</s>104-10104-10398 OGC SUBJECT KENN. Y ASSASSINATION-GARRISON OGX 68-1547 Executive Realty G.P. 32-33-4747 2l July 1968 The Honorable Richard B. Russell, Chairman Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Chairman: I have been receiving a spate of letter. T. R. D. from the television apparatus of a co-caller. T ., or, Sohl, on the Xory appearance show of the "wicked or that presents, which appear on page 1 of the first of two. records, which appears on page 2 of the attached memorandum. p.f.r.s is a bit long, I fey, but it does give you a re- round-up of it. If the Garrison has been answering any prospect to the Agency, up of the assistance of Proc. of Proceeds, I am going to accept the I write this letter, because I am concerned that: I would like to provide assistance, because colleagues, as a result of this Hort Sahl. I want you to be informed and thereby prepared to deal with any such questions. I speakfully, JFK ACT Richard He.L. Director RELEASE JFKACT Attachment - 1 JFK Act W.J. Garrisser and the CIA" Identical letter with attachment set to Congressman Rivers. Hilhelm/ed - 2/1/66 Distribution: Org. 1 - - w/o. addresssese 1 - w /att. Mr. Maury 1 - W/o- ER 1 - E-R APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

**Key Individuals:**

* Jim Garrison: New Orleans District Attorney
* William "Wood" (aka Bill Boxley): alleged CIA employee and foreign intelligence agent
* Clay Shaw: businessman and alleged conspirator
* Lee Harvey Oswald: accused assassin of President Kennedy
* Jack Ruby: nightclub owner and accused killer of Oswald
* Mark Lane: lawyer and assassination conspiracy theorist
* Mort Sahl: comedian and Garrison supporter

**Key Events:**

* Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963)
* Investigation by Jim Garrison into the JFK assassination (February 1967-present)
* Clay Shaw trial (September 1969)
* Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City prior to the assassination
* Jack Ruby's killing of Oswald

**Key Agencies:**

* Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
* Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

**Key Findings and Allegations:**

* Garrison asserts that CIA was involved in the JFK assassination, citing alleged connections between CIA and Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
* Garrison claims that Clay Shaw was a conspirator, but his case against Shaw was discredited.
* Garrison alleges that CIA suppressed information about the assassination and was involved in the killing of Senator Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
* William "Wood" (aka Bill Boxley) is alleged to be a CIA employee and foreign intelligence agent.
* Clay Shaw's lawyers were retained by CIA, according to Garrison.
* Several men arrested at the scene of the assassination are connected with CIA, according to Garrison.

**Key Quotes:**

* "The Central Intelligence Agency - created the tableau - the cover scene - beforehand ... this is the standard for a CIA assassination." (Garrison)
* "What I'm talking about is nothing less than fascism, which has arrived in America." (Garrison)
* "We ... have information that the FBI's been asked by the CIA to keep out of the King case." (Sahl)
* "Some people believe they (CIA) had to take his (President Kennedy's) life to control ours." (Sahl)

**Key Dates:**

* November 22, 1963: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
* February 1967: Jim Garrison begins investigation into the JFK assassination
* September 1969: Clay Shaw trial
* June 30, 1968: Mort Sahl appears on the Barry Gray Show and makes allegations about CIA's involvement in the JFK assassination

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