FBI
Tells the FBI that he was sure that Oswald was the rifleman he had seen
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FBI
Tells the FBI that he was sure that Oswald was the rifleman he had seen
South Vietnam Inspection Trip
McCone completed discussions in Saigon and found weak governmental leadership, uncertain military progress, and serious shortcomings in reporting on the counterinsurgency.
Expanded Covert Reporting in Vietnam
McCone ordered experienced CIA officers to Saigon temporarily to develop additional covert reporting on the new government's effectiveness and public acceptance.
Hosty Entry Omitted From FBI Report
An FBI report transmitting entries from Oswald's address book to the Warren Commission omitted the entry containing Hosty's information.
Vietnam Pessimism Letter to Johnson
McCone told President Johnson that there were more reasons for pessimism than optimism in South Vietnam and that the new military government had not demonstrated effective leadership.
CIA Evidence Review
Warren's commission sought CIA information concerning Oswald's foreign contacts, Mexico City activities, and possible foreign involvement in the assassination.
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and works on witness testimony and evidentiary review
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and later examines evidence connected with the assassination sequence
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and works on matters concerning Jack Ruby
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and works on the background investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and works on legal analysis of the assassination evidence
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and investigates Oswald's foreign contacts and Mexico City material
Counsel
Appointed assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and works on presidential protection and related security evidence
FBI Evidence Review
Warren's commission began reviewing investigative reports supplied by the FBI concerning President Kennedy's assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, and related evidence.
General Counsel
Appointed general counsel of the Warren Commission and directs the legal staff during the investigation
Hosty Address Book Memorandum
Hosty dictated a memorandum in December recording that his identifying information had been found in Oswald's address book.
Oswald Lawyer
A Secret Service report issued in December 1963, two weeks after the assassination of President Kennedy, stated that Dean Andrews said that Lee Harvey Oswald had visited Andrews office on approximately three occasions in June and.
Oswald Lawyer
Andrews described his encounters with Oswald in testimony before the Warren Commission in July 1964.
Oswald Lawyer
July 1963, seeking legal advice from Andrews concerning his citizenship status, his wifes status and his undesirable discharge from the Marine Corps.
Secret Service Evidence Review
Warren's commission obtained and reviewed Secret Service material concerning the Dallas motorcade, presidential protection, the assassination, and subsequent investigative work.
Other events (month unknown)
24 Hours From Tulsa
Records, " 24 Hours From Tulsa"
544 Camp Street
During the summer of 1963, Ferrie regularly frequented the Newman Building at 544 Camp Street because of his working relationship with Guy Banister.
55 Days at Peking
Stars in, "55 Days at Peking"
Academy Award
Plays middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud for which she wins the Academy Award for Best Actress
All-Up Testing
Introduces all-up testing to accelerate Saturn and Apollo schedules.
Alliance United States and Thailand
Sends 3,000 troops to Thailand on the Laos border to counter Vietcong insurgence
Anti-Castro Pilot Profile
A 1963 federal profile described Sturgis as an experienced pilot connected with militant anti-Castro circles operating from Florida.
Apollo Spacecraft Design
Contributes to Apollo command module design at the Manned Spacecraft Center.
Apollo Spacecraft Office
Directs Apollo spacecraft development during a critical design period.
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Representatives from over 90 countries, including the Soviet Union, attend the funeral, after the service, the casket is taken by caisson to Arlington National Cemetery for burial
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Magic Bullet theory is contributed to the Warren Commission by Arlen Specter posits that a single bullet, "Warren Commission Exhibit 399", caused all of the non-fatal wounds in both President Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally
Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Urges Kennedy to support the coup against Diem which results in Diems assassination
Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
The Leaders and organisations comprising the Big Six were are ML King, Roy Wilkins, NAACP; Whitney Young, Jr., Urban League; A. Philip Randolph, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; John Lewis, SNCC & James Farmer of the Congress of Racial Equality
Carlos Marcello Contact
Ferrie later acknowledged that he had been in personal contact with Carlos Marcello during the fall of 1963 while working on matters connected with attorney G. Wray Gill.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Another important role is the ability to disseminate disinformation to foreign intelligence services in an effort to create for them a false picture of reality
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The primary role of Counterintelligence is to protect agents from a foreign intelligence organization from uncovering CIA assets and operations.
Central Intelligence Committe (CIA)
Congressional researcher Gaeton Fonzi noted that in late 1963 "several large deposits popped up in de Mohrenschildts Haitian bank account including one for two hundred thousand dollars from a Bahamian bank. This occurred when de Mohrenschildt and Charles were supposedly running a sisal plantation, a derelict operation they never went near"
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