8 New Discoveries in JFK File Dump

Summary

A recent massive document release by the US government has provided more insights into the assassination of former President John F Kennedy. The release consists of over 63,000 pages, shedding light on various aspects surrounding the assassination and the role of Lee Harvey Oswald. Despite the challenges posed by the old and poorly organized documents, intriguing themes and connections to Cold War activities, Soviet interactions, and controversial findings by the Warren Commission have emerged. These documents, dating both before and after the assassination, also touch on global incidents from the era, such as the Vietnam War, Cuban tensions, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. As historians and scholars analyze the documents, questions remain about whether these new revelations can redefine the narrative of JFK's assassination.

Highlights

• A fresh trove of JFK assassination files was released, providing potential new insights. 🗂️
• The files are over 60,000 pages long and include documents from before and after JFK's death. 📄
• Key insights stem from Cold War context and Oswald's alleged KGB connections. ❄️
• Fascinating narratives include the roles of Oswald, the Warren Commission, and alleged foreign operatives. 🌐
• The documents highlight controversies and uncertain narratives around JFK's assassination. ❗
• Insights into global reactions and intelligence activities during the Cold War are uncovered. 🌐

Key Takeaways

• A new document dump offers insights into JFK's assassination and associated historical events. 📜
• Over 63,000 pages were released, but the old, hard-to-read documents pose a challenge for researchers. 🔍
• The release touches on Cold War dynamics and theories around Lee Harvey Oswald's connections. 🎯
• Documents include discussions about Vietnam, Cuba, and other global incidents at the time. 🗺️
• Speculations about CIA involvement and intelligence operations are mentioned in the documents. 🕵️
• Records also reveal reactions to JFK's assassination from global leaders like Fidel Castro. 🌎

Overview

The US government recently released a staggering number of documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which took place 62 years ago. These documents, numbering over 63,000 pages, provide fresh insights into the infamous event. Among the many reports and letters are difficult-to-decipher texts that further complicate an already complex narrative. Despite these challenges, the new information adds layers to the understanding of Kennedy's assassination and its connection to Cold War espionage and Lee Harvey Oswald's role in the plot.

Within this trove of files, intriguing stories surrounding Oswald emerge. The documents explore whether he was connected to the Soviet KGB and detail his interactions with Soviet officials in Mexico City shortly before Kennedy's assassination. In the broader global perspective, the documents shed light on the international response to JFK’s assassination and reveal Cold War-era plans like those involving Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Additionally, fascinating narratives about the Warren Commission’s controversial findings and the subsequent conspiracies that followed add depth to this episode of American history.

While it's too early to determine the ultimate impact of these freshly declassified files, historians and researchers are optimistic. These documents hint at a more extensive context surrounding JFK’s assassination, including potential CIA involvement, global political tensions, and intelligence practices of the era. Analysts and scholars now have the daunting task of piecing together this information, some of which addresses previously unanswered questions about the political landscape of the early 1960s. As more insights are gleaned from these records, the story of JFK's life and untimely death continues to captivate the world.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction to the JFK Document Release The chapter discusses the release of a large number of documents by the US government related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. These documents include new context and details about the assassination plot and the role of Lee Harvey Oswald. Jesse Weber from Law and Crime introduces the topic.
• 00:30 - 01:00: Announcement of New Channel An exciting announcement is made regarding the launch of a new channel by 'Law on Crime'. The channel, named 'Scandal by Law and Crime', will focus on revealing the dark side of fame by covering wild celebrity crimes, lawsuits, and disturbing claims and rumors within celebrity circles. Viewers are encouraged to subscribe to the new channel to stay updated on the latest scandals in Hollywood.
• 01:00 - 02:00: Overview of Document Release In this chapter, it is discussed that President Donald Trump has indicated his intent to release files related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. The chapter highlights that on March 177, 2025, which marks 62 years since JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, a large cache of documents has been released. This includes over 1,000 PDF documents containing approximately 63,000 pages.
• 02:00 - 03:00: Challenges in Document Analysis The chapter 'Challenges in Document Analysis' discusses the efforts made by the National Archives to release documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It mentions a directive from President Donald Trump on March 17, 2025, to release all records previously withheld for classification regarding this event. This reflects a significant push for transparency and compliance with executive order 14176, facilitated through collaboration with various federal agencies.
