12/02/2025
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12/02/2025
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Part of a file from the CIA, dated Feb 3, 1968, titled 'Mexico City Chronology' about Lee Harvey Oswald’s time in Mexico and contact with the embassy of the Soviet Union in Mexico City, that was released on Dec 15, 2021, and that was part of the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (AP)
DALLAS, Feb 12, (AP): The FBI on Tuesday said it discovered 2,400 new records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order last month to release thousands of files.The FBI said it’s working to transfer the records to the National Archives and Records Administration to be included in the declassification process.
The federal government in the early 1990s mandated that all documents related to the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination be housed in a single collection at the National Archives. And while the vast majority of the collection — which includes over 5 million pages of records — has been made public, researchers estimate that 3,000 files haven’t been released, either in whole or in part.
The FBI did not say in its statement what kind of information the newly discovered files contain. The FBI in 2020 opened a Central Records Complex and began a yearslong effort to ship, electronically inventory and store closed case files from field offices across the country. The agency said a more comprehensive records inventory along with technological advances allowed it to quickly search and locate records.
Jefferson Morley, vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination, called the FBI’s disclosure of the files “refreshingly candid.”“It shows that the FBI is serious about being transparent,” said Morley, who is also editor of the JFK Facts blog. Morley said it sets a precedent for other agencies to come forward with documents that haven’t yet been turned over to the National Archives.
Trump’s order last month directed the national intelligence director and attorney general to develop a plan to release classified records related to Kennedy’s assassination. A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said that as required by the order, a release plan has been submitted, but offered no details about the plan or a timeline for when records may be made available to the public.
