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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 OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

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DUVAL78-67 2 / BUCHEN7866 2 / MATHENY 2

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1962 7 / 1975 1

DUVAL78-67|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10319

SourceDUVAL78-67TextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10003-10319

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Release: In Part

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DUVAL78-67 / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataDUVAL78-67MemorandumRelease 2017-2018

BUCHEN/DAN|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10334

SourceBUCHEN/DANTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10003-10334

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Attached to 1781000310332. · Release: In Part

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BUCHEN/DAN / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataBUCHEN/DANMemorandumRelease 2017-2018

BUCHEN7866|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10297

SourceBUCHEN7866TextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10003-10297

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Attached to 1781000310294. · Release: In Part

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BUCHEN7866 / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataBUCHEN7866MemorandumRelease 2017-2018

BUCHEN7866|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10296

SourceBUCHEN7866TextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10003-10296

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Attached to 1781000310294. Tab A1. · Release: In Part

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BUCHEN7866 / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataBUCHEN7866MemorandumRelease 2017-2018

MATHENY|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10004-10217

SourceMATHENYTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10004-10217

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Attached to 1781000410214. · Release: In Part

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MATHENY / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataMATHENYMemorandumRelease 2017-2018

MATHENY|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10004-10216

SourceMATHENYTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10004-10216

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Attached to 1781000410214. · Release: In Part

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MATHENY / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataMATHENYMemorandumRelease 2017-2018

DUVAL78-67|October 31, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10320

SourceDUVAL78-67TextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10003-10320

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

DOD · From: RECORD · To: LANSDALE, EDWARD · Release: In Part

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DUVAL78-67 / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataDUVAL78-67MemorandumRelease 2017-2018

Department of State|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10335

SourceDepartment of StateTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10003-10335

OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS

… NCY FILE NUMBER: CORRESPONDENCE--BUCHEN, PHILIP (3) Document Information ORIGINATOR: DOD FROM: ΤΟ: LANSDALE, EDWARD RECORD TITLE: OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS 10/31/1962 DATE: PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRI …

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Department of State / MEMORANDUM

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High confidenceCurated metadataDepartment of StateMemorandumRelease 2021

Senate|June 1, 1975|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 157-10011-10009

SourceSenateTextOCR availableRecordNAID 157-10011-10009

INDEX CARDS - BOOK 2 OF 3 FOR JUNE & JULY 1975

… ty of assets Go-------------------------------- in helping US." 0) 1 —a SOURCE: STAFF: Memorandum dated 31 Oct 1962, titled Outline of Covert Operations. PGW 6/29 (007AQLE: jI -DATE: ------

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Senate / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Low confidenceOCR textOCRSenatePaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2025