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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2451 | 124-10216-10413 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 02/14/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-2918-95 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, PG | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 2452 | 124-10216-10424 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/03/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-2918-13TH NR 95, 14TH NR 95, 15TH NR 95 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, PG | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC 2 A/T | ||
| 2453 | 124-10222-10475 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 07/01/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 166-925-9, 10, 11, 12 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, NK | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC RGM, NOTE, A/T, MEMO | ||
| 2454 | 178-10003-10311 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | DUVAL78-67 | 03/00/1975 [PDF] | LIST | CIA HISTORIES | CIA "HISTORIES": BREAKDOWN OF CERTAIN ITEMS REQUESTED... | 7 | CIA | ACCESSION 78-67 (UNPROCESSED) | 11/30/2017 | No author or date given, presumably Church Committee document request. | |||
| 2455 | 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. | |||
| 2456 | 180-10065-10373 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 05/30/1978 [PDF] | SUMMARY | 008888 | LESNIK, MAX | 7 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 11/30/2017 | Interview with Max Lesnik. Box 161. | |||
| 2457 | 180-10097-10339 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 06/14/1978 [PDF] | SUMMARY | 014915 | MOURY, JOHN E. | 7 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 11/30/2017 | Box 287. | |||
| 2458 | 180-10110-10121 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 06/02/1978 [PDF] | SUMMARY | 151-JFK | 7 | HSCA | SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES | 11/30/2017 | Box 5. | ||||
| 2459 | 180-10113-10119 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/05/1977 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | 003362 | ORR, PATRICIA | 7 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES | 11/30/2017 | CIA 77-4. Box 77. | |||
| 2460 | 180-10142-10002 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 22-10-01 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 10 | |||
| 2461 | 180-10142-10111 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 06/03/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 23-12-09 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 12 | |||
| 2462 | 180-10142-10379 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 12/21/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 24-25-07 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 15 | |||
| 2463 | 180-10142-10385 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 11/01/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 24-27-01 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 15 | |||
| 2464 | 180-10142-10491 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 03/28/1978 [PDF] | SUMMARY | 26-15A-01 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 17 | |||
| 2465 | 180-10143-10176 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 28-28-01 | CIA | CIA FILES RELATING TO RUBY'S CUBAN ACTIVITIES | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19 | ||
| 2466 | 180-10143-10185 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 03/07/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 28-31-07 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19 | |||
| 2467 | 180-10143-10188 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | NOTES | 28-31-10 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19 | |||
| 2468 | 180-10143-10203 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 04/13/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 28-41-02 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19 | |||
| 2469 | 180-10143-10211 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 11/08/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 28-44-02 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 19 | |||
| 2470 | 157-10005-10202 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/04/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | BELIN, DAVID W. | KNOCHE, E.H. | PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS | 7 | CIA | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-7 | ||
| 2471 | 157-10005-10204 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 05/15/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | THE FILE | CARGILL, MASON | PERSONS TO BE INTERVIEWED ON SUBJECT OF CASTRO ASSASSINATION PLOTS | 7 | ROCK | MEMORANDUM | 11/30/2017 | BOX 436-7 | ||
| 2472 | 157-10008-10241 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 07/24/1975 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | R602 | SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE CHEEVER | 7 | SSCIA | INTERVIEW SUMMARY | 11/30/2017 | BOX 438-3 | |||
| 2473 | 157-10014-10106 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | SSCIA | 06/09/1975 [PDF] | REPORT | 07-M-12 | 7 | SSCIA | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE | 11/30/2017 | CCBOX 418 | ||||
| 2474 | 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 | ||||||
| 2475 | 124-10283-10077 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 02/20/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-2914-78 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, PG | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC 2 A/T | ||
| 2476 | 124-10284-10253 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 05/17/1963 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-6054-243 | DIRECTOR, FBI | REGER, ROY W. | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 2477 | 124-10284-10344 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 08/28/1961 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-2717-298 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, PH | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC LHM | ||
