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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10001 | 104-10209-10002 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/25/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DIRECTOR | WITHHELD | CABLE RE: SWISS PRESS 25 MARCH CARRIES ACCOUNT SATURDAY EVENING POST STORY | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-44 : F14 : 1998.04.08.20:12:14:483115 : | 1 |
| 10002 | 104-10429-10089 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/25/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE | DIRECTOR | WITHHELD | SWISS PRESS 25 MARCH CARRIES ACCOUNT SATURDAY EVENING POST STORY BY DAVID WISE IN WHICH HE CITES NOSENKO AS SOURCE. | 2 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK-RH17 : F05 : 1998.12.13.11:05:36:530107 : SECOND PAGE IS PREVIOUSLY REDACTED COPY OF FIRST PAGE. | 2 |
| 10003 | 104-10440-10043 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/25/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RUSS HOLMES WORK FILES | WITHHELD | WITHHELD | CABLE:SATURDAY EVENING POST STORY-NOSENKO ON OSWALD | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK-RH09 : F170-III : 1998.12.02.12:00:03:390120 : | 1 |
| 10004 | 104-10178-10111 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/24/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DIRECTOR | WITHHELD | RODERICK CLAFLIN BROWN, PANAMANIAN NATIONAL BORN BRITISH HONDURAS, VOLUNTARILY APPEARED. | 2 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-14 : F21 : 1998.03.07.10:58:54:700108 : | 2 |
| 10005 | 124-10197-10422 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | FBI | 03/23/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 149-5378-18X, 18X1 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MM | 12 | FBI | HQ | 03/12/2018 | INC 2 A/T | ||
| 10006 | 124-10197-10422 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/23/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 149-5378-18X, 18X1 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MM | 12 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC 2 A/T | ||
| 10007 | 124-10221-10396 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/22/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-386, 387 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 6 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC 3 MEMO | ||
| 10008 | 124-10221-10396 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | FBI | 03/22/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-386, 387 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 6 | FBI | HQ | 03/12/2018 | INC 3 MEMO | ||
| 10009 | 124-10290-10379 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/22/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-2297 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, SF | 9 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10010 | 124-10221-10392 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/22/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-382 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, WMFO | 1 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10011 | 124-10290-10375 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/21/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-2294 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, LA | 3 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | INC A/T | ||
| 10012 | 124-90154-10143 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/21/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 162-1-202-214 | HQ | 1 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | MEMO | |||
| 10013 | 124-90073-10040 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/21/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-7599-22 | HQ | MM | 13 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | RPT | ||
| 10014 | 124-10290-10374 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/20/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-2293 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 3 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | INC NOTE | ||
| 10015 | 104-10112-10114 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | CIA | 03/20/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | CONEIN, LUCIEN E. | SECRECY AGREEMENT, SIGNED BY LUCIEN E. CONEIN. | CIA | JFK | 06/14/2017 | JFK41 : F2A : 1993.07.22.19:00:23:560330 : | |||
| 10016 | 104-10129-10031 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/20/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | PICCOLO, JOSEPH S. (NOTE) | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK45 : F5 : 1997.11.06.17:06:13:250107 : | 1 | ||
| 10017 | 124-10264-10134 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/19/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-69-3984, 1ST NR 3984 | LATURNO, GARY M. | 8 | FBI | NO | 11/17/2017 | INC ADMIN PAGE | |||
| 10018 | 124-10195-10240 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/19/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3171-2134 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 2 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10019 | 124-10195-10241 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/19/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3171-2135 | DIRECTOR, FBI | ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR. | 5 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10020 | 124-90025-10095 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/19/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 162-607-16 | HQ | DL | 12 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | RPT | ||
| 10021 | 124-10221-10390 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/19/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-2ND NR 381 | SAC, MM | DIRECTOR, FBI | 2 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10022 | 124-10195-10242 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/18/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3171-2136 | DIRECTOR, FBI | LEG, MX | 2 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10023 | 104-10162-10000 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/18/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | SPR SUPPLEMENT ON IVAN GAVRILOVICH ALFERYEV. | 17 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-1 : F2 : 20040301-1051589 : | 17 | ||
| 10024 | 104-10104-10348 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/18/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | GREANEY, JOHN, OGC | CI/R&A | COBB, LLOYD J. | 3 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK37 : F14 : 1993.07.29.10:24:02:680620 : ROUTING SHEET AND MEMO | 3 |
| 10025 | 104-10071-10072 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/15/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | WITHHELD | WITHHELD | PRIVATE LETTER RE SWEDEN AND VISA REQUEST FOR NORTH VIETNAM AND FRANCE | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK15 : F3 : 1993.07.29.18:34:04:620058 : NO ATTACHMENT. | 1 |
