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
54551	124-90102-10192	10/26/2017	In Part	FBI	08/01/1974 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CR 105-141949-97	HQ	MM		4	FBI	HQ	09/19/2017	TT, INC NOTE	5
54552	124-90106-10221	11/17/2017	In Part	FBI	01/25/1966 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-117222-NR	HQ	SJ		2	FBI	HQ	11/17/2017	TT, REFERRED TO USCG
54553	124-90107-10181	11/17/2017	In Part	FBI	03/28/1963 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-117222-46	HQ	MM		12	FBI	HQ	11/17/2017	TT, REFERRED TO USCG
54554	124-10350-10026	10/26/2017	In Part	FBI	02/14/1966 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CR 2-1622-322	HQ	MM		4	FBI	HQ	09/21/2017	TT; INC NOTE	5
54555	180-10110-10014	04/26/2018	Redact		06/29/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014725		TOVAR, BERNARD HUGH	DEPOSITION OF BERNARD HUGH TOVAR	48	HSCA		03/09/2018	Two duplicates and notes attached.Box 5.	48
54556	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
54557	180-10110-10004	04/26/2018	Redact		07/17/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014718		ROCCA, RAYMOND	DEPOSITION OF RAYMOND G. ROCCA	198	HSCA	#N/A	02/07/2018	Two duplicates follow and are included in Box 2 in four folders.Box 1.	198
54558	180-10110-10005	04/26/2018	Redact		08/09/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014719		HELMS, RICHARD	DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MCGARRAH HELMS	198	HSCA	#N/A	02/07/2018	Two duplicates follow in next two folders and Box 3.Box 2.	198
54559	180-10110-10029	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/13/1978 [PDF]	TRANSCRIPT	014739		GOODPASTURE, ANN		155	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY	11/30/2017	Two duplicates in next folder. Original includes index.Box 9.
54560	180-10110-10029	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	04/13/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014739		GOODPASTURE, ANN		155	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY	03/12/2018	Two duplicates in next folder. Original includes index.Box 9.
54561	180-10110-10011	04/26/2018	Redact		08/09/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014723		MURPHY, DAVID E.	DEPOSITION OF DAVID E. MURPHY	39	HSCA		03/08/2018	Two duplicates included.Box 4.	39
54562	180-10110-10024	04/26/2018	Redact		08/10/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014734		HIDALGO, BALMES NIEUES JR.		46	HSCA	#N/A	04/17/2018	Two duplicates included.Box 8.	46
54563	180-10104-10298	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	05/11/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	014051				22	CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.	NUMBERED FILES.	02/11/2018	Typed notes from CCC files.Box 250.	22
54564	180-10104-10298	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	05/11/1978 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL.	014051				22	CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.	NUMBERED FILES.	11/30/2017	Typed notes from CCC files.Box 250.
54565	180-10107-10488	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/16/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014939		FBI, FILES		2	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/2017	Typed notes from FBI file. Date derived from routing slip. Box 288.
54566	180-10107-10488	10/26/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/16/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014939		FBI, FILES		2	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/1997	Typed notes from FBI file. Date derived from routing slip. Box 288.	3
54567	180-10107-10489	10/26/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/16/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014940		FBI, FILES	NOTE ON FBI FILE ON RICHARD CYRIL FRANK AND SUSAN HEILIGMAN FRANK	1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/1997	Typed notes from FBI file. Date derived from routing slip. Box 288.	2
54568	180-10107-10496	10/26/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/16/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014947		FBI, FILES	NOTES FROM THE FBI FILE ON JOHN ORION PITTMAN	1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/1997	Typed notes from FBI file. Date derived from routing slip. Box 288.	2
54569	180-10107-10484	10/26/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/16/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014935		FBI, FILES	NOTES FROM FBI FILES ON MORRIS BLOCK AND MILLIE BLOCK	3	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/1997	Typed notes from FBI files. Box 288.	4
54570	180-10107-10492	10/26/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/15/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014943		FBI, FILES	NOTES FROM THE FBI FILE ON MAURICE H. HALPERIN	1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	09/25/2017	Typed notes from FBI files. Date derived from routing slip. Box 288.	2
54571	180-10107-10493	10/26/2017	In Full	HSCA	03/16/1979 [PDF]	OTHER TEXTUAL	014944		FBI, FILES	NOTES FROM THE FBI FILE ON ANTHONY V. MARTINKUS OR ANTANAS MARTINKUS	1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/30/1997	Typed notes from FBI files. Date derived from Routing slip. Box 288.	2
54572	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.
54573	178-10002-10091	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	S-M (IV-W)			DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM C. STURBITTS	113	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	11/30/2017	Unknown whether name is releasable.
54574	178-10004-10259	10/26/2017	In Part	MATHENY	09/14/1962 [PDF]	MEMORANDUM	DRAFT REPORT--APPROVAL OF QUOTATIONS (2)	RECORD	PARROTT, THOMAS A.	MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPT. 1962	2	NSC	SSC SERIES	08/18/2017	Unmarked but contains classified information.	3
54575	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.
54576	178-10003-10452	04/26/2018	Redact		03/00/1964 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	WORKING PAPERS, NORMAN REDLICH FILE			NORMAN REDLICH: REPORT OF INVESTIGATION	19	CSC	#N/A	02/07/2018	Unmarked but may be restricted.	19
54577	178-10002-10083	07/24/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	03/17/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	B-G-G (III-PP)	HARDY, TIMOTHY	FILE	INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WARNER, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE CIA		ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	BELIN-GRAY-GREENE FILES	06/09/2017	Unmarked but may contain classified information.
