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Live by the Sword

Page 94

by Gus Russo


  approves exile training camps in Latin America, 171–72

  Arcadia Smith and, 141, 142

  autonomous projects meeting, 173–74

  autopsy influence/pressure, 324–26

  calls Chetta on Ferrie autopsy, 403

  Castro assassination planning and, 76

  CCC Cuban Subversion subcommittee and, 250

  changing combinations on White House JFK safes and, 323

  character change in, 384

  character of, 28–29, 30

  CIA, Oswald, foreign plots and, 342–43

  on CIA policy support, 433

  compared to Raul Castro, 452–54

  concerns about Texas trip, 273, 381

  confrontations with Harvey and, 80–82

  on counterinsurgency, 43

  covert operation blowback and, 347–48

  coverup, JFK assassination, 322–23, 381–91, 450–51

  coverup memo, CIA hiring Mafia for anti-Castro plots, 72–73, 403–4

  criminal investigation of LBJ and, 284

  Cuba invasion aftermath and, 21, 22

  on Cuba Project demise, 391

  Cuba Project leadership, 37–38, 43

  Cuba Study Group and, 25

  Cuban Coordinating Committee and, 162

  Cuban exile community and, 164

  Cuban exile fundraising/New Orleans and, 147–48

  Cuban situation meeting 11/19/63, 271–72

  custody of JFK brain and, 388

  demands Oval Office tapes, 322

  Diaz and, 181

  Dulles (Allen) connection and, 31–32, 570–71 n 39

  espionage and sabotage payoffs, 237

  FBI bugs/wiretaps on Maria Oswald and, 349

  FBI McLaney camp raid and, 184

  Ferrie and, 145

  FitzGerald and, 83

  FitzGerald as envoy to Cubela for, 239–40

  furious nature of, 26–27, 63

  Garrison and, 406–8

  Garro’s story of Oswald in Mexico City and, 219

  Gordon’s opinion of, 59

  Halfen and, 414, 415

  Hemming training CAP/New Orleans and, 145

  on Hoover’s CIA/mob memo, 71

  hoping to be v-p candidate, 1964, 397

  Howard’s changed opinion of, 235–36

  inexperience/self-assurance of, 450, 454

  JFK Dallas trip warning, 273

  at JFK re-internment, 405–6

  Latin American Cuban exile camps and, 142

  on LBJ after assassination, 377

  LBJ calls from Air Force One, 321

  LBJ enmity/hostility toward, 395–400

  LBJ legal problems, RFK and, 283

  on Leonardo Plan, 179–80

  Letter-Marque, Houma weapons transfer and, 151

  McLaney and, 67–71

  meets Air Force One, 324

  missing JFK autopsy materials and, 389

  morning of 11/22/63, 289

  Morrison and, 139

  New Orleans agents and, 134

  Operation Mongoose and, 47–48

  orders Underwood to destroy Austin speech copies, 305

  Oswald’s third visit to Soviet Embassy (Mexico City) and, 218

  Oval Office tapes and, 322

  on paper trail, 439

  post-Bay of Pigs strategizing and, 58

  private investigations into JFK aassassination, 386–87, 574–75 n 35

  on privileged nature of JFK health records, 327

  promised assurances of Cuba invasion success and, 19

  protests LBJ move into Oval Office, 383

  reaction to JFK assassination, 302–3, 382–86

  release of Bay of Pigs prisoners and, 170

  Santa Ana mission and, 14

  Szulc, Cuba matters and, 179

  on Taylor Commission, 38, 71

  timetable for Castro overthrow, 157

  tracking Soviet missiles in Cuba, 149–50

  unofficial anti-Castro campaign, 64–67

  on urgency of Cuba Project, 46–47, 74–75

  warned of Cuba invasion dangers, 18

  Warren Commission and, 369–71

  Warren Commission appointments and, 362–63

  Warren Commission findings, misgivings about, 383–84

  Warren Commission shortcomings and, 379–80

  Williams (Harry) and, 164–65

  Kennedy, Rose, 29

  Kennedy family

  connections, 31–33

  Cuba ties, 4

  dynamic, 28–30

  Mafia and, 31

  Kenney, Edward, 323

  Kern, Montague, 232–33

  KGB, Oswald file of, 102

  considered as “sleeper agent,” 105

  considered for recruitment, 102–3

  Mexico City Soviet visa application and, 215

  Khrushchev, Nikita, 6, 231

  on Castro aggressiveness, 248

  Cuban assistance package and, 78

  on JFK peace speech, 157, 160

  reaction to JFK assassination, 340

  Kilduff, Malcolm, 336

  King, Coretta Scott, 440

  King, Eloise, 50

  King, Frank, 433

  King, J. C, 5, 44, 49, 58, 433

  King, Marguerita, 44, 50

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 440

  Kirkpatrick, Lyman, Jr., 16, 143

  Kirkwood, James, 401

  Kissinger, Henry, 240, 425

  Kleinlerer, Alex, 128–29

  Kohly, Mario, 166

  Kostikov, Alexander, 205

  Kostikov, Valery, 214, 216, 258–59, 338

  Krandle, Robert, 419, 421

  Kunkle, Charles, 337

  Kurzman, Dan, 156

  Kuznetsova, Vanda, 108

  L

  Lafayette Street. See 531 Lafayette Street

  Lahey Clinic, Boston, 327

  Lake Ponchartrain para-military training camps, 183, 186

  Castro infiltrator in, 187, 188

  McLaney and, 183–85

  Oswald and, 198

  Lancer. See Kennedy, John F.

