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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2351 | 157-10004-10123 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/30/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO | 8 | FBI | REPORT | 09/25/2017 | box 377 | 9 | |||
| 2352 | 157-10004-10124 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/21/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DREW, WILLIAM MAYO | SECOND NATIONAL FRONT OF ESCAMBRAY (SNFE) | 9 | FBI | REPORT | 09/25/2017 | box 377 | 10 | ||
| 2353 | 157-10004-10126 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/15/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DREW, WILLIAM MAYO | SECOND NATIONAL FRONT OF ESCAMBRAY (SNFE) | 4 | FBI | REPORT | 09/25/2017 | box 377 | 4 | ||
| 2354 | 157-10004-10127 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 10/16/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO (MDC) | 10 | FBI | REPORT | 09/25/2017 | 13 | ||||
| 2355 | 157-10004-10052 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/18/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES | 1 | FBI | REPORT | 09/22/2017 | 335-2 | 2 | |||
| 2356 | 157-10004-10053 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/18/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MIAMI | ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES | 5 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | 335-2 | 6 | |
| 2357 | 157-10004-10054 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/25/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SAC, NEW YORK | DIRECTOR, FBI | CUBELA Y SECADES, ROLANDO L. | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | 335-2 | 3 | |
| 2358 | 157-10004-10055 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/12/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANS, CIA | ROLANDO CUBELA Y SECADES | 1 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | 335-2 | 2 | |
| 2359 | 157-10004-10056 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/19/1960 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | HANES, JOHN W./STATE | HOOVER, J. EDGAR | ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | 335-2 | 2 | |
| 2360 | 157-10004-10057 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 09/28/1965 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NEW YORK | INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | 335-2 | 3 | |
| 2361 | 157-10004-10058 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/05/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MIAMI | ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES | 2 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | 3 | ||
| 2362 | 157-10004-10061 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/29/1960 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NEW YORK | CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM | 3 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | 4 | ||
| 2363 | 157-10004-10062 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 04/21/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, MIAMI | FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS - CUBA | 1 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/25/2017 | 2 | ||
| 2364 | 179-10002-10179 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | NARA | 01/20/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | LEE HARVEY OSWALD | 2 | FBI | WC DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY FBI FOR HSCA | 09/25/2017 | Folder: 9 | 3 | |||
| 2365 | 179-10002-10105 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | NARA | 02/28/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MORRISSEY, JAMES F. | LHM, WASHINGTON, D.C. | 30 | FBI | WC DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY FBI FOR HSCA | 09/25/2017 | PP. 1, 1A, 1B, 5, 8, 10-13, 16, 19, 25-26, 34-36, 41-43, 46-47, 49, 51-56,72-73.CD #535 | 31 | ||
| 2366 | 179-10002-10124 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | NARA | 03/26/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | LHM, WASHINGTON, D.C. | 9 | FBI | WC DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY FBI FOR HSCA | 09/25/2017 | PP. 1-9.CD #729A | 15 | |||
| 2367 | 177-10002-10109 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | LBJ | 01/23/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | INTELLIGENCE REPORT | 1 | FBI | SPECIAL FILE ON THE ASSASSINATION, VICE PRESIDENT'S DIARY BACKUP | 09/25/2017 | DOC. #1 | 2 | |||
| 2368 | 179-40003-10282 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | WC | 03/09/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 3 | FBI | 09: OSWALD, LEE, POST RUSSIAN PERIOD 3-1 | 09/25/2017 | P. 1-3; BOX F03 | 4 | ||||
| 2369 | 179-40004-10070 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | WC | 03/09/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 3 | FBI | 08: NUMBERED COMMISSION DOCUMENTS | 09/25/2017 | P. 1-3; 3 COPIES; BOX F02 | 4 | ||||
| 2370 | 179-40001-10081 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | WC | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 2 | FBI | 09: OSWALD, LEE, POST RUSSIAN PERIOD 2-3 | 09/25/2017 | P. 4-5; BOX C01 | 2 | ||||
| 2371 | 179-40007-10320 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | DOS | 11/23/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | FRANCIS, ROBERT | SCA | 17 | DOS | LOT 85D275: RECORDS RELATING TO LEE HARVEY OSWALD | 09/25/2017 | FOLDER: PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF REPORT; BOX 002 | 18 | ||
| 2372 | 179-40007-10222 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | DOS | 01/23/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 24 | FBI | LOT 85D275: RECORDS RELATING TO LEE HARVEY OSWALD | 09/25/2017 | FOLDER: OSWALD CASE-- FBI REPORTS; BOX F11 | 26 | ||||
| 2373 | 179-40007-10244 | 10/26/2017 | In Full | DOS | 01/10/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 5 | FBI | LOT 85D275: RECORDS RELATING TO LEE HARVEY OSWALD | 03/31/1998 | FOLDER: OSWALD CASE-- FBI REPORTS; BOX F11 | 5 | ||||
