“13-00000 . APR 04 ‘97 10:04AM P.14/44 PAGE 14 £ 56 Md. L. Rev. 1. *11 generating [*12] such a report, the Commission left open the opportunity for critics to complain that Oswald was a patsy who did not act alone. n67 - -Footnotes- - n64. See Holland, supra note 18, at”
“have been a dispassionate analysis of all of the implications surrounding the murder, some of which the Commission itself had no knowledge. n65 Instead, the Report was a mound of facts that obscured the issue of Oswald's motivation and portrayed him as a sullen, dysfunctional,”
“assassination. MR. HOLLAND: I think -- my own particular view is that besides, you know, being an investigation of three crimes — the murder of President Kennedy, the assault on Governor Connally and the murder of Officer Tippett (sp), and then the murder of Oswald, so four c”
“13-00000 . . APR 04 ‘97 10:02AM P.9/44 PAGE 9 56 Md. L. Rev. 1, *7 n35. Question-and-Answer Session at the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editor’s Association, Orlando, Fla., 1973 Pub. Papers 946, 956 (Nov. 17, 1973). ' n36. Vice President Spiro T. Ag”
“13-00000 . AFR 04 ‘97 10:02AM P. 10/44 PAGE 10 56 Md. L. Rev. 1, *8 - -- - -End Footnotes- - - Second, although the Commission had access to some high-quality intelligence information, it did not receive everything. The CIA, FBI, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy fa”
“The Report began to sink shortly after its release. n68 Researchers used its massive details to challenge the Commission's assumptions and findings. n69 However, the veil of secrecy thrown over the intelligence sources prevented the Commissioners and their defenders from rebut”
“have managed to convey a broadly held view that the Warren Commission failed and that the government knows more than it is telling. n213 We should stand in awe of their capacity to explain the assassination in such breathtaking terms when so much still remains under lock and ”
“27 به CIR ACTIVITIES AND THE WARREN COMMISSION INVESTIGATION Pant L. Hoch Marea S, D I. INTRODUCTION A. FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION Even before the disclosures of the last three months, there were ample reasons for an investigation of improper acti”
“ho could clarify the Warren Commission's work with the CIA and their investigation of these matters. 1”
“I. .Carry-over from Church report A, Relationship between agencies and Warren Commission L. Warren Comm, staff has never been interviewed in depth. Many have not been interviewed at all. The Commission had; particular staff assigned to (a) Cuba and (b) organized crime. They,”
“13-00000 . , RPR 04 ‘97 10:01AM P.7/44 PAGE 7 56 Md. L. Rev. 1, *5 Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X and gravely wounded Governor George C. Wallace. n28 [*6] At the same time, the American government resorted to deception to disguise its policy failures. n29 The nation fough”
“ence Community as opposed to the Warren Commission. During the course of this st udy, additional Age ncy files have been reviewed. These files have been examined in an effort to resolve certain issues created by the re- view of the Agency's compilations discussed herein. Where ap”
“24— 29 -12- la 62te € Based upon the record of our investigation, the Committee's single most important finding is that the system was such that assassina tion activity could have been undertaken by an agency of the United States Government without it having been unco”
“second meeting. Ford and Hale Boggs joined C Dulles. Hale Boggs told Warren flatly that Olney would not be acceptable and that x he (Foggs) would not work on the Commission with Olney. Warren put up a stiff argument but a compromise was,made when the name of Lee Rankin was men”
“UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum -Nr — artet Cotta Cont-ri 4 0 Lon /tins TO. Mr. Mohr DATE: December 12, 1963 Muel O ED TuvO_ Trotter Tele. Boom FROM C. D. DeLoach 12 DC. 0 . Holmes -— Candy Coin 100 D.8 D.E.115.16 SUBJECT: ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT 8”
“36 (Rev. 12-13-56} sit CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO . F B I -DECL/ 0 RELEA ID/OR, RMATION Date: 1/8/65 SECRET IN THIS USC. ASSAISITIZED Transmit the following in cPanas (Type in plain text or code) . Via AIRTEL (Priority or Method of Mailing) Director, FBI (100-409763) ALL”
“the Warren Commission, but had not thought it relevant to the Committee's investi gation to go as far as April. Hence I was unaware of this entry. While”
