MANY DOUBT OSWALD'S GUILT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700090028-9
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2007
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: March 20, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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DAVID TENNANT BRYAN President and Publislaer
DECAL BRIENBERr,, a former Cana-
dian Rhodes Scholar and lec-
turer in sociology at Berkeley,
Calif., who has published all
article on the killing in the
London Spectator. He reviews
the whole body of public evi-
dence against ' OSWALD, and
"finds it inconsistent and con-
tradictory on every vital point."
For example, he finds no con-
vincing proof that OSWALD fired
the rifle that killed KENNEDY.
Furthermore, he thinks, in view
of the wound in KENNEDY'S
throat, that this shot may well
have come from the railroad
an appeal from P4uBY's convic_ bridge ahead of the President's .
tion. c'.r?, instead of from the'rear.
Other aspects of the OSWALD MR. BRIENBERG also suggests,
and RUBY cases are disturbing, despite denials, that OSWALD
especially the belief of vast gum- rmay have. been working for the
hers of Europeans that there is, F.' or the CIA. The fact that
some kind :of "cover up.,, ; he.? was not under ``surveillance,
Ibr, example, CROSBY S.,"NoYES;: in view of his known:`record, is
correspondent of the ,also deemed suspicious._
Washington Star f However, these conclusions
s
CRAIG, President of the American
Bar Association.
However, this RUBY case is go-
ing to be with us for some time
to conle.With or without BELLI,
it apparently will be appealed
right up to the United States
Supreme Court.
If and when it reaches that
tribunal, there will be the de-
cidedly awkward circumstances
that CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN is
chairman of the commission in-
vestigating the slaying of PREsI-
PENT KENNEDY. Hence-it is diffi-
cult to see how he can sit. on
VIRGINIUS DABNEY, Editor' JOHN E. LCARD, Managing Editor
. ...L:1jV .1 ?M iI i-
V V "J. L, rj, q
U . .
JACK RUBY'S decision to sever conviction is practically univer-
relations with his roaring, sal in the United States that
abusively exhibitionist attorney, OSWALD killed PRESIDENT KEN-
MELVIN BELLI, is readily under- NEDY, the widespread prevalence
stood. "A discredit to him and of the opposite view in Europe
his profession" is the description is hardly less than amazing.
of BELLI'S conduct in the Dallas Take the conclusions of Mon-
e z
one considers that the events growing out, of it.
,
H
reporting of the RUBY trial has axis. e charges that the Dalla.
erved to strengthen these sus- police made use Of" OswATP, in.
Served ;" an accomplice and fall guy in.
since "in almost every the assassination.
story there were hints that the One thing seems certain: It
real motive behind the killing will be a long time before we
of OSWALD was being deliberate- .. have heard the last of the KIN-
ly concealed by both sides." NEDY assassination and the
V1h
"u-Lsat lieijef BUCHANAN, a former U. S. Cott- _?
in a
sinister, plot to hide the nlunist, writing in Z'Express-,of`
real culprits." Furthermore
"the p ?
, .
e eIS in a .are relatively mild by comparl-
clispatch ~rolll Paris to Western son with those of one THOMAS
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