TYB, love your work.
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NB: according to the Soviets, Oswald couldn't hit a rabbit while shooting in Russia.
Reminds me of another recent shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who couldn't hit a target at the FBI range.
Tell me more about the Oswald 201 file.
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As of 08:04 AM AEST on Saturday, March 22, 2025, based on the JFK assassination files released on March 18, 2025, by the U.S. National Archives, here’s a detailed overview of Lee Harvey Oswald’s 201 file, drawing from the documents you provided. I’ll critically examine the establishment narrative—that Oswald acted alone—while staying grounded in the facts from the files.
Overview of the Oswald 201 File
The 201 file is a CIA administrative and operational record created for individuals of interest, indicating a request for provisional operational approval and reflecting the agency’s interest in that person [180-10143-10227]. For Lee Harvey Oswald, the 201 file serves as a central repository of pre-assassination and related information, as detailed in the following documents:
Purpose and Structure [180-10143-10227]
The 201 file indicates the CIA’s operational interest in Oswald, directing attention to the specific office (e.g., Counterintelligence, or CI) involved, but it doesn’t specify the criteria for opening such files. Once opened, the file number persists, even if Oswald wasn’t developed as an asset.
Casasin, a CIA official, described Oswald’s 201 form as “passive and not operational,” with only Counterintelligence noted, suggesting no active operations were conducted on him. However, he couldn’t explain certain notations (e.g., “AG,” crossed-out entries) or confirm why the file was opened beyond routine defector monitoring.
Contents and Placement [104-10332-10022, 104-10337-10014]
The CIA has placed Oswald’s 201 file into the JFK Collection, a comprehensive set of assassination-related records [104-10332-10022]. A microfilm copy, assumed to duplicate the original, is requested to be placed in the protected portion of the JFK Collection by September 1998, after Review Board examination. Recently discovered Oswald-related documents must also be added to this file [104-10332-10022].
The file contains key Oswald documents, FBI investigative reports, and newspaper clippings, totaling 2,041 pages, primarily duplicative of other records but reviewed by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) [104-10337-10014]. It’s part of the CIA-HSCA Sequestered Collection, with hard copies and microfilm versions released in 1993 and 1994, re-processed for greater openness under the ARRB in 1997 [104-10337-10014].
The file excludes Oswald’s Office of Security file, which is separately placed in the JFK Collection, and Marina Oswald’s 201 file, also processed but distinct [104-10332-10022].