“… D REASON TIME ELEMENT OF 54 IMPORTANCE IS POSSIBLE TRANSFER CAPOTE WHO HAS BEEN ON ISLE ABOUT SIX WEEKS AND NOT BEING COMPLETELY TRUSTED BY CASTRO, MAY BE TRANSFERRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. 2. TARGETS PARA I B REF ARE THE ELECTRIC PLANT AND ONE TV STATION HAVA. RAY AWAITING ADDITIONAL INFO …”
“armed rebel forces, under a commander who is loyal to Ray, were ready to turn against Castro. SECRET : REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED NW 65987 Docld:32412663 Page 1 Copy No. سمالية ३ 4189 104-10179-10020 …”
“… AKERD TIMS DEVECTIOR OF OSE 1S1E OF PIKES GARRISON TO CODECIDE LIBERATION CATOR. WITH NATOS FREE AND REMAINING IN CUBA AND GARRISON OF AREI CASTRO y”
“ON TO CODECIDE LIBERATION CATOR. WITH NATOS FREE AND REMAINING IN CUBA AND GARRISON OF AREI CASTRO y SIDE RAY TECUGERT BIX OF FIRES COULD BECOME BIGFIFICANT BASE MOINTING ISIS OF PIRES OP WOULD DEFEND ASSES ON OUR SUPPORT. FOR ENKE REASON …”
“… AVAUNG-1 and the undersigned prior to his meetings with the W/T operator (Francisco) and Regers are noted herewith: ' a. 0 ' Security: Castro his taken stringent acti n in tightening up his internal security a, ainst counter-revolutionary forces inside Cuba. The militia are bein …”
“… card issued by the Havana University for their students. He had a sample copy in his possession, which he claims was readily accepted by Castro security forces as being valid. Similarly, a driver’s license properly authenticated along with a . health certificate were considered to …”
“recent restrictions to this base by orders of the Castro regime. In stert, AMRUNG-1 feels communication is the weakest link in his current operations - and that direct com unications with the Em …”
“… MaUNG-1 that he agreed on the desirability of a coordinate d effort on the part of all counter-revolutionary| groups seeking to overthrow Castro using the FRANTE as the rally ing center. However, the question of support being else ted . -- through one channel namely: his organizat …”
“… 1 should continue to represent the ANYUM faction in the FRD and when the counter-r voluticrary forces are fully prepared to overthrow the Castro regime, AFBIDDY-1 will be brought into the Pinar del Rio to direct the WIY forces in this province. g. Manolo Ray; AMAUNG-1 considers RA …”
“… RD: Although APRUNG-1 recognizes the need to support the FRD as a political front for rallying counter- re volutionary groups against the Castro regi-e, he n' netneless feels that the FRENTE and Tony VERONA h.ve lost considerable face in Cuba by inaction and political maneuvering. …”
“… PINION FRD APPROACH TO OVERALL CUBAN PROBLEM ONLY TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND WILL NOT PROVIDE COLID FUTURE GOVT FOR PEOPLE OF CUBA. BANG-1 SAID CASTRO FALL SHOULD CONS FROM WI AND 35 CAUSED BY CUBAN PEOPLE. BANG-1 RECOGNIZED FACT DOYOKS SUPPORT VERY MUCH NEEDED BUT ODYOKE HAND SHOULD DE IN …”
“… DER PREPARE PLEN FOR FORMATION OF 06 EJERCITO DEL PUEBLO. DR. ANTONIO DE LA CARRERA CARRERA HEADS THE KRP APPARA- TUS, WHICH HAS PENETRATED CASTRO'S MIL FORCES. 2. STA CONTINUING TO SUPPORT MRP LABOR ARM AT SATE OF 1700 PESOS MONTHLY, FUNDS PASSED BY BINIARIS TO LIVE DROP TO AMCALL-1. …”
“… rection of Jose Antonio MAYOBRE, and more recently under A in the training program. Boti resigned from LA in 1957, supposedly to join Fidel CASTRO's underground movement. However, after some months Bot 1 returned to Santiago where he found that his post in ECLA had been given to anatiz …”
“… PAGE 2_ ROUTINE IN 38553 HAVA po93 For TO INTO C*T€ 3. MANUEL RAY, MRC CHIEF, IS VISITING SIEROZ LAESTRA FOR CONFERENCE WITH FIDEL CASTRO DISCUSS CASTRO DESIRE DISSOLVE MRC AND INCORPORATE IT INTO 26TH JULY. 4. SMALL FEU FORCE ACTIVE NEAR COLISEO IN MATANZAS. ARMS SHIPMENT …”
“… action which would set forth clearly the objectives -- what the project hoped to achieve; a statement of the problem; the strengths of the Castro regime following the ill-fated invasion; the status of the underground and its morale and capabilities; the extent of internal support for …”
“… f guerrilla forces in mountain- ous and defensible areas. (c) A psychological warfare campaign within Cuba and abroad aimed at discrediting Castro and at the same time providing the people of Cuba something to fight for. 1 8. It is Ray's intention to depend almost entirely on maritime …”
“… and labor groups and leaders in an effort to present to them the true picture of the sorry state of students, workers, and intellectuals in Castro's Cuba.”
