16-02-2015, 09:24 PM
That was another lie by Phillips.
See, if and when any American or non Russian embassy employee went to the USSR embassy and that person spoke in their language, then that tape would not be recycled. In fact, it would then be sent to HQ ASAP. That policy was even more stringent when the subject talked to a high embassy official, e.g. Kostikov.
Phillips then lied about that also. He said there was a delay in them getting the cable to HQ about Kostikov because the Tarasoffs were late because he wanted to review the cable first because it dealt with Cuban matters--his bailiwick. This lie was exposed by Dan and Eddie when they found out Phillips did not sign off on the cable and it had nothing to do with Cuban matters.
IMO, Phillips lied about this one because he did not want any timely inquiry into the matter because it would have exposed the fact that the person was not Lee Oswald.
Phillips was so caught up in his own BS, they had to get rid of Sprague.
See, if and when any American or non Russian embassy employee went to the USSR embassy and that person spoke in their language, then that tape would not be recycled. In fact, it would then be sent to HQ ASAP. That policy was even more stringent when the subject talked to a high embassy official, e.g. Kostikov.
Phillips then lied about that also. He said there was a delay in them getting the cable to HQ about Kostikov because the Tarasoffs were late because he wanted to review the cable first because it dealt with Cuban matters--his bailiwick. This lie was exposed by Dan and Eddie when they found out Phillips did not sign off on the cable and it had nothing to do with Cuban matters.
IMO, Phillips lied about this one because he did not want any timely inquiry into the matter because it would have exposed the fact that the person was not Lee Oswald.
Phillips was so caught up in his own BS, they had to get rid of Sprague.