JFK Assassination Records - 2017-2018 Additional Documents Release
2017-2018 Additional Documents Release
The National Archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act. The vast majority of the Collection (88%) has been open in full and released to the public since the late 1990s. The records at issue are documents previously identified as assassination records, but withheld in full or withheld in part. Learn more about the process on the JFK Assassination Records Processing Project - 2017 Update web page.
These releases include FBI, CIA, and other agency documents (both formerly withheld in part and formerly withheld in full) identified by the Assassination Records Review Board as assassination records. The releases to date are as follows:
- July 24, 2017: 3,810 documents (read press release)
- October 26, 2017: 2,891 documents (read press release)
- November 3, 2017: 676 documents (read press release)
- November 9, 2017: 13,213 documents (read press release)
- November 17, 2017: 10,744 documents (read press release)
- December 15, 2017: 3,539 documents * (read press release)
- April 26, 2018: 18,731 documents * (read press release)
* Note: There are instances where multiple record identification numbers are associated with the same pdf. This is due to the fact that the files were scanned in batches.
Accessing the Records
The table below displays metadata about all the released documents. You can also download the spreadsheet as an Excel file (4.7MB).
To view or download a specific document, follow the link in the "Doc Date" column. The files are sorted by NARA Release Date, with the most recent files appearing first. The previous withholding status (i.e., formerly withheld in part or formerly withheld in full) is identified in the “Formerly Withheld Status” column.
JFK Table
| Row Num | Record Num | NARA Release Date | Formerly Withheld | Agency | Doc Date | Doc Type | File Num | To Name | From Name | Title | Num Pages | Originator | Record Series | Review Date | Comments | Pages Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 157-10002-10001 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INDEX CARDS - JUNE 1975 AND JULY 1975 | 491 | SSCIA | INDEX CARDS | 11/30/2017 | Box 133Index Cards - June 1975 and July 1975 | ||||
| 502 | 157-10002-10003 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INDEX CARDS - MAY TO AUGUST 1975 | 18 | SSCIA | INDEX CARDS | 11/30/2017 | Box 136 - Book 2Index Cards - May to August 1975 | ||||
| 503 | 157-10002-10004 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INDEX CARDS FROM JUNE & JULY 1975 | 324 | SSCIA | INDEX CARDS | 11/30/2017 | Box 133Index Cards - June & July 1975 | ||||
| 504 | 157-10002-10027 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CHRONOLOGY OF PRESIDENT'S ACTIVITIES | 38 | SSCIA | CHRONOLOGY | 11/30/2017 | Box 74Folder 1Chronology between October 1960 and June 1963 | ||||
| 505 | 157-10002-10046 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/13/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-779 | ELDER, WALTER | TESTIMONY OF WALTER ELDER | 98 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 242Folder 13, W-1Exhibits in separate record | ||
| 506 | 157-10002-10083 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/27/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE RECORD | TREVERTON, GREGORY | INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA | 6 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | Box 244Folder 5 | ||
| 507 | 157-10002-10084 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/19/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | TESTIMONY OF MR. HALLEY (ALIAS) | 132 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 245Folder 5 | ||||
| 508 | 157-10002-10087 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/18/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-352 | TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL HALPERN | 89 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPTR | 11/30/2017 | Box 245Folder 9 | |||
| 509 | 157-10002-10105 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/25/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM HARVEY | 62 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 245Folder 13 | ||||
| 510 | 157-10002-10106 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/25/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-398 | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM K. HARVEY | 96 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 245Folder 14 | |||
| 511 | 157-10002-10148 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/30/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | O'CONNELL, JAMES P. | TESTIMONY OF JAMES P. O'CONNELL | 168 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 255Folder 4 | |||
| 512 | 157-10002-10150 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/28/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | OSBORN, HOWARD J. | TESTIMONY OF HOWARD J. OSBORN | 96 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 255Folder 8 | |||
| 513 | 157-10002-10165 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/31/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-696 | PHILLIPS, DAVID ATLEE | TESTIMONY OF DAVID ATLEE PHILLIPS | 178 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | Box 256Folder 14Exhibits under separate record | ||
| 514 | 157-10002-10304 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/12/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-2139 | ELDER, WALTER | BADER, WILLIAM | REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS FORM CIA RE: JFK ASSASSINATION | 10 | SSCIA | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | Box 413 Chron file | |
| 515 | 157-10002-10349 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/08/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SCHWARZ, F.A.O. & MILLER, WILLIAM | BADER, WILLIAM | RE: REQUEST FOR STUDIES FROM CIA HISTORICAL OFFICES - POST ARTICLE | 2 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | Box 415Foldler 4 | ||
| 516 | 157-10002-10379 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/10/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MEMBERS, SELECT COMMITTEE | MADIGAN, MICHAEL | RE: ROBERT A. MAHEU APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE | 17 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | Box 418Folder 6 | ||
| 517 | 157-10002-10002 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | SSCIA | 04/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 31 | SSCIA | INDEX CARDS | 11/30/2017 | Warren CommissionIndex Cards - April - October 1975Box 136 - Book 2 | |||||
| 518 | 157-10014-10155 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/00/1975 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | 07-M-60 | 39 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 437 | ||||
| 519 | 157-10014-10156 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/17/1975 [PDF] | REPORT | 07-M-61 | CHURCH, FRANK | O'CONNOR, K. WILLIAM | 29 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 437 | ||
| 520 | 157-10014-10174 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | REPORT | 07-M-79 | FBI ON WARREN COMMISSION | 49 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 521 | 157-10008-10170 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/20/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RE: DRAFT ASSASSINATION REPORT OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 15 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 400-79 | ||||
| 522 | 157-10002-10002 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | SSCIA | 04/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 31 | SSCIA | INDEX CARDS | 11/30/2017 | Warren CommissionIndex Cards - April - October 1975Box 136 - Book 2 | |||||
