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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901 | 198-10007-10007 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ARMY | 03/22/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COMMITTEE MEMBERS | V.H. KRULAK | CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES | 8 | JCS | CALIFANO PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | COMMITTEE MEMBERS | ||
| 5902 | 198-10007-10008 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ARMY | 02/00/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MR. CALIFANO | WILLIAM A. TIDWELL | ALLEGED CUBAN ARMS SHIPMENTS TO VENEZUELA VIA BRITISH GUIANA | 3 | CIA | CALIFANO PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 8. Transmittal of report from Tidwell to Califano re: Cuban arms shipments into British Guiana. | ||
| 5903 | 198-10007-10009 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES | 9 | CIA | CALIFANO PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Draft paper re: the exchange of intelligence concerning Cuban subversive activities. | ||||
| 5904 | 198-10007-10013 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CONTROL OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM CUBA | 17 | CALIFANO PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 6. Draft report concerning control of access to and surveillance of Cuba. | |||||
| 5905 | 178-10003-10016 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ROCKCOM | 08/30/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (10) | MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP, 3 AUGUST 1962 | 4 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILE | 03/12/2018 | ||||
| 5906 | 178-10003-10084 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 04/11/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7506462 (1) | POLICY GROUP | LANSDALE, EDWARD | STATUS OF OPERATION MONGOOSE | 1 | DOD | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Page 1 only. Attached to 1781000310069. | |
| 5907 | 178-10003-10085 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 09/14/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7506462 (1) | RECORD | PARROTT, THOMAS A. | MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPTEMBER 1962 | 2 | NSC | 03/20/2018 | Unmarked but contains classified information. Attached to 1781000310069. | |||
| 5908 | 178-10003-10090 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 09/06/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7506462 (2) | RECORD | MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62 | 5 | NSC | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310069. Unmarked but probably TOP SECRET. | ||
| 5909 | 178-10003-10105 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 08/29/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7506462 (3) | BUCHEN, PHILIP W. | CHURCH, FRANK | 20 | SSCIA | 03/16/2018 | Includes list of 117 quotations proposed for use in Church Committee assassinations report. | ||||
| 5910 | 178-10003-10114 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 02/04/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7602957 (1) | BADER, WILLIAM | ELDER, WALTER | 3 | CIA | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310109. Includes 2-page attachment. | ||
| 5911 | 178-10003-10127 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 12/01/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7602957 (2) | DCI | COOPER, CHESTER L. | CONSIDERATIONS FOR US POLICY TOWARD CUBA AND LATIN AMERICA | 6 | CIA | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310109. Bad copy. Unmarked but contains classified information. | |
| 5912 | 178-10003-10158 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 12/01/1963 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7602957 (7) | DCI | COOPER, CHESTER L. | CONSIDERATIONS FOR US POLICY TOWARD CUBA AND LATIN AMERICA | 6 | CIA | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310151. Bad copy. Unmarked but contains classified information. #4 and 4a on list. | |
| 5913 | 178-10003-10176 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 06/07/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7602957 (9) | DAVIS, JEANNE W. | KELLEY, CLARENCE | SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR LBJ LIBRARY DOCUMENTS | 4 | FBI | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310175. | |
| 5914 | 178-10003-10179 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 06/10/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7602957 (9) | MILLER, WILLIAM G. | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D. | 14 | CIA | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310177. Includes two attachments: AMLASH Operation, and Item Comments on Draft Report of SSC Subcommittee. Count does not include "tab" marker. | ||
| 5915 | 178-10003-10188 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 04/19/1966 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7603341 | SD 1721 (VECIANA) | 1 | DOD | CHURCH COM. | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310184. | |||
| 5916 | 178-10003-10244 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | KISS/SCOW | 05/22/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION--UNLOGGES...(5) | GRAY, MARVIN | E. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 20 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | MURPHY/ROCKEFELLER | 03/12/2018 | Part II of 2-part draft--Dominican Republic only. | ||
