“traitor. Ray resigned his post but said publicly that he approved and supported the Castro regime without any mental reservations. Says in Cuban clandestine circles Ray is regarded as boastful, ostentatious and deceitful. Intimate friends of Ray feel that he is a man of anti-d”
“DATE ROM ACTION . NFO. . 1 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET PAGE 2. ROUTING 14 5 6 WAVE 8585 IN 21995 TOCS IN CUBA. POSSIBLY INFORMATION MISINTERPRETED IN VIEW FACT RAY'S GROUP CIRCULATING IN SJAN CIRCULAR CALLING FOR MEETING 1930 то 2130 HOURS 16 SEPT (THIS IS CHANGE FROM WAVE 8431) AT”
“Rodriguez 25 July 1962 Subject: Manolo Ray Meeting in New York Ray sorry he joined FRD prior to April invation. Let tide of time suck him in and take him along. Obvious to him that show run in good faith but bad judgment. Ray discusses hope that JURE will be long-lasting org”
“his post but said publicly that he approved and supported the Castro regime without any mental reservations. Says in Cuban clandestine circles Ray is regarded as boastful, ostentatious and; deceitful. Intimate friends of Ray feel that he is a man of anti-democratic procedures, an”
“Hubert Matos as a traitor. Ray resigned his post but said publicly that he approved and supported the Castro regime without any mental reservations. Says in Cuban clandestine circles Ray is regarded as boastful, ostentatious and deceitful. Intimate friends of Ray feel that he”
“• Manolo Ray Meeting in New York Ray sorry he joined FRD prior to April invation. Let tide of time suck him in and take him along. Obvious to him that show run in good faith but bad judgment. Ray discusses hope that JURE will be long-lasting organization in Cuba. Ray's political”
“these are such notorious Castro followers as: Ray, Barquin, Pazos, Rufo Lopez Fresquet, Chibas and others whose names remind us of an era of Ge mourning, persecution and misery." /4. Report on Manuel Ray received from Enrique Molines a road and airfield construction engineer u”
“n program. a specific tax must be applied designed to NW 65987 Docld:32422694 Page 5 104-10193-10008 to provide that money. money. He said that what is needed are fever taxma, but more general taxes which will provide the rovenue needed without the necessity of of a holge-podge o”
“Record Subject: Manolo/R Relations with Manolo Ray and the MRP Date: 2 June 1961 bl Signed: Aoocsill In a 12 May 1961 meeting, Ray promises to write a prospectus of his plans for MRP within ten days. Not received by 2 June, but Ernesto Betancourt is asking for financial sup”
“on Rogallo Caeros James A. No.1 03 airport. He was unable to the fact that he was not name some time 1. Ray did not return to wearington antil early morning on Friday. 12 May 1961. He called me at 0700 from the to fix a definite nour for as to sat torether expecting an appotatime”
“was describad as "black" in another communication) so JMWAVE asked to re-advise Ray that his story is that on 10 Nov 1960, he landed somewhere on Keys in a fishing boat, made way to road where picked up by INS patrol car, taken to WAVE area, examined, declared refugge and rel”
“contacted by Jervay. Ray driven to airport by Alberto Baez with whom Ray spent much time and who seems to be closest to Ray among his contacts in Paris.. Ray in Paris and Brussels for purpose of turing Franqui and Arcos to agents in place, or defection. Also Cabrera. Ray convince”
“such notorious Castro followers as: Ray, Barquin, Pazos, Rufo Lopez Fresquet, Chibas and others whose names remind us of an era of mourning, persecution and misery." 4. Report on Manuel Ray received from Enrique Molinet, a road and airfield construction engineer under Batista”
“Record Subject: Manolo/R Relations with Manolo Ray and the MRP Date: 2 June 1961 03 Signed: [James A. Noel ]. In a 12 May 1961 meeting, Ray promises to write a prospectus of his plans for MRP within ten days. Not received by 2 June, but Ernesto Betancourt 03 is asking for ”
“Subject: V7Y07817! Relations with Manolo Ray and the MRP Date: 2 June 1961 03 Signed: James A. Noel In a 12 May 1961 meeting, Ray promises to write a prospectus of his plans for MRP within ten days. Not received by 2 June, but Ernesto Betancourt 03 is asking for financial su”
“arrival (which was described as "black" in another communication) so JMWAVE asked to re-advise Ray that his story is that on 10 Nov 1960, he landed somewhere on Keys in a fishing boat, made way to road where picked up by INS patrol car, taken to WAVE area, examined, declared r”
“1962 Subject: Manolo Ray Meeting in New York Ray sorry he joined FRD prior to April invation. Let tide of time suck him in and take him along. Obvious to him that show run in good faith but bad judgment. Ray discusses hope that JURE will be long-lasting organization in Cuba. Ra”
