JFK Assassination Records

JFK Assassination Records - 2018 Additional Documents Release

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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

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 Release Files

The table below displays metadata about all the released documents. You can also download the spreadsheet as an Excel file (4.7MB).

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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
51701	104-10136-10374	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	01/18/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	GABRIELSON, ROGER, OLC	DORIS H. - OP/FOIO	MEMO ON SANITIZING FILE	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK51 : F8 : 1993.07.26.17:32:02:430390 :	1
51702	104-10136-10401	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/09/1965 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	CHIEF, SECURITY RESEARCH STAFF		MEMO: (CONVERSATION WITH 8 JUNE 1965, WASHINGTON, DC.)	9	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK51 : F13 : 1993.07.26.18:53:48:310390 : FILE ORIGINAL IS PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOCUMENT. HOWEVER, 1993 RELEASE WITH DELETIONS STANDS. ARRB DECLARED NOT RELEVANT.	9
51703	104-10136-10428	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/08/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	DIRECTOR	WITHHELD	CITE CABLE ON JAMES EARLE GALT (RAY)'S OBTAINING CANADIAN PASSPORT	1	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F13 : 20040226-1050465 :	1
51704	104-10136-10429	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/08/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			CITE CABLE ON RAY'S ARREST IN LONDON	1	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F13 : 1993.07.26.19:21:50:680390 :	1
51705	104-10136-10430	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/08/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			CITE CABLE ON RAY'S TRAVEL IN EUROPE AND ARREST IN LONDON	2	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F13 : 1993.07.26.19:23:23:060390 :	2
51706	104-10137-10073	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	04/22/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			"CABLE CONCERNING THE DETAINING OF TWO AMERICANS SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE KING ASSASSINATION."	2	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK51 : F15 : 1993.07.27.13:44:57:120600 : FILE ORIGINAL IS PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOCUMENT.	2
51707	104-10137-10077	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	04/22/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	CHIEF OF STATION		TRANSMITTAL OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALIAS ERIC STARVO GALT.	1	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F15 : 1993.07.27.13:50:21:430600 : FILE ORIGINAL IS PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOCUMENT.	1
51708	104-10137-10211	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	01/01/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	RSG	RUSS	LIST OF NAMES AND ACTIONS.	2	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK51 : F12 : 20040226-1050466 :	2
51709	104-10137-10219	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/08/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	DIRECTOR	WITHHELD	CABLE REQUESTING ANY DETAILS RE REPORTS THAT JAMES EARLE GALT, ARRESTED IN LONDON HAD CANADIAN PASSPORT.	1	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F12 : 20040226-1050467 :	1
51710	104-10137-10226	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/08/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			CABLE ON THE INITIAL DETAILS OF JAMES EARL RAY'S ARREST.	1	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F12 : 1993.07.28.11:32:46:650240 :	1
51711	104-10137-10228	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/08/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			CABLE ON JAMES EARL RAY TRAVELLING THROUGH EUROPE UNDER NAME RAMON GEORGE SNEYD WITH CANADIAN PASSPORT AND ARRESTED BY SCOTLAND YARD.	2	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F12 : 1993.07.28.11:39:21:810240 :	2
51712	104-10137-10289	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	01/19/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	HEADQUARTERS	WITHHELD	DISPATCH: BLACK NATIONALIST WRITERS IN PARIS.	5	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK51 : F16 : 20040226-1050468 :	5
51713	104-10137-10304	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/11/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	C/SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP	BROWN, JERRY G.	HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK, INVOLVED IN ASSASSINATION ON GUATEMALAN PRES. LAUGERUD	3	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK51 : F20 : 1993.07.28.18:17:33:430360 : FILE ORIGINAL IS A PREVIOUSLY REDACTED DOCUMENT.	3
51714	104-10138-10169	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/11/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP	DEP CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP	HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK	4	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK52 : F3 : 20040226-1050469 :	4
51715	104-10138-10171	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	01/17/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	CONTACT REPORT	LA/OPS	DEBRIEFING ANTI-CASTRO CUBAN EXILES.	7	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK52 : F3 : 1997.06.09.17:09:11:873106 : FILE ORIGINAL IS PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOCUMENT	7
51716	104-10138-10224	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	10/25/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		ROBERT BROWN	POLICE HOLDING 13 AMERICANS WHO SET UP ARMED CAMP.	2	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK52 : F4 : 1997.09.11.17:59:37:436102 :	2
51717	104-10138-10246	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/11/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP	JERRY G. BROWN	SUBJECT: HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK.	3	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK52 : F4 : 1997.09.11.19:48:21:623102 : FILE-ORIGINAL IS A PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOC.	3
51718	104-10138-10356	04/26/2018	Redact		03/25/1957 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		C/INSPECTION AND REVIEW STAFF, CIA	PAWLEY'S VIEWS REGARDING AN AGENCY EMPLOYEE.	1	CIA		03/12/2018	JFK52 : F1 : 1993.08.06.08:37:46:810060 : RELEASE STATUS CHANGED TO OPEN IN FULL: FILE ORIGINAL IS A PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOC. FILE ORIGINAL ATTACHED FOR NARA.
51719	104-10138-10449	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/11/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP, CIA	BROWN, JERRY G., CIA.	HEMMING, GERALD PATRICK SF #429 229.	3	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK52 : F1 : 1993.08.07.09:15:22:370063 : FILE ORIGINAL IS PREVIOUSLY SANITIZED DOCUMENT	3