“ade that the CIA or the Fal was responsible for the assassi nat ion. Despite the lack of evidence or logical support for many of these allegations, they are, I think, a matter of substantial public concern. Aserious attempt to answer specific questions which have been raised seem”
“LD WAS A CIA INFORMANT The Commission heard, and was concerned about, allegations that Oswald had 12 been a CIA or FBI informaat. The Commission's rebuttal rested largely on 13. affidavits provided by Cia Director John NcCone and J. Edgar Hoover. However, the members of the Commi”
“ocurentation, which come s l argely from the Commission's rec ords, can be pro vid ed by th e author .) whether or not these questions fall within the mandate of the Rockefeller and Church investigations, they do reed to be answered. There is no doubt that a new investigation of ”
“-3- B. Committee Decision To Make This Report Public This report raises important questions of national policy. We /07 “believe that the public is entitled to know what certain instrumentalities 2*f their Government have done. Further, our, recommendations can only be ‘”
“Warren Commission had a field day. n50 The Commission’s conclusion that a foreign government lacked a sufficient motive to murder the President now crumbled. n51 Indeed, the Commission looked silly and, even worse, to be a part of the plot because its critics could plausibly a”
“f that is desired.) 4. The point of the referenced memorandum is that consideration should be given now to "whether or not the entire matter can be fully disclosed at this time." This submission is designed to make it possible for you, the IG and others whom you may d esi re to c”
“her. (Helms Exec. Session hearing, p.25) DELLASCHIGATION AND/OR PALEARE OF THIS DOCUMENT as redacted its sensitive sources an amethod is areas of concern im which the Agemen's desire Thes Committee has identified two Ho protect its to smpreded the Warren Commissions investigatio”
“to the Warren Commission in this report was based upon sensitive sources and methods, identification of which had been deleted completely fro m the report. CIA The policy limiting War ren Commission know- ledge of CIA sources and methods was articulated as early as December 20, 1”
“investigation, and to get all details and facts con cerning it, which we obtained, and then prepared a report which we submitted to the Attorney General for transmission to the President. Mr. Rankin. From your study of this entire matter of the assassination and work in conn”
“and demonstrators in. front of his hotel. See Geoffrey C. Ward, The Most Durable Assassination Theory: Oswald Did It Alone, N.Y. Times, Nov. 21, 1993, 7, at 1 available in LEXIS, News Library, Nyt File (describing the reactions Posner. received from his book) . - a • - -End ”
“ordinates in the Agency testified that they perceived that assassination was desired and that they should proceed with- out troubling their superiors. The 1967 Inspector General’s Report on assassinations appropriately observed: HW 50955 DocId: 32423539 Page 532”
“mined in an effort to resolve certain issues created by the re- view of the Agency's compilations di scussed herein. Where apparent gaps ex isted in the written reco rd, files have been requested and reviewed in an effort to resolve these gaps. Where significant substantive issue”
“te. Select Committee report relating to the investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy: Senator Church opened the news conference with a brief statement outlining the history of the Senate Select Committee and indicated that this report represents the last of five re”
“litary intelligence : The bulk of the Commission's investigation was done through various federal ية agencies, notably the FBI. Thus these agencies were in large part responsible for the coverup of much of what the Commission was supposed to be reporting for the American people. ”
“tailed in the narrative. NW 65990 DocId:32374461 Page SECRET JIPCET ET SY 104-10196-10000 i SECRET 2 3. The attached report is not intended to be an answer to the Fensterwald/O'Toole article which Mr. Belin attaches to his memorandum. (I have prepared a paragraph- by-paragraph ré”
“13-00000 ,. APR 04 ‘97 10:03AM P.11/44 PAGE 11 56 Md. L. Rev. 1, *9 n49. See Church Committee, supra note 48, at 139-46; Hinckle & Turner, The Fish Is Red, supra note 44, at 20, 111-26; Holland, supra note 18, at 62. n50. Even President Johnson expressed his belief that ”