“o them the true picture of the sorry state of students, workers, and intellectuals in Castro's Cuba. 11. Ray is also interested in the possibility of putting out a "News Letter" under MRP sponsorship which would discuss various aspe …”
“… el, and Mr. Betancourt was quite emphatic on this point, that the Council as a body is not capable of directing clandestine actions against Castro and as a matter of fact is opposed to any further efforts at overthrowing Castro by sabotage and other subversive actions since they are co …”
“… (b) planning for its future assumption of power as the provisional government. Under this arrangement, operations aimed at the downfall of Castro could be entrusted to those leaders and groups (such as the MRP, MRR, and possibly the MDC) which have both the assets and the will to do t …”
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“… e currently stationed in New York are in touch with Fidelistes in that ares, Ray said. The KRP people aro obtaining intelligence from these Castro folioware and at the same time working on them to induce their defection. Ray did not want to give the names of these people to me and I di …”
“… as Castroism, only changing the name of the leader. That she knows the plan of this organization is to organise all anti-BATICTA and enti-CASTRO organizations, under”
“… opccially an anti-American policy in order to be able to group all the elements existing in Cuba that have not figured prominently in the CASTRO regime. After the fall of the 0ASE.O rogimo they plan to form a, strong political party in Cuba and capitalize on the mistakes committed …”
“… tinental Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. My main objectives were: (1) to elicit from him a list of Cubans, presently associated with the Castro regime, who aro 6 critical of Castro and might be considered potential defectors; (2) to ali-in a list, of Cubans, either inside or out …”
“… arenthesis, based on my conversations with Ray. A . GENERAL 06 Regino Borr, Minister of Boocomr 08 (Ray feels he is disgusted with the Castro regime. Instructions have gone out to sound him out. Mo reply as yet.)' 06 Commander Zfigenio(Said ALMEJEIRAS to hold a key command p …”
“… nese OTTAZ (In charge of Kasorre 08 06[JONE MARASO (Bald in Havana proriace. Reported positionstrong to havekeyexpressed views against Castro.) 06/J006 1952] (Formerly connected with "Oobernecten". Also in opposition to Castro). 06/Sebastian ARCOSmg (Formerly connected Kith the …”
“14-00000 4. -Jo 061000 DIAZEJ (Another Labor leader, known so be anti-Castro.) 06 (Captain Harmeis Caasoma) (Assistant to 06 opposition to IETRAS7 AINE _____ , In regiae.) 06 Commander Oailleraochecking GARCI …”
“… surveyor in Pinar10del Rio. - Former Commander of the July.26 Movcaent.) 8 The nasn center of conspiracy within the government against Castro, according to Ray, 1s the Planning Board (Junta Central de Planificacion.) B. TRAINED PERSONNEL Public 1. Thefollowing 11st includes te …”
“… RAY FOR PURPOSES OF FORMING THE "INTEGRATION FRONT". OBJECT WILL BE TO SELECT 50 PEOPLE WHO WILL GO INTO CUBA IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FALL OF CASTRO SO AS TO INFILTRAT INTO LEADING POSITIONS ✔ COMMENT THE ATTACHED TO PORTION OF THIS CABLE HAS NOT BEEN DISSEMINATED OUTSIDE THE AGENCY PEND …”
“… VE 8431) AT CONCHA ACUSTICA PONCE AT WHICH THE JUNTA REVOLUCIONARIA JURE) WOULD BE ORGANIZED MORE THAN 100 EXILE LEADERS REPRESENT ING ANTI-CASTRO GROUPS WOULD BE PRESENT. CISNEROS POSSIBLY. IN U.S. TO PREPARE WAY FOR RAY'S "CLANDESTINE" MEETING IN U.S. WEEKEND 9 SEPT AS WELL AS TO LIN …”
“… repared by a supposedly new NATIONAL FRONT ORGANIZATION which has been organized in Cuba, specifically by a Major who formerly was close to Castro. Evidently the Manolo Ray adherents in Puerto Rico have adopted this data as their own. mjpm/mjc ncl. 2/8 NW 65987 Docld:32412754 Page 1”
“… L PUEBLO (MRP - PEOPLE’S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMEN') SAID IN EARLY OCTOBER THAT HE WAS FIRMLY OPPOSED TO ANY INVASION OF CUBA, INSISTING THAT CASTRO’S OVERTHROW WAS TO 5€ ACHIEVED BY INTERNAL RESISTANCE AND THIS HAD ALREADY STARTED. .I 2. THE MRP WAS ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND A …”
