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104-10192-10016 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/7/1960)

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Manuel Antonio RAY Y Rivero


      Manuel RAY vas born in Habana, Cuba, on 13 June 1924,

 Be was educated.in Cuba and became a very able construction

 engineer.  In April, 1958, having become rebellious under

 the Batista regime, he Joined the Civic Resistance Movement

 (Moviiento  de Resistancia Civica --  RC) and Vas named

 secretary-general of the organization.  At the same time,

 be became a member of the national directorate of the 26th-

 of-July Movement and vas responsible for coordination between

 the two groups.

      RAY worked closely with Fidel Castro for the rest of

.1958, travelling frequently to the Sierra Maestra for con-

ferences  with him. After Batists's fall, RAY was appointed

Minister  of Public Works in the provisional government of

Manuel Urratia,  RAY took office on 7 January 1959, and on

the same day be was also put in charge of the National Broad

Board.

     Although RAY remained a liberal and continued to be pro-

revolutionary, be became increasingly resantful of the com-

munist domination of the Castro regime.  His dissatisfaction

became known to Castr,. and in November of 1959 he was re-

placed as Minister of Public Works by Captain Osmany

Cienfuegos, a communist.  Presumably be was also dismissed,

from the National Bread Board.


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