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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50651 | 157-10004-10229 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7027 | DIRECTOR, CIA | MEXICO CITY | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OSWALD | 1 | CIA | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | ||
| 50652 | 157-10004-10231 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | IN # 67219 | DIRECTOR, CIA | CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE REQUEST FOR MEETING | 1 | CIA | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50653 | 157-10004-10240 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/02/1965 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | FBI, NEW YORK | VICTOR DOMINDADOR ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ | 4 | FBI | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50654 | 157-10004-10242 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/06/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, CIA | DIRECTOR, FBI | VICTOR ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ | 1 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | Box 377 | ||
| 50655 | 157-10004-10267 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, CIA | ERWIN HERZOG TRAVEL TO MEXICO CITY | 1 | CIA | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 50656 | 157-10004-10270 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ROBERT MAHEU | 2 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | |||||
| 50657 | 157-10004-10274 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/08/1971 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR OF SECURITY | ROBERT A. MAHEU AND ASSOCIATES (RAMA) | 2 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 50658 | 157-10004-10275 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/19/1971 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR OF SECURITY | CHIEF, CENTRAL COVER STAFF | ROBERT A. MAHEU AND ASSOCIATES (RAMA) | 1 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50659 | 157-10004-10276 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/01/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MAHEU, ROBERT | CENTRAL CONTRACTING OFFICER | CONTRACT BETWEEN ROBERT MAHEU AND CIA | 2 | CIA | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50660 | 157-10004-10277 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/01/1969 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MAHEU, ROBERT | SPECIAL CONTRACTING OFFICER | CHANGES TO CONTRACT OF AUGUST 1, 1968 BETWEEN MAHEU AND CIA | 1 | CIA | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50661 | 157-10004-10278 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/07/1971 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MAHEU, ROBERT | A CIA EMPLOYEE | LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO ROBERT A. MAHEU | 1 | CIA | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50662 | 157-10004-10279 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/10/1973 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INSPECTOR GENERAL | DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS | CCS RELATIONS WITH ROBERT A. MAHEU AND ASSOCIATES (RAMA) | 2 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50663 | 157-10004-10280 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/10/1957 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, CIA | ROBERT MAHEU'S TRANSPORTATION OF PROSTITUTES | 2 | CIA | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 50664 | 157-10004-10281 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/23/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | JOHN HERBERT MEIER | 1 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | |||||
| 50665 | 157-10004-10282 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/07/1956 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-106347 | CHIEF, WHD | OPERATIONAL - ROBERT A. MAHEU | 1 | CIA | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50666 | 157-10004-10283 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | KNOCHE, HENRY | BELIN, DAVID | REQUEST FOR COPIES OF CIA DOCUMENTS | 4 | ROCK | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50667 | 157-10004-10284 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/10/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 109-584 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NEW YORK | ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES, INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA | 5 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | ||
| 50668 | 157-10004-10285 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/24/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RANKIN, J. LEE | HELMS, RICHARD | ACTIVITY OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD IN MEXICO CITY | 15 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 50669 | 157-10004-10286 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DC/OPS | REVIEW OF OSWALD FILE | 29 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 50670 | 157-10004-10287 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE WAVE 8049 | DIRECTOR | JMWAVE | JMWAVE REPORTING ON LEE HARVEY OSWALD | 1 | CIA | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | ||
| 50671 | 157-10004-10290 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | HANDWRITTEN NOTES RE: MAHEU AND HUGHES | 5 | CIA | NOTES | 11/30/2017 | |||||
| 50672 | 157-10005-10126 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/04/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT, DEPOSITION | DEPOSITION OF FRANK STURGIS | 54 | ROCK | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 299-7 | ||||
| 50673 | 157-10005-10140 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/30/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 75-1578 | KNOCHE, MR. E.H. | RE: BELIN'S LETTER TO KNOCHE DATED 15 APRIL 1975 | 27 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 435-3 | ||
| 50674 | 157-10005-10159 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SUMMARY OF CIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ROBERT A. MAHEU | 13 | SSCIA | PAPER | 11/30/2017 | BOX 435-6 | ||||
| 50675 | 157-10005-10190 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/03/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | TESTIMONY OF FRANK STURGIS (P. 73-152) RELEVANT TO JFK | 22 | ROCK | TRANSCRIPT (EXCERPT) | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-14 | ||||
