“… 's activities. The FBI did investigate the reported unusual travel but did not fully report the results of their investigation to their Warren Commission. Their investigation showed that this individual had lived in Tampa and Key West and was pro-Castro. He had traveled to Cuba in May of 1 …”
“Book V, p. 65 The FBI reports on Alpha 66 furnished the Warren Commission noted the attack on the Soviet vessel in March of 1963 but did not detail that group's continued activity in planning and carrying out …”
“… ooks) did not sell well or receive much press attention, it has been regarded as a valuable contribution by most of author Noyes' fellow Warren Commission critics. It can definitely be said that almost all of Noyes' findings, particularly with respect to his main character Jim Braden, have …”
“… m Braden's true identity and his ironic misfortune of being picked up at the scene of the assassination for "looking suspicious" that the Warren Commission critics now believe ranks with James McCord's mistake of leaving masking tape on the doors during the Watergate break-in as the ultimate …”
“… ere at that precise moment does in fact raise an incredible specter, and may indeed have been the monumental slip-up that critics of the Warren Commission now attest to. a HW 50955 DocId:32423630 Page 377”
“… ing to him. Two months later, in late January of 1964, Jim Braden was interviewed by two FBI agents at his office in Beverly Hills. The Warren Commission's investigation was then in full swing and witnesses to the assassination were being questioned by the FBI and then authorities. In his F …”
“… s police had not fingerprinted Jim Braden or run a make on him, his true identity of Eugene Grading was never discovered by the FBI r the Warren Commission at the time of their investigation of the assassination. The Warren Commission had only routinely included Braden's short state ment ab …”
“11. Jim Braden: Possible Link To Jack P.ubv The same inadequate investigative work which led the Warren Commission to largely overlook Jack Ruby's solid Mafia involvement, appears also to have been responsible for the failure to uncover Jim Braden's tr …”
“… ainst the Hunt brothers, is still in the courts.) Also on November 21, the day before the assassination, according to conclusion of the Warren Commission, Jack Ruby was”
“also on his way to the H.L. Hunt offices in Dallas. The Warren Commission concluded that Jack Ruby drove a woman friend of his to the Hunt offices sometime that same after- noon. The woman, who had declined work …”
“… leans. His mysterious death was finally ruled to have been a suicide. David Ferrie has been a target of investigation by critics of the Warren Commission ever since the assassination. In fact the FBI and Secret Service both investigated a possible Ferrie role immediately after the assassina …”
“… everal sets of information which tend to indicate that David Ferrie had some contact with Lee Oswald at various times, the critics of the Warren Commission have particularly focused on Ferrie’s ties to Carlos Marcello and the Marcello Mafia empire. In fact, in his”
“… ck down on Nov. 22, 1963, the '' later divulged this important informa- had promised him. Central Intelligence Agency received tion to the Warren Commission. ■ evidence suggesting that Cuban Pre Morgan told us in January, 1967, Of course, various CLA officials also mier Fidel Castro arranged …”
“assassination—including purpose of assassinating Mr. Ken the Warren Commission, the FBI and nedy.” the CIA—has been that there was no Because neither Morgan nor Ros evidence - that implicated the Castro selli was i …”
“… e directed against President 2 intelligence. gain entry to Cuba. According to the .Kennedy. . : : S . During the later days of his presi- ;Warren Commission, Oswald repre- Last April Rosselli told the Senate - dency, Mr. Johnson spoke cryptically sented himself as the head of the New Intellige …”
“… ssination will be re- within two days of the assassination it was known (but opened. They are convinced that there was, a Cuban not to the Warren Commission) that AMLASH had' factor in the murder. , been in contact with Soviet personnel in Mexico City, - Conversations with senior officials of …”
“… been granted,* doubts center on the failure of the CIA and the FBI to the finger of suspicion would surely have, pointed .at. inform the Warren Commission of the several plots' Havana.f mounted by the CIA to kill Fidel Castro. Knowledge Perhaps more suggestive of a direct leak from AM- of th …”
“… ans to elimi- lieve that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone can no ■ nate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe." longer rely on the Warren Commission report as,an ■ This threat of reprisals seems less inflammatory 'and more understandable now that we know what Castro knew at the time, n …”
