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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8451 | 180-10140-10182 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/28/1978 [PDF] | LETTER | 06-13-24 | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 1 | ||
| 8452 | 180-10140-10267 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 04/05/1978 [PDF] | LETTER | 08-40-02 | CARPENTIER, PATRICK | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 2 | ||
| 8453 | 180-10140-10268 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 04/05/1978 [PDF] | LETTER | 08-40-03 | CARPENTIER, PATRICK | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 2 | ||
| 8454 | 180-10141-10094 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 04/05/1978 [PDF] | LETTER | 12-03-39 | CARPENTIER, PATRICK | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 4 | ||
| 8455 | 180-10142-10102 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 23-11-02 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 12 | |||
| 8456 | 180-10142-10154 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | TRANSCRIPT | 23-15-30 | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 12 | ||||
| 8457 | 124-10283-10050 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/11/1959 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-2914-61, 62 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, PG | 4 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC A/T | ||
| 8458 | 124-10294-10499 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/30/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3171-605 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, CG | 4 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC A/T | ||
| 8459 | 124-10306-10044 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 04/19/1971 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 165-1849-44 | DIRECTOR, FBI | CHEATHAM, CLABORN R. | 4 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 8460 | 157-10004-10113 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/02/1965 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SAC, NEW YORK | NEUTRALITY MATTERS; INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA | 4 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | box 377 | |||
| 8461 | 157-10004-10240 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/02/1965 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | FBI, NEW YORK | VICTOR DOMINDADOR ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ | 4 | FBI | CABLE | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 8462 | 157-10004-10283 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/23/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | KNOCHE, HENRY | BELIN, DAVID | REQUEST FOR COPIES OF CIA DOCUMENTS | 4 | ROCK | LETTER | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 8463 | 157-10005-10214 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 00/00/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT RE: CUBAN OPERATIONS | 4 | ROCK | EXCERPT | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-1 | ||||
| 8464 | 157-10005-10221 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/21/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FILE | CARGILL, MASON | DOCUMENTS FROM DPD FILES RE: CUBAN OPERATIONS BETWEEN 1959-1961 | 4 | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-1 | ||
| 8465 | 157-10005-10424 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/09/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R1076 | MILLER, WILLIAM G. | ELDER, WALTER | CIA LIAISON CONTACTS IN THE MIAMI AREA | 4 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 361-9 | |
| 8466 | 157-10011-10085 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/09/1970 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MEETING WITH DCS HEADQUARTERS' OFFICERS | 4 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | SSCI Box 292, Folder 12 | ||||
| 8467 | 157-10014-10220 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/07/1975 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | 07-M-125 | 4 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | CC Box 223 | ||||
| 8468 | 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 | ||
| 8469 | 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. | ||||
| 8470 | 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. | |||
| 8471 | 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. | |||
| 8472 | 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. | ||
| 8473 | 180-10145-10296 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 54-11-01B | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Sensitive Original Withheld by CIA | |||
| 8474 | 180-10145-10309 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/10/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-01-13 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 | |||
| 8475 | 180-10145-10317 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-01-20 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 | |||
| 8476 | 180-10145-10380 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-04-09 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 | |||
| 8477 | 180-10145-10381 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-04-10 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 | |||
| 8478 | 180-10145-10394 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 02/10/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-05-09 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 31 | |||
| 8479 | 180-10145-10423 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 03/09/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-06-17 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 31 | |||
| 8480 | 180-10145-10434 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 12/05/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-07-01 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 31 | |||
| 8481 | 180-10146-10031 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 56-05-2AO | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 32 | |||
| 8482 | 180-10147-10040 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 59-08-09 | CIA | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 33 | |||
| 8483 | 180-10147-10188 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | REPORT | 61-10-02 | COMPILATION OF CONCLUSIONS AND OTHER RHETORIC FROM MEXICO CITY REPORT | 4 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 34 | |||
| 8484 | 198-10005-10014 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 08/02/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | GEN LANSDALE | COL PATCHELL | 4 | OSD | CALIFANO PAPERS | 11/30/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 1. Newspaper clipping regarding Gerald Patrick Hemming and the training of anti-Castro Cubans with attached cover memos and copy of extract from dossier on Hemming. | |||
| 8485 | 124-10194-10091 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 05/12/1965 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3171-1639 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, CG | 4 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC MEMO, NOTE | ||
| 8486 | 124-10072-10190 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-24016-42 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, CG | 4 | FBI | HQ | 08/11/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8487 | 124-10073-10345 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/04/1967 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-43-5710 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NO | 4 | FBI | DL | 08/14/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8488 | 124-10075-10121 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 12/02/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-1639-1184, 1185 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, SA | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/15/2017 | INC A/T, LHM | 4 | |
| 8489 | 124-10075-10209 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 12/04/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-1639-1343 | SAC, DL | SAC, HO | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/15/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8490 | 124-10076-10049 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/30/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-24016-1063 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, SF | 4 | FBI | HQ | 08/11/2017 | ATT IS LHM | 4 | |
| 8491 | 124-10078-10410 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 12/05/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-43-2548 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, PH | 4 | FBI | DL | 08/14/2017 | 5 | ||
| 8492 | 124-10079-10071 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 11/22/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-43-472 | SAC, DL | SAC, LA | 4 | FBI | DL | 08/14/2017 | 5 | ||
| 8493 | 124-10087-10355 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 04/03/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 100-10461-5146 | SAC | RATCHFORD, HAROLD M. | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/19/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8494 | 124-10093-10112 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-1639-707 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/19/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8495 | 124-10102-10077 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-1639-476 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, AQ | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/15/2017 | 5 | ||
| 8496 | 124-10108-10141 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-1639-300 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, CG | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/15/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8497 | 124-10125-10102 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/30/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-1639-4198, 4199 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, SF | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/15/2017 | INCLUDES LHM | 4 | |
| 8498 | 124-10143-10002 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 11/27/1963 [PDF ] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-43-853 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, LA | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/21/2017 | 4 | ||
| 8499 | 124-10144-10422 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 12/19/1967 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-43-7692, 7693 | HQ | NO | 4 | FBI | DL | 09/21/2017 | INC A/T, LHM | 4 | |
| 8500 | 124-10146-10177 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 44-456-10 | SAC, CI | 4 | FBI | CI | 09/19/2017 | 4 |
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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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