CIA TO 'ADMIT' HUNT INVOLVEMENT IN KENNEDY SLAYING

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• Publication Date: August 14, 1978
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4"eSP0TLIGHT August 14, 187-8 .0
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I3y 'Victor Marchetti
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A few months ago, in March, there was a meeting at CIA headquarters in
Langley, Va., the plush home of America's super spooks overlooking the
Potomac River. It was attended b'y Several high-level clandestine officers
and some former top officials of the agency. , -
The topic ? of discussion was:, Whatyto do about, recent revelations
associating President Kennedy's accused .assassin, Lee Ha?vey Oswald,
with the spy game played between 'the U.S. and the USSR? (SPOTLIGHT;
May 8, 1978.) A decision was made, and a Cdurse of actiOn determined:They ?
were- calculated to both fascinate and confuse the public by staging a clever
"limited hangout" when the ?House, Special ?Committee on Assassinations
(HSCA) holds its open hearinks,:beginninglatek this:month: ? ?
A"limited hangout" is spy jargon for a favorite' and frequei4l4y Used
gimmick of the clandestine professionals.. When their veil of secrecy is
shredded and they can no longer rely on a Phony cover story to misinform
? the public, they resort to admitting?sometimes even Volunteering?some
of the truth while still managing to withhold the key and damaging facts in
the case: The public,, however, is.. usually So intrigued by the new
information that it never thinks to pursue the matter further:.
We Will prbbablY never find out who Masterminded the assassination of
JFK?or Why. There are too many powerful special interests connected with
the conspiracy for the truth to come out even now, 15 years after the murder.
But during -the next two months,
according to sensitive sources in the CIA
and on HSCA, we are going to learn
much more about the crime. The new
disclosures will be sensational, but only
superficially so. A few of the 'lesser
villains involved in the conspiracy and
its subsequent coverup will be identified
for the first time?and allowed to twist
slowly in the wind on live-network TV.
Most of the others to be fingered are
already dead. -r:
?
But once again the good folk' of
Middle America will be hoodwinked by
the,- government ;arid its 'allies in the
establishment news media.. In lact, jive,
are being set up to witness yet another
E. Howard Hunt?he'll be thrown to the wolves
coverup, albeit a sophisticated one,
designed by the CIA with the assistance
of the FBI and the blessing oethe Carter
administration.
A classic example of a limited hangout
is how the CIA handled?and rnanip-
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ulated?the Church Committee's in VCS-
tigation of two years ago. The committee
learned nothing more about the assas-
sinations of foreign leaders, illicit dial.,
programs, or the penetration (if the n-ws
media than the CIA tilloweil it to
discover. And this is rreeis,ily
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CIA is out to accomplish through HSCA ,, doing 'household errands, -including a :
with regard to JFK 's murder shopPing, triP to a grocery ,store in
THEY'LL HANG HUNT? ' T- ,
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Chief among those to be exposed by : : .W.epermari'and Canfield investigated :
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the new investigation will be E. Howard th4 new alibi and found that the grocery '
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hunt of Watergate fame. His luck hasstore where Hunt claimed to be shopping
run out, and the CIA has decided to - never existed At this point, Hunt offered
sacrifice him to protect its clandestine to. drop his Suit for a token payment of
services. The agency is furious , with , one; dollar.: But the authors Were.
Hunt for having dragged it pabliclyinto determined to vindicate themselves, and "
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the Nixon mess and for having black- they continued to attack Hunts alibi,
mailed it after he was arrested. - '''. ' ultimately completely shattering it
Besides, Hunt is vulnerable?an easy? .Nhvi., the 01A-: moved to ' finger Hunt
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target, as they say in the spy business. - .. and tic hiin:tp-thq. JFK.aeeassination;
His reputation and integrity have been? :???., ' HSCA ;oneicPectedly received an inter
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destroyed. The death of his wife, Dor- nal CIA memorandum aleW weeks ago
othy, in a mysterious plane crash in
? that '.':ther...--,age.n9i, ju.st; .7happeripcl to,
c ii ic. i go still disturbs many people,. ' stumble' acroSS in its old files i It was
especially since there were rumors from ," \-- ' 'dated .0.966, and Said: in essence Some
informed sources that she was abolitto. 1.400 -: day ,:we'' will: have ; to ,?eXplaiiv. Hunt's
leave him and perhaps even'. turr(,On, . 1- presence in ';.9allt;te,i. ol.allovOilbe? .22,
him. - ,19?4,3'-;-the ctay - preaiderit':kennedi',-was
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In addition it is well kno.Wn that Iunt kiJd;l'Hunt: is giiiiii-03e; hard put 'tO ?
hated JEK and blamed him.fiii:the Baii,-::: explaitt:sthis, empx and, other- things,
of Pigs disaster. :And -now; in ricent-,-- ' .before 't110-/TV.vCamerari'aVtli.,e''HCA
months, his alibi for his Whereah*S114:?;; = hearings ?;'.-. ''''? ; '? " 4.
' saa' vCoine,
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(-Victor Marchettii has beeri. in
U.S. -intelligence activities for
almost 20 years, 14 year of that
time beingwith the CIA, the last
three years :-of which_ he- was a
staff assfstant to Richard Helms.
