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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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FBI|July 12, 1966|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90060-10015

SourceFBITextOCR availableRecordNAID 124-90060-10015

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · MEMO · Release: Redact

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FBI / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

High confidenceOCR textOCRFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2025

FBI|April 20, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10331-10240

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10331-10240

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · 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

FBI|November 1, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90137-10300

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90137-10300

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · MEMO · Release: In Part

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FBI / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|March 26, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90146-10083

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90146-10083

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · Release: In Part

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Entity name appears in the title

High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|March 26, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90120-10052

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90120-10052

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · MEMO · Release: In Part

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Entity name appears in the title

High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|February 28, 1963|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90120-10048

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90120-10048

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · MEMO · Release: In Part

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Entity name appears in the title

High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|April 4, 1961|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90135-10345

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90135-10345

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH · Release: In Full

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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

FBI|February 27, 1961|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90135-10260

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90135-10260

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH · Release: In Full

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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

FBI|February 8, 1961|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90135-10256

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90135-10256

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH · Release: In Full

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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

FBI|January 24, 1961|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90135-10221

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90135-10221

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH · 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

FBI|July 15, 1960|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-90136-10178

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-90136-10178

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from HQ to PA

FBI · From: HQ · To: PA · MEMO · Release: In Part

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Title, metadata, or description text

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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