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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 6, 2020 10:19:26 GMT -5
Your Mother Should Know
On Oct. 31, 1959 Lee Oswald was at the American Embassy in Moscow.
He had already been in the country for 16 days, and had to wait
for the official return of his passport before visiting the consulate.
He met with Richard Snyder, to renounce his American citizenship.
Associate John McVikar recalled Lee seemed to be baiting the consul to take adverse action.
He seemed to be in contact with others to guide him thru these actions.
McVikar prepared a memo Apr. 07, 1964, recalling the statements and actions of Oswald.
John McVikar | WC Testimony
"I think that he did seem to know something about the renunciation process,
and it was almost as though he was trying to bait the consul into taking an adverse action against him.
He mentioned that he knew certain classified things in connection with having been
I think a radar operator in the Marine Corps, and that he was going to turn this
information over to the Soviet authorities."
Mr. COLEMAN. A copy of the memorandum has been marked Commission Exhibit No. 941.
I want to ask you whether that is a copy of the memorandum which you prepared,
and sent to Mr. Thomas Ehrlich?
Mr. COLEMAN. Now in that memorandum, on the last page, page 3, the second paragraph,
you say: "In short, it seemed to me that there was a possibility that he had been
in contact with others before or during his Marine Corps tour who had guided him
and encouraged him in his actions."
Mr. McVICKAR. ... he gave me the impression, and this was supported by the impressions
other people seemed to have at the time through conversation, that he was a very young person
to have so many ideas in his head, and to have done so much about them, in effect,
in such a relatively short time, and so it occurred to some of us that it may be that he had had
some coaching from somebody; but also, I must say, he was an unusual person and apparently sort of an
ingrown person, and so it may be that he had conceived and carried out all these things by himself.
But I think that that paragraph in a way sums up that same idea, that it seemed that there was a possibility
that he had had some guidance in carrying out this line of action.
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Marguerite Oswald | Feb. 11, 1964
"...And Lee spoke Russian equivalent to 1 year when he defected to Russia.
I have that on his application from the Albert Schweitzer College.
And Lee spoke and wrote Russian fluently when he went to Russia.
So Lee learns Russian in the Marines."
Meanwhile Marguetite had lost contact with her son in the first part of 1960,
and tried to get help from the State Dept. and the FBI got involved.
In a June 3rd memo, the FBI informed the State Dept of concerns over returned letters.
April 20th, Lee had registered in the Albert Schweitzer College in Switzerland.
Hoover asked for information, amidst concerns over the first of several, Lee Oswald imposters.
May 1st, American U2 pilot, Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR.
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U2 Incident | May 01, 1960
"In an August 4, 1975 interview, in the San Francisco Chronicle, Powers states
his belief "that Lee Harvey Oswald may have provided information used to shoot down the U-2."
There is abundant evidence to support this claim —
and the theory that Oswald's mission was directed by the CIA,
independent of the American government, and that its purpose was to destroy detente.
Just two weeks away was the Paris Summit Conference, a friendly meeting of leaders from Russia and the U.S.
Those talks were cancelled as a result of the U-2 incident. ."
