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Presidential Memorandum

Temporary Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

President Trump temporarily withheld certain JFK assassination records from full public disclosure until April 26, 2018, accepting agency recommendations for redactions based on national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns. He directed agencies to re-review all redactions within 180 days and identify information that could be safely disclosed, with agency reports due March 12, 2018 and Archivist recommendations due March 26, 2018.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 50307

Impact dates

  1. Potential public disclosure of remaining records after April 26, 2018

  2. Agency re-review of redactions (180 days from signing)

  3. Archivist recommendation to President due March 26, 2018

  4. Agency reports to Archivist due March 12, 2018

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Temporary certification withholding certain JFK records from full disclosure

Near term (90d)

  • Agency re-review of redactions (180 days from signing)
  • Agency reports to Archivist due March 12, 2018
  • Archivist recommendation to President due March 26, 2018

Long term

  • Potential public disclosure of remaining records after April 26, 2018
  • Precedent for handling classified historical records

Risks & tensions

None flagged.

Presidential Memorandum: Temporary Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · Executive Orders