FILE REVIEW AT FBI, MARCH 16, 17, AND 20, 1978
Agency: HSCA
Originator: CIA
From: PALMER, BETSY
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 03/22/1978
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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TITLE: FILE REVIEW AT FBI, MARCH 16, 17, AND 20, 1978

DATE: 03/22/1978

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AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES, FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA

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ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES

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RIVERO, MANOLO RAY

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR

FROM: BETSY PALMER B

DATE: March 22, 1978

SUBJECT:

File Review at the FBI, March 16, 17, and 20, 1978

MANOLO RAY RIVERO aKa

MANUEL

RAY, MANUEL REY

By memo of February 17, 1978,

I submitted to you a review

of FBI file #97-4546, Section 1, Serials X-24 and mentioned

that two additional

files were read by Patricia ort.

Since no notes were taken on two files, I returned to the

FBI on March 16 to finish the review.

At that time, I

found that additional material had been added to the

Manolo Ray section,

and three days were required to finish

the assignment.

This second review was done on March 16,

17 and 20.

Attached is a report of the information obtained from the

March file review on Manolo Ray:

Also attached is a

suggested list of names and topics to be indexed from

this review, as the material read was extensive and not

all names are pertinent to this Committee.

Please note that the first file review on Manolo Ray has

filed under #005990. For purposes of continuity, it

would be helpful if this

number were assigned to the material

presented in this memorandum.

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For purposes of indexing,

used from this report.

I suggest the following names be

1.

2

MANOLO RAY RIVERO aka MANUEL REY, MANUEL RAY

• ELOY GUITERREZ MENOYO

3. DUNNEY PIO PEREZ ALAMO

4. LAUREANO BATISTA FALLA

5. CARLOS ZARRAGA

6.

LUIS POSADA

7. ROGELIO CISNEROS DIAZ

8. JOAQUIN GODOY

9. COLONEL RAMON BARQUIN

10. ANTONIO VECIANA BLANCH

11. SYLVIA ODIO

12. LEE HARVEY OSWALD

13.

ANDREW ST. GEORGE

14.

MITCHELL WER BELL III

15.

MARCOS DIAZ LANZ

16.

ORLANDO BOSCH

17. CHE GUEVERRA

18. FIDEL CASTRO

For purposes of indexing, I

be used from this report.

suggest the following groups/companies

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

JURE

SNFE

CUBA LIBRE

MRP

ALPHA 66

ERQUIAGA ARMS COMPANY

ELC

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File Review, Manolo Ray, FBI

March 17 and 20, 1978

Continuation of Section 97-4546

File 97 4546, Section 1 - Serials X-24 written in a Memorandum to the

Director on February 17, 1978.

File 97-4546, Section 2, Serials 25 ====

July 2, 1964, Teletype to Director from Miami

Subject: JURE - Internal Security, Cuba

Re: CIA teletype dated 7/2/64 on JURE Chief Ray's imminent departure

to Cuba from Miami on July 3 by Small Boat

Miami INS advised Ray processed on July I last concerning his admissibility

to re-enter U.S. following capture to Bahamas June 1 last. Ray

found admissible.

In view of Buairtel December 12 last instructing no inquiries desired

re: JURE plans to infiltrate Cuba, Miami taking no action upon basis

of ClA message.

2. ClA intelligence information Cable dated 4/9/64 deleted - I page in length.

3. April 23, 1964, Memo to Director from San Juan

subject:

Re: Information developed to determine if JURE receiving financial

assistance from Venezuelan Government relative to its obligation to

register under provisions of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)

On 6/26/63, ClA said JURE received $6,000 monthly from Venezuelan Govt.

Leading members of JURE deny knowledge of any such payment. One JURE

member in Miami, ANTONIO ARIAS GONZALEZ, Said Confederation of Venezuelan

workers

had a bond raising rally for JURE. RAY refused to furnish

financial information to San Juan office.

San Ju an Office doesn't feel past investigation has shown that JURE has

incurred an obligation to register under FARA and that ClA probably furnishing

bulk of financial support.

