Kennedy assassination files released online, some withheld

In a statement on Thursday, the National Archives said it had released 2,891 records related to the November 22, 1963 slaying of JFK in Dallas, Texas.

Washington, October 27: The US government has released 2,891 files on the assassination of President John F Kennedy, but on national security grounds withheld others.

In a statement on Thursday, the National Archives said it had released 2,891 records related to the November 22, 1963 slaying of JFK in Dallas, Texas.

President Donald Trump agreed to delay the release of sensitive documents related to the November 22, 1963 assassination at the request of the CIA, FBI and other agencies, the officials said.

The National Archives established the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection in November 1992, and it consists of approximately five million pages of records. The vast majority of the collection has been publicly available without any restrictions since the late 1990s. Click here

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