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CIA File on Ray, Manuel

Central Intelligence Agency · 219 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This Central Intelligence Agency dossier on Cuban exile leader Manuel Ray Rivero was released in 2023 under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Act. It contains biographical sketches of Ray as Castro's Minister of Public Works and later leader of the MRP and JURE, a 1965 report on his views of anti-Castro tactics, a Spanish report on his 1965 Madrid visit, and 1977 cables answering an FBI request. Those cables note he was declared persona non grata in Jamaica in December 1976.

  • p. 46 …Your cooperation in this case has been appreciated. Earl J. Williamson DC/WH/COG DDP/WH…
  • p. 83 …TDEN A's agents inside PIRHUMEN are probably IDEN C, who might cooperate with IDEN B…
  • p. 89 …The Subject's 'agents' inside Cuba are probably Jorge GARCIA BANGO Dirube, who might cooperate with…
  • p. 99 …We would not give Manolo REY any support or assistance until he cooperated with us fully…
  • p. 100 …that was supposed to be of mutual cooperation and trust. That he was not an informer…
  • p. 156 …BELIEVE COULD GET G-40 COOPERATION KEEP SHIP LAS PALMAS

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SECRET 1917

DIR PART INFO MILA ROME BALO BALO WAVE WAVE WAVE

KYWAY PURUMEN ZRWAGUN LOIMPROVE

EF A PARI 0419 10 60193

B CIR 06410 6 may 65

C MILA 2439

1. DURING MEET IN GENOA ON APRIL 11, 1943, SUPPLIER, DEC. 1943 INFORMATION

WHICH APPEARS CONTRADICT MOST OF PARAS 5 AND 6 PEF A.

A. HAS NEVER BEEN CHIEF OF MUNICIPALITY

B. DOES NOT VISIT ALL PORTS BECAUSE IS LIMITED TO FORTS OF CALL.

C. KNOWS SECRET SHIPPERS TYPE ARE PRESENTED ANCHOR TO HIN ARE BASED ON THESE:

D. DID NOT REQUEST BROTHER DEF OF BROTHER BECAUSE FELT IF MARY HAD INTEREST CONTACTED MY PORT OF CALL OUTSIDE PERSON.

5. WIFE DOES NOT HAVE HIGH POSITION IN COLLECTION SECRETARY. IDEN A STAILED IDEA AND USES FRIENDS HIS WIFE VOICES FOR HER BACKGROUND. WITH A BUTTON TO SAVE IN FAIL VERY SELDOM SPEAK TO EACH DIMER.

F. DID NOT PLAN GET SELF AND FAMILY OUT UNLESS CIRCUMSTANTLY REQUIRED SUCH ACTION.

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 219 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.