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New Entries Released by the National Declassification Center
Updated October 18, 2023
2023 Fourth Quarter Release List
On October 4, 2023, the National Declassification Center (NDC) released a listing of 99 declassification projects that consist of over two million pages that completed declassification processing between August 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023. These records are now available for researcher requests. This release consists of textual materials from military and civilian agencies as well as motion pictures. The FY2023-Q4 Release List is available to view or download in PDF and Excel format:
Other Highlights from this Release include:
- Bureau of Ships, Enclosures to Confidential and Unclassified Central Correspondence [Item S-9]
- Bureau of Ships, Specifications For Ships And Ship Machinery [Item S-18, Accession No. 62AS2209; For Ships And Ship Machinery, 1890-1965]
- Bureau of Ships, Specifications For Ships And Ship Machinery [Item S-18, Accession No. 64A3651; Specifications For Ships And Ship Machinery, 1890-1965]
- Bureau of Ships, Specifications For Ships And Ship Machinery [Item S-18, Accession No. 64A4158; Specifications For Ships And Ship Machinery, 1890-65]
- Chief of Naval Operations, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project [Atomic Energy Division and Guided Missile Division; OP-602]
- Chief of Naval Operations, Reports and Studies [Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Special Operations Branch (OP-345)]
- Secretary of the Treasury, Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs (OASIA): Subject Files, 1934-1972 (Administrative Records) (694707)
- Department of State, General Records [Telecommunications Division (TD) Files]
- Department of State, U.S.S. Liberty Claims Files
- Department of State, Records Relating to Official and State Funerals and Commemorations of International Tragedies[Records Relating to the State Funeral for John F. Kennedy]
- Foreign Service Posts, Records of India, U.S. Consulate, Calcutta: Classified Visa Files
- Foreign Service Posts, Federal Republic of Germany, U.S. Consulate General, Munich: Classified United States Information Service (USIS) Subject Files
- Foreign Service Posts, Haiti, U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince: Classified Central Subject Files
- Foreign Service Posts, United Kingdom, London; Classified General Records; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministerial Meeting; 1956
- Joint Chiefs of Staff, Security Classified File of General Nathan F. Twining
- Army Staff, Security Classified Correspondence
To request access to the newly released records or to order copies, please contact Archives 2 Reference at 301-837-3510 or archives2reference@nara.gov. For information on the declassified Motion Pictures, or to request access, please contact the Motion Picture, Sound & Video Office at mopix@nara.gov
When making a request, please cite the Record Group/Collection Identifier, HMS Entry, and Series Title.
Please note that some series may contain other restrictions such as privacy or law enforcement and may require screening or a FOIA request prior to access.