CIA File on Ray, Manuel

2. GARCIA-BANGO MENTIONED THAT A PLAN WAS UNDER WAY TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE ISLAND, WHICH POSSIBLY INCLUDES THE ASSASSINATION OF FIDEL CASTRO RUZ. THE PLAN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO OUTRANK GARCIA'S BROTHER, JORGE GARCIA-BANGO DIRUBE, A SUB-DIRECTOR OF INDER (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPORTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION), AND INCLUDES AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF THE ARMY. CONVERSA TIONS AMONG EXILES INVOLVED IN THE PLAN, INDICATE THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES ACTIVATED BY RADIO.

HOWEVER, PROBLEMS OF OBTAINING EQUIPMENT AND IRONING OUT TECHNICAL DETAILS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED.

3. GARCIA-BANGO CLAIMS THAT IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN A VISA TO RETURN TO CUBA, HE SAW FRANCISCO CALZADILLA NUÑEZ, THE CUBAN CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES IN MADRID. HE TOLD CALZADILLA THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CUBAN MINISTERS SUPPORTING GARCIA-BANGO'S RETURN TO CUBA. GARCIA-BANGO, WHO HAS STATED HIS INTENTION TO RETURN TO CUBA AS SOON AS HIS VISA IS ISSUED, HAS SOLD HIS APARTMENT IN MADRID AT A LOSS AND APPEARS TO BE MAKING PLANS TO LEAVE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. HE CLAIMS FRIENDSHIP WITH ALDO SANTAMARIA CUADRADO, CHIEF OF THE CUBAN NAVY, AND OTHERS, INCLUDING HIS BROTHER, WHOSE POSITIONS WILL FORM A BASIS FROM WHICH FUTURE INSURRECTIONARY ACTIVITIES CAN BE LAUNCHED. PLANS FOR DELIVERY OF ARMS AS WELL AS A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GARCIA-BANGO AND RAY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.