Documents regarding the murder of John F. Kennedy declassified. “People must accept it”

The administration of US President Donald Trump allowed the publication of secret documents regarding the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy from 1963. Many Americans still doubt the official version of the events.

Over 1,100 files consisting of over 31,000 pages were on Tuesday on the US National Archives and Records Administration website. The vast majority of the set of this institution, with over six million pages of documents, photographs, films, sound recordings and artifacts related to the coup, have already been published.

Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics Larry J. Sabato, the author of the book “The Kennedy Half-Century”, quoted by the AP agency, explained that he has a band that began to view documents. However, it may take some time before their meaning becomes clear.

“We have a lot of work to do for a long time and people have to accept it,” he said.

Notes and interviews

The new documents include Notes and interviews, some marked as “secret”. Their publication is aimed at shedding light on the attack, which was officially attributed to Lee Harvey Oswald. Despite this, many Americans doubt the official version of the events.

A member of the Trump's office, Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of the killed president, expressed controversial views on the alleged commitment of the CIA in the death of his uncle. He believes that his father, prosecutor general USA Robert Kennedy, was killed by many armed attackers and contradicts official relations.

As Reuters noted, experts are skeptical about whether new documents change the narrative about Oswald as the independent killer of Kennedy from the Texan magazine window, when the presidential column passed by Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

Whether Oswald was a KGB agent

One of the key issues was to determine whether Oswald had connections with the Soviet government. Some documents suggested that he could leave the USSR in 1962 with the intention of killing President Kennedy. However, other documents undermine this, including the 1991 report from American Professor Eb Smith following a conversation with the KGB agent “Sława” Nikonov. Nikonow was to conclude that Oswald was never a KGB agent.

The documents also revealed insight into the US's actions during the Cold War, aimed at preventing Fidel Castro's influence in Latin America. They suggest that although it is unlikely that Castro can provoke a direct war from the USA, he could intensify support for subversive forces in the region. The materials refer to the “Mongoose Operation”, directed by the CIA campaigns of secret activities and sabotage against Cubaauthorized by President Kennedy in 1961. This was intended to overthrow the Castro regime. The documents indicate the tensions and strategic maneuvers of that era.

The disclosure of new materials has renewed interest in Kennedy's murder, although experts warn that groundbreaking revelations should not be expected. Trump described his decision to announce documents as “initiating the era of maximum transparency.”