27-06-2015, 01:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-06-2015, 01:35 PM by Drew Phipps.)
It's interesting that Popov also appeared to be the spy that reported to the US (in April 1958) that the KGB had full technical specs on the U2, and we know that Oswald was also connected with the U2.
Perhaps Oswald's "defection" to the USSR beginning in Sept. 1959 was designed as a gauge of the USSR's remaining level of interest in U2 information. (btw, Richard Bissell was a U2 guy.) Popov had already been removed from active duty at that point. Oswald's actual defection appears to correspond roughly with Popov's arrest (October 1959).
In any event, whether or not Oswald was an "agent" or not, the CIA would certainly have had a reason to "obscure" his motives and background, upon his defection.
Perhaps Oswald's "defection" to the USSR beginning in Sept. 1959 was designed as a gauge of the USSR's remaining level of interest in U2 information. (btw, Richard Bissell was a U2 guy.) Popov had already been removed from active duty at that point. Oswald's actual defection appears to correspond roughly with Popov's arrest (October 1959).
In any event, whether or not Oswald was an "agent" or not, the CIA would certainly have had a reason to "obscure" his motives and background, upon his defection.
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James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."