Michael Clark Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Thanks Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Jefferson Morley states, matter-of-factly, that Oswald was trying to infiltrate anti-Castro groups in the summer of 1963. https://www.history-matters.com/essays/frameup/WhatJaneRomanSaid/WhatJaneRomanSaid_6.htm From the above link....: "George E. Joannides (pronounced “Joe-uh-NEE-deez”) .......... His personnel file showed that he served in 1963 as the chief of the Psychological Warfare branch of the CIA’s station in Miami. He had a staff of 24 and a budget of $1.5 million. He also was in charge of handling the anti-Castro student group that Oswald had tried to infiltrate in August 1963. They called themselves the Cuban Student Directorate and it was Joannides’s job to guide and monitor them. Under a CIA program code named AMSPELL, he was giving $25,000 a month to Luis Fernandez Rocha and Juan Salvat, the Directorate’s leaders in Miami. That funding supported the Directorate’s chapters in New Orleans and other cities." ---------------------- I have been compelled into this search by the notion that LHO was trying to infiltrate Pro-Castro groups, via James McCord's operation with that same goal. Morely's assertion seems quite different but I am not sure that it really matters. Morley is saying that Oswald is trying infiltrate anti-Castro groups. A main point that I am offering is that Oswald was not being sheep-dipped, but that he was was a CIA operative. If Oswald was the "marked card" or " barium meal", who was the target of his operation? I have been leaning towards Phillips and Hunt using a second Oswald to keep Angleton off-balance, confused, and his back against a wall through this period. Angleton is trying to figure-out who, within his agency, is counter manipulating the identity of an Oswald, through the use of the Oswald double. It is interesting that Morley and Newman, the intrepid reasearchers who interviewed Jane Roman, have this different take on which group LHO was tasked to infiltrate. Edited April 15, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Regarding the document, above, which claims that McCord was assigned to Frankfurt from June, 1962, to June 1964. The document linked below comments on McCords assignment for the same time period, but the location (15-20) is redacted. Yet, in the next note, comments are made about his performance in "Frankfurt,". So, the question is, if he was in Frankfurt for those 2 years, why redact the location in one instance, and not the other? My tentative conclusion is that Frankfurt is not the redacted location where he was assigned for 2 years, and location 15-20 is not Frankfurt. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=53786#relPageId=2&tab=page Edited April 15, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) On 4/8/2018 at 9:41 PM, Gene Kelly said: Carl McNabb, a former CIA agent, once stated that James McCord - who he said had the nickname in the Agency of “Zap Man” - had killed Hoover. A file from McNabb's days at JM/Wave contained a personal note/notation "Zap Man". When asked what that meant, he said that an officer told him this was the term given to Helm's private assassin. I certainly took note that Hoover Died on May 2, 1972, and the purported first Watergate break-in happened later that month. Edited April 15, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Kelly Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 No coincidence, in my opinion. Seems farfetched (and difficult to believe) but I wouldn't put it past that crew of "plumbers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brancato Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, Michael Clark said: I certainly took note that Hoover Died on May 3, 1972, and the purported first Watergate break-in happened later that month. If McCord killed Hoover it would lead to speculation as to who ‘inherited’ Hoover’s private files. I recall that sometime after his death there was a fire that destroyed his personal effects. I was not aware that Newman and Morley had different views on which Cubans Oswald was trying to infiltrate. I’ve always thought it was anti-Castro groups. Whenever this comes up I always think of the 6 or 7 small filings cabinets discovered at Ruth Paine’s house, which the DPD detective who put this in his first report said were of pro Castro exiles. Of course those files disappeared. But for me what’s important is that the detective assumed they were files of Oswald compatriots, and not of exiles he was monitoring, thus labeling Oswald as a Communist agent rather than an agent of US intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) On 4/15/2018 at 1:12 PM, Michael Clark said: Regarding the document, above, which claims that McCord was assigned to Frankfurt from June, 1962, to June 1964. The document linked below comments on McCords assignment for the same time period, but the location (15-20) is redacted. Yet, in the next note, comments are made about his performance in "Frankfurt,". So, the question is, if he was in Frankfurt for those 2 years, why redact the location in one instance, and not the other? My tentative conclusion is that Frankfurt is not the redacted location where he was assigned for 2 years, and location 15-20 is not Frankfurt. