The 2025 files confirm the CIA had eyes on Lee Harvey Oswald long before Dealey Plaza—and chose not to intervene.
🚪 The Man They Claimed Not to Know
For decades, the official narrative implied Oswald was a lone actor—barely on the radar of federal agencies.
But the newly released 2025 files destroy that idea completely.
The CIA wasn’t just aware of Oswald before JFK was shot.
They had been tracking him since 1959—and closely monitoring him for months before the assassination.
📁 Oswald’s “Marked” Status Since His Soviet Defection
When Oswald defected to the USSR in 1959, the CIA opened a 201 file—a personal dossier used to track potentially sensitive individuals.
The 2025 documents reveal:
- The file remained active through his return to the U.S. in 1962
- Oswald was flagged for repeated “watchlist events,” including correspondence with embassies and political groups
- One memo from 1963 reads: “Subject exhibits continued instability and elevated threat posture.”
So why wasn’t he stopped?
🕵️♂️ The Mexico City Surveillance Gap
The CIA ran heavy surveillance on the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City, where Oswald visited just weeks before the assassination.
The new files include:
- Transcripts of Oswald’s calls to both embassies
- A memo titled “Subject attempts contact with known hostile agents”
- A photo surveillance report noting: “Subject present. Identity believed confirmed.”
The CIA knew where he was, who he talked to, and what he wanted.
Still, no action was taken.
🔥 A Decision Not to Act
The most revealing piece? A November 9, 1963 cable from CIA HQ to its Mexico City station:
“No further active measures to be taken. Monitor passively. Do not escalate.”
Why did they pull back?
The document doesn’t say.
But other cables reference concerns over “operational conflicts” and the need to “avoid entanglement with domestic political fallout.”
🧩 The Pattern: Watching, Not Preventing
The CIA had:
- A detailed file on Oswald
- Surveillance of his embassy visits
- Intercepts of his phone calls
- Psychological profiles showing instability
- Reports that he had access to weapons and radical groups
And yet, they never intervened.
🔚 From Tracker to Spectator
The CIA didn’t lose Oswald.
They didn’t ignore him.
They just chose not to act.
The 2025 files make it clear:
Oswald was watched. Documented. Understood. And ultimately—allowed to move freely toward Dallas.
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