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 |
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| 51701 | 202-10001-10208 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 02/20/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DOC 209 | THE CUBA PROJECT | 26 | OSD | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | Reviewed by JCS, OSD, CIA and DOS | 26 | |||
| 51702 | 202-10001-10210 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 02/20/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DOC 211 | THE CUBA PROJECT | 26 | OSD | #N/A | 03/09/2018 | Reviewed by JCS, OSD, CIA, DOS. | 26 | |||
| 51703 | 202-10002-10024 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE MOVEMENT OF SUBVERSIVES AND SUBVERSIVE TRAINEES | 49 | SUBCOMMITTEE ON CASTRO-COMMUNIST SUBVERSION | #N/A | 02/24/2016 | Taylor Papers, Box 7. Package of papers compiled by the Subcommittee on Castro-Communist Subversion related to effort to prevent Cuban subversion in Latin America. | 49 | ||||
| 51704 | 202-10002-10125 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 06/20/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | GENERAL TAYLOR | DAVE | REPORT ON DELIBERATIONS OF THE US ON SOUTHEAST ASIA (1953-1954) | 60 | JCS | #N/A | 03/09/2018 | Taylor Papers, Box 12. Multiple memos and cables re: U.S. policy in Southeast Asia in the 50's and 60's. | 60 | ||
| 51705 | 202-10002-10126 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/21/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SECRETARY, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF | A.P. GRAY, JR. | JCS 2304/171 - ACTION IN CUBA | 15 | JCS | #N/A | 03/09/2018 | JCS Central Files, Box 4. Memo from LTC Gray to Secretary, JCS re: Action in Cuba. | 15 | ||
| 51706 | 202-10002-10129 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/09/1961 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NND 941071 | PRESIDENT KENNEDY | 17 | THE WHITE HOUSE | #N/A | 03/09/2018 | NARA RG 218, Box 6 of 8. Memo from the President re: authorization granted at 9 March 1961 meeting. Report on the concept for the recapture of the Plaine des Jarres. | 17 | |||
| 51707 | 202-10002-10134 | 04/26/2018 | Withheld | 09/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 13 | US ARMY / BRITISH GOVERNMENT | #N/A | 02/28/1998 | JCS Central File 1963, Box 3. British and Canadian government papers regarding Cuba. | 13 | |||||
| 51708 | 202-10002-10162 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | JCS | C. M. MOUNT, JR. | MEMORANDUM FOR THE JCS - SOUTHEAST ASIA SITUATION REPORT | 59 | JCS | #N/A | 03/01/2018 | NARA RG 218 JCS. Memo from Mount, Jr. to JCS re: attached Southeast Asia Situation Report Number 52-63. Also attached are 51-63, 50-63 and 49-63. | 59 | ||
| 51709 | 202-10002-10184 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 02/18/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MULTIPLE | MAXWELL D. TAYLOR | EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM | 3 | CJCS | #N/A | 03/09/2018 | RG 218 JCS "NND 941071 BOX 3/8." Memo from Taylor to LeMay, Wheeler, McDonald, Greene re: attached evaluation of the situation in South Vietnam. | 3 | ||
| 51710 | No RIF - 250 pp. Report to PFIAB/Cuban arms | 04/26/2018 | #N/A [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ||||||||||||
| 51711 | 178-10004-10196 | 04/26/2018 | Release | 01/13/1961 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SSC--TRUJILLO ASSASSINATION, CUBA, CHILE | #N/A | 7 | DOS | GENERAL SUBJECT FILE | 10/23/2017 | DOC. #31 | 7 | |||
| 51712 | 177-10002-10095 | 04/26/2018 | Release | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | GOLDSMITH, MICHAEL | CANNING, THOMAS N. | 11 | CIA | NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, CODEWORD MATERIAL, VOL. 1, BOX 6 | 04/11/2018 | List of repairs and modifications to presidential limousine. Box 156. | 11 | |||
| 51713 | 177-10002-10083 | 04/26/2018 | Release | 01/30/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FONZI, GAETON. | 1 | WH | PAPERS OF BROMLEY SMITH, 1963-DECEMBER 1964, BOX 1 | 08/18/2017 | Box 297. FBI tabbed 297-1. | 1 | ||||
| 51714 | 111-10004-10001 | 04/26/2018 | Release | 07/18/1961 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 171-61 | 2 | USN | INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ACCESSION NUMBER 373-65A3099 | 10/20/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 1, Folder 20. Letter from British Embassy, Havana on the Cuban fishing industry with an article regarding proposed Cuban fishing port. Summary of article prepared by British Embassy. | 2 | ||||
| 51715 | 202-10002-10133 | 04/26/2018 | Release | 08/01/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 25 | US ARMY / BRITISH GOVERNMENT | JCS CENTRAL FILE 1963 | 01/05/2017 | 25 | ||||||
