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
4201	180-10147-10175	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	12/00/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-04-07		CIA		6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4202	180-10147-10176	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-04-08		CIA		24	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4203	180-10147-10179	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-05-01A				117	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4204	180-10147-10180	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-05-01B				119	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4205	180-10147-10181	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-05-01C				116	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4206	180-10147-10182	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-05-01D				116	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4207	180-10147-10185	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-08-02		CIA		23	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4208	180-10147-10188	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-10-02			COMPILATION OF CONCLUSIONS AND OTHER RHETORIC FROM MEXICO CITY REPORT	4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4209	180-10147-10190	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	61-10-04				1	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 34
4210	195-10005-10022	04/26/2018	Redact	OSD	11/00/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				COVERT ANNEX	20	JCS	MCNAMARA PAPERS	03/12/2018	McNamara Papers, Box 86. General Taylor's Vietnam Trip, Nov. 61. Covert annex re: situation in Vietnam. Issues discussed include: combatting communist insurgency, covert intelligence collection, etc.
4211	195-10005-10023	04/26/2018	Redact	OSD	07/23/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, MONGOOSE	BENJAMIN T. HARRIS	END OF PHASE I	12	OSD	MCNAMARA PAPERS	03/12/2018	McNamara Papers, Box 86 (42), Mongoose. Memo from Harris to Chief of Operations re: accomplishments of Operation Mongoose Phase I, estimate of potential for intelligence collection and military operations, etc.
4212	195-10005-10027	04/26/2018	Redact	OSD	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				KEY PRESIDENTIAL DOSMENTS ON CUBA	238		MCNAMARA PAPERS	03/12/2018	McNamara Papers. Paper outlining key Presidential DOSments on Cuba. Attached are multiple associated memos, papers and articles.
4213	197-10002-10190	04/26/2018	Redact	USA	00/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CIA TDCS-3/566,35	3	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	HEADQUARTERS FILES, PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER	03/12/2018
4214	198-10004-10053	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/25/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		ICCCA	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	ICCCA: EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSION ACTIVITIES	27	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano, Box 6, Folder 10. Memo from Califano to Wheeler, Zumwalt, Abrams, Wendt, Carpenter, and Elwood concerning a proposal for shared intelligence among OAS member DOSs.
4215	198-10005-10014	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	08/02/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		GEN LANSDALE	COL PATCHELL		4	OSD	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 1. Newspaper clipping regarding Gerald Patrick Hemming and the training of anti-Castro Cubans with attached cover memos and copy of extract from dossier on Hemming.
4216	198-10005-10015	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	02/28/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE	CYRUS R. VANCE	UTILIZATION OF ALPHA 66 IN OPERATIONS	3	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 2. Draft Memo regarding Alpha 66 for Deputy Secretary of Defense from Cyrus Vance prepared by ACSI, but not used.
4217	198-10005-10018	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT					123	MULTIPLE	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 30. Assorted documents related to Cuban material support of Communist subversives in Latin America.
4218	198-10006-10000	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	12/09/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		DCI	FITZGERALD/COOPER	CONSIDERATIONS FOR US POLICY TOWARDS CUBA AND LATIN AMERICA	13	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 1. Memo for DCI regarding U.S. policy toward Cuba.
4219	198-10006-10004	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	02/15/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA - THE MOVEMENT OF PROPAGANDA MATERIALS	10	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. JCS study on the dissemination of Cuban propaganda and possible US moves to counter it.
4220	198-10006-10005	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA - THE MOVEMENT OF PROPAGANDA MATERIALS (FIRST WORKING DRAFT)	21	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. Draft of JCS study on the dissemination of Cuban propaganda and possible US moves to counter it.
4221	198-10006-10006	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/13/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		JCS	CALIFANO, JOSEPH	INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF CUBAN AFFAIRS: MOVEMENT OF PROPAGANDA	13	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. Memo transmitting the Krulak Committee's paper on the dissemination of Cuban propaganda and possible US moves to counter it.
4222	198-10006-10007	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/12/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT			KRULAK, V.H.	FIRST DRAFT: CUBA - MOVEMENT OF PROPAGANDA MATERIALS	12	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. Draft of Krulak Committee paper on the movement of Cuban propaganda.
4223	198-10006-10008	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		COORD. CTE. ON CUBAN AFFAIRS	KRULAK, V.H.	THE MOVEMENT OF PROPAGANDA MATERIALS	12	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. Memo transmitting the Krulak Committee's paper on the movement of Cuban propaganda.