4. Department of State telegram 4469 dated 6/4/64 deleted, I page in length.

5. October 12, 1964 Memo from San Juan marked SECRET.

Re: JURE

States that another Government Agency furnished information that RAY

was friendly with members of Puerto Rican group which plotted to

assissinate PRESIDNET TRUMAN. He (RAY) is a good friend of Puerto

Rican Communist PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS. When the White House was being

renovated, RAY had contact with Puerto Ricans engaged in that work.

Made many phone calls to United States (particularly Washington, D.C.)

while he still lived in Cuba.

Made calls from home of CARLOS GOVANTES whO

arcitect, and may live

in Kansas City, Missouri, probably employed

by Klipper Company. Carlos has a brother Henry in Silver Sprins, MD.

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March 17 and 20, 1978

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Ray has many enemies in Cuba who know him as a Communist. Some of

his supporters are working for communists in Cuba.

6. ClA report CSDB 312/00862-64, dated 10/19/64 deleted, I page in length

7. Supplemental Correlation Summary

January 13, 1965

Subject: MANUEL RAY RIVERO

A. On July 11, 1963, DR. CARLOS MARQUES STERLING said RAY of JURE and

ELOY GUITERREZ MENOYO Of SNFE had reached an understanding whereby DR.

MANUEL URRUTIA would become President and RAY Prime Minister of Cuba

after overthrowing CASTRO. DR. MARQUEZ said both men were not too far

removed from CASTRO in their thinking and would not be accepted by Cuban

people.

B. On August 16, 1963, ClA reported RAY arrived in Miami and met with

MANUEL QUIZA DOCAL, leader of Cubanos Libres at which time DOCAL

committed himself to JURE.

C. August 26, 1963, ClA advised that MANUEL DUASAO who was a G-2

member in Cuba at beginning of Revolution was now associated with

D. September 20, 1963 RAY in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Purpose

unknown.

E. October 3, 1963 New YOrk World Telegram carried story of a possible

overthrow of PRESIDENT DUVALIER of Haiti by Cuban exiles. RAY specifically

mentioned in sotry as a Cuban exile leader.

October 13, 1963 RAY was to visit Venezuela to seek moral support

of PRESIDENT ROMULO BETANCOURT and persuade him to intercede on JURE's

behalf with PRESIDENT ORLICH of Costa Rica.

G. Hondurian PRESIDENT RAMON VILLEDA MORALES announced plans for a

symposium on October 9-15, 1963 and said MANOLO RAY had backing of

himself and PRESIDENT ORLICH of Costa Rica.

H. November 2, 1963, MDC leader in Miami said RAY enjoyed no sympathies

among Cubans and had

leftist tendencies.

1. LEE HARVEY OSWALD file referemces to JURE and SLYVIA ODIO

# 105-82555, Serials 896

4263 encl p. 3,4,5,6.7

4266 encl

p. 7

4301 encl. p. 7

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1. January 19, 1964 Miami Herald carried article that ELC announced its

union with JURE headed by RAY.

On January 22, 1964, DUNNEY PIO PEREZ ALAMO, Chief of Military Operations

for ELC, advised that ELC at one time was part of same group which currently

comprised JURE.

He stated RAY had been head of MRP at time of Cuban

invasion of April 1961. Said RAY regarded leader of MRP but only on the

JURE Executive Board.

When RAY resigned as head of MRP after the Bay of

Pigs and formed JURE, the ELC was formed from a segment of the former MRP.

PEREZ aaid RAY a firm believer in democracy and disputed "Fidelisimo without

J. January 6, 1964 Informant in contact with U.S. Representative

Donald C. Bruce (Indiana) office concerning "Operation Judas" which

allegedly was a MATOS/RAY plan to assassinate CASTRO. Informant did not

know of it.

ClA did not know of it.

February 15-20, 1964 CIA says RAY expected to arrive Caraccas to

establish a guerilla training base to be used by Cuban exiles in Panama

and Venezuela.