| 10026 | 124-10302-10097 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/15/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 2-1423-129 | LEG, DOMR | DIRECTOR, FBI | 1 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10027 | 124-10302-10098 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/15/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 2-1423-1ST NR 129 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, WMFO | 3 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10028 | 124-10277-10260 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/14/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3267-928 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, LA | 2 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10029 | 124-10290-10377 | 11/17/2017 | In Full | FBI | 03/13/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-2295 | THE R.C.M.P. LIAISON OFFICER | PERRY, W. F. G. | RCMP | 1 | SEE TITLE | HQ | 11/17/2017 | ||
| 10030 | 124-10221-10389 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/13/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-1ST NR 381 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 8 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | INC LHM, MEMO, NOTE | ||
| 10031 | 104-10177-10240 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/13/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DIRECTOR | SUBJECT REF A REPORTED AS FORMER CUBAN G-2 AGENT WHO DEFECTED IN 196. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-13 : F10 : 1998.03.09.15:12:18:560092 : | 1 | |
| 10032 | 104-10181-10014 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/13/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | CHIEF, CI/OA | WH/COG/OPS | REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION MANUEL SALVAT ROQUE. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK64-17 : F6 : 20040304-1054537 : | 1 |
| 10033 | 104-10181-10020 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/13/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | ILLEGIBLE | WH/COG/OPS | REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION MANUEL SALVAT ROQUE. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK64-17 : F5 : 20040304-1054538 : | 1 |
| 10034 | 104-10164-10043 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/13/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DIRECTOR | JMWAVE | BARTES SON REFERRED FRANCISCO ANTONIO (BARTES) CLARENS LIVING IN NEW ORLEANS. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-3 : F3 : 1998.01.06.13:34:23:780108 : | 1 |
| 10035 | 104-10177-10241 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DIRECTOR | REQUESTS TRACES RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-13 : F10 : 1998.03.09.15:15:23:513092 : | 1 | |
| 10036 | 104-10177-10242 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE WAS ARRESTED 14 FEB 68 CHARGED WITH ONE OF SERIES BOMBINGS MIAMI. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK64-13 : F10 : 1998.03.09.15:18:12:500092 : | 1 | ||
| 10037 | 124-10221-10391 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-3RD NR 381 | DIRECTOR, FBI | LEG, OT | 4 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | INC TTY | ||
| 10038 | 124-10193-10104 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 134-649A-27 | SAC, NO | FOURNIER, PIERRE D. | 1 | FBI | NO | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10039 | 104-10125-10133 | 11/03/2017 | In Full | CIA | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., A CURRENT ANALYSIS. | 23 | FBI | JFK | 11/03/2017 | JFK56 : F2 : 1993.08.10.08:22:05:530060 : NBR. REVIEWED 5/8/94 BY FBI/JFK TASK FORCE AND FOUND TO BE NAR. | 23 | ||
| 10040 | 124-10264-10113 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 89-69-3961 | HEIBEL, ROBERT J. | FBI | NO | 05/22/2017 | |||||
| 10041 | 124-10193-10104 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | FBI | 03/12/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 134-649A-27 | SAC, NO | FOURNIER, PIERRE D. | 1 | FBI | NO | 02/19/2018 | 1 | ||
| 10042 | 124-10218-10138 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/11/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 162-1606-14, 15 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SMITH, FRANK J. | 28 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | INC RPT | ||
| 10043 | 124-10290-10367 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/09/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-2288 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, SD | 19 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10044 | 104-10070-10009 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/09/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | WITHHELD | WITHHELD | MEMO RE REPORT ON PRI ACTIVITIES. | 2 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK14 : F35 : 1993.07.31.10:28:21:650047 : | 2 |
| 10045 | 124-10290-10368 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/08/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-2289 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NY | 2 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 10046 | 124-10213-10310 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/08/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 149-5378-17 | DIRECTOR, FBI | PETERSON, LEONARD C. | 194 | FBI | 03/12/2018 | RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2 | ||||
| 10047 | 124-10221-10375 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/08/1968 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 97-4474-370 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MM | 5 | FBI | HQ | 08/29/2017 | INC LHM | 5 | |
| 10048 | 104-10433-10088 | 11/03/2017 | In Full | CIA | 03/07/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE | MEMO:ROBERT SCHEER ATTENDED MEETINGS OF THE LABOR YOUTH LEAGUE | 49 | CIA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | JFK-RH19 : F05 : 1998.12.17.12:07:55:060129 : NOT BELIEVED RELEVANT (NBR) | 49 | ||
| 10049 | 104-10433-10199 | 07/24/2017 | In Full | CIA | 03/07/1968 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE | EX-895 REWRITTEN | CIA | JFK | 06/13/2017 | JFK-RH19 : F09 : 1998.12.18.11:19:19:890129 : NOT BELIEVED RELEVANT (NBR) | ||||
| 10050 | 104-10071-10191 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/07/1968 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | HEADQUARTERS | WITHHELD | FIELD INFORMATION REPORT: "LETTER, WRITTEN BY FERNANDO MELO, INDICATING THAT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN LUDWIG STARKE AND ROLANDO MASFERRER WERE NOT PROGRESSING WELL" | 2 | CIA | JFK | 03/16/2018 | JFK15 : F13 : 1993.07.31.08:28:28:000059 : | 2 |
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