</s>104-103332-10014 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 1 SUMMARY OF AUGUST 1996 REVIEW BOARD ACTIONS ON SECURITY CLASSIFIED HSCA TESTIMONY OF JOHN SCELSO (180-10131-1030) SOCURITY CLASSIFIED HCSA TESTimony OF (180)-10131.1030] pages line Board Action Modifiction detall Inter/sub.hans. 19,9, 11, 22 P. Review 05/1997, "CIA Employee." 52,5-6 M Protect first four 10/2017", "Operational words of line 5; Details." release rest of line. 52,11 R (see release on release rest Of line. Details." 52,21 & 23 p.141) 52,6 R & R R 53,6 R 55,25 P 10/17/2017 "Describes technical operation." 56,4-7 Release line 4: 10/20/17 "Describe M release lines 6 & 7 10/27/17" Describes intelligence operation in release lines 7 & 7 Mexico City." 56; 19-23 M postpost from 4th 10/01/17",Describes word in line 19 intelligence operation In through the third Mexico City". word inline 21: release rest off lines 21.1-23 Mexico City" 56; 25 P release rest on lines 10/201/17 ("Describes 57:2 P 10/207"Describes technical operation. " 57; 4-7- individuals." P 10/017"Describeres technical operation".

John F. Kennedy, assassination, investigations, related individuals and events:

* Names of people: John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Winston Scott, Ann Goodpasture, Dave Phillips
* Dates and locations: Mexico City, 1963, Soviet Embassy, Cuban Embassy
* Significant events or activities:
	+ Lee Harvey Oswald's visit to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City
	+ Oswald's request for a visa from the Soviet Union
	+ The CIA's intercept operation on the Soviet Embassy's phone lines
	+ The CIA's handling of the Oswald case prior to the assassination, described as "not professional" by Dave Phillips
* Connections to JFK, the assassination, or related investigations:
	+ The CIA's Mexico City Station was involved in a vast political action program in Mexico City at the time of the assassination
	+ The station was trying to swing Mexico around from its Leftist direction to a middle-of-the-road direction
* Evidence, testimony, or findings mentioned:
	+ Ann Goodpasture's argument that the photograph described in MEXI 6453 could be of Oswald
	+ Dave Phillips' response that the handling of the Oswald case was "not professional"
	+ The CIA's failure to report information about Oswald to Headquarters

John Whitten, a former CIA officer, expressed concerns about being exposed as a CIA agent and the potential consequences. He had previously emigrated to Australia twice using retired state cover on sworn Austrian forms, which committed perjury under Australian law.

Whitten invested $50,000 in his apartment and would lose it in a hurried departure, plus the expense of moving effects to Austria and his own fares. He was 75 years old at the time, suffering from a crippling stroke, and his wife was also 75 and unable to carry on without him.

The witness, known only by the alias "John Scelso," testified before the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978. His testimony criticized operations of the CIA, FBI, Secret Service, and other agencies.

People:

* John F. Kennedy
* Lee Harvey Oswald
* Yuri Nosenko
* Dick Scelso
* CIA officers in Mexico City

Dates and Locations:

* October 1963, Mexico City
* Before the assassination (exact date not specified)
* After Oswald's arrest (exact date not specified)

Significant Events or Activities:

* Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City
* Oswald's attempts to obtain a Cuban visa two months before the assassination
* Wiretapping of outside telephone lines at Soviet and Cuban embassies by American agents
* Comparison of audiotapes made while Oswald was in custody with wiretaps, confirming his identity

Connections to JFK or Related Investigations:

* Lee Harvey Oswald identified as Kennedy's assassin by the Warren Commission
* Yuri Nosenko's statement that Oswald was not a Soviet agent
* CIA's knowledge of Oswald before the assassination, including his Marine Corps service and defection to the Soviet Union

Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned:

* Scelso's testimony about CIA's knowledge of Oswald before the assassination
* Information about Oswald's activities in Mexico City not reaching headquarters due to bureaucratic delays

JFK Declassified Files

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