(Field Comment -- such a base would probably have the

tacit consent of BENTANCOURT government).

CIA believes RAY planning to enter Cuba clandestinely before JURE's

planned uprising on May 20, 1964.

March 11, 1964 A hotel night clerk

in Puerto Rico finds a letter,

written in French, and addressed to RAY which contained a list of arms,

ammunition and explosives to equip 50 men:

M.

claimed That the underground

aimed that the negro me lie to ta tee le camilitary

warefare activity. RAY gáve impression he would be in Cuba and lead

the activity. BATISTA said RAY would be there either on orders of U:s.

government or Cuban undergound. Said real chiefs were in Cuba and would

make all the decisions.

N. ClA advises on May 26, 1964 that MARIA ELENA de CARDENAS supposed to

be working for JURE in New York but sending information to CASTRO.

O. Resume of RAY received by Bureau, June 22, 1964. RAY was an

architect

Ministry of Public Works during Batista regime and at the

same time traitorously Chief of July 26 Movement in Havana; great friend

of engineer (ENU) ARROYO, Minister of Public Works under CASTRO; sanctioned

as Minister, the Ten Laws of PRESIDENT MANUEL URRUTIA, which led To

communization of Cuba; denied his brother, Rene, refuge which resulted in

the latter's being killed; and continued

as Minister and a friend of CASTRO

after his brother's death.

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P. June 23,

1964 CARLOS ZARRAGA stated that Cuba Libre recently

incorporated into JURE.

Said two of his men accompanied RAY in an effort

to infiltrate Cuba which resulted in their capture by Britist authorites

in the Bahamas on 6/1/64.

LUIS POSADA headed a training camp on property of WEIR P. WILLIAMS in

Polk County, Florida.

l. From Anti-Fidel Castro Activities Main file 109-584

RAY says SOMOZA family a "Dynastic tyranny in Nicaragua" quoted in

Miami Herald article 9/8/63.

R. December 6, 1963 - RAY in New York City, planned to travel to

California and return to Puerto Rico -- interested in obtaining

explosives.

S. January 31, 1964 article in Miami News. Five exile groups merged

with JURE under RAY;

CUBA LIBRE

Revolutionary National Assembly

National Revolutionary Cuban Front

Liberating Army of Cuba

Cuban unites trained by U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

T. RAY headed one of two groups of anti-Castro Cubans training in

Costa Rica since October 1963.

U. Reliable source in Columbus, Georgia claimed to have sold considerable

arms to RAY.

Informant did not doubt that RAY would try to establish some

military activity in Cuba in the near future. (Santiago Alvarez Rodriguez

2/6/64)

V. ROGELIO CISNEROS DIAZ recognized as representative of JURE in the

U.S. since RAY engaged in clandestine effort to invade Cuba.

Note: JURE file #105-114543, page 29 gives file reference to RAY

SNFE (operation Alpha 66) file #105-112098

References not included in summary are listed in Special File

Room of Files and Communications Division Records Branch (see

page 22 of summary).

8. ClA report CSDB 312/01396-65 dated 6/9/65 of 2 page length, deleted.

Entitled: Lecture of MANUEL RAY RIVERO to members of JURE"s Delegation

from Tampa, Orlando and Maimi, Florida.

9. ClA report TDCSDB 315/02535-65 dated 7/28/65 of I page length deleted.

10. Airtel to SAC, San Juan, Miami Legat Santo Domingo from Director states

MANUEL RAY wishes to meet with Carmen Bosch to discuss a matter concerning

her husband, JUAN BOSCH, former Dominican President

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CIA report on RAY's address to JURE indicates RAY said JURE

had left some weapons in a Dominican military base and they

would be returned

no matter who took over in the Dominican

Republic. Report dated

• 5/19/66

11. CIA Report CS DB 312/01459-66 dated 5/27/66 deleted 1 page

in length.

12. Airtel to Director from Legat, Santo Domingo. One of the

Election observers in Dominican Republic says that RAY

and CARLOS DIAGO DIAGO of Puerto Rico should not be allowed

to monitor elections in Dominican Republic since they were

controlled

agents of CIA.

