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	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments	Pages Released
54501	180-10110-10125	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	SUMMARY	156-JFK				1	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	11/30/2017	Box 5.
54502	180-10111-10051	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	09/24/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	012509		CIA		8	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/2017	Photocopy of note attached. Box #:222.
54503	180-10112-10390	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	05/13/1975 [PDF]	SUMMARY	013526			MEMO OF CONVESTION BETWEEN GEORGE GAUDET ADN BERNARD FESTERWALD	2	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/2017	BOX 236.
54504	180-10140-10187	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/13/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	07-21-01	GOLDSMITH, MICKEY			5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 1
54505	180-10142-10076	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/07/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	23-03-01		CIA		12	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 11
54506	180-10142-10353	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/11/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	24-19-01		PICCOLO, JOSEPH		9	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 15
54507	180-10142-10488	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/15/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	26-4A-01		CIA	SUMMARY OF CI SOFT FILE ON THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN PHOTOGRAPH	15	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 17
54508	180-10142-10490	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	SUMMARY	26-14-01		CIA		22	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 17
54509	180-10142-10491	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/28/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	26-15A-01		CIA		7	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 17
54510	180-10142-10493	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/28/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	26-16-01		CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 17
54511	180-10142-10494	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/09/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	26-17-01		CIA	SUMMARY: PRE-ASSASSINATION MEXICO	24	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 17
54512	180-10142-10495	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	SUMMARY	26-18-01		CIA	SUMMARY: POST-ASSASSINATION MEXICO	20	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 17
54513	180-10109-10342	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	12/12/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY	014214		BLAKEY, G. ROBERT		54	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/2017	Box 252.
54514	177-10002-10022	07/24/2017	In Part	LBJ	10/01/1963 [PDF]	SUMMARY RECORD OF NSC STANDING GROUP MEETING #14/63		BROMLEY SMITH				WH	PAPERS OF SMITH, NSC STANDING GROUP MEETING, JFK, VOL. 1, BOX 24	06/09/2017	DOC. #7
54515	180-10096-10401	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/16/1978 [PDF]	SUMMARY.	009534		FLYNN, DENNIS A.		3	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES.	11/30/2017	Box 175.
54516	157-10004-10250	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/20/1963 [PDF]	TAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CITEI MEXI 5448	MEXICO CITY	DIRECTOR, CIA	ELDON HENSEN'S CONTACT WITH CUBAN EMBASSY		FBI	CABLE	06/08/2017
54517	178-10004-10112	12/15/2017	In Part	CHENEY	05/23/1975 [PDF]	TESTIMONY	INTELLIGENCE--COLBY TESTIMONY/SSCIA 5/23/75			TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY, MAY 23, 1975	118	SCIA	GENERAL SUBJECT FILE	11/30/2017
54518	178-10004-10213	12/15/2017	In Part	MCFARLANE	05/23/1975 [PDF]	TESTIMONY	COLBY TESTIMONY BEFORE SSC, 5/23/75			TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM COLBY, MAY 23, 1975	118	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS	11/30/2017	Attached to 1781000410212. Page 1 of 118-page document copied only. For complete document see ID #1781000410112.
54519	178-10002-10103	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	03/17/1975 [PDF]	TESTIMONY	CLIFFORD, CLARK M. MARCH 17, 1975			TESTIMONY OF CLARK M. CLIFFORD	8	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	TESTIMONY	11/30/2017	Excerpts from Clifford's testimony, pages 1588,1589,1593-95, 1599.
