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.…
Category Archives: +2025 releases
WPR records review, part 4: Target study
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.
Background
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.…
WPR records review, part 3: Tichborn & Co
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!
Back story
Edward G. Tichborn is not a storied figure among JFK assassination researchers, but the name should be familiar to constant readers of this blog.…
WPR records review, part 2: WIROGUE’s lair
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!
Background
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.…
WPR records review, part 1: The big release!
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.…
The last releases, part 5: NSA records
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 in the ARC
NSA records have a checkered history in the ARC.…
The last releases, part 4: Batch 3
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.…
The last releases, part 3C: duplicate FBI records
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.
The problem with 2025 FBI releases: a complaint
Before you read this note, take a look at part 3A. That gives an overview of FBI doc problems in 2025.…
The last releases, part 3B: Batch 4
This note surveys the 16 additional ARC pdfs posted by NARA on 26 March. This is the fourth set of pdfs NARA has posted, so call these “batch 4”. Short story: these are all FBI/NSA docs, all are released in full. No more redactions here. One is JFK related, the others are not.…
16 more pdfs
On March 26, NARA posted 16 more pdfs of previously redacted records at the ARC website. Thanks to Fred Litwin for the heads up!
Ack! The only way to get these pdfs is to download everything again. This seems a poor solution to the problem of updating a release. Post them to another directory so we can just download the latest from there, or something.…