• 03:00 - 04:00: Contents of the Released Documents The chapter discusses the availability of the records, which can be accessed online or physically at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. As digitization progresses, more documents will be posted online. The president has indicated there are 80,000 pages, suggesting that additional documents may become available in the future.
• 04:00 - 06:00: Insights on Lee Harvey Oswald The chapter delves into the complexities surrounding the disclosure of documents related to Lee Harvey Oswald. It highlights that although the National Archives has made numerous materials available, some documents remain sealed due to court orders, grand jury investigations, or sensitive personal information like private tax details. The challenge with the released documents is their readability; they're often old and ineligible, lacking in clarity and titles, making it hard to decipher their content.
• 06:00 - 09:00: Warren Commission and FBI Testimonies The chapter delves into the complexities involved in understanding the documentation related to the Warren Commission and the FBI testimonies. It highlights the challenges in identifying the origin and relevance of each document due to the absence of annotations or categorization. Moreover, it touches upon the historical context of document releases, particularly stemming from the JFK assassination records collection Act of 1992, which mandated the unsealing of documents by 2017. While many documents were made public, certain portions remain withheld.
• 09:00 - 10:00: Gary Underhill's Claims and Mysterious Death The chapter titled 'Gary Underhill's Claims and Mysterious Death' explores issues of information withholding by various agencies, which may be intended to protect sources and investigative methods. It also mentions a legal alert by Law and Crime regarding the link between ultra-processed foods and health conditions in children. The law firm Morgan and Morgan is preparing to challenge food companies, emphasizing their history of taking on large corporations.
• 10:00 - 13:00: US Operations in Cuba The chapter titled 'US Operations in Cuba' begins with a call to justice for children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or fatty liver disease, directing listeners to a website for more information. The discussion then shifts to newly released documents that shed light on events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. These documents are not limited to details about the assassination itself but also encompass information on significant global incidents occurring around the same period.
• 13:00 - 14:00: Reactions of Fidel Castro The chapter titled 'Reactions of Fidel Castro' contains discussions regarding multiple historical events and figures. It touches upon the influence of Vietnam communism on Cuba and the reactions surrounding the presidency of John F. Kennedy (JFK). There is a focus on the international response to the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. The chapter also mentions plans to restructure the CIA's infrastructure. Furthermore, it discusses the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, commonly known as the Warren Commission, which was led by Chief Justice Earl Warren and established by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
• 14:00 - 16:00: Discussion on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination The chapter focuses on the investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., drawing parallels with the commission formed to investigate JFK's assassination. The chapter highlights the challenges faced by the commission in understanding the complexities of the case, especially as many key figures involved have since passed away, making documentation crucial. It discusses the conclusions of the commission's final report, which mirrors the JFK investigation findings, stating that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing President Kennedy, and Jack Ruby acted independently in killing Oswald.
• 16:00 - 18:00: Covert Activities and Methods The chapter discusses the controversial nature of covert activities and methods, particularly highlighting the public's desire for transparency and access to all evidence, especially regarding historical events. This is exemplified through the discussion on the latest document release related to the events in Dallas in 1963. The chapter sets the stage by acknowledging that while it's uncertain if new revelations will come from these documents, it aims to present some intriguing findings from the latest release.
• 18:00 - 19:30: Conclusion and Future Research Directions The chapter explores the ongoing controversy about Lee Harvey Oswald's role in the assassination of Kennedy, amidst various theories and conclusions. A significant focus is on whether Oswald was indeed a KGB agent, which is a major point of concern given the Cold War context with the Soviet Union. It analyzes historical documents, including a letter from David Blee in 1982, who managed the CIA's Soviet affairs and worked on policies regarding defectors, emphasizing the complexity of the political backdrop during JFK's assassination.

