In the latest batch of documents released, we learn that the guy at the CIA whose job it was to read Lee Harvey Oswald’s mail for years was named Richard Efron.
Curiously, Efron was previously listed as being in the room when the Warren Commission interviewed Marina Oswald, his Russian-born widow, in February 1964 — the only one present whose title and role were not explained.
So a dude just sort of anonymously hanging out at the Warren Commission turns out to be the CIA’s Oswald specialist, essentially.
Recall that the excuse for not releasing this stuff before was risk of “identifiable harm”. I really don’t think any harm is going to come to Efron as a result of this disclosure, in part because I don’t see who would want to do him harm but mostly because he’s been dead for 30 years.
But 2,140 documents remain fully or partially withheld as a result of Mr. Biden’s action, officials said… officials said they were confident that none of the withheld information would change the essential understanding of the assassination.
Oh well if they say so that’s fine then I guess.