After a string of records unrelated to the JFK assassination, I finally get to write about a release that is highly relevant to the JFK assassination: ARC 104-10535-10001, aka “SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE PACKAGE” (SIP).
Like more than one record in the ARC, it is not clear at first glance what the SIP is.…
This note looks at the lengthy and complex 201 file of erstwhile CIA informant, agent, and asset, Luis Posada. Like all the other CIA records posted in 2025, Posada’s 201 file is now released in full. There is nothing related to the assassination in the file, but there are surprises in other areas.…
This note looks at a record that was over 95% redacted in 2023, and is now released in full. What is its significance for assassination research? See my two cents below.
The final release of ARC 104-10437-10091 is worth at least a cheer and a half. This 49 page record had only two pages released in 2023, and even those two had several important items redacted.…
This post looks at #3 on the list of WPR records: the CIA file for EDWARD G TICHBORN. What was Tichborn’s true name and who did he work for? Keep reading, all is revealed in this note!
Edward G. Tichborn is not a storied figure among JFK assassination researchers, but the name should be familiar to constant readers of this blog.…
This post takes up #2 on the list of WPR records: the CIA file for WIROGUE-1. Who was WIROGUE-1? If you answered Jyn Erso, you’re on the wrong blog!
WIROGUE-1 should be familiar to constant readers of this blog. I wrote an earlier post on WIROGUE and the big gaps in his CIA files which is available here.…
Fred Litwin has posted another video on his youtube channel. This time it’s a panel discussion of the new JFK releases at NARA, and the recent hearing held by the House Task Force on Declassification. There were five of us on the panel, with Fred moderating.
The link to the discussion is here.…
Prior to the 2025 releases, over six hundred pages in the ARC were completely redacted. These redacted pages have been a frequent subject on this blog, check out the blog category WPR records (whole page redactions).
The amount of information on these pages far surpassed every individual item redaction, paragraph redaction, and text block redaction in the rest of the collection.…
Another 207 pdfs were posted at NARA today (04-03-2025). This is the fifth batch of records posted this year, for an overall total of 2566 pdfs in 2025. Today’s pdfs were all NSA records. This is news, don’t miss the full story below!
NSA records have a checkered history in the ARC.…
This note looks at the ARC records posted at NARA on March 20. This was the third set of records posted, so they are batch 3. I have already covered batch 4, so this will probably be the last note in my overview of the 2025 releases, unless there is a batch 5.…
This note takes up a very messy, boring subject, so I’ll try to keep it short and snappy. It helps that not much is at stake in these releases.
Before you read this note, take a look at part 3A. That gives an overview of FBI doc problems in 2025.…