8 New Discoveries in JFK File Dump Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 we have another massive document dump from the US government this time in connection with the assassination of former president John F Kennedy yep those files have been released we have gone through hundreds and hundreds of pages and have picked out some key selections that now provide more context and more details into this assassination plot and the role Lee Harvey Oswald played in all of it welcome to sidebar presented by law on crime I'm Jesse Weber
• 00:30 - 01:00 so before we get into all of this and there's a lot to get into something I have to announce real quick an exciting announcement at law on crime we are launching a new channel dedicated to exposing the Dark Side of Fame and the name very fitting one Scandal by law and crime we are going to be covering the wildest celebrity crimes and lawsuits along with disturbing claims and rumors that have been floating around celebrity circles so go subscribe to the channel now to stay up on all the latest scandals in Hollywood and that channel link is in the description all right let's get into this so it appears to be
• 01:00 - 01:30 here president Donald Trump indicated that he would authorize the release of the files connected to the assassination of former president John F Kennedy and that is what we have last night March 177 2025 62 years after John F Kennedy was shot and killed on November 22nd 1963 in Dallas Texas we have the release of these documents and more specifically what am I talking about over 1,00 PDF documents 63 ,000 Pages according to the
• 01:30 - 02:00 national archives in fact on the National Archives website it reads quote in accordance with President Donald Trump's directive of March 17th 2025 so you get an idea of maybe this Mad Dash to get all this released all records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F Kennedy assassination records collection are released the National Archives has partnered with agencies across the federal government to comply with the president's directive in support of executive order 1417 6 as of March 18th
• 02:00 - 02:30 2025 the records are available to access either online at this page or in person via hard copy or on analog media formats at the National Archives at College Park Maryland as the records continue to be digitized they will be posted to this page so it's interesting because the president had indicated there are 80,000 pages so when you hear that and you hear this statement from the National Archives it essentially means that there could be more documents that come out
• 02:30 - 03:00 now to be clear the National Archives did indicate that there may still be material that can't be disclosed because they were sealed by a court maybe they're subject to a grand jury investigation maybe there's private tax information things like that but there is a lot here here's the problem a lot of these documents and we're talking reports letters memos a lot of them are difficult to read I mean they are just physically difficult to read They're old they're elgible the way the documents were released least there are no titles
• 03:00 - 03:30 or annotations or categories so it's kind of difficult to make sense of what each document is where it comes from which agency and also it's not entirely clear what is new per se as there have been releases of documents in the past including in 2017 and that was thanks to the JFK assassination records collection Act of 1992 which said that documents needed to be unsealed no later than 25 years after the signing of that act so that would be 2017 and a majority of the documents were released but some were
• 03:30 - 04:00 withheld in part or in full for various reasons so was it to protect the identity of sources was it to protect investigative methods by these agencies it's a number of different reasons hey everybody this is a law and crime legal alert did you know that children are being diagnosed with serious conditions like type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the research is potentially linking ultr processed foods to this yeah well Morgan and Morgan is stepping in to fight to hold these food companies accountable with Decades of experience fighting large corporations they are ready to stand up for families
• 04:00 - 04:30 who deserve justice so if your child under 21 has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or fatty liver disease then visit www. forthepeople.com food or scan the QR code on screen to learn more so these latest documents let me tell you what we have here they are dated both before and after Kennedy's assassination and they don't just contain information about the shooting itself they include materials about major incidents that were happening on a global scale around the same time time so we're talking
• 04:30 - 05:00 about Vietnam communism in Cuba we have JFK's presidency the international reaction to not only JFK's death but also the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr even plans on how to reorganize the cia's infrastructure there's a lot here and many of the documents are connected to the president's Commission on the assassination of President Kennedy more commonly known as the Warren Commission because Chief Justice Earl Warren was its chairman and president Linda me Johnson established
