Newly declassified files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have reignited theories of a covert coup, implicating intelligence agencies from both Australia and the United Kingdom. Former Australian lawmaker and journalist George Christensen has raised serious questions about the role these agencies may have played in the cover-up of crucial information regarding Kennedy’s murder.
Christensen, a prominent critic of the establishment, highlighted a chilling request by Australian intelligence chief Charles Spry in 1968 to keep certain documents classified. These files, part of the Warren Commission’s investigation, are believed to contain details about calls made to the Australian embassy in Canberra before the assassination, including one that mentioned a “$100,000 bounty on Kennedy’s head.” Despite dismissing these calls as baseless, the CIA and Australian officials agreed that there was “every reason” to keep the information under wraps.
Although these documents were officially declassified in 1976, many sections remain redacted, fueling suspicions that critical evidence has been hidden. Christensen also pointed to an intriguing connection to British intelligence, which reportedly received a phone call just 25 minutes before Kennedy was assassinated. This call, made to a British reporter in Cambridge, suggested that someone overseas had prior knowledge of the assassination. Both British and American intelligence agencies were reportedly aware of the call, yet chose to bury it.
Adding to the mystery, Christensen connected these events to a 1963 claim by former intelligence officer Gary Underhill, who alleged that a small faction within the CIA was behind Kennedy’s assassination. Underhill, who was mysteriously found dead six months later, had close ties to Interarmco, a CIA-backed arms dealer with links to the store where Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy’s alleged killer, purchased his rifle. Christensen also pointed to the suspicious circumstances surrounding Oswald’s own death, at the hands of nightclub owner Jack Ruby just two days after Kennedy’s assassination. Hours later, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover wrote a memo urging the agency to “convince the public that Oswald acted alone.”
Christensen argues that instead of conducting a proper investigation into Kennedy’s murder, U.S. intelligence agencies were more focused on covering up and destroying incriminating records. The newly declassified files suggest a deliberate effort to suppress key information that could expose a larger conspiracy.
Further complicating the matter, Christensen notes a 1961 memo titled “CIA Reorganization,” written by a Kennedy aide, which warned that the agency’s growing power had essentially made it “a state within a state.” This memo raised alarms about the unchecked influence of the CIA, a point Christensen believes is crucial to understanding the events surrounding JFK’s assassination.
As new revelations continue to emerge, the question remains: Were rogue CIA operatives responsible for carrying out a coup, or is there a deeper, more complex conspiracy at play? Only time will tell if these newly uncovered files hold the key to unlocking the truth behind one of the most mysterious events in modern history.
