Larry Hancock, Someone Would Have Talked

(JFK Lancer, 2006) HOOVER & LBJ Larry Hancock notes (p. 305): We seem to see FB !"rector Hoo#er $ea#"n% &"s o''"ce at t&e re%($ar t"me on t&e Fr")ay o' t&e assass"nat"on an) s"mp$y %o"n% &ome. *ot to t&e a"rport to meet t&e ne+ pres")ent an) con'er pr"#ate$y, nor to t&e *at"ona$ ,omman) ,enter - apparent$y .e&a#"n% /(st as &e +o($) at t&e en) o' a norma$ +ork)ay.0 W"$$"am 1anc&ester %"#es a re$at"#e$y )eta"$e) )escr"pt"on o' a p&one ca$$ 'rom Jo&nson to Hoo#er t&at e#en"n%. Jo&nson "s "n t&e W&"te Ho(se a'ter &"s ret(rn 'rom !a$$as an) Hoo#er "s at &ome, &e &a) not staye) at t&e ,ap"ta$ to make &"mse$' a#a"$a.$e to t&e ne+ 2res")ent nor )"rect t&e "n#est"%at"on persona$$y 'rom FB &ea)3(arters. t "s apparent$y t&"s ca$$ t&at Hoo#er (ses to a(t&or"4e &"s comman)eer"n% o' t&e "n#est"%at"on an) key e#")ence 'rom t&e !a$$as 2o$"ce.0 62 562. 1anc&ester, pa%e 605, an) *o#em.er 22726 )"ary entr"es 'rom 8&e 2res")ent9s !a"$y !a"ry0: Lyn)on Ba"nes Jo&nson 2res")ent"a$ L".rary an) 1(se(m. ;et t&"s ca$$, #ery spec"'"ca$$y t"me) at <:25 21, )oes not appear "n t&e Jo&nson )"ar"es a#a"$a.$e 'rom t&e Jo&nson 2res")ent"a$ L".rary. *o s(c& ca$$ "s $o%%e), e#en t&o(%& t&e ot&ers "mme)"ate$y .e'ore "t are re%"stere) to t&e m"n(te as 1anc&ester reports t&em - t&ere "s no tape an) no transcr"pt. ' 1anc&ester &a) a so(rce 'or t&"s )eta"$, "t appears to &a#e #an"s&e).0 n !a$$as, t&e paper+ork c&ar%"n% Lee =s+a$) "n an "nternat"ona$ ,omm(n"st consp"racy +as torn (p an) re)one a'ter a ca$$ to !> Wa)e. >ccor)"n% to Wa)e, ,$"'' ,arter, 2res")ent Jo&nson9s a")e, ca$$e) me t&ree t"mes 'rom t&e W&"te Ho(se t&at Fr")ay n"%&t. He sa") t&at 2res")ent Jo&nson 'e$t any +or) o' a consp"racy - some p$ot .y 'ore"%n nat"ons to k"$$ 2res")ent Kenne)y +o($) s&ake o(r nat"on to "ts 'o(n)at"on?.0 MCONE & LBJ n t&e '"na$ report o' t&e >@@B (part A) note) t&at some o' 1c,one9s recor)s +ere m"ss"n% or )estroye). =ne "s $"ste) !ate o' 1eet"n% *o#em.er 26, part"c"pat"n% !, (1c,one) an) B(n)y. B(./ects co#ere): 1essa%e ,oncern"n% 2res")ent Kenne)y9s assass"nat"on.0 (p. 306)

NPIC and JMWAVE Hancock (p. 6A6): 1emoran)(m 'or t&e @ecor), )ate) 1arc& C2, CD<5 an) s"%ne) .y Edward Cates, Chief, Imager E!"#$itati$n %r$&", NPIC' t reco(nts t&at t&ree *2 , personne$ +&o &a) 'orma$$y +orke) at J1EW>FG &a) &ear) re'erences to assass"nat"on p$ans a"me) at F")e$ ,astro an) one re$at"n% to @a($ ,astro.0 8&e secon) pro/ect, +&"c& apparent$y )") %o "nto operat"on, +as $e) .y ,ar$ Jenk"ns o' t&e !!2 (!"rectorate o' 2$ans). t ca$$e) 'or assass"nat"n% ,astro at t&e !