CIA Cable 650735 Documents Alleged Psychic Threat Warning
The record Division rather than being dismissed at the point of receipt. The document carries classification markings, an FBI unclassified annotation dated 11/19/09, and a declassification and release annotation dated 02-04-2010, indicating that the material remained controlled for decades before entering public view through declassification efforts. What makes the cable notable is not that the warning proved accurate — the source document records an allegation, not a verified event — but that it was written down, classified, and shared between agencies at all.
The cable states that a male caller identifying himself as Sunshine, the Psychic contacted a CIA domestic contact and claimed Senator Kennedy would be assassinated while leaving Mass on Sunday, 6 April. The caller allegedly specified that the attacker would use a knife rather than a gun, and referenced the prior killings of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. The cable further describes the…