JFKcountercoup: Tales of the AF1 Radio Tapes

TALES OF THE AF1 RADIO TAPES

BK Notes: Jefferson Morley reposted an article he did on the AF1 Radio Tapes at his JFKFacts blog, that rekindled a lot of the anti-conspiracy mob, especially Fred Litwin, who addressed two of the dozen or so issues at play - that LeMay did not disobey AF Secretary orders on where to land in DC, and the idea that LeMay attended the autopsy in Bethesda. But this isn't about conspiracy, its about obtaining one of the most significant pieces of evidence in the case that isn't fully in the public domain.

Possible Sources for the original unedited AF1 Radio Tansmission Tapes

Collins Radio, who ran the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is one possible source for the AF1 Radio tapes.

I called Collins Radio - Rockwell, and asked their library in Cedar Rapid if they had the AF1 tapes from 11/22/63 and the guy who answered the phone said they probably did, but when he came back after putting me on hold, was quite upset, and said No! As if he was given a dressing down by a superior.

Among the recently released records is one file labeled "Collins Radio" and NBR but it is indeed relevant. It contains legal letters from three major defense contractors - General Dynamics, LTV and Collins, discussing the tax status of their technicians who worked at the Allice Springs NSA facility.

The WHCA White House Communications Agency was responsible for recording the tapes. They told Vince Salandria that they have them but they are for internal use only and will never be released to the public, and they also have a tape of the motorcade security secret service channel, known as "Charlie Channel," that Kellerman was talking on when the last shot was fired. The WHCA also ran the miscellaneous cash fund that had a code name from where JFK and LBJ used for extraneous projects.

At the time of the assassination the WHCA ran their base station from a suite at the Sherraton Hotel and there are the 11/22/63 statements of the four radio men who maned that station.

One officer wrote a book about WHCA that's really interesting.

Then other possible sources are a civilian HAM radio association that both Art Collins and Gen LeMay belonged to that monitored the AF1 radio communications and probably recorded them. They used a public frequency so anybody could listen in if ypu knew the frequency (Kennith).It was only a few months later, in early '64. when the WHCA took the Execu t I've Air Fleet totally secure.

Thinking about it, I bet the Cuban-Soviet listening post on Cubas north shore most certainly listened in, as CIA agent Brian Latelle interviewed a defector who worked there who said Castro himself called to order them to listen to the radio broadcasts from Texas, where JFK would be. Of course Latelle uses this as proof Castro knew JFK was to be killed rather than ask the Cubans for their copy, as we seem to have lost ours.

And finally, I'm pretty sure the Canadians listened in and probably recorded the AF1 broadcasts and positive the Joint USA-NSA-Aussie ELINT electronic listening post in the Australian Outback town of Alice Springs-Ayers Rock has it, but won't acknowledge it. NSA should have it too.

There was also a complete transcript of the unedited tape because three reliable reporters were permitted to read it, and quote from it, but not make copies or keep it - William Manchester, Making of a President author TheadorWhite, and Pierre Salinger, who told Vince Salandria that he got his copy from the Kennedy Library and returned it. But the Library told Salandria they no longer have it - add to records withdrawn?

Vince Salandria

JFKcountercoup: Tale of the Tapes - By Vincent Salandria

Seven Days In LeMay

https://jfkcountercoup.blogspot.com/2020/11/seven-days-in-lemay-continued.html

Fredrich Wilhelm Fritz – possibly with LeMay at the time of the assassination

https://www.africahunting.com/threads/dr-friedrich-wilhelm-fritz-remmler-big-game-hunter-falconer.3561/

https://jfkcountercoup2.blogspot.com/2023/01/more-on-dr-fritz-remmler.html?m=1'

Art Collins and Gen. LeMay

JFKcountercoup: Arthur Collins and Curtis LeMay at the Time of the Assassination

LeMay Bio Excerpts

JFKCountercoup2: 2020

Collins Radio Connections