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180-10142-10223 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (10/24/1978)

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DRAFT - 10/24/78


                   MANUEL RAY RIVERO


        Manuel Ray Rivero was born in Cuba in 1924. (HSCA

#009005 Memo to G. Robert Balkey, 6/28/78, Interview with

Manolo Ray Rivero from Fonzi/GonzalezA)n Because of his

outstanding performance as a civil engineer, he was granted

a scholarshi   h      by the Cuban Ministry of Public Works

totudA A        UnAiAity  of Utah. ( SCA 006468, p.9, Item 8,

FBI Manolo Ray References, Section 2) Ray was in the United

States for two years but did not complete his work for a

Masters Degree. (Ibid)A Ao held various positions in the

engineering field, one of which was Project Manager for the

construction of the Havana Hilton Hotel. (Ibid)

        In May 1957, he organized the Civic Resistance

Movement which supervised sabotage and acts of terrorism

against the Batista regime. (Ibid) Fidel Castro appointed

him Minister of Public Works in February 1959. (Ibid) 9No

44ktt ma  Novemberhe  was arrested and relieved of his

official position. (HSCA 005990, p. 2, FBI Correlation Study,

Manolo Ray file, #97-4546, Section 1.) (Ray deeebe-Castro

because of his communist connections. (Ibid)) Hefounded the

Movimento Revolucionario del Pueblo (MRP) in 1960, serving

as  its Chief with the following individuals completing the

leadership: Raul Chibas, Special Assistant to Ray; Juan

Esteves Ramires, Secretary; Ramon Barquin, Military Intelli-

gence Matters; and Rogelio Cisneros, Chief of MRP in Cuba.

(CIA/Deputy Director of Operations, Manuel Ray Rivero file,

Volume  II)



                                NTO   CIA

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