| 2374 | 157-10002-10206 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/14/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CUBAN EXILES PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN LEADERS | 3 | FBI | TELETYPE | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 4 | |||
| 2375 | 157-10002-10207 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/16/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SEL. CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 3 | |||
| 2376 | 157-10002-10210 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/04/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 3 | |||
| 2377 | 157-10002-10211 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/04/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLAN OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 4 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Foldler 2' | 12 | |||
| 2378 | 157-10002-10214 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/15/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXIELS TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 3 | |||
| 2379 | 157-10002-10216 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/31/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 3 | |||
| 2380 | 157-10002-10224 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/14/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 3 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 4 | |||
| 2381 | 157-10002-10226 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/31/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 3 | |||
| 2382 | 157-10002-10227 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/04/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | Box 333Folder 2 | 3 | |||
| 2383 | 157-10002-10230 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 08/14/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS | 2 | FBI | AIRTEL | 09/22/2017 | box 333Foldler 2 | 3 | |||
| 2384 | 157-10002-10015 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 01/23/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DOJ | DIRECTOR, FBI | MANUEL ANTONIO VARONA; INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA | 2 | FBI | MEMORANDUM | 09/22/2017 | Box 73 | 3 | |
| 2385 | 177-10001-10076 | 10/26/2017 | In Full | LBJ | 02/11/1964 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | BUNDY, MCGEORGE | 2 | DOS | NSF, COUNTRY FILE, USSR, NOSENKO DEFECTION, 2/64, BOX 229 | 06/09/2017 | DOC. #13, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4) | 3 | |||
| 2386 | 177-10001-10039 | 10/26/2017 | In Full | LBJ | 12/26/1963 [PDF] | REPORT | 1 | WH | NSF, SITUATION ROOM FILE, SITUATION ROOM LOG, VOL. 2, BOX 1 | 06/09/2017 | #186 | 2 | ||||
| 2387 | 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 | |
| 2388 | 198-10005-10016 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 03/28/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE | ARMY CONTACTS WITH CUBAN ACTIVIST GROUPS | 2 | ARMY | CALIFANO PAPERS | 08/01/2015 | Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 2. Fact Sheet regarding Army contacts with Cuban exile groups, including Alpha 66, prepared for the Secretary of Defense. | 3 | ||
| 2389 | 198-10007-10020 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 04/01/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ATTORNEY GENERAL | ROBERT A. HURWITCH | ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT PIN-PRICK RAIDS AGAINST CUBA | 4 | STATE | CALIFANO PAPERS | 08/18/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 24, Folder 10. Memo for the Attorney General from Hurwitch re: actions and recommendations to prevent pin-prick raids against Cuba. | 5 | |
| 2390 | 198-10007-10076 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 12/00/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MR | M. DAVIS | CLOSE-IN SURVEILLANCE OF CUBA | 13 | ARMY | CALIFANO PAPERS | 03/22/2017 | Califano Papers. Memo enclosing documents re: close-in surveillance of Cuba. | 14 | |
| 2391 | 198-10007-10101 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | MCNAMARA TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE | 165 | OSD | CALIFANO PAPERS | 08/18/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 1, Folder 10. Taylor and McNamara testimony before the Senate; Edwin M. Martin's "Statement on Subversion in Latin America." | 166 | |||
| 2392 | 198-10007-10135 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF | CYRUS R. VANCE | PROVISION OF SUITABLE RADAR EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPORARY INSTALLATION AT THE BREAKWATER ENTRANCE TO THE PORT OF COLON, PANAMA | 23 | ARMY | CALIFANO PAPERS | 08/18/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 1. Memo from Vance to CJCS re: Radar Installation; Report entitled "Possible Further Unilateral and Bilateral Actions to Increase Pressure on Cuba (Short of Use of Force)." | 23 | |
| 2393 | 198-10009-10084 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | NSC'S STANDING GROUP | MEMORANDUM FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL'S STANDING GROUP | 19 | CALIFANO PAPERS | 04/27/2017 | Califano Papers. Memo for NSC Standing Group re: threat of Cuban hemispheric subversion and an associated action plan. Attached memos concerning economic restrictions, exile problems and military training and planning. | 20 | |||
| 2394 | 124-10223-10189 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] | ||||||||||||
| 2395 | 124-10204-10299 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] | ||||||||||||
| 2396 | 124-10204-10302 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] | ||||||||||||
| 2397 | 124-10204-10303 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] | ||||||||||||
| 2398 | 124-10204-10307 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] | ||||||||||||
| 2399 | 124-10223-10093 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] | ||||||||||||
| 2400 | 124-10223-10094 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | [PDF] |
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