Newly released JFK files have revealed bombshell details about how the KGB closely monitored Lee Harvey Oswald during his time in the Soviet Union.
The documents show that Oswald, who assassinated President Kennedy, was "constantly watched" by Soviet intelligence whilst he resided in the USSR.
Oswald was a former Marine who defected to the Soviet Union before eventually returning to Texas.
According to the files, a KGB official doubted "that anyone could control Oswald, but noted that the KGB watched him closely and constantly while he was in the USSR".
The documents also revealed a surprising detail about Oswald's marksmanship, reflecting that Oswald was a "poor shot" when he attempted target firing in the Soviet Union.
This assessment contradicts the precision demonstrated in the assassination of President Kennedy.
Some of the documents from previous releases have offered details about Oswald's activities in Mexico City weeks before the assassination.
CIA cables and memos discuss Oswald's visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies during this trip.
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One CIA memo describes how Oswald phoned the Soviet Embassy whilst in Mexico City to ask for a visa to visit the Soviet Union.
He also visited the Cuban Embassy, apparently seeking a travel visa that would allow him to visit Cuba and wait there for a Soviet visa.
On October 3, more than a month before the assassination, Oswald returned to the United States through a Texas border crossing point.
Another memo, dated the day after Kennedy's assassination, reveals further details about Oswald's activities in Mexico.
According to an intercepted phone call in Mexico City, Oswald communicated with a KGB officer while at the Soviet Embassy in September 1963. This communication occurred just weeks before the assassination took place.
The released files have contributed significantly to researchers' understanding of that period during the Cold War.
A 1991 CIA memo from St Petersburg station reveals further insights into Oswald's relationship with Soviet intelligence.
The memo describes how a CIA official befriended a US professor who told them about a friend working for the KGB.
This KGB official had reviewed "five thick volumes" of files on Oswald.
After examining these extensive records, the KGB official was "confident that Oswald was at no time an agent controlled by the KGB".
This assessment aligns with earlier statements that while Oswald was closely monitored, he was not directed by Soviet intelligence.
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The documents show that Oswald, who assassinated President Kennedy, was "constantly watched" by Soviet intelligence whilst he resided in the USSR.
Oswald was a former Marine who defected to the Soviet Union before eventually returning to Texas.
According to the files, a KGB official doubted "that anyone could control Oswald, but noted that the KGB watched him closely and constantly while he was in the USSR".
The documents also revealed a surprising detail about Oswald's marksmanship, reflecting that Oswald was a "poor shot" when he attempted target firing in the Soviet Union.
This assessment contradicts the precision demonstrated in the assassination of President Kennedy.
Some of the documents from previous releases have offered details about Oswald's activities in Mexico City weeks before the assassination.
CIA cables and memos discuss Oswald's visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies during this trip.
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One CIA memo describes how Oswald phoned the Soviet Embassy whilst in Mexico City to ask for a visa to visit the Soviet Union.
He also visited the Cuban Embassy, apparently seeking a travel visa that would allow him to visit Cuba and wait there for a Soviet visa.
On October 3, more than a month before the assassination, Oswald returned to the United States through a Texas border crossing point.
Another memo, dated the day after Kennedy's assassination, reveals further details about Oswald's activities in Mexico.
According to an intercepted phone call in Mexico City, Oswald communicated with a KGB officer while at the Soviet Embassy in September 1963. This communication occurred just weeks before the assassination took place.
The released files have contributed significantly to researchers' understanding of that period during the Cold War.
A 1991 CIA memo from St Petersburg station reveals further insights into Oswald's relationship with Soviet intelligence.
The memo describes how a CIA official befriended a US professor who told them about a friend working for the KGB.
This KGB official had reviewed "five thick volumes" of files on Oswald.
After examining these extensive records, the KGB official was "confident that Oswald was at no time an agent controlled by the KGB".
This assessment aligns with earlier statements that while Oswald was closely monitored, he was not directed by Soviet intelligence.
Find Out More...