13.

August 18, 1966 memo to Director from SAC, San Juan.

In June 1966, RAY travels from Puerto Rico to Madrid, Spain

to meet with Rafael Bongo.

14.

February 2 and March 11, 1966 reports. Informant says new

Cuban exile group, Partido de la Revolucion meeting in Miami.

RAY and JOAQUIN GODOY involved in project. In March 1966,

GODOY in contact with "leftist democrat" SACHA VOLMAN.

15. March 3, 1966

Informant says CHARLES SIMEON using SNFE

office space in Miami for development of Cuban Center for

Political Studies under direction of RAY.

16. February 25,

1966

MANUEL VARELA CASTRO, former JURE

officer received information from ROGELIO CISNEROS that

in February 1966, RAY was in Costa Rica visiting Daniel

Oduber who had lost election for President of Costa Rica.

While there, RAY participated in conference of university

students and verbally attacked the United States.

17. A Spanish publication of January 1966 entitled "Revolucion"

contained an article on page 4, "Creation of the Cuban Center

of Political Studies of Puerto

Rico" which related that 20

Cuban exiles held a meeting in San Juan, one of whom was

RAY, for the purpose of establishina above-mentioned Center

with objective being the convocation of a revolutionary

congress.

18. December 21, 1965 Source

says COLONEL RAMON BARQUIN is

attempting to bring members into Comite de Unidad in Puerto

Rico to combat RAY's "left wing" group.

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19. July 21, 1965 Informant says JURE boat "Venus" participating

patrol boat for leader of Dominican Junta forces.

20. December 16, 1964, File #62-109060-3956, page 1. Robert

Morris, Dallas attorney, advised on 12/16/64 that Larrie

Henry Schmidt was writing an article for Look magazine

relating his experiences while working with RAY in the

Cuban underground (date not given).

Note:

Schmidt was interviewed 12/3/63 in Dallas in

connection with investigation into the assassination

of President Kennedy.

21. October 29, 1964 Reported that two fairly good-sized boats

belonging to JURE were delivered by RAY to SNFE-Alpha 66

in Puerto Rico. ANTONIO VECIANA BLANCH present at time of

delivery.

22. September 9, 1964 RAY advised on 9/4/64 that he never knew

an individual by the name of Leopoldo connected with JURE.

He said he had met SYLVIA ODIO socially five or six times

indicating she had been active in JURE in Puerto Rico in

1962, prior to her departure to Dallas. RAY said he never

had too much faith in her JURE activities.

On 9/4/64, RAY advised he last saw SYLVIA ODIO in June 1963

in Puerto Rico.

Said he never discussed with her the report

that she had observed LEE HARVEY OSWALD with JURE members in

Dallas.

Stated she may have mistaken the identiy of OSWALD

but would not have fabricated a story of the visit of three

persons to her apartment.

23.

August-September 1964 Informant who had been a JURE officer

said that since RAY's failure to infiltrate Cuba in July 1964,

JURE suffered psychological let down.

Republic refused JURE permission to set up a military base

hootel lot don it

Said the Dominican

because RAY was conferring with JUAN BOSCH, past President

of the Dominican Republic and political enemy of Dominican's

Provisional Governor.

Said RAY completely and forever

discredited

as a

leader.

24.

July 1964 at Miami, SFNE, MRP and Alpha 66 planned to

publish an article

attacking CIA. It was to mention the

May 1964 raid on Cabo Cruz sugar mill in Cuba as being

carried out by CIA with the intention of dealing a blow to

MANUEL RAY, JURE leader.

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25.

February 8, 1966 Letter from ANDREW ST. GEORGE advised

he had

"solved the enigma of the impressive arsenal of

MITCHELL WER BELL III

(62-108665)."

ST. GEORGE accompanied

RAY on the unsuccessful attempt to enter Cuba in May 1964.

ST. GEORGE was sure the same set of weapons in WER BELL'S

possession in January 1966 were those assembled for RAY's

invasion attempt in May 1964.

