG MADEL PLANS TO TAIN

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•THE M/V VENUS, THE TWO BOSTON MAALENE, VENUS NO. 1 ANTO VENUS

NO. ¿, AND ALL THE WEAFONS AND ISIPMENT STAN JURE HAS AT LIS

DOMINICAN BASE. HE IS FLIEVED TO DE PLAININE TO EXFILTRATE MIS

WIFE FROM CUBA AND/OR FLANTINO TO USE THE VENUS IN A CONMANSO RAIS

AGAINST AN UNIDENTIFIEO CUOR TARGET. DEMOL THEN PROCEO TO AN

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THIS INFORMATICN WAS OBTAINED FROM A PERSON WHO HAS SEEN WITH MANUEL

RAY RIVERO, BUT WHOSE RELIABILITY IS UNDETERMINED.

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LONADSNTAL

WILL FALO TO MIAMI dE SLiDEONGIN' OF THE VESSEL TO THE

•INITEO STATES GOVERNYENT AUTHORITIES. TNE HEAPONS ON TRE KEY WILE

THEN BE LESS TO ARM A SO-FOCT GRAFT BELONGINÒ TO PEPIN CARDONEL, "

A FORMER NESSOR OF JURE BHO MAD BEEN ARCARO INE VENUS. AS OF 2

FEDRUARE, INE VENUS WAS ANCHORED ON THE MAIN RIVER BUT HAS TO BE

TAKEN TO TNE OZAMA RIVER NEAR SANTO DOMINGO WITHIN A WEEK.

2. RAY THINKS THE PLOTTING HAS SUBNAGE AND GAVE RASEL SI, INSO

ON 355 JANiARY TO COVER BOAT EXPENS: S. HI ALSO GAVE LACE MAN

AT THE SASE $50.

3. ON 2 FEBRUARY, THE FOLLOWIN; CREW MENSERS LEFT NURE'S

DOMINICAN SASE FOR PUERTO RICO AGORO THE SHARE V, A CREST CANED

BY ENRIQUE CASADOS, A CUBA DULLE INO FISHES N.AR SEATA ISLAND IN

THE DOMINICAN SEPUBLIC: ALBERTO A ONSO CRUE, 10S. 70 GANAL

/GARCIA,: RAFAEL MAYOLA; ABELARCO CO: CO:'INQUR., MEN EL GANGIE FERNANDEI,

• AND LISTORIEL TORRES JONARRO. IF ELS COENT: CSOB-3:2/94062-62,

DATED I9 OCTOBER 1904, REPORTED IT I ENRICE CASADO CUSATO iS 1-

¿ANER OF A "HOTHER BOAT" WHICH DÃE IN TVE COMICAN RESTIC IN

ABOUT LATE SEPTEMBER AND MICH MIC RELATLÀ TO AN ALLESCO ATTEMP:

OY RAY TO ENTER CUBA. TNE STARD VIS MENCO TO BE A FORMER WAS.

NAVY CUTTER, AGOUT ED FEET LONG DAEN THE VER ARGINCO iN PUERTO

RICO, THEY MENT TO THE HOME OF RAY WHERE TNEY DIRE FURNISTEO PIND.

TICKEIS TO MIAMI BY RAY'S WIFE. LICEN LEM HAD DEPARTEO FOR

MIAMI PREMIUSLY FROM THE GOING REFUGELO ASGARO THE GON TATA.

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CCNFDENTIAL

MARINE SHIPPING CORPORATION IN BIE 11 A: FORTIO THAT INCOCENTE LEN

HERRERA ARRIVEO IN MIAMI ABOARO IT: MiY TITAN FROM SANTO DOMINGO

AT 11:PO A.M. ON 9 FEBRUARY. THE TITAN IS ENE OF SEVERAL CARGO

VESSILS USEO SY THE ANTILLEAN MARI SE SMIPPIRO CORPORATION IN TRADE

THROUGHOU! THE CARIBBEAN. IN ADITION TO RABEL, THE FOLLOING

PERSONS REMAINED ABOARD THE VENUS: GILEERIC EMIDIO FUNDORA ALCAZAR,

MAXIMO DELGADO FROMETA, PABLO FERNANDEZ PEREZ, AND HUBERT MATOS

ARALUCE.

1. ON S, FEBZUARY RAY SAID IN MIAMI THAT NSNCEFORTH HE HOULO

• INFORM POTENTIAL RECRUITS THAT THEY WOULD DE UNDER VERBAL AGREEMENT

TO REMAIN AT HIS BASE FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS EEFORE UNDERTAXINO

ANY OPERATIONS.

SO AISO ON 9 FEBRUARY, RAY CALD TIME ME DO i MEETING WITH

SOME UNIDENTIFIED VENEZUELAN LAGOR LEACERS IN MIAMI. HE LEFT FOR

PUERTO RICO AT 1:35 P.M. CN 9 FiSiJARY.

6. FIELO COMMENT: FOR PREVIOLS SEPORTING ON RAY'S INTERNAL.

PROELEMS WITHIN JURE, SEE TOCSOS--15 SOSE: -65 AND

TDCSOB-315/543253-65.

1• FIELD DISSEM: CINCLANT, CINCSO, LONARISTFOR, MIAMI REFE

OF STATE, USCG, BORDER PATROL, IRiS, Fell AND CUSTOMS. :

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