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.

Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Agency	Doc Date	Doc Type	File Num	To Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments
54401	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
54402	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
54403	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.
54404	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.
54405	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.
54406	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.
54407	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.
54408	178-10002-10188	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ROCKCOM	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						ASSASSINATION FILES	03/16/2018
54409	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.
54410	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.
54411	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.
54412	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.
54413	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.
54414	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
54415	178-10002-10469	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ROCKCOM	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
54416	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
54417	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
54418	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
54419	178-10003-10090	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	09/06/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (2)	RECORD	MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62	5	NSC	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310069. Unmarked but probably TOP SECRET.
54420	178-10003-10188	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	04/19/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7603341		SD 1721 (VECIANA)	1	DOD	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310184.
54421	178-10003-10311	04/26/2018	Redact	DUVAL78-67	03/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA HISTORIES		CIA "HISTORIES": BREAKDOWN OF CERTAIN ITEMS REQUESTED...	7	CIA	ACCESSION 78-67 (UNPROCESSED)	03/12/2018	No author or date given, presumably Church Committee document request.
54422	178-10003-10394	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE		LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM.	5	CIA	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018
54423	178-10003-10396	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	10/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			15	WH	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310395. Unmarked but may contain classified information. Document partially handwritten.
54424	178-10003-10397	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			24	ROCK	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Annotated excerpts of the index to the Rockefeller Commission files.
54425	178-10003-10399	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE		LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM.	5	CIA	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	List has annotations showing file locations in Rockefeller Commission files.
54426	178-10003-10400	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE		LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM.	5	CIA	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	List has annotations showing file locations in Rockefeller Commission files.
54427	178-10003-10401	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE		APRIL 21, 1975--FOLLOWING SENT	15	WH	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Unmarked but may contain classified information. Same as 1781000310396 but with different annotations.
54428	178-10004-10053	04/26/2018	Redact		12/10/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MISC. ROCKEFELLER COM. AND CIA FILES (3)		DCI PRESENTATION TO THE PFIAB, 7 DECEMBER 1962	3	CIA		03/16/2018
54429	178-10004-10056	04/26/2018	Redact		11/14/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	MISC. ROCKEFELLER COM. AND CIA FILES (9)	DIRECTOR, CIA	CIA HANDLING OF THE SOVIET BUILD-UP IN CUBA, 1 JULY-16 OCTOBER 1962	33	CIA		03/16/2018
54430	178-10004-10072	04/26/2018	Redact	WILDEROTTE	04/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	TESTIMONY (3)		DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MC GARRAH HELMS, APRIL 23, 1975, 2 OF 2	34	ROCK	TESTIMONY SERIES	03/12/2018	Some pages are missing. Not as complete as 1781000210092.
54431	178-10004-10112	04/26/2018	Redact	CHENEY	05/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	INTELLIGENCE--COLBY TESTIMONY/SSCIA 5/23/75		TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY, MAY 23, 1975	118	SCIA	GENERAL SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018
54432	178-10004-10213	04/26/2018	Redact	MCFARLANE	05/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	COLBY TESTIMONY BEFORE SSC, 5/23/75		TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY, MAY 23, 1975	118	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000410212. Page 1 of 118-page document copied only. For complete document see ID #1781000410112.
54433	178-10004-10416	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	01/13/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	COLBY DOSMENT--APPENDICES		THE MIAMI STATION	7	CIA	TESTIMONY SERIES	03/12/2018	Appendix J to DOSment of William Colby to Rockefeller Commission, 13 January 1975.
54434	178-10004-10420	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	06/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FILES INVENTORY		INVENTORY OF ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FILES	263	ROCK		03/12/2018	Inventory of files showing file codes and contents of codes.
54435	179-20001-10304	04/26/2018	Redact		05/08/1967 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				32	CIA		03/20/2018	MEMORANDUM WITH 28 ENCLOSURES. BOX 65
54436	179-40005-10040	04/26/2018	Redact	WC	01/15/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				1	CIA	23: PUB 3	03/12/2018	ALSO IDENTIFIED AS REPORT NO. CS-3/569,958; FOUR COPIES. BOX C02
54437	180-10083-10181	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	09/01/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	011343			3	VITATE, GUY	NUMBERED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 205.
54438	180-10092-10219	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	HSCA	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						NUMBERED FILES	03/12/2018
54439	180-10093-10010	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	HSCA	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT						NUMBERED FILES	03/12/2018
54440	180-10107-10127	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	11/02/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	003012			4	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	03/12/2018	CIA tabbed Box CIA 71-1. Box 71.
54441	180-10108-10017	04/26/2018	Redact		09/12/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	013021		ANTONIO GUILLERMO ROGRIGUEZ JONES.	161	USSS		03/16/2018	Box 228. Folder 1 of 3. USSS 228-2.
54442	180-10110-10074	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	05/02/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	074-JFK			3	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 3.
54443	180-10110-10083	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	089-JFK			2	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 4.
54444	180-10110-10100	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	125-JFK			1	CIA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/16/2018	Box 4.
54445	180-10110-10101	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	125-JFK			35	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 4.
54446	180-10110-10118	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	147-JFK		DOCUMENTS LIST	13	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 5.
54447	180-10110-10121	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	06/02/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	151-JFK			7	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 5.
54448	180-10110-10122	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	06/03/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	152-JFK			6	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 5.
54449	180-10110-10123	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	153-JFK			3	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 5.
54450	180-10110-10124	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	08/22/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	155-JFK			2	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 5.

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