Letting the National Archives and Open Gov know how they can improve public access to government records can have a real effect. The Archives is already mobilizing for the October 2017 JFK releases because people demanded, via the Internet, that they act. More people said JFK records were the top declassification priority–and NARA responded.
Source: Space: Open Government |History Hub
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The documents were collected by the Assassination Records Review Board, an independent agency created by the JFK Records Act, which has previously released thousands of documents about Kennedy’s assassination. They should be released by October 2017 as per the JFK Records Act unless the next President decides they should remain classified.
Source: Daily Mail Online
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In response to a 2016 campaign question, James writes; “It would be a shame if President Trump stepped in and prevented the release of the still secret JFK documents.” …
The Republican presidential candidates debating on October 28 will, if elected, face a question of secrecy.
The CIA retains 1,100 documents related to the assassination that are supposed to be made public in October 2017. The CIA is likely to ask for continued secrecy.
What will President 45 do? …
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