26.

October 17, 1974 report by SAs Gerard C. Carroll and

Edward H. Joyce

Subject: EMILIO ECHARTE PEDROSO, DOB 12/29/34, Havana Cuba

Address: 1974, 4740 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D.C. Apt. 605

Subject being questioned about his visit to Cuban Embassy in

Mexico City in December 1967.

In course of interview, ECHARTE

said he had worked for Cuban Intelligence with G-2 ageny

ENRIQUE CICARD LABRADA, aka "MICKEY"

In 1967 he contacted

MICKEY in Mexico City and ascertained that he, ECHARTE, was

still in good standing with CIS even though he had failed to

carry out an

assassination mission directed against MANOLO

RAY in 1964 in Puerto Rico.

He never received any money or

instructions on methods and stated he never intended to carry

out the assignment.

In conversation with MICKEY in 1967,

ECHARTE was given

another assignment targeted against Felipe

Rivero, leader of Cuban Nationalist Movement in the United

States.

Again, no money was received and ECHARTE said he

did not have

any intention of carrying out this second

assignment either.

ECHARTE is under control of SA J. J. Rivera,

DEA, at time of this report.

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Manolo Ray References

Section 1 of 3

1. December 16, 1970, airtel to Director from SAC, Alexandria

Re: San Juan

airtel to Bureau 12/10/70

Request a check with CIA to determine if they have an

operational interest in MANUEL RAY RIVERA.

CIA person

advised that all requests of this nature be furnished

her office.

CIA check of files 5 February 1971 says they have no

current operational interest in RAY - DD/P letter

to Director, FBI.

2.

August 30, 1974 FBI interview in San Juan with ENRIQUE

JOSE NUNEZ ALVAREZ

NUNEZ denied any knowledge of a threatening letter directed

to RAY, postmarked from Florida. Letter had a "zero" marked

on it.

NUNEZ stated he had been associated with RAY in the

PRP and openly criticized RAY in the press for RAY's attempt

to co-exist with CASTRO.

Manolo Ray References

Section 2 of 3

1.

August 18, 1966 Memo to Director from San Juan

Subject:

JURE

Concerns a trip RAY made to Madrid, Spain in June 1966.

CIA information regarding this trip is deleted.

2. March 4, 1969 to SACs WFO, New York from Director

Subject: JURE

Ray states he intends to go to Washington, D. C. during the

first week of March 1969 to confer with Senator Edward

Kennedy and Governor Rockefeller to brief them on conditions

in Cuba and ask their advice as to what steps Cuban exiles

in the United States can take if and when an upheaval takes

place in Cuba.

3. February 25, 1969 Report Subject: JURE

RAY arrives in Miami, 2/19/69 and contacts associates of

his in JURE. Met at

home of MRS. SARA ODIO, 7730 Southwest

31st Street, Miami.

RAY said he would welcome affiliation

of Union Information Center (CIS) and Cuban Representation

in Exile (RECE) with JURE. RAY says any attempt to overthrow

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CASTRO should come from within Cuba. RAY returned to

Puerto Rico 2/20/69.

4.

August 24, 1965 One-page deletion, CIA report CSDB 312/102039-65

Subject:

Confiscation of weapons by the Government of the

Dominican Republic from the Venus, a

JURE boat.

5. January 12, 1973 Report, Miami

Re: LUCIANO NIVES MESTRE

On September 22, 1971, MARCOS DIAZ LANZ, 980 S. W. 69th

Avenue, advised that NEVES was associated with RAY who is

living in Puerto Rico and head of SNFE. DIAZ said the

RAY was to negotiate some settlement

between Cuban exiles in the United States and the Government

of Cuba whereby exiles would be free to return to Cuba.

NIEVES' brother is a commander of Cuban Army and a member

of Personal Aid Guard Group of CASTRO. Diaz says NIEVES

travels between Miami and Puerto Rico trying to negotiate

between exiles and Cuban Government.

An informant says NIEVES is seldom employed but well off

financially.

