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VOLUME III NUMBER 8 MARCH 22, 1979
MARCHETTI ANSWERS BRUSSEL
EDITOR'S NOTE: Former CIA officer Marchetti is
a little tough on us amateurs. Sure, we have
been slow. It took us fifteen years to make the
Federal Government admit to the conspiracy which
killed President John F. Kennedy.
Neither Marchetti, the CIA, the Federal Government,
the Courts, Journalistic profession nor
the legal profession is urging a further effort
to find and punish those who were really behind
the conspiracy.
Sure, we make errors and we look slow to the
CIA; they have had the answers all the time.
We are, however, appreciative of Marchetti's
critique and assistance in the continuing
search for the truth.
Victor Marchetti
2415 Beekay Ct.
Vienna, Va. 22180
26 February 1979
Penn Jones
P. 0. Box 1140
Midlothian, Texas 76065
Dear Penn,
Here are my comments on the Nosenko piece that appeared in Continuing Inquiry, Feb. 22, '79.
Use them as you see f i t.
The a r t i c le contains many factual and interpretive errors. John Hart, whom I knew in the
Agency, was not a former agent. He was a former high-ranking officer with a grade equivalent to
a three-star general.
Although Hart never answered the question of whether Nosenko was a double agent, the thrust
of his testimony was that Nosenko was suspected of being one for three years -- the three years
the CIA held him in a private prison. And even after he was o f f i c i a l l y declared a legitimate
defector, there were CIA officers who s t i l l believed he was a double. Furthermore, while promoting
the Agency's o f f i c i a l position that Nosenko was legitimate. Hart clearly stated that
the Soviet was an untrustworthy fabricator who lied and exaggerated — and whose information
could not be considered valid.
Nosenko did not quickly flee the USSR. He had been in touch with CIA agents in Switzerland
for more than a year before f i n a l l y deciding to defect. He was not hidden from the Warren Com-
Object Description
| Title | Marchetti Answers Brussel, letter from Victor Marchetti to Penn Jones |
| Volume No. | 3 |
| Issue No. | 8 |
| Date | 1979-03-22 |
| Series | V. Personal – E. Publications – 1. The Continuing Inquiry |
| Uniform Title | The Continuing Inquiry |
| Collection Title | Poage Library - JFK - Penn Jones Collection |
| Custodian | Poage Legislative Library |
| ID | 15p-jfkjones-ci-v3_1979-03-22 |
| Resource Type | Newsletter |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Series | V. Personal – E. Publications – 1. The Continuing Inquiry |
| Uniform Title | The Continuing Inquiry |
| Collection Title | Poage Library - JFK - Penn Jones Collection |
| Custodian | Poage Legislative Library |
| Resource Type | Newsletter |
| Format | Text |
| Full Text | VOLUME III NUMBER 8 MARCH 22, 1979 MARCHETTI ANSWERS BRUSSEL EDITOR'S NOTE: Former CIA officer Marchetti is a little tough on us amateurs. Sure, we have been slow. It took us fifteen years to make the Federal Government admit to the conspiracy which killed President John F. Kennedy. Neither Marchetti, the CIA, the Federal Government, the Courts, Journalistic profession nor the legal profession is urging a further effort to find and punish those who were really behind the conspiracy. Sure, we make errors and we look slow to the CIA; they have had the answers all the time. We are, however, appreciative of Marchetti's critique and assistance in the continuing search for the truth. Victor Marchetti 2415 Beekay Ct. Vienna, Va. 22180 26 February 1979 Penn Jones P. 0. Box 1140 Midlothian, Texas 76065 Dear Penn, Here are my comments on the Nosenko piece that appeared in Continuing Inquiry, Feb. 22, '79. Use them as you see f i t. The a r t i c le contains many factual and interpretive errors. John Hart, whom I knew in the Agency, was not a former agent. He was a former high-ranking officer with a grade equivalent to a three-star general. Although Hart never answered the question of whether Nosenko was a double agent, the thrust of his testimony was that Nosenko was suspected of being one for three years -- the three years the CIA held him in a private prison. And even after he was o f f i c i a l l y declared a legitimate defector, there were CIA officers who s t i l l believed he was a double. Furthermore, while promoting the Agency's o f f i c i a l position that Nosenko was legitimate. Hart clearly stated that the Soviet was an untrustworthy fabricator who lied and exaggerated — and whose information could not be considered valid. Nosenko did not quickly flee the USSR. He had been in touch with CIA agents in Switzerland for more than a year before f i n a l l y deciding to defect. He was not hidden from the Warren Com- |
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