Namely the mention that Shelley was a CIA operative, while at the same time he was an employee in the schoolbook business. Mr. CORNWELL - Has any representative of the Agency or anyone who you believed might be a representative of the Agency ever come to you and discussed these matters? Mr. WILCOTT - That is true, sir. He was the mayor at that time. Mr. DODD - And she was aware of it from 1964 up until 1968 -- James Earl Ray fired one shot at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Please excuse this messy letter. Mr. CORNWELL - In the conversations which you have described occurring within a period of one, two or three months after the assassination with other CIA employees and officers, did they suggest in those conversations to you that their employment, the CIA's employment, of Oswald had any relation to the assassination or only that it related to the, events you have already described -- namely, the training of him in Atsugi in the Russian language and the sending of him to Russia and using of him as a double agent and that sort of thing? (2009), James W. Douglass explains this in detail, including the James Wilcott story. They lingered in front of my apartment for nearly an hour, pointing their pistols at my window and shouting in a very threatening manner. Mr. DODD - And it includes the information that Oswald was an agent? Mr. GOLDSMITH - I did not intend to get into that area. Mr. WILCOTT - That he was a regular employee, receiving a full-time salary for agent work for doing CIA operational work. We think our readers would be interested in reading his evidence./p>, (Click here to open the document in another page.). I spoke to groups in their homes and I spoke to groups in the Peace and Freedom Party and I was with the Peace and Freedom Party for several years. As mentioned, I was forced to flee Dallas until another day. Dorothy Ann Garner was a former office supervisor of Scott Foresman. Mr. WILCOTT - They were maintained on a thirty-day basis, and then they were closed off at the end of the month. Towards the end of my tour of duty, I heard certain things about Oswald somehow being connected with the agency, and I didn't really believe this when I heard it, and I thought it was absurd. Please publish modules in offcanvas position. Three of the seven boxes appear in a photograph in his book. Mr. CORNWELL - When this cryptonym was given to you by the officer, did any part of it ring any familiar note with you? Mr. CORNWELL - But your testimony or your statements on the subject hadn't been made a matter of publicity on any other occasion? As Rose points out, this is a bit odd also, since most of the building witnesses were taken to the sheriffs office, which was much closer to the TSBD than police headquarters. Copyright 2016-2022 by kennedysandking.com All Rights Reserved. Mr. WILCOTT - No, sir; I think I had good performance reviews right up to the time that I left. It has been directed to the Deputy Chief Counsel in charge of the investigation for his review. This is more than just an investigative report. Did you recognize any part of it, the first two letters or the last portions of it, as referring to any geographic area or any type of activity or anything like that? Considering the far-reaching extent of control over so many occupations in American society, the CIA could very well have infiltrated the schoolbook depositories and their associated publishers. Afterwards, Joe visited him in his office and could hardly believe the change that came over him. It has every one that I can remember. [17] Joe Bergin, Sr. became a Texas Ranger in 1934, while serving concurrently as a school superintendent in Greenville, Texas. Mr. PREYER - How many people were at the station in XXXXXXXXXXX approximately? Mr. WILCOTT - Yes, sir. [19] Immediately after Adams and Styles went out the back door, Officer Marion Baker came in through the front door and met Roy Truly. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Would those summaries be destroyed as a matter of routine, to your knowledge? And do you know for a fact that he was given Russian courses? He directed me to another man nearer the door, who pointed to an office. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Mr. WILCOTT - No, sir. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Do you remember where this conversation took place? Mr. WILCOTT - We were married in 1954, sir. Mr. WILCOTT - XXXXXXXXXXXXX (spelling). Mr. WILCOTT - Yes. It was about XXX I think, was our actual roster was. 66-67. Mr. DODD - How long had you been married by the way? Mr. GOLDSMITH - Were any of these people on your list possible subjects who made references to Oswald being a CIA agent? [13] Henry Hurt, Reasonable Doubt (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985), pp. Mr. WILCOTT - Yes, sir. Mr. WILCOTT - No, sir. That would be William Shelley, who Oswald worked under for six weeks as an order filler for the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD). responsibilities were primarily record keeping and disbursing of funds. We publish here the Wilcott affidavit and interrogation by the HSCA, declassified by the Assassination Records Review Board. Try again. Mr. WILCOTT - No, I am not saying that. Mr. SAWYER - Well, what were your antiwar activities that you refer to? Copies of my written testimony have disappeared from my personal files. Mr. DODD - And you and your wife both went to work for the CIA about the same time? Mr. GOLDSMITH - And who made these references to Oswald being an agent of the CIA? Whether they are there now or not is hard to say. Did you contact any CIA officer or employee with respect to the secrecy oath and discuss with them whether or not you should be permitted to discuss these matters outside of the Agency? Upon request, the National Archives sent me a copy of the letter. I asked the first man I sawa man who was telephoning from a pillar in the middle of the roomwhere I could call from. Mr. WILCOTT - Very much. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Mr. WILCOTT - That is true. Then, as time Went on, I began to hear more things in that line. Mr. WILCOTT - No, sir, they did not. Mr. GOLDSMITH - And have you just described one of those instances to us? Mr. WILCOTT - Yes. Dedicated to the political vision and legacy of John and Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X,and to the investigation of their murders. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Your book. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Very generally now, what were your responsibilities as a finance employee with the agency? The incident interested me enough to question the F.B.I. That would have put it into 1964? Mr. WILCOTT - Yes. Mr. CORNWELL - What type of people were they? Mr. WILCOTT - I do. If you have something -- Mr. CORNWELL - Let me rephrase it. Strange Deaths Of People Who Knew Too Much About The JFK Assassination: 92 Witnesses, Researchers, CIA Agents, Police Officers, Reporters, Girlfriends Who Just Knew Way Too Much! Mr. WILCOTT - That is right. New security officers appeared. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Did you bring your allegation to the attention of the Warren Commission? Mr. GOLDSMITH - So, then, really, no purpose would have been served by checking those records? Assassinations, The subcommittee met at 10:20 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 2344 of the Rayburn Office Building, the Honorable Richard Preyer (Chairman of the subcommittee), presiding. Mr. CORNWELL - In other words, that is, the first two letters or the last ones would have been the same as this? Mr. GOLDSMITH - Did you check your cash disbursement files? Mr. WILCOTT - When I first started speaking, both my wife and I discussed it and we felt that we should be speaking out about not only Oswald but some other things. Mr. DODD - I have just a couple of questions. Learn more. Mr. WILCOTT - I believe they would at one time. Mr. GOLDSMITH - At the time you went to look at the book, Oswald was already dead is that correct? Mr. GOLDSMITH - Referring to that list, would you tell the Committee where you were stationed during your period with the CIA? Bill Shelly claims he was arrested by the Dallas Police and formally charged with the assassination of President Kennedy. Mr. WILCOTT - No. Not long after Oswald departed from the scene, Shelley told Truly that Oswald was missing. It was a total loss. Mr. WILCOTT - Yes. Perhaps that is why I was so unprepared during that brief step into the looking glass.. Mr. WILCOTT - Most of the people were involved in the civil rights movement or in the antiwar movement in 1968. Mr. WILCOTT - Yes sir; at Oakland Technical High School, at the invitation of -- the social department asked me if I wanted to speak and I said yes, and so I spoke to two classes at Oakland Technical High School. For example, Joes father had to clear visitors with Roy Truly, the building manager, even though they were top executives from the company headquarters in Chicago. We had accountings, or we had audits about every two years, and then then files that I kept the requests for advances, the details of the accountings that were done usually on a monthly basis by the XXXXX Station Branches, would be destroyed and then they would be -- and, in fact, I helped destroy them. Mr. WILCOTT - Yes, sir. For many years he assisted organizations that helped veterans, monitored the nuclear power industry, and worked to ensure basic human rights. They told me that I had passed both of those. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Do you have an opinion as to how the Mr. WILCOTT - Yes. I don't know that anyone has ever looked into it. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY . that correct? Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. There was a person, Dave, who was a Deputy Chief. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Why did you wait five years? Mr. WILCOTT - Yes, sir; it was a cryptonym that I was familiar with, that it must have been at least two or three occasions that I had remembered it and it did ring a bell, yes. Needless to say, she never did wear that dress. Mr. DODD - Just one second, then. Mr. GOLDSMITH - You testified that your records were only kept for thirty days, is that correct? Below is an excerpt from Harriss letter dated December 15, 1992: Enclosed is the Bill Shelley document I read to you over the phone. I next called John Peets, the manager of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. There was a lot of excitement going on at the station after the Kennedy assassination. Years later, I found out that he moved to Austin, Texas, where he began working for the Austin American Statesman in 1979. Mr. GOLDSMITH - If the agency, in fact, was run on the "need-to-know" basis, how would you account for so many people supposedly knowing that Oswald was an agent? Mr. GOLDSMITH - How many people made this reference to Oswald being an agent of the CIA? Mr. WILCOTT - No, sir. Mr. WILCOTT - At least -- there was at least six or seven people, specifically, who said that they either knew or believed Oswald to be an agent of the CIA. Mr. SAWYER - How long were you associated with that? I have no further questions. Mr. SAWYER - I noticed in somne of the information we are provided you say that following your leaving the CIA in 1967 or thereabouts, for a period of some three years or so, you were harassed by the CIA and the FBI and sabotaged, as I recollect it. Below is an obituary from the Austin American-Statesman published on Dec. 15, 2019. Admittedly, there is no record of Shelleys arrest, but that does not necessarily mean Glaze was wrong. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Did you prepare such a list? Mr. CORNWELL - I have no further questions. Support JFK Facts Here's how you can help: Mr. WILCOTT - Yes, I did. Mr. WILCOTT - Oh, yes. His information was that he had been unwittingly involved with paying Oswald through a high security clearance, since he worked in the finance office. We appreciate that, and if at, any time you think of any further way in which your testimony can be corroborated or the name of any other CIA man or any record or anything of that sort that might be available we hope you will get in touch with us and let us know about it. Mr. WILCOTT - I believe that Oswald was a double agent, was sent over to the Soviet Union to do intelligence work, that the defection was phoney and it was set up and that I believe that Marina Oswald was an agent that had been recruited sometime before and was waiting their in Tokyo for Lee Harvey Oswald. Mr. CORNWELL - Had you ever run into any similar cryptonym? The November 14, 1961 date came from Leon, Sexton branch manager in Dallas from 1961 to 1964. It was more of a casual kind of thing, to my way of thinking. Mr. GOLDSMITH - Did you discuss this information with WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1978 Mr. GOLDSMITH - How long were these records maintained? Mr. WILCOTT - Yes, I was on security duty, and on security duty, agents were coming in and out of the station, and I pulled a lot of security duty, three and four nights right in a row, and pulled as much as 24 hours on weekends, and an agent would come back from meeting with somebody and he would be waiting for his wife to pick him up or would be waiting for a call from one of the indigenous agents that he was running and a lot of times conversations would be talked. [5] Examination of city directories and phone books in the Dallas Public Library shows that the book depository and the publishing companies did not have the 411 Elm Street address until 1963. 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