6. April 29, 1969

Report Re: MARCELINO GARCIA JIMENEZ reflects

that in connection with his efforts to free ORLANDO BOSCH

from Atlanta prison, he received a phone call from MANOLO

REY around January 31, 1969 asking him to come to Puerto Rico

for an interview with Munoz Marin, ex Governor of Puerto Rico

concerning efforts to free BOSCH.

7. April 10, 1961 Memo to Director from SAC, Miami

It is desired to point out that (ident data)

advised

on 4/3/61 that RAY at no time was considered by members of

communist party as being a member of that organization but

was respected by them for his advocacy of nationalization of

certain public utilities in Cuba.

8. April 10, 1961 Report from Miami

Subject:

Cuban Government in Exile

Contains informant information on MANOLO RAY.

In 1947,

because of his outstanding

performance as a Civil Engineer,

he was granted a scholarship by the Ministry of Public works

at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. RAY

attended 1948-49 but did not complete his

thesis for a

master's degree.

He returned to Cuba in 1949 and was

appointed designer for Cuban National Development Corporation

and subsequently appointed Chief of Structural Department in

charge of bridge and highways in Cuba. He was part-time

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professor at University of Havana- Structural Engineering.

In October 1952, RAY became Project Manager for Frederick

Snare Corportion, New York - for construction of Havana

Hilton Hotel. Continued employment with Snare until 1957.

May 1957 - organized Civic Resistance Movement which

supervised acts of terrorism and sabotage against Batista

regime.

June 1958 went to Sierra Maestra Region to contact (CHE)

GUEVERRA. At this time, GUEVERRA was in the presence of

RAMIRO VALDEZ, Chief of G-2 Operations in Cuba.

Met FIDEL CASTRO in September 1958. RAY was appointed

Minister of Public Works in February 1959 and worked

harmoniously with CASTRO until March 12, 1959 when his

brother, RENE RAY, was charged with counterrevolutionary

activities. RENE

RAY turned the contents of a safety

deposit box over to the wife of COL. PEREZ DOMINQUEZ, a

former Batista

follower.

RENE RAY taken into custody and

allegedly committed suicide the same day. In November 1959,

MANUEL RAY resigned his position as Minister of Public Works.

9. February 16, 1973 Memo (Agency Ref PF711) indicates RAY

visits Jamacia regularly.

Manolo Ray References

Section 3 of 3

1. April 13, 1965 Report from Los Angeles

Subject: ERQUIAGA ARMS COMPANY

Newspaper articles state that County, State and Federal

officials raided ERQUIAGA ARMS, 15036 East Proctor Avenue,

City of Industry, Los Angeles, CA, on March 26, 1965 and

confiscated over

300 machine guns. Raid based

on assumption

that the weapons were for illegal sale to military extremist

organizations.

Lowell Knudson, head of Knudson Mfg. Company

and operator of

arms plant said talk of making arms for

private armies "hog wash"

Each of the machine guns bore

marking JURE and below this MR64 and the name ERQUIAGA.

The arms were to go to Costa Rica.

Contract signed by

MANUEL REY. The company was given $50,000 in advance.

Deletions in this file section are as follows:

a .

CIA Intelligence Information Cable, dated 8/6/64

2 pages, #TDCS 314/01342-64.

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b. CIA Intelligence Information Cable dated 6/28/66

3 pages,

TDCS DB 315/01831-66.

c. CIA report CSDB 312/02669-66 dated 9/28/66, 3 pages.

d. CIA Report CSDB 312/02234-66 dated 8/8/66, 4 pages.

e. CIA Report 00-K-323/24940-70 dated 8/27/70, 1 page.

f. CIA Report CSDB 312/03046-66, dated 11/18/66, 3 pages.

g. CIA Intelligence Information Cable dated 1/1/65,

#315/00006-65, 3 pages.