• 05:00 - 05:30 the commission through an executive order to investigate JFK's assassination one of the most complex crimes in American history and all seven members of the committee have since died as have most of the staff and assistant council members which makes any documentation even more critical but the commission had released an 888 page final report in 1964 which concluded that President Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald and that he acted alone it was also concluded that a man named Jack Ruby acted alone when he shot Oswald after his arrest so the commission's findings
• 05:30 - 06:00 have always been controversial which is one of the reasons that people wanted to be able to see all of the evidence everything the commission had to see if everything lined up now it is not clear if this latest release reveals new bombshell insights or Clues as to what happened in Dallas in 1963 however let me get into some of what we have and obviously we can't go through everything but here are some very interesting takeaways from what we have seen so far in this release so first off let's start
• 06:00 - 06:30 with Lee Harvey Oswald who has long been suspected to be the lone Assassin of Kennedy and this is again despite numerous theories and alternative conclusions so a big theme from this release is whether or not Oswald was in fact a KGB agent a major concept when we think about JFK's death during the Cold War with the Soviet Union so for example there is a letter dated May 21st 1982 from David blee who apparently ran the CIA Soviet division worked on The Defector policy this is per reporting from the New York times so he writes
• 06:30 - 07:00 this letter to an Anthony D and it is actually marked and then Crossed Out secret on it it's at the top and it reads in part in September October 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald approached the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City in an attempt to get a Visa allowing him to return to the USSR kasakov as a consular officer handled this Visa request we have no information which indicates any relationship between these individuals other than for the purpose of Oswald's making his Visa request and what's
• 07:00 - 07:30 interesting about this is that this is in reference or seemingly in reference to Valerie COV a suspected KGB officer in fact in the letter kasakov is described this way while in Mexico he was considered by some to be the most effective and dangerous of Intelligence Officers in Mexico he has been described as being without morals education and manners and then you have another document seemingly from September 14th 1993 to the Moscow info director concerning a potential KGB official
• 07:30 - 08:00 known as nikonov and it reads in part nikonov personally reviewed KGB files to determine if Lee Harvey Oswald had been a KGB agent he reviewed five thick volumes of files on Oswald nikonov is now confident that Oswald was at no time an agent controlled by the KGB from the description of Oswald in the files he doubted that anyone could control Oswald but noted that the KGB watched him closely and constantly while was in the USSR he commented that Oswald had a
• 08:00 - 08:30 stormy relationship with his Soviet wife who rode him incessantly the file also reflected that Oswald was a poor shot when he tried Target firing in the USSR now that's just an interesting note about that being a poor shot but then you have this 416 page PDF that has a label at the top that reads material reviewed at CIA headquarters by house select committee on assassination staff members and there's a document date of February 196 and this CIA study is
• 08:30 - 09:00 titled the examination of the bonafides of a KGB Defector and appears to be authored by a Yuri nosenko and it's labeled top secret again pretty fascinating we're able to see this and there is a section about Oswald that reads for continuity of presentation both periods of neno's alleged involvement with Oswald in 1959 to 1960 and in 1963 are described elsewhere according to Nano he was involved with Oswald in 195 59 because he was then
• 09:00 - 09:30 Deputy Chief of the American British Commonwealth section of the 7eventh department in that capacity he participated in the decision that Oswald was of no interest to the KGB and he should not be allowed to remain in the Soviet Union but what about a tip regarding Lee Harvey Oswald well in a routing and recording sheet dated April 3rd 1978 on the cover sheet it reads please find attached correspondence receive from one Sergey Zoro who claims that he provided information about Lee
• 09:30 - 10:00 Harvey Oswald to the American Vice Consul presumably Tom blacksher in sovia Bulgaria in August 1963 so this is 3 months before JFK's assassination and in what appears to be a handwritten letter and I'm going to read parts of it right now but it appears to be in broken English on July 18th 1963 I was in London England at the airport immigration officer number 175 I had no Visa immigration placed me under house arrest Mr Smith in police uniform Secret
• 10:00 - 10:30 Service brought me steak dinner and police officer interrogated me he asked me what the embassy of USSR say what did you heard in Vienna Austria I said I have heard that one American Defector Mr Lee Harvey Oswald to Russia and he returned to United States of America this man he preparing to kill to assassinate President John F Kennedy and then in the retyped letter it says Mr wev Consul of Embassy of USSR gave me
• 10:30 - 11:00 this information about Mr Lee Harvey Oswald on August 14th 1963 Mrs biseria asanova girlfriend of Russian Consul came to my room and repeated that Mr Lee Harvey Oswald is Assassin he will kill President Kennedy on August 15th 1963 in Sophia Bulgaria at the airport and Embassy car I told to Mr blackshire American Vice Consul that Mr Lee Harvey Oswald is Assassin he has a weapon or has ordered one Mr Black said it seems
