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
53651	177-10001-10061	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	12/13/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #170
53652	177-10001-10063	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/24/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #188
53653	177-10001-10064	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/23/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					2	CIA	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, CUBA, TDCS, VOL. 1, BOX 32	03/12/2018	DOC. #190
53654	177-10001-10305	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	03/27/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			CIA		44	CIA	VP SECURITY FILE, CUBA, MISC. PAPERS, 5/61 & 11-12/62, BOX 9	03/12/2018	DOC. #2
53655	177-10001-10445	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/21/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MCCONE, JOHN		2	CIA	NSF, JOHN MCCONE MEMORANDA, MTGS. 6 JAN. 64-2 APR. 64, BOX 1	03/12/2018	DOC. #12
53656	177-10002-10012	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					7	CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	03/12/2018
53657	177-10002-10016	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					5	CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	03/12/2018
53658	177-10002-10017	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					11	CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	03/12/2018
53659	177-10002-10034	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	09/16/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			BROMLEY SMITH		1	WH	PAPERS OF SMITH, KEN. ADMIN. MTGS. ON VN. 8-11/63 DIEM COUP, B.24	03/12/2018	DOC. #25
53660	177-10002-10069	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/18/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		THE PRESIDENT	DEAN RUSK		5	DOS	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, MEXICO, LOPEZ MATEOS VISIT, BOX 61	03/12/2018	DOC. #9
53661	177-10002-10070	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	02/18/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		THE PRESIDENT	DEAN RUSK		5	DOS	NSF, COUNTRY FILE, MEXICO, LOPEZ MATEOS VISIT, BOX 61	03/12/2018	DOC. #10
53662	177-10002-10093	04/26/2018	Redact		11/25/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				WORLD REACTION TO THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY	9	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #29
53663	177-10002-10096	04/26/2018	Redact		11/25/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	11	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #3
53664	177-10002-10097	04/26/2018	Redact		11/26/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	11	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #4
53665	177-10002-10098	04/26/2018	Redact		11/27/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	16	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #5
53666	177-10002-10099	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					4	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #5A
53667	177-10002-10101	04/26/2018	Redact		11/28/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	14	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #6
53668	177-10002-10102	04/26/2018	Redact		11/30/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	11	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #8
53669	177-10002-10103	04/26/2018	Redact		11/23/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	15	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #1
53670	177-10002-10105	04/26/2018	Redact		09/13/1968 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				SPECIAL REPORT--WEEKLY REVIEW	11	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #57
53671	177-10002-10108	04/26/2018	Redact	LBJ	11/24/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST	11	CIA	NSF, INTELL. BRIEFINGS, 11/23-12/5/63, INTELL. CHECKLIST, BOX 1	03/12/2018	DOC. #2
53672	178-10002-10086	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (II-J)			WILLIAM STURBITTS	14	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Notes made during testimony. Attached materials may or may not be related.
53673	178-10002-10089	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/19/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (III-I) HELMS DOCUMENT INSPECTION	THE RECORD	MANFREDI, GEORGE	EXAMINATION OF A PORTION OF THE RECORDS OF RICHARD HELMS	11	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	See page 7 in particular.
53674	178-10002-10091	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (IV-W)			DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM C. STURBITTS	113	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Unknown whether name is releasable.
53675	178-10002-10092	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (IV-DD) RICHARD HELMS			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MCGARRAH HELMS (SELECTED PAGES)	44	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Selected section from much longer deposition.
53676	178-10002-10093	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/24/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (IV-EE) RICHARD HELMS (3 OF 3)			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD HELMS	35	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Pages 371-403, plus cover and contents page, of longer deposition.
53677	178-10002-10158	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/09/1960 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES.--ASSASSINATIONS (1)	FOR THE RECORD	UNSIGNED	FIRST MEETING OF BRANCH 4 TASK FORCE, 9 MARCH 196	3	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Minutes of meeting.
53678	178-10002-10166	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	06/06/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (1)			CABLE 897	1	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210166.
53679	178-10002-10169	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (1)	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	UNSIGNED	REVIEW OF ITEMS IN OSWALD FILE RE CASTRO/JFK ASSASSINATION	27	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210167 and 168.