from: Top-Secret-Papers Reveal Oswald Was CIA Agent | July 05, 1976
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John Donovan | Commanding Officer
"Oswald was very interested in the U-2 airplane while he was stationed in the Philippines. In Formosa,
Oswald took photographs of troop deployments, fighter aircraft, ammunition bunkers, and F-86 aircraft with radar attached." |
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 9, 2020 10:53:45 GMT -5
From Moscow to Minsk Minsk, 1960Lee Oswald arrived in Moscow, by train from Helsinki, on Oct. 16, 1959. Once there, he checked in to the Hotel Berlin. He met Rimma Semenova Shirakova, a twenty two year old Intourist Guide. His process went something like this: He surrendered his passport, and was issued a tourist visa. He applied for Soviet citizenship, and was refused. Then, on his sixth day, he attempted suicide, by cutting his wrist. Once rescued, he was taken to Botkin Hospital, and when released, was moved to the Hotel Metropole. Oct 31, his passport was returned, and he went to the American Embassy to renounce his citizenship. Consul Richard Snyder, did not follow thru with the request. Lee left his passport with the US Embassy. Sometime around November 15 th Oswald was granted Soviet citizenship. In January 1960, Lee Oswald was moved to Minsk, where began work at a radio factory. I have a question; Where did he get the money to live in a hotel from Nov. '59 - Jan. 1960?++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lee Harvey Oswald in Russia | Copyright Š Peter Wronski 1991-2004" Why did Oswald bother stopping in at the embassy? Most defectors went directly to their Soviet destination without contacting the US embassy. Was Oswald staging a performance for the benefit of the Soviets in an attempt to force their hand in granting him citizenship? Was Oswald staging a performance in his role as a US intelligence operative as part of a legend that would be put to later use in the USA? Or was Oswald genuinely intending to give up his US citizenship and betray his country by revealing classified military data? One thing is sure. Once Oswald's visit to the embassy became known to the Soviets, even the most remote consideration of using him in the future as a Soviet agent in the USA would have been dropped. Exposed, Oswald was useless to the Russians in that capacity. That too might have been Oswald's motive for his dramatic visit to the embassy. Moreover, by leaving his passport at the embassy, Oswald insured that the document remained out of Soviet hands" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Oswald Diary | January 11, 1960"I visit Minsk Radio Factory where I shall work. There, I meet Argentinian immigrant Alexander Ziger,
born a Polish Jew, immigrated to Argentina 1938, and back to Polish homeland (now a part of Belorussia) in 1955.
Speaks English with an American accent. He worked for an American company in Argentina.
He is head of the department, a qualified engineer in late 40's, mild-mannered, likable.
He seems to want to tell me something."
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 9, 2020 10:54:15 GMT -5
Don Alejandro Ziger
 Oswald on the left, Don Alejandro Ziger on the rightDon Alejandro Ziger, and Lee Oswald spent many nights talking. As an American, with State Dept or US Embassy contacts, Lee may have been considered to be Ziger's daughters way out of Russia. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tea and Cakes"At a minimum, it looks like Ziger had a family member involved in CIA counterintelligence. There is a reference in Oswald's phone book to a "Debovy or Debooy". CIA analyst Marguerite Stevens wondered if it might be a reference to "David DeBoey Sagier". Born in 1908, David Zagier's memoir Botchki describes growing up in Poland and his work with the OSS and the CIA. David D. Zagier wrote an OSS paper on the devaluation of the Finnish mark. "D. Zagier" can be found among a list of the CIA's most famous counterintelligence officers of the 1960s. Sources describe Ziger as Alejandro or as Aleksandr. Oswald called himself "Alec" or "Alik" while in the USSR, and even obtained a hunting license under the name "Aleksey Harvey Oswald". Although the story is that "Lee" is difficult for Russians to pronounce, I suspect that his friendship with Don Alejandro was a major factor. Between 1959-1962, Oswald and "Don Alejandro" spent six days a week together at the factory and three or four nights at the Ziger home speaking in English over tea and cakes. Oswald enjoyed many Sunday drives into the country with the family." www.opednews.com/articles/THE-JFK-CASE-THE-TWELVE-W-by-Bill-Simpich-101001-277.html+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Top-Secret-Papers Reveal Oswald Was CIA Agent | July 05, 1976 Mae Brussell:"For most of the three years that Oswald lived in the Soviet Union, he worked at the radio-electronics plant in Minsk. How a former U.S. Marine got such a sensitive job has never been explained. However, Mae Brussell has some theories. Oswald's co-employee and best friend in Minsk was a man named 'Alexander Ziger, who may also have been a CIA spy. It was through Ziger and his wife that Oswald met Marina, and when Oswald returned to the United States he brought some secret letters from his friend which,'Miss Brussell believes, were turned over to the CIA. The Zigers had two daughters, born in Argentina, who wanted to leave Russia and return to that South American country. Miss Brussell has a copy of a document which shows that Allen DulleS, former CIA director and a member of the Warren Commission, attempted to arrange for the two girls to leave Russia and go to Argentina. Quite simply, she believes, Oswald's job in Minsk was arranged for him by CIA agents in the U.S. Embassy and CIA agent Ziger. As part of the deal, the CIA was to get Ziger's daughters out of the country."