  Lane, Mark, 401, 474

  Langosch, Joseph (pseudonym), 244

  Lansdale, Edward G., 46–47

  contingency plan for Castro assassination and, 74

  Cuba Project coordinator, 41–43

  on Kennedys’ knowledge of assassination plots, 427–28

  Leonardo Plan and, 180

  Operation Mongoose and, 43–45, 79, 80

  on RFK reaction to Bay of Pigs, 27

  warning of Soviet capabilities, 77

  Lansky, Meyer, 5, 50–51, 67, 68

  Lansky, Mrs. Meyer, 10

  Larkin, Bob, 495

  Lattimer, John, 465, 466, 470, 476, 482–83

  Lauchli, Rich, 185

  Lawford, Peter, 184, 435

  Lawrence, David, 231

  Leavelle, Jim, 491

  moving Oswald to more secure cell and, 335

  Oswald interrogation and, 330–32

  on Oswald’s death, 336

  on Ruby doing Dallas a favor, 500

  Ruby interrogation and, 498

  on Ruby’s plan to kill Oswald, 497

  Lechuga, Carlos

  Attwood, Castro, peace talks with U.S. and, 235

  Duran and, 220, 236

  Fernandez allegiance suspicions and, 187–88

  Howard’s changed opinion of RFK and, 236

  on U.S. undeclared war on Cuba, 249

  Lee, Leon, 257, 264

  Lee, O. H. See Oswald, Lee Harvey

  Lee, Vincent T., 195, 225, 311

  Legal Attaché, FBI (Legat), 211

  Lemnitzer, Lyman, 15, 20

  “Leonardo Plan, The,” 179

  Leslie Welding Company, Fort Worth, Oswald and, 113

  Letter-Marque, Houma weapons transfer and, 151

  Lewallen, James, 412

  Likhoy, 104–6 See also Oswald, Lee Harvey, in Minsk

  Lincoln, Evelyn, 30, 293

  on JFK
and death, 278

  JFK (missing) brain and, 388, 389–90

  on JFK peace speech, 160

  on JFK v-p running mate, 282

  Oval Office tapes and, 322

  Lisagor, Peter, 395

  Livingston, Rusty, 462

  Livingstone, Harrison, 488

  Loewy, Raymond, 279

  Loftus, Elizabeth, 489

  Long, Ed, 60

  Long, Gillis, 374

  Long, Russell, 401

  Longley, Ken, 262

  Lopez, Gilberto Policarpo, 311

  Louisiana State Committee on Un-American Activities, 140

  Loy, M. E., 151–52

  Luce, Clare Booth, 312–13, 451

  Luce, Henry, 312

  Lumumba, Patrice, 9, 62, 365, 425, 523 n 1

  Luna, Ernesto, 386

  Lynch, Grayston, 242

  Castro assassination planning and, 75–76

  on Cuba as CIA priority, 64

  Cuba invasion and, 20

  on Operation Mongoose, 44

  on RFK and Operation Mongoose, 48

  M

  Machado, Quinton Pino, 227–28

  MacMillan, Harold, 160

  Maddox, Al, 386–87, 495, 500

  Mafia

  Castro assassination planning and, 50, 241–42

  CIA officer for RFK link with, 65

  Cuban, 5

  Cuban exile support and, 138

  Cuba-New Orleans economy and, 136

  Kennedy family, 31

  as limited CIA hangout during Church Committee hearings, 431

  rackets, Halfen disbursements for, 414

  Ruby and, 500–501

  Magsaysay, Raymond, 42

  Maheu, Robert

  Castro assassination planning and, 51–52

  CIA intercedes with FBI for, 393–94

  on CIA oath of silence, 429

  Long, Boggs connection and, 374

  office with Bellino, 242

  wiretapping for Giancana, 71

  Malcolm X, 381

  Malone, W. Scott, 262, 338, 441

  Manchester, William, 253, 300–301, 324, 398–99

  Manchester Guardian, The, on JFK peace speech, 160

  Mancuso’s restaurant, 194

  Mankel, Jose, 62, 63

  Mankiewicz, Frank, 389, 406

  Mann, Thomas, 340, 343, 357, 378, 455

  Mannarino, Gabriel, 50–51

  Mannarino, Sam, 50–51

  Mannlicher-Carcano rifle. See rifle, Oswald’s

  Mansfield, Mike, 376

  Marcello, Carlos, 283, 329, 413–16, 414

  Mardi Gras, 135

  Marine Corps

  marksmanship ability levels of, 465

  Oswald service in, 98–100

  Maritima BAM, 186

  Marshall, Burke, 322–23, 326, 387

  Martello, Frank, 200

  Martens, Layton, 147–48

  awareness of Soviet missiles in Cuba, 148–49

  CAP/New Orleans and, 145

  on Cuban exiles in New Orleans, 136–37, 146

  on Ferrie, Russo, and Shaw investigation, 411

  on Ferrie’s deteriorating health, 402

  on Ferrie’s photographic memory, 329

  on Ferrie’s two-man subs, 145

  on focus of HSCA investigations, 441

  on Houma weapons transfer, 152

  polygraph test and, 410

  reporting Soviet missiles in Cuba, 149–50

  supports Arcacha in Garrison investigation, 409

  witness to Comstock burglarizing Ferrie’s apartment, 330

  Martin, David C, 80

  Martin, Jack, 151, 330, 376

  Martin, Jim, 498

  Martin, John (filmmaker), 475

  Martin, John (union man), 493

  Martino, John, 227

  Mas-Canosa, Jorge, 518 n 49

  McCarthy, Edward, 228

  McCloy, John, 362–63

  McCone, John

  assures RFK no CIA role in JFK

  assassination, 302

  on Bay of Pigs operation, 22

  Castro assassination planning and, 76–77

  Cuban focus, CIA post-JFK assassination investigation and, 340–41

  early Soviet missiles in Cuba and, 149

  Ford, Cubans paying Oswald speculation and, 373

  LBJ Cuba policy changes objections, 390–91

  on Leonardo Plan, 179–80

  RFK avoiding JFK assassination questions and, 385 See also Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  McDonald, Nick, 316