(2ont Fara)ero Beac& Gstate, east o' Ha#ana. ,astro +as kno+n to 're3(ent t&e estate an) t&e p$an +as to (se a &"%& po+ere) r"'$e to k"$$ &"m 'rom a )"stance. 8&e p&oto "nterpretat"on s(pport "n#o$#e) pro#")"n% annotate) p&oto%rap&s an) )ra+"n%s o' t&e estate. 8&e "ma%e personne$ &a) no kno+$e)%e o' t&e p$an e#er .e"n% "mp$emente), .(t ot&er "n'ormat"on s(%%ests t&at (p to t&ree attempts +ere ma)e to "nsert a s&ooter 'or t&"s pro/ect.0 %ene Wheat$n, Car# Jen(ins & the ARRB (p. 6AC): n =cto.er, CDD5 Hene W&eaton 'aIe) a comm(n"cat"ons to Jo&n 8(n&e"n, ,&a"rman o' t&e ne+$y or%an"4e) >ssass"nat"ons @ecor)s @e#"e+ Boar) (>@@B). W&eaton s"mp$y "n'orme) 8(n&e"m t&at &e m"%&t &a#e some re$e#ant "n'ormat"on re%ar)"n% t&e Boar)9s "n3("ry. W&eaton "nc$()e) a 'o(r pa%e persona$ ."o%rap&y as .ack%ro(n), as +e$$ as a $etter o' commen)at"on 'rom t&e W&"te Ho(se, s"%ne) .y 2res")ent *"Ion, "n reco%n"t"on o' W&eaton9s +ork "n t&e %$o.a$ +ar a%a"nst &ero"n (a+ar)e) 'or &"s act"#"t"es +&"$e +ork"n% "n ran).0 ?.Jo&n 8(n&e"m respon)e) to W&eatonJs o''er o' "n'ormat"on +"t& a .r"e' $etter on =cto.er 25, CDD5, t&ank"n% &"m 'or &"s "nterest an) "n'orm"n% &"m t&at a @e#"e+ Boar) sta'' mem.er +o($) .e "n to(c& +"t& &"m. t appears t&at no '(rt&er comm(n"cat"on +as )"recte) to W&eaton (nt"$ a .$anket >@@B not"ce +ent o(t to "n)"#")(a$s +&o &a) contacte) t&e Boar). n response, W&eaton 'aIe) t&e Boar) a one pa%e ,F &e9) prepare) 'or a ret"re) , > o''"cer +&om &e )escr".es as a J#ery c$ose 'r"en)9 "n t&e CDA09s (Fe.r(ary C5, CDD6).0 From W&eaton9s ,F, "t "s apparent to Larry Hancock t&at, amon% ot&er t&"n%s, W&eaton9s , > o''"cer 'r"en) >s a '($$ t"me , > o''"cer, &e ser#e) as ,&"e' o' Base "n F$or")a an) $ater H(atema$a "n CD6076C. He +as respons".$e 'or se$ect"on an) tra"n"n% o' ca)res 'or t&e (,(.a) GI"$e .r"%a)e as +e$$ as 'or se$ect"on an) mana%ement o' sma$$ teams an) a%ents (se) "n mar"t"me "n'"$trat"on pr"or to t&e Bay o' 2"%. Fo$$o+"n% t&"s ass"%nment &e ser#e) as

spec"a$ +ar'are a)#"sor to C ,orps "n !a*an%, F"etnam pr"or to ret(rn"n% to .ecome Ben"or =perat"ons =''"cer 'or a st"$$7sens"t"#e pro/ect.0 @ecent )oc(ment re$eases an) researc& stron%$y s(%%ests t&"s sens"t"#e )(ty +as t&e (1an(e$) >rt"me7assoc"ate) >1EW=@L! pro/ect, +&"c& +as &ea#"$y compartmenta$"4e) +"t&"n t&e , > an) +&"c& &a) "ts o+n sta'' "n)epen)ent o' J1EW>FG... >'ter ser#"ce on t&e spec"a$ ,(.an pro/ect, W&eaton9s 'r"en) +as ass"%ne) as sen"or a)#"sor to t&e !om"n"can *at"ona$ 2o$"ce, t&en as Ben"or >)#"sor on Bec(r"ty an) 8ra"n"n% "n *"cara%(a, an) e#ent(a$$y as ,&"e' o' Base, Bo(t& Laos "n CD<C7<3?0 >'ter rece"pt o' W&eaton9s secon) comm(n"cat"on, 8om Bamo$(k o' t&e >@@B +rote to Jeremy H(nn "n re%ar) to t&e W&eaton $etters. Bamo$(k po"nte) o(t t&at t&e Boar) +o($) nee) to )ec")e +&et&er or not "t s&o($) ass"%n an "n#est"%ator to respon) to s(c& correspon)ence, to e#a$(ate t&e person9s cre)"."