51720	104-10139-10021	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	03/25/1957 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS)	CHIEF, INSPECTION & REVIEW STAFF	ALLEGED INDISCRETIONS OF ((DELETION)) IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	6	CIA	JFK	03/16/2018	JFK52 : F4 : 1994.05.11.15:28:38:040028 : FILE-ORIGINAL IS A PREVIOSLY SANITIZED DOC. ADDITIONAL DUP IS 104-10160-10062	6
51721	104-10140-10015	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	06/23/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A	ROBERT LEIDENHEIMER DCI SEC OFC	RODGER S. GABRIELSON, OLC	REQUEST FOR CLEARANCES FOR BLAKEY, CORNWELL, KLEIN, SMITH.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.05.08:30:22:920107 : CORRECTED TO 1 PAGE VICE 2.	1
51722	104-10140-10030	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	04/24/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.05.09:31:06:233107 :	1
51723	104-10140-10039	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	01/26/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.05.10:10:32:216107 :	1
51724	104-10140-10045	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/08/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	3	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.05.10:45:58:640107 : JOURNAL PAGE PLUS 2 TRANSMITTAL SLIPS	3
51725	104-10140-10062	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/28/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.08:04:19:873107 :	1
51726	104-10140-10076	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/14/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.08:25:53:936107 :	1
51727	104-10140-10080	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/10/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.08:30:52:640107 :	1
51728	104-10140-10091	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/08/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.09:15:50:606107 :	1
51729	104-10140-10092	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	05/24/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F7 : 1997.10.19.09:16:23:030108 :	1
51730	104-10140-10098	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/14/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.09:30:18:373107 :	1
51731	104-10140-10099	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/11/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.09:31:19:280107 :	1
51732	104-10140-10101	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/10/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A			JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.09:35:29:233107 :	1
51733	104-10140-10102	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/02/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.09:39:26:513107 :	1
51734	104-10140-10106	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	08/01/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY	ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F7 : 1997.10.19.09:43:40:310108 :	1
51735	104-10140-10108	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	11/02/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY, LEG. COUNSEL	ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.09:46:24:530107 :	1
51736	104-10140-10155	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	08/26/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		GEORGE L. CARY LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	ADDENDUM TO JOURNAL- OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.11:28:05:373107 :	1
51737	104-10140-10157	04/26/2018	Redact	CIA	08/22/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	80T01357A		LYLE L. MILLER ACT LEGISLATIVE COUN	JOURNAL-OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.	1	CIA	JFK	03/12/2018	JFK53 : F9 : 1997.10.19.11:30:39:326107 :	1
51738	111-10004-10004	04/26/2018	Redact		06/28/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	2205870		MATLACK DOROTHY K.	U.S. MILITARY DEFECTORS	2	USA		03/20/2018	See SOURCE line. Source is given as "Debriefing of DS-2137 by CIA."
51739	119-10003-10076	04/26/2018	Redact	DOS	07/12/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	39-141-046	CHIEF, USSS	DDP	MEMORANDUM	13	CIA	DS	03/12/2018
51740	119-10003-10112	04/26/2018	Redact	DOS	06/22/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	39-141-046	CHIEF, USSS	DDP	MEMORANDUM	15	CIA	DS	03/12/2018
51741	119-10003-10181	04/26/2018	Redact	DOS	09/02/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	39-141-122	DIRECTOR, INR	DDP	MEMORANDUM	2	CIA	DS	03/12/2018
51742	119-10017-10228	04/26/2018	Redact	DOS	09/02/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIR OF INTELLIGENCE & RESEARCH	DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS	RIMA ZMITROOK - LEE HARVEY OSWALD'S INTOURIST GUIDE IN MOSCOW	2	CIA	LOT 90D481:SOV FILES	03/12/2018
51743	119-10017-10244	04/26/2018	Redact	DOS	05/27/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	OSWALD, LEE, SOVIET DOCUMENTS	RANKIN, J. LEE	HELMS, RICHARD	DISCUSSION BETWEEN CHAIRMAN KHRUSHCHEV AND MR. DREW PEARSON RE LEE	3	CIA	LOT 90D48:SOV FILES	03/16/2018
51744	119-10021-10413	04/26/2018	Redact	DOS	09/30/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	FBI	MEMBERS OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON CASTRO	CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUB	REPORT FOR JULY - AUGUST ON ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMBAT CASTRO-COMMUNIST S	23	DOS	INR FILES	03/16/2018	Draft subcommittee report attached. CIA has made excisions in DocumentDOD has not yet responded to request for clearance
51745	124-10003-10387	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	01/20/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-3702-215	ANDERSON, CLARK D.	SCOTT, WINSTON M.		2	FBI	MX	03/12/2018
51746	124-10003-10417	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	12/03/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-3702-167	BELMONT	SULLIVAN		7	FBI	MX	03/16/2018
51747	124-10003-10487	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	03/10/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-3702-415, 416	HQ	MX		29	FBI	MX	03/16/2018	INC MEMO, LHM
51748	124-10004-10025	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	09/30/1969 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	100-10461-9212, 9213, 9214, 9215	DIRECTOR, FBI	LEG, MX		11	FBI	DL	03/12/2018	INC 4 MEMOS
51749	124-10020-10285	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	08/02/1971 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	62-109060-7023		SAC, BA		3	FBI	HQ	03/12/2018
51750	124-10023-10257	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	11/26/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-82555-355	DIRECTOR, FBI	LEG, BR		4	FBI	HQ	03/16/2018	INCLUDES TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH

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