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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54051 | 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 | |||
| 54052 | 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 | |||
| 54053 | 157-10004-10271 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/13/1957 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-087408 | CHIEF, WHD | OPERATIONAL - ROBERT MAHEU | CIA | REPORT | 06/09/2017 | ||||
| 54054 | 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 | ||||
| 54055 | 157-10004-10273 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/05/1971 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE RECORD | MEETING WITH MR. ED MULLIN, INTERTEL | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | |||||
| 54056 | 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 | |||
| 54057 | 157-10004-10289 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/02/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PHOTO OF UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL IN THE WARREN COMMISSION REPORT | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54058 | 157-10004-10291 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | HANDWRITTEN NOTES | CIA | NOTES | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54059 | 157-10004-10292 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/27/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R 2255 | JOHNSTON/DWYER/GREISSING | SENATOR HART | CONNECTION BETWEEN AMLASH AND INVESTIGATION OF JFK ASSASSINATION | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | |||
| 54060 | 157-10004-10293 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MCCONE PAPERS AND REFERENCE TO CUBA ASSASSINATIONS | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54061 | 157-10004-10294 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 76-0070/1 | ARMSTRONG, LOUIS | CIA STAFF EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN DIR 86054 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | ||||
| 54062 | 157-10004-10295 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/14/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ELDER, WALTER | RE: CHURCH COMMITTEE REQUEST | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | |||||
| 54063 | 157-10004-10296 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/01/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 1 DECEMBER 1961 | NSC | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54064 | 157-10004-10297 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/25/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NOTES RE: PROJECT ZRRIFLE | SSCIA | NOTES | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54065 | 157-10004-10298 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/31/1956 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | EXCERPT (PAGE 2 ONLY) RE: MAHEU | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54066 | 157-10004-10299 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/15/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COST OF CUBAN OPERATION, 1960-1964 | SSCIA | REPORT | 06/09/2017 | ||||||
| 54067 | 157-10004-10300 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CUBAN OPERATION | SSCIA | REPORT (PAGES 6-15) | 09/07/1994 | ||||||
| 54068 | 157-10005-10023 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/12/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ELLIFF, JOHN T. | SHAHEEN, MICHAEL E. JR., ESQ. | REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS RE: MAIL OPENINGS | SSCIA | LETTER | 06/09/2017 | BOX 262-1 | |||
| 54069 | 157-10005-10077 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DAWSON, RHETT | MILLER, BILL | RE: DIEM & ASSASSINATIONS | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | BOX 265-14 | |||
| 54070 | 157-10005-10091 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/14/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DWYER, DAN; GREISSING, ED | WALLACH, PAUL | REVIEW OF OSWALD 201 AT CIA | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | BOX 265-15 | |||
| 54071 | 157-10005-10131 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 03/21/1977 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | EXCERPT OF MEMORANDUM RE: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS | SSCIA | EXCERPT | 06/09/2017 | BOX 419-7 | |||||
| 54072 | 157-10005-10135 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/12/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R2939 | JOHNSTON, JIM | ELDER, WALTER | LETTER REQUESTING ACCESS TO DOCS | SSCIA | LETTER | 06/09/2017 | BOX 431-79 | ||
| 54073 | 157-10005-10136 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/23/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R2979 | JOHNSTON, JAMES H. | ELDER, WALTER - CIA | LETTER REQUESTING INFORMATION | SSCIA | LETTER | 06/09/2017 | BOX 431-96 | ||
| 54074 | 157-10005-10169 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/01/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | HARVEY, WILLIAM K. | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM K. HAREY | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | BOX 435-5 | |||
| 54075 | 157-10005-10251 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/19/1975 [PDF] | TRANSCRIPT | R1514 | TESTIMONY OF WALTER SHERIDAN | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 06/09/2017 | BOX 258-17 | ||||
| 54076 | 157-10005-10260 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 02/06/1974 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | LACKRITZ, MARC | LENZNER, TERRY | RE: CONVERSATION WITH WILL WILSON ON FEB. 6, 1974 | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | BOX 261-10 | |||
| 54077 | 157-10005-10267 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/27/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | TREVERTON, GREGORY F. | FILES | EXCERPT OF INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD GOODWIN | SSCIA | INTERVIEW SUMMARY | 06/09/2017 | BOX 390-3 | |||
| 54078 | 157-10005-10281 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/03/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INTERVIEW AND MEETING SUMMARY | SSCIA | 06/09/2017 | BOX 391-2 | ||||||
