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.

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Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Agency	Doc Date	Doc Type	To Name	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments	Pages Released
53801	177-10002-10099	04/26/2018	Redact		00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				4	CIA		03/16/2018	DOC. #5A
53802	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
53803	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
53804	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
53805	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
53806	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
53807	178-10002-10188	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ROCKCOM	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						ASSASSINATION FILES	03/16/2018
53808	178-10002-10469	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ROCKCOM	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
53809	198-10007-10015	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/15/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	E.R. ZUMWALT	ICCCA: EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES	13	OASD	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Memo for Califano from Zumwalt re: second working draft of "Cuba: The Exchange of Intelligence Concerning Communist Subversive Activities."
53810	198-10007-10017	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	04/17/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: FIRST PROGRESS REPORT, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION	10	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 18. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Zumwalt, Abrams, Wendt, Carpenter and Elwood re: the First Progress Report of the Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion.
53811	198-10007-10017	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	04/17/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: FIRST PROGRESS REPORT, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION	10	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 18. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Zumwalt, Abrams, Wendt, Carpenter and Elwood re: the First Progress Report of the Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion.
53812	198-10007-10018	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/30/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	V.H.KRULAK	FIRST PROGRESS REPORT, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION	9	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 18. Memo from Krulak to the ICCCA re: the First Progress Report of the Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion.
53813	198-10007-10019	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	05/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	V.H.KRULAK	OVERVIEW PAPER ON CASTRO-COMMUNIST SUBVERSION	13	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 17. Memo from Krulak to the ICCCA re: Overview Paper on Castro-Communist Subversion.
53814	198-10007-10021	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	09/30/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE	CHMN, SUBCMMT ON CUBAN SUBVERSION	REPORT FOR JULY-AUGUST ON ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMBAT CASTRO-COMMUNIST SUBVERSION	23	ICCCA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 26. Memo from Chairman, Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion to the members of the Committee re: Report for July-August on Actions Taken to Combat Castro-Communist Subversion.
53815	198-10007-10022	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	07/18/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: REPORT ON STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS DESIGNED TO COUNTER SUBVERSION	17	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 26. Memo from Califano to ICCCA re: the Report on the Status of Implementation of Actions Designed to Counter Subversion. Also appears in Califano Box 6, Folder 11.
53816	198-10007-10023	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	05/09/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MR. VANCE	JAMES K. PATCHELL	SECOND PROGRESS REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE	17	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 19. Memo from Patchell to Vance re: the Second Progress Report of the Sub-committee on Cuban Subversion.
53817	198-10007-10024	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	05/07/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: SECOND PROGRESS REPORT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION	17	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 19. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Zumwalt, Abrams, Wendt, Carpenter and Elwood re: the Second Progress Report of the Sub-committee on Cuban Subversion.
53818	198-10007-10025	04/26/2018	Redact		01/12/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		JAMES K. PATCHELL	TRAINING OF CUBAN OFFICERS IN EXILE	12	ARMY		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 12. Note from Patchell re: report on training of Cuban officers in exile.
53819	198-10007-10026	04/26/2018	Redact		03/29/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MR. CALIFANO		BIOGRAPHIC SUMMARIES ON OFFICERS OF THE CUBAN REBEL ARMY IN EXILE AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR TRAINING IN U.S. SERVICE SCHOOLS OR TRAINING CENTERS	4	CIA		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 11. Letter from [withheld] to Califano re: training of Cuban officers in exile.
53820	198-10007-10027	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	02/26/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MR. CALIFANO	JAMES K. PATCHELL	REFUGEE HANDLING	24	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 13. Memo from Patchell to Califano re: handling of Cuban refugees.
53821	198-10007-10028	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MR. VANCE		CUBA: THE MOVEMENT OF SUBVERSIVES AND SUBVERSIVE TRAINEES	19	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. Report entitled, "Cuba: the Movement of Subversives and Subversive Trainees.
53822	198-10007-10029	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	06/25/1953 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		C. TRACY BARNES	REPORT ON THE COLD WAR USE OF RADIO BROADCASTING BY CIA	15	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 1, Folder 2. Memo from Barnes re: Report on the Cold War Use of Radio Broadcasting by CIA.
53823	198-10007-10030	04/26/2018	Redact		03/06/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			MEETING OF KRULAK COMMITTEE	8	ICCCA		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 12. Notes from Meeting of the Krulak Committee, 6 March 1963.
53824	198-10007-10049	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ARMY	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018
53825	198-10007-10098	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/07/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CYRUS VANCE	V.H. KRULAK	CUBA	28	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 12. Memo from Krulak to Vance enclosingthe Second Working Draft of "Cuba: The Movement of Subversives and Subversive Trainees."
53826	198-10007-10146	04/26/2018	Redact		04/19/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	V.H. KRULAK	JOHN W. CARPENTER, III	TRAINING OF LATIN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED DOSS	3	AIR FORCE		03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 10. Memos re: the Psychological Program Supporting US Policy Toward Cuba.
53827	198-10007-10147	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ARMY	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018
53828	198-10007-10169	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	09/13/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ALGER, CARPENTER	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	COVER STORY FOR THE EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE COVERT TRAINING FACILITY	3	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 11. Memo from Califano to Alger and Carpenter re: Cover Story for the Eglin AFB Covert Training Facility.
