FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald
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The FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald are a collection of investigative records compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, covering his activities, associations, and surveillance prior to the 1963 assassination.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FBI Kennedy assassination investigation records | 1 |
| FBI files | 1 |
| FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7198830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald Context triple: [Fair Play for Cuba Committee leafleting in New Orleans, hasDocumentation, FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald]
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A.
Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives is the 1979 congressional document presenting the committee’s findings and conclusions on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI was a clandestine activist group that in 1971 broke into an FBI office, stole secret files, and publicly revealed widespread illegal surveillance and harassment programs.
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C.
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. is an American television crime drama series centered on the investigative work of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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E.
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to the capture and detention of the man accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit in November 1963.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald Target entity description: The FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald are a collection of investigative records compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, covering his activities, associations, and surveillance prior to the 1963 assassination.
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A.
Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives is the 1979 congressional document presenting the committee’s findings and conclusions on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI was a clandestine activist group that in 1971 broke into an FBI office, stole secret files, and publicly revealed widespread illegal surveillance and harassment programs.
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C.
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. is an American television crime drama series centered on the investigative work of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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D.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
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E.
Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to the capture and detention of the man accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit in November 1963.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FBI file
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archival collection ⓘ government record ⓘ |
| aboutEvent | assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| aboutOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ House Select Committee on Assassinations ⓘ United States Secret Service ⓘ Warren Commission ⓘ |
| aboutPerson | Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| aboutPlace |
Dallas, Texas
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Mexico City ⓘ New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| aboutTopic |
Cold War
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assassination investigations ⓘ counterintelligence ⓘ domestic intelligence ⓘ political extremism ⓘ presidential security ⓘ surveillance of U.S. citizens ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
partially declassified
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subject to redactions ⓘ |
| archivedAt |
FBI Records Management Division
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linked to:
FBI Information Management Division
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
linked to:
National Archives and Records Administration
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
federal criminal investigation
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national security investigation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
correspondence
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field office reports ⓘ index cards ⓘ internal memoranda ⓘ interview transcripts ⓘ investigative leads ⓘ investigative reports ⓘ photographs ⓘ subject files ⓘ surveillance reports ⓘ teletypes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| partOf |
FBI Kennedy assassination investigation records
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linked to:
FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald
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| relatedTo | JFK Assassination Records Collection ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Freedom of Information Act requests
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conspiracy theories ⓘ declassification reviews ⓘ |
| timeCovered |
1959
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1960s ⓘ post-1963 assassination investigations ⓘ pre-1963 activities of Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| usedIn |
House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation
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Warren Commission investigation ⓘ
linked to:
Warren Commission
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Input
Subject: FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald Description of subject: The FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald are a collection of investigative records compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, covering his activities, associations, and surveillance prior to the 1963 assassination.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fair Play for Cuba Committee leafleting in New Orleans
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hasDocumentation
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FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald
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linked to: FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald
linked to: FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald