</s>104-10412-10306 DISPATCH CASSIFICATION PROCESSING ACTION MARKED FOR INDEPENDING K ACT Chiefs, Certain Stations and Bases NO MODIZING REQUIRED NO QUALIFIED DESK 01-04-99 NO.04-09 FROM Chief, NO.1.0 Warren Commission Report: Article 1: A reprint of the article "A Reporter At Large. District Attorney Garrison ACTION REQUIRED RELEASING Conducted by: Garrison) is published in the NEW YORKER, July 13, 1968. It was written by: Edward Jay Epstein, himself author of a book, (August, "August,")". Critical of the Garrison's "We are forwarding herewith a reprint of the Article "A" Reporter At Largest. The video-spread campaign of adverse criticism of the U.S ., most recently again provided by the association of Senator Robert Kennedy, appears to have- revived; fore-interest in the assassination of his brother, the late President Kennedy, fore-interested in the association with his brother. He has been accused of Kennedy; he expected to cause a wave of criticism and suspicion against murdered conspiracy. We are sending you on the attached article-based either in murder conspiracy. deults with observation by the author, or on other, district attorney attorney on of New Orleans, that that investigation tends to keep alive speculation about the of New York State. That investigation ends to keep alive allegations about the involvement of federal agencies, notably the FBI and CTA. 3. The article is not meant for the information of all Station personnel. primary of your information for the article in any media. It is forwarded concentrated by the Federal agencies, not for the Information of all station personnel. context of renewed anti-US-attacks, you may use the article to brief interested concentrate of any assigned to counter attack; that there is no hard to assets (which of any assign to counter attacks) that there there are no hard evidence of any such conspiracy. In this context, assets may have to explain to of state and federal courts and the fact that judges and district attorneys in the of state as federal courts are appointed to the court that they have to continue in office as long as his construitor-to-select when-even if any assets have to discuss this in order to refute or at least weaken-anti-U.S. programs have to personality in the U .S. in a strictly avoided. (or any other public Document Number: (for FOIA Review on SEP 976 Attachments) 1 unclassified article, per para 1 CRS REFERENCE TO DATE OF STOCK AND NUMBER CS COPY<loc_545><loc_740><loc_625><loc_586><loc_625>DATE 19 July 1968 JUL 1968 CLASSIFICATION

**Key Points:**

* Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of shooting President John F. Kennedy, but his involvement remains unclear.
* The Warren Commission concluded that there was no credible link between Oswald and a larger conspiracy.
* Jim Garrison's investigation into the JFK assassination was widely criticized as being flawed and lacking in evidence.
* Clay Shaw was accused by Jim Garrison of being involved in a conspiracy related to the assassination, but his investigation was questioned for its methods and lack of evidence.

**Names:**

* John F. Kennedy
* Lee Harvey Oswald
* Jim Garrison
* Clay Shaw
* Mark Lane

**Dates and Locations:**

* November 22, 1963 (date of JFK assassination)
* Dallas, Texas (location of JFK assassination)
* New Orleans (location of Jim Garrison's investigation)

**Significant Events or Activities:**

* The Warren Commission's conclusion that there was no credible link between Oswald and a larger conspiracy
* Jim Garrison's investigation into the JFK assassination
* Mark Lane's publication of "Rush to Judgment," which questioned the official story of the assassination

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned:**

* Perry Russo's testimony about seeing Clay Shaw at a meeting where they discussed plans to assassinate Kennedy (questioned by critics)
* The lack of evidence linking Oswald and Shaw with a supposed plot to assassinate Kennedy
* Mark Lane's investigation into the assassination and publication of "Rush to Judgment"

**Key Individuals:**

* Lee Harvey Oswald (accused of shooting President Kennedy)
* Jim Garrison (district attorney for New Orleans who investigated the assassination and accused Clay Shaw)
* Clay Shaw (businessman accused by Jim Garrison of being involved in a conspiracy related to the assassination)
* Mark Lane (lawyer who investigated the assassination and published "Rush to Judgment")

**Key Events:**

* November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
* 1964: The Warren Commission releases its report on the assassination, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
* 1966: Mark Lane publishes "Rush to Judgment," which questions the official story of the assassination.
* 1967: Jim Garrison investigates the assassination and accuses Clay Shaw of being involved in a conspiracy.

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