McCone-Rowley Document
Gary Buell
Dick Russell, on p. 675 of his book The Man Who Knew Too Much quotes
from a memo dated March 3, 1964 from CIA Director McCone to Secret
Service Chief James Rowley. He says this document is "on record in the
National Archives". He quotes that Oswald might have been "chemically
or electronically 'controlled'...a sleeper agent. Subject spent 11
days hospitalized for a 'minor ailment' which should have required no
more than three days hospitalization at best." He footnotes this with
#11. Footnote #11 in the back of the book seems unrelated. This is
apparently an error in the book. Footnote #10 however references an
article published in the tabloid Modern People "Oswald Was
Brainwashed" by James L. Moore. This article, which Dick was kind
enough to send me, is apparently the actual source for the
McCone-Rowley memo, which must now be considered to be questionable,
lacking any independent evidence for the existence of the memo beyond
a tabloid article. The Modern People article contains further quotes
from this alleged memo, of a sensational nature. I quote:
"Oswald... was trained by this agency, under cover of the Office of
Naval Intelligence, for Soviet assignments. In 197, subject (Oswald)
was active in aerial reconnaissance of mainland China and maintained a
security clearance up to the 'confidential' level.
"While in the Soviet Union, he was on special assignment in the area
of Minsk.It would not be advantageous at this time divulge the
specifics of that assignment. Speculation within this agency--and this
is only speculation at this point--is that Oswald became unstable
following surgery April 1, 1961, in the Minsk Hospital."
This is followed by the "sleeper agent" passage that Russell quotes.
I have been unable to find any reference to this memo that does not
track back either to Dick Russell or Modern People. James L. Moore has
made other claims that --while they could be true--cannot be verified.
He claimed possession of a secret 350 page report on RHIC-EDOM. He has
also claimed to be the real author of the Skeleton Key to the Gemstone
Files, generally believed to be authored by Stephanie Caruana.
Subsequently, I obtained a scanned copy of the document from Jim
Moore. He says he got it from a Tennessee FBI man and does not vouch
for its authenticity. I emailed copies of this document to Debra
Conway and Dick Russell, both of whom are skeptical, as I am.
By the way, I asked Moore about the Confidential stamp. He says it was
not on the original document. He added it, as he said he did to other
material in his office at the tabloid, I suppose to say hands-off to
his office mates.
Oddly, when I first posted this on the JFKrsearch forum some two years
ago it did not cause nearly the stir it seems to be causing now,
although you did email me for more information.
I would like to see JFK ASSASSINATION FILE CO-2-34, 030 which I was
unaware of to see what relationship, if any, it might have to the
McCone-Rowley memo.
Dr Truth
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Gary Buell
> Is the document you have three pages or two pages long?
3-the last page is basically just a signature page
Ed Dolan
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That would eliminate the document you have.
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