| 523 | 157-10014-10101 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/16/1975 [PDF] | REPORT | 07-M-07 | SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A.O. JR. | WALT ROSTOW | 30 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 450 | ||
| 524 | 157-10014-10115 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/02/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-21 | LATIMER, THOMAS K. | QUANBECK, ALTON | 5 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 446 | ||
| 525 | 157-10014-10154 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | SSCIA | 06/00/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-59 | CLERK OF COMMITTEE CHRON JUNE 1975 | 4 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 444 | |||
| 526 | 157-10014-10187 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/09/1975 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | 07-M-92 | NSA MONITORING | 6 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 527 | 157-10014-10187 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | SSCIA | 09/09/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-92 | NSA MONITORING | 6 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 02/15/2018 | 6 | |||
| 528 | 157-10011-10025 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COLBY, WILLIAM E. | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM E. COLBY, DCI | 118 | SSCIA | SSCI Box 239, Folder 15 | ||||||
| 529 | 157-10014-10116 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 10/21/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-22 | SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A.O. JR. | SCHEDULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ASSASSINATION REPORT | 13 | SSCIA | CCBOX 446 | |||||
| 530 | 157-10005-10158 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | CARGILL, MASON | FILE SEARCH FOR MATERIAL RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS | 4 | SSCIA | #N/A | 04/17/2018 | BOX 435-7 | 4 | ||
| 531 | 157-10014-10096 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/21/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-02 | JOHNSON, LOCH | LBJ LIBRARY NATIONAL SECURITY PAPERS TOUCHING ON ASSASS. AND COVERT ACTION IN CUBA | 217 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 438 | 217 | ||
| 532 | 157-10014-10098 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/11/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-04 | KIRBOW, CHARLES | BROWNE, JERROLD B. | CLERK CHRON JULY 1975 | 14 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 443 | 14 | |
| 533 | 157-10014-10108 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 06/13/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-14 | 7 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 418 | 7 | ||||
| 534 | 157-10014-10127 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/12/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-33 | 111 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 324 | 111 | ||||
| 535 | 157-10014-10128 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/15/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-34 | 76 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 324 | 76 | ||||
| 536 | 157-10014-10131 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/23/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-37 | 97 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 324 | 97 | ||||
| 537 | 157-10014-10155 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | SSCIA | 07/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-60 | 39 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 437 | 39 | |||
| 538 | 157-10014-10156 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | SSCIA | 07/17/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-61 | CHURCH, FRANK | O'CONNOR, K. WILLIAM | 29 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 437 | 29 | |
| 539 | 157-10014-10168 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/05/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-73 | REFERENCES TO FBI REVIEW OF TAPES OF OSWALD'S OCT. 1, 1963 MEXICO CITY CONVERSATION | 27 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CCBOX 354 | 27 | |||
| 540 | 157-10014-10193 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 07-M-98 | 34 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | CC Box 148 | 34 | ||||
| 541 | 178-10003-10339 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 08/29/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CORRESPONDENCE--BUCHEN, PHILIP (6) | BUCHEN, PHILIP W. | CHURCH, FRANK | 20 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | Includes list of 117 quotations proposed for use in Church Committee assassinations report. | 20 | ||
| 542 | 178-10004-10088 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 08/29/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ASSASSINATION-RELATED MATERIALS (3) | BUCHEN, PHILIP W. | CHURCH, FRANK | 20 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | Includes list of 117 quotations proposed for use in Church Committee assassinations report. Unmarked but may contain classified information. | 20 | ||
| 543 | 178-10004-10239 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 08/29/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DRAFT REPORT--APPROVAL OF QUOTATIONS (1) | BUCHEN, PHILIP W. | CHURCH, FRANK | 20 | SSCIA | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | Includes list of 117 quotations proposed for use in Church Committee assassinations report. | 20 | ||
| 544 | 144-10001-10161 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | NSA | 03/24/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | HSCA request… | 3 | SSCI | JFK | 01/31/2018 | 3 | ||||
| 545 | 144-10001-10159 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/20/1976 [PDF] | memo | NSA LAO | Howard Liebengood | request… | 6 | SSCI | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 6 | ||
| 546 | 144-10001-10161 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 03/24/1978 [PDF] | notes | HSCA request… | 3 | SSCI | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 3 | ||||
| 547 | 180-10080-10035 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/01/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 008546 | BURAS ROBERT C. | ONDRUS, W.T. | PERSONAL RECORDS OF DANTE MAROCHINI | 55 | SPACE DIVISON, CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 02/07/2018 | Employment records enclosed. Box 156. | 55 | ||
| 548 | 180-10072-10186 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/31/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 010313 | HESS, JACQUELINE. | 64 | SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION | 02/07/2018 | Includes insurance forms, death certificate, & military documents of Oswald. Box 189. | 64 | ||||
| 549 | 104-10055-10091 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/06/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | BERLIN AND FRANKFURT | DIRECTOR, CIA | WITHHELD | 1 | SENATE | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK7 : F37 : 1993.07.08.17:32:27:560600 : | 1 |
| 550 | 104-10096-10366 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 12/08/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | MR. DONALD F. MASSEY, CIA | HOWARD S. LIEBENGOOD, SSCI | LETTER | 3 | SENATE | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK35 : F8 : 1997.04.08.14:15:04:500081 : THE BASIC LETTER(1 PAGE) HAS BEEN OPENED IN FULL IN 180-10144-10350, AND THE ORIGINAL SENT TO NARA. THE ONLY REDACTION IS ON ONE OF THE 2 AGENCY INTER | 3 |
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