| 50676 | 157-10005-10192 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | EXCERPT OF STURBITTS TESTIMONY | 8 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT (EXCERPT) | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-13 | ||||
| 50677 | 157-10005-10195 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/29/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | KNOCHE, E.H. | "WHAT COULD CASTRO HAVE KNOWN?" | 14 | CIA | LETTER W/ATTACHMENT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-10 | ||
| 50678 | 157-10005-10201 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | CARGILL, MASON | SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIAL RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS | 2 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-7 | ||
| 50679 | 157-10005-10202 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/04/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | KNOCHE, E.H. | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS | 7 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-7 | ||
| 50680 | 157-10005-10204 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/15/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE FILE | CARGILL, MASON | PERSONS TO BE INTERVIEWED ON SUBJECT OF CASTRO ASSASSINATION PLOTS | 7 | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-7 | ||
| 50681 | 157-10005-10214 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT RE: CUBAN OPERATIONS | 4 | ROCK | EXCERPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-1 | ||||
| 50682 | 157-10005-10216 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | CARGILL, MASON | DOCUMENT SEARCH OF PERSONAL FILES OF DCI MCCONE | 2 | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-1 | ||
| 50683 | 157-10005-10221 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/21/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE | CARGILL, MASON | DOCUMENTS FROM DPD FILES RE: CUBAN OPERATIONS BETWEEN 1959-1961 | 4 | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-1 | ||
| 50684 | 157-10005-10222 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/30/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID | DAVIS, JEANNE W., STAFF SECY | REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO NSC MATERIAL | 10 | NSC | LETTER W/ATTACHMENTS | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-1 | ||
| 50685 | 157-10005-10224 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/02/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R174 | TESTIMONY OF LAWRENCE HOUSTON | 111 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 248-1 | |||
| 50686 | 157-10005-10225 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/12/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R891 | TESTIMONY OF LAWRENCE HOUSTON | 90 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 248-02 | |||
| 50687 | 157-10005-10228 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/10/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R2146 | TESTIMONY OF E. HOWARD HUNT | 96 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 248-10 | |||
| 50688 | 157-10005-10229 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/11/1976 [PDF] | TRANSCRIPT | R2147 | TESTIMONY OF E. HOWARD HUNT, JR. | 51 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 248-11 | |||
| 50689 | 157-10005-10236 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/08/1975 [PDF] | TRANSCRIPT/EXHIBITS | R445 | LANSDALE, EDWARD (GEN.) | TESTIMONY OF GENERAL EDWARD LANSDALE RE: CUBAN OPERATION | 257 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 251-5 | ||
| 50690 | 157-10005-10249 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/10/1975 [PDF] | TRANSCRIPT | R463 | RUSK, DEAN | TESTIMONY OF DEAN RUSK | 161 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 258-2 | ||
| 50691 | 157-10005-10250 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/25/1975 [PDF] | TRANSCRIPT | R654 | SARNO, ALFRED | TESTIMONY OF ALFRED J. SARNO (CIA EMPLOYEE) | 61 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 258-11 | ||
| 50692 | 157-10005-10254 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/30/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE FILE | KELLEY, BOB | RE: INTERVIEW WITH JOHN HENRY STEPHENS | 10 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 259-6 | ||
| 50693 | 157-10005-10256 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/09/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT/TRANSCRIPT | R477 | TAYLOR, MAXWELL (GENERAL) | TESTIMONY OF GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR | 135 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 259-16 | ||
| 50694 | 157-10005-10258 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT/TRANSCRIPT | R681 | TESTIMONY RE: CUBAN OPERATION | 86 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 261-1 | |||
| 50695 | 157-10005-10295 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/19/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R474 | WEEKLY REPORT | 44 | SSCIA | REPORT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 392-4 | |||
| 50696 | 157-10005-10297 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SELECT COMMITTEE - ASSASSINATION REPORT (UPDATED OCT 16, 1975) | 678 | SSCIA | REPORT | 11/30/2017 | NSC approved release on 2/23/94State approved release on 3/1/94CIA approved release on 2/16/94 | ||||
| 50697 | 157-10005-10302 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/22/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE | LISTING OF FILES AND CABLES | 2 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 444-3 | |||
| 50698 | 157-10005-10320 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THOSE LIVING WHO WERE INVOLVED IN CUBAN OPERATION | 1 | SSCIA | LIST | 11/30/2017 | BOX 445-5 | ||||
| 50699 | 157-10005-10325 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/31/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R2087 | ELDER, WALTER | MILLER, WILLIAM G. | REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS | 2 | SSCIA | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | BOX 446-4 | |
| 50700 | 157-10005-10421 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/27/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | HART, SEN. GARY/SCHWEIKER, SENATOR | JOHNSTON, JIM/DWYER/GREISSING | CONNECTION BETWEEN AMLASH OPERATION AND JFK ASSASSINATION | 6 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 353 |
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