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line of duty, not due to own misconduct.’” This, Marrs claimed, was “strong evidence”
that Oswald’s “extracurricular activities had the blessings of the military, if not the
CIA.” 601
In the view of Marrs, Oswald’s defection to the Soviet Union also seemed like an
intelligence operation. “It appears obvious to most assassination researchers,” Marrs
summarized, “that Oswald’s visit to Russia was a planned intelligence operation” –
perhaps part of the Office of Naval Intelligence’s fake defector program. 602 Upon his
return to the United States, Oswald continued to cross paths with people connected to the
intelligence world, had dealings with no less than seven FBI agents, and came into
contact with many of Kennedy’s enemies. “During the summer of 1963,” Marrs wrote,
“Oswald was loose in a deceptive world of undercover agents while living in New
Orleans. And while it may never be positively determined exactly who Oswald was
working for, it is safe to assume that his employers represented the anti-Castro Cubans
and their CIA and mob allies.” 603 Marrs claimed there was evidence that Oswald may
have been informing on the activities of the assassination conspirators, and was
“shocked” when he learned the plot had actually taken place and succeeded. 604
In his outline of the alleged plot to kill Kennedy, Marrs listed the many parties he
believed to have had a role – the CIA, Cuban exiles, organized crime, the government,
601 Marrs, 105.
602 Marrs, 134.
603 Marrs, 155.
604 Marrs, 585.
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