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=53786#relPageId=2&tab=page In relation to the above, we can see from the following 1959 travel order that location 15-20 was part of those 1959 orders https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/104-10124-10043.pdf I posted those travel orders in a thread requesting information on known CIA travel location codes, which I will link here in hopes that someone may have more information on those codes. Edit: it looks like 15-20 IS Frankfurt. P.21, here: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/180-10146-10043.pdf Edited May 6, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) McCord subject of investigation out of Manhattan field office in March of 1963. Posted for the purpose of locating McCord through this period. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=15376#relPageId=2&tab=page McCord acknowledged for anti-bugging technology development in 1966. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10407.pdf McCord listed as one (along with Bruce Solie) of 37 officers approved for a BYECOM clearance. Of the 37, McCord is among 5 who hold only 2 clearances. Three only hold one clearance. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10404.pdf Mccord in Germany, 62--63 https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10421.pdf McCord to become Cief of Techical Diivision after Air War College https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10219.pdf McCord cleared for Special Intelligence in 1953 https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/104-10124-10064.pdf Edited July 22, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Paul Brancato said: If McCord killed Hoover it would lead to speculation as to who ‘inherited’ Hoover’s private files. I recall that sometime after his death there was a fire that destroyed his personal effects. I was not aware that Newman and Morley had different views on which Cubans Oswald was trying to infiltrate. I’ve always thought it was anti-Castro groups. Whenever this comes up I always think of the 6 or 7 small filings cabinets discovered at Ruth Paine’s house, which the DPD detective who put this in his first report said were of pro Castro exiles. Of course those files disappeared. But for me what’s important is that the detective assumed they were files of Oswald compatriots, and not of exiles he was monitoring, thus labeling Oswald as a Communist agent rather than an agent of US intelligence. To be sure Paul, I am not entertaining the idea that McCord killed Hoover. Honestly, I have a hard time imagining anyone doing such a thing unless they say they did it and described how it went down; it's just a failing of my imagination. For example, in basic terms, I find James Files believable; I only discount his culpability based on the opinions of more Savvy researchers and commentators who seem to have a knack for idendifying prevaricators. I can imaginine Hoover being killed as an operation that doesn't include faces or names. Further, the chicken and the egg could go either way here, with the Watergate op being spurned into action by the death of Hoover. By my comment above I am only noting the possible relationship between the two. Edited April 16, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Thanks to David Josephs for this document. Early-on it touches upon the activities of James McCord Jr. In 1955. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/157-10011-10121.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brancato Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 On 4/15/2018 at 3:43 PM, Michael Clark said: McCord subject of investigation out of Manhattan field office in March of 1963. Posted for the purpose of locating McCord through this period. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=15376#relPageId=2&tab=page McCord acknowledged for anti-bugging technology development in 1966. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10407.pdf McCord listed as one (along with Bruce Solie) of 37 officers approved for a BYECOM clearance. Of the 37, McCord is among 5 who hold only 2 clearances. Three only hold one clearance. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10404.pdf Mccord in Germany, 62--63 https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10421.pdf McCord to become Cief of Techical Diivision after Air War College https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10219.pdf Doesn’t the document listing McCord’s assignments say Germany ‘53-62? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Paul Brancato said: Doesn’t the document listing McCord’s assignments say Germany ‘53-62? I am not seeing that, Paul. I am seeing "53-62: CIA, Security Off, Washington" .... in this document: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10421.pdf Edited June 22, 2018 by Michael Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brancato Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Michael Clark said: I am not seeing that, Paul. I am seeing "53-62: CIA, Security Off, Washington" .... in this document: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10123-10421.pdf Guess you’re right. Reading the colons wrong. Edited June 22, 2018 by Paul Brancato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Michael Clark said: Hunt, McCord, Mullen, post CIA employment. Howard Hughes. Vegas Surveillance ops. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/104-10103-10042.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 McCord is front and center in this Doc. https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/104-10256-10268.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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