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

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch73874 and id is 1 raw text is: .5 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 A.E# - 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 - I URN7O C1* Background Use Orly Do Not Reproducl Y, 1104-10166-10039 .1 / i s ! S /Ld./) Q S 1 1 1 . a

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