GARRISON SAYS OSWALD WARNED FBI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000300040012-5
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 1999
• Sequence Number: 12
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CPYRGHT
New Orleans
Lee vey s w a
tipped the FBI five days
ahead of time that an
attempt would be made to
assassinate President
John F. Kennedy in Dal-
las, District Attorney Jim
Garrison claimed yester-
day.
Oswald has been identi-
fied by the Warren Com-
mission as the man whn'
area . , ets into
Mr. Kennedy. Garrison
contends that Oswald was
a "patsy."
At a news conference, Gar-
rison, who has been conduct-
ing a controversial probe ititb .
the assassination for mote }
than a year, said Oswald was
a Central Intelligence Age* I
Garrison said again that
Mr. Kennedy was the victii'n
of a conspiracy that was
hatched in New Orleans. He
said that the final meeting
the conspirators took place'
or November 17, 1963.
Garrison
Says Oswald
Warned FBI
CPYRGI,EGRATNt
'the FBI sent out a TWX (in- I
terbureau telegram) sin.
noancing that on Novemia l
22, an attempt will be ml
to Assassinate John F. IWT~
The telegram he claim,
down to President Kennedy
y can judge for yourself-'W
t he was allowed to r$ '
without a bubbletop (on b
car) is. that parade in D i1
Asked by a newsman w'
evidence he had to prove
exi*tence of the FBI tee-`
gram, he said, "if you an(l. I.
w in a closed room, Tl'
cote prove it. But I'm
go.* to allow any evidei
tQ *,t out now."
iw Orleans TV station
WJE said later in the day
th;i it had learned that G*r-
1'14 was basing his charge
on Information that Oswald
had sent a telegram to the
FBI. It said that WVUE had 1
11 a i y of the telegram on
rile
TV station quoted G*
ris as saying that if f
coil, get a copy of the tell -
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Garrison:
'Lee Oswald
Warned FBI'
From Page 1
gram, "it would break Me-,
case wide open."
In Washington. the FI31 de-
clined comment on Garri-
son's statements. FBI and
CIA. officials had testified be-
fore the Warren Commission
that neither the F11?h 1 t...f.lw
CIA had ever employed 08-
wall or had any connectitn
with him.
Garrison also charged
that:
?? There is a danger that
secret files about the assassi-
nation may be changed be-
fore they are released to the
public.
a "The Federal Govern-
n-ient is protecting the assas-
sins every day."
? At least 15 persons par-
ticipated in the conspiracy to
kill. Mr. Kennedy, including
some members of the "ex-
treine, extreme right wing."
? Communists were not in-
t volved in the assassinal ion.
G a r r i s o n repeated his
claims that President John-
son has "actively concealed
evidence about the murder of
his predecessor." He added
j that "he can't be allowed to
get: away with it."
lie said that President
Johnson "knows very well
that Lee Oswald did not pull
the trigger."
1 assination by former FYI
went William "l'ir'ne>r. Ile
"sMd "every word in liani-
??DeFts is accurately slated."
Garrison said that 1,;dgar
a?.arene Bradley, 49, of North
' lywood, Calif., one of [lie
ip men he has charged wit hti
peared at the news confer-
e to help publicize a Rani-
inside knowledge of the as-
sassination the day it hap-
pened. He said Government
In Los Angeles the sheriff's
office received a warrant by
ntail yesterday from Corn-
' son's office accusing Bradley
of conspiring in the assassi-
nation. ''"
Late yesterday the L.A.
('district attorney's office is-1
sued a fugitive c o w p l a i n
" charging Bradley witill
"criminal conspiracy to com-
1'ct murder" in the KenneA
i,opassination.
Los Angeles county sire i i L
j Peter Pitchess said that "
had been in contact with t
attorneys of Bradley, wltp'
ljyes in North 110 IIywood,
and indicated that I ;ri d1e?i ,
would surrender in municipal
ourt this morning.
Yesterday Garrison said be
would also subpoena liii,~N'~~~
1t e w out-of-state witnesses
hin the next few days, bt
11e did not identify them.
Garrison also said that a
t,.w's trial is set fcrr 1+'ebru-
mv Orleans businessinant
ainst Clay L. Shaw, :retired;...
Besides Bradley, Garrison
filed- c:17 chat rti.
Loran Eugene Hail of I
Jihnsondale in .Tulare Coate
is mentioned in t
Wren Commission report
He told the FBI that in
ttember of 1963 that lie
s in Dallas soliciting aid in
connection with anti-Castro
activities.
e the Warren Commissioil
president Kennedy, had in
tried to work up support
California to elect Hoover'!;
spiracy to assassinate 'l
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