Breaking Down the JFK Assassination Files
What you need to know
The National Archives has begun releasing the first of 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Click here to explore the files directly on their website
These are some of the highlights from the documents that have been found so far:
The day after the assassination, Gary Underhill (CIA insider) left Washington. A small clique within the CIA was responsible, he confided. Less than six months later Underhill was found shot to death. Ruled a suicide.”
Newly released documents reveal that Abram Chayes, State Department Legal Officer, was one of two officials who approved Lee Harvey Oswald’s return to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in 1962. Chayes had direct clearance for covert discussions on NSC 5412/2 operations and was tied to top figures like Archibald Roosevelt Jr. Rep. Francis Walter accused Chayes of being “soft on communism,” criticizing passport rules that allegedly exposed FBI and CIA files to potential Soviet sympathizers.
CIA was watching President Kennedy's killer Lee Harvey Oswald before the assassination, new JFK files reveal.
Among the newly available documents are communications between Sir Charles Spry, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and CIA Director Richard Helms. These cables reveal that ASIO requested the CIA to maintain secrecy regarding certain investigations related to the assassination.
Additionally, the release includes information highlighting President Kennedy's mistrust of the CIA, details about plots to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and surveillance activities involving Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination.
Lee Harvey Oswald was being watched by the government 59 days before the JFK assassination.
Despite this substantial release, some records remain undisclosed. Notably, the FBI recently discovered approximately 2,400 new records related to the assassination, which are currently under review for future declassification.
Does any of this really surprise you? I had heard the rumor that LBJ had a hand in the assassination. 61 years ago I was a 9 yr old sitting in a 4th grade classroom when the announcement of the assassination came over the PA system. This goes back to who do you think killed Marilyn Monroe? Same group of A$$holes.
Jackie went to her grave believing LBJ had a hand in her husband's death. CIA Rogue? Or CIA + LBJ? I'm interested to get Gerald Posner's take on this He has studied it better than anyone.