“is desired.) 4. The point of the referenced memorandum is that consideration should be given now to "whether or not the entire matter can be fully disclosed at this time." This submission is designed to make it possible for you, the IG and others whom you may desire to consult to”
“13-00000 PAGE 33 Federal News Service, JUNE 4, 1997 REP. LATOURETTE: Thank you for answering my questions. Thank you for your fine work. And thank you, Mr. Chairman. REP. : Thank you. I had a couple of questions. I read your testimony as I was listening to the other two. ”
“ent are detailed in the narr ative. NW 65990 DocId:32374461 P ag e SECRE T JIPCET ET SY 1 04 -10196- 10000 i SECRET 2 3. The attached report is not intended to be an answer to the Fensterwald/O'Toole article which Mr. Belin attaches to his memorandum. (I have prepared a paragraph”
“he CIA to transmit its information to the Warren Commission, after such in- forma tion had been proc essed by the Agency. (Rocca dep., pp.66-67) (Add the opinion of WC staffers.) at times However, nstances, riching сте спро Concern for protecting its the CIA'S senstive sources an”
“t. He appreciated the points on intelligence protection and recommended talking to other members. 4. Mr. Blakey was with Chairman Stokes when we met with the latter. Chairman Stokes expressed his appreciation for the need to exercise care in conducting public hearings. Apparently”
“r or not the entire matter can be fully disclosed at this time." This submission is designed to make it possible for you, the IG and others whom you may desire to consult to make this decision.. The narrative-interpretive summary has been put together in such a way that it disclo”
“Usa GIN. COM UNITED STATE No. 27 5010-106 JMENT 1 - Mr. Belmer 1 - Mr. Rose 1 - Mr. Malle 1 - Mr. Rogge ■ A l - Mohr 0 1 - De Loach a 0 < 2 N Colson_ Molit — -__ — Memorandum 1 - Mr. McGoW 1 - Mr. Hines II - Centad —— /_ * % Deloaci_ ble, rhe TO A. H. B”
“e Paul L. lioch Marc h 2 4, 1975 104-10196-10027 به CIR ACTI VITIES AND THE W ARREN COMM ISSION I NV ESTIGATION Pant L. Hoch Marea S, D I. INTRODUCTION A. FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION Even before the disclosures of the last three months, there were ”
“18, at 64. n43. See, e.g., Harold Weisberg, Whitewash II: The FBI-Secret Service Coverup 125 (1996) (concluding that "the FBI and the Secret Service are not innocent" in the Warren Commission investigation).”
“hn A. McCONE, Director, Central Intelligence Ahency, dated 12 February 1964, from J. Lee RAN KIN, Ge neral Counsel. "As you know, this Commission "We are informed by the Secret Service that the Central Intelligence Agency has disseminated several reports or communications concern”
“against that with every book or article that's written criticizing the Central Intelligence Agency. I have a certain number of people who want you to get right on the stump and deny it and when you analyze it, all you've done is advertise what has been said. R: DCI: R: DCI: Right”
“13-00000 PAGE 34 Federal News Service, JUNE 4, 1997 you believe the CIA and FBI will release information sooner? And if so, presumably they'll still be redacted, which still could lead to Oliver Stone movies and Lincoln conspiracy books and all sorts of things. MR. HOLLAN”
“d Helms. Mr. Helms, who ser ved as the CIA's Dep uty Director for Plans during the Warren Commis sio n investigation was direct ly respons ible for the CIA's investigation of President Kennedy's ass assin ation (Ibid. p. 23.) He testified to the Committee that the CIA made every ”
“have been central to the development of first amendment jurisprudence" and that "society is distinctly ambivalent about the benefits of increased knowledge"). - - • •- -End Footnotes- - - I. The Warren Commission The Warren Commission and its report stand at the center of ”
“limitations, which are beyond the scope of this Article. n8i However, the HSCA’s conclusions, which now seem to be in question, held that the Committee could not rule out a conspiracy to kill the President. n82 This finding directly challenged the Warren Commission. n83 For ex”
“hich the CIA provided its infor- mation to the Wa rren Commission. He stated: An inquir y would come over (from the Warren Commission). We would attempt to respond to it. But these inquiries came in indivi- dual items...Each individual item that came along we took care of as best”
“Gerald R. Ford, Allen W. Dulles, and John J. McCloy. See 1 id. at v. . nl7. "On the basis of the evidence before the Commission it concludes that Oswald acted alone." Id. at 22. ni8. These figures are based on CBS and Gallup polling data recapitulated in a poll released a ”