“#7727Z .Ray in Paris - contacted by Jervay. Pay driven to airport by Alberto Baez with whom Ray spent much time and who seems to be closest to Ray among his. contacts in Paris.. Ray in Paris and Brussels for purpose of taring Franqui and Arcosto agents in place, or defection”
“attacked by RUBIO PADILLA as "Fidelismo without Fidel." Now FRD saying same thing about MRP. _Jez 1. 11/5/60 Cable to Director from MASH 7 Verona tells HUNT that he received information that Ray wanted to leave Cuba and was to be exfiltrated clandestinely by Bender group. 1 ”
“Pazos f. Dr. Valdez Pino, in asylum in Embassy of Peru and belonged — to Accion Democratica. Father Bastarrica’s opinion of Ray is that he had no way of judging whether Ray is Communist or Marxist. Lacks quality of leadership because he does not publically hold to a definite”
“notorious Castro followers as: Ray, Barquin, Pazos, Rufo Lopez Fresquet, Chibas and others whose names remind us of an era of mourning, persecution and misery." 4. Report on Manuel Ray received from Enrique Molinet, a road and airfield >-r. construction engineer under Batist”
“IA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce 2 January 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Manolo RAY 1. On 31 December 1964 I tried to phone RAY at 767-6138 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was not at home and I left a message for him to call Carlos Andrews (Charles Anderson) at 628-”
“arrival (which was described as "black" in another communication) so JMWAVE asked to re-advise Ray that his story is that on 10 Nov 1960, he ■ landed somewhere on Keys in a fishing boat, made way to road where picked up by INS patrol car, taken to WAVE area, examined, declared”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - XVIII April 6, 1978 VOLUME V - April 1961 - July 1^1 11110/31 1. Cable from JMWAVE to Bell Date: April 3, 1961 FRC Ray meets with Olien and said he was not as yet prepared to join ORC. Said Miro had wel”
“CONTACT REPORT SUBJECT: Meeting with Manuel RAY, 15 November 1960, at a Hotel in Homestead, Florida 1. The meeting was held in the above-named place because, at that particular time, Kanuel Ray was still "under vraps" and we did not vant to take any chances of having him spotted ”
“Betsy Palmer Manolo Ray 11110837 Volume VII continued Quotes Ray as having said, "When I was Minister of Public Works, we, the inner circle of the Department, took a course in Marxist economics, and if what we were taught is communism, I must say that communism is not as ”
“T 1932 47553 √B. IIR 47437 (00762785)** /C. HAVA 5784 (IN 41008)**** D. MKKI 6163 (IN 43033)***** of 1. FOLLOWING IS SUMARY HOS THINKING RE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS INVOLVEMENT MANUEL RAY} IN PLAN PROPOSED REF A. 2. AS YOU AMARE WE CONSIDER MANUEL RAY BE POLITICAL FIGURE OF CONSIDE”
“Laboy said Ray does not have any significant following among Cuban exiles — says Ray is honest person completely motivated by patriotism but lacks qualities of a politician. Says Ray is too blunt and even Cisneros is not happy with him these days. Puerto Rican Police are appa”
“14-00000 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IN 63-1 PAGE 2 RAY BELIEVES CABRERA WILL WORK ON ARCOS BUT SAYS MAN WHO COULD REALLY DO THE JOB IS ARCOS UNCLE WHO IN PUERTO RICO AND KNOWN TO RAY. HE COULD NOT REMEMBER NAME OR EXACT RELATIONSHIP BUT PLANS CONTACT HIM ON RETURN AND GROOM HIM FO”
“iously had convinced someone in authority that he had a much larger fol lowin g in the u nderg round than he act ually had.u 113-7-210-367) (19) On 4/26/61, Horacio Aguir re, V ice Pre sident and Director of th e "Diario La s Ameri cas," a Miami daily Spanish languag e newspaper,”
“an avowed enemy of the US and that he had heard Ray discussing his program with other Cubans. Ray ad vocated that properties confiscated from American citizens and corporations were not to be returned to their rightful owners; that no independence be given to the judicial power; ”
“SECRET- Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - XVIII April 6, 1978 VOIUME V - April 1961 - July 1961 11110631 * 1. Cable from JMWAVE to Bell Date: April 3, 1961 -ED Ray meets with Olien and said he was not as yet prepared to join ERC. Said Miro had”
“RUBIO PADILLA as "Fidelismo without Fidel." Now FRD saying same thing about - MRP. € 11. 11/5/60 Cable to Director from MASH Verona tells HUNT that he received information that Ray wanted to leave Cuba and was to be exfiltrated clandestinely by Bender group. 03 12. 11/8/60”
