</s>Doc ID: 6699023 Do TOP SECRET UMBRA- DATE: 10/09/98 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER : NSA AGENCY NUMBER: 144-10001-10351 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER # : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FROM : NSA FROM: NSA HCO 3/0/TUD/TID/T1360-63 PRESS COMMENT ON KENNEDY'S DEATH AND JOHNSON'S ACCES (RJ) TITLE : DATE : 11/22/63 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : ASSASSINATINATION JOHN KENNENDY DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/24/98 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINALATING AGENCY : DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : [RJ] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED DRV FM: NSA/CSS Manual 123-2 Dated: 24 February 1998 DECL ON: X1,X3,X5,X6,X7,X8 TOP SECRET UMBRA Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTINATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. M.K. JR.

Summary:  
The documents detail press reactions in Finland following President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. A period of national mourning was observed in Helsinki, with flags lowered to half-mast and a mass ceremony planned involving the President of the Republic. Media coverage emphasized Kennedy’s role as a peacemaker and his service to humanity, while contrasting his legacy with Lyndon B. Johnson’s unexpected ascension to the presidency. Johnson’s background as a Roosevelt protegé and his wartime activities in Australia and New Zealand were highlighted. The press also noted Johnson’s limited foreign policy experience post-1961 and his cautious stance on nuclear disarmament and Cold War continuation. References to Soviet leader Khrushchev’s 1959 meeting with Johnson were included, though text appears redacted or unclear in parts. Documents reference internal Democratic Party disputes over Kennedy’s candidacy and predictions of Nixon’s potential influence post-assassination.  

Key People:  
- John F. Kennedy (President of the United States)  
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Vice President, later President)  
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (U.S. President, referenced as Johnson’s mentor)  
- Nikita Khrushchev (Soviet leader, mentioned in context of 1959 meeting with Johnson)  

Key Locations:  
- Helsinki (Finland)  
- Ankara (Turkey, referenced in diplomatic correspondence)  
- Washington, D.C. (implied as origin of U.S. political analysis)  

Key Events:  
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963  
- National mourning and memorial activities in Finland  
- Media coverage of Johnson’s rise to presidency and his political background  
- Discussions of Cold War dynamics and nuclear disarmament debates  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. Department of State (implied through diplomatic correspondence)  
- Finnish government (noted for its response to Kennedy’s assassination)  
- Democratic Party (U.S., referenced in internal political analysis)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10351.pdf

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