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File #65-76238

1. Teletype 12 May 1977 has deletions on RAY from INS.

3. June 1, 1977 telex to Director from San Juan.

Marked Secret

On May 23, 1977, an FBI source furnished information that a

known Cuban intelligence agent stated that when

a certain woman

(not named) visited Puerto

Rico in January 1977, MANOLO RAY

told her he was interested in meeting with Cuban Intelligence

Service (CUIS). RAY suggested he send her a letter when

she

returned to Cuba but CARLOS made it appear that CUIS did not

want any third party involvement. The FBI informant said that

RAY's meeting with CUIS would be in the near future.

San Juan

reports that, to date (6/1/77) RAY has not presented

his permit to reenter

the United States for extension or

reissue nor have they received any information from INS as a

therefore unable to track any foreign travel on the part of Ray.

RAY is being observed at his home and San Juan

is making an

attempt to develop a "neighborhood type source" that can advise

on his travel.

San Juan considers the possiblity

• that CUIS

could contact RAY in the United States, but this is contrary

to their usual method of operation.

Bureau is requested to forward this information to Legats in

Mexico City, Caracas and CIA.

2. May 12, 1977 to Director from San Juan.

Secret

Ref: Bureau teletype to San Juan dated 3/12/77 entitled

OCELOT

An informant advised San Juan in April 1977 that during January

1977 (an

unnamed person) was visiting relatives in Puerto Rico.

At the direction of

a known CUIS officer in Panama, known as

"The General", this unnamed individual contacted

MANOLO RAY.

The source advised that RAY is a Cuban exile now living in

Puerto Rico.

Around 1974, RAY had a construction business in Jamacia but had

to leave because of trouble with his visa.

The source believes

the Cuban government wanted to get him out of Jamacia. The

unnamed visitor in Puerto Rico told RAY that the Cuban government

could help him reestablish his business in Jamacia.

After the

meeting with

_ Ray stated he would have to think about

the Cuban offer.

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A review of San Juan indices reflects RAY's involvement in

anti-Castro activities in Puerto Rico and Miami. He was

last affiliated with Partido Revolucionario del Pueblo (PRP).

The file reflects that there were members of Cuban exile

community who considered RAY

as pro-Castro -- RAY denied this

in an August 24, 1974 interview, saying the rumor was based

on his moderate stand that the best way to get back into Cuba

to overthrow Castro was through negotiations with Castro.

On December 5, 1975, the FBI interviewed RAY who said he had

a contact in Mexico that provided him with information from Cuba

and identified his as JOSE MARMOL DIAZ, Doctor of Commercial

Sciences, Roma

1S, Dept. 201, Conia Juez, Mexico City.

RAY

said MARMOL may have G-2 connections and

feeding him false

information.

On May 18, 1977, RAY's INS file was reviewed in San Juan. There

is a 1½ page INS deletion, File #A7-056-497. The text picks

up as follows:

_------.

Also, if the CIA can with due

caution determine if visa work permit or similar document was

revoked and then reissued by Jamacian authorities.

Bureau is requested to contact their sources in Cuban exile

community to get information on RAY's current activities.

Miami asked to review pertinent files on RAY and forward

information to San Juan.

San Juan will contact its cources and conduct an appropriate

investigation to determine RAY's current activities and contacts.

Wish to eventually interview RAY with goal of recruiting him

as an Operational Asset directed against CUIS. Feel the

interview is premature at this time as San Juan does not have

enough information available to conduct a thorough and probing

interview or is there enough material to confront RAY with.

San Juan thinks this case offers excellent potential for a

double agent operation targeted against CUIS. San Juan is

aware that careful planning is necessary to protect

and

(a valuable source).

4. July 6, 1977 San Juan to Director, Marked Secret

Reference San Juan teletype to Director June 1, 1977.

San Juan has evaluated this matter and makes the following

observations.

The initial allegation concerning RAY was made by

who learned of CUIS interest in RAY from CUIS itself and

from

In addition,

reported that

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RAY consented to meet with CUIS. The allegation concerning

RAY is singular in nature and therefore, an investigation of

him should be extremely discreet.

On June 2, 1977,

reported that RAY had indicated an interest in participation

in CORU.

