Covert CIA Base In Colombo? JFK Files Reveal Hidden Sites

A post on X by Russian-backed network RT on the unredacted files related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy in 1963—posted on the website of the US National Archives and Records Administration—claimed that the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) maintained a “secret base” in Colombo among other cities in the world.

CIA secret bases, also referred to as “black sites,” are clandestine facilities used by the agency for various intelligence operations, including detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists.

It is a known fact that the agency operated secret bases globally, including facilities in Ukraine that support intelligence efforts against Russia.

According to the X post, the CIA also held two secret bases in India, in New Delhi and Kolkata.

As per the list, the New York division of the CIA maintained secret bases in Kolkata, New Delhi, Rawalpindi in Pakistan, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Tehran in Iran, Seoul in South Korea, and Tokyo in Japan among other places.