53829	198-10007-10171	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	09/13/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ALGER, CARPENTER	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	COVER STORY FOR THE EGLIN AFB COVERT TRAINING FACILITY	3	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 11. Duplicate of memo, RIF 198-10007-10169.
53830	198-10008-10119	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	10/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CAPT. ZUMWALT ET AL	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: ACTIONS TAKEN DURING JULY-AUGUST 1963 IN CURBING CUBAN SUBVERSION	20	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 25. Memo No. 71 from Joseph Califano with attached report of Subcommittee on Subversion.
53831	198-10009-10086	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	05/07/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DIRECTOR, JOINT STAFF	HAROLD K. JOHNSON	MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, JOINT STAFF	16	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers. Memo from Johnson to Director, Joint Staff re: attached ICCCA memo and paper concerning and action plan for Cuban subversion including impeding the movement of subversives and subversive trainees.
53832	198-10009-10087	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	04/17/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ICCCA	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: FIRST PROGRESS REPORT, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION	12	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 11. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Zumwalt, Abrams, Wendt, Carpenter, Elwood re: attached Sub-Committee on Cuban Subversion first progress report which discusses progress in impeding tra
53833	198-10009-10098	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	11/26/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MULTIPLE	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: REPORT ON STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS DESIGNED TO COUNTER SUBVERSION	19	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 2, Folder 25. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Sloan, Alger, Wendt, Carpenter, Quilter re: attached paper concerning status of implementation of actions designed to counter Cuban subversion.
53834	198-10009-10099	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	02/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				153	MULTIPLE	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/16/2018	Califano Papers, Box 1, Folder 9. Multiple papers re: classified/secret Congressional testimony concerning Cuban subversion in Latin America, Cuban military buildup, Soviet military weapons in Cuba, etc.
53835	202-10002-10121	04/26/2018	Redact	JCS	08/18/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CHAIRMAN, JCS	GEN. GOODPASTER	MILITARY PERSONNEL DETAILED TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	14	JCS	WHEELER PAPERS	03/16/2018	Wheeler Papers, Box 14. Memorandum for CJCS regarding numbers of military personnel on detail to the CIA and DOD policy letter governing assignment of military personnel to CIA.
53836	202-10002-10124	04/26/2018	Redact	JCS	06/26/1965 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS	CYRUS R. VANCE	CUBAN AFFAIRS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	27	OSD	JCS CENTRAL FILES	03/12/2018	JCS Central File, Box 3, 4 of 15. Memo from Vance to SecArm, SecNav, SecAir, CJCS, and ASD(ISA) re: Cuban Affairs in the Dept. of Defense. ICCCA report on Possible Retaliatory Actions by the Castro Government.
53837	202-10002-10131	04/26/2018	Redact		10/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CHAIRMAN, JCS	V.H. KRULAK	COVERT ACTIONS AGAINST CUBA	13	JCS		02/14/2018	Taylor Papers, Box 7, Number 5. Memo from Krulak to Chairman, JCS enclosing memo re: Covert Actions Against Cuba.
53838	202-10002-10131	04/26/2018	Redact		10/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CHAIRMAN, JCS	V.H. KRULAK	COVERT ACTIONS AGAINST CUBA	13	JCS		02/14/2018	Taylor Papers, Box 7, Number 5. Memo from Krulak to Chairman, JCS enclosing memo re: Covert Actions Against Cuba.
53839	124-10167-10498	04/26/2018	Redact		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						HQ	03/12/2018	Review PDF 62-HQ-116395 665 pages: 39, 49, 52
53840	157-10003-10422	04/26/2018	Redact		03/19/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DIRECTOR, FBI	LEGAT, MEXICO CITY	RAYMOND BUENROSTRO CORTEZ	6	FBI		03/20/2018	box 335-5	6
53841	176-10036-10206	04/26/2018	Redact		[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT							03/09/2018
53842	180-10110-10017	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	05/16/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		SHAW, ROBERT T.		78	HSCA			Includes index and two duplicates.Box 5.	78
53843	180-10128-10002	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MCKINNEY, STEWART B.	HSCA		144	HSCA			Box 1.	144
53844	157-10014-10017				[PDF]							JFK
53845	157-10014-10241				[PDF]							JFK
53846	104-10433-10209	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	CIA	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						JFK	03/12/2018
53847	157-10005-10421	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	01/27/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	HART, SEN. GARY/SCHWEIKER, SENATOR	JOHNSTON, JIM/DWYER/GREISSING	CONNECTION BETWEEN AMLASH OPERATION AND JFK ASSASSINATION	6	SSCIA	MEMORANDUM	03/12/2018	BOX 353
53848	157-10008-10000	04/26/2018	Redact	SSCIA	06/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			JUNE & JULY 1975 SUMMARIES/INDEX CARDS	108	SSCIA	INDEX CARDS	03/12/2018	Box 133, index cards Jun-Jul 1975 cables
53849	157-10008-10145	04/26/2018	Redact		03/18/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	HON CHURCH, FRANK, CHAIRMAN	BLACKHURST, STEVEN	DOCUMENTS RE: FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE	191	FBI		03/20/2018	Box 466-16
53850	157-10008-10149	04/26/2018	Redact		07/21/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	SENIOR STAFF	JOHNSON, LOCH	DOCUMENTS FROM LBJ RELATED TO COVERT ACTIONS AGAINST CUBA	2	SSCIA		03/20/2018	Box 393-1

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