This indicates RAY is acting under the direction

of CUIS

since he has not been active in any anti-Castro

movement in the last two years.

has

been

instructed

to follow RAY's activities as

closely as possible, consistent with appropriate security.

San Juan feels that the investigation in this matter should,

for the present, be extremely discreet, slow and low key.

FCI

case is progressing well, is of known quality and

has excellent potential in both pro and anti-Castro areas.

Nothing should be done to jeopardize the

operation.

If RAY finds out FBI interested in him, he will know his

contact with CUIS has

been blown and, as a result, the source

of information could be traced back to

_ thereby

ending the

usefulness to the Bureau.

Since the FBI has not conducted

an

investigation on RAY fOr

sometime,

San Juan feels that investigative technique now

should be limited to contacts

with established sources

and

record

and agency checks that would not cause suspicion.

Feels

survellances, neighborhood sources, interview of RAY, mail

cover, etc.

would arouse suspicion and compromise

San Juan feels if RAY cooperating with CUIS, it will be a long

going association allowing him to become more deeply involved.

Also, it is possible information on RAY was passed to

test of the

reliability. RAY may already

have been cooperating with CUIS and therefore expected to

report FBI interest in him, thereby implicating

case which is too valuable an operation to loose

offers more potential than RAY.

Even if he were eventually

turned against CUIS,

is in a better position

than RAY to infiltrate CORU for reasons set forth in their

respective investigative files, and thereby enhance his work

with CUIS.

San Juan feels that if for some reason the OCELOT case is not

successful or start to sour, more overt techniques could be

implemented in the RAY, aka ESPIONAGE, CUBA case.

The longer

RAY goes without detection, the harder it will be for him to

pinpoint source of information should he detect an FBI

interest

in him.

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5. July 27, 1977 teletype to San Juan from Director indicates

a request is pending with CIA concerning RAY's foreign travel

and also attempting to verify RAY's

contacts with Jamacian

authorities.

6. August 5, 1977 CIA 3 page deletion marked Secret

#CIR 316/02752-77

7. August 17, 1977 Memo to Director from SAC, Miami

Subject: Friends and/or associates of RAY

Tony Santiago who is married to Juanita Isa

Roberto and Charles; Simeon (printing obscured)

Napoleon Bilaboa - car salesman at Hialeah Ford

Marcos Raul Correa - bus driver for MTA

8.

August 19, 1977 teletype from Caracas Titled: Manual

Antonio Ray Rivera, aka, Espionage-cuba.

Third agency, foreign, deletion

9.

August 26, 1977 teletype, San Juan. Feels coverage of

RAY's trips should be maximized as the possibility exists of

a contact between him and CUIS. Ray departed with ERASMO

DON ZABALA.

10.

August 30, 1977 - Ray flys to Orlando with HAROLD LINDEN,

member of Ionosphere Club.

Address on Linden's card is

1606 Ponce De Leon, Bonneville Development Corporation,

Santurce, Puerto Rico, telephone 809/765-9700.

A later telex states Linden changed his mind at the last

Trip may be business only, but three factors of

interest: 1. Ray intends to travel to Bahamas which would

be an excellent location to contact CUIS (a later telex says

not); 2. Ray was survellance conscious

at Miami International;

3.

Ray spoke to person who was a CUIS messenger within the

last few

months.

11. September 28, 1977 teletype to Director from San Juan

Re: August 30, 1977 and September 2, 1977

On September 14, 1977 ---

deletions)

-- 118 line third agency foreign

Re: Telephone number 305/226-4478, a confidential source

who has supplied reliable information in the past advised

that subscriber is MIRTA RAY, 9411 S.W. 4th Street, Apt. 405,

Miami. Miami indices negative regarding Mirta Ray.

12.

November 4, 1977. Re: Charges on RAY's American Express.

Eastern Airline ticket purchased August 30, 1977 for flight

from Miami

to Jamaica. No indication RAY made this flight, but

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the ticket was charged to his American Express card.

The

inquiry had to with with Bahamian police

investigation.

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