GARRISON SAYS OSWALD WARNED FBI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600150003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 25, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 27, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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mission as the nian who
Tired the fatal bullets into
Mr. Kennedy. Garrison
contends that Oswald was
a "patsy."
At a news conference, Gar-
rison, who has been conduct-
ing a controversial probe into
the assassination for more
than a year, said Oswald was
a Central Intelligence Agen-
cy agent.
Garrison said again that
Mr. Kennedy was the victim
of a conspiracy that was
hatched in New Orleans. Ile
said that the filial meeting of
the conspirators took place
on November 17, 1963.
Lee Harvey O s w a l d
tipped the FBI five days
ahead of time that` an
atteml)t would be made to
assassinate P r e s i el e n t
John F. Kennedy in Dal-
las, District Attorney Jim
Garrison claimed yester-
day. i
Oswald has been identi-
fied by the Warren Com-
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"That day," Garrison said,
"the FBI sent out a TWX (in-
terbureau telegram) an-
nouncing that on November
22, an attempt will be made
to assassinate John F. Ken-
nedy in Dallas."
The telegram lie claimed,
"went to J. Edgar Hoover
(FBI Director). What came
down to President Kennedy
you can judge for yourself in
that lie was allowed to ride
without a bubbletop (on his
ear) in that parade in Dal-
las."
Asked by a newsman what
evidence he had to prove the
existence of the FBI tele-
grain, he said, "if you and I
were in a closed room, I
could prove it. But I'm not
going to allow any evidence
to get out now."
New Orleans TV station
WVUE said later in the day
that it had learned that Gar-
rison was basing his charge
on information that Oswald
had sent a telegram to the
FBI. It said that WVUE had l
a copy of the telegram on
file. I
The TV station quoted Gar-
rison as saying that if lie
could get a copy of the tole.
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The District Attorney, ap- {
peared at the news confer-
ence to help publicize a Ham-
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case wide open."
In Washington. the FBI dc-
clined comment on Garri-
son's statements. FBI and
CIA officials had testified be-
1 fore the Warren Commission
that neither the FBI nor the
CIA had ever employed Os-
v,,ald or had any connection
with him.
Garrison also charged
that:
-o There is a danger that
secret files about the assassi-
nation may be changed be-
fore they are released to the
public.
o "The Federal Govern-
ment is protecting the assas-
sins every day."
o At least 15 persons par-
1 ticipated in the conspiracy to
kill Mr. Kennedy, including
some members of the "ex-
treme, extreme right wing."
o Communists were not in-
volved in the assassination.
Garrison repeated his
claims that President John-
son has "actively concealed
evidence about the murder of
his predecessor." Ile added
that "he can't be allowed to
;get away with it."
Ile said that President
'; Johnson "knows very well
that Lee Oswald did not pull
the trigger."
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parts magazine story on the
assassination by former F1ll
agent William Turner. Ile
said "every word in Rani-
parts is accurately stated."
Garrison said that Edgar
Eugene Bradley, 49, of North
Hollywood, Calif., one of the
two men lie has charged with
conspiracy to assassinate
President Kennedy, had in
1964 tried to work up support
in California to elect Hoover f
as President. .
Besides Bradley, Garrison I
has filed conspiracy charges
against Clay L. Shaw, retired
New Orleans businessman.
Shaw's trial is set for Febru-
ary.
In Los Angeles the sheriff's
office received a warrant by
mail yesterday from Garri-
son's office accusing Bradley
of conspiring in the assassi-
1 nation.
Late yesterday the L.A.
district attorney's office is-
sued a fugitive complain t
charging Bradley with
"criminal conspiracy to com-
mit murder" in the Kennedy
assassination.
Los Angeles county sheriff ;
Peter Pitchess said that he
had been in contact with the
attorneys of Bradley, who
lives in North Hollywood,;
and indicated that Bradley I ,
would surrender in municipal;
court this morning.
Yesterday Garrison said lie
would also subpoena three
n e w 'out-of-state witnesses
within the next few days, but
he did not identify them.
Garrison also said that a
Loran Hall of California had
inside knowledge of the as-
sassination the day it hap-
pened. He said Government
officials never called hall be-
fore the Warren Commission.
Loran E a g e-n e Hall of
Johnsondale in . Tulare Coun-
Ity is mentioned in they
Warren Commission report.
lie told the FBI that in
September of 1963 that he
was in Dallas soliciting aid in
connection with anti-Castro
activities.
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