| 5917 | 178-10003-10311 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | DUVAL78-67 | 03/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA HISTORIES | CIA "HISTORIES": BREAKDOWN OF CERTAIN ITEMS REQUESTED... | 7 | CIA | ACCESSION 78-67 (UNPROCESSED) | 03/12/2018 | No author or date given, presumably Church Committee document request. | |||
| 5918 | 178-10003-10335 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | BUCHEN/DAN | 10/31/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CORRESPONDENCE--BUCHEN, PHILIP (3) | RECORD | LANSDALE, EDWARD | OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS | 2 | DOD | CORRESPONDENCE | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310332. | |
| 5919 | 178-10003-10377 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | BUCHEN/DAN | 06/16/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY | COLBY, WILLIAM | ASSASSINATIONS | 5 | CIA | CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY | 03/12/2018 | Includes handwritten note by Buchen. | ||
| 5920 | 178-10003-10387 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 05/22/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN ASSASSINATION DRAFTS | GRAY, MARVIN | E. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 20 | ROCK | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | Part II of 2-part draft--Dominical Republic only. | ||
| 5921 | 178-10003-10394 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE | LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM. | 5 | CIA | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | ||||
| 5922 | 178-10003-10396 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 10/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE | 15 | WH | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000310395. Unmarked but may contain classified information. Document partially handwritten. | ||||
| 5923 | 178-10003-10397 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE | 24 | ROCK | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | Annotated excerpts of the index to the Rockefeller Commission files. | ||||
| 5924 | 178-10003-10399 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE | LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM. | 5 | CIA | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | List has annotations showing file locations in Rockefeller Commission files. | |||
| 5925 | 178-10003-10400 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE | LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM. | 5 | CIA | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | List has annotations showing file locations in Rockefeller Commission files. | |||
| 5926 | 178-10003-10401 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE | APRIL 21, 1975--FOLLOWING SENT | 15 | WH | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | Unmarked but may contain classified information. Same as 1781000310396 but with different annotations. | |||
| 5927 | 178-10003-10414 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CAR/HARDY | 03/19/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | JEWELS I | THE RECORD | MANFREDI, GEORGE | EXAMINATION OF A PORTION OF THE RECORDS OF RICHARD HELMS | 11 | ROCK | SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | See page 7 in particular. | |
| 5928 | 178-10003-10439 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WILDEROTTE | 03/19/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION (6) | THE RECORD | MANFREDI, GEORGE | EXAMINATION OF A PORTION OF THE RECORDS OF RICHARD HELMS | 11 | ROCK | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | 03/12/2018 | See page 7 in particular. | |
| 5929 | 178-10003-10453 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WILDEROTTE | 06/26/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA (3) | COLBY, WILLIAM E. | CHURCH, FRANK | 25 | SSCIA | CIA | 03/12/2018 | Includes three attachments. | ||
| 5930 | 178-10004-10053 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/10/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MISC. ROCKEFELLER COM. AND CIA FILES (3) | DCI PRESENTATION TO THE PFIAB, 7 DECEMBER 1962 | 3 | CIA | 03/16/2018 | ||||||
| 5931 | 178-10004-10054 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/28/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MISC. ROCKEFELLER COM. AND CIA FILES (3) | RECORD | KIRKPATRICK, LYMAN | MEETING OF THE DCI WITH PBIAB, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 93 A.M. | 10 | PFIAB | 03/20/2018 | ||||
| 5932 | 178-10004-10056 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 11/14/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MISC. ROCKEFELLER COM. AND CIA FILES (9) | DIRECTOR, CIA | CIA HANDLING OF THE SOVIET BUILD-UP IN CUBA, 1 JULY-16 OCTOBER 1962 | 33 | CIA | 03/16/2018 | |||||
| 5933 | 178-10004-10072 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WILDEROTTE | 04/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | TESTIMONY (3) | DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MC GARRAH HELMS, APRIL 23, 1975, 2 OF 2 | 34 | ROCK | TESTIMONY SERIES | 03/12/2018 | Some pages are missing. Not as complete as 1781000210092. | |||
