CIA Dispatch 1035-960, also referred to as CIA Document 1035-960, was a classified memo sent by the CIA in April 1967. The document was circulated among CIA “assets” in the media in response to public suspicions about the Warren Report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The aim of this dispatch was to provide material countering and discrediting the claims of conspiracy theorists, so as to inhibit the circulation of such claims in other countries.
The memo outlined strategies to neutralize criticism of the Warren Commission and its findings that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy. It suggested ways to discredit or slander writers and journalists who criticized the Commission’s findings. The document also aimed to introduce the term “conspiracy theory” with negative connotations in the media and books, effectively turning it into a pejorative term used to dismiss alternative theories about the assassination.
This dispatch is significant because it is seen as the origin of the term “conspiracy theorist,” which has since been used to discredit individuals who question official narratives on various events. The document was part of a broader effort by the CIA to control public perception and suppress meaningful debate on the assassination of President Kennedy.
*CIA Dispatch (CIA DOC 1035 960) to dispell "Conspiracy Theorists"
https://archive.org/details/CIADOC1035960
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https://archive.org/download/CIADOC1035960/CIA%20DOC%201035-960.pdf
