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104-10165-10039 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (06/02/1961)

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- June 1961


MEMORANDUM FOR TH     RECORD

EUBJLCT:   Relations with Manolo RAY and the MRP



    1.  For background see my mernorandura of i4 May 1961, reporting On
my  long session wita Manolo RAY, Rogelio CI NEROS (Eugenio) and Ernesto
BETANCOURr. As will be noted   in that memorandum. ).aaolo promised to
come  up with a prospectus witnin approximately ten days' time, after con-
sulting with his leaders in Cuba.

    Z.  On 1 June 1961 Mr. Barnee called me to say that Mr. Goodwin had
been visited by Mr. Ernesto BLTANCOURT   wso asked for lmmedtate financial
support for certain activit ies of the MRP which would run around S1, t3
dollars. Mr. Barnes asked me  to contact BETANCOUR T for the put pose of
ascertaining what the funds were to be used for, exactly how much needed. etc.
i called BETANCOURT   and he told me that I snould get these details from
CSNEROS   (Eugenio). who was staying at room 5e9 at the Washington HoteL.
1 called Eugealoaad made a data for a- .*nd 1 ay DiBat: (Ray Adams is the
name  he uses with Ma.y and Cisneros) to cali upon him. We called on GI NEROS
at approximately 18i5 hours 1 June. and he informed us that he had urgent
aeed for pesos for use in support of his sabotage and underground activities
in Cuba. lie said his people were absolutely witrout funds, needed mosey for
liF'n e-enas,  tra!nportatlozanplLrc arse of sabotage  air frem for
couriers, and for assisting people to get out of prison. He said that it was
now possible for people to buy their way out of prison by bribing one of the
many  - commiunist lawyers and judges. He thought that 4u. CGO or 60. t..
would meet innediate needs and that some sort of arrangement should be made
to receive funds - Ali. L00 monthly or tceresbouts - on a fixed and permanent
basis.

    3.  We made no commitment  to Eugenio other than to say that we would
pass his plea along to the interested people. I reminded him that we had asked
him and Manole to prepare a plan for consideration and that we were still
waiting for that plan. I said I personaly.doubted that anyihing could be done
=nd  the plan was received from RAY. He- said Manolo was planning to come to
Washington on the afternoon of . June. with the plan, but that he himself was
having to return to Miami immediately and it was vital he be able to take the
money  with him. arrange in Miami for purchase of the pesoa (at rate of i x 1 -


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