JFK Assassination Files, Revealing Possible Intervention of Soviet Union, Released Six Decades Later

The release of the JFK assassination files, both long-classified and newly surfaced, unearthed over 60 years of speculation surrounding the events of 1963. On Tuesday, March 18, under order from President Donald Trump, about 80,000 pages were made public by the National Archives. These documents focus not only on JFK but also on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., echoing a tumultuous historical period. This is prepared by SSP.

Accessing these files isn't instant yet, as they remain both digitized online and physically at the National Archives in Maryland. Historians and analysts, such as Larry J. Sabato from the University of Virginia, point out that the documents' full implications might take time to unfold. Despite high interest, it's unlikely for the files to expose noteworthy revelations, considering the deep web of prior theories that included suspicions regarding Lee Harvey Oswald's connections.

Beyond new insights, the release tells more intricate details about Oswald, such as maintaining links to the Soviet Union and Cuba mere weeks before JFK's motorcade tragedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Two days after JFK's shooting, nightclub owner Jack Ruby killed Oswald during a prison transfer, complicating the narrative.

Initially, Trump advocated unveiling these files as an emblem of government transparency, attributing prior delays to the extensive need for agency reviews to maximize disclosure. Under his administration, large document collections, some enduring presidential retention amid national security concerns, were fragmented between federal releases continuing under President Joe Biden.

Critics, including JFK's relatives like his grandson Jack Schlossberg, denounced Trump's maneuvers as publicity stunts rather than genuine acts of revelation. With additional CIA memos and communist surges in speculation—from KGB connections creatively narrated yet skeptically evaluated even by KGB officials—the departments cautiously addressed possible oversights within released redacted sections their diligence sought to protect.

Ever vigilant of dramatic discoveries, experts like Sabato stress an arduous task ahead, reviewing both newly acquired substantiated dialogues and older learned inferences now no longer shrouded in government reticence. This daunting unpacking honors legislative decisions from the '90s, mandating all of such files be made accessible by now, though tempered for sensitive content, including tax-related records from view until exceptions lifted.

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