About 2,800 JFK records released, others withheld - News Summed Up

About 2,800 JFK records released, others withheld


The White House released 2,800 classified files related to former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Thursday, but said it would temporarily keep some "sensitive" records under wraps. A senior administration official told reporters some sensitive documents are being held for 180 days due to concerns from some intelligence agencies. Those documents, an official said, are being reviewed by the agencies to determine whether they actually affect national security. The president said he is ordering agencies to review “each and every one of those redactions” over the next 180 days. JFK ASSASSINATION FILES SET FOR RELEASE, BUT WHAT THEY REVEAL REMAINS A MYSTERYUnder the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, the government is required to release the final batch of files on the assassination, which happened in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.


Source: Fox News October 26, 2017 22:13 UTC



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