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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 178-10002-10158 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 03/09/1960 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | A-I(G) CIA CORRES.--ASSASSINATIONS (1) | FOR THE RECORD | UNSIGNED | FIRST MEETING OF BRANCH 4 TASK FORCE, 9 MARCH 1960 | 3 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Minutes of meeting. | |
| 702 | 178-10002-10166 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 06/06/1961 [PDF] | CABLE | A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (1) | CABLE 0897 | 1 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Attached to 1781000210166. | |||
| 703 | 178-10002-10169 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 05/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (1) | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | UNSIGNED | REVIEW OF ITEMS IN OSWALD FILE RE CASTRO/JFK ASSASSINATION | 27 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Attached to 1781000210167 and 168. | |
| 704 | 178-10002-10185 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 01/17/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (2) | INSPECTOR GENERAL | MURRAY, WILLIAM J. | QUESTIONABLE ACTIVITIES | 2 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Attachments: 1781000210186, 187, 188. | |
| 705 | 178-10002-10188 | 12/15/2017 | 9 | ROCKCOM | 07/22/1960 [PDF] | CABLE | A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (2) | DIRECTOR | CABLE HAVANA 5396 | 2 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Attached to 1781000210185. | ||
| 706 | 178-10002-10214 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 05/17/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | A-III(A) MISCELLANEOUS | THE FILE | BELIN, DAVID | INTERVIEW WITH JAMES P. O'CONNELL | 19 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Attached to 1781000210213. | |
| 707 | 178-10002-10215 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 04/16/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | DEPOSITION OF (A CIA EMPLOYEE) | 8 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091. | ||||
| 708 | 178-10002-10261 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 05/21/1975 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS | FILE | CARGILL, MASON | DOCUMENTS FROM DPD FILES RE CUBAN OPERATIONS, 1959-61 | 4 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | ||
| 709 | 178-10002-10265 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 05/15/1975 [PDF] | LIST | A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS | FILE | CARGILL, MASON | PERSONS...WHO MIGHT BE INTERVIEWED RE CASTRO ASSASSINATION PLANS | 3 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Unmarked but may contain unreleasable names. | |
| 710 | 178-10002-10266 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 05/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS | 4 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATIONS FILES | 11/30/2017 | Attached to 1781000210265. Handwritten list of names and addresses related to anti-Castro plots. | ||||
| 711 | 178-10002-10279 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 04/16/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS | DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM STURBITTS | 4 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILES | 11/30/2017 | Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091. | |||
| 712 | 178-10002-10297 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 06/24/1966 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | A-I(K) MISC.--ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS | DDCI | DIRECTOR OF SECURITY | MAHEU, ROBERT A. | 6 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | ||
| 713 | 178-10002-10330 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 05/15/1975 [PDF] | NOTES | A-I(I) INTERVIEWS RE ASSASSINATIONS | THE RECORD | GRAY, MARVIN L. JR. | CONVERSATION WITH L. FLETCHER PROUTY | 2 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | Attached to 1781000210331. Gray's handwritten notes of interview prior to arrival of court reporter. Unmarked by may contain classified info. | |
| 714 | 178-10002-10363 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 03/06/1975 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | O-R (I-AA) HUNT, E. HOWARD INTERVIEWED 3/4/75 | FILE | OLSEN, ROBERT | INTERVIEW 3/4/75 WITH E.HOWARD HUNT AND HIS DAUGHTER, LISA HUNT | 6 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | 0LSEN-ROETHE FILES | 11/30/2017 | ||
| 715 | 178-10002-10364 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 03/04/1975 [PDF] | NOTES | O-R I-AA) HUNT, E. HOWARD INTERVIEWED 3/4/75 | E. HOWARD HUNT, CF 3-4-75 | 4 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | OLSEN-ROETHE FILES | 11/30/2017 | Handwritten notes. Unmarked but transcribed version is classified. | |||