• 11:00 - 11:30 like he will kill someone I said that Mr Lee H Oswald is preparing to kill President of the United States John F Kennedy Mr blackshire said where will it happen I said they right-wing will invite president criticize him in the newspaper then kill him Mr blackshire told me he will give the telegram to Department of State and he gave me the address where to report at 9:00 a.m. on August 19th 1963 in Washington DC I went to see Mr kipan director of special counselor Service Department of State at 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue 11th floor I
• 11:30 - 12:00 told the director that I have information about President Kennedy the director said do not mention name of President Kennedy only respond to the questions the director said tell us what will happen to Mr Lee Harvey Oswald then I said Mr Lee H Oswald will be killed after kill Kennedy I said I will take the truth drug to tell the truth the director tells us who else gets killed in this country I said as I heard that Dr Martin Luther King Jr will be killed who will kill Dr King Jr I said a man
• 12:00 - 12:30 who is in person at this time Mr James Earl Ray was in prison at that time director asked where assassination will happen I said in Dallas Texas director said If someone gave this information here I would expel the man director did call on FBI agents after FBI use anesthesia gas to freeze me to drug me to keep Amnesia I told director Department of State that Mr Lee Harvey Oswald have a weapon go see him director told me you too can have weapon so what if Oswald got weapon fascinating not
• 12:30 - 13:00 sure exactly what to make of it and whether there was advanced notice or not but that is a fascinating account and there is at least one document also about Oswald coming back to the United States that's interesting dated January 29th 1964 this memo reads according to a newspaper column of Allen and Scott in the Chicago American of December 6 1963 on the Oswald case Abram Chas legal officer of the state department was one of two persons immediately responsible
• 13:00 - 13:30 for Oswald's being permitted to return to the United States from the Soviet Union in June 1962 the other individual named was lellan Thompson the then ambassador of Russia another said to have been involved in the handling of Oswald's case with Samuel wise Council of the American Embassy in Moscow now there is more about Oswald but I kind of want to give you a perspective about what else we saw in here so going back to the Warren Commission more than 500 Witnesses were interviewed during its investigation one of the most revealing
• 13:30 - 14:00 testimonies came from a man named Allan H Belmont the assistant director to FBI director Jay Edgar Hoover and this is dated May 6 1964 and Belmont's testimony before the Warren Commission provides a chilling glimpse into the FBI's parent interactions with Oswald so Belmont's statements now part of the Declassified JFK files delve into Oswald's mysterious Journey to the Soviet Union and his subsequent return to the United States when questioned about Oswald's motives
• 14:00 - 14:30 for defecting to Russia Belmont recounted the FBI's efforts to determine whether Oswald had been recruited by Soviet intelligence quote Mr Belmont says the purpose of our interview with him was to determine whether he had been recruited by the Soviet intelligence and we asked him whether he would tell us if he was contacted here in this country he replied he would whether he meant it is a question however you must bear in mind that this man I believe it was when he was interviewed in July of 1961 in the American Embassy the interviewing of official there said it was apparent that
• 14:30 - 15:00 he had learned his lesson the hard way and that he had a new concept of the American way of life and apparently had decided that Russia was not for him when we interviewed him likewise he told us that he had not enjoyed his stay in Russia he likewise commented that he had not enjoyed his stay in the Marines now perhaps even more intriguing is Belmont's firm assertion that Oswald was never an informant for the FBI in a letter dated February 6 1964 attached to his testimony f FBI director Jay Edgar
• 15:00 - 15:30 Hoover himself admitted this fact and here's actually the back and forth between Belmont CIA head Alan Dulles and Samuel Stern a member of the committee's assistant Council Mr Belmont says this is a letter dated February 6 1964 to the commission from the FBI to which is attached an affidavit by director Jay Edgar Hoover Mr CERN says what is the subject Mr Belmont replies stating flatly that Lee Harvey Oswald was never an informant of the FBI Mr Dallas responds would you define informant obviously in the sense he knew some
• 15:30 - 16:00 information as previously indicated from the previous interviews I mean for the record would you just Define what you mean by an informant in this sense to which Mr Belmont replies an informant in this sense is an individual who has agreed to cooperate with the FBI and to furnish information to the FBI either for or without payment Mr Stern says I take it you also would not have regarded Lee Oswald as an informant from the contacts with him that you have told us about and the other agents you have told us about Mr bmount replies indeed not in
• 16:00 - 16:30 no way could he be considered an informant in no way now in the summer of 1964 as the Warren Commission worked to piece together the events surrounding the assassination of JFK there was one question that loomed was Lee Harvey Oswald's departure from the Soviet Union unusual or suspicious and this question was taken on by David Slawson a key member of the commission staff because he was tasked with examining the circumstances of oswalt's return to the United United States in 1962 a letter