$"ty an) #a$(e "n t&e Boar)9s searc& 'or )oc(ments. He a$so note) t&at &e +o($) .e a#a"$a.$e to )"sc(ss t&e correspon)ence an) any $ar%er re$e#ant "ss(es.0 >pparent$y as a res($t, >@@B sta'' mem.er >nne B(tt"mer +as ass"%ne) to contact W&eaton. 8&ere are recor)s o' contact +"t& W&eaton "n an >pr"$ te$ep&one ca$$ (B(tt"mer recor)e) as a Jo(ts")e contact report9 'or t&at ca$$). W&eaton "n'orme) B(ttermer t&at &e &a) no spec"'"c )oc(ments t&at +o($) o''er "n'ormat"on a.o(t t&e consp"racy .(t t&at &e co($) pro)(ce )oc(ments +&"c& +o($) s(.stant"ate t&e nat(re an) %enera$ act"#"t"es o' t&e peop$e t&ro(%& &e &a) o.ta"ne) "n'ormat"on a.o(t t&e assass"nat"on consp"racy' He )ited his s$&r)es $n the assassinati$n as C&*an e!i#es wh$ had )$nfirmed that e!i#es $rigina## trained f$r atta)(s $n Castr$ had (i##ed J+, , cons")er"n% &"m to &a#e .een a tra"tor. He a$so state) t&at people above the Cubans wanted JFK killed for other reasons ! W&eaton conc$()e) +"t& t&e crypt"c remark, the matter is not "omple#$ but it is "onvoluted ! =n 1ay C6, CDD6, B(tt"mer 'o$$o+e) (p t&e te$ep&one ca$$ +"t& a $etter to W&eaton "n +&"c& s&e o''ere) to meet +"t& W&eaton s&o($) &e '"n) &"mse$' "n t&e Was&"n%ton !.,. area. We &a#e a$so a copy o' anot&er $etter 'orm B(tt"mer to W&eaton "n +&"c& s&e re'ers to a persona$ meet"n% +"t& &"m "n J($y CDD6, at +&"c& t"me W&eaton )e$"#ere) a))"t"ona$ re'erence mater"a$ to B(tt"mer. Kn'ort(nate$y no contact report &as .een 'o(n) 'or t&"s meet"n%.0 8&ere "s no '(rt&er recor) o' any contact .y B(tt"mer or anyone e$se 'rom t&e >@@B +"t& W&eaton. n 1arc&, CDDA &e a%a"n 'aIe) t&e Boar) an) note) t&at B(tt"mer seeme) to &a#e )eparte) 'rom t&e Boar). He +as ne#er contacte) a%a"n an) on$y rece"#e) %ener"c Boar) ne+s re$eases. 8&e on$y response to &"s e''ort at 'o$$o+7(p "s a #ery %enera$ rep$y 'rom G"$een B($$"#an, 2ress an) 2(.$"c >''a"rs =''"cer. n t&"s 'orm $etter0 response, s&e re'ers to t&e Boar) as