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 9, 2020 10:54:42 GMT -5
Machinery in Motion Isaac Don Levine, was a Russian born, American Journaist, and an anticommunist writer, In 1964, during the Warren Commission Hearings, he told Allen Dulles:
"I ascribe utmost importance to the whole matter of these Argentines.
The two girls [the daughters of Alexander Ziger]. They were in Minsk,
but Marina has address of relative in the United States. Marina and Lee OSWALD smuggled
out a letter or a manuscript for the Argentine family with them when they came...
It was not clear whether it was he or she who smuggled it.
I was surprised and asked her how did LEE take out something like that?
Well, the implication was rather nice -- that he was warm-hearted -- that he was kind.
They were stuck and it had to do with a communication to one relative in the United States
and others in Argentina. To try to get those two girls out and never had a word.
The old folks had given up their Argentine citizenship, but the girls were born in Argentina
and claimed that by right as their citizenship.
Mr. Dulles, if their [emigration] could be arranged, it would be worthwhile.
The Soviet Union is not going to hold two Argentine citizens even though they were friends of OSWALD'S.
They are not quite that smart" Allen Dulles replied it was a matter of finding the right contacts,
possibly the Argentine Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and having him intervene." He wanted Dulles to have the CIA contact the Argentines "to set the machinery in motion." Levine later became a director of the CIA proprietary, Radio Liberty, in 1970. NODULE 10 | OSWALD IN DALLAS: PART TWO++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Living in HopeOnce Lee and Marina were in the States, the Zigers wrote to the Oswalds. The tone of, "have not lost hope yet" "We are waiting for news from you." and "Don't forget about us" further expressed the hold. CE 33Dear Alek and Marina
Thank you very much for the magazines and letters which you sent during your trip and arrival.
We are very glad for you and wish you much happiness. Here everything is the same...
We all envy you. Well, we have not lost hope yet.
Time is passing and everything changes.
Even the most deep-rooted habits and customs,
the most obsolete laws and decrees change with time...
Do not forget about us. Write. We are waiting for news from you...
To you Alek -my best wishes and a ton of good luck.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mae Brussell"His mother, Marguerite Oswald started the wheels rolling in Jan. of 1961 when she went to the State Department in Washington. "She told many people there that her son was working for the U.S. government in the USSR and that she wanted him to come home," Miss Brussell said. (Three years later, before the Warren Commission, Marguerite Oswald would tell investigators, "I have as much circumstantial evidence here that Lee was an agent for the CIA as the Dallas Police have that he shot President Kennedy.") Mrs. Oswald's presence in Washington and her statements "blew Oswald's cover," Miss Brussell believes. "Within three weeks a diplomatic pouch was sent to the Soviet Union," she says, "and Lee Harvey Oswald from Minsk then sent a letter to the U.S. embassy in Moscow." www.docdroid.net/Hxpay0Q/lee-cia.pdf
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 13, 2020 10:14:39 GMT -5
Robert Oswald Marguerite Oswald | Feb. 10, 1964Mrs. OSWALD. "Yes. Well--no--as I have explained before, Robert and I are not close, we are not close as a family. But Robert is a very easy-going person. He is not opinionated, particularly like I am. My older son and Lee are my disposition. But because you are a Secret Service man or somebody, if you tell him something, he will go along and yes you. So he was part of this arrangement." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Older BrotherRobert Lee Oswald was born in New Orleans on April 7, 1934 The older brother of Lee Harvey Oswald. He was a US Marine in the Korean War, and inspired Lee to join four years later. He was on the stand for 3 full days. Feb 20-22, 1964. He had an attorney of his own choice, William McKenzie. Marguerite was not allowed the attorney of her choice. The question of Lee being an agent was introduced to Robert by his attorney. Oswald had made two mentions of it, the first indirectly, perhaps in a pre interview. In the letters from Russia, Lee asked if there were US charges against him. Jenner mentioned those as "excited your suspicions" The other was a conversation Lee had with the FBI after he came home. The Commissions skirted these 2 issues, and cast them upon Marguerite, disqualified. McKenzie brought out the FBI after Lee came home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Robert Oswald | Feb. 20, 1964 Mr. McKENZIE. For the year prior to November 22d had you been in touch with your mother or had your mother been in touch with you, Robert? Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; we had not been in touch. Representative BOGGS. Your mother in her testimony before the Commission, gave the impression and later in press stories that she thought that maybe your brother was an agent of the CIA. Did you ever have any reason to think that? Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; and the only time the thought ever entered my mind as to him being an agent of the CIA or any other U.S. Government bureau was on his return from Russia while residing at my residence in Fort Worth, the FBI had called and requested that he come down for an interview there in Fort Worth. On the completion of his interview when I came home from work that night, he discussed it briefly and I asked him how did they treat him, and so forth. He said just fine, and he says, "They asked me was I a secret agent," or some type of agent for the U.S. Government and he laughed and he said, "Well, don't you know?" I remember that. That was just crossed out of my mind. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Relate for Representative FordInstead of elaborating any further on this issue, Ford immediately piped in about Marguerite. Robert's issue was dropped and Maguerite's inability to substantiate her suspensions is all that remains - There was no follow up related to Robert's direct encounter. No further questions as to what satisfied Robert's suspicions that Lee was not an agent.
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 13, 2020 10:15:08 GMT -5
Ford Flips the Field of Question Suddenly the issue was to discredit Marguerite. It was cast upon the mother ten days after her testimony. Commission Attorney, Albert Jenner, joined in the alteration. Robert Oswald | TestimonyRepresentative FORD. Between November 22 and the last time you saw your mother did she ever mention to you that she thought Lee was an agent of the Federal Government? Mr. OSWALD. This was prior to November 22? Representative FORD. No, from November 22 until the last time you saw your mother, did she ever mention to you that she thought Lee was an agent of the Federal Government? Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir; she did. Representative FORD. Can you tell us when? Mr. OSWALD. During the middle to the latter part of the week that we were at the Inn of the Six Flags, and at least one conversation since we left the Inn of the Six Flags, I think it took place during December 1963. Mr. JENNER. By telephone or personal? Mr. OSWALD. By telephone, sir. Mr. JENNER. Would you be good enough to relate for Representative Ford-- who was present, what the circumstances were, what was said, and in the presence of whom by your mother at the Six Flags? Mr. OSWALD. I believe it was just mother and I, and I might say on numerous occasions she pulled me to one side or to one room to say something to me. It was on one of these occasions that she was talking to me about this. Mr. JENNER. Relate as closely as you can recall it now what did she say? Mr. OSWALD. She said she had knowledge of facts in writing that almost conclusively proved to her that Lee was an agent of the CIA. Mr. JENNER. Did she identify the facts in writing? Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; she did not. Mr. JENNER. Did you inquire of her on that subject? Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; I did not. Mr. JENNER. Did you ask her to state to you the basis, any specific basis of hers on which she predicated her statement? Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; I did ask her if she had such facts to please give it to the U.S. Secret Service. Representative FORD. What did she say to that? Mr. OSWALD. I think she more or less shrugged her shoulders and walked off. Mr. DULLES. Had she been in touch with the man who has appeared as her counsel at that time, Mr. Lane?Mr. OSWALD. No, sir; she had not. Mr. DULLES. She had not.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mark Lane, was the choice of attorney Marguerite Oswald was not allowed.
He kept putting evidence in the record, the Commission was trying to avoid.