  McGovern, George, 83–84, 243, 449, 451

  McGuire, Phyllis, 71

  McHugh, Godfrey, 253, 305, 323, 325

  McLaney, Michael, 67–71

  Benton and, 69–70

  Carroll Rosenbloom and, 526 n 89

  Castro assassination plan, 70

  on continued Cold War with Cuba, 453–54

  Cuba oil refinery bombing plan, 69

  Hotel Nacional Casino and, 68–69

  Joe Kennedy, Sr. and, 67

  Lake Ponchartrain camps and, 183–85

  McLaney, William, 70–71, 183–84

  McLaney Camp, 183–85

  FBI raid on, 183–84

  Oswald and, 198

  McLintock, Michael, 40

  McManus, George, 76

  McMillan, Priscilla

  on Marina and Lee watching assassination movies, 257

  on Oswald, 88

  on Oswald’s funeral/burial, 348–49

  on Oswald’s in New Orleans, 192

  on Oswald’s plane hijacking plan, 203–4

  McNamara, Robert

  on Castro assassination, 75

  on Cuba invasion plan, 15

  JFK assassination events, amnesia regarding, 426–27

  JFK brainstorming over Cuba with, 156

  JFK queries on Cuban contingency invasion plans, 178

  JFK re-internment and, 405

  on JFK/RFK aspirations to assassinate Castro, 385

  on JFK/RFK drive against Castro, 63

  on report of Oswald, Cuban intelligence and, 341

  on Soviet concern over Cuba invasion plan, 1962, 78

  McWillie, Lewis, 501

  MDC Camp, 183, 185–89

  Castro infiltrator, 187, 188

  Somoza and, 186

  Means, Marianne, 378

  Medvedev, Alexander, 107–8

  “memory merge” phenomenon, 488

  Mercury manned space flights, Operation Dirty Trick and, 162

  Merezhinski, Yuri, 107

  Messer, Nilo, 172, 186, 311, 391

  Mexico City, 209–30

  double agents in, 211

  geography of, 210

  reaction to JFK assassination, 343–44

  Mexico City CIA Station, 211–12

  CIA ignorance of Oswald’s Cuban Embassy visit in Mexico and, 229

  INS knowledge of Oswald’s Soviet Embassy visit and, 257–58

  Lopez awareness and, 311

  Oswald’s Cuban/Soviet Embassy visits and, 352

  Oswald’s third visit to Soviet Embassy and, 217–18

  Peres on Oswald and Cuban Embassy officials, 222

  Verson, Oswald and Cuban Embassy officials story and, 345–46

  withholding, Oswald’s Cuban Embassy visit and, 258–59 See also Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  Meyers, Lawrence, 497

  MH/APRON. See AM/TRUNK

  MH/CHAOS, 424

  Miami Herald, JFK encouraging Cuban coup story, 275

  Microtech Graphics & Animation trajectory study, 470–71, 474, 478–79, 481

  Miguelito. See Casas Sayez, Miguel

  Mikhailina, Lydia, 102

  Mikoyan, Serge, 78

  Militant, The, 115–16, 117

  Miller, Jack, 322, 370

  Miller, William, 438

