{"id":214242,"date":"2025-03-20T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=214242"},"modified":"2025-12-31T06:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:48:21","slug":"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\/","title":{"rendered":"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. government has declassified thousands of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, revealing new insights into Lee Harvey Oswald, U.S. intelligence operations, and global events surrounding the assassination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Archives released over 1,000 PDFs containing 63,000 pages, with additional documents expected to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"8 New Discoveries in JFK File Dump\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7T2mSFZalWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many files remain difficult to read due to their age and format, key takeaways shed new light on the Kennedy assassination, Cold War intelligence efforts, and even the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of some of the most notable findings from this latest document dump, with some helpful insights from our friends over at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LawAndCrime\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">Law &amp; Crime<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-oswald-s-ties-to-the-soviet-union\">1. <strong>Oswald\u2019s Ties to the Soviet Union<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A long-standing Cold War conspiracy has been whether <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lee-harvey-oswalds-carcano-rifle-shooting-it-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">Lee Harvey Oswald<\/a> was working for the KGB. A letter from David Blee, a CIA Soviet division official, detailed Oswald\u2019s attempts to secure a Soviet visa in Mexico City just weeks before Kennedy\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Declassified intel reveals Oswald was never a KGB agent but was under constant surveillance in the USSR. The file notes his poor marksmanship in target practice\u2014contradicting the lone gunman theory. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fyOwgbFLvE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">pic.twitter.com\/fyOwgbFLvE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Hassoun (@david_hassoun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/david_hassoun\/status\/1902155432233242939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Another document referenced a KGB review of Oswald\u2019s files, concluding that he was never an agent but was closely monitored while in the USSR. The files also suggest Oswald was a poor shot, contradicting theories that he was a highly trained marksman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-a-warning-about-oswald-before-jfk-s-assassination\">2. <strong>A Warning About Oswald Before JFK\u2019s Assassination<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1978 letter written in broken English details a chilling claim: in August 1963, a Bulgarian informant allegedly told the U.S. State Department that Oswald was planning to assassinate Kennedy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The informant claimed, \u201cThis man is preparing to kill President John F. Kennedy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This angle shows the shooter without a shadow of doubt was the driver making the killing blow head shot of John. F Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jfkfiles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#jfkfiles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JFKassassination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#JFKassassination<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JFKRecords?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#JFKRecords<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JFK%E6%9A%97%E6%AE%BA%E9%96%A2%E9%80%A3%E6%96%87%E6%9B%B8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#JFK\u6697\u6bba\u95a2\u9023\u6587\u66f8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JFK%E6%9A%97%E6%AE%BA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#JFK\u6697\u6bba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JFK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#JFK<\/a> <br \/><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t3uroBj2rt\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">https:\/\/t.co\/t3uroBj2rt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Crypto Elf (@TheCryptoElf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCryptoElf\/status\/1902488659225452656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The informant\u2019s warning supposedly reached the U.S. Vice Consul in Bulgaria, but it remains unclear whether the U.S. government took action on the tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-the-cia-and-covert-operations-in-cuba\">3. <strong>The CIA and Covert Operations in Cuba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The JFK files confirm U.S. covert operations against Fidel Castro\u2019s regime, with memos detailing planned sabotage missions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CIA planned to ruin crops in Cuba as part of its operations to stir the people against Castro. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JFKFiles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#JFKFiles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rwa2Gsviq3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">https:\/\/t.co\/rwa2Gsviq3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AGi53qjciJ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">pic.twitter.com\/AGi53qjciJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lisa Pease (@lisapease) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisapease\/status\/1902167964780261561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1963 document describes a plan to attack a Havana power plant, while another memo from 1962 references efforts to ship weapons for Cuban dissidents plotting Castro\u2019s overthrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-did-the-fbi-monitor-oswald-before-the-assassination\">4. <strong>Did the FBI Monitor Oswald Before the Assassination?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1964 letter from J. Edgar Hoover flatly denied Oswald was an FBI informant. However, declassified FBI interviews suggest Oswald was closely watched after his return from the Soviet Union in 1962. