JOESTAN'S COMMENTS ON CIA CONNECTION WITH KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600150042-7
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 25, 1998
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: October 26, 1966
• Content Type: OPEN

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Joesten's Comments on CIA Connection wit Kennedy Assassination
The following is a full translation of an Izvestiya press service report
entitled "Zurich and Dallas," dated 20 October 1967, which was published in
the 21 October issue of that paper.
"Joachim Joesten, who is of German origin, resides in the US. He is
the author of the book The Truth About Kennedy's Assassination. In this
book, Joesten took the liberty of disagreeing with the conclusions of the
Warren Commission. Furthermore, he proves that this notorious commission
has concealed much from the public, incIttding the fact that Oswald was a CIA
ascent, "disguised as a Communist," and that Oswald had a double, i.e. Larry
Craford, also a CIA agent and an assistant of Ruby. Joesten stated further
that the Dallas police distorted the statements of witnesses and drew
attention to the fact that some of those "who knew too much" died under
,,-sterious circumstances. By the way, we note that the assassination of
14 of the more important witnesses for the prosecution in Ruby's trial was
mentioned also by Thomas Buchanan, the author of another hook on Kennedy's
assassination, and in recent articles in the French newspaper Monde, entitled
"Dallas -- Three Years Later."
Zurich, of course, is not Dallas. However, even in this city, where
Joesten was on business in the summer of this year, in connection with the
publication of his book, he felt like a man "who knew too much." According
to Joesten's statement in the press, the US Secret Service threatened him
even there. Books and documents were stolen from him in Zurich. The police
stopped his car and forced him, without any specific reason, to undergo an
examination by a psychiatrist. And when Joesten expressed his displeasure
with the actions of the police, the local newspaper Tagesanzeiger insulted
him.
Alarmed by all this, Joachim Joesten filled a complaint against the
police and the newspaper with the Zurich prosecutor refused to investigate
the matter.
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