[03-23 update: After the first version of this note went online, NARA released a third batch of pdfs on 03-20. I have revised the note to discuss this new batch]
This post is a survey of the March 18 and 20 releases from the JFK Assassination Records Collection. NARA posted pdfs for 2182 records on March 18 in two batches, then a third batch of 161 records on 3/20.…
The long awaited JFK ARC releases finally came on 18 March 2025. Unfortunately, they came with a price. Along with releasing all the names, places and details previously redacted in the collection, the Trump administration decided to release the social security numbers of hundreds of people still living. I have written about this issue on this blog more than once.…
President Trump announced yesterday (17 March 2025) that new ARC releases are forthcoming on March 18. He estimated the release page total at about 80,000 pages. I am not running a newspaper here, so I won’t post anything on the new releases until I’m good and ready.
I will note that this page total must mean that CIA is going to release the microfilm version of the Oswald 201 file.…
In my previous post, I promised a list of currently redacted records in the JFKARC, excluding CIA records. The “non-CIA” list is now available in my dropbox folder here
The list of currently redacted CIA records I put up last week is available here.
The lists includes record number, number of pages, doc date, number of redactions, and redaction category.…
This is the third and final post in a series looking at redacted records in the JFK ARC as of February 2025. This note tracks redacted records from agencies other than the CIA. There are about 1000 non-CIA records that still have some information held back.
Other major points in this note:
The overall takeaway for the series: the total number of redacted records in the ARC is one third less than usually claimed: ~2400, rather than ~3600.…
I’ve just completed a second interview with Fred Litwin for his series “On the trail of delusion.” Fred works fast, the interview is already up! It’s available on youtube here. There’s also a note on Fred’s blog here.
This is a longish interview, so in the next couple of days I will put up a summary, list of key points, and links to blog pages for people who need orientation.…
[Updated 2025-02-28]
In my last post, I promised a list of currently redacted CIA records in the JFKARC. The list is now available in my dropbox folder here.
[The list omitted some redaction counts, I have updated it to add these]
The list includes record number, number of pages, doc date, number of redactions, and redaction category.…
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 point of this note is not to argue that it is okay if ARC redactions are not released.…
[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.…
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.…