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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501 | 124-10356-10304 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 03/12/1979 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 72-2382-NR | HQ | CG | 2 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 2502 | 180-10147-10191 | 10/26/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 03/12/1979 [PDF] | REPORT | 2061-10-05 | STAFF REPORT ON THE EVOLUTION AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE CIA-SPONSORED ASSASSINATION CONSPIRACIES AGAINST FIDEL CASTRO | 101 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 06/05/2017 | Box 34 | 103 | ||
| 2503 | 180-10125-10075 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/07/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 2 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | Box 2. | 2 | ||||||
| 2504 | 180-10125-10076 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 03/07/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 2 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | This document is a duplicate of previous document. Box 2. | 2 | ||||||
| 2505 | 104-10150-10059 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 03/01/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | RECEIPT SIGNATURES: STAFF REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATION, MARCH 1979, DEFECTOR STUDY | 2 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK62 : F11 : 20040301-1051501 : | 2 | ||
| 2506 | 104-10067-10211 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/28/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | HOLMES, RUSS, OLC/HSCA, CIA | GABRIELSON, RODGER, CIA | HSCA FINAL REPORT - INFORMAL REVIEW. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK12 : F4 : 1993.08.03.13:57:29:500060 : | 1 |
| 2507 | 104-10146-10092 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/27/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | BRECKINRIDGE, S.D. | LETTER ABOUT THE CUBAN EXILE ORGANIZATIONS. | 2 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK59 : F15 : 1993.08.09.17:18:47:650028 : | 2 |
| 2508 | 124-10356-10302 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 02/27/1979 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 72-2382-687X | HQ | MM | 8 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 2509 | 104-10067-10388 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/25/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | REPORT: COMMENTS ON HSCA DRAFTS. | 5 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK12 : F7 : 1993.08.03.19:11:48:400059 : | 5 | ||
| 2510 | 104-10146-10076 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/25/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | COMMENTS ON HSCA DRAFTS. | 5 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK59 : F15 : 20040301-1051445 : | 5 | ||
| 2511 | 104-10106-10077 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/23/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | GENERAL COUNSEL | BLEE, DAVID H., DDO/CI | MEMO ON FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS TO KGB DEFECTOR PDDONOR/1, NOSENKO | 13 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK38 : F23 : 1993.07.20.17:06:41:590390 : | 13 |
| 2512 | 104-10220-10074 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/21/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | CHIEF, LATIN AMERICAN DIVISION | WITHHELD | DISPATCH:PCS ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES CUBAN OFFICIALS. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK64-55 : F18 : 1998.05.09.08:59:21:436107 : | 1 |
| 2513 | 104-10322-10089 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/15/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA-EXEC REG FILES | BLAKEY. CHIEF COUNSEL, HSCA | BRECKINRIDGE. LEGAL COUNSEL OFFICE | LETTER:IT HAD BEEN INDICATED EARLIER, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS OF/HSCA INTENTION TO PUBLISH CLASSIFIED ANNEX | 18 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK-M-13 : F4 : 1999.03.18.08:57:13:560120 : NOTE WITH COMMENTS AND ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET ARE ATTACHED. FOLDER TITLE:I-101A (FORMER SPEC INTEREST FILE #8). | 18 |
| 2514 | 104-10145-10032 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/13/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D., OLC | LETTER: RE COMMENTS ON DRAFT REPORTS, SECTION TITLED CUBAN - AMERICAN. | 8 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK59 : F2 : 1993.08.07.09:19:19:930059 : | 8 |
| 2515 | 104-10149-10013 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/13/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | BLAKEY, ROBERT G | S. D. BRECKINRIDGE | SECTION TITLED CUBAN-AMERICAN PRESENTS SOME QUESTIONS. | 8 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK61 : F6 : 1997.09.13.12:51:29:170102 : | 8 |
| 2516 | 104-10067-10248 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/13/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT (HSCA DIRECTOR) | BRECKINRIDGE, S.D. (CIA) | CIA COMMENTS ON A DRAFT REPORT ENTITLED "CUBAN AMERICAN". | 8 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK12 : F7 : 1993.08.03.15:06:50:310064 : | 8 |
| 2517 | 104-10067-10373 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DCI | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D., OLC | MEMO: HSCA REFERENCES TO OVERSEAS CIA STATIONS. | 3 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK12 : F7 : 1993.08.03.18:51:41:530059 : | 3 |
| 2518 | 104-10067-10383 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DCI | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D., OLC | MEMO: HSCA REFERENCES TO OVERSEAS CIA STATIONS. | 3 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK12 : F7 : 1993.08.03.19:05:15:930059 : | 3 |
| 2519 | 104-10143-10215 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DCI | BRECKINRIDGE, S.D. | HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS REFERENCES TO CIA OVERSEAS | 4 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK58 : F5 : 1993.07.28.20:41:16:500600 : PARTIAL DUP OF 104-10067-10383 | 4 |
| 2520 | 104-10143-10235 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | OLC | RININGER, RICHARD L., OGC | DCI OPTIONS RELATIVE TO HSCA REPORT CONTENT. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK58 : F5 : 1993.07.29.09:40:39:590600 : | 1 |
| 2521 | 104-10146-10079 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DCI | BRECKINRIDGE, S.D. | HSCA REFERENCES TO OVERSEAS CIA STATIONS. | 5 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK59 : F15 : 1993.08.09.17:07:12:650028 : | 5 |
| 2522 | 104-10146-10080 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL | RININGER, RICHARD | DCI OPTIONS RELATIVE TO HSCA REPORT CONTENT. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK59 : F15 : 1993.08.09.17:08:26:180028 : | 1 |
| 2523 | 104-10067-10378 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/06/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | STURBITTS, SULLIVAN, RININGER, ETC. | BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D., OLC | MEMO: DRAFT REPLIES TO G. ROBERT BLAKEY. | 28 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK12 : F7 : 1993.08.03.19:01:12:710059 : | 28 |
| 2524 | 104-10149-10002 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 02/05/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | DICK RININGER, OGC | S. D. BRECKINRIDGE | DRAFT STAFF STUDY. | 4 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK61 : F6 : 1997.09.13.11:52:03:280102 : | 4 |
| 2525 | 180-10125-10077 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 02/04/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 4 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | Box 2. | 4 | ||||||
| 2526 | 104-10149-10001 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/29/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | WILLIAM STURBITTS | S. D. BRECKINRIDGE | COMMENTS ON HSCA INTERIM DRAFTS. | 6 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK61 : F6 : 1997.09.13.11:49:00:200102 : | 6 |
| 2527 | 104-10149-10051 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/25/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | WILLIAM STRURBITTS | S. D. BRECKINRIDGE | COMMENTS OF HSCA DRAFTS. | 6 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK61 : F6 : 1993.08.04.13:46:54:650005 : | 6 |
| 2528 | 104-10146-10077 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/25/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | COMMENTS ON HSCA DRAFT REPORTS CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET. | 3 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK59 : F15 : 1993.08.09.17:05:32:750028 : | 3 | ||
| 2529 | 104-10118-10418 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/19/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | MULTIPLE ADDRESSEES | GABRIELSON, R.S., OLC | ROUTING SHEET - "DIR/FBI RESPONSE RE NOSENKO INTERROGATORIES | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK50 : F10 : 1993.08.17.14:20:38:120006 : | 1 |
| 2530 | 124-10371-10094 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/16/1979 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 62-117290-ADMIN FOLDER-Q | BASSETT | RYAN | 185 | FBI | HQ | 11/30/2017 | INC FOLDER, MEMO, NOTE, R/S, STATISTICS | ||
| 2531 | 124-10371-10094 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | FBI | 01/16/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 62-117290-ADMIN FOLDER-Q | BASSETT | RYAN | 185 | FBI | HQ | 03/06/2018 | INC FOLDER, MEMO, NOTE, R/S, STATISTICS | 185 | |
| 2532 | 124-10356-10290 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/11/1979 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 72-2382-673 | HQ | MM | 4 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 2533 | 124-10371-10173 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 62-117290-ADMIN FOLDER-O2 | BASSETT | RYAN | 110 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | INC FOLDER, MEMO, REPORTS, STATEMENT, A/T, COST FORM | ||
