Post by Rob Caprio on May 12, 2019 9:13:48 GMT -5
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Why did Secret Service (SS) Inspector Thomas Kelley say before the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) that no SS agent violated any rule pertaining to drinking the night before?
On page 235 of the HSCA Report we see the following comment.
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Inspector Thomas Kelley, who was in charge of an evaluation of Secret Service performance in the assassination, testified before the committee that an investigation of the drinking incident led to a conclusion that NO agent violated any Secret Service rule. (HSCAR, p. 235) (Emphasis added)
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As we have seen previously in this series this is a totally UNTRUE as the SS regulations are quite clear on this issue. Here is the relevant portion again.
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10. Liquor, use of—a. Employees are strictly enjoined to refrain from the use of intoxicating liquor during the hours they are officially employed at their post of duty, or when they may reasonably expect that they may be called upon to perform an official duty. During ENTIRE PERIODS OF TRAVEL STATUS, the special agent is officially employed and should NOT use liquor, until the completion of all of his duties for the day…However, all members of the WHITE HOUSE DETAIL and special agents cooperating with them on Presidential and similar protective assignments are considered to be subject to call for official duty at ANY TIME while in travel status. Therefore, the use of intoxicating liquor of any kind, INCLUDING BEER AND WINE, by members of the White House detail…while they are in travel status is PROHIBITED.
b. It may be necessary to call to duty suddenly special agents who are assigned to or who are cooperating on Presidential protection details at times either during the day OR NIGHT when they are OFF DUTY or on leave at their official posts. Special agents who are subject to unexpected calls of this nature will be EXPECTED TO BE IN CONDITION TO RESPOND PROMPTLY AND TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITH THOROUGH EFFICIENCY. (Emphasis added) (CE 1018, Chapter 7, p. 1 of SS Manual)
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Clearly we see that drinking while on White House detail (i.e. guarding the president) is PROHIBITED. Why is there continual denial of their OWN regulations by the SS in this matter? These agents should have been reprimanded and/or fired, but no such thing happened to any of them. Why not? Furthermore, why would the HSCA accept such a blatant falsehood when they had access to the same information the WC did (they included this portion of the SS manual in their twenty-six volumes)? They knew this had to be false, and yet, they did NOT challenge Inspector Kelley at all.
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Why did Secret Service (SS) Inspector Thomas Kelley say before the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) that no SS agent violated any rule pertaining to drinking the night before?
On page 235 of the HSCA Report we see the following comment.
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Inspector Thomas Kelley, who was in charge of an evaluation of Secret Service performance in the assassination, testified before the committee that an investigation of the drinking incident led to a conclusion that NO agent violated any Secret Service rule. (HSCAR, p. 235) (Emphasis added)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/report/html/HSCA_Report_0133a.htm
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As we have seen previously in this series this is a totally UNTRUE as the SS regulations are quite clear on this issue. Here is the relevant portion again.
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historymatters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh18/pages/WH_Vol18_0340a.gif
10. Liquor, use of—a. Employees are strictly enjoined to refrain from the use of intoxicating liquor during the hours they are officially employed at their post of duty, or when they may reasonably expect that they may be called upon to perform an official duty. During ENTIRE PERIODS OF TRAVEL STATUS, the special agent is officially employed and should NOT use liquor, until the completion of all of his duties for the day…However, all members of the WHITE HOUSE DETAIL and special agents cooperating with them on Presidential and similar protective assignments are considered to be subject to call for official duty at ANY TIME while in travel status. Therefore, the use of intoxicating liquor of any kind, INCLUDING BEER AND WINE, by members of the White House detail…while they are in travel status is PROHIBITED.
b. It may be necessary to call to duty suddenly special agents who are assigned to or who are cooperating on Presidential protection details at times either during the day OR NIGHT when they are OFF DUTY or on leave at their official posts. Special agents who are subject to unexpected calls of this nature will be EXPECTED TO BE IN CONDITION TO RESPOND PROMPTLY AND TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITH THOROUGH EFFICIENCY. (Emphasis added) (CE 1018, Chapter 7, p. 1 of SS Manual)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh18/html/WH_Vol18_0340a.htm
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Clearly we see that drinking while on White House detail (i.e. guarding the president) is PROHIBITED. Why is there continual denial of their OWN regulations by the SS in this matter? These agents should have been reprimanded and/or fired, but no such thing happened to any of them. Why not? Furthermore, why would the HSCA accept such a blatant falsehood when they had access to the same information the WC did (they included this portion of the SS manual in their twenty-six volumes)? They knew this had to be false, and yet, they did NOT challenge Inspector Kelley at all.