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The Church Committee conducted the first sustained congressional review of CIA, FBI, NSA, and IRS intelligence operations. Its six-book final report (April 1976) includes Book V, "The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies." The Committee's work is foundational to public knowledge of the CIA-Mafia Castro plots (AMLASH, ZRRIFLE), MHCHAOS, and the Oswald 201 file handling.
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Chicago organized-crime figure Sam Giancana is shot and killed in his Oak Park, Illinois, home shortly before he is scheduled to testify before the Church Committee on CIA-Mafia Castro plots. The killing remains officially unsolved.
Johnny Roselli testifies in closed session on the CIA-Mafia Castro plots, five days after Sam Giancana's murder.
Additional Church Committee testimony on CIA-Mafia Castro operations.
Testifies in executive session about CIA-Mafia Castro plots.
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“SSCIA · BOX 441 · Release: Redact”
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Full six-book Senate Select Committee final report (S. Rep. No. 94-755).
Book V — indexed in this site as a primary-source report.
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A New York Times investigation concludes that Johnny Roselli was killed as a direct consequence of his Church Committee testimony.
“NSC · Computer printout showing documents requested by the Church Committee. Annotated. Reduced. · Release: In Part”
“SSCIA · Box 325Folder 11 · Release: In Part”
“SSCIA · BOX 400-79 · Release: In Part”
“CIA · From: FENDIG, PHILIP, SA/DO/O, CIA · To: D/SECURITY, CIA · JFK35 : F8 : 1993.08.12.14:07:25:900060 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: SA/DO/O · To: ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL · JFK-RH10 : F190 : 1998.08.21.13:49:24:590128 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: BRIGGS. VIENNA VA · To: BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT. LEXINGTON KY · JFK-M-16 : F10 : 2000.02.10.10:21:10:827044 : · Release: In Part”
“CIA · From: BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D., OLC · To: MASSEY, DONALD F. · JFK58 : F2 : 1993.07.27.18:32:10:060590 : 2 NOTES ATTACHED. · Release: Redact”
“CIA · From: DIRECTOR · To: WITHHELD · JFK11 : F11 : 1993.07.14.15:10:06:460340 : · Release: Redact”
“CIA · JFK63 : F7 : 1993.08.10.13:44:45:840052 : · Release: Redact”