Connection Between Ruby and Oswald
Moscow Domestic Service in Russian 1900 GMT 25 November 1963--L
(Viktor Shragin commentary)
(Text) The American people have bade farewell to John
Fitzgerald Kennedy on his last journey. America is in mourning. The world
grieves. The feeling of great loss cannot be isolated from a sense of anger and
disgust at the malicious murder of a great statesman at the pinnacle of his
strength. Shame! This is what most Americans say of the bloody crime in Texas.
At the same time, the American public, as well-known observer
James Reston writes, expresses dissatisfaction with the investigations of the
Dallas police into President Kennedy's murder. There is every ground for such
dissatisfaction. The question is now being asked everywhere: How could Jack Ruby
gain access to the carefully guarded room and walk about freely and unnoticed
among public officers. Is this not too cautious a comment? The question arises:
Why was it necessary to broadcast the news far and wide in advance that Oswald
was to be transferred to the county jail in broad daylight in the presence of a
large crowd? It is clear that someone had an interest in giving maximum
publicity to Oswald 's transfer and thus somehow explain Ruby's presence in the
police station.
Was there any connection between Ruby and Oswald? It appears
that the latter, according to the testimony of several people, was in one of
Ruby's nightclubs on Thursday, the eve of the murder of President Kennedy. It is
also reported that when Oswald saw Ruby in the police station, his face
contorted in horror and he instinctively covered himself with his arms.
Obviously he know what to expect. These are just a few aspects of the affair.
Apparently, someone in Dallas has an interest in making certain that Oswald did
not talk. If he were guilty, he might reveal those behind him, and if his guilt
were not proved, the search for the real murderers of John Kennedy would
inevitably have continued. At first, the provocateurs tried to depict Oswald as
the agent of a foreign power and, under this pretext, to fan anti-Cuban and
anti-Soviet hysteria. When this attempt was unsuccessful, they hurried to seal
his lips.
More and more evidence is coming to light that the murder of
President Kennedy was inspired and carried out by ultraright racist circles in
the United States. It is no coincidence that these circles do not conceal their
joy over the tragic demise of John Kennedy. It is no coincidence that one the
eve of Oswald's murder, Dallas radio declared in an amazingly well-informed
manner that he would get his just desserts on Sunday.
It is not astonishing that certain people are now sending
telegrams of greetings and money to Jack Ruby's cell, although they carefully
conceal their identity. "This seems unbelievable in the 20th century," an
American newsman said bitterly. However, this is reality in the United States,
which has lost its outstanding statesman because his sensible policy was
contrary to the feverish game and mad plans of the "wild ones." In these sad
days, American says its farewell to John Fitzgerald Kennedy. America is deep in
thought.