60 years after the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, the National Archives and Records Administration has released 12,879 files on his investigation, belonging to the CIA.
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The National Archives of the United States 12,879 documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy have been declassified this Thursday almost 60 years after the assassination that occurred in Dallas (Texas). This was ordered by Joe Biden, the president of the United States, as reported by the newspaper ‘The Washington Post’.
Most of the documents made public belonged to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Therefore, 95% of the documents in its collection on the Kennedy assassination have already been declassified, according to a spokesperson for the agency.
The White House has stressed that this decision “reflects the commitment” of the Biden Administration to “greater transparency”, since it gives the American population a “greater understanding” of the investigations surrounding his murder.
“The agencies have undertaken a comprehensive effort to review the full set of nearly 16,000 records that had previously been published in redacted form. They determined that more than 70% (of them) can now be published in their entirety,” the White House explained. it’s a statement.
It has also added that in most registries there is no legitimate need to protect the files. However, it may be the case when the documents may cause “harm” to US military defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement or US foreign relations, the US president stressed.
The National Archives will continue to review the documents until May 1, 2023, so any information withheld that the agencies do not “recommend for continued deferral” will be released by June 30, 2023.
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Former President John F. Kennedy was 46 years old and serving his first term as president when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 after receiving several bullet wounds while traveling in a presidential entourage on the occasion of an official visit to the state of Texas.
For those shots, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, who two days later, when he went to testify about the events, was murdered by Jack Ruby, owner of a nightclub in the city of Dallas. The Warren Commission, charged with investigating the assassination, concluded that Oswald acted alone.
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