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CIA redactions as of Feb 2025

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This note is the second in a series which looks at redacted records in the JFK ARC as of February 2025. This new note specifically looks at redacted CIA records, which make up the majority of the 2500+ records that still have some information held back.

The main points of this note:

  • The majority of CIA redactions are short
    • About 60 CIA documents redact whole pages
    • The majority of CIA redactions have specific, labeled content
    • The majority of CIA documents have only one or two redactions
    • The subjects of these redacted documents are very miscellaneous

    The point of this note is not to argue that it is okay if ARC redactions are not released.…

    ARC redactions as of Feb 2025

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    [updated 2-18]
    I have repeatedly said that there are now fewer than 3000 redacted records in the JFK Assassination Records Collection. Having been challenged more than once on this, I decided to do a complete recount of redactions released in 2022 and 2023.

    This note, dating from February 2025, will serve as my final attempt at such a count.…

    New page on NARA FOIA releases

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    For those interested, I have a new page on NARA FOIA docs related to the JFK ARC. The page is available here.

    There is also a link to the page on the jfkarc.info front page under the section on withholding and releases in the JFK Collection.

    The page includes links to the complete NARA email releases, parts of which I cited in my recent article at Washington Decoded, as well as other relevant material.…

    WPRs in the “wrong file”

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    Given the large number of files and documents the HSCA requested from the FBI and CIA, one might expect that there would be some confusion and problems in retrieving the right one. Today’s note note looks at one such file that still has a couple of whole page redactions (WPRs), as well as numerous shorter redactions on pages which are present in the file.…

    WPRs and Silvia Duran’s 201 file

    Today’s note continues our series on whole page redactions (WPRs) in CIA documents from the JFKARC. These redactions were extensive in the 2017-2018 releases, but have been mostly released in 2022-2023. How many are left? Keep reading to find out!

    The note today discusses whole page redactions in a single document referenced in the “201 file” for Silvia Duran, a file which I recently discussed here.…

    More mixed up docs

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    Today’s post is about two mixed up docs in Sylvia Duran’s 201 file. This is definitely a NARA problem, hopefully one that will get straightened out when they repost these ARC records online.

    The Sylvia Duran 201 file

    A CIA 201 file is a collection of “biographical” material relating to someone the CIA is trying to keep track of.…

    New FBI docs at MFF

    Heads up! More FBI docs have been added to the Mary Ferrell Foundation collection. These docs were previously unavailable online. They date from early in the investigation and offer much interesting detail and atmosphere, well worth a look!

    The Dallas Field Office file

    The new additions to the MFF collection are from FBI casefile 89-43, compiled by the FBI’s Dallas field office.…

    New CIA docs at MFF

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    More ARC docs are up on the MFF website, straight from the vaults of the AARC. The latest additions: over 160 CIA records, including some very interesting docs on Cuban matters.

    What’s in the docs?

    The new docs at MFF are in two sets: 84 records from CIA’s Latin American Division (JFK-Work Files), and 85 miscellaneous records, mostly from the hard copy JFK records in the HSCA-CIA segregated collection, as well as three docs from the HSCA-CIA staff records, and a handful from the CIA microfilm docs.…