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Not a nothing burger&#039;: JFK assassination expert reveals takeaways from newly-released files\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0lNcpffRLaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI had previously interrogated him to determine if he had been recruited by Soviet intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-the-cia-s-alleged-role-in-jfk-s-death\">5. <strong>The CIA\u2019s Alleged Role in JFK\u2019s Death<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the more explosive revelations from the JFK files comes from a &#8217;67 memo about a former CIA operative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/cia-responsible-jfk-assassination-garry-underhill-2047111\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">Gary Underhill. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The document claims that, \u201cA small clique within the CIA was responsible for the assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newly released JFK files tell a story about how Gary Underhill, who worked for the CIA, was found dead after he revealed to friends that the CIA was responsible for JFK\u2019s assassination.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe day after the assassination, Gary Underhill left Washington in a hurry. Late in the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/psZkYQ5COi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">pic.twitter.com\/psZkYQ5COi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1902151255474188526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Underhill reportedly feared for his life and fled Washington. Months later, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/former-gym-teacher-convicted-rapist-found-dead-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2312\">found dead<\/a> in an apparent suicide, though his right-handed body was found with a gunshot wound behind his left ear, raising suspicions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-fidel-castro-s-reaction-to-kennedy-s-assassination\">6. <strong>Fidel Castro\u2019s Reaction to Kennedy\u2019s Assassination<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1963 declassified document reveals that Fidel Castro was \u201cvery upset\u201d after JFK\u2019s death. The Cuban government reportedly saw Kennedy as an unlikely military threat and feared instability under President Lyndon B. Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The JFK files show Fidel Castro was worried that the assassination of Kennedy would lead to a change in policy toward Cuba with LBJ at the helm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ybmVEWsMxL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">pic.twitter.com\/ybmVEWsMxL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLiamMcCollum\/status\/1902158006546002123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-a-suspected-plot-against-martin-luther-king-jr\">7. <strong>A Suspected Plot Against Martin Luther King Jr.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The files also contain memos related to MLK\u2019s assassination in 1968. One document recounts a Panamanian informant\u2019s claim that an Alabama businessman had approached him in 1962 about \u201cremoving\u201d Dr. King. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This letter was sent to the Russian Ambassador at the Embassy of U.S.S.R. <br \/><br \/>The letter describes how the JFK assassination will take place, that Martin Luther King will also be killed. This is three months before the assassination. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jfk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#jfk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jfkfiles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">#jfkfiles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LP8KNjMWNd\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">pic.twitter.com\/LP8KNjMWNd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Good Morning UFO (@goodmorningufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodmorningufo\/status\/1902181516551110880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The informant dismissed it until King was assassinated six years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-more-to-come-from-jfk-files\">8. <strong>More to Come from JFK Files?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the massive release, thousands of pages remain classified. While the National Archives has digitized many records, some files are still sealed due to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/grand-jury-indicts-will-hayden-aggravated-forcible-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2313\">grand jury<\/a> investigations, tax information, or court orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholars believe it could take years to fully analyze the documents, but early findings confirm new details, hidden intelligence operations, and missed warnings leading up to Kennedy\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is a memo sent to JFK 10 days before he was assassinated and it clearly states they had a conversation about UFOs and making the space program better and in partnership with the Soviet Union.pow!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqhVltYt2J\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">pic.twitter.com\/gqhVltYt2J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jeremy Delfino (@DelfinoJer59280) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelfinoJer59280\/status\/1902517202810761311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>With conspiracy theories still swirling, these files offer new pieces to a decades-old mystery but leave many important questions still unanswered&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>That said, <\/strong><\/em><span><strong>what&#8217;s your take on these newly released documents? Do they change your perspective on the Kennedy assassination? Do you believe Oswald acted alone, or do you think there\u2019s more to the story that still hasn\u2019t been revealed?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;There&#039;s A BOMBSHELL!&quot; Trump Releases JFK Files, CIA &#039;Involvement&#039; &amp; Oswald Silenced\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5tfA9dGOwlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jfk-assassination-files-8-major-takeaways\" title=\"JFK Assassination Files: 8 Major Takeaways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The informant claimed, \u201cThis man is preparing to kill President John F. 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