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 16, 2020 10:10:36 GMT -5
Which Side Are You On? Later, Jenner put on the final touches. Any mention Robert had about suspicions from Russia, were June '61 or after, or when Lee had questions about any government charges just before he came home. But Jenner asked specifically only up to the early part of 1961. Then he avoided the obvious, when he asked if there was suspicion of Lee being a Russian agent. Robert asked to correct him, but that was the question Jenner intended. The record reflects erroneous time frames and inappropriate facts Robert was firm to say, at no time, was I asked, or ever suspected that. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Robert Oswald | TestimonyMr. JENNER. Did this series of letters you received in the early portion, period of his stay in Russia excite your suspicions as to whether he was or might be a Russian agent?Mr. OSWALD. If I understand the question correctly this was the early stay of his in Russia in 1959? Mr. JENNER. Yes, sir, 1959 and let us say to the early part of 1961.Mr. OSWALD. No, sir. Mr. JENNER. Did you have any occasion to discuss that subject during this period of time with your mother or she with you? Mr. OSWALD. Prior to his return in 1961 she did discuss this with me. Mr. JENNER. All right. Where did this discussion take place? Mr. OSWALD. If I may fix the date approximately, sir, if you could give me the date of her trip to Washington, D.C. Mr. JENNER. Our information was that that was January 26, 1961. Mr. OSWALD. Thank you, sir. If I may have, the question again, please. (The question was read by the reporter.)Mr. JENNER. Whether the suspicions, on the part of yourself or your mother, were that your brother was or might be an agent for the Russian Government---- Mr. OSWALD. Pardon me, sir, I believe I misunderstood. I thought it was in reference to whether or not Lee might have been an agent of the United States Government. Mr. JENNER. No. It was the Russian Government I asked about. Mr. OSWALD. I am sorry, sir. At no time was any discussion that I have been into indicated that in any way.
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 16, 2020 10:11:20 GMT -5
Weight in the Balance Yet, something still had been left out. Commissioner Boggs asked the question. Robert had some suspicions that Lee may have been a government agent. The cause, or details, or satisfaction of those impressions was skirted. That defection is reflected in the next segment.... Mr. JENNER. Did you respond to that? Mr. OSWALD. I do not recall, sir, that I did; if so, what my response might have been.I find this hard to believe. Unacceptable. Because Marguerite had been harping about Lee working for the government, since 1961. Now, I would want to know what she was talking about, and I would remember exactly what I or she said. There is something wrong here. The time frame of questions in the above and the excuse given below. Even Jenner, doubted the answer back as a question. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Robert Oswald | TestimonyMr. JENNER. Now, you have referred then to, or had in mind, a conversation with your mother as to whether your brother was an agent of the United States Government. Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir; that is correct. Mr. JENNER. And are you able to fix the time of that discussion now having been supplied with the date when your mother visited Washington? Mr. OSWALD. Approximately the spring of 1961. Mr. JENNER. Several months following her visit to Washington in January, 1961. Mr. OSWALD. That is correct, sir. Mr. JENNER. Where did that discussion take place? Mr. OSWALD. I believe this was a telephone conversation, sir. Mr. JENNER. Did you call her or did she call you? Mr. OSWALD. She called me, sir. Mr. JENNER. And you recognized her voice, did you? Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir, I did. Mr. JENNER. What did she say on the subject? Mr. OSWALD. That she told me briefly about her trip to Washington, and that she, as she put it, had seen various important people, and that she was reaching or coming to the conclusion that Lee was an agent of one sort or another for the United States Government. Mr. JENNER. Did you respond to that? Mr. OSWALD. I do not recall, sir, that I did; if so, what my response might have been.
Mr. JENNER. You don't recall whether you responded, and if you did, you don't recall your response? Mr. OSWALD. That is correct, sir. Mr. JENNER. All right, have you given us now all your conversations you had with your mother on the subject of whether your brother, that is up to November 22, 1963, as to whether your brother was or might have been an agent of the Government of the United States or an agent of any other government including that of Russia? Mr. OSWALD. Yes, sir, that is correct. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Also while on the stand Robert told the members he had suspected others were involved in the assassination. He previously mentioned Jack Ruby and The Paines. Those were ignored. Mr. OSWALD. Perhaps there is one other person that I feel like would be involved in this affair, and the subsequent death of my brother, Lee Harvey Oswald, and that was the man that actually shot Lee Harvey Oswald, Mr. Jack Ruby or Mr. Rubenstein. And that would be the only other party that I could possibly attempt to identify that I feel like would have been involved and perhaps assisted Lee in this assassination. Mr. OSWALD. On page 6--and I quote-- "I still do not know why or how, but Mr. and Mrs. Paine are somehow involved in this affair." I am still of that opinion, sir. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On the agent issue
The record reflects only the conversations he and Marguerite had, and his reflections on her suspicions. There was nothing to further render the topic directly from the older brother. Although additional facts could resolve issues. Robert was only asked about his mother's ability to provide any proof. She could not. Further inquiries were dropped.
