Actually, you’re wrong about that. It’s not the first JFK conspiracy theory. If anything, the KGB’s disinformation campaign was the first JFK conspiracy theory. Don’t believe me? Read this:
https://pjmedia.com/mihaipacepa/2013/11/20/the-new-proof-of-the-kgbs-hand-in-jfks-assassination/
In fact, I’ll even direct you to the exact passage where Pacepa confirms such was the case:
“According to new KGB documents, which became available after Programmed to Kill was published, the Soviet effort to deflect attention away from the KGB regarding the Kennedy assassination began on November 23, 1963—the very day after Kennedy was killed—and it was introduced by a memo to the Kremlin signed by KGB chairman Vladimir Semichastny. He asked the Kremlin immediately to publish an article in a “progressive paper in one of the Western countries …exposing the attempt by reactionary circles in the USA to remove the responsibility for the murder of Kennedy from the real criminals, [i.e.,] the racists and ultra-right elements guilty of the spread and growth of violence and terror in the United States.””
That memo, from what he said, was released a full 24 hours AFTER the JFK murder at the latest, predating even the DRE group’s memo you cited.
After the world received the news, every nation affected by the issue would craft their response. The USSR memo dictated that articles were published somewhere (NYT< WaPo? ) It’s to be expected- SOP to have done so.
And this is just the typical Communist Soviet Leftist spiel to blame Kennedy’s death on American interests they fear the most. “He asked the Kremlin immediately to publish an article in a “progressive paper in one of the Western countries …exposing the attempt by reactionary circles in the USA to remove the responsibility for the murder of Kennedy from the real criminals, [i.e.,] the racists and ultra-right elements guilty of the spread and growth of violence and terror in the United States.””
So they blame it on the racist and right-wingers and try to tamp down Oswald’s USSR connection, even though he had been a complete wash-out over there with exception of the Russian wife. But in the end, it was the Cuban Commie activities which they tied him to for cementing his guilt: FPCC & DRE with plenty of willing accomplices.
The CIA could have sold Oswald as the ‘assassin’ three ways: Lone Nut Weird Guy, Russian-Commie loving turncoat, or Cuba-loving Castro Commie Puppet. Or a combo of the aforementioned.
However, for the our own CIA to thwart an investigation, is not to be expected. The CIA’s directions were not a memo. Quite the opposite since they wanted no fingers directed at them. There had been no direct paper trail to the Agency for this publication until just recently with the release of more of the JFK files and leads pursued to JMWAVE. And that IS the point of this thread, digging out the truth of their involvement.
The DRE related paper was published & circulated within 12 hours of his death. There’s a copy of one attached to the link provided and the organization was funded by the Agency. And the radio announcements began. It carried a great deal of weight in regards to the public perception and the WCR.
Had this misdirection by the CIA been revealed at the time of the investigations, the WCR would not have been published.