| 51716 | 119-10003-10003 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 04/03/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 39-141-122 | DIRECTOR, INR | J. EDGAR HOOVER | MEMORANDUM | 1 | FBI | |||||
| 51717 | 119-10003-10212 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 39-141-122 | 0 | FBI REPORTS | 12 | FBI | ||||||
| 51718 | 124-10172-10080 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/23/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 105-82555-1ST NR 4550 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 1 | FBI | ||||||
| 51719 | 124-10173-10381 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/09/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 65-645-8918 | DIRECTOR, FBI | BAXTRUM, GEORGE P. JR. | 10 | FBI | 45 OF 55 PAGES NAR | |||||
| 51720 | 124-10173-10384 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 04/06/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SEE TITLE | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, WMFO | CR 65-4269-2-115 | 2 | FBI | 31 OF 33 PAGES NAR | ||||
| 51721 | 124-10191-10056 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/25/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 62-116395-1505 | DIRECTOR, FBI | 4 | FBI | EBF, 85 OF 89 PAGES NAR | ||||||
| 51722 | 124-10224-10066 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/09/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 105-128259-10 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, SA | 3 | FBI | INC NOTE | |||||
| 51723 | 124-10243-10246 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/26/1981 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-43-PIC | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, DL | 511 | FBI | INC INDEX CARD | |||||
| 51724 | 124-10299-10021 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 10/27/1967 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 65-68043-238 | DIRECTOR, FBI | LEG, LO | 22 | FBI | INC 4 LTR, NOTE, ENV | |||||
| 51725 | 124-10373-10019 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/20/1977 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 62-117290-TICKLER FOLDER | AG | HSCA | 19 | HSCA | INC FOLDER, LET, MEMO | |||||
| 51726 | 124-90065-10044 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/18/1972 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 174-3693-11 | HQ | MM | 2 | FBI | TT | |||||
| 51727 | 124-90113-10014 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 06/16/1948 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 121-7327-9 | HQ | NY | 20 | FBI | RPT | |||||
| 51728 | 124-90113-10019 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/13/1948 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 121-7327-14 | HQ | WMFO | 30 | FBI | RPT | |||||
| 51729 | 124-90122-10201 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/06/1965 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 105-4921-1A-1A5 | HALEY, VALJEAN M. | 1 | CIT | ENVELOPE | ||||||
| 51730 | 124-90140-10089 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/14/1959 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 97-3768-5 | CIA | HQ | 1 | FBI | MEMO | |||||
| 51731 | 157-10002-10392 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 02/03/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SSCIA | HOOVER, J. EDGAR | RE: JOSE ANTONIO GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ - ESPIONAGE IN CUBA | 1 | FBI | Box 7 | |||||
| 51732 | 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 | ||||||
| 51733 | 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 | |||||
| 51734 | 177-10001-10089 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/23/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BUNDY, MCGEORGE | CHASE, GORDON | 1 | WH | DOC. #7, DOS, E. O. 12958, Sec. 3.4 (b)(6) | ||||||
| 51735 | 178-10004-10041 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 10/07/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 34. FBI (3) | RE: DEPOSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR W. RAYMOND WANNALL | 12 | FBI | |||||||
| 51736 | 104-10001-10042 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/24/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | MEMO FOR THE RECORD | HALL, THOMAS R., CI/R&A, CIA | COMMO LOGS ON TRANSMITTAL TIMES OF CABLES KEPT ONLY 9 DAYS; IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND TRANSMITTAL TIME OF OUT TELETYPE 74678 (1 OCT 63). | 3 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW7 : V31 : 1993.05.19.08:29:21:000031 : | |||
