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.

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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
1701	144-10001-10158	11/09/2017	In Part	NSA	06/03/1966 [PDF]	cables				Spanish counselor in…	12	NSA	JFK	11/03/2017		12
1702	144-10001-10264	11/09/2017	In Part	NSA	06/15/1978 [PDF]	cables			NSA	actions taken by NSA…	32	NSA	JFK	11/03/2017		32
1703	177-10001-10019	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	11/27/1963 [PDF]	CABLES		FBI	CIA		6	CIA	NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9	11/30/2017	DOC. #27, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)
1704	177-10001-10030	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	11/26/1963 [PDF]	CABLES (USE FOR CABLES, TELEGRAMS, WIRES, AIRGRAMS)		BUNDY, MCGEORGE	CIA		2	CIA	NSF, INTELLIGENCE FILE, OSWALD, LEE HARVEY, BOX 9	11/30/2017	DOC. #30, CIA, E.O. 12356, Sec. 1.3(a)(4)
1705	180-10141-10416	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	CALENDAR	19-44-01D				1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 8
1706	157-10014-10115	12/15/2017	In Part	SSCIA	12/02/1975 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-21	LATIMER, THOMAS K.	QUANBECK, ALTON		5	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	11/30/2017	CCBOX 446
1707	157-10014-10154	12/15/2017	In Full	SSCIA	06/00/1975 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-59			CLERK OF COMMITTEE CHRON JUNE 1975	4	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE	11/30/2017	CCBOX 444
1708	157-10014-10111	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/29/1975 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-17	ELDER, WALTER	MILLER, WILLIAM			SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	06/09/2017	CCBOX 438
1709	157-10014-10112	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/28/1975 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-18	AARON, DAVID				SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	06/09/2017	CCBOX 438
1710	157-10014-10113	07/24/2017	In Part	SSCIA	07/28/1975 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-19	ELDER, WALTER	MILLER, WILLIAM			SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	06/09/2017	CCBOX 438
1711	157-10014-10104	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/19/1976 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-10	SHAHEEN, MICHAEL E.	EPSTEIN, MICHAEL		3	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	09/25/2017	CCBOX 474	5
1712	157-10014-10105	10/26/2017	In Part	SSCIA	05/00/1976 [PDF]	CORRESPONDENCE	07-M-11	MILLER, WILLIAM	ELDER, WALTER	CHRON IN MAY 1976	19	SSCIA	MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE	09/25/2017	CCBOX 474	21
1713	178-10003-10272	10/26/2017	In Full	ROTH,BARRY	04/23/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	UNTITLED (HELMS AND CHILE)		HELMS, RICHARD	DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MC GARRAH HELMS, APRIL 23, 1975	3	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ACCESSION 78-58 (UNPROCESSED)	06/09/2017	Attached to 1781000310270. Selected pages from longer deposition. Response begun on last page is incomplete. Declassification marking may be for special access only.	4
1714	180-10095-10376	11/03/2017	In Full	HSCA	04/03/1964 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	001763				1	WC	NUMBERED FILES	11/03/2017	Box 34.	2
1715	180-10078-10271	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	06/07/1978 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	013151		ESPINOSA, VICTOR		123	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	05/30/2017	Index summary & copies attached. Box 230.	126
1716	178-10002-10394	07/24/2017	In Part	ROCKCOMCOP	04/15/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS, L. FLETCHER PROUTY			L. FLETCHER PROUTY		ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	06/09/2017
1717	178-10004-10072	12/15/2017	In Full	WILDEROTTE	04/23/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	TESTIMONY (3)			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MC GARRAH HELMS, APRIL 23, 1975, 2 OF 2	34	ROCK	TESTIMONY SERIES	11/30/2017	Some pages are missing. Not as complete as 1781000210092.
1718	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.
1719	178-10002-10092	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	04/23/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	S-M (IV-DD) RICHARD HELMS			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MCGARRAH HELMS (SELECTED PAGES)	44	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	11/30/2017	Selected section from much longer deposition.
1720	178-10002-10093	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	04/24/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	S-M (IV-EE) RICHARD HELMS (3 OF 3)			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD HELMS	35	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	11/30/2017	Pages 371-403, plus cover and contents page, of longer deposition.
1721	178-10002-10215	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	DEPOSITION OF (A CIA EMPLOYEE)				8	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	11/30/2017	Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091.
1722	178-10002-10279	12/15/2017	In Part	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	DEPOSITION	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS			DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM STURBITTS	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	11/30/2017	Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091.
1723	177-10002-10012	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES					7	CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	11/30/2017
1724	177-10002-10016	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES					5	CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	11/30/2017
1725	177-10002-10017	12/15/2017	In Part	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES					11	CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	11/30/2017
1726	177-10002-10015	07/24/2017	In Part	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES						CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	06/09/2017
1727	177-10002-10014	07/24/2017	In Part	LBJ	02/18/1963 [PDF]	DRAFT BRIEFING NOTES						CIA	NSF, UNARRANGED FILES, LA/CUBAN SUBVERSION, BOX 5	06/09/2017
1728	180-10143-10131	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	2028-11-10		CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 18; Original document held by CIA.	3
1729	180-10143-10149	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	2028-12-14		CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 18; Original document held by CIA.	2
1730	180-10143-10375	10/26/2017	In Part	HSCA	07/28/1978 [PDF]	FORM	29-19-19A		CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	06/05/2017	Box 20 Document Withdrawal Form Pending Third Agency Coordination	6
1731	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
1732	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
1733	180-10141-10134	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	10/06/1978 [PDF]	FORM	12-04-12				1	CIA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 4
1734	180-10145-10264	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	04/28/1978 [PDF]	FORM	54-07-03B		CIA		42	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 29 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Coordination
1735	180-10145-10280	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	54-08-05		CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 29 Sensitive Original Withheld by CIA
1736	180-10145-10296	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	54-11-01B		CIA		4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Sensitive Original Withheld by CIA
1737	180-10145-10304	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/03/1978 [PDF]	FORM	55-01-08		CIA		13	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending FBI Coordination
1738	180-10145-10316	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	55-01-22		CIA		6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
1739	180-10145-10328	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	55-01-32		CIA		26	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
1740	180-10145-10329	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/03/1978 [PDF]	FORM	55-01-33		CIA		24	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
1741	180-10145-10345	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	55-01-49		CIA		16	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
1742	180-10145-10347	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	08/01/1978 [PDF]	FORM	55-01-51		CIA		29	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30 Document Withdrawal Notice Pending Third Agency Coordination
1743	180-10145-10363	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	55-02-12			THIRD AGENCY COORDINATION	9	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30; Document referred to FBI for their review.
1744	180-10145-10368	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	55-03-03		CIA		3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 30; Sensitive original withheld by CIA.
1745	180-10143-10145	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	28-12-10		CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	3	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 18; Original document held by CIA.
1746	180-10143-10148	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	28-12-13		CIA		1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 18; Original document held by CIA.
1747	180-10143-10171	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	28-25-02		CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 19; Original document held by CIA.
1748	180-10143-10180	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	28-31-02		CIA	SENSITIVE ORIGINAL WITHHELD BY CIA	23	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 19; original document held by CIA.
1749	180-10143-10213	12/15/2017	In Full	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	28-46-01				6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 19 Sensitive original Withheld by CIA
1750	180-10143-10334	12/15/2017	In Part	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	FORM	29-16-06		CIA		11	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	11/30/2017	Box 20 Document Withdrawal Notice Coordination with FBI Pending

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