This note collects a few miscellaneous facts about redactions in the ARC, on the eve of what may be the last release for a while. As this note will show, due to the depleted store of redactions, the coming final June release cannot compare with the last big release in December 2022, much less the 2017-2018 releases.…
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June 13, 2023: more releases from the ARC
The fourth set of releases from the JFK ARC for 2023 is now up at NARA. On June 13, 2023, redactions were released in 290 records from the JFK collection. This follows the release of redactions in 1279 records during April and May of 2023. For those keeping count, 1569 records have been released in full this year.…
May 11, 2023: more releases from the ARC
Releases continue from the JFK ARC at NARA. On May 11, 2023, redactons were released in 502 records from the JFK collection. This follows the release of redactions in 777 records during April 2023. That makes 1279 records released in full since the last big document dump in December 2022.…
April 27, 2023: more releases from the ARC
April 27 saw the release of redactions from 355 more records in the JFK ARC. This is on top of redactions released from 422 records on April 12. All 777 records with April releases are now released in full. This note takes a look at the 4/27 releases: where are they from and what kind of information has been released.…
Redactions in the ARC: Who releases what?
This note takes a look at who is releasing redactions left in the JFK Assassination Records Collection, and how many redactions are left. It’s not who you thought, and there are not many, it turns out.
Sources for record redactions in the ARC
Most of my notes on the December 2022 releases in the JFK ARC at NARA have dealt with CIA records.…
April 2023 releases from the ARC
April 12 saw the release of redactions from 422 records in the JFK ARC. This means there are now fewer than 4000 “Section 5” records with redactions. This note takes a look at the new releases: where are they from and what kind of information has been released.
Agencies releasing information
Which agencies have released new information this time?…
Back online!
Hello and apologies for anyone who wanted to access this site in the last week and a half. A long overdue upgrade to my server left it hors de combat, until I finally figured out what the problem, with a little help from number two son. There are new releases and I have new research as well to put on line; right now, however, I am still checking to make sure functionality is fully restored.…
Redacted CIA docs from the 1990s
My most recent note took a second look at redacted CIA docs from the 1940s, to see what is now open after the December 2022 releases. This note does the same thing for redacted docs from the 1990s. My original post on this subject from 2021 is here.
“Miscellaneous” CIA records: a recap
All of these 1990s records are notes, memos, letters, and cables about matters relating to the JFK Act and the ARRB, and are classified in the JFK database as “JFK-M”, where the M stands for miscellaneous.…
Redacted CIA docs from the 1940s
Three notes I posted last year looked at ARC redactions chronologically. The first note looked at the chronological distribution of redacted docs, the second note looked at redacted docs dated to the 1940s, and the third note looked at redacted docs from the 1990s.
This note takes a second look at the 1940s.…
Long redacted CIA docs, 2022
This post picks up from my previous one, and continues grinding through comparisons of CIA redactions in 2021 and 2022 in order to get a better idea of what they are still holding out on us. This note takes a second look at “long” (10 pages) redacted docs. (Those interested can find my first article on the long docs here.)…