• 16:30 - 17:00 dated July 3rd 1964 from J Lee Ranken general councel of the president's commission to Richard Helms of the CIA reveals Slawson efforts to reconcile the commission's findings with intelligence provided by the state department so Slawson expressed his initial belief that Oswald's departure from the USSR was not particularly suspicious quote by way of introduction Mr Slawson said that in the portion of the commission's report that he was writing he would have to deal with the question of whether or
• 17:00 - 17:30 not the oswal departure from the USSR and the circumstances timing of that departure were unusual or suspicious in any way he expressed his belief that they probably were not and cited Soviet relaxation in such matters in the post Stalin error however he wanted to be sure in his own mind that our information was not conflict with that which the commission had received from the state since all the information would remain in the records of the commission now to move on from this in the chaotic aftermath of President JFK's
• 17:30 - 18:00 assassination you have a man named Gary Underhill this is so fascinating so he apparently was a former CIA employee who made a startling claim according to a memo from July 19th 1967 quote the day after the assassination Gary Underhill left Washington in a hurry late in the evening he showed up at the home of friends in New Jersey he was very agitated a small click within the CIA was responsible for the assassination he confided and he was afraid for his life
• 18:00 - 18:30 and probably would have to leave the country less than 6 months later Underhill was found shot to death in his Washington Apartment the coroner ruled it a suicide the friends whom Underhill visited said he was sober but badly shook they say he attributed the Kennedy murder to a CIA click which was carrying on a lucrative racket in gun running narcotics and other Contraband and manipulating political Intrigue to serve its own ends Kennedy supposedly got win that something was going on and was killed before he could blow the whistle
• 18:30 - 19:00 on it the verdict of suicide in underhill's death is by no means convincing his body was found by a writing collaborator Asher Burns of the new Republic he had been shot behind the left ear and an automatic pistol was under his left side odd says Burns because Underhill was right-handed Burns thinks the pistol was fitted with a silencer and occupants of the apartment building could not recall hearing a shot Underhill obviously had been dead several days now as I mentioned a lot of
• 19:00 - 19:30 these documents are actually related to events that happened before and after the assassination for example there's a lot of information about us operations in Cuba so you have this Declassified document dated December 18th 1963 and it reveals Cuban leader Fidel Castro's surprising reaction to the assassination of JFK the leader of Cuba's relationship with the United States had been fraught with tension since the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis and according to the document Castro was was quote very upset
• 19:30 - 20:00 by the change in the US Administration brought about by Kennedy's death quote Fidel Castro was very upset over the change in the United States Administration brought about by President Kennedy's assassination the top Cuban leadership was sure President Kennedy would not invade Cuba and they were convinced that the policy of his administration for economic blockade and internal subversion against Cuba would not overthrow the regime the present policy of the Cuban government on orders from Castro is not to attack President Johnson in public or do anything to
• 20:00 - 20:30 irritate him according to Cuban government leaders Castro wants to wait and see what President Johnson says and does about Cuba and give him an opportunity to improve if he feels so inclined relations between the two countries and with that in mind the new Trove of documents contains a lot of information about the fight against communism in Southeast Asia and Cuba with notes about plans to overthrow the Castro regime again over the years the US is involvement in such activities including the Cuban Missile Crisis has
• 20:30 - 21:00 invited speculation that that could have been a factor in JFK's assassination so you have a memo here with a return to CIA stamp and it talks about a meeting with an unidentified individual labeled am bang one on July 27th 1963 out in Miami and it's kind of fascinating to read this but it says with respect to a request for explosives it reads amb bang one stated that in view of my outline of strategic targets inside Cuba during our last meeting which took place in
• 21:00 - 21:30 Washington on the 21st of June 1963 he had directed to attempt a sabotage operation Against The Havana power plant then it says amb bang one asked me if it would be possible for us to arrange some means for rilio cisos to visit Guantanamo and talk to his brother who is an employee of the naval base and another agent of theirs likewise employed there the reason A1 gave for the request was that they wish to inform Ramon cisos Diaz of the Jour plan to begin the implementation of their plan