  Minsk, Soviet Union

  Cuban intelligence agents trained in, 421, 453

  Oswald in, 104–6

  Soviet Union e
spionage school in, 122

  U-2 photos of Oswald residences in, 340

  Minutemen, Lauchli and, 185

  Mirabel, Alfredo, 345

  Miranda, Commandante, 342

  Miro Cardona, José. See Cardona, José Miro

  MK/ULTRA, 534–35, n 84

  Modesett, Jack, 58–59, 436

  Mokeen Oil, 437

  Mollo, Silvio, 302

  Mongoose. See Operation Mongoose

  Monroe, Marilyn, 242, 323

  Moreno, Nestor, 179, 180

  Morgan, Edward, 394, 401

  Morgan, William, 98

  Morganthau, Robert, 302

  Morrison, DeLessups “Chep,” 138, 139, 152, 412

  Morrow, Hubert, 266

  Morrow, Robert, 166

  Mosby, Aline, 100

  Moscow, Oswald in, 100–104

  Mosley, Leonard, 431

  Mossadegh, Mohammed, 8

  motorcade, 291–94

  Oswald’s annotated map of, 269–70

  route, Dallas Morning News stories on, 265, 268–69

  Movement for Revolutionary Recovery (MRR), 169

  Movemiento Democratica Cristiano (MDC) Camp, 183, 185–89

  Castro infiltrator, 187, 188

  Somoza and, 186

  Moyers, Bill, 253, 255

  Mr. Ross. See Crozier, Ross

  Murphey, Larry, 68

  Murphy, David, 62

  Murret, Joyce, 200

  Murret, Lillian, 192, 200, 201

  Myers, Dale, trajectory study, 471, 474, 478–79, 481

  N

  Nalim, 100–104 See also Oswald, Lee Harvey, in Moscow

  Napoleanic Code, New Orleans and, 135

  National Archives, 388, 389

  National Security Act of 1947, 35

  National Security Action Memorandum 2

  (counterinsurgency plan), 39–40

  52 (South Vietnam strategy), 40

  100 (indicated contingency plan), 73–74

  National Security Agency

  on clearing Soviet Union of assassination involvement, 340

  National Security Council

  asked to support Cuban coup, 177

  Belin denied access to minutes of, 1960–64, 425

  CIA and, 35

  Resolution 5412/2, 8

  National Student Association, CIA support of, 35

  Nationalities Intelligence Section, FBI, 357

  Naval Intelligence, Office of (ONI), 57

  Navarros, Eduardo Borell, 222

  Nechiporenko, Oleg, 103, 109–10, 214–15, 216

  New Orleans, 133, 134–38

  nature of, 136–37

  New Orleans Council for Peaceful Alternatives, 199

  New Orleans Public Library, 194

  New Orleans Times Picayune, 249

  New Republic, 16

  New York Giants, Castro and, 4

  New York Times

  Cuba invasion planning and, 16

  demanding JFK action on Cuba, 233

  on Kennedy rebuking CIA, 24

  on Mexico City intelligence community, 210

  New York Youth House, 92

 

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