| 2534 | 104-10429-10083 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE | CIA OFC LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL | FBI | HSCA-THIS RESPONDS IN FULL TO A DECEMBER 18, 1978, LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SIGNED BY G. ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR, HSCA. | 9 | FBI | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK-RH17 : F05 : 1998.12.13.10:42:39:826107 : INCLUDES ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET. | 9 |
| 2535 | 104-10418-10172 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE | CIA, OLC | FBI | THIS RESPONDS IN FULL TO A DEC. 18, 1978, LETTER TO ATTORNEY GEN. SIGNED BY G.ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR, HSCA, WHICH ASKED THAT THE FBI DECLASSIFLY, IN TOTO, A SECRET SEPTEMBER 14, 1978 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES TO Y.I. NOSENKO. | 9 | FBI | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK-RH09 : F160 : 1998.11.29.07:01:20:653108 : | 9 |
| 2536 | 104-10304-10000 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CIA-OP | S.D. BRECKINRIDGE | DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL | FIVE (5) FITNESS REPORTS ON JOANNIDES, GEORGE, 1963, 1964 AND 1979 | 11 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK-M-04 : F1 : 20040322-1061957 : | 11 |
| 2537 | 104-10147-10010 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/08/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | FBI RESPONSE TO HSCA REQUEST TO DECLASSIFY DOCUMENTS. | 9 | FBI | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK60 : F2 : 1993.07.22.15:25:09:000280 : | 9 | ||
| 2538 | 180-10125-10078 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 01/05/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 5 | HSCA | 02/07/2018 | Box 2. | 5 | ||||||
| 2539 | 124-10356-10292 | 11/17/2017 | In Part | FBI | 01/05/1979 [PDF] | PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 72-2382-676 | HQ | MM | 3 | FBI | HQ | 11/17/2017 | |||
| 2540 | 104-10127-10291 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/02/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | WARD, TOM, DDS&T | GABRIELSON, RODGER, OLC/HSCA | RETURN OF DDS&T MATERIAL ASSEMBLED FOR REVIEW BY HSCA INVESTIGATORS. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK57 : F6 : 1997.10.30.13:42:26:856092 : | 1 |
| 2541 | 104-10216-10002 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | CIA | 01/02/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | WITHHELD | DIRECTOR | LNERGO HAS ADVISED THAT AMLASH/1 ARRIVED MADRID AND CONTACTED LNERGO SOURCE. | 1 | CIA | JFK | 03/12/2018 | JFK64-51 : F10 : 1998.04.21.17:30:17:013102 : | 1 |
| 2542 | 144-10001-10162 | 11/09/2017 | In Part | NSA | 01/02/1979 [PDF] | memo | House Assassination Committee | response… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 11/03/2017 | 2 | |||
| 2543 | 144-10001-10162 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | NSA | 01/02/1979 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | House Assassination Committee | response… | 2 | NSA | JFK | 01/31/2018 | 2 | |||
| 2544 | 104-10262-10105 | 07/24/2017 | In Part | CIA | 01/01/1979 [PDF] | PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 80T01357A | FORM:MATERIAL REVIEWED AT CIA HQS BY HSCA MEMBERS - FERRE, LUIS ALBERT. | CIA | JFK | 06/24/2017 | JFK64-7 : F14 : 1998.07.12.10:11:48:043107 : | ||||
| 2545 | 180-10109-10326 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | 12/28/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 014198 | BROWN, HAROLD | BLAKEY, G. ROBERT | 1 | HSCA | #N/A | 02/07/2018 | Box 252. | 1 | ||
| 2546 | 180-10144-10120 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 12/27/1978 [PDF] | NOTES | 29-46-63 | CIA | 1 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 22 | |||
| 2547 | 180-10144-10120 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | HSCA | 12/27/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 29-46-63 | CIA | 1 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 03/12/2018 | Box 22 | |||
| 2548 | 180-10142-10373 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | HSCA | 12/22/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 24-25-4B | GARBLER, PAUL | 2 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 03/12/2018 | Box 15 | |||
| 2549 | 180-10145-10443 | 04/26/2018 | Redact | HSCA | 12/22/1978 [PDF] | PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | 55-07-10 | CIA | 5 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 03/12/2018 | Box 31 | |||
| 2550 | 180-10142-10373 | 12/15/2017 | In Part | HSCA | 12/22/1978 [PDF] | OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT | 24-25-4B | GARBLER, PAUL | 2 | HSCA | CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION | 11/30/2017 | Box 15 |
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