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.thdét.oath thit(thisii true," saysi Wag:10 !WM: *WO la

assin Of President Io. ;bOok,'AppOifltmeflt:JflDallaS

Final Soititiotit9 the. ` Sassi9ato*of Ji üjist ii01399

r ,Q, IDd

, both sides-9

PresIdent.kehlEft.. enaedywatCmSrder y aiRroftee: oegif.,aSeesShookai&thiOfet„,Oseiii*F.. • ';ThkIiiilleti4;iiht*Stree:hthes,PreeictioatTwere.,:Reittrina.i the', Ajar ;Ali caanhusRe:601.101301dlag Texas School Biiele7RepcishOf-a'siase4hOthee .." The assassin is alive today eadciatki bithiStihtkitfal, Ottatiii i) has ale! t 'R sedate coaressien.: :1700:PitinAle. ::contiractagest ihd,theaersker Aageles7petinty

:i..6411014 wl 0101 roug

• a [Eteir fits

eh safe

hiid "

tfett iepeated; he; could luckmth

113

s.stotyxto:thet rs,:itod manyt ti e4tissasati;It

ittitM --TOUPigif41141 h Slitekft9, -t4

acCalS-08iiiitredTifa' -etic-atii,gOvernittent, tDotiajaWhiiiiielfAhar4

met Saul }sriefly. at this orifieaditutrttt

et • e 440.15 .

It..khiiittfretrn ani .tie`

th en;Ctirnrptssta kiiiistite kir -

The CIArancLt_ - had 'Slade

brittle -Itivest i .IFICs: death. McDonald; was' cciti4inCecrof:this;.-

e;COntrirjiitilligence4 geneyAiittti-bietti4tifilttia-

..thd GOLthatitit -

45714170 eseitieopteni,fititl*tri;it,

for NS stand at thesCuban'inisr ilOhowdowts,

,now7z-thiee yea waft tlieiits

dEton !tit 2 MIDI4,11Q,Kten16

retire .sitttn

HUGH C. MCDONALDwith, MalcotrnlAibierns .NIGHT staff writer

backWards

bbutt ho ecause;

a 7ot • tugs, in .ougsvnattA dealViiaS made.l vliulde

LL 50,000:e_lialf4ef4ret4hal after: HealSWfecelicid, tefideffiiin615`.7ite

'el'Of co me duit6fliga hotelf6o key Onei-:%irLMaide er , in .his,,,ribelietrfSo -crit lilt „.

,irtie'asiaiSinaieirirtir .,

- reVeldeetif, 4.1 tiattlike

11'.1. if= ii0::Te Iti3:1elAWEigIfi -41.'!,-,. reietC0er i alAvalor

e 4,61tIcEW .t, ItZfrOlf. .?‘:froir: fo taft.76fild nciti3

• 4.iallovitSiiir -itaVjetkM-born- *sini:_kn

sa cs:him-C. 1 qlh4"- e d

guY, 14.3 ..dupe to piairthe: tang rgti.egcTikcoy

itn _sassmation -two m buSineSi3:told him if --,jvicponald

the money and plarining Were right ;,ircould contract to assm,.,me itroy,inybody regardless of . that at the very m

igion •creed; n nd,7.iinmeluttel One inkklf P

device is'avaitabIe-

t' Like- a pickpocictb who,' Salt‘Saul an a46111:111-a;Aum,

1411.!Jie wai.wOrking for,.-or .:riyietimjat theamotifeim_ „oft eAlWliat".. or -the ; why - -±snitcfOr--"*71"r”

/li'0caSe=;.. • and-`,•`hoW rthiCh " Ai he exroiCtOld, 'OW 'S 6. •

plained- to :;McDonald: a woulcPAttili "

.relnuchAs.:.soonldeida:sesOilii, Ovei.lhe'nektfit-Vitioriths

itul d Troit ATV ■44.1.if,M

`61*-'He..ailswered that hanew very. well- my7,eptuatioji.:

arirassassin -worth hii

)a.SSaisin whii-knoWs _too. :shots:fra

SAULIJ FK' real killer and p fess' ,a:etassin iri OSWALD: the an set up tefeitellie7 Eirahfe

ss

as

si n

a

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now

ledge

theyassassitia-.;

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cf; helieve.

it he. was in the-..pijo!zcif

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g the' sh

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as wh

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galientiori to.:th

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f the S

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hat is to Sly; I 'wciu Id w

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' fired qtu:C

kly;,:enkiligh,•roO one

would:: ceally'hear m

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ut it w

as th

e p

art Oft

the phut that:i-ealty,:pi -Syed

lts' eleyern

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Troit„ stated

that

the m

an W

ho fW

ould

!fire the

shots h

id 'recen

tly' . retu

rned

:. fib

in th

e Soviet U

niO

rf4Vitlf ,a

Ru

ssian w

ife. !He h

ad b

een a

defector "

