WASHINGTON – A thousand-page document related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was released late in the evening of March 18, revealing details about the intelligence gathering operations, but there is little new information.
Researchers have been waiting for confidentiality for a long time, but some have questioned the content of released files and whether more documents exist or have been destroyed previously.
Critics of the slow release of information by the government over the past 62 years suggest that the lack of transparency has caused controversy and erode credibility.
Several documents show that Lee Harvey Oswald, identified by the Warren Commission as the only gunman to kill Kennedy during a political visit to Dallas, Texas, was under US government surveillance well before the assassination.
Photographed by Lee Harvey Oswald police mug. He was identified by the Warren Commission as the only gunman to kill President John F. Kennedy. According to many documents, Oswald had extensive contact information within the Intelligence Agency. Donald Uhrbrock/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
They say Oswald had extensive contact information within the Intelligence Reports community, and predicting his suspicious activity was reported by European contacts to US agencies a few days before and months after Kennedy was assassinated.
According to the Warren Commission, Oswald fired three Carcano rifles within 8.3 seconds, with the second and third shots hitting THPresident E.
The KGB Russian spy official rejected the concept, calling Oswald the “poor shooter” and suggesting that the murder was part of an elaborate “coup,” other documents revealed.
Underhill said a friend of mine had been killed. This is because it uncovers evidence that the fraudulent elements within the Intelligence Reporting Agency are carrying guns and drugs, while also stirring up political mischief, the report says.
True crime researcher and author John Leek suggested that the tragic death of the former agent likely occurred due to exposure to potentially illegal behavior.
“Underhill was too experienced in 1964 to make unfounded claims,” Leek told the Epoch Times. “I bet a lot of money he knew what he was talking about.”
“However, even with a lot of goodwill, the situation remains sensitive, as local newsmen cannot afford to be scooped out by outsiders regarding their own backyard stories,” reads the February 1967 document.
Researchers and reporters reviewed documents on August 23, 1993, at the National Archives regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Thousands of documents have been released, including files from the Warren Commission and classification files from the central intelligence agency. John Harrington/AFP via Getty Images
Some foreign governments also intended to keep certain files wrapped.
The tensions that existed between Kennedy, Angleton and the Israeli government regarding the acquisition of nuclear weapons by the Middle Eastern state are focused on researchers who suggest deep-rooted motivations to eliminate the sitting president.
The 74-page document sought by researchers describing Angleton interviews with the Church Committee, the US Senate Selection Committee founded in 1975, although not included in the digital release, may resident at the National Archives.
Other countries have sought to rule out any involvement in communications related to the killing. Charles Spree, director of the Australian intelligence report, requested in 1968 that a CD-971 was reportedly documented when a call was made to the Canberra Embassy in 1963.
Trump announced that around 80,000 files will be released the following day while touring the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington on March 18th.
Documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 will be on display after his release in Washington on March 18, 2025 following an order from President Donald Trump. Carlos Barrier/Photo Illustration/Reuters
White House officials told the Epoch Times that other documents are waiting to be digitalised and that reviews can be made at the National Archives in Washington.
Some files are sealed by court orders to hide personal tax information or for the secret of a large juice, and releases are blocked until sealed.
“The (National Archives) is working with the Department of Justice to promote the recognition of these records,” the Director of the National Intelligence said in a statement. “The big ju judges have already seen them years ago, so most of this information has already been released, but regardless, this information will soon be released under court instructions.”
In total, around 6 million JFK related documents are housed in the archives, most of which have been made available for public review following the 1992 passage of President John F. Kennedy Records, who ordered full disclosure by 2017.
Trump released several files during his first semester, but was advised by the Intelligence Agency to withhold several other documents.
The Epoch Times is currently reviewing Trove of newly released digitized files and documents stored at the National Archives.
