06-03-2020, 09:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2020, 09:36 PM by Milo Reech.)
A digression on the subject of Tippit's unknowability.
One FBI report may provide a glimpse into the factual reality. It's a report of an interview with Travis Kirk conducted 11/29/63 on the streets of San Francisco. Formerly a Dallas assistant DA & defense attorney, Kirk described the nature of Ruby's relations with the DPD, including his close buddy Fritz.
It also contains this item about Tippit --
"Mr. KIRK said that he was also personally acquainted with the deceased Officer TIPPIT, and that at one time he had a lady asking his advice about a proceeding against TIPPIT, in that he had apparently raped her during one of his investigations. KIRK said that he did not believe TIPPIT was necessarily involved in this situation, but he did question the motive for shooting."
Kirk's information about Tippit might have raised an eyebrow or two among purblind WC staff, but they never saw it. The SF office submitted a sharply revised report dated 12/17/63, dropping the Tippit item altogether and attenuating the rest.
The statement that "it is entirely possible and probable that FRITZ had deliberately arranged to have OSWALD shot in order to close the case" of the first report was softened and relegated to page two. The first page (marked 102) of the revised report is included in published CE3006. Evidently the second (marked 103) didn't make the cut, content inappropriate for public viewing.
Both versions are attached. A comparison shows what happens when the FBI sanitizes for external consumption the information it receives. It also demonstrates the absurdity of arguing that an event did not occur or some truth was not divulged simply because there's no reference in an FBI report.
One FBI report may provide a glimpse into the factual reality. It's a report of an interview with Travis Kirk conducted 11/29/63 on the streets of San Francisco. Formerly a Dallas assistant DA & defense attorney, Kirk described the nature of Ruby's relations with the DPD, including his close buddy Fritz.
It also contains this item about Tippit --
"Mr. KIRK said that he was also personally acquainted with the deceased Officer TIPPIT, and that at one time he had a lady asking his advice about a proceeding against TIPPIT, in that he had apparently raped her during one of his investigations. KIRK said that he did not believe TIPPIT was necessarily involved in this situation, but he did question the motive for shooting."
Kirk's information about Tippit might have raised an eyebrow or two among purblind WC staff, but they never saw it. The SF office submitted a sharply revised report dated 12/17/63, dropping the Tippit item altogether and attenuating the rest.
The statement that "it is entirely possible and probable that FRITZ had deliberately arranged to have OSWALD shot in order to close the case" of the first report was softened and relegated to page two. The first page (marked 102) of the revised report is included in published CE3006. Evidently the second (marked 103) didn't make the cut, content inappropriate for public viewing.
Both versions are attached. A comparison shows what happens when the FBI sanitizes for external consumption the information it receives. It also demonstrates the absurdity of arguing that an event did not occur or some truth was not divulged simply because there's no reference in an FBI report.