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Scope: This research tool indexes 37,141 records - a curated subset of the ~300,000 documents in the JFK Assassination Records Collection. Releases indexed: 2017-2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025. 2,165 records have full-text OCR indexed - of those, 2,162 are sourced from the 2025 re-release (NARA has not yet published an XLSX manifest for 2025; each document’s prior-release history is shown on its page). Releases not yet indexed: 2026. Methodology

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Results for ALVARADO, GILBERTO

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SSCIA|November 28, 1963|PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10004-10186

SourceSSCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 157-10004-10186

ALVARADO, GILBERTO

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High confidenceCurated metadataSSCIAPaper-textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

SSCIA|November 23, 1963|PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10004-10181

SourceSSCIATextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 157-10004-10181

ALVARADO, GILBERTO

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High confidenceCurated metadataSSCIAPaper-textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

Senate|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10004-10203

SourceSenateTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 157-10004-10203

ALVARADO, GILBERTO

… ION RECORD NUMBER: 157-10004-10203 RECORDS SERIES : CABLE AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CITE MEXI 7083 ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : ALVARADO, GILBERTO DATE: 11/26/63 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ALVARADO, GILBERTO MEXICO CITY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLA …

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High confidenceCurated metadataSenatePaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2021

CIA|September 16, 1998|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10332-10023

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10332-10023

ARRB-CIA ISSUES: COMPLIANCE WITH JFK ACT-PERSONAL DECLARATIONS

… ing as Werbell, Mitchell Livingston. ATTACHMENT C The Center for CIA Security has no record of the following individuals. . ALVARADO, Gilberto CALDERON, Luisa RAY, Manuel FOR OFFICIA ISE ONLY

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CIA|November 27, 1996|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10332-10022

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10332-10022

ARRB-CIA ISSUES: COMPLIANCE WITH JFK ACT, MISCELLANEOUS

13-00000 £ % HSCA Names Alvarado, Gilberto Arcacha-Smith, Sergio Azcue Lopez, Esuebio Cabell, Earle Calderon, Luisa Cherne, Leo Cobb, June Viola Conein, Lucien E. d …

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Senate|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10004-10196

SourceSenateTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 157-10004-10196

CONFESSION OF GILBERTO ALVARADO

… 2 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 66000 Date: 11-03-2021 TITLE : CONFESSION OF GILBERTO ALVARADO DATE : 12/01/63 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS: ALVARADO, GILBERTO CONFESSING TO FABRICATION OF HIS STORY FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON DURAN, SILVIA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT …

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Low confidenceCurated metadataSenatePaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2021

Senate|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10004-10188

SourceSenateTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 157-10004-10188

REQUEST THAT ALVARADO BE TURNED OVER TO MEXICAN GOVERNMENT

… assination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 66000 Date: 11-03-2021 DATE: 11/27/63 PAGES : 1 SUBJECTS : ALVARADO, GILBERTO MEXICO CITY REQUEST TO POLYGRAPH ALVARADO : DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS: 1B, 1C, DONOR …

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Low confidenceCurated metadataSenatePaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2021