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The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies

Book V of the Church Committee’s final report, 1976.

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Connections 4

The AM/LASH operation Described in Primary record 1
J. Edgar Hoover Subject of a finding According to Church Committee Primary record 1
Richard Helms Pledged, with Hoover, to keep the case open Primary record 1

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1976 The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies
1976 Church Committee authored The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies

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Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies, U.S. Senate, 1976. Primary record Archived copy
No one investigated a connection between the AMLASH operation and President Kennedy's assassination.
Director Hoover himself perceived the Warren Commission as an adversary.
Both FBI Director Hoover and CIA Deputy Director for Plans Richard Helms pledged to keep the matter as an open case.
Neither the CIA nor the FBI told the Warren Commission about the CIA attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro.

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