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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5101 | 104-10534-10088 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 07/11/1978 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | BRECKENRIDGE, PRINCIPAL COORD, HSCA | SHEPANEK, POLICY & COORD STAFF | MEMORANDUM: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS' REQUEST | 3 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F45 : 20040209-1042502 : | 3 |
| 5102 | 104-10534-10098 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 06/26/1978 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL | OTS/MPS | MEMORANDUM: TRANSMITTAL OF OTS FILES FOR PERMANENT RETENTION BY OLC | 2 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F48 : 20040211-1044551 : | 2 |
| 5103 | 104-10534-10099 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 05/19/1978 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | C/INFO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS STAFF, DDA | DDS&T/OTS/GAD/A | FORM: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO RETAIN OR DESTROY QUESTIONABLE RECORDS: OTS/GAD/A FILE FOLERS/ANALYSIS OF SOVIET DOCUMENTS | 1 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F48 : 20040211-1044552 : | 1 |
| 5104 | 104-10534-10100 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 05/04/1978 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | C/INFO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS STAFF, DDA | DDS&T/OTS/GAD/A | FORM: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO RETAIN OR DESTROY QUESTIONABLE RECORDS | 1 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F48 : 20040211-1044553 : | 1 |
| 5105 | 104-10534-10101 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 01/03/1964 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | CHIEF, WE/2 | CHIEF, TSD/DB | MEMORANDUM: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF LETTER AND ENVELOPE, DB CASE #4361 | 3 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F48 : 20040211-1044554 : | 3 |
| 5106 | 104-10534-10102 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 12/13/1963 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | TSD/DB/5 | WE/2 | MEMORANDUM: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF LETTER AND ENVELOPE | 3 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F48 : 20040211-1044555 : | 3 |
| 5107 | 104-10534-10106 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 01/28/1964 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | CHIEF, SR/CI | CHIEF, TSD/DB | MEMORANDUM: SOVIET DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION CONCERNING OVIR (VISA AND REGISTRATION SECTION) OF MVD IN THE FALL OF 1959 - CASE 4390 | 6 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F49 : 20040211-1044559 : | 6 |
| 5108 | 104-10534-10110 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 04/06/1964 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | CHIEF, SR/CI | CHIEF, TSD/OA/AB | MEMORANDUM: DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SOVIET STATELESS PERSON'S IDENTITY DOCUMENT | 6 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F50 : 20040211-1044570 : | 6 |
| 5109 | 104-10534-10116 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 03/27/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | WITHHELD | DIRECTOR | CABLE: AEDONOR REPORTS MEMTIONED REF NOT PERTINENT TO ANY | 1 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F51 : 20040211-1044582 : | 1 |
| 5110 | 104-10534-10117 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 03/25/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | WITHHELD | WITHHELD | CABLE: SWISS PRESS 25 MARCH CARRIES ACCOUNT SATURDAY EVENING POST STORY | 1 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F51 : 20040211-1044583 : | 1 |
| 5111 | 104-10534-10120 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 10/25/1966 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | DCI | MURPHY, CHIEF, SOVIET BLOC DIVISION | MEMORANDUM: YURIY I. NOSENKO. 1. THE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM DESCRIBES THE TECHINQUES | 9 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F51 : 20040211-1044586 : | 9 |
| 5112 | 104-10534-10173 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 01/01/1978 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | NONE | WITHHELD | ITEMS FROM NOSENKO STUDY (1968) IN RESPONSE TO HSCA REQUEST (29 MARCH 1978). | 69 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F52 : 20040212-1045123 : | 69 |
| 5113 | 104-10534-10203 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | CIA | 10/01/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOSENKO RECORDS | DIRECTOR OF SECURITY | SOLIE. D/C, SECURITY RESEARCH STAFF | FILE: CONCLUSIONS AND COMMENTS IN THE CASE OF YURIY IVANOVICH NOSENKO | 266 | CIA | JFK | 11/09/2017 | JFK-M-24 : F56 : 20040212-1045120 : | 266 |
| 5114 | 144-10001-10051 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 01/16/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Plot to Assassinate Castro Reported | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5115 | 144-10001-10052 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | report | Report on Cuba's Internal Problems With Rebels | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5116 | 144-10001-10054 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Robert Kennedy Viewed as Leading Contender to Succeed his Brother in 1964 | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5117 | 144-10001-10055 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Mexico Declares Period of National Mourning for President Kennedy | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5118 | 144-10001-10056 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | 4 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 4 | |||||
| 5119 | 144-10001-10057 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 06/15/1964 [PDF] | memo | Report on Examination of Material… | 6 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 6 | ||||
| 5120 | 144-10001-10058 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | report | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||||
| 5121 | 144-10001-10059 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Official Cuban Statement… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 5122 | 144-10001-10060 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/31/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Report on President Johnson's… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 5123 | 144-10001-10061 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Alert in Eastern… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5124 | 144-10001-10062 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5125 | 144-10001-10063 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/31/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Egyptian Reaction to… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5126 | 144-10001-10065 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5127 | 144-10001-10066 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5128 | 144-10001-10067 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5129 | 144-10001-10068 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 3 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 3 | ||||
| 5130 | 144-10001-10069 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Information Requested About… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5131 | 144-10001-10070 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Cuban Reaction to… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5132 | 144-10001-10071 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/04/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5133 | 144-10001-10072 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Cuba's Analysis of Facts… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 5134 | 144-10001-10073 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/02/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Kennedy's Dealth Felt… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5135 | 144-10001-10074 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | American Ambassador Believes… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5136 | 144-10001-10075 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/14/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5137 | 144-10001-10076 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Reaction to Kennedy's… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 5138 | 144-10001-10077 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/05/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | President Kennedy's … | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5139 | 144-10001-10078 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Cuban Statement on… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 5140 | 144-10001-10080 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Castro Makes Statement… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 5141 | 144-10001-10081 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/31/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Hungarian Reaction… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5142 | 144-10001-10082 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | ||||
| 5143 | 144-10001-10083 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | ||||
| 5144 | 144-10001-10084 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/04/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Report from Washington… | 3 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 3 | |||
| 5145 | 144-10001-10085 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/02/1963 [PDF] | report | HCF | NSA | Presna Latina in… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||
| 5146 | 144-10001-10086 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | report | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||||
| 5147 | 144-10001-10087 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Cuban Catholics… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5148 | 144-10001-10088 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/31/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Bulgarian Reaction… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 5149 | 144-10001-10089 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 5150 | 144-10001-10090 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/02/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 |
Bulk Download of PDF and WAV files
You can access individual files by browsing the webpage above and selecting the link in the "Doc Date" column. You may also download the Excel spreadsheet above, which includes links to all of the files. If you need copies of all PDF and WAV files, you can request a compressed bulk download by emailing bulkdownload@nara.gov with “JFK Bulk Download” in the subject line.
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