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	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments	Pages Released
54551	180-10145-10229	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/28/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-04-07		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 28	2
54552	180-10145-10242	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	02/24/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-05-03		CIA	52	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 29	53
54553	180-10145-10249	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/20/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	54-06-01A2		CIA	23	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 29	24
54554	180-10145-10257	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/10/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-05-31		CIA	8	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 29	9
54555	180-10145-10274	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/28/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-08-02		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 29	6
54556	180-10145-10279	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	2054-08-04		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 29	3
54557	180-10145-10326	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/05/1978 [PDF]	FORM	2055-01-30		CIA	37	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination	37
54558	180-10145-10327	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	2055-01-31		CIA	14	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination	14
54559	180-10145-10351	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/24/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	55-01-55		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 30	2
54560	180-10145-10388	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/16/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-05-03		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	2
54561	180-10145-10395	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-05-10		CIA	7	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	8
54562	180-10145-10410	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/22/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-04		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	3
54563	180-10145-10411	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/18/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-05		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	3
54564	180-10145-10412	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/18/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-06		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	2
54565	180-10145-10418	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/16/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-12		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	2
54566	180-10145-10421	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/26/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-15		CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	3
54567	180-10145-10422	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/06/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-16		CIA	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	2
54568	180-10145-10424	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	02/03/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-18		CIA	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	5
54569	180-10145-10428	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	11/06/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-22		CIA	7	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	8
54570	180-10145-10429	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/13/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-23		CIA	30	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	31
54571	180-10145-10431	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	11/07/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2055-06-25		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 31	6
54572	180-10146-10033	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	01/30/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	56-05-2AQ		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 32	6
54573	180-10146-10046	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	NOTES	2056-05-15		CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 32	4
54574	180-10147-10024	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/19/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	2058-08-09	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 32	2
54575	180-10147-10196	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	REPORT	2061-11-01		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 35	6
54576	180-10147-10207	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	12/11/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2061-11-08		CIA	5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 35	6
54577	180-10147-10219	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	12/11/1978 [PDF]	NOTES	2061-11-16		CIA	6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 35	6
54578	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
54579	181-10002-10005	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/05/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DIRECTORS NLT, NLE, NLK, NLJ	NL	1	NARA	NL READING FILES 1975-76	10/13/2017		2
54580	181-10002-10017	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/05/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		BLAKE, JOHN F.	RHOADS, JAMES B.	1	NARA	NL READING FILES 1975-76	10/13/2017		2
54581	181-10002-10022	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		COOKE, DAVID O.	RHOADS, JAMES B.	2	NARA	NL READING FILES 1975-76	10/13/2017		3
54582	181-10002-10033	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		LANSDALE, RICHARD	RHOADS, JAMES B.	2	NARA	NL READING FILES 1975-76	10/13/2017		3
54583	181-10002-10036	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		SCOWCROFT, LT. GEN. BRENT	RHOADS, JAMES B.	2	NARA	NL READING FILES 1975-76	10/13/2017		3
54584	181-10002-10056	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	02/25/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		WILDEROTTER, JAMES A.	JACOBS, RICHARD A.	1	NARA	NL READING FILES 1975-76	10/13/2017	Copies of enclosures not attached.	2
54585	181-10002-10094	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				15	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS & REFERENCE SERVICE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	Handwritten and typed notes re SSCIA requests to Presidential Libraries.	15
54586	181-10002-10113	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	08/19/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		WILDEROTTER, JAMES A.	REED, DANIEL J.	9	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	Attachments include classified document receipts, memo from William Moss for the record 8/4/93; route slip; letter David Aaron to James Rhoads 7/29/75; letter Aaron to Wilderotter 7/29/75; 2pp. of document lists.	10
54587	181-10002-10115	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	08/18/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		RHOADS, JAMES B.	LANSDALE, RICHARD H.	1	CIA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017		2
54588	181-10002-10125	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	07/18/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A. O.	O'NEILL, JAMES E.	4	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	Attached letter Schwarz to Rhoads 7/15/75 1p.; letter Schwarz to Rhoads7/14/75 2pp.	5
54589	181-10002-10126	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	07/18/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		NLK	REED, DANIEL J.	4	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	Attached route slip, 1 p.; attached letter from D. O. Cooke to James B. Rhoads 7/8/75 2pp.	5
54590	181-10002-10131	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	07/02/1973 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		RHOADS, JAMES B.	SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A. O. JR.	1	SSCSGO	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017		2
54591	181-10002-10132	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	07/02/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		RHOADS, JAMES B.	SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A. O.	1	SSCSGO	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE FILES]	10/13/2017		2
54592	181-10002-10135	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	07/01/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		RHOADS, JAMES B.	SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A. O.	2	SSCSGO	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017		3
54593	181-10002-10137	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CHURCH, FRANK	RHOADS, JAMES B.	5	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	Attached letter Church to Rhoads 6/17/75 1p. with attached list of National Security Files requested from the Kennedy Library, 2pp. and acommunications control form, lp.	6
54594	181-10002-10141	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		LEIGH, MONROE	RHOADS, JAMES B.	2	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	Copies of enclosures not attached.	3
54595	181-10002-10142	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	06/25/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		COOKE, DAVID O.	RHOADS, JAMES B.	2	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE FILES]	10/13/2017	Copies of enclosures not attached.	3
54596	181-10002-10211	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	05/18/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DAVIS, JEANNE	JACOBS, RICHARD A.	30	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	1p. letter w/attached document list (8 pp); 1 memo NLJ to NL 5/7/76; 4 document receipts; document reproduction request (10 pp); document receipts 6 pp.	31
54597	181-10002-10212	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	05/03/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		RHOADS, JAMES B.	MILLER, WILLIAM G.	3	SSCSGO	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	2 route slips attached.	4
54598	181-10002-10213	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	05/12/1976 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		FOR THE RECORD	JACOBS, RICHARD A.	9	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017	1 p. memo w/attached handwritten note (1p) route slips; letter Miller to Rhoads 4/23/76; draft letter Rhoads to Miller 4/16/76; route slips; letter Miller to Rhoads 4/13/76 1p.	9
54599	181-10002-10219	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		NL	JOHNSON AND KENNEDY LIBRARIES	21	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017		22
54600	181-10002-10221	10/26/2017	In Part	NARA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		NL	KENNEDY LIBRARY	6	NARA	NL ADMINISTRATIVE FILES [ACCESS AND REFERENCE CASE FILES]	10/13/2017		7

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