54578	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.
54579	178-10003-10401	12/15/2017	In Part	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	LIST	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			APRIL 21, 1975--FOLLOWING SENT	15	WH	SUBJECT FILE	11/30/2017	Unmarked but may contain classified information. Same as 1781000310396 but with different annotations.
54580	178-10002-10265	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	05/15/1975 [PDF]	LIST	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	PERSONS...WHO MIGHT BE INTERVIEWED RE CASTRO ASSASSINATION PLANS	3	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	11/30/2017	Unmarked but may contain unreleasable names.
54581	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.
54582	178-10004-10264	10/26/2017	In Part	MATHENY	09/06/1962 [PDF]	MEMORANDUM	DRAFT REPORT--APPROVAL OF QUOTATIONS (2)	RECORD		MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62	5	NSC	SSC SERIES	08/18/2017	Unmarked but probably TOP SECRET.	6
54583	178-10002-10329	07/24/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	05/17/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(I) INTERVIEWS RE ASSASSINATIONS	BELIN, DAVID	FILE	INTERVIEW WITH JAMES P. O'CONNELL		ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	06/09/2017	Unmarked, but may include classified information.
54584	178-10002-10306	07/24/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	05/21/1975 [PDF]	MEMORANDUM	A-I(K) MISC.--ASSASSINATIONS	CARGILL, MASON	FILE	DOCUMENTS FROM DPD FILES RE CUBAN OPERATIONS, 1959-61		ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	06/09/2017	Unmarked, but may include classified information.
54585	178-10003-10318	10/26/2017	In Part	DUVAL78-67	06/00/1975 [PDF]	REPORT	INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION, MISC. (2)		BUCHEN, PHIL	CASTRO	37	WH	ACCESSION 78-67 (UNPROCESSED)	08/18/2017	Unmarked, but TS elsewhere. Draft. Pages with revisions taped over paragraphs were copied as originally typed and with changes,for preservation purposes.	37
54586	180-10114-10183	04/26/2018	Redact		03/23/1977 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	UNNUMBERED		HSCA		73	HSCA	#N/A	02/07/2018	Unnumbered document follows #014635; meeting re: reconstitution of HSCA. Box 265.	73
54587	180-10118-10038	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	03/04/1978 [PDF]	LETTER	008129	GOFF, ROBERT	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT		1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	11/03/2017	USSS 148-2.Box 148.	3
54588	180-10131-10127	04/26/2018	Redact		07/17/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	009978		ALLEN, MARK		16	HSCA	#N/A	02/07/2018	W/ report attached. Box 184.	16
54589	180-10073-10093	04/26/2018	Redact		01/24/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	004876		RUBY, SAMUEL		118	RUBY, SAMUEL		02/07/2018	W/cover letter. Box #:102.	118
54590	157-10002-10002	12/15/2017	In Full	SSCIA	04/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					31	SSCIA	INDEX CARDS	11/30/2017	Warren CommissionIndex Cards - April - October 1975Box 136 - Book 2
54591	157-10002-10002	12/15/2017	In Full	SSCIA	04/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					31	SSCIA	INDEX CARDS	11/30/2017	Warren CommissionIndex Cards - April - October 1975Box 136 - Book 2
54592	180-10103-10255	11/03/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/06/1964 [PDF]	LETTER	004556		FBI		3	WC	NUMBERED FILES	11/03/2017	WC #1045. Box 94.	4
54593	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.
54594	202-10002-10121	12/15/2017	In Part	JCS	08/18/1966 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CHAIRMAN, JCS	GEN. GOODPASTER	MILITARY PERSONNEL DETAILED TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	14	JCS	WHEELER PAPERS	11/30/2017	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.
54595	180-10110-10064	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	04/02/1975 [PDF]	LETTER	046-JFK	WILDEROTTER, JAMES A.	OLSEN, ROBERT B.		14	ROCK	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	11/30/2017	With attached copies of photographs and a affidavit from Mary Traynor (Hunt's maid).Box 3.
54596	180-10110-10064	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	04/02/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	046-JFK	WILDEROTTER, JAMES A.	OLSEN, ROBERT B.		14	ROCK	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	03/12/2018	With attached copies of photographs and a affidavit from Mary Traynor (Hunt's maid).Box 3.
54597	180-10110-10015	04/26/2018	Withheld	HSCA	05/11/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	8321		AZCUE, EUSEBIO		1	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED TESTIMONY	08/08/1993	With attached interview.Box 3.	1
54598	180-10110-10066	04/26/2018	Release	HSCA	03/29/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	048-JFK	BLAKEY, G. ROBERT	KESTER, JOHN G.		24	HSCA	SECURITY CLASSIFIED FILES	12/05/2017	With attachment.Box 3.	24
54599	124-10250-10391	10/26/2017	In Part	FBI	05/30/1967 [PDF]	PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	89-69-B-SEE COMMENTS	DIRECTOR, FBI	SAC, NO		248	FBI	NO	09/21/2017	WORK PAPERS FOR NO A/T DTD 5/30/67, INC ADMIN PAGE	248
54600	124-90029-10024	04/26/2018	Redact		09/29/1954 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	100-405298-9		USA		1	ARMY		02/25/2018	WORKSHEET;	1

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