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| JFK files: How to read one of the most-anticipated release of documents in over half a century | |
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| The National Archives is expected to release a trove of documents related to the 1963 assassination of late President John F Kennedy today. | The National Archives is expected to release a trove of documents related to the 1963 assassination of late President John F Kennedy today. |
| Like the July 2017 release of documents relating to the tragic event, these documents will be posted at the agency's website. | Like the July 2017 release of documents relating to the tragic event, these documents will be posted at the agency's website. |
| We'll be posting the link to the files when they're live. For now you can go to: https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk, where they will eventually be published | We'll be posting the link to the files when they're live. For now you can go to: https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk, where they will eventually be published |
| The majority of the records relating to the case - about 88 per cent - have been available to the public since the late 1990s. | The majority of the records relating to the case - about 88 per cent - have been available to the public since the late 1990s. |
| It is expected that this latest release will contain more information about Mr Kennedy's killer Lee Harvey Oswald and his life in the months leading up to the assassination in Dallas, Texas including a trip he took to Mexico in September 1963. | It is expected that this latest release will contain more information about Mr Kennedy's killer Lee Harvey Oswald and his life in the months leading up to the assassination in Dallas, Texas including a trip he took to Mexico in September 1963. |
| It will contain at least 3,000 files, each of which could have hundreds of documents. | It will contain at least 3,000 files, each of which could have hundreds of documents. |
| The National Archives will likely post them as zip files available for download. However, the pdf documents may not be searchable based on the previous release. | The National Archives will likely post them as zip files available for download. However, the pdf documents may not be searchable based on the previous release. |
| As to why the records are being released now, Roger Stone, longtime friend of and political consultant to President Donald Trump said he urged him to do it. | As to why the records are being released now, Roger Stone, longtime friend of and political consultant to President Donald Trump said he urged him to do it. |
| Mr Stone has said that CIA Director Mike Pompeo lobbied hard for the files to remain classified. | Mr Stone has said that CIA Director Mike Pompeo lobbied hard for the files to remain classified. |
| The files were scheduled to be released 26 October unless Mr Trump decided against it. | The files were scheduled to be released 26 October unless Mr Trump decided against it. |
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