</s>Doc ID: 6879048 Doc TOP SECRET UMBRA- DATE: 10/09/98 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER : NSA AGENCY NUMBER: 144-1001-10363 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER # : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FRON : NSA TO : HFCF 3/0/Z-GHD/GHD-173-64 UGANDA OFFICIAL GIVES HIS VERSION OF GOUP D-ETAT IN Z (RJ) TITLE : DATE : 01/21/64 PAGES : 2 ASSASSINATINATION, JOHN KENNEDY SUBJECTS : DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/24/98 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINALATING AGENCY S DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : [RJ] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED DRV FM: NSA/CSS Manual 123-2 Date: 24 February 1998 DECL ON: X1,X3,X6,X7,X8 TOP SECRETUMBRA- Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS, OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTINATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MILK, JR.

Summary  
The documents reference a 1964 Ugandan official’s account of a coup d’état in Zanzibar (Zambibar), noting the Sultan’s deposition and the formation of a new government. The text connects this event to broader geopolitical tensions, including references to Cuban involvement in East Africa and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as part of a declassified record under Executive Order 14176. It mentions the former Zanzibar government’s socialist alignment with Cuba, Indonesia, and Cairo, and notes British and American safety during the revolution. The documents also reference Project Mercury (a U.S. space program) and individuals such as Mr. Sullivan (British Commissioner of Police), Mr. Babu (Foreign Minister), and Mr. Kisasa (Commissioner of Police).  

Key People  
- Uganda Minister of Information, Broadcasting, and Tourism  
- Cuban representatives in Zanzibar  
- Mr. Sullivan (British Commissioner of Police)  
- Mr. Babu (Foreign Minister of Zanzibar)  
- Mr. Kisasa (Revolutionary Council appointee as Commissioner of Police)  

Key Locations  
- Zanzibar (Zambibar)  
- Uganda  
- Ghana  
- Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam)  
- Cuba  

Key Events  
- Coup d’état in Zanzibar (1964) leading to the Sultan’s deposition  
- Formation of a new socialist government in Zanzibar  
- References to Cuban involvement in East African politics  
- Mention of Project Mercury (U.S. space program)  
- Connection to assassinations of JFK, RFK, and Dr. King as part of broader geopolitical context  

Key Organizations  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- High Frontier Command (HFCF)  
- Revolutionary Council in Zanzibar  
- Ghanaian intelligence/communications agency (GHANACOM)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10363.pdf

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