“statement that Ray's failure to enter Cuba was fault of CIA. 4. Cable to DIR from JMWAVE dtd 6 June 1964 reflects feelings of Cuban exile community over Ray’s failure to enter Cuba. a. 'Ray made a fool of himself by taking a girl and two non-Cuban newsmen with him, none of who”
“does not have any significant following among Cuban exiles — says Ray is honest person completely motivated by patriotism but lacks qualities of a politician. Says Ray is too blunt and even Cisneros is not happy with him these days. Puerto Rican Police are apparently canvass”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Manolo Ray 11110837 Volume VII continued Quotes Ray as having said, "When I was Minister of Public Works, we, the inner circle of the Department, took a course in Marxist economics, and if what we were taught is communism, I must say that communism is n”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Manolo Ray Volume VII continued Quotes Ray as having said, "When I was Minister of Public Works, we, the inner circle of the Department, took a course in Marxist economics, and if what we were taught is communism, I must say that communism is not as ba”
“red as yet by himself or his staff and that they wild be given fall thought in the farthscut. weeks. 3.. Wien asked to defice his position vis a vis the Church, Ray pointed with prine to Valdes Pinc and keinol Omelet the former an important lay Church leader, the latter an insert”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - XVIII April 6, 1978 VOLUME V - April 1961 - July 1961 A 1. Cable from JMWAVE to Bell Date: April 3/ 1961 FRO Ray meets with Olien and said he was not as yet prepared to join CRC. Said Miro had welshed o”
“Ray has made it into Cuba. 7. Cable to JMWAVE from DIR, dated 23 May 1964. Request Reuteman advise send CAMCARBON/1 that he has checked with hdqtrs and that Ray is not receiving CIA support." Reuteman should trace history of intimate relationship of TAMCAPE/1 with Ray noting”
“he "knows" that Artime was being financially supported by wealthy ex-Batistianos of the Miami area. 13. Ray hinted at various times that the MRP may at some point find itself faced with the necessity of withdrawing from the Council and going it alone. He says that the Council is ”
“as yet by himself or his staff and that they would be given full thought in the forthcoming weeks.. 3. When asked to define his position visa viet vie the Church, Ray pointed with pride to Valdes Pino and Reine Szalez-the former an important lay Orarch leader, the latter an incer”
“t du ring meetings the previous week in NY and Wa shingto n, R ay actively participated in the futur e destiny of Cuba. He also stated the t Ray was an avowed enemy of the US and that he had heard Ray discussing his program with other Cubans. Ray advocated that properties confisc”
“tated the t Ray was an avowed enemy of the US and that he had heard Ray discussing hi s program with other Cubans. Ray advocated that properties confiscated from American citizens and corporations were not to be returned to their rightful owners; that no independence be given to ”
“We are certain that ve vill win, but if we NW 65987 Docld:32412660 Page 2 | 104-10179-10017 : : -3- have to die in failure -- so be it! It was at this point when Ray complained bitterly about our handling of the Sinesio Walah affairs Sinesio Walsh vas looking for arms. He, Ray, v”
“Pazos f. Dr. Valdez Pino, in asylum in Embassy of Peru and belonged •** to Accion Democratica. Father Bastarrica's opinion of Ray is that he had no way of judging whether Ray is Communist or Marxist. Lacks quality of leadership because he does not publically hold to a defini”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - VIII April 24, 1978 11110036 Volume VII . July 1962 - August 1962 * 1. Cable dated July 2, 1962 to Director from San Juan J Clear that Manolo Ray yooked upon with great favor by Puerto Rican government. No”
“over in succeeding paragraphs. NW 65987 Docld:32422694 Page 1 SECRET 104-10193-10008 HIS TRIP TO SAN JUAN. He made only passing references to his tris to Puerto Rico. He mentioned that he had a very fine talk with Gov. UNOZ Marin for whom he extressed great admiration. Several ti”
“with Luis Laboy, Laboy said Ray does not have any significant following among Cuban exiles — says Ray is honest person completely motivated by patriotism but lacks qualities of a politician. Says Ray is too blunt and even Cisneros is not happy with him these days. Puerto Ric”
“as "Fidelismo without Fidel." Now FRD saying same thing about MRP. * 11. 11/5/60 Cable to Director from MASH Verona tells HUNT that he received information that Ray wanted to leave Cuba and was to be exfiltrated clandestinely by Bender group. 12. 03 11/8/60 Memo for Recor”