&a#"n% rece"#e) t&o(san)s o' $ea)s an) s(%%est"ons an) not .e"n% a.$e to $"nk any )oc(ment re$eases to "n'ormat"on pro#")e) .y a part"c($ar "n)"#")(a$. >part 'rom t&"s %ener"c Jt&ank yo(,9 t&ere "s no eIpress"on o' '(rt&er "nterest 'orm t&e Boar). >n) t&ere +as no '(rt&er recor) o' any comment 'rom Hene W&eaton on t&e s(./ect?.0 > %oo) )ea$ o' .ack%ro(n) researc& &as .een )one on t&e W&eaton )oc(ments an) on t&e names +&"c& W&eaton e#ent(a$$y )"sc$ose) to t&e >@@B "n t&e )oc(ments s(.m"tte) to B(ttermer. 8&ese "nc$()e t&e ,F +&"c& W&eaton e#ent(a$$y ")ent"'"e) as t&at o' ,ar$ G$mer Jenk"ns, a copy o' Jenk"n9s passport c"rca CDA3 an) .(s"ness car)s 'or ,ar$ Jenk"ns?..0 @esearc& con'"rms t&at .eyon) a )o(.t, ,ar$ Jenk"ns +as "n)ee) a sen"or , > o''"cer +&o +orke) on param"$"tary act"#"t"es "n s(pport o' t&e Bay o' 2"%s pro/ect an) t&at .y CD63766 &e +as "n)ee) )"rect$y "n#o$#e) +"t& t&e >1EW=@L! pro/ect, +"t& >rt"me (>1EB !!;) an) L("ntero (>1EJ>F>76). ? t s&o($) .e note) t&at t&ese >1EW=@L! act"#"t"es +ere comp$ete$y se%mente) 'rom J1EW>FG an) comm(n"cat"ons 'rom Jenk"ns an) (Henry) Hecks&er +ere not r(n t&ro(%& J1EW>FG. n 'act t&e >1EW=@L! %ro(p operate) "ts o+n 'ac"$"ty "n 1"am" (cryptonym JL=@K9).0 t appears t&at ,ar$ Jenk"ns9 param"$"tary act"#"t"es "n s(pport o' ,(.an operat"ons +ere eIact$y as )escr".e) to Hene W&eaton an) eIact$y as s(mmar"4e) "n t&e Jenk"ns ,F s(.m"tte) to t&e >@@B. 8&ere "s a$so no )o(.t t&at Jenk"ns +as #ery c$ose$y assoc"ate) +"t& L("ntero "n t&"s per"o), as )escr".e) .y W&eaton. 8&ere t+o .ooks "n pr"nt t&at a$so con'"rm t&ese )escr"pt"ons o' Jenk"ns.0 (p. 6AA) n %eath &er"hant' The (ise and Fall of )dwin * Wilson$ a(t&or Josep& Ho($)en presents "n'ormat"on 'rom t&e , > o''"cer +&o L("ntero +ent to +&en &e .ecame s(sp"c"o(s o' an assass"nat"on ass"%nment .e"n% promote) to L("ntero an) ot&er eI"$es .y G) W"$son. 8&e o''"cer?.ta$ks a.o(t enter"n% t&e , > on )etac&e) )(ty 'rom t&e 1ar"nes, .e"n% career param"$"tary, an) r(nn"n% , > param"$"tar"es o(t o' J1EW>FG. t seems c$ear t&at?+as "n 'act ,ar$ Jenk"ns.0 5 n &"s .ook &anhunt' The +n"redible *ursuit of a C+, ,-ent Turned Terrorist , 2eter 1aas ment"ons ,ar$ Jenk"ns .y name as t&e case o''"cer 'or L("ntero pr"or to t&e Bay o' 2"%s. L("ntero +as part o' an a)#ance team sent "n .e'ore t&e "n#as"on .y Jenk"ns. >'ter t&e $an)"n% 'a"$e), &e &") o(t "n ,(.a 'or s"I +eeks .e'ore mak"n% &"s +ay .ack to F$or")a. >'ter+ar)s ,$"nes +o($) ass(me a case o''"cer ro$e 'or L("ntero, +&o +o($) %o on to make a n(m.er o' sa.ota%e an assass"nat"on m"ss"ons "nto ,(.a.0

>'ter a $on% career +"t& t&e K.B. >rmy9s ,r"m"na$ n#est"%at"ons !"#"s"on, "nc$()"n% se#era$ years "n F"etnam an) ran, W&eaton +ent to +ork 'or t&e >na&e"m (,a$"') .ase) a(tonet"cs )"#"s"on o' @ock+e$$ nternat"ona$ "n CD<6?.0