National Archives releases first batch of 2017 JFK documents

[Scott Kaiser]

Here is the original 3-page document that Newman refers to (NARA record number 104-10209-10001), but I have no idea about the new one he found indicating that Oswald was a CIA source.

Both indicate Oswald was a CIA source. The 'new' release is only two pages, not the original three. Here is the new version.

There would be NO logical reason for the CIA Director via CI staff to make the injunction that under NO circumstances was anyone in the Agency to make inquiries or ask questions of any source or defector about Oswald unless Oswald had been one of theirs and once on a very very sensitive CI mission and/or manipulated into a compromising position.

This can be interpreted as Lee Oswald was a source for the agency I suppose. I have downloaded this and will pass it on to someone. It does say, the "Director" had relayed an injunction that the agency, meaning everyone was not under any circumstances to make inquires or ask questions of any source or defector about Oswald.

Now, this could also mean, anyone who is a source or possible source or anyone known to the agency as someone who defected to the United States from Russia or Cuba is NOT to have any inquiries or ask any questions about Oswald. Why? Because it could damage the case the CIA has tried to build against Oswald as everyone is preparing for the upcoming HSCA.

However, I don't know what I'm talking about, so I will pass this on for a true analysis.

Just one thing I'm gravely concerned about, that is, this information is allegedly disclosed on April 5, 1972 just when Watergate started, and the director at that time was Helms, and released on February 1978 just in time for the HSCA to discredit Oswald as a communist sympathizer, none of this information is duly noted in the early 60's where it should have been.

Thanks for posting this,

SK