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- I. Findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations—Continued
- A. Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots—Continued
Page - 4. Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the assassination had access to and was present on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
56 - (b) Testimony of book depository employees................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
57 - (c) Physical evidence of Oswald's presence................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
57 - (c) Oswald's whereabouts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
57 - (1) Lovelady or Oswald................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
58 - (2) Witness testimony................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
58 - 5. Lee Harvey Oswald'sother actions tend to support the conclusion that he assassinated President Kennedy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59 - (a) The Tippit murder................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59 - (b) Oswald: A capacity for violence................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
60 - (c) The motive................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61 - B. Scientific acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that two gunmen fired at President John F. Kennedy. Other scientific evidence does not preclude the possibility of two gunmen firing at the President. Scientific evidence negates some specific conspiracy allegations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
65 - (a) Warren Commissionanalysis of a tape................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
65 - (b) Dallas Police Department recordings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
66 - (1) Analysis by Bolt Beranek and Newman................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
66 - (2) Weiss-Aschkenasy analysis................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
72 - (3) Search for a motorcycle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
75 - (c) Other evidence with respect to the shots................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
79 - (d) Witness testimony on the shots................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87 - (1) Analysis of the reliability of witness testimony................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
90 - (e) Certain conspiracy allegations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91 - (f) Summary of the evidence................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93 - C. The committee believes on the basis of the evidence available to it that President John F Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. The committee was unable to identify the other gunmen or the extent of the conspiracy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95 - 1. The committee believes on the basis of the evidence available to it that the Soviet Government was not involved in the assassination of President Kennedy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99 - (a) United States-Soviet relations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99 - (b) The Warren Commission investigation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99 - (c) The committee's investigation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100 - (1) Oswald in the U.S.S.R.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100 - (2) Treatment of defectors by the Soviet Government................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
101 - (3) Yuri Nosenko................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102 - (4) Opinions of other defectors................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102 - (b) Marina Oswald................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103 - (c) Response of the Soviet Government................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103 - (d) Summary of the evidence................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103 - 2. The committee believes on the basis of the evidence available to it that the Cuban Government was not involved in the assassination of President Kennedy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103 - (a) United States-Cuban relations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104 - (1) Bay of Pigs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
105 - (2) Cuban missile crisis................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
105 - (b) Earlier investigations of Cuban complicity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
106 - (1) The Warren Commission investigation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
107 - (2) The U.S Senate investigation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
107 - (3) The CIA's response to the Senate................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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