Originator: HSCA
From: CIA
Document date: 00/00/1978
Document type: NOTES

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

WARNING NOTICE

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES

AND METHODS INVOLVED

Betsy Palmer

SECRET

Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - VIII

March 29, 1978

Volume II

October 1, 1960 - November 22, 1960

i.

As of 21 November 1960, MRP organized as follows;

Manuel Ray - Chief

Raul Chibas - Sepcial Assistant to Ray

Juan Esteves Ramires - Secretary

Ramon Barquin - Military and Intelligence matters

Cisneros - Chief of MRP in Cuba

L. 10/4/60 Cable from London claims that new Cuban resistance grou

organized under Ray and has 400-500 men: in Ias Villas Province.

Not

part of FRD but in touch with it.

* 2. 10/7/60 Cable from Havana.

AURELIANO SANCHEZ ARANGO has withdrawn

Irom FRD.

JUSTO CARRILLO and FELIPE PAZOS will be integrated into Ray's

VARONA wishes to join, also, but Ray insists VARONA return to

Cuba to do so.

3. 10/12/60 Cable to Director. RAMON BARQUIN ClaimS CARRILO and ARANGO

are going to boycott FRI Executive Cormittee and sabotage its worku

Barquin planning to join with Pazos, Ray, Chibas, MIRO and QUEVEDO to

form a new frente and then request union with FRD. Il accepted, Barquin

would become military bead.

If Barquin does not get U.s. government

support for this plan, he will return to cuba to try to overthrow Castro

and win election on an anti-Yankee platform.

* 4. 10/17/60

Contact report

Subject:

Meeting with JUAN ESTEVEZ and JORGE BERUFF, 10/13/60

, Cubans said Ray's group will not lower themselves to answer "Fidelismo

without Fidel" charge and let their actions speak for thenselves. MRP

is highly disciplined and feel the majority of Cuban people lavor tair

platiorm.

Its leaders are Interchangeable. If Ray comes out of Cuba,

Chibas or Estevez could go in and take his place.

5. 10/24/60 Memo for files

Subject:

Representative of Manuel Ray to Professional Groups

ENRIQUE HIRAM GUTIERREZ y RODRIGUEZ (dob 5/20/31, Havena) travels

frequently to Fierto Rico on architectural business.

Also frequently

enters U. S. at Miad. Represents Ray's organization to various pro-

fessional groups in Favana. Also serves as courier to Miami.

6. DRE inforation. 10/24/60 Cable states MULLER reported receiving

Letter from FRONTO CARCIA, DRE representative in quba that organizatior

s going well i needs funds and material aid. Ma swasks Mueller t

get details of sarcia's "groupos de accion" and details of organization.

gave Mulier $500 for Garcia. Muller is concerned about Manolo Ray

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WARNING NOTICE

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