He w

as'oMeth

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a p

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path

,His "

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, back

gro

un

d .m

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e-:him

the

natu

ral ..persO

n to .b

ecome a

target.' 7 , ̀

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il'he', 'friend'--waS`':L

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ald, T

rek h

ad alread

y tested

OS

wald

by h

aving

fire 'warn

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to d

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f the b

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the fa

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;Mexlen'..Y.Thi explains Oswald appeared south, Of.th border:- It. also accoulalgCfa

of Saul tikeil hr ,,-covert CIA pamera in the Rtis-siatuErnbassy.:,

the ianie-pictur w-hieti:became,;:-ExhibifeN

sion kietphc7ft_A:Talieheit:ziaanc,Sioili -71;ct

tutOs:1' the CIA: originall lairntedtwe`m.of

But the man in the plc is:-.Saul;-McDonaldJays,Vaii Richird:Heliiis';:ilePuty. dire' tor of the..CIAliedmhen said he couldetkidentify,t

,AtAhei.third-itieVA11114 tiw.een4Sattliiin roi

assassination were set,' !;!

imitetinie-petWeiiiWon a the eighteenth and Friday-,th' twenty second. secon" emoilld Be noliBed; of ,thele"

.77 time lateria* A. Aetailecl4pa

waiting for. Sau

n ;.wo d s4W11 1%/ale .Woul&-bet:'statikii

could kill ni bo .;0ii.ICOArtmbeg,-20;:iS

nved,inIDAvikOni"the:smorut ing 1117,444.:

tF t:Tternnon,in.D:

ing the plas ott eget bijaR±974;:l

• hivhntekhad:kitooct..;clintiestie

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4

'• fd7.1407rdr e ,..: ,xe,,,,,:, e a S:'4'Ia u :13 P'.4 kr I

ouici not cekilrlittni.. orre,. after the warn

'1.01110150iitito

._ had apparentlyenjyd the parftcu ar urry to,disaear

''... job and the money tt 4..Alt would urat414, at . —. - But now in -4-LOnatlinnin,17-bfiefly: to see what ,haspen

lintel room his fate w ' frs,t,%S.tiric,e.-, se e ..-ff-;.z e ,had no ideinfihe:ptiit.:1'.

0 targe woof A uldr.,:retitrii4thei.ftre:::

.,, Mil :told MaYouald . rider- doveZiit.: theii-s fire ;41..

-Itie-'4* --.,=:7='7.'",. iiii,s-;t&*iiiiig-,..tny.:.Lrifle mad .... .., : _ . .

:Ar gi'mn..firing shots near liald'ind kill; him-...!7',7",:','',.1 -

'-i- the Pieiideewould believe.— would tw-':eiiii _ ..

sign could rniss.Lónihe fiitha; haild,ff;viiiuicr'ObWee'

actly_ where he,was-,. and draw!7 my bead on .hirnin coickblood:4:7:&Theiottircoietton,„tliati.

11:41'&3' 1116T-na9_ ": dead,' Troit told me,. e'plan vaTthathe4iiet, A , • 4.,

cret get credit for .. ineeflaialaserve!'hi " killing Airm;,•-.;:and;:thekiCas ee befiketiatui;

b4,,elearice:.-.Theatieb; FackgrotindAin ' ' thestory,thatp e sxplaine4Jft. hdkLtkiNe

w

would be using 'disin had 15.,'" kio sVT tegrating bullets' to. e job. As

_7.-•

As.SOp

'

iiaso,thes

r.eqiisSle to

aleth-e

strike human bnei they, had aliearkcr

ge

,.MentThere„are na.bullets, match with. ;a gunafter the

e,

wanted twee Osik ldridribt% _hi thethiiierl States,:,11'etliiikt

Troit also told Saul that:theiit'a4atit tatiiiterTihetninitiviinutt.: just before the reo ISO itidaviditoi?gAtilia5

t QsouidsriSitMex- hdtflde

told' m smular: s ailhe,AttNiir fo r-the interests,of the country.Thek„.

plan inaitided Planting ibullet from Oswald's "-rifle ,,`.,some

"..-where on the scene of thean' saSsinationVittalie themurderIVS'-'

Donld ihzed is ,ivtiuld„aCeound160..

agecl ,4046FI41 et

at;(tiiecfr

:35th-: President'co_fAhe..UndeciVt:

andrretirede*Iik

Statss.Aank,slephlika b y an '

rofnorrow .

t9.4?..41tY4

; .:?2102it..0P-Clt(40:4,ttt .,g,t''.MYSIMPe%411 0114:

pants leg: :.he explainetj onald,i7j

Walking zfronrnm.heit 0;-.rif*:ain§ed.:inktnt-

.„ had linipedOti arriy !,-„icleliberate and..:: ca

'' --tut

pie and perfect disguise. am not going to describe

the exact_ location I took Oz. andfrOca,,,which.1--firedlthe

killed Kennedy .... „,i "At around I 1:40 I was near my firing position. App-roximately eight :minutes ,, er, I saw Oswald for the first:::, time....I cremember how, tn;-ii

`heart started to beat. "The sight of Oswald up-

theree -made ine'realize; blow in the eyes;' it Was aloe real, and`the P;esident of 91e United States had only minutes 4. to live''''`wAtt..4--1,- :,..r Could fieilethe sirenSlo

the motorcade in the distance. I was standing back from my window, in shadowf and well *'•: below/Oswald. I was sure he '

that he had a rifle in his hands. Coufdn't see me, Then I saw AUL, self-confessed as- .

