Originator: HSCA
From: EDELMAN, RUTH; USSS
Document date: 05/11/1978
Document type: OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT

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05/11/1978

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EDELMAN, RUTH

US SECRET SERVICE; FILES

RIVERO, MANOLO RAY

DOCUMENT TYPE: OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted

CURRENT STATUS : Withhold

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1993

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS:

Box 152.

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JFK Routing Slip-

008290

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DATE

5/15/18

QUISIDE CONTACT REPORT

Jocument I.D.

INDEX

Edelman

luxs

COPY TO

Robert Blakey

Gary Cornwell

Kenneth Klein

Charlie Mathews

Cueis, Maniel -

fie remen

Rey, MAndo

Jackie Hess

Cliff Fenton

Mean #Ying

Team

Team #2

Team #3

Team #4

Team#5

Special Instructions:

Form #2

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KENNEDY

OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT

008290

DATE 5/11/78 TIME8: 30 am

I.

Identifying Information:

Name Ruth Edelman

Telephone634-5731

Address Secret Service, 1800 G St., N.W., 8th floor

Type of Contact:

Telephone

. Person

II.

Summary of Contact:

On Thursday, May 11, 1978, I reviewed the Secret Service

file on Manuel Ray Rivero.

The file was very meager

synopsis is attached.

U.S. SECRET SERVICE

DOCUMENK ARICASED

III.

Recommended Follow-up (if any) :

None

signature:

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Betay Palmer

Form #5

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File Review - Manolo Ray Rivero

United States

Secret Service

May 11, 1978

Reviewed by Betsy Palmer

File contained the following:

1.

Memo to SAIC-PI

From: SA Frank Stoner - PI (Protective Intelligence)

Date: December 7, 1965

Subject:

Reinaldo Padron - JURE member

Manuel Antonio Ray Rivero - head of JURE

Memo referenced CIA report CSDB 312/02492-65 dated

10/20/65 from James Ludlien, Liaison Officer, Counterintelligence

Staff/DDP. Ludlien supplies background on both subjects, states

die on alien

CIA has large file on Ray and information in that file is

gathered from various sources -- he attached

a report dated

November 18, 1965.

On December 6, 1965, Ludlien supplied

a synopsis of Ray file to the Secret Service.

Attachments, third agency information, were deleted from the file.

2.

Investigative Report on Manuel Ray from San Juan by SA Francis

A. Feltman, dated June 4, 1973.

Agent Feltman, seeking information on anti-Castro activities in

Puerto Rico prior to a visit to the United States by Leonid

Brezhnev scheduled June 18, 1973, contacted Manuel Ray. Ray

was interviewed on June 4, 1973 and stated he had heard of no

plans of any anti-Castro groups to demonstrate against Brezhnev

but would advise if any information became available.

3.

Administrative Profile, dated March 27, 1975 on Manuel Ray

Rivero, Case

#CO2. 33115, Subject

# 00311

Social

Security # 581-90-8541

INS # A7056497

Cross Reference: Pedro Albizu Campos (deceased), #C02 02271 - 02002

JURE - #C02 4000 05373

This file repeats information in CIA and FBI files that information

was received in 1964 that Ray was closely associated with the

Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate President Truman and

that he is a close friend of known Communist Pedro Albizu Campos.

(Note: This information originated from an informant to another.!

United Stätes agency and has been documented in our file review)),

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Third Agency Deletions from Manuel Ray Rivero File at the

Secret Service.

1. FBI Report from San Juan, Puerto Rico, dated 2/28/73

titled: Manuel Ray

FBI Report from

San Juan, P.R., dated 5/24/73 titled

Partido Revolucionario del Pueblo (Revolutionary Party

of the People l (PRP). .

3. FBI teletype dated 1/12/73, #0651, titled same as #2 above.'

4. CIA memo from Deputy Director of Plans to USSS dated

11/18/65 titled Ray Rivero, Manuel Antonio.

5. CIA memo from Deputy Director of Plans to USSS titled

same as #4 above, dated 12/6/65.

6.

FBI Report from San Juan, P.R. dated 10/12/64 titled Junta

Revolucionaria Cubana (JURE) Internal Security - Cuba.

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