| 2478 | 124-10334-10195 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | 06/12/1962 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | ELSUR 92-660-665A | HQ | NY | 7 | FBI | NY | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 2479 | 180-10145-10302 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/02/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-01-06 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 | |||
| 2480 | 180-10145-10353 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 08/22/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 55-02-02 | CIA | 7 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 30 | |||
| 2481 | 198-10006-10010 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CUBA - EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE AMONG OAS COUNTRIES | 7 | CALIFANO PAPERS | 11/30/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Paper of unknown origin on the possibility of sharing intelligence among OAS members to combat Cuban subversion. | |||||
| 2482 | 198-10007-10005 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ARMY | 00/00/0000 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES | 7 | CIA | CALIFANO PAPERS | 11/30/2017 | Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Paper re: the exchange of intelligence concerning Cuban subversive activities. | ||||
| 2483 | 124-10194-10438 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 09/24/1974 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3182-1304 | DIRECTOR, FBI | ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR. | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 2484 | 124-10194-10449 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/19/1978 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 92-3182-1315 | DIRECTOR, FBI | ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR. | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 2485 | 144-10001-10195 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | NSA | 01/26/1976 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | DASD(Intel) | Lowman | queries… | 7 | NSA | JFK | 02/08/2018 | 7 | ||
| 2486 | 180-10125-10093 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/03/1977 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | Box 2. | 7 | ||||||
| 2487 | 180-10125-10094 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/03/1977 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | Box 2. | 7 | ||||||
| 2488 | 180-10125-10096 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 11/08/1977 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | This document is a duplicate copy of previous document withan enclosed memorandum. Box 2. | 7 | ||||||
| 2489 | 180-10144-10288 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/08/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 35-04-01 | CARPENTIER, PATRICK | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | 7 | HSCA | 03/13/2018 | Box 26 | 7 | |||
| 2490 | 104-10010-10249 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 04/21/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 201-289248 | ACCESS RESTRICTED | 7 | WC | JFK | 03/23/2018 | OSW15:V56B 1993.06.25.18:02:01:030250: THIS ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BECAUSE IT CONTAINS SECURITY CLASSIFIED INFO OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED INFO. DRAFT MEMO FOR THE RECORD. | 7 | ||
| 2491 | 124-10193-10026 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/10/1964 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 105-122167-36 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, WMFO | 7 | FBI | #N/A | 02/19/2018 | INC LHM | 7 | ||
| 2492 | 124-10195-10303 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | FBI | 09/10/1962 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 62-9-12-365 | DIRECTOR, FBI | SAC, DL | 7 | FBI | HQ | 03/06/2018 | 7 | ||
| 2493 | 179-10002-10109 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | NARA | 03/18/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | WHIDBEE, HARRY H. | 7 | FBI | WC DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY FBI FOR HSCA | 11/30/2017 | PP. 4-8, 13-14.CD #777A | ||||
| 2494 | 179-40003-10120 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | WC | 03/18/1964 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 7 | FBI | 08: NUMBERED COMMISSION DOCUMENTS | 11/30/2017 | P. 4-8, 13-14; TWO COPIES OF PAGES 5-8; BOX F01 | |||||
| 2495 | 180-10082-10194 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 02/17/1978 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM. | 005990 | THE DIRECTOR | PALMER, BETSY | FBI FILES REVIEW-MANUEL A. RAY RIVERO SECTION 1 SERIALS X-24 97 4546. | 7 | HSCA | NUMBERED FILES. | 11/30/2017 | 118-4. Box 118. | |
| 2496 | 178-10004-10055 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | ROCKCOM | 08/21/1962 [PDF] | MEMORANDUM | MISC. ROCKEFELLER COM. AND CIA FILES (4) | A CHRONOLOGY OF UNEVALUATED REPORTS ON RECENT SOVIET MIL. AID TO CUBA | 7 | CIA | ASSASSINATION MATERIALS | 11/30/2017 | ||||
| 2497 | 124-90084-10090 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 05/28/1970 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | SEE TITLE | NSA | CR 64-330-406 | 7 | NSA | HQ | 11/30/2017 | |||
| 2498 | 124-90102-10199 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 02/10/1969 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CR 105-188954-2 | HQ | MM | 7 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | AT, INC LHM | ||
| 2499 | 104-10302-10021 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | CIA | 11/25/1963 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA-DI-FILES | OCI/CIA | DAILY SUMMARY | 7 | CIA | JFK | 11/30/2017 | JFK-M-02 : F2 : 1998.09.22.15:31:00:390120 : ARRB REQUEST. | ||
| 2500 | 104-10338-10011 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | CIA | 05/11/1992 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | PROJFILES-CORRESPONDENCE | NONE | R. N. FIELDING | THIRD AGENCY REFERRALS: NSA | 7 | NSA | JFK | 11/30/2017 | JFK-M-22 : F12 : 20030818-980490 : UNIT INDEX |
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