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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51901 | 157-10004-10237 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7014 | MEXICO | DIRECTOR, CIA | ARREST OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51902 | 157-10004-10238 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | REPORT OF SPY SCHOOL IN MINSK | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51903 | 157-10004-10239 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/15/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | IN 40357 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | REQUEST FOR PHOTO OF OSWALD | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51904 | 157-10004-10245 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/08/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | C | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | LEE HARVEY OSWALD AND KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51905 | 157-10004-10246 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7070 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SURVEILLANCE OF KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51906 | 157-10004-10247 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/29/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | P-8593 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | DOUBLE AGENTS MEETINGS WITH SOVIETS | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51907 | 157-10004-10248 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/30/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE DIR 886012 | DIRECTOR, CIA | MEXICO CITY | DOUBLE AGENTS IN MEXICO CITY | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51908 | 157-10004-10249 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | B201-305052 | KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51909 | 157-10004-10250 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/20/1963 [PDF] | TAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITEI MEXI 5448 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | ELDON HENSEN'S CONTACT WITH CUBAN EMBASSY | FBI | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51910 | 157-10004-10251 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7069 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | GILBERTO NOLALSCO ALVARADO UGARTE INTERVIEW | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51911 | 157-10004-10252 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7061 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | INFORMATIN ON KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51912 | 157-10004-10253 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7051 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | KOSTIKOV, VALERIY VLADIMIROVICH | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51913 | 157-10004-10255 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7036 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SOVIET EMBASSY REACTION TO ASSASSINATION | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51914 | 157-10004-10256 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7050 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SOVIET EMBASSY (MEXICO CITY) REACTION TO ASSSASSINATION | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51915 | 157-10004-10257 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7041 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SURVEILLANCE OF KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51916 | 157-10004-10258 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7044 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE CONVERSATIONS AT SOVIET EMBASSY | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51917 | 157-10004-10259 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7049 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | ALEKSANDR GEORGIYOVICH SIDOROV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51918 | 157-10004-10260 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7048 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SOVIET CULTURAL OFFICER KUZNETSOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51919 | 157-10004-10261 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7047 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SURVEILLANCE ON KAZANTSEV, KONSTANTINOV AND SHCHUCHKIN | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51920 | 157-10004-10262 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | IN #55880 | DIRECTOR, CIA | TRAVEL INFORMATION ON ERWIN HERZOG | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | ||||
| 51921 | 157-10004-10263 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7024 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | KOSTIKOV TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF MEXICO | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51922 | 157-10004-10264 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7034 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | CONVERSATION IN SOVIET EMBASSY | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 51923 | 157-10004-10265 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/09/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 6453 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SOVIET EMBASSY (CONVERSATION)_ | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 51924 | 157-10004-10266 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7050 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | DIPLOMATIC COURIERS TRAVEL TO CUBA | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 51925 | 157-10004-10268 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE DIR 84885 | DIRECTOR, CIA | MEXICO CITY | KOSTIKOV TRAVEL INFORMATION | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 51926 | 157-10004-10269 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE DIR 84837 | DIRECTOR | MEXICO CITY | REQUEST TRAVEL INFORMATION ON KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 51927 | 157-10004-10272 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 1922572 | DIRECTOR, CIA | JOHN MEYER | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | ||||
| 51928 | 157-10004-10288 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE DIR 84914 | DIRECTOR | MEXICO CITY | REQUEST FOR TRANSCRIPTS OF OSWALD'S CONVERSATIONS | CIA | CABLE | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 51929 | 157-10004-10045 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/02/1965 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FBI, NEW YORK | DIRECTOR, FBI | VICTOR MOMINDADOR ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ | FBI | CABLE | 06/07/2017 | Box 335-2 | |||
| 51930 | 157-10004-10177 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | P-8593 CITE MEXI # 7097 | RESUME OF PHONE CONVERSATION | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51931 | 157-10004-10182 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INCOMING # 6761, DIR # 85469 | INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON TO MEXICO CITY | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51932 | 157-10004-10184 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INCOMING # 6742 DIR #85245 | DOJ REPORT ON ASSASSINATIONS | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51933 | 157-10004-10185 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INCOMING # 6784 CITE DIR 85655 | REQUEST TO FOLLOW ALL LEADS IN ASSASSINATION INVESTIGATION | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51934 | 157-10004-10191 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7114 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | RUMOR THAT OSWALD DEPOSITED $5,000.00 IN BANK IN MEXICO CITY | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51935 | 157-10004-10192 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7110 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON RE: DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51936 | 157-10004-10194 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/29/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE P-8593 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | RELEASE OF SILVIA DURAN | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51937 | 157-10004-10195 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/29/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE P-8593 CITE MEXI 7128 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | INTERROGATION OF GILBERTO ALVARADO | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51938 | 157-10004-10197 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/02/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE # P-8593 CITE MEXI 7190 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | INFORMATION RE: PICKETING IN FRONT OF CUBAN EMBASSY/MEXICO CITY | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51939 | 157-10004-10198 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/03/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7216 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | GILBERTO P. LOPEZ | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51940 | 157-10004-10199 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7070 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | SURVEILLANCE OF SOVIET EMBASSY & KOSTIKOV | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51941 | 157-10004-10200 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7054 | TAPED CONVERSATION WITH OSWALD | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||||
| 51942 | 157-10004-10201 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE WAVE 8133 | JMWAVE | DIRECTOR | CASTRO'S STATEMENT RE: THREATENING US LEADERS | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51943 | 157-10004-10202 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7072 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | AMBASSADOR MANN'S REQUEST FOR APPROVAL RE: SILVIA DURAN'S RE-ARREST | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51944 | 157-10004-10204 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7084 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | OSWALD/RUBINSTEIN CASES (IN U.S.) | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51945 | 157-10004-10205 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7092 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | AMBASSADOR MANN'S REQUEST FOR DETAILS ON OSWALD/RUBINSTEIN CASES | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51946 | 157-10004-10206 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7093 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON GILBERTO ALVARADO | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51947 | 157-10004-10207 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE MEXI 7094 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | ARNESTO RODRIGUEZ' ACQUAINTANCE WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51948 | 157-10004-10208 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE P-8593 / 50-2-4-1 | MEXICO CITY | DIRECTOR, CIA | OSWALD'S TRAVEL TO MEXICO CITY | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51949 | 157-10004-10209 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE DIR 85039 | DIRECTOR, CIA | MEXICO CITY | AMBASSADOR MANN'S REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION ON OSWALD CASE | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 | |||
| 51950 | 157-10004-10210 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/00/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CITE DIR 86054 | DIRECTOR, CIA | MEXICO CITY | CUBAN AIRCRAFT DELAY ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963 | CIA | CABLE | 06/08/2017 |
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