54520	180-10075-10072	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/07/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	009265		ESPINOSA, VICTOR	DEPOSITION OF VICTOR ESPINOZA	113	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/03/2017	Duplicate transcripts in next two folders. Box 170.	114
54521	180-10110-10001	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/12/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	008215		TARASOFF, BORIS	EXECUTIVE SESSION	42	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY	11/03/2017	Duplicate enclosed.Box 1.	42
54522	180-10110-10002	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/22/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	014672		WILCOTT, JAMES B.	EXECUTIVE SESSION	56	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY	11/03/2017	Box 1.	56
54523	180-10110-10003	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	10/10/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	014717		HARTMAN, MELBOURNE PAUL	DEPOSITION OF MELBOURNE PAUL HARTMAN	85	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY	11/03/2017	Two duplicates enclosed.Box 1.	85
54524	180-10116-10222	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/13/1977 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	014647				37	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/03/2017	King, Martin, material withdrawn pp. 1-10. Box 267.	37
54525	180-10141-10307	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	11/16/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	2018-05-01				170	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/01/2017	Box 7 Transcript of executive session testimony.	170
54526	180-10142-10099	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/06/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	2023-08-04				32	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/01/2017	Box 12.	33
54527	180-10147-10245	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	09/15/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	2063-05-02		BAGLEY, TENNENT		169	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 36	170
54528	157-10014-10217	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-M-122		ROSELLI, JOHN		3	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE	09/25/2017	CC Box 257	5
54529	157-10014-10110	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/09/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-M-16				62	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	09/25/2017		64
54530	157-10005-10251	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	09/19/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	R1514			TESTIMONY OF WALTER SHERIDAN		SSCIA	TRANSCRIPT	06/09/2017	BOX 258-17
54531	157-10014-10019	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/20/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	05-H-03	COLBY, WILLIAM				SSCSGO	HEARINGS	06/09/2017	Box 2
54532	157-10014-10044	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/18/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-H-02	EISENHOWER, JOHN S.D.				SSCIA	HEARINGS	06/09/2017	Box 2
54533	157-10014-10087	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	09/12/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	11-H-06	SHIMON, JOSEPH				SSCIA	HEARINGS	06/09/2017	Box 4
54534	157-10014-10094	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/20/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	13-H-03	CONEIN, LUCIEN		R-379		SSCIA	HEARINGS	06/09/2017
54535	157-10014-10124	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	03/17/1976 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-M-30					SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	06/09/2017	CCBOX 324
54536	157-10005-10229	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	01/11/1976 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	R2147			TESTIMONY OF E. HOWARD HUNT, JR.	51	SSCIA	TRANSCRIPT	11/30/2017	BOX 248-11
54537	157-10005-10249	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/10/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	R463		RUSK, DEAN	TESTIMONY OF DEAN RUSK	161	SSCIA	TRANSCRIPT	11/30/2017	BOX 258-2
54538	157-10005-10250	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	R654		SARNO, ALFRED	TESTIMONY OF ALFRED J. SARNO (CIA EMPLOYEE)	61	SSCIA	TRANSCRIPT	11/30/2017	BOX 258-11
54539	157-10014-10002	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	04/14/1976 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	01-H-10		KARAMESSINES, THOMAS		69	SSCSGO	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 1
54540	157-10014-10007	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	09/17/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	01-H-07		ANGLETON, JAMES		124	SSCSGO	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 1
54541	157-10014-10008	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	04/22/1976 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	01-H-03		HALPERN, SAMUEL		66	SSCSGO	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 1
54542	157-10014-10045	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/09/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-H-03		GRAY, GORDON		91	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 2
54543	157-10014-10046	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	08/19/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-H-04		HALLEY		159	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 2
54544	157-10014-10048	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/10/1976 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	07-H-06		SWENSON, HAROLD		67	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 2
54545	157-10014-10052	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/05/1976 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	08-H-03		COTTER, RICHARD		63	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 3
54546	157-10014-10067	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	09/09/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	09-H-08		TWEEDY, BRONSON		76	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017
54547	157-10014-10068	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	10/09/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	09-H-09		TWEEDY, BRONSON		45	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017
54548	157-10014-10072	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/22/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	10-H-04		MCMANUS, GEORGE B.		53	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 3
54549	157-10014-10073	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/11/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	10-H-05		MCNAMARA, ROBERT		145	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 3
54550	157-10014-10075	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	06/13/1975 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	10-H-07		HELMS, RICHARD		191	SSCIA	HEARINGS	11/30/2017	Box 3

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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