Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies
- A memo released by President Donald Trump claims Gary Underhill believed a 'small clique within the CIA was responsible for the assassination' of John F. Kennedy.
- Underhill's accusations remain unproven, and he was found dead in what was ruled a suicide six months later.
- The recent release of JFK assassination files may not support existing conspiracy theories, as none disproved that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
- Historians hope these documents will reveal more about Oswald's activities and what the CIA knew before the assassination.
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Declassified JFK files provide ‘enhanced clarity’ on CIA actions, historian says — Harvard Gazette
Nation & World Declassified JFK files provide ‘enhanced clarity’ on CIA actions, historian says Declassified documents related to the President John F. Kennedy assassination were released on March 18. George Walker IV/AP Photo Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer March 26, 2025 7 min read Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer winner writing three-volume Kennedy biography, shares takeaways from declassified d…

JFK files: CIA contaminated sugar destined for USSR
In 1962, the CIA contaminated a shipment of Cuban sugar bound for the Soviet Union as part of a covert operation aimed at disrupting the Cuban economy. The action took place in Puerto Rico when the freighter Streatham Hill, a British vessel leased to the Soviets, docked for repairs after damaging its propeller on a reef. The ship carried over 110,000 bags of sugar. To allow drydock access, 14,135 sacks were offloaded into a customs shed in San J…
The CIA spoiled a shipment of sugar sent from Cuba to the USSR. The king of Jordan found a “women's company” during a visit to the United States. Journalists are studying the declassified “Kennedy archive”. So far, we've found this
Exactly a week ago, on March 18, 2025, the US National Archives, on the instructions of President Donald Trump, released more than 2,000 documents (over 63,000 pages) that had previously been classified in connection with the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy. They are studied by scientists, journalists and enthusiasts. So far, they have found neither confirmation nor refutation of numerous conspiracy theories, nor any reve…
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