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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 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

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FBI|August 25, 1970|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10222-10116

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10222-10116

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · INC MEMO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|December 16, 1966|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10277-10133

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10277-10133

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|December 14, 1966|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10277-10135

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10277-10135

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|December 14, 1966|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10225-10498

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10225-10498

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|December 5, 1966|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10277-10137

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10277-10137

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · INC LHM · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|December 5, 1966|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10225-10497

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10225-10497

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · INC LHM · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|August 5, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10157-10036

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10157-10036

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|March 23, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10136-10012

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10136-10012

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|March 11, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10140-10004

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10140-10004

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|November 21, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10212-10371

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10212-10371

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|September 13, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10212-10363

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10212-10363

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|September 13, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10287-10111

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10287-10111

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|May 4, 1962|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10308-10018

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10308-10018

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|May 31, 1961|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10214-10135

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10214-10135

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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FBI / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|February 18, 1959|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10212-10325

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10212-10325

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · Release: In Part

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FBI / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|February 9, 1956|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10279-10228

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10279-10228

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from DIRECTOR, FBI to LEG, LO

FBI · From: DIRECTOR, FBI · To: LEG, LO · INC RPT · Release: In Part

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FBI / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Entity name appears in the title

High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018