• 21:30 - 22:00 of resistance and overthrow of the Castro regime I advised A1 that whereas I would look into this matter as I could tentatively tell him that the chances of accomplishing this were remote or how about this this secret Memo from July 20th 1962 in the conversation I learned also that the Dr is expecting another ship with arms and ammunition in the near future and a yacht which is now in a Latin American country the yacht is for use in activities against the Castro government the activities against the
• 22:00 - 22:30 Castro government to be carried out by the Dr are expected to start within a month or two months at the latest or how about this report presumably from the CIA or associated with the CIA from August 1959 right after Castro assumed power quote Source Alberto Fernandez heara the chief of the Cuban sugar stabilization board who has the job of selling Cuba's sugar he is wealthy and his family have lost through Castro's economic reforms he appears to know a lot about the agreement and also seems to have an
• 22:30 - 23:00 insight into Castro he regards Castro as some type of univac machine that's a universal automatic computer his mind automatically photostating details which he can and will use in the future he says that Castro is ruthless and that nothing can stop him in his determination to do something I.E agrarian reform and that he will sacrifice his friends his family his money and his fortune to accomplish his purpose it is just fascinating historically speaking to read this and by the way speaking of that another
• 23:00 - 23:30 major historical event discussed in these documents is the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr who was killed in April 1968 out in Tennessee a man named James Earl Reay was convicted of his murder and so there is a memo in this release for the director of the FBI and it reads in part quote on the 16th of April Roderick Claflin Brown a Panamanian National born July 1st 1917 in British Honduras voluntarily appeared at the Department of National investigations of the Republic of Panama
• 23:30 - 24:00 and signed a deposition and it goes on to say while in a Shore visit to the Nobile airport on the morning of the 26th of October 1962 in the company of two fellow Panamanian seamen he was literally approached by Marvin P Latrell owner of Latrell motorco South Clinton Street Athens Alabama who after ascertaining Brown was a Panamanian Seaman asked if he knew of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Latrell inquired whether Brown was interested interested in employment the details of which were
• 24:00 - 24:30 unspecified he went on to describe Dr King as quote our greatest problem who is causing us much trouble he gave Brown a business card to use in the event that he was interested in pursuing the employment offer and then quote after discussions with a relative and friends in New York City Brown suspected that the Latrell job offer was related with assassination plans for Dr King therefore he did not respond to the Latrell letter and dismiss the incident until the death of Dr King in April 19 68 Brown returned to Panama in
• 24:30 - 25:00 1964 wow and then there's just stuff in this release that's apparently regarding covert activities that again is just so interesting for us to see as the general public for example there is a memo dated July 18th 1963 to the chief support Branch the case was assigned to the district field office and special agent redacted was designated as responsible agent it his agent redacted plan to place microphones in the downstairs bar in the main floor living room and a tap on the string and all the wires to a
• 25:00 - 25:30 crawl space over the garage in that ladder space which will be kept locked he will set up two regular AC operated tape recorders to be actuated by the two vs obtained from fronia and paid for by SAS unbeknownst to the subject and His companion a case officer will have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents itself the cover story to be used by agents during the installation is that he is working on the house at the request of the lisore why wow so what does all of this mean
• 25:30 - 26:00 right that's the main question does it provide definitive answers as to what really happened in Texas that day not really historians told the New York Times that they're adopting a wait and see policy when it comes to these new documents Scholars say it could take months maybe even years to fully parse out all the information in the more than a thousand PDFs we had a couple hours last night and this morning now Tim Neftali an adjuring professor at the School of International and public affairs Columbia University told the New York Times that after reviewing some of
• 26:00 - 26:30 these documents found that much of the previously redacted information was likely to protect CIA sources and methods and not as part of a coordinated coverup according to CBS much of this could be unredacted versions of materials that have already been released but that were blocked out in the past with researchers estimating that there are about maybe 3,000 documents that hadn't been released in full to the public possibly again to protect methods or identities or sources including the identities of CIA
• 26:30 - 27:00 materials so listen we will keep a very careful eye on this see where it goes but we wanted to get something out to you immediately our first impressions of what we could find in our initial review of these documents fascinating to say the least that is all we have for you right now here on sidebar everybody thank you so much for joining us and as always please subscribe on YouTube Apple podcast Spotify wherever you should get your podcast I'm Jesse Weber I'll speak to you next time
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