53680	178-10002-10185	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	01/17/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (2)	INSPECTOR GENERAL	MURRAY, WILLIAM J.	QUESTIONABLE ACTIVITIES	2	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attachments: 1781000210186, 187, 188.
53681	178-10002-10214	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/17/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-III(A) MISCELLANEOUS	THE FILE	BELIN, DAVID	INTERVIEW WITH JAMES P. O'CONNELL	19	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210213.
53682	178-10002-10215	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DEPOSITION OF (A CIA EMPLOYEE)				8	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091.
53683	178-10002-10261	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/21/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	DOCUMENTS FROM DPD FILES RE CUBAN OPERATIONS, 1959-61	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018
53684	178-10002-10265	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/15/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	PERSONS...WHO MIGHT BE INTERVIEWED RE CASTRO ASSASSINATION PLANS	3	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Unmarked but may contain unreleasable names.
53685	178-10002-10266	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS				4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATIONS FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210265. Handwritten list of names and addresses related to anti-Castro plots.
53686	178-10002-10279	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS			DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM STURBITTS	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091.
53687	178-10002-10297	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	06/24/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(K) MISC.--ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS	DDCI	DIRECTOR OF SECURITY	MAHEU, ROBERT A.	6	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
53688	178-10002-10315	04/26/2018	Redact		05/19/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(I) INTERVIEWS--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	LUIS ANGEL CASTILLO	9	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION		03/20/2018
53689	178-10002-10330	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/15/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(I) INTERVIEWS RE ASSASSINATIONS	THE RECORD	GRAY, MARVIN L. JR.	CONVERSATION WITH L. FLETCHER PROUTY	2	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210331. Gray's handwritten notes of interview prior to arrival of court reporter. Unmarked by may contain classified info.
53690	178-10002-10363	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/06/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R (I-AA) HUNT, E. HOWARD INTERVIEWED 3/4/75	FILE	OLSEN, ROBERT	INTERVIEW 3/4/75 WITH E.HOWARD HUNT AND HIS DAUGHTER, LISA HUNT	6	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	0LSEN-ROETHE FILES	03/12/2018
53691	178-10002-10364	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/04/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R I-AA) HUNT, E. HOWARD INTERVIEWED 3/4/75			E. HOWARD HUNT, CF 3-4-75	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	OLSEN-ROETHE FILES	03/12/2018	Handwritten notes. Unmarked but transcribed version is classified.
53692	178-10002-10368	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/22/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R (I-OO) STURGIS, FRANK			TCW STURGIS 4-22-75	2	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	OLSEN-ROETHE FILE	03/12/2018	Notes of conversation with Sturgis.
53693	178-10002-10369	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R (I-OO) STURGIS, FRANK			C.I.A. PERSONNEL	1	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	OLSEN-ROETHE FILE	03/12/2018
53694	178-10002-10479	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	01/19/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7)			19 JANUARY 1962	5	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
53695	178-10002-10480	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/23/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7)		KIRKPATRICK, LYMAN	FROM MOR OF PFIAB MEETING WITH DCI MC CONE, 23 APRIL 1963	4	PFIAB	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018	Excerpt from memorandum, plus route slip.
53696	178-10002-10482	04/26/2018	Redact		11/21/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7)	DCI	HARVEY, WILLIAM K.	CHRONOLOGY OF THE MATAHAMBRE SABOTAGE OPERATION	5	CIA		03/20/2018	Includes routing slip.
53697	178-10003-10001	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	09/20/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (9)			MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD, SPECIAL GROUP MEETING 2 SEPTEMBER 1962	1	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
53698	178-10003-10016	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	08/30/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (10)			MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP, 3 AUGUST 1962	4	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
53699	178-10003-10084	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	04/11/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (1)	POLICY GROUP	LANSDALE, EDWARD	STATUS OF OPERATION MONGOOSE	1	DOD	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Page 1 only. Attached to 1781000310069.
53700	178-10003-10085	04/26/2018	Redact		09/14/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (1)	RECORD	PARROTT, THOMAS A.	MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPTEMBER 1962	2	NSC		03/20/2018	Unmarked but contains classified information. Attached to 1781000310069.

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