“SAVING THAT SOME ANTI-CASTRO ELEMENTS VERE ABOUT AND THAT FRANGUZ ASKED FOR SOME MORE PEOPLE FRops Tez moassy, TO BE aroyyp THE EXHIBITION. 02 > 26. 0.0 12 VINE UNsr …”
“… E THAT DISILLUSION MENT AMONG CUBAN EMBASSIES AND OFFICIALS INSIDE CUBA HAS GROWN R CONSIDERABLY. RAY CONVINCED IT POSSIBLE TO OVERTHROW CASTRO 1 CLEANLY AND SIMPLY. WANTS DEVOTE OWN APPARATUS TO IDENTIFYING . € o DISAFFECTED ELEMENTS IN CUBA AND BUILDING UP SUPPLY APPARATUS IN …”
“… AMB GRAMATGES MENTIONS To SINOBAS THAT MARIO (PRESUMABLY THIRD SECY MARIO GRACIA VARELA CALLED FROM THE EXHIBITION SAYING A THAT Sos ANTI-CASTRO ELPIENTS WERE ABOUT AND THAT FRANOUI ASKED”
“… RE THAT DISILLUSI ON- MENT AMONG CUBAN EMBASSIES AND OFFICIALS INSIDE CUBA HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY. RAY CONVINCED IT POSSIBLE TO OVERTHROW CASTRO CLEANLY AND SIMPLY. WANTS DEVOTE OWN APPARATUS TO IDENTIFYING -DISAFFECTED ELEMENTS IN CUBA AND BUILDING UP SUPPLY APPARATUS IN AND OUTS …”
“… (JURE) DOI CURRENT PADA ENGLAND LONDON 28 MARCH 63 SOURCE OFFICIAL BRITISH SERVICE FROM "REGULAR SOURCE, PROBABLY RELIABLE, QUOTING ORLANDO CASTRO," COAR 50г. В SEPARATE CABLE 13 T REASING TIMOT MICHAEL J. RURA DATE DISTRIBUTED 290210 263 SECRET”
“… ADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. OFFICIAL BRITISH SERVICE FROM "REGULAR SOURCE, FROBABLY RELIABLE, QUOTING GPLANCO CASTRO." 1. IN EARLY MARCH, ORLANDO CASTRO, HEAD OF PROPAGAIDA DIVISION OF JURE AND ITS REPPESENTATIVE IN VENEZUELA, REVEALED THAT JURE'S PRINCIPA …”
“… BORS SECRET (Than Pili NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS3/541,997 TRABAJADORES DE CUBA). RESIDENT IN MIAMI. SPECIALIST IN TRADE UNION AFFAIRS; ORLANDO CASTRO - RESIDENT IN CARACAS; JOSE SAN MARTIN - RESIDENT IN PUERTO RICO. FORMER MEMBER”
“AIRS; ORLANDO CASTRO - RESIDENT IN CARACAS; JOSE SAN MARTIN - RESIDENT IN PUERTO RICO. FORMER MEMBER GRAU MARTIN'S PARTIDO AUTENTICO. 2. JURE IS ENCOURAGED BY I …”
“… they wished to inform Ramon Cisneros Diaz of the JURE plans to begin the implementation of their plan of resistance and overthrow of the Castro Regime. I advised A-1 that”
“AMBANG-l's opinion that the resumption of PAA flights would be an operational boom to JURE and that whereas he could see Castro.making some, political capital out of the flights, he believed that some appropriate statement such as "there is no political significanc …”
“… e believes will be most successful, and which would assure his livelihood, but he knows that he must devote himself to the fight against Castro. It is obvious to me that AMBANG-1 will within the next two months phase out of this employment to devote full time to the liberation of …”
“… r as ARTIME was concerned I gathered that AMBANG-1 might feel that the associ- . ation with Somoza would not do ARTIME any good in a post-Castro Cuba. As AMBANG-1 is convinced that a government after Castro must be of a progressive liberal stripe, ARTIME was not doing himself any …”
“… hat exiles develop. I also detected what we consider to be a somewhat unrealistic appraisal of the Cuban situation in A-l's estimate that Castro has considerably less than 40% of the Cuban people with him. A-1 may be losing more than a little touch with Cuban reality. A-1 remains …”
“Castro, the general trend will be confusion arising from a failure to concentrate on specific problems until they arc corrected. AMBANG-1 is li …”
“… "0'JH sever :T ANXIOUS TO Xto: VIAT JIRS 3ROUP 501X3 HERE" AS IF HE BODY KE EMPLOYEE. MARTUFFI SAID P2SVISG HAS HEARD RUMORS CH A! ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES PER RECENT SPEECH MANUEL PORA BUT NOTHI:G DEFINITE. IDEV SAID HE FRIEND MANOLO RAY AND " WE KSQy HE HAS BOU3HIT 133 FOOT BOAT …”
“… THE VENEZUELAN CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEEPLY SHOCKED BY REPORTS THAT RAY USED MONEY GIVEN HIM BY FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES FOR ANTI-CASTRO OPERATIONS FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL BENEFIT. 3. IN LATE FEBRUARY, THE WIFE OF JOSE VAZQUEZ BLANCO, FORMER CUBAN CONSUL IN CARACAS, QUOTED HER H …”