| 51737 | 104-10001-10042 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/24/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | MEMO FOR THE RECORD | HALL, THOMAS R., CI/R&A, CIA | COMMO LOGS ON TRANSMITTAL TIMES OF CABLES KEPT ONLY 9 DAYS; IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND TRANSMITTAL TIME OF OUT TELETYPE 74678 (1 OCT 63). | 3 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW7 : V31 : 1993.05.19.08:29:21:000031 : | |||
| 51738 | 104-10003-10085 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/14/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | C/WE | COS | SPANISH WEEKLY "SP" AND THE O'BRIEN ARTICLE, "LA POLICIA DE DALLAS MATO A KENNEDY" ("THE DALLAS POLICE KILLED KENNEDY") | 8 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW9 : V37 : 1993.06.08.18:11:03:620000 : IDEN AID UPDATE TO CORRECT PAGE NUMBERS | |||
| 51739 | 104-10003-10085 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/14/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | C/WE | COS | SPANISH WEEKLY "SP" AND THE O'BRIEN ARTICLE, "LA POLICIA DE DALLAS MATO A KENNEDY" ("THE DALLAS POLICE KILLED KENNEDY") | 8 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW9 : V37 : 1993.06.08.18:11:03:620000 : IDEN AID UPDATE TO CORRECT PAGE NUMBERS | |||
| 51740 | 104-10003-10100 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/11/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | CI/LS | RID/AN | ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET | 1 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW9 : V36 : 20031124-1016265 : | |||
| 51741 | 104-10003-10100 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/11/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | CI/LS | RID/AN | ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET | 1 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW9 : V36 : 20031124-1016265 : | |||
| 51742 | 104-10005-10058 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 09/18/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | CIA | CIA | PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES OF OSWALD'S CUBAN VISA APPLICATION | 23 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW11 : V49 : 1993.06.14.18:44:51:370000 : 23 PAGES INCLUDES 5 PAGES OF PHOTOCOPIES OF ORIGINAL NOTES AND ENVELOPES. 8 PHOTOS FOCUSING ON DURAN'S SIGNATURE, 10 PHOTOS FOCUSING ON OSWALD'S SIGNA | |||
| 51743 | 104-10061-10015 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 07/14/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | PCS/LOC | CHIEF, OPERATIONS | MEMO: HSCA REQUEST OF 11 JULY 1978 FOR NAME TRACES (RESPONSE TO) | 7 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | JFK9 : F10 : 1993.07.10.10:16:57:780310 : INCLUDES ROUTING SHEET AND TWO COPIES OF A 3 PAGE MEMO. | |||
| 51744 | 104-10015-10373 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | O'NEAL, BIRCH D., C/CI/SIG, CIA | CONTENTS OF MEXICO CABLE CONTAINING INFORMATION THAT ARNESTO RODRUGUEZ HAS TAPED CONVERSATIONS WITH OSWALD. | 1 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW1 : V7 : 1993.12.13.15:27:24:750028 : Document not located in OSW-1, Vol. 7 | ||||
| 51745 | 104-10016-10001 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 11/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | DIRECTOR CIA | MANAGUA | WITHHELD | 1 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW1 : V7 : 1993.12.15.15:54:34:150028 : | |||
| 51746 | 104-10016-10001 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 11/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | DIRECTOR CIA | MANAGUA | WITHHELD | 1 | CIA | 03/12/2018 | OSW1 : V7 : 1993.12.15.15:54:34:150028 : | |||
| 51747 | 104-10017-10068 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/04/1965 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | DIRECTOR | WITHHELD | REPORT THAT SOV CON GEN SAID OSWALD SENT TO USSR AND MARRIED SOVIET GIRL UNDER KUBARK INSTRUCTIONS. | 1 | CIA | 03/16/2018 | OSW2 : V2 : 1994.01.07.14:24:31:840005 : | |||
| 51748 | 104-10017-10068 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/04/1965 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | DIRECTOR | WITHHELD | REPORT THAT SOV CON GEN SAID OSWALD SENT TO USSR AND MARRIED SOVIET GIRL UNDER KUBARK INSTRUCTIONS. | 1 | CIA | 03/16/2018 | OSW2 : V2 : 1994.01.07.14:24:31:840005 : | |||
| 51749 | 124-90044-10029 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/01/1961 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 63-7145-9 | HQ | LA | 2 | FBI | #N/A | 02/25/2018 | AT | 2 | ||
| 51750 | 124-90055-10116 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 09/03/1960 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 105-76826-NR | USN | 1 | U.S. NAVY | #N/A | 07/07/2017 | MESSAGE | 1 |
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