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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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CIA|December 7, 1994|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10333-10008

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ARRB-BRIEFINGS BY CIA

Sep 20 34 10.00 P. UZ Banny ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD 600 E Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 MEMORANDUM via facsimile: / pages TO: JOHN PEREIRA CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DATE: Se …

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CIA|September 19, 1994|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10333-10011

SourceCIATextOCR availableRecordNAID 104-10333-10011

ARRB - PROPOSED REGULATION (DEFINITION OF ASSASSINATION RECORD)

Mr. David Marwell Dear David, We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Assassination Records Review Board's proposed interpretive regulations as published in the Federal Register, February 8, 1995. We recognize the value of providing g …

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CIA|May 11, 1994|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10333-10013

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ARRB - SECURITY CLEARANCES AND SECRECY AGREEMENTS

… 000 UNCLASSIFIED 25 July 1997 MEMORANDUM FOR: J. Barry Harrelson FROM: John F. Pereira OFFICE: DCI/CSI/HRG SUBJECT: 4 Assassination Records Review Board Visitors REFERENCE: We alerted Eileen, Frank 25 July 1997 MEMORANDUM FOR: John F. Pereira FROM: Roger L. Martin OFFICE: …

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CIA|February 1, 1994|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10333-10001

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(EST PUB DATE) ARRB-BOARD/SPECIFIC INFORMATION

… Group SUBJECT : Mexico City/Sensitive Information The Directorate of Operations prepared the attached statement to assist the Assassination Records Review Board. The statement explains the sensitivity of the records related to telephone tap operations in Mexico City. This may help provi …

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CIA|January 7, 1994|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10332-10007

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ARRB-CIA ISSUES: EMPLOYEE NAMES

13-00000 SECRET’ SUBJECT: Memo to JFK Assassination Records Review Board 8. After your review and consideration of the above information, we would appreciate notification of your final decision prio …

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CIA|August 25, 1993|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10337-10002

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CIA MATTERS - HPSCI/BRIEFINGS RE JFK ACT

… Mar 96,) CSI- DO, and OGC briefed staff on the status of the JFK declassification effort, the 1992 law which established the JFK Assassination Records Review Board and the scope of the Board’s authority, and the details of some current declassification issues we have been addressing with the …

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CIA|June 25, 1993|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10332-10002

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ARRB-CIA ISSUES: CRYPTONYMS

13-00000 Assassination Records Review Board 600 E Street NW ■ 2nd Floor ■ Washington, DC 20530 June 6, 1995 Mr. John Pereira Director Historical Review Group Center …

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CIA|April 23, 1992|PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 104-10337-10001

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CIA MATTERS - CONGRESS/CORRESPONDENCE, TESTIMONY, BACKGROUND

Assassination Records Review Board 's request for a 1-year extension of its authorization so that it can complete its mission in a professional and thorough manner …

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CIA / PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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HSCA|December 14, 1978|PRINTED FORM|NAID 180-10068-10337

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