Final Report
of the
Assassination Records Review Board

September 1998

Front Pages
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: The Problem of Secrecy and the Solution of the JFK Act
Chapter2: Establishment of the Review Board and Definition of "Assassination Record"
Chapter3: Public Activities of the Assassination Records Review Board
Chapter4: Developing the Review Process
Chapter 5: The Standards for Review: Review Board "Common Law"
Chapter 6, Part I: The Quest for Additional Information and Records in Federal Government Offices
Chapter 6, Part II: Clarifying the Federal Record on the Zapruder Film and the Medical and Ballistics Evidence
Chapter 7: Pursuit of Records and Information from Non-Federal Sources
Chapter 8: Compliance with JFK Act by Government Offices
Review Board Recommendations

Appendices

Appendix A: The Members of the Assassination Records Review Board
Appendix B: The Staff of the Assassination Records Review Board
