Col. L Fletcher Prouty


Col. Prouty spent 9 of his 23 year military career in the Pentagon (1955-1964): 2 years with the Secretary of Defense, 2 years with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 5 years with Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. In 1955 he was appointed the first "Focal Point" officer between the CIA and the Air Force for Clandestine Operations per National Security Council Directive 5412. He was Briefing Officer for the Secretary of Defense (1960-1961), and for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

At times he would called to meet with Allen Dulles and John Foster Dulles at their home on highly classified business. He was assigned to attend MKULTRA meetings. In this capacity Col. Prouty would be at the nerve center of the Military-Industrial Complex at a time unequalled in American History. He has written on these subjects, about the JFK assassination, the Cold War period, and Vietnamese warefare, and the existence of a "Secret Team". He backs up his his work with seldom seen or mentioned official documents - some never before released.

Fletcher Prouty offers a rare glimpse of the "Power Elite" as described by Buckminster Fuller, or "The High Cabal" as Winston Churchill refered to them; and how they really operate. Those who have not been in a position to witness events such as these from the inside would not understand how invisible but ultimately effective they and their power structures are.




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"The JFK Assassination"
Who Killed him and why!
Dave Ratcliffe interviews Fletcher Prouty in his home in 1989. Fletcher was in fine form as he goes through point by point, the reasons John Kennedy was killed and where this opposition came from.

If you only have time listen to one of the many interviews, listen to this one!
See also: other interviews by Dave Ratcliffe Understanding Special Operations






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Gen. Ed Lansdale in Dealey Plaza
Col. Prouty interviewed by Dave Ratcliffe, confirms the presence of Maj. Gen. Ed Lansdale in Dealey Plaza Nov. 22nd 1963. Gen. Ed Lansdale had a long history as a top CIA operator called upon for removal of governments around the world. Indonesia, Phillipines, Vietnam, etc. Although he wore an Air Force uniform he was CIA. He was in charge of "Operation Mongoose", and The Saigon Military Mission" among others.
See also Col. Prouty's letter to Jim Garrison regarging his views of Ed Lansdale's role in the assassination.








"The Guns of Dallas"
The great article on the JFK assassination written by Col. Prouty in Oct. 1975



The Col. L Fletcher Prouty Reference Site
is a focal point where researchers can locate and retrieve
articles, books, videos, and tapes on a variety of subjects
which Fletcher has written and participated in.

Col. Prouty posted a monthly commentary a