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	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments
53451	180-10143-10145	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-12-10	CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 18; Original document held by CIA.
53452	180-10143-10148	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-12-13	CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 18; Original document held by CIA.
53453	180-10143-10151	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-13-02	CIA		14	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53454	180-10143-10153	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-13-043	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53455	180-10143-10155	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-14-01	CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53456	180-10143-10171	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-25-02	CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19; Original document held by CIA.
53457	180-10143-10177	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-29-01	CIA	CARLOS, JOHN WILSON HUDSON	5	HSCA		03/20/2018	Box 19
53458	180-10143-10179	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-31-01	CIA		17	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53459	180-10143-10180	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-31-02	CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	23	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19; original document held by CIA.
53460	180-10143-10181	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-31-03	CIA	E. H. HUNT OS FILE	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53461	180-10143-10182	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-31-04	CIA		40	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53462	180-10143-10183	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-31-05	CIA	VARONA SECURITY FILE	17	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53463	180-10143-10188	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-31-10	CIA		7	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53464	180-10143-10199	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-39-03	CIA		12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53465	180-10143-10213	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	28-46-01			6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19 Sensitive original Withheld by CIA
53466	180-10143-10215	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-01-01	CIA		16	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53467	180-10143-10216	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-01-02	CIA		8	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53468	180-10143-10221	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-04-02	CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 19
53469	180-10143-10275	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-09-02	CIA		6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53470	180-10143-10276	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-09-03	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53471	180-10143-10297	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-13-14	CIA		66	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53472	180-10143-10300	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-13-17	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/08/2018	Box 20
53473	180-10143-10308	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-14-05	CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53474	180-10143-10328	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-15-02	CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53475	180-10143-10332	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-16-04	CIA		12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53476	180-10143-10334	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-16-06	CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/16/2018	Box 20 Document Withdrawal Notice Coordination with FBI Pending
53477	180-10143-10338	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-17-01	CIA		9	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53478	180-10143-10343	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-18-01	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53479	180-10143-10400	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-22-02	CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53480	180-10143-10401	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-22-03	CIA		2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53481	180-10143-10412	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-22-14	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 20
53482	180-10143-10440	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-26-01	CIA		43	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 21
53483	180-10143-10441	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-26-02	CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 21
53484	180-10144-10015	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-42-01	CIA		13	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 21
53485	180-10144-10019	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-42-05	CIA		10	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 21; Original document withheld by CIA.
53486	180-10144-10023	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-42-09	CIA		17	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 21
53487	180-10144-10028	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-43-04	CIA		16	HSCA		03/20/2018	Box 21
53488	180-10144-10031	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-43-07	CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 21
53489	180-10144-10032	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-43-08	CIA		9	HSCA		03/20/2018	Box 21
53490	180-10144-10068	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-46-11	CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53491	180-10144-10093	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-46-36	CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53492	180-10144-10106	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-46-49	CIA		2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53493	180-10144-10112	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-46-55	CIA		2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53494	180-10144-10118	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-46-61	CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53495	180-10144-10153	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	29-56-01	CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending FBI Coordination
53496	180-10144-10169	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	30-07-01	CIA		52	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53497	180-10144-10174	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	30-10-03	CIA		24	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53498	180-10144-10175	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	30-11-01	CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53499	180-10144-10176	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	30-12-01	CIA	WC LETTER	11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 22
53500	180-10144-10195	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	30-31-01	CIA	WC LETTERS	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 23

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Bulk Download of PDF and WAV files

You can access individual files by browsing the webpage above and selecting the link in the "Doc Date" column. You may also download the Excel spreadsheet above, which includes links to all of the files. If you need copies of all PDF and WAV files, you can request a compressed bulk download by emailing bulkdownload@nara.gov with “JFK Bulk Download” in the subject line.

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