JFK Assassination Records

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.

About the JFK Records

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.

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Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Doc Date	Doc Type	File Num	To Name	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments	Pages Released
50901	145-10001-10257	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50902	145-10001-10259	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50903	145-10001-10260	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50904	145-10001-10261	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50905	145-10001-10262	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50906	145-10001-10263	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50907	145-10001-10264	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50908	145-10001-10266	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50909	145-10001-10269	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50910	145-10001-10270	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50911	145-10001-10271	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50912	145-10001-10272	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50913	145-10001-10273	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50914	145-10001-10274	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50915	145-10001-10265	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50916	145-10001-10258	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50917	124-10210-10390	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF ]
50918	124-10220-10350	10/26/2017	In Part	[PDF]
50919	198-10007-10025	04/26/2018	Redact	01/12/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			JAMES K. PATCHELL	TRAINING OF CUBAN OFFICERS IN EXILE	12	ARMY		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 12. Note from Patchell re: report on training of Cuban officers in exile.
50920	198-10007-10026	04/26/2018	Redact	03/29/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		MR. CALIFANO		BIOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES ON OFFICERS OF THE CUBAN REBEL ARMY IN EXILE AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR TRAINING IN U.S. SERVICE SCHOOLS OR TRAINING CENTERS	4	CIA		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 11. Letter from [withheld] to Califano re: training of Cuban officers in exile.
50921	198-10007-10030	04/26/2018	Redact	03/06/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				MEETING OF KRULAK COMMITTEE	8	ICCCA		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 12. Notes from Meeting of the Krulak Committee, 6 March 1963.
50922	198-10007-10146	04/26/2018	Redact	04/19/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		V.H. KRULAK	JOHN W. CARPENTER, III	TRAINING OF LATIN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED DOSS	3	AIR FORCE		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 10. Memos re: the Psychological Program Supporting US Policy Toward Cuba.
50923	202-10001-10187	04/26/2018	Redact	09/06/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DOC 188			MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP ON MONGOOSE 6 SEP 62	5	OSD		03/12/2018	Reviewed by JCS, OSD, CIA and DOS.
50924	202-10001-10203	04/26/2018	Redact	01/24/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DOC 204			THE CUBA PROJECT	6	OSD		03/16/2018	Reviewed by OSD, CIA and DOS.
50925	202-10001-10212	04/26/2018	Redact	03/02/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DOC 213			THE CUBA PROJECT	8	OSD		03/12/2018	Reviewed by OSD, CIA, DOS.
50926	202-10001-10213	04/26/2018	Redact	05/17/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DOC 214			MONGOOSE SCHEDULE	12	OSD		03/12/2018	Reviewed by OSD, CIA, DOS.
50927	202-10001-10214	04/26/2018	Redact	03/12/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DOC 215			INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING OPERATION MONGOOSE	8	OSD		03/16/2018	Reviewed by OSD, CIA, DOS.
50928	202-10001-10221	04/26/2018	Redact	03/13/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DOC 222			INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING	16	OSD		03/16/2018	Reviewed by OSD, CIA, DOS.
50929	202-10002-10104	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	3360 (7 FEB 62)			NORTHWOODS	197	JCS		03/20/2018	JCS Central Files 1962, Box 29. JCS Record Case, Code Name Northwoods, containing JCS Papers related to JCS recommendation to invade Cuba and pretexts to justify US military intervention.
50930	202-10002-10131	04/26/2018	Redact	10/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CHAIRMAN, JCS	V.H. KRULAK	COVERT ACTIONS AGAINST CUBA	13	JCS		02/14/2018	Taylor Papers, Box 7, Number 5. Memo from Krulak to Chairman, JCS enclosing memo re: Covert Actions Against Cuba.
50931	202-10002-10131	04/26/2018	Redact	10/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CHAIRMAN, JCS	V.H. KRULAK	COVERT ACTIONS AGAINST CUBA	13	JCS		02/14/2018	Taylor Papers, Box 7, Number 5. Memo from Krulak to Chairman, JCS enclosing memo re: Covert Actions Against Cuba.
50932	124-10040-10079	04/26/2018	Redact	06/03/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-82555-4288	DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MM		7	FBI		02/18/2018	INC LHM	7
50933	124-10167-10498	04/26/2018	Redact	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT							HQ	03/12/2018	Review PDF 62-HQ-116395 665 pages: 39, 49, 52
50934	124-10167-10499	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-676						HQ	03/04/2018	EBF
50935	124-10179-10258	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-4107-1 THRU 10						OC	03/04/2018
50936	124-10179-10260	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80-662-1 THRU 26						JK	03/04/2018
50937	124-10180-10255	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	66-2057-1 THRU 1ST NR 10						PD	03/04/2018
50938	124-10182-10231	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-1329, 1330						HQ	03/04/2018
50939	124-10183-10254	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	66-3127-1 THRU 19						BA	03/06/2018
50940	124-10183-10277	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-1459 THRU 1463						HQ	03/06/2018
50941	124-10183-10279	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-1465 THRU 1467				17		HQ	03/06/2018		17
50942	124-10184-10068	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-1480 THRU 1ST NR 1498						HQ	03/06/2018
50943	124-10184-10083	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-266						HQ	03/06/2018	BULKY ENC
50944	124-10185-10099	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-441 THRU 5TH NR 474						HQ	03/06/2018
50945	124-10185-10214	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-1715 THRU 1740						HQ	03/05/2018
50946	124-10185-10292	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DALLAS 3X5 INDEX		SAC, DL		51876	FBI		03/12/2018	REFERRED TO USA	51876
50947	124-10188-10064	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-1ST NR 1699 THRU 1705						HQ	03/06/2018
50948	124-10218-10131	04/26/2018	Redact	06/16/1967 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	162-1606-6	DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MM		3	FBI		02/18/2018	INC MEMO	3
50949	124-10264-10191	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-552 THRU 567						HQ	03/06/2018
50950	124-10264-10193	04/26/2018	Redact	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-116395-477 THRU 1ST NR 497						HQ	03/06/2018

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