The Far East

“It would have been a blessing for us if he had used it, say, in the sense that the assassination might not have taken place, if he had taken the passport and gone to the China as he may have contemplated.”

Allen Dulles, Volume 5, page 318.

(10/30/13)

Researcher Jones Harris pointed out to me the above quote by Allen Dulles.  Needless to say, Dulles’ statement to Secret Service agent Chayes at the Warren Commission hearings in regards to Lee Oswald’s passport and Oswald thinking of traveling to China is so far out of left field, one has a hard time sussing it out.  What was he referring to exactly?  Nowhere in any testimony or files released at the time, or since, has it been logged that Oswald had a mission to get to China.  He had no background in China studies or the languages. Of course he started his Marine career in Asia, first in Japan and for a while in Taiwan.  In 1963, during his mysterious and ill-fated trip to Mexico City, his stated purpose was in returning to the Soviet Union, not China.  Dulles may have been thinking out loud regarding operations that were of a concern to him as Director of the CIA and simply interjected Oswald into them. Who knows?  

History records that the Kennedy admin had its hands full with the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Vietnam, China was lurking behind the scenes.  The main concern was the Chinese nuclear plants.  Neither the U.S. nor the Soviets wanted China to have nuclear weapons.  The idea was floated of a Russian/American alliance to take them out but nothing ever came of that, since the Russians did not like the idea of harming a fellow communist state.  The Soviets however, would not supply China with the technology to produce nukes.  China was on its own but did succeed in setting off its first nuclear detention in October of 1964.

While the U2 spy flights over the Soviet Union are well known, with one pilot, Francis Gary Powers being shot down, captured and put on public trial, there were many flights also conducted over the Chinese mainland throughout the 1950's and 1960's by CIA trained Chinese pilots.  Most were flown out of Taiwan.  We know of at least 5 U2's shot down over China.  There may have been more. 

  

Here is the list:

September 9, 1962.  Pilot, Chen Huai-sheng.  Killed.

November 1, 1963.  Pilot, Yeh Chang-di. Captured.

July 7, 1964.  Pilot, Lee Nan-ping.  Killed.

January 10, 1965.  Pilot, Chang Li-yi.  Captured.

September 8, 1967.  Pilot, Huang Jung-Bei. Killed.

In a fascinating article translated from a Chinese news website (link below), a detailed and largely hidden history emerges from this era of U2 flights over China.  The U2 squadron for China surveillance was based in Taiwan and was called the Black Cats.  At first, the Chinese found it impossible to target and shoot down U2s.  But in time they learned there was an 18 second delay after the target was "painted."  They learned to fire their missiles under the 18 second window.  

Reconnaissance flights continued until 1972 when president Richard Nixon visited China and halted the flights.  The Black Cats flew a total of 102 missions when they were officially disbanded in the spring of 1974.

China and its attempts to enter the nuclear club was of concern at the highest levels of government and military.  When president Kennedy was shown the plan for an all out nuclear strike, China was targeted as well.  Kennedy wanted to know why since at the time they had no active nuclear weapons and was told it was part of the overall strategic plan.  The generals knew that China was developing weapons.  

So what did Lee Oswald have with any of this?  The idea that Oswald was contemplating going to China is so far out there as to hamper proper analysis;  unless he was an operative with lots of missions on the schedule and Dulles got them mixed up.  He did start out his service in the Marines stationed in Japan and later they were moved to Taiwan.  Oswald did work for a time at Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall, a company that processed U2 photographs which also included the China surveillance.  

Is there something greater going on here?  There is always something greater going on here!  Needless to say, it’s a mystery and one collecting dust in the Warren Commission‘s 26 volumes.  

Sources

The Lost Black Cats (non secure site)

http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20051102_1.htm

Speculation regarding Lee Oswald and the Far East

https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2022/104-10066-10006.pdf

Books

Profile of Power: Presdient Kennedy by Richard Reeves

The Missing Chapter by Jack R. Swike

Allen Dulles And The Doppelgängers

Allen Dulles, former Director of the CIA

As told me by longtime JFK researcher Jones Harris, it was known around Washington that CIA Director Allen Dulles had an interest in utilizing doubles for intelligence work.  The first opportunity, the story went, came when Dulles was at a party and met a young man at a party that was fresh out of college and spoke fluently in both Russian and Chinese.  Dulles reportedly learned that this young man also had a twin brother who was also fluent in both languages.  Dulles is  said to have remarked, “I must have this pair.”  

If true, this is an interesting confirmation to bolster the doppelgänger theory which has been explored on this blog and by others, such as John Armstrong in his book, Harvey and Lee.  It shows that Dulles knew more about the assassination than anybody else on the Commission and probably, as Jones Harris told me, knew the most about what really happened regarding the assassination of John Kennedy.

It is not unheard of for intelligence agencies to employ identical twins in operations.  Fidel Castro did when he utilized the DeLaGuardia twins.  The famous spy Mata Hari had a double that danced for her while she was doing espionage work for the Germans during World War I.  Hence, is it not unknown for intelligence agencies to use doubles.  One man can be out on operations and if plans go unfavorably, then there is an alibi; just make sure the double is seen in a public place such as work, restaurant, a party, and so on.  When it comes to “plausible deniability,” the CIA are experts at it.

Another indication occurred during the Warren Commission hearings when Lee’s older brother, Robert Oswald was giving testimony and when it came to the summer of 1947, Dulles abruptly broke in and called for a break.  When the testimony continued, they picked up from the summer of 1948, which surprisingly, Robert Oswald went along with.  Was he coached to go along with this ignoring of the timeline?  Some researchers think so.  Regardless, his older brother John Pic, in earlier testimony, stated the Oswald family was living in Fort Worth, Texas, when other evidence points to an Oswald residence in the town of Benbrook, which was 18 miles west of Fort Worth.  Was Allen Dulles concerned about Robert mentioning the Fort Worth address as well?  Is Dulles familiar with two Oswald’s being involved in intelligence operations?  

This is murky area of the Kennedy assassination and deserves further research.

Sources

Books:

Armstrong, John, Harvey and Lee;  Douglass, James, JFK and the Unspeakable

Who Was Tom Slick?

An interesting article Texas oilman Tom Slick by author Lauren Coleman. Coleman has guested numerous times on various radio and TV programs and largely investigates cryptozoology.

Tom Slick was one of those guys that knew many of the players in the JFK saga. He either knew or was known by, Prescott Bush, George de Mohrenschildt and Allen Dulles. Died 14 months before JFK when his plane exploded mid-air. As stated in the piece by Loren Coleman, "Tom Slick and his family worked closely with the OSS and the CIA for years, anywhere there was oil, air freight to ship, or adventures to serve as covers (like hunting for Yetis in Nepal/Tibet)."

Link HERE.

http://copycateffect.blogspot.mx/2012/03/tom-slick-jfk.html