| 716 | 178-10002-10368 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | ROCKCOM | 04/22/1975 [PDF] | NOTES | O-R (I-OO) STURGIS, FRANK | TCW STURGIS 4-22-75 | 2 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | OLSEN-ROETHE FILE | 11/30/2017 | Notes of conversation with Sturgis. | |||
| 717 | 178-10002-10369 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | NOTES | O-R (I-OO) STURGIS, FRANK | C.I.A. PERSONNEL | 1 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | OLSEN-ROETHE FILE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 718 | 178-10002-10469 | 12/15/2017 | 9 | ROCKCOM | 07/10/1962 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (5) | DCI | HARVEY, WILLIAM K. | 1 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | re intelligence source | ||
| 719 | 178-10002-10479 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | ROCKCOM | 01/19/1962 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7) | 19 JANUARY 1962 | 5 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 720 | 178-10002-10480 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 04/23/1963 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7) | KIRKPATRICK, LYMAN | FROM MOR OF PFIAB MEETING WITH DCI MC CONE, 23 APRIL 1963 | 4 | PFIAB | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | Excerpt from memorandum, plus route slip. | ||
| 721 | 178-10003-10001 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 09/20/1962 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (9) | MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD, SPECIAL GROUP MEETING 20 SEPTEMBER 1962 | 1 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 722 | 178-10003-10016 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | ROCKCOM | 08/30/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (10) | MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP, 30 AUGUST 1962 | 4 | CIA | ASSASSINATION FILE | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 723 | 178-10004-10396 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 03/18/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | B-W VII-K | FILE | WEIDNER, JOHN | INTERVIEW WITH JOHN STEIN | 8 | ROCK | BAKER-WEIDNER FILES | 11/30/2017 | Includes "Advice and Waiver" statement. | |
| 724 | 178-10004-10416 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 01/13/1975 [PDF] | REPORT | COLBY STATEMENT--APPENDICES | THE MIAMI STATION | 7 | CIA | TESTIMONY SERIES | 11/30/2017 | Appendix J to Statement of William Colby to Rockefeller Commission, 13 January 1975. | |||
| 725 | 178-10004-10420 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 06/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FILES INVENTORY | INVENTORY OF ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FILES | 263 | ROCK | 11/30/2017 | Inventory of files showing file codes and contents of codes. | ||||
| 726 | 195-10005-10022 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | OSD | 11/00/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COVERT ANNEX | 20 | JCS | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 11/30/2017 | McNamara Papers, Box 86. General Taylor's Vietnam Trip, Nov. 61. Covert annex re: situation in Vietnam. Issues discussed include: combatting communist insurgency, covert intelligence collection, etc. | ||||
| 727 | 195-10005-10023 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | OSD | 07/23/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, MONGOOSE | BENJAMIN T. HARRIS | END OF PHASE I | 12 | OSD | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 11/30/2017 | McNamara Papers, Box 86 (42), Mongoose. Memo from Harris to Chief of Operations re: accomplishments of Operation Mongoose Phase I, estimate of potential for intelligence collection and military operations, etc. | ||
| 728 | 195-10005-10027 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | OSD | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | KEY PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENTS ON CUBA | 238 | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 11/30/2017 | McNamara Papers. Paper outlining key Presidential statements on Cuba. Attached are multiple associated memos, papers and articles. | |||||
| 729 | 195-10005-10003 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | OSD | 01/00/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE PLAN FOR DIA, THE WEAKNESSES OF THE OLD SYSTEM, THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW, AND THE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES TO BE LEFT IN THE SERVICES | 7 | OSD | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 03/01/2018 | Reviewed by JCS/DIA. McNamara Papers, Box 112, DIA and DOD org. OSD paper re: US intelligence activities, the creation of DIA and its functions and responsibilities. | 7 | |||
| 730 | 195-10005-10022 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | OSD | 11/00/1961 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | COVERT ANNEX | 20 | JCS | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | McNamara Papers, Box 86. General Taylor's Vietnam Trip, Nov. 61. Covert annex re: situation in Vietnam. Issues discussed include: combatting communist insurgency, covert intelligence collection, etc. | ||||
