Category Archives: +2025 releases

Non-CIA redactions as of Feb 2025

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:

  • Redacted content is even more miscellaneous than in CIA records
  • The largest single redaction category is personal info
  • The majority of redactions are for CIA supplied info
  • MLK and DOS redactions include whole page redactions

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.…

CIA redactions as of Feb 2025

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

    [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.…