;trrset,.i.cs;hrOfireof which second

the,,

"The -sirens:were- coming closer, and I knew thetaravan S,s,„1:fitga."1 and the Governor: was 'neat.,- Iiretiroved my te escopic sight he was leaning :7.",`NoWinMes the third shoi, weapon.:.: and• looked down ftlyward-, at an 'appreciable„, a split second later.'Almost in- ” just as the President's car was ,MY,crasstiairs were ex- stinctively.;!rlook' the bead' I turning the corner. actly on the back of his sicourt, a[gain:'0114tW..back of the

"Standing away from', the '.was waiting for Oswald to fire .:PreSidetit'i, heid and fired. "This bullet blew out the ■ window, so that the muzzle.of his first shot... " ,

my weapon would not pro- "He :seemed . take right side of his head- trude' I -picked:up President . forever; but in raaftiefifid on "Alinnat instantly following .Kennedy's headin my scope. the split 'seCond. 'I heard the .my secondshot,,Qswald fired • "It happened as: I. tell_ you shot, and, almost- instantane- .• This.,.shot. struck the -

now. When I first brought ously I squeeiedAthe trigger.:1;right hand curkof the street. I the President's head into my -Just as my gun fired, the Presi7

s ims

• forward' position:"- `)As he "Straightened up - '

.there„tcame . in, view' on my? ettisShetrs'a- spot on the right

-,shnUlderandto the right of the middle of his back, and I knew that . this; 4- where the bullet would~ t.

drove "stritigfir' throUgh;l; exiting 'at'', the , President's throat. It appar,, entlY.didniit strike a Janne and drove onto hit Governor John

' ..k:44eri interesting for

me 'iCk:not:e• that -,iii„:Several ,•.-stateinents:doViimorfCCit- -

nally insisted, that fie was hit by the ,second, not the first.- shot; He i'S7+..-)i1:01utet4iiiiht:* Lee Harvey' Ow/aid firenhe

Ss r17,of FK;,' is -4*Whicithit both ``the'. PreSident

"NoW-CaMe qhe'inonient''''''.7Who had just fired not once; no when Ifiad to, jt OS;Wald, tiart7:,',': ...two; but „three shots th ing; my to The

..two

expected from ihe.Secret Ser- ”Had just ongtof the offic- agents.„.4. en :fired at OsIkaldi'-' I, would

;Tswilnenijniffeatifniit&` have He was' took a beautiful, Perfect.bead peifeetlY in My sightsTit Was".;; on his left chest, right over his . in its own_way,-a crime not to heatt.;M:that instant he fired - kill his third,andlist slibt;„ TwO hotns7late-r; • :4•!,,`0,Wals14Owe'red'his out Of the biatintiy:FortY:bighi and ieMaidedfoese,Vetal hotitS later, Oswald was dead, on& ,Standing at,the,wititloW;:l killed bY,inother gun; one as TrOit had told me he.ifould:` which Saul believeS was I„waited, fotatAj$4ettirtf 4 - byk thiliiiieineti'..4h6 hired !-• front the,;Seeret • ers, clustered- 0er the .Prest- SePtember,-..19 a i'doM in

nt. , the westbury'lioca,kOndon: I sweated. The The retired cop'was sitting on

seconds were passing.. I togs the edge of the'bed,..The hired 41P:Osk.Ofi,440Pg my eyes. ca.:: assassin was, slumped Os■kaldtosee,..What,,,the armchair the litAygifirds7Were doing. For Hugh C. McDOnald the

`Islo shots were ever fitect:j: hunt was over::: c o u h"-OMMIliTeTeAwfr and vital,part of my contract.: 4All:qt;otitionalrom,Saul withostexposirigmypOsitiOri: and litigh .,McDonald are was furious • I lowered

from MIDNIGHTtnterviews

clot ply. "fie' , ut it back inside

his book, "Appointment in "It is; to this day, incon- Dallas: The 'Final Solution ceivable to me_ that well ,1*.arrificr.scie,efi aro-unaiheptes;44:4Io ident of the United States, all JFK,7_published by ZletiFe °'

Press and co-authored ti rack shots,;:failed to;returO,-„,.,, Geoffrey Boocan;;; one shot at a man in hill