RUSSELL CRITICIZES JFK REPORT BUT HE SUPPORTS CONCLUSIONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700140002-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2004
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 24, 1968
• Content Type: NSPR

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ATLANTA, _Nov. 21 (AI;)-.- page saying, 'Sen. Russell dis=.nally, "a deer hunter," in re-
N-fl. Richard B. Russell (D- I sents to this ending as fol- jecting the one-bullet theory.
:tea.), a member of the Warren lows.'
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Commisison that investigated "But Warren wouldn't hearimsell Lortg Suspects
thc assassination of John E. of it. He finally took that part There Were 2 Killers
E,ennedy, still is not satisfied and rewrote it himself." NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21
_' - ly with the findings. But The final compromise on (AP)-Sen. Russell B. Long (D-
:ither does he join the ranks this point said the Commis- La.) said here today he has al-
recent critics. ways thought that a second
Sion found no evidence that person was involved in the as-
"You can raise questions- Oswald or jack Ruby, who sassination of President Ken-
The test Is, can you an. killed- Oswald, "was part of nedy.
er them?" Russell told an, any conspiracy, domestic or Long, Assistant Senate hat
-,r~erviewer for the AtlaritaIforeign." fururthther Leader, suggested ed be that' recently at his home further u
Russell, Himself a lawyer dertaken.
Winder, Ga. and longtime Chairman of the The Senator said that al-
tussell did not want to Senate's Central Intelligence though there is no doubt that
rve, on the Commission and I' Agency Ovcrsi 'ht Committee Lee Harvey Oswald played a
"C' privately to Chief + part in the assassination, "who-ted
.slice Earl Warren of the said he was concerned about two ever fired that second shot
.u}reme Court serving as points: I was a much better, shot than
1. Ile did not feel assured! Oswald."
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air_lticn. th
at the Soviet Union had pro-
in the only man that vided all the information avail-
cticked the report," he told able on Oswald's 1959-62 stay
L Journal reporter "I t ld
in Russia.
rn, I'm not going to sign ' 2
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e was not. satisfied that
c: as long as its this way." all facts were brought out
~aussell's' adamancy appar- about Oswald's Cuba-related,
eni,iy resulted in significant activities--Oswald .had- deal-
alterations of key findings in ings with the Fair Play for!
the final report, The Senator Cuba Cominittef, and hod told'
sa-d he prepared dissents of consular o f;ciais in Mexico'
three points.. City abot t 'A -ht weeks before
assell objected to the orig- the assassination that he
wording that stated cote- wanted permission' to visit
Bally there had been no Cuba en route to Russia.
,~ ,rspiracy involved in the as- Russell. disagreed from the
s-;_.; inaiton. He insisted the re- outset with the theory that the
1,;...ct should go no further than first bullet fired in the Dallas
aiding that Lee Harvey Os- assassination wounded Ken-
aP.a_'d fired the shots that nedy and then Connally. Rus-
c.iled Kennedy and wounded sell said he agrees with Con
U v. John B. Connally of
Kas.
"Warren was determined he.
w; .. going to have a unanl-'
! n;ous report," Russell said. "I
said it wouldn't -he any trou-
;:la just to put a little asterisk.
op here (in the text) and them
down at the bottom' of the,
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