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JFK Assassination Files Released, But Key Documents Still Withheld

Over 2,000 previously classified files have been made public, revealing Cold War intelligence details but offering no major new insights into the 1963 assassination.

November 22, 1993 will mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, and Texas Governor John Connally ride through Dallas moments before Kennedy was assassinated, November 22, 1963/File Photo
FILE - This Nov. 22, 1963 file photo shows President John F. Kennedy riding in motorcade with first lady Jacqueline Kenndy in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo, file)
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Overview

  • The newly released files confirm Lee Harvey Oswald visited Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City before the assassination.
  • CIA documents reveal Cold War-era operations, including 'Operation Mongoose,' aimed at destabilizing Fidel Castro's government in Cuba.
  • Historians say it will take years to analyze the 63,000 pages of documents, which include unredacted surveillance methods and intelligence memos.
  • The files do not substantiate conspiracy theories or provide significant new revelations about the assassination itself.
  • Two-thirds of the promised documents remain withheld, raising ongoing questions about government transparency.