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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 LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

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FBI|September 18, 1967|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10201-10482

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10201-10482

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · REFERRED TO RCMP, INC LTR · 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|August 29, 1967|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10201-10479

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10201-10479

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · REFERRED TO RCMP, INC LTR · Release: In Part

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FBI / PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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High confidenceCurated metadataFBIPaper, Textual DocumentRelease 2017-2018

FBI|March 19, 1965|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10257

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10257

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|March 16, 1965|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10256

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10256

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|February 17, 1965|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10253

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10253

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|February 5, 1965|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10248

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10248

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · 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

FBI|February 2, 1965|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10247

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10247

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|January 25, 1965|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10244

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10244

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|October 30, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10239

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10239

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|October 23, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10237

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10237

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · 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

FBI|October 22, 1964|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10213-10240

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10213-10240

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · INC LTR · 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|April 25, 1962|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10201-10442

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10201-10442

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · 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|March 8, 1962|PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT|NAID 124-10201-10484

SourceFBITextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 124-10201-10484

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT from LEGAT, OT to DIRECTOR, FBI

FBI · From: LEGAT, OT · To: DIRECTOR, FBI · 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