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).

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.

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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
52601	157-10002-10313	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	02/10/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MILLER, WILLIAM & SCHWARZ, F.A.O.	NOTES DETAILING NUMBER AND EXTENT OF COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS		SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	06/07/2017	Box 413Chron file
52602	157-10004-10063	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	04/21/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS - CUBA	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017		2
52603	157-10004-10065	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/07/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MIAMI	ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES	2	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017		3
52604	157-10004-10067	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/05/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES, FPM - CUBA	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017		2
52605	157-10005-10078	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/05/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		SMOTHERS, CURT	BAYLY, JOHN	INTERVIEW OF PAPICH, FORMER FBI LIAISON WITH CIA	2	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017	BOX 265-14	3
52606	157-10004-10105	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	11/08/1961 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		TOLSON	BELMONT, A.H.	CUBAN SITUATION	2	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017	box 377	3
52607	157-10004-10107	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/27/1970 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, SAN JUAN	ALPHA 66; INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA	11	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017	box 377	11
52608	157-10004-10108	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/25/1965 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MIAMI	MILITARY AND NAVAL MATTERS - CUBA	8	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017	box 377	8
52609	157-10004-10116	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	10/30/1964 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MIAMI	MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO	2	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017	box 377	3
52610	157-10004-10118	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	03/04/1964 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MIAMI	MOVIMIENTO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO	15	FBI	MEMORANDUM	09/25/2017	box 377	17
52611	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
52612	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
52613	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
52614	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
52615	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
52616	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
52617	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
52618	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
52619	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
52620	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
52621	157-10002-10154	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	11/03/1960 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			PARROTT, THOMAS	MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 3 NOVEMBER 1960	6	WHITE HOUSE	MEMORANDUM	10/13/2017	Box 256Folder 5Exhibit 1 to testimony of Thomas Parrott, 7/10/75	7
52622	157-10002-10056	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/10/1961 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		THE PRESIDENT	SCHLESINGER, ARTHUR	CIA REORGANIZATION	15	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	Box 244-7Exhibit 5 to Richard Goodwin testimonyon 7/18/75
52623	157-10002-10083	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/27/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		THE RECORD	TREVERTON, GREGORY	INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA	6	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	Box 244Folder 5
52624	157-10002-10234	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/04/1965 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				PLAN OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS	3	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	Box 333Folder 2
52625	157-10002-10238	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/04/1965 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				PLANS TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN LEADERS	3	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	box 333Folder 2
52626	157-10002-10349	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/08/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		SCHWARZ, F.A.O. & MILLER, WILLIAM	BADER, WILLIAM	RE: REQUEST FOR STUDIES FROM CIA HISTORICAL OFFICES - POST ARTICLE	2	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	Box 415Foldler 4
52627	157-10002-10379	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/10/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		MEMBERS, SELECT COMMITTEE	MADIGAN, MICHAEL	RE: ROBERT A. MAHEU APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE	17	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	Box 418Folder 6
52628	157-10004-10049	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	09/11/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, MIAMI	ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	335-2
52629	157-10008-10170	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	10/20/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				RE: DRAFT ASSASSINATION REPORT OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE	15	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	BOX 400-79
52630	157-10004-10059	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	12/09/1964 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	LEGAT, PARIS	ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52631	157-10004-10060	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	04/29/1959 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	LEGAL ATTACHE, MADRID	ROLAND L. CUBELA Y SECADES	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52632	157-10004-10050	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/27/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, CIA	HOOVER, J. EDGAR	ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES	3	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	335-2
52633	157-10004-10064	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/10/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	LEGAL ATTACHE, MADRID	ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52634	157-10004-10066	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	08/22/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, FBI	LEGAT, PARIS	ROLANDO L. CUBELA Y SECADES	1	STATE	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52635	157-10004-10113	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/02/1965 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			SAC, NEW YORK	NEUTRALITY MATTERS; INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA	4	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	box 377
52636	157-10004-10132	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	00/00/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				RE: BIO ON MCMANUS	11	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	BOX 447-5
52637	157-10004-10136	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	00/00/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				EXCERPT OF WILLIAM HARVEY INTERVIEW	8	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	450-4
52638	157-10004-10137	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	08/13/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		HARVEY & HURWITCH	LANSDALE, EDWARD	ALTERNATE COURSE B OF OPERATION MONGOOSE	5	DOD	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	450-4
52639	157-10004-10144	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	03/12/1964 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				MEETING WITH THE WARREN COMMISSION ON 12 MARCH 1964	5	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	302-3
52640	157-10004-10242	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	12/06/1962 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR, CIA	DIRECTOR, FBI	VICTOR ESPINOSA HERNANDEZ	1	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	Box 377
52641	157-10004-10270	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				ROBERT MAHEU	2	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52642	157-10004-10274	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	01/08/1971 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR OF SECURITY		ROBERT A. MAHEU AND ASSOCIATES (RAMA)	2	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52643	157-10004-10275	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	01/19/1971 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTOR OF SECURITY	CHIEF, CENTRAL COVER STAFF	ROBERT A. MAHEU AND ASSOCIATES (RAMA)	1	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52644	157-10004-10279	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	10/10/1973 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		INSPECTOR GENERAL	DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS	CCS RELATIONS WITH ROBERT A. MAHEU AND ASSOCIATES (RAMA)	2	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52645	157-10004-10281	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/23/1968 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				JOHN HERBERT MEIER	1	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52646	157-10004-10284	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	12/10/1968 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	109-584	DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, NEW YORK	ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES, INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA	5	FBI	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52647	157-10004-10285	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	01/24/1964 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		RANKIN, J. LEE	HELMS, RICHARD	ACTIVITY OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD IN MEXICO CITY	15	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52648	157-10004-10286	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DC/OPS		REVIEW OF OSWALD FILE	29	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017
52649	157-10005-10140	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	04/30/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	75-1578	KNOCHE, MR. E.H.		RE: BELIN'S LETTER TO KNOCHE DATED 15 APRIL 1975	27	CIA	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	BOX 435-3
52650	157-10005-10201	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/01/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		BELIN, DAVID W.	CARGILL, MASON	SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIAL RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS	2	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	MEMORANDUM	11/30/2017	BOX 436-7

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