| 54079 | 157-10005-10313 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/03/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R1006 | MILLER, WILLIAM G. | ELDER, WALT | ZRRIFLE AND OTHER CRYPTONYMS | SSCIA | LETTER | 06/09/2017 | BOX 445-4 | ||
| 54080 | 157-10008-10210 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 03/15/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DWYER, DAN & GREISSING, ED | ROCCA, RAYMOND | INTERVIEW WITH RAYMOND ROCCA | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/09/2017 | BOX 408-78 | |||
| 54081 | 157-10011-10120 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/02/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ELDER, WALTER | MILLER, WILLIAM G. | DOCUMENTS REQUESTED BY KAYDEN, JEFFREY | CIA | LETTER | 06/09/2017 | SSCI Box 221, Folder 10 | |||
| 54082 | 157-10002-10005 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INDEX CARDS, MAY TO JUNE 1975 | SSCIA | INDEX CARDS | 06/06/2017 | Box 136 - Book 1Index Cards - May to June 1975Index Cards - October 1975 | |||||
| 54083 | 157-10002-10031 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 11/03/1960 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 3 NOVEMBER 1960 | WH | MEMORANDUM | 06/06/2017 | Box 74Folder 4 | |||||
| 54084 | 157-10002-10044 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INDERFURTH, RICK | THE RECORD | RE: INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS PARROTT | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/06/2017 | Box 97Folder 9Also present: William Trueheart, and Daniel O'Flaherty of the Committee staff. | |||
| 54085 | 157-10002-10086 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/25/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-980 | TESTIMONY OF HALLEY (ALIAS) IN EXECUTIVE SESSION | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 06/06/2017 | Box 245Folder 5 | ||||
| 54086 | 157-10002-10102 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/06/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PARROTT, THOMAS | THE RECORD | MINUTES OF MTG. OF THE SPECIAL GROUP ON OPERATION MONGOOSE | WH | MEMORANDUM | 06/06/2017 | Box 245Folder 12 | |||
| 54087 | 157-10002-10153 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/10/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-506 | PARROTT, THOMAS | TESTIMONY OF THOMAS PARROTT | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 06/06/2017 | Box 256Folder 5Exhibits in separate record | |||
| 54088 | 157-10002-10155 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/25/1960 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PARROTT, THOMAS | THE RECORD | MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 25 AUGUST 1960 | WHITE HOUSE | MEMORANDUM | 06/06/2017 | Box 256Folder 5Exhibit 2 to Thomas Parrott testimony of 7/10/75 | |||
| 54089 | 157-10002-10172 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/04/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-173 | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY - 6/4/75 | SSCIA | TRANSCRIPT | 06/06/2017 | Box 321Folder 2 | ||||
| 54090 | 157-10002-10243 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/20/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-2971 | JOHNSTON, JAMES H. | ELDER, WALTER | RE: CIA ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYEE'S TESTIMONY | SSCIA | LETTER | 06/06/2017 | Box 411 | ||
| 54091 | 157-10002-10263 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 02/25/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R-2603 | JOHNSTON, JAMES | ELDER, WALTER | REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS | SSCIA | LETTER | 06/07/2017 | Box 412Chron File | ||
| 54092 | 157-10002-10313 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 02/10/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MILLER, WILLIAM & SCHWARZ, F.A.O. | NOTES DETAILING NUMBER AND EXTENT OF COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/07/2017 | Box 413Chron file | ||||
| 54093 | 157-10002-10383 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/13/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MATERIAL FOR 19TH MEETING OF SELECT COMMITTEE W/HELMS TESTIMONY | SSCIA | AGENDA & BACKGROUND MATERIAL | 06/07/2017 | Box 417Folder 7Chron File | |||||
| 54094 | 157-10002-10412 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SSCIA | MATERIAL FROM ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION RE: JFK ASSASSINATION | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | CORRESPONDENCE & MATERIAL FROM ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | 06/07/2017 | Box 302Folder 3Rockefeller Commission | ||||
| 54095 | 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 | |||
| 54096 | 157-10004-10046 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/04/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS TO ASSASSAINATE CUBAN | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 06/07/2017 | 335-2 | |||||
| 54097 | 157-10004-10047 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/07/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MIAMI | ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 06/07/2017 | 335-2 | |||
| 54098 | 157-10004-10048 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/26/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | LEGAT, PARIS | DIRECTOR, FBI | ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES | STATE | MEMORANDUM | 06/07/2017 | 335-2 | |||
| 54099 | 157-10004-10090 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1976 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THORNBURGH, RICHARD | CHURCH, FRANK | REQUEST FOR TESTIMONY ON CHILE | DOJ | LETTER | 06/07/2017 | ||||
| 54100 | 157-10004-10092 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/16/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SCHWARZ, F.A.O & SMOTHER, CURTIS | BARON, FREDERICK | SUMMARY OF PERTINENT TESTIMONY PERTAINING TO RICHARD BISSELL | SSCIA | MEMORANDUM | 06/07/2017 |
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