| 5934 | 178-10004-10087 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WILDEROTTE | 07/10/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ASSASSINATION-RELATED MATERIALS (3) | BUCHEN, PHILIP | CARL, OFFICE OF THE DD/S&T | SUMMARY REPORT ON CIA INVESTIGATION OF MKNAOMI | 17 | CIA | ASSASSINATION-RELATED MATERIALS | 03/12/2018 | Transmittal memo and 15-page report. | |
| 5935 | 178-10004-10112 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CHENEY | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INTELLIGENCE--COLBY TESTIMONY/SSCIA 5/23/75 | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY, MAY 23, 1975 | 118 | SCIA | GENERAL SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | ||||
| 5936 | 178-10004-10115 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CHENEY | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INTELLIGENCE--REPORT BY JAMES J. ANGLETON | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ANGLETON, JAMES | REPORT TO PRES. COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE U.S. | 37 | CIA | GENERAL SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | See pages 5-7. Does not include attachments. | |
| 5937 | 178-10004-10148 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | DAVIS | 10/14/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INTEL. INVESTIGATIONS--MISC. B, OCT.1975 (3) | SCOWCROFT, BRENT | RATLIFF, ROB ROY | JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR MAIL INFORMATION | 3 | WH | GENERAL SUBJECT FILE | 03/12/2018 | No attachments. | |
| 5938 | 178-10004-10213 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | MCFARLANE | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COLBY TESTIMONY BEFORE SSC, 5/23/75 | TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY, MAY 23, 1975 | 118 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS | 03/12/2018 | Attached to 1781000410212. Page 1 of 118-page document copied only. For complete document see ID #1781000410112. | |||
| 5939 | 178-10004-10280 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | MATHENY | 06/10/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | REPORT RE JFK ASSASSINATION (1) | MILLER, WILLIAM G. | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D. | 14 | CIA | SSC SERIES | 03/12/2018 | Includes two attachments: AMLASH Operation, and Item Comments on Draft Report of SSC Subcommittee. | ||
| 5940 | 178-10004-10396 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ROCKCOM | 03/18/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | B-W VII-K | FILE | WEIDNER, JOHN | INTERVIEW WITH JOHN STEIN | 8 | ROCK | BAKER-WEIDNER FILES | 03/12/2018 | Includes "Advice and Waiver" DOSment. | |
| 5941 | 178-10004-10416 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ROCKCOM | 01/13/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COLBY DOSMENT--APPENDICES | THE MIAMI STATION | 7 | CIA | TESTIMONY SERIES | 03/12/2018 | Appendix J to DOSment of William Colby to Rockefeller Commission, 13 January 1975. | |||
| 5942 | 178-10004-10420 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | ROCKCOM | 06/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FILES INVENTORY | INVENTORY OF ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FILES | 263 | ROCK | 03/12/2018 | Inventory of files showing file codes and contents of codes. | ||||
| 5943 | 179-20001-10304 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 05/08/1967 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 32 | CIA | 03/20/2018 | MEMORANDUM WITH 28 ENCLOSURES. BOX 65 | |||||||
| 5944 | 179-40001-10277 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WC | 05/22/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RANKIN, J. LEE | HELMS, RICHARD | 2 | CIA | 22: PP 3 | 03/12/2018 | FOLDER 1A. BOX C02 | |||
| 5945 | 179-40001-10298 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WC | 05/22/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RANKIN, J. LEE | HELMS, RICHARD | 2 | CIA | 08: NUMBERED COMMISSION DOCUMENTS | 03/12/2018 | COVER MEMORANDUM. BOX C01 | |||
| 5946 | 179-40005-10040 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WC | 01/15/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 1 | CIA | 23: PUB 3 | 03/12/2018 | ALSO IDENTIFIED AS REPORT NO. CS-3/569,958; FOUR COPIES. BOX C02 | |||||
| 5947 | 179-40006-10119 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | WC | 05/22/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RANKIN, J. LEE | HELMS, RICHARD | 2 | CIA | 11: GA 1 CIA | 03/12/2018 | BOX C02 | |||
| 5948 | 180-10065-10373 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | HSCA | 05/30/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 008888 | LESNIK, MAX | 7 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 03/12/2018 | Interview with Max Lesnik. Box 161. | |||
| 5949 | 180-10070-10404 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | HSCA | 05/08/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 008279 | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | FONZI, GAETON | INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH BURKHOLDER SMITH | 9 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 03/12/2018 | Box 152. | |
| 5950 | 180-10070-10415 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | HSCA | 05/11/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 008290 | EDELMAN, RUTH; USSS | 1 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 03/12/2018 | Box 152. |
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