On 2/4/2013 1:06 PM, Marcus Hanson wrote:
>
>> Are you talking about the CIA files that they already stipulated are
>>
>> assassination records under the JFK Records Act, or the CIA records that
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>> they placed in the National Archives in the JFK assassination collection
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>> or the CIA files that were reviewed by the ARRB and withheld?
>
> I can see that was not clear.Yes,we know about the ones CIA have deemed to
> be relevant records.But where is the certainty that CIA gave up ALL
> relevant records? The 'Zamboanga argument' long pre-dates the ARRB,of
> course,but I expect the same mindset still prevails.
>
Of course the CIA is withholding records that they have not even admitted
having. But no one is requesting those because they don't know they exist.
The current controversy is only about the documents that the CIA had
admitted to and claims are too sensitive to be released.
> Also,did the ARRB get to review complete documents? My understanding is
> that there were missing pages.I don't know if there were any redactions.
> Good luck if you or anyone else can pick anything of value from the next
> batch.
>
What batch? We have to dig for them and sometimes stumble onto them. I
requested one document which the CIA had given to the Church Committee and
the CIA said the document never existed.
You have to know specifically about the document before requesting it.
> Whilst I'm here:you made some comment on another forum that you had
> already found a(the?)'smoking gun' document,based on it being released
> with handwritten notes in the margins. Could you expand on this or post
> the link/doc for us? Thanks.
>
http://the-puzzle-palace.com/Kohler63.gif
Do you know what marginalia are? Do you know who "BKS" is?
Bromley Keables Smith.
THIS IS THE SMOKING GUN I FOUND AT THE KENNEDY LIBRARY.
Bromley Keables Smith (BKS) was the Executive Secretary of the National
Security Council (NSC). At one meeting he used this Department of State
telegram to write a note at the bottom of the page indicating that Richard
Helms, Director of the Department of Plans at the Central Intelligence
Agency had assured the NSC that Barghoorn had no ties to the CIA or Army.
Smith then passed that information on to President Kennedy.
We knew that at the time, but it was joint operation, paid for by Iran
and carried out by Libyan agents. And Libya was the enemy du jour.