New Records Released – 2025 First Quarter Release List

On January 13, 2024, the National Declassification Center (NDC) released a listing of 27 declassification projects that consists of over 515, 204 pages that completed declassification processing between October 1, 2024  through December 31, 2024. These records are now available for researcher requests.  This release consists of textual materials from military and civilian agencies as well as motion pictures.  The FY2025-Q1 Release List is available to view or download in PDF and Excel format:

Other Highlights from this Release include:

(Textual)

  • Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Secret Deck Logs of U.S. Naval Ships and Stations [Secret Deck Logs of U.S. Naval Ships and Stations, 1953-1974]
  • US Marine Corps, Subject Files Relating to World War II
  • US Information Agency, Country Plans 
  • US Information Agency, Records Relating to the Preparation of Country Plans
  • US Air Force, Intelligence Reports [Intel Reports 54-57; Acc. # 60-A-1076]
  • Defense Intelligence Agency, Information Reports and Background Intelligence Records {Information Reports(ONI) and Background Intelligence Materials (USAF), 1944-1962}
  • Office of the Judge Advocate General (Navy), Case Files of Pacific Area War Crimes Trials
  • U.S. Army Commands, Research and Development Case Files, Administrative Records

 (Motion Picture)

  • Army Signal Corps, 111-CWS-4, Packaged Famine (Biological/Agricultural warfare) (1 reel)
  • Army Signal Corps, 111-MF-9669, KEEPING THE PEACE, PART I (4 reels)
  • Army Signal Corps, 111-MF-9670, , KEEPING THE PEACE, PART 2 (2 Reels)
  • Army Signal Corps, 111-TF-2879, CIPHER MACHINE TSEC/KW-9 PT. III ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE
  • US Air Force, 342-FR-787, AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT NO. 158; AUGUST 1967 (5 Reels)
  • US Air Force, 342-USAF-19577, OPERATION JANGLE (PROJECT 4.1) NEVADA TEST SITE 19 NOV 51 (5 Reels)

To request access to the newly released records or to order copies, please contact Archives 2 Reference at 301-837-3510 or archives2reference@nara.gov.   For information on the declassified Motion Pictures, or to request access, please contact Motion Picture, Sound & Video Office at mopix@nara.gov.   Please note that some series may contain other restrictions such as privacy or law enforcement and may require screening or a FOIA request prior to access. When making a request, please cite the Record Group/Collection Identifier, HMS Entry, and Series Title. For Motion Pictures, please include the Item Title and Item ID.

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