_He is the author of "The CIA and
!he Cult of Intelligence"-and "The
Rope Dancer.") '
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with the anti-Caltzq qu4iti*inyvi3ON3
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"admit" that'Hunt was inliolved in the 7 biims:Who 3;4re-ra*i?rolited,at Dealy,114at'-72? close relatIobiP..%'Witfit, the inii-Cni,tro:6"..i#?. Oswald az ?t4qii,"
conspiracy to kill Kennedy. The QTA.'?'': : . just after : PrOsidefieXennedk's murder, -,..Cubatis, "isii: Well is- his enChant ' :the, PeerP---' ?44454'4likt..301
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were three --gunmen istinoting s41Sen-:". ? any,: record, of the - ary-pglf )ieviote been - Various :capers while One .:,of 'NiXimis,.1:-
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nedy. The FBI while publicly ernbraa-i-,t--"Inade. hYr:theliii1144: police: One of the - ': pliirribeilial.':-ELITioWard ' Hunt will be geszW
ing the Warren commission's 'fbne'rpan, ? tramps the anthems .identified as Hunt . implicated in theConspiracy;and hswill,....:CIA*U-.2 base. in AY3ugi;,4q),4. . .., erfl
acting alone" conclusion, has alWaY13, .:, Another *40-Frailk,Swirgka long-time: ,' notslatelta0eakpiits4rth CIA Will see to' , OWatcl supposedly was rPOrt,lit4.4"a?
? ,- i spy by the Soviets, or:W.4064g tiiiiiied
privately known that there were three ., 'agentiOf Hilt-11'6.i! -21.-- '-..:."?????-- ;-:. r, -- ? - ,,',!:i.? that: ?-A-?';?:,: .*:.: :,.,!e; ?' --: ? l'? ', :' ?( : - ' -::, ,
gunmen. The conspiracy involyed many: KaniiriinAdiatelY,saed for millions of-_-: _.?.l? IK: 'addition tc lit.tr,,,nt-.2 and ', Stall*. -:,to ,be a double agent :by:- the. (4.1A,'?;.-4:'::;
more people than the one's who actually dollars l'n damage's,: Claiming.' iie 'COPld -- -another"I'OniIk iirer,(ent marked for : ' '.In 4-ny?-"ent;"-i- KOnirWnf ra:1?:-'901.044' -
fired at Kennedy., both agencies may ' prove that ie ad been in Washingtonv: - ;:ex*PP,S4f4e ;.a,O:er,riz5PatriOk, Hemming, a :.--'Wqcr.: 4.1,j-0 :hi!i,c911.-P.:0AiPit'3144',9***14'.."
' D.C., that day?o& duty at CIA: It filmed ' ' hulk pia gion:7-six, feo.eight inches tall . ? _ ? z --ret; -1-?.-7-c.ult Air- ..ui?
?to deny, :. particularly since:: the ,:Squad ?
now admit. ` make the Lorenz - "an '11.1fi' ? ''P' '
POSING AS sum ?..-; . ,- -,,,7 ' out; however, this Was hot true. Sui- . and',Weighirig 60-pou,iida.sLike Sturgis, .';
A.J. Weberman and Michael Canfield,- he Said; that he had been on-leave and .- HCfRinitig once worked for,CastrO as a ' , (centinued Op page 6)
"When questioned by several of his
colleagues," Scott says, "Stokes refused
to confirm or deny whether committee
orobers have uncovered new evidence
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Another incident is the nori-testimony
of Adm: John G. Croinmelin Jr. ? of
? LIGHT to contact 'Committee investiga-
tors Alfred Hack:and.Elizabeth Selleck
were futile. Whatever their motivations,
? they don't Want them known. V .
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they would comm., Ivlip 'W111
' and enrolled their:,qhilcren in ii
? Christian School. ,
mother will do almost .anyt
s get her children. back,'.'' Tom Lips
? The SPOTLIGHT, r"and putting th
ren in the approved school got-the c
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- back.' He said, however, that he?
wife intended to fight and expe
open their own private school I
year: ?
?. The Lippitts are, still hoping tl
? Supreme Court will overturn th
orders against them.. An appeal i
Hunt
Tom and MarthaLippitt with their children, Alice, right, and Amy.
(Continued from page 5) ?
allegedly also included Hunt and,
Sturgis.
Who else will be identified as having
been part of the conspiracy and/or
coverup remains to be seen. But a
disturbing pattern is already beginning
to emerge. All the villains have been
previously disgraced in one way or
. . ?
another, -They all have "right-wing"
reputations; Or they will have after the
hearings. ? ' -
.The fact that some may have had
connections with- organized crime will --
prove to-be only incidental in the long
run. Those with provable ties to the CIA -
or FBI will be presented as renegades--;
who acted on their own without ,the -
approval 'or knowledge of their -sup-:
eriors.
BLAME PAST PRESIDENTS
As for covering up the deed, that will
,be blamed on past Presidents, either
dead or disgraced. Thus, Carter will
emerge as a truth-seeker,- and the CIA
and FBI will have neatly covered their
institutional behinds.
The timing of the hearings is another
clue Of what to expect and why. The
committee_ has scheduled its open
sessions on network TV to begin after
Congress --adjourns for the election
campaigns. The first order of business
will be the Martin Luther King Jr.
hearings?with James Earl Kay and his
family as the star witnesses. The
will be a short break and th
hearings, will begin.
The committee plans to concl
work by early October, just a
before the elections, perfect tin
cash in on the publicity the hearii
certain to create. And perfect tim
the Carterites to get the American
to forget about inflation, taxes,
_affairs, and other White h-ouse bl
and elect a Congress more indebt
responsive to the presidency.
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