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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | 144-10001-10158 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 06/03/1966 [PDF] | cables | Spanish counselor in… | 12 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 12 | ||||
| 1702 | 144-10001-10264 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 06/15/1978 [PDF] | cables | NSA | actions taken by NSA… | 32 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 32 | |||
| 1703 | 177-10001-10019 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 11/27/1963 [PDF] | CABLES | FBI | CIA | 6 | CIA | NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9 | 11/30/2017 | DOC. #27, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4) | |||
| 1704 | 177-10001-10030 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 11/26/1963 [PDF] | CABLES (USE FOR CABLES, TELEGRAMS, WIRES, AIRGRAMS) | BUNDY, MCGEORGE | CIA | 2 | CIA | NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9 | 11/30/2017 | DOC. #30, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4) | |||
| 1705 | 180-10141-10416 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | CALENDAR | 19-44-01D | 1 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 8 | ||||
| 1706 | 157-10014-10115 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 12/02/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-21 | LATIMER, THOMAS K. | QUANBECK, ALTON | 5 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 446 | ||
| 1707 | 157-10014-10154 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | SSCIA | 06/00/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-59 | CLERK OF COMMITTEE CHRON JUNE 1975 | 4 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 444 | |||
| 1708 | 157-10014-10111 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/29/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-17 | ELDER, WALTER | MILLER, WILLIAM | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 06/09/2017 | CCBOX 438 | |||
| 1709 | 157-10014-10112 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/28/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-18 | AARON, DAVID | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 06/09/2017 | CCBOX 438 | ||||
| 1710 | 157-10014-10113 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/28/1975 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-19 | ELDER, WALTER | MILLER, WILLIAM | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 06/09/2017 | CCBOX 438 | |||
| 1711 | 157-10014-10104 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/19/1976 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-10 | SHAHEEN, MICHAEL E. | EPSTEIN, MICHAEL | 3 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 09/25/2017 | CCBOX 474 | 5 | |
| 1712 | 157-10014-10105 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/00/1976 [PDF] | CORRESPONDENCE | 07-M-11 | MILLER, WILLIAM | ELDER, WALTER | CHRON IN MAY 1976 | 19 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 09/25/2017 | CCBOX 474 | 21 |
| 1713 | 178-10003-10272 | 10/26/2017 | In Full | ROTH,BARRY | 04/23/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | UNTITLED (HELMS AND CHILE) | HELMS, RICHARD | DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MC GARRAH HELMS, APRIL 23, 1975 | 3 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ACCESSION 78-58 (UNPROCESSED) | 06/09/2017 | Attached to 1781000310270. Selected pages from longer deposition. Response begun on last page is incomplete. Declassification marking may be for special access only. | 4 | |
| 1714 | 180-10095-10376 | 11/03/2017 | In Full | HSCA | 04/03/1964 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | 001763 | 1 | WC | NUMBERED FILES | 11/03/2017 | Box 34. | 2 | |||
| 1715 | 180-10078-10271 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 06/07/1978 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | 013151 | ESPINOSA, VICTOR | 123 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 05/30/2017 | Index summary & copies attached. Box 230. | 126 | ||
| 1716 | 178-10002-10394 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOMCOP | 04/15/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS, L. FLETCHER PROUTY | L. FLETCHER PROUTY | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | ASSASSINATION FILES | 06/09/2017 | |||||
| 1717 | 178-10004-10072 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | WILDEROTTE | 04/23/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | TESTIMONY (3) | DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MC GARRAH HELMS, APRIL 23, 1975, 2 OF 2 | 34 | ROCK | TESTIMONY SERIES | 11/30/2017 | Some pages are missing. Not as complete as 1781000210092. | |||
| 1718 | 178-10002-10091 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 04/16/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | S-M (IV-W) | DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM C. STURBITTS | 113 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES | 11/30/2017 | Unknown whether name is releasable. | |||
| 1719 | 178-10002-10092 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 04/23/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | S-M (IV-DD) RICHARD HELMS | DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MCGARRAH HELMS (SELECTED PAGES) | 44 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES | 11/30/2017 | Selected section from much longer deposition. | |||
| 1720 | 178-10002-10093 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 04/24/1975 [PDF] | DEPOSITION | S-M (IV-EE) RICHARD HELMS (3 OF 3) | DEPOSITION OF RICHARD HELMS | 35 | ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION | SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES | 11/30/2017 | Pages 371-403, plus cover and contents page, of longer deposition. | |||
| 1721 | 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. | ||||
