FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE NSA: Records Regarding the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Part 1

CONFIDENTIAL, JOHN F KENNEDY, SECRET, THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA), TOP SECRET 2 Minutes

Under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-526), NSA is required to review all records relating to the assassination and provide copies to the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB). The Board, in turn, provides copies to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). NARA has over 170,000 records relating to the J.F.K. assassination of which only a small number originated with NSA. The documents listed are the ones released by NSA to date.

The documents marked with * and ** were released directly to NARA in 1993 by NSA prior to the formation of the ARRB. The documents preceded by ** were released under the FOIA in the late 1970’s/early 1980’s, and the copies of the documents appear as they were released to the FOIA requester(s) at that time. Documents released to NARA by the ARRB in August 1997 are indicated by #, documents released to NARA by the ARRB in January 1998 are indicated by ## and documents released to NARA by the ARRB in October 1998 are indicated by ###. XXXXX has been inserted in a title if a portion of the title was deleted prior to release.

  1. * Letter to General Counsel Lee Richards, President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy from NSA Director Lt Gen Gordon A. Blake,jfk00023 (download file)
  2. * Memorandum for the Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense – SUBJECT: Further Requests by Senate Select Committee on Oswald,jfk00024 (download file)
  3. * Memorandum for the Assistant Secretary of Defense (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) – SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Act (Kessler), jfk00025 (download file)
  4. * Note to NSA Director – SUBJECT: Correspondence from House Assassination Committee, jfk00026 (download file)
  5. ** Memorandum for the Record – SUBJECT: Phone Call from House Select Committee on Assassinations, jfk00027 (download file)
  6. * Letter to Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, Select Committee on Assassinations from NSA’s Chief, Legislative Affairs, jfk00028  (download file)
  7. ** Memorandum for the Record – SUBJECT: 8 November Meeting with Mr. Blakey, jfk00029 (download file)
  8. ** Memorandum for the Record – SUBJECT: House Assassination Committee Inquiry, jfk00030 (download file)
  9. ** Note to Judy Miller from NSA’s Chief, Legislative Affairs, jfk00031 (download file)
  10. ** Draft note to G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, Select Committee on Assassinations from John G. Kester, Special Assistant to the Secretary, jfk00032 (download file)
  11. ** Memorandum for the Record – SUBJECT: Visit to House Select Committee on Assassinations, jfk00033 (download file)
  12. * Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response to Mark Allen, jfk00034 (download file)
  13. * Letter to Stanley Brand, General Counsel, Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives from NSA’s FOIA Appeals Coordinator, jfk00035   (download file)
  14. * Memorandum for the Record – SUBJECT: Meeting with Congressional Committee on Disclosure of Kennedy Assasasination Records, jfk00036 (download file)
  15. # Plot to Assassinate Castro Reported (Communications Intelligence/COMINT report), jfk00037 (download file)
  16. # Report on Cuba’s Internal Problems With Rebels (Communications Intelligence/COMINT report), jfk00038 (download file)
  17. # NSA SIGINT Command Center – Record of Event for 22 November 1963, jfk00039  (download file)
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