CIA Spyhunters Knew Lee Harvey Oswald Was in Dallas Days Before JFK’s Assassination
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On Nov. 15, 1963, the staff of legendary CIA counterintelligence master James Angleton learned that Oswald was ensconced in Dallas. President Kennedy had seven days to live.
On or around Monday, Nov. 2, 1959, the CIA’s counterintelligence office—run by the fabled spy hunter James Angleton—first learned the name of man named Lee Harvey Oswald.
Jane Roman, his liaison officer with other federal agencies, received her daily call from Sam Papich, her counterpart at the FBI. Papich asked her about a story that appeared on page A7 of the Saturday Oct. 31, Washington Post:
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