RAY LASHES CIA FOR OUSTER AS EXILE CHIEF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600420033-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 1999
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: July 17, 1951
• Content Type: NSPR

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Ray Lashes
CIA For
Ouster As
Before and since the ill-fated i committee declared it does not
4 y
April 17 invasion of Cuba by fore- acknowledge the authority claim-
es directed, largely by the CIA, ed by the MRP group in Cuba
Ray has been privately critical of and has agreed to overrule the
the intelligence agency. Today's action taken by them in sending
statement is his first public de- an envoy to replace Ray.
u;nclatlhn-
"We have dedicated our eapaci-
of understanding and firm-
ness," his statement said, "in or-
der that our present sacrifices not
be frustrated by the tremendous
backward and corrupt forces that
The exterior committee, follow-
Ing a series of meetings bere.dur-
ing the last seyeral nights, propos-
ed that in view of Ray's an-
nounced resignation the executive
groups here and In Cuba should.
jointly designate a new general
Exile Chief
By HAL IIENDRIX
xiaau Never Latta Amer$c as1t4r
u an underground lead-
er Manuel (Manolo) . Ray
today blasted the Central
Intelligence Agency for al-
legedly maneuvering to di-.
vide and weaken the
People's Revolutionary
Movement (MRP) a n d
force his ouster as its
leader.
In a blistering statement ac-
companied by a similar stinging
manifesto Issued by the MRP
exterior committee, Ray charged
that the CIA was behind the re-
cent decision of the MRP national
executive to Cuba to dismiss hint
as'general coordinator.
Ray's statement also asserted
that he was submitting his "ir-
revocable" resignation as the
MRP chieftain, but demanded
that,-the movement's leaders here
and in Cuba investigate carefully
I the circumstances that provoked
the current controversy.
REPLACEMENT
The News reported l ast Moudhy
I that MRP leaders tfll in Cuba:
had voted to relieve Ray of his
command and send iireplacement,
here.
!
The successor chop t in Havana
-arrived In Miami lilt 'week and
has met with Ray:r his sup=
porters on W. 1qk three occa-
,sions. His identl Ass not been
disclosed, at his !quest, because
members of hit( family are still
The ewference 1 have not pro-
duced a solution ',the leadership
problems. It hns, nine apparent
that the Icrv'er4 ttn in Cuba is
not accef,rahrt ft fhr Ray forces
anltp 'e - ppr
iL
,
are maintained in alertness t coordinator.
against our efforts. . The ?`ocument memigned no
"I denounce that the Central In. candidates. but it is known that
teWgence Agency of this country consideration has' been given to
has. been ,actively endeavoring to Rogelio (Eugenio) Cisneros, who
EPISODE
Ray said his charges could be
ilustrated. by an episode which
or In Cuba before coming to Mi-
ami in May. ' ?
Other candidates mentibned
eli
e
p
. --a, au? {,e,
'tarred Luring the weekend. --- -
hen the exterior committee met 1, head of the National Bank of
o confer with the representative it Cuba, who came here from Puer- '
Havana :.- --.-
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h
e and
for
Ray explained that. the Cuban II Raul Chibas, a former leader. of
th
m
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lead- t
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y
ov
en
w
o
rs of the^committee here that MRP activity in New York.
gents of the CIA had met pri- Those who signed the manUes-
ately with him last Wednesday. 'to include:
"They (the CIA agents) insisted Cisi ros, Chibas
PazOs
Orion.
,
.
hat the first problem that had tr do:i Alvares Bargain, Napoleon
solved in order for the MRP
Bwquer ive financial assistance it' Orlando Castro' Jeae ? M.
Eatevez, Emilb Gueideb; 7i'edro
h
eels to continue fighting is t
e Martin (Serafin). 132a
anus tray, the ao-year-old Beruff. Ali'tie& ,
gineer declared. mando Lora, Yi('y
!' f
!~Tt,Ir1-nn members of the PV.
S
Pon-
Ar-
and-
coup are witnesses of this un- The *1omrng plso ISWOJ the
sual message , CIA for med4? 'in the brnal?-
Q with
1P
"The objective of such insist. affairs dent' of lotentl ittroWfth
act is not. we know. our person. .
al disintegration of a movement
hat wi11 not accept being controll?
by anything other than the
timent and aspirations of the
ban people."
Ray's statement said he was
organization, even though I
latly reject not only the reason ,
ELECTIVE'
He pointed out that since the
s post through elective pru-
.uses. He said he was certain
the sincerity and cleanli^rss of
?E'ioS an~'td -oio y )fiat tounTT ? ?~- ' 7;