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 16, 2020 10:11:47 GMT -5
I Led 3 Lives “This is the story, the fantastically true story of Herbert A. Philbrick, who for nine frightening years, did lead three lives…average citizen, high level member of the Communist Party, and counterspy for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For obvious reasons, the names, dates and places have been changed, but the story is based on fact.” --Original opening narration to "I Led 3 Lives"+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Loosely BasedI Led 3 Lives, was an American television series that ran from Oct. 1953 until January 1956. Herbert Philbrick was a Boston advertising executive that worked as a counter spy in the '40s, and had infiltrated the US Communist Party on behalf of the FBI. In 1952 he wrote a bestselling book: "I Led Three Lives: Citizen, 'Communist', Counterspy". That book inspired a show that lasted for 117 episodes, though Philbrick is credited as technical consultant. Only five of the stories are actually directly related to the book. The series starred Richard Carlson in the title role and was a huge success, winning Freedoms Foundation as the best television program of 1955, and was nominated for Best Mystery in the prime time Emmy Awards of 1954 and 1955. It doesn't provide proof of anything in the JFK case. However, it is does afford additional evidence to Lee's character. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Robert OswaldOne of his [Lee's] favorite TV programs was "I Led 3 Lives", the story of Herbert Philbrick, the FBI informant who posed as communist spy in the early 1950s. Lee watched that show every week without fail. When I left home to join the Marines, he was still watching the reruns. [Jim Marrs | Crossfire - pages 98-99]Marguerite OswaldMrs. OSWALD. We always watched--it is "I Led 3 Lives" --the program--Philbrick. We always watched that. And when Lee returned from the service and the Marines, the three days--that program was on, and he turned it off. He said, "Mother, don't watch that, that is a lot of propaganda." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Both Robert and Marguerite testified it was a favorite show of Lee's Perhaps that program and various other pulp fiction, carried the young man into a career. David Ferrie and the Civil Air Patrol missions, would also be a natural step into military intelligence.
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Post by Michael Capasse on Apr 22, 2020 9:50:32 GMT -5
Applications at Camp Street In 1963, former FBI Special Agent in Charge Guy Banister was a private investigator, ultra right-wing activist, and associate of David Ferrie's, with an office just around the corner from 544 Camp Street, an address curiously stamped by Lee Oswald on a batch of pro-Castro literature that summer. [from, www.jfk-online.com › who's who]++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Anthony Summers | The Kennedy Conspiracy"According to Delphine Roberts, Lee Oswald walked into her office sometime in 1963, and asked to fill in the forms for accreditation as one of Banister's "agents." Mrs. Roberts told me, "Oswald introduced himself by name and said he was seeking an application form. I did not think that was really why he was there. During the course of the conversation I gained the impression that he and Guy Banister already knew each other. After Oswald filled out the application form Guy Banister called him into the office. The door was closed, and a lengthy conversation took place. Then the young man left. I presumed then, and now am certain, that the reason for Oswald being there was that he was required to act undercover." Mrs. Roberts said she was sure that whatever the nature of Banister's "interest" in Oswald, it concerned anti-Castro schemes, plans which she feels certain had the support and encouragement of government intelligence agencies. As she put it, "Mr. Banister had been a special agent for the FBI and was still working for them. There were quite a number of connections which he kept with the FBI and the CIA, too. I know he and the FBI traded information due to his former association...." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jim Garrison | Playboy magazine, October 1967Playboy: Were any of the other figures in the alleged conspiracy connected with Banister? Garrison: Yes, David Ferrie was a paid investigator for Banister, and the two men knew each other very well. During 1962 and 1963, Ferrie spent a good deal of time at 544 Camp Street and he made a series of mysterious long–distance phone calls to Central America from Banister’s office. We have a record of those calls.
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