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KGB chief in residence reminded them that they had sent a memo to Moscow
headquarters about Oswald’s visit. He said, “It’s our good fortune that we informed the
Center about those visits on a timely basis. Prepare a telegram quickly, and don’t forget
to mention our cable number so-and-so from such and such a date.” 253 Apparently, this
was the KGB officers’ version of the American “cover your ass” memo.
Nechiporenko also added his own observations about Oswald and the
assassination, and his theory can only be described as Byzantine. He took many
seemingly logical steps to arrive at the illogical conclusion that Oswald killed Kennedy,
that he acted alone, but that he had come to the attention of a “big conspiracy” involving
various people connected to U.S. intelligence plotting to kill the president. However,
Oswald acted independently of this “conspiracy,” which Nechiporenko called “the
conspiracy that did not kill Kennedy.” 254 In his words, “The sum total of all the facts
indicate that within the framework of a certain group or structure united in its common
goal of the president’s assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald was viewed as a future
scapegoat,” but that “there is no evidence to believe” that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act
alone to kill Kennedy. 255
Ruby then killed Oswald to protect the conspirators who did not kill Kennedy.
Nechiporenko’s theory is unbelievable, unwieldy, and illogical, but his own view of
Oswald – his aggression, “sadomasochistic personality,” propensity for violence, and
failed personal relationships -- does not differ much from the Warren Commission and its
253 Nechiporenko, 102.
254 Nechiporenko, 134.
255 Nechiporenko, 313.
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