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.

Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Agency	Doc Date	Doc Type	File Num	To Name	From Name	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments	Pages Released
54501	180-10143-10125	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/29/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2028-11-08		CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/01/2017	Box 18	4
54502	180-10143-10170	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/27/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	28-25-01		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 19	6
54503	180-10143-10173	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	28-26-02		CIA	6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 19	7
54504	180-10143-10217	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	2029-01-03		CIA	8	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 19	9
54505	180-10143-10225	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	2029-06-03		CIA	28	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 19 Contains 2 pages withheld in full by CIA	28
54506	180-10143-10234	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/22/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2029-07-08		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 19	3
54507	180-10143-10244	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	02/03/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2029-07-18		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 19	3
54508	180-10143-10329	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-16-01		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 20	2
54509	180-10143-10335	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-16-07		CIA	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 20	5
54510	180-10143-10353	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/15/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-19-07		CIA	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	10/02/2017	Box 20	5
54511	180-10143-10360	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/13/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-19-13		CIA	14	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 20	15
54512	180-10143-10375	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/28/1978 [PDF]	FORM	29-19-19A		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 20 Document Withdrawal Form Pending Third Agency Coordination	6
54513	180-10143-10419	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-22-21		CIA	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 20	5
54514	180-10143-10425	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-23B-03		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	6
54515	180-10143-10429	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-23B-07		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	3
54516	180-10143-10434	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/15/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-25-01		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	10/02/2017	Box 21	2
54517	180-10143-10435	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/15/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-25-02		CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	4
54518	180-10143-10471	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/07/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-39-02		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	2
54519	180-10144-10002	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/04/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-39-15		CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	4
54520	180-10144-10004	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/03/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-39-17		CIA	9	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	10
54521	180-10144-10005	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/17/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-39-18		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	2
54522	180-10144-10018	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/08/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-42-04		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	6
54523	180-10144-10033	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-43-09		CIA	6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 21	7
54524	180-10144-10079	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/31/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-46-22		CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	4
54525	180-10144-10080	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/02/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-46-23		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	3
54526	180-10144-10087	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	02/09/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-46-30		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	3
54527	180-10144-10103	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/16/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-46-46		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	2
54528	180-10144-10110	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	29-46-53		CIA	6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	8
54529	180-10144-10124	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/25/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-47-02		CIA	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	5
54530	180-10144-10129	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/08/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	29-48-01		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 22	6
54531	180-10144-10209	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	30-43-01		CIA	70	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 23	71
54532	180-10144-10239	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	30-61-02		CIA	10	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 24	18
54533	180-10144-10241	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/28/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	30-62-02			17	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 24	19
54534	180-10144-10242	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	30-62-03		CIA	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 24	5
54535	180-10144-10245	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/28/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	30-62-06			13	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 24	14
54536	180-10144-10262	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	OTHER	31-01B-02			29	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 25 Notecards from HSCA staffers	29
54537	180-10144-10265	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	OTHER	31-01B-05			41	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 25 Notecards from HSCA staffers	41
54538	180-10144-10282	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	34-23-03			3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 26	4
54539	180-10144-10320	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/05/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	2035-05-15	CARPENTIER, PATRICK	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 26	4
54540	180-10144-10337	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/11/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	2035-06-11	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 26	2
54541	180-10144-10384	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	48-14-03		CIA	22	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 26	23
54542	180-10144-10392	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/07/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	48-14-10		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 26	5
54543	180-10144-10414	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/31/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	2049-02-01	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 27	3
54544	180-10144-10425	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/13/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	2049-12-01	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 27	3
54545	180-10144-10426	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/11/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	49-13-01	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 27	2
54546	180-10144-10442	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/20/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	49-28-01	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 27	4
54547	180-10144-10487	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/05/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	49-71-01	CARPENTIER, PATRICK	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 27	4
54548	180-10145-10148	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	REPORT	50-61-01			27	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 27	28
54549	180-10145-10211	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-04-01		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 28	6
54550	180-10145-10214	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/10/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-04-02		CIA	12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 28	13

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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