| 731 | 195-10005-10023 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | OSD | 07/23/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, MONGOOSE | BENJAMIN T. HARRIS | END OF PHASE I | 12 | OSD | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | McNamara Papers, Box 86 (42), Mongoose. Memo from Harris to Chief of Operations re: accomplishments of Operation Mongoose Phase I, estimate of potential for intelligence collection and military operations, etc. | ||
| 732 | 195-10005-10027 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | OSD | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | KEY PRESIDENTIAL DOSMENTS ON CUBA | 238 | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 03/12/2018 | McNamara Papers. Paper outlining key Presidential DOSments on Cuba. Attached are multiple associated memos, papers and articles. | |||||
| 733 | 195-10005-10021 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | OSD | 07/31/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) | BRIG. GEN. LANSDALE | CONTINGENCY PLAN | 18 | OSD | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 12/16/2016 | McNamara Papers, Box 86 (42), Mongoose. Memo from Lansdale to Special Group (Augmented) re: contingency plan for military intervention in Cuba. | 18 | |
| 734 | 177-10001-10437 | 11/03/2017 | In Full | OSD | 11/30/1963 [PDF] | Memorandum | Chairman, JCS | McNamara, Robert S. | N/A | 21 | 11/03/2017 | 21 | ||||
| 735 | 195-10005-10003 | 11/03/2017 | In Part | OSD | 1/00/1962 [PDF] | Paper, Textual Document | THE PLAN FOR DIA, THE WEAKNESSES OF THE OLD SYSTEM, THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW, AND THE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES TO BE LEFT IN THE SERVICES | 7 | OSD | MCNAMARA PAPERS | 11/03/2017 | Reviewed by jcs/dia. McNamara Papers, Box 112, DIA and DOD org. OSD paper re: US intelligence activities, the creation of DIA and it's functions and responsibilities | 7 | |||
| 736 | 144-10001-10251 | 11/03/2017 | In part | NSA | 11/22/1978 [PDF] | Statement | MOU between Kester/Blakey | 2 | 11/03/2017 | 2 | ||||||
| 737 | 144-10001-10256 | 11/03/2017 | In Part | NSA | 07/10/1978 [PDF] | Letter | House Select Committee | Judith Miller | Inquiry RE March to Cuba | 3 | 11/03/2017 | 3 | ||||
| 738 | 144-10001-10278 | 11/03/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | Paper, Textual Document | East German Party Reports on Reactions to Death of US President | 6 | 11/03/2017 | 6 | ||||||
| 739 | 144-10001-10282 | 11/03/2017 | In Part | NSA | 08/18/1966 [PDF] | Paper, Textual Document | INVESTIYA | Press Article About President Kennedy's Murder | 3 | 11/03/2017 | 3 | |||||
| 740 | 144-10001-10051 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 01/16/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Plot to Assassinate Castro Reported | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 741 | 144-10001-10052 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | report | Report on Cuba's Internal Problems With Rebels | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | ||||
| 742 | 144-10001-10054 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Robert Kennedy Viewed as Leading Contender to Succeed his Brother in 1964 | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 743 | 144-10001-10055 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/23/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Mexico Declares Period of National Mourning for President Kennedy | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 744 | 144-10001-10056 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | 4 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 4 | |||||
| 745 | 144-10001-10057 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 06/15/1964 [PDF] | memo | Report on Examination of Material… | 6 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 6 | ||||
| 746 | 144-10001-10058 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | report | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||||
| 747 | 144-10001-10059 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/24/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Official Cuban Statement… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 748 | 144-10001-10060 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 12/31/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Report on President Johnson's… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 749 | 144-10001-10061 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | Alert in Eastern… | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 | |||
| 750 | 144-10001-10062 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | report | NSA | 1 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 1 |
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