4224	198-10006-10009	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA - THE MOVEMENT OF PROPAGANDA MATERIALS	10	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 11. Krulak Committee's paper on the movement of Cuban propaganda.
4225	198-10006-10010	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA - EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE AMONG OAS COUNTRIES	7		CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Paper of unknown origin on the possibility of sharing intelligence among OAS members to combat Cuban subversion.
4226	198-10006-10014	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CIA INTELLIGENCE ANNEX	5	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 6. Intelligence report outlining travel to and the movement of propaganda from Cuba.
4227	198-10007-10001	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/13/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		SERVICE, OSD, JOINT STAFF	V.H. KRULAK	CUBA, THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES - FIRST DRAFT	14	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	SERVICE, OSD, JOINT STAFF
4228	198-10007-10002	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	02/14/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		GENERAL KRULAK	JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.	CUBA AS A BASE FOR SUBVERSION	139	ARMY	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	GENERAL KRULAK
4229	198-10007-10005	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES	7	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Paper re: the exchange of intelligence concerning Cuban subversive activities.
4230	198-10007-10006	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES	9	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Paper re: the exchange of intelligence concerning Cuban subversive activities. Similar to 198-10007-10005 with marginalia.
4231	198-10007-10007	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	03/22/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		COMMITTEE MEMBERS	V.H. KRULAK	CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES	8	JCS	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	COMMITTEE MEMBERS
4232	198-10007-10008	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	02/00/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT		MR. CALIFANO	WILLIAM A. TIDWELL	ALLEGED CUBAN ARMS SHIPMENTS TO VENEZUELA VIA BRITISH GUIANA	3	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 8. Transmittal of report from Tidwell to Califano re: Cuban arms shipments into British Guiana.
4233	198-10007-10009	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CUBA: THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING COMMUNIST SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES	9	CIA	CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 10. Draft paper re: the exchange of intelligence concerning Cuban subversive activities.
4234	198-10007-10013	04/26/2018	Redact	ARMY	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT				CONTROL OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM CUBA	17		CALIFANO PAPERS	03/12/2018	Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 6. Draft report concerning control of access to and surveillance of Cuba.
4235	180-10089-10471	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	03/21/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	006497				1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 125.	1
4236	178-10004-10314	04/26/2018	Redact		10/13/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	OCTOBER 1975		SCOWCROFT, BRENT	P/INTELLIGENCE MTG 13 OCT 75	8	WH		03/12/2018	Participants: Ford, Kissinger, Schlesinger, Levi, Lynn, Colby, Buchen, Marsh, Rumsfeld, Scowcroft, Raoul-Duval. Handwritten notes. For typed transcript see ID# 17814132.	8
4237	157-10014-10084	04/26/2018	Redact		05/10/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	11-H-03				43	SSCIA		03/12/2018	Box 4	43
4238	157-10014-10005	04/26/2018	Redact		06/19/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	01-H-05		ANGLETON, JAMES		113	SSCSGO		03/12/2018	Box 1	113
4239	180-10102-10096	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	04/05/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	007020	CARPENTIER, PATRICK	BLAKEY, ROBERT		1	HSCA	NUMBERED FILES	03/12/2018	Box 134.	1
4240	124-90137-10053	04/26/2018	Redact	FBI	06/15/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CR 105-111855-1	BRENNAN	PAPICH		1	FBI	HQ	03/12/2018	MEMO	1
4241	124-90135-10074	04/26/2018	Redact		01/18/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	105-82298-164		HQ		28	FBI		03/12/2018	SUMMARY	28
4242	180-10142-10111	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	06/03/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-12-09		CIA		7	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4243	180-10142-10115	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-12-13		CIA		2	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4244	180-10142-10127	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-15-03		CIA		5	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4245	180-10142-10132	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-15-08		CIA		10	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4246	180-10142-10136	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-15-12		CIA		32	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4247	180-10142-10139	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-15-15		CIA		32	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4248	180-10142-10154	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-15-30				4	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 12
4249	180-10142-10160	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/0000 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-17-05				6	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 13
4250	180-10142-10162	04/26/2018	Redact	HSCA	00/00/1978 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	23-17-07			LEE HARVEY OSWALD, MEXICO CITY, AND THE CIA	23	HSCA	CIA SEGREGATED COLLECTION	03/12/2018	Box 13

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