“104-10180-10094 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65987 Date: 10-28-2021 RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce 6 January 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Manolo RAY 1. RAY called collec”
“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”
“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-”
“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”
“104-10193-10008 SECRET 7.BD). file 9 January 19 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65987 Date: 10-29-2021 MISMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION SUBJECT : Neeting with Dr. Namuel "Manolo" zar 1. Prior to departing fro”
“#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”
“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”
“• 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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“1963 #TT2Tz to Director 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 sorter turing Franqui and Arcos to agents ”
“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”
“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,”
“180-10143-10456 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 € SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Files - Manuel Ray y Rivero DCD Documents D 11110819 A May 2 1978 280 1. Memo dated 24 Oct 1962 to Chief, Contact Division, from Chief, San ”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - VIII April 24, 1978 11110833 Volume VII _July 1962 - August 1962 1. Cable dated July 2, 1962 to Director from San Juan Glear that Manolo Ray wooked upon with great favor by Puerto Rican government. No evidenc”
“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”
“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”
“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 Bay y Rivero Files - Volumes I - XVIII May 1, 1978 Volume XIII - March 1964 - April 1964 11110843 1. Memorandum to Acting Chief, Contact Division, dated 6 March 1964 From: Cincinnati R.A. Thru: Chief, Detroit Office SUBJECT: Castro Ty”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer File Review - Manuel Ray y Rivero - Volumes I - XVIII May 2, 1978 11110855 Volume XVI - July 1, 1964 - August 28, 1964 1. Draft on Manuel Ray by Alfonso Rodriguez dtd 6 July 1964 After his failure to reach Cuba during May 1964, Ray believes he must go into”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer File Review - Manuel Ray y Rivero - Volumes I - XVIII May 2, 1978 Volume XVI - July 1, 1964 - August 28, 1964 11110853 1. Draft on Manuel Ray by Alfonso Rodriguez dtd 6 July 1964 After his failure to reach Cuba during May 1964, Ray believes he must go into”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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 ”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray Files Volume iv of xviii 11110832 Page 2 V V.6. Memorandum for the Record Th Subject: Manolo Date: 5 May 1961 Ray - Comments on his Anti-Castro Activities Signed: Calvin Hicks WH/4/PM/Operations Ray is balieved to have accomplishe”
“SECRET Betsy palmer Review of Manuel Ray y Rivero Files, Volumes I - VIII April 24, 1978 Volume VII _ July 1962 - August 1962 1. Cable dated July 2, 1962 to Director from San Juan Clear that Manolo Ray wooked upon with great favor by Puerto Rican government. No evidence, how”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“€ SECRET Betsy Palmer DCD Documents - Manuel Bay y Rivero 1111082) Page 2 4. Memo to Acting Chief, Contact Division dtd 20 May 1964 From: Chief, Miami Field Office Subject: Alleged "New York Times" Publicity Build-up for Manolo Ray Hal Hendrix, Scripps-Howard L.A. correspo”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer File Review - Manuel Ray y Rivero - Volumes I - XVIII May 2, 1976 Volume XVI - July 1, 1964 - August 28, 1964 1. Draft on Manuel Ray by Alfonso Rodriguez dtd 6 July 1964 After his failure to reach Cuba during May 1964, Ray believes he must go into Cuba”
“Betsy PALMER SECRET March 4 1978 Office of Security Manuel Antonio Rayy Rivero #224594 1960-1974 vl. Cross reference sheet - Memo dated 7/11/63, Subject: Justin McCarthy (OS# 246-271) - references that McCarthy associated most actively with Ray, the DRE, etc) in 1961-62.”
“Felipe Pazos f. Dr. Valdez Pino, in asylum in Embassy of Peru and belonged to Accion Democratica. Father Bastarrica’sJj 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 ”
“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”
“anuel Ray 105-117538-11 р. 1,2 (14) NY 2865-S furnished a statemen t forwarded to him by Dr. Guiller mo Alonso Pujol, à Vice President of Cuba from 1948 to 1952. Informant stated that the background given by Dr. Pujol was an answer to Cuban exiles who were critical of his trip to”
“13-00000 % SECRET EYES OY 22 June 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RE CO RD SUBJECT: Minutes of the Meeting of the 303 Committee, 18 June 1964 PRESENT: Mr. Bundy, Mr. McCone, Mr. Vance, Mr. Johnson. Mr. Mann and Mr. FitzGerald were also present. A general discussion was hel”
“break with Soviet bloc 7. Restoration of Legitimate Property - not that under public power 8. Political Parties Communist Party will be proscribed 9. Political Prisoners - immediate release 10. Elections - within 18-month period 2. Dispatch to Chief, Task Force W from Chief ”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Ray Files Volume v of xviii 11/1 0232 Page 2 1/ 6. Memorandum for the Record th,Date: 5 May 1961 Subject: Manolo Ray - Comments on his Anti-Castro Activities Signed: Calvin Hicks WH/4/PM/Operations "Ray is balieved to have accomplished”
“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”
“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”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Volume XV - June 1964 11110854 Page 2 5. Memo for the Record, dtd 9 June 1964, from Alfonso Rodreguez Subject: Possible Plans of Ray Opinion of Rodriguez that Ray will attempt asap to mount another infiltration effort. He is relatively certain JURE ha”
“SECRET Betsy Palmer Review of Manuel Bay y Rivero Files - Volumes I - XVIII May 1, 1978 Volume XIII - March 1964 - April 1964 1. Memorandum to Acting Chief, Contact Division, dated 6 March 1964 From: Cincinnati R.A. Thru: Chief, Detroit Office SUBJECT: Castro Type Subve”