National Archives releases more than 11,000 classified files related to JFK’s assassination

The National Archives on Thursday released 11,000 unredacted documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, offering historians and conspiracy hunters a fresh trove of details. 

It came soon after President Joe Biden issued an executive order authorizing their publication, while keeping thousands more documents from public view. 

‘Pursuant to my direction, agencies have undertaken a comprehensive effort to review the full set of almost 16,000 records that had previously been released in redacted form and determined that more than 70 percent of those records may now be released in full,’ said Biden.

‘This significant disclosure reflects my administration’s commitment to transparency and will provide the American public with greater insight and understanding of the Government’s investigation into this tragic event in American history.’

President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy smile at the crowds lining their motorcade route in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Minutes later the President was assassinated as his car passed through Dealey Plaza

The release is the first since the Biden administration published 1500 documents last year.

But don’t expect much ammunition for those who believe he was not the killer or that far from acting alone he was merely the triggerman in a broader conspiracy. 

Instead, officials told Politico the new information will help historians fill in some of the gaps about a turning point in American history, and probe why the government has been so reluctant to release all the documents. 

Thursday’s expected release is likely to focus on Oswald’s 80-volume 201 ‘personality file.’

Much of it has already been published, but portions remain secret on national security grounds.

The CIA has said it was created in 1960, suggesting the intelligence agency was worried about Oswald long before the assassination.