| 1722 | 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. | |||
| 1723 | 177-10002-10012 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 02/18/1963 [PDF] | DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES | 7 | CIA | NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5 | 11/30/2017 | ||||||
| 1724 | 177-10002-10016 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 02/18/1963 [PDF] | DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES | 5 | CIA | NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5 | 11/30/2017 | ||||||
| 1725 | 177-10002-10017 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 02/18/1963 [PDF] | DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES | 11 | CIA | NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5 | 11/30/2017 | ||||||
| 1726 | 177-10002-10015 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 02/18/1963 [PDF] | DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES | CIA | NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5 | 06/09/2017 | |||||||
| 1727 | 177-10002-10014 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 02/18/1963 [PDF] | DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES | CIA | NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5 | 06/09/2017 | |||||||
| 1728 | 180-10143-10131 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 2028-11-10 | CIA | SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA | 3 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 06/05/2017 | Box 18; Original document held by CIA. | 3 | |
| 1729 | 180-10143-10149 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 2028-12-14 | CIA | SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA | 2 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 06/05/2017 | Box 18; Original document held by CIA. | 2 | |
| 1730 | 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 | ||
| 1731 | 180-10145-10326 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/05/1978 [PDF] | FORM | 2055-01-30 | CIA | 37 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 06/05/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | 37 | ||
| 1732 | 180-10145-10327 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 2055-01-31 | CIA | 14 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 06/05/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | 14 | ||
| 1733 | 180-10141-10134 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 10/06/1978 [PDF] | FORM | 12-04-12 | 1 | CIA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 4 | ||||
| 1734 | 180-10145-10264 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | HSCA | 04/28/1978 [PDF] | FORM | 54-07-03B | CIA | 42 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 29 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Coordination | |||
| 1735 | 180-10145-10280 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 54-08-05 | CIA | 3 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 29 Sensitive Original Withheld by CIA | |||
| 1736 | 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 | |||
| 1737 | 180-10145-10304 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/03/1978 [PDF] | FORM | 55-01-08 | CIA | 13 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending FBI Coordination | |||
| 1738 | 180-10145-10316 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 55-01-22 | CIA | 6 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | |||
| 1739 | 180-10145-10328 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 55-01-32 | CIA | 26 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | |||
| 1740 | 180-10145-10329 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/03/1978 [PDF] | FORM | 55-01-33 | CIA | 24 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | |||
| 1741 | 180-10145-10345 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 55-01-49 | CIA | 16 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | |||
| 1742 | 180-10145-10347 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/01/1978 [PDF] | FORM | 55-01-51 | CIA | 29 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination | |||
| 1743 | 180-10145-10363 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 55-02-12 | THIRD AGENCY COORDINATION | 9 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30; Document referred to FBI for their review. | |||
| 1744 | 180-10145-10368 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 55-03-03 | CIA | 3 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30; Sensitive original withheld by CIA. | |||
| 1745 | 180-10143-10145 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 28-12-10 | CIA | SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA | 3 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 18; Original document held by CIA. | ||
| 1746 | 180-10143-10148 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 28-12-13 | CIA | 1 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 18; Original document held by CIA. | |||
| 1747 | 180-10143-10171 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 28-25-02 | CIA | SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA | 6 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19; Original document held by CIA. | ||
| 1748 | 180-10143-10180 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 28-31-02 | CIA | SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA | 23 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19; original document held by CIA. | ||
| 1749 | 180-10143-10213 | 12/15/2017 | In Full | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 28-46-01 | 6 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19 Sensitive original Withheld by CIA | ||||
| 1750 | 180-10143-10334 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | FORM | 29-16-06 | CIA | 11 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 20 Document Withdrawal Notice Coordination with FBI Pending |
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