“… hat his “life of crime’’3 recently made public and even kept he stayed out of the Army — la- began as a teenager in Boston, at-- from the Warren Commission — beled unfit — by telling the truth. tempting arson for his stepfather are vital clues to the John F. Ken- • * “What’s wrong with the syn …”
“… re in Florida planning the opera- director J. Edgar Hoover made to later, .however, that what was . tion, Giancana wanted to return to the Warren Commission on May 5, known to Baker became public Las Vegas to check on his girl 1964. Hoover said, “well, I can as knowledge. friend, Phyllis McGu …”
“… calling detail: of their having been in a group with Oswald here last fall, during the daysthat he was in Mexico. - The write-ups of the Warren Commission report in the newspapers sparked this. :- - discussion, and they apparently had never really s*t around determind to piece it all togethe …”
“T! 51224 5 (6 i.J. ZSCRANDUM ECR -- J. IEB Corn 0: DUBSECS « DCS/CRS Of 223 after her Jhe passed to TCTS HBBSS00-81-0 Warren Commission 3. Reference 23 ITolay DO the attariserte to M. 32 Jandary 2504 aces Cater . and 21 February 1564, 1 oration on Iris DE27, ■both 08 wh …”
“… any and all earlier reports.” The FBI withheld from the “before Bobby gets back.” - could have hollered false J. Lee Rankin, the general Warren Commission hundreds Apparently, the FBI chief counsel, followed up with ay of documents about the arrest if we had arrested also feared Deputy Attor …”
“… re were history of Bureau since I have "LBJ’s speeches are dull.” and “deliberative” memos some subtle, perhaps been director,” Hoover The Warren Commission were not given to the com- deliberate, omissions. lamented, according to the adopted a resolution, mission. But “everything they The docu …”
“… s Whitten been handling the Oswald case. Shanklin telephoned the summary of Oswald’s But in a later letter to (he notebook. The summary Warren Commission, dated Dallas police and asked conveniently omitted the fact , April 6, 1964, Hoover stated The late J. Edgar Hoover, in whether Hosty co …”
“… chief On Dec 23 1963 the FBI - It is imposisible to know % Oswald. There’”s more to Hoover s ’ . Gordon Shanklin, that he had . gave the Warren Commission a subtly switched the word great cover-up, which we’ll. ll, “our” to “agents” in order to report in a future column. PT hide his knowled …”
“… st President Kennedy." , . accounts are incorrect, according to It has now been disclosed that the ‘sources with an intimate knowledge of Warren Commission was told nothing - the events. activities against Castro. One insider, within range of Castro's movements, about the CIA’s plot to kill Ca …”
“… ruck down on Nov. 22, 1963, the later divulged this important informa- had promised him. Central Intelligence.Agency received .tion to the Warren Commission. . , .. evidence suggesting that Cuban Pre a . 1 Morgan told us in January, 1967, mier Fidel Castro arranged the assassi Of course, va …”
“… died, his system would throw off all can't shake a nagging suspicion—unsup- ■ traces of the poison, so he would appear to ■ ported by the Warren Commission’s findings - be the victim of a natural if mysterious ail- . —that Castro may have become aware of ment. the U.S. plot upon his life and, …”
“ging suspicion—unsupporte be useful to recount the details. was meticulously planned, like enough, decided to try again the Warren Commission's f The plot began as part of the an episode from the TV drama with a more powerful dose ings—that Castro may have discredited Bay of Pig …”
“… ment investigations into Senate testimony on the CIA schemes ■ the Kennedy assassination-including to kill Castro has brought the FBI the Warren Commission, the FBI and into the investigation at the request the CIA—has been that there was no of Attorney General Edward H. Levi. evidence that i …”
“… id not recommend any further in an attempt to vestigation of Morgan’s allegations. : gain entry to Cuba. On the evening of the following Warren Commission,According to the Oswald repre- day, President Johnson called CIA Di ■ sented himself L. . —“as the head of the New rector Richard M. H …”
“SECRET - SENSITIVE MC CONE PAPERS NOVEMBER 24, 1961 - DECEMBER 31, 1964 REFERENCES TO CUBA ASSASSINATIONS, WARREN COMMISSION MATTERS BOX 2: MEMORANDA FOR RECORD File: November 29, 1961 - April 5, 1962 December 5, 1961, Meeting with Attorney General Kennedy - …”
“… hasis added) 3 [OBTAIN COPY] File: May 21, 1964 - October 5, 1964 September 30, 1964: Meeting of "DCI; President; et al" to discuss "Warren Commission Report - (to set up Presidential Committee)" - No memo indicated to have been prepared. File: October 6, 1964 - December 28, 1964 Noth …”
“… ndez was running two DGI agents. Rocca outlined these relationships briefly to demonstrate DGI-FPCC connections. Rocca concluded that the Warren Commission should have paid more attention to the DGI. Rocca also mentioned that the CIA picked up a DGI defector named Mugg in April or May of 1964 …”
“… COS, Mexico City. Rocca said that Whiten would report Mexico City developments to Helms who would then inform McCone. 9. End of GPFLOOR: Warren Commission With the formation of the Warren Commission, the GPFLOOR period ended. Rocca explained that Helms served as the major liaison between th …”
“… d he had no knowledge of any CIA assassination attempts against Castro. Rocca emphasized that the FBI was the investigative arm for the Warren Commission. Rocca said that Sam Papich, Dick O’Niell (sic) and Jim Hunt were the Bureau personnel involved with the WC. 17 NW 50955 DocId: 32423630 …”
“… also involved in Soviet R&A. 10. Rockefeller Commission Inquiry Rocca served as CIA liaison to the Rockefeller Commission in regard to Warren Commission allegations, Belin and Robert Olsen :- wanted Rocca to review were involved in the investigation. Belin documentation regarding the phot …”
“… 1976, also requested delivery of all material in the 0 & C files pertaining to a number of specifically identified items relating to the Warren Commission and to this Bureau’s investigations of both the Oswald matter and the assassination of President Kennedy. A thorough review of the specia …”
“assassination—including purpose of assassinating Mr. Ken- - ‘ the Warren Commission, the FBI and nedy.". the CIA—has been that there was no Because neither. Morgan nor Ros evidence - that implicated the Castro selli was …”
“… gainst President n - intelligence, ‘f ' - - 1 * 1 gain entry to Cuba. According to the .Kennedy. 1 9. During the later days of his presi-/ Warren Commission, .Oswald repre- Last April, Rosselli told the Senate : 1 dency, Mr. Johnson spoke cryptically E sented himself as the head of the New Int …”
“… that his “life of crime” - recently made public and even kept he stayed out of the Army — la- began as a teenager in Boston, at- from the Warren Commission' beled unfit — by telling the truth. tempting arson for his stepfather are vital clues to the John F. Ken i “What’s wrong with the syndi- …”
“… ere in Florida planning the opera director J. Edgar Hoover made to later, however, that what was tion, Giancana wanted to return to - the Warren Commission on May 5, known to Baker became public Las Vegas to check on his girl 1964. Hoover said, “well, I can as- knowledge. friend, Phyllis McGu …”
“… UNSIGNED TO: ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION TITLE: REVIEW OF ITEMS IN OSWALD FILE RE CASTRO/JFK ASSASSINATION DATE: PAGES: 05/00/1975 27 SUBJECTS: WARREN COMMISSION, EVIDENCE NOT CONSIDERED WARREN COMMISSION OSWALD, LEE, TRIP TO MEXICO OSWALD, LEE, PRE-RUSSIAN PERIOD, EDUCATION OSWALD, LEE, POST-RUSSIAN …”
“… evidence in the files on the KENNEDY assassination that this CASTRO interview was considered in following up leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission and its staff although Mexico Station specifically directed Headquarters attention to the AP story very shortly after the Dallas killing. M …”
“… t and/or Cuban political, intelligence or security service involvement in the as- sassination to what was developed and con- sidered by the Warren Commission and its staff. The Commission's finding that Lee Harvey OSWALD was the killer of President KENNEDY and Officer TIPPIT and did them in alone …”
“… ull disclosure by these governments of all elements, of OSWALD's handling and stay in the Soviet Union and his contacts in Mexico City. The Warren Commission report should have left a wider "window" for this contingency. That, indeed, was the opinion at the working level, particularly in the coun …”
“… e 8 7 SECRET SECRET - September 1959. member to OSWALD during his specialist training period at El Toro Marine Corps Base December 1958 The Warren Commission Report takes note of this: "OSWALD told DELGADO that he was in touch with Cuban diplomatic officials in this country, which DELGADO at firs …”
“… EVIEW OF ITEMS IN OSWALD FILE RE CASTRO/JFK ASSASSINATION DATE: PAGES: 05/00/1975 27 SUBJECTS: WAR REN COMMISSION, EVIDENCE NOT CONSIDERE D WARREN COMMISSION OSWALD, LEE, TRIP T O MEXICO OSWALD , LEE, PRE- RUSSIAN PERIOD, EDUCATION OSWALD, LEE, POS T-RUSSIAN PERIOD NEWS MEDIA, HARKER, DANIEL OSWA …”
“… evidence in the files on the KENNEDY assassination that this CASTRO interview was considered in following up leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission and its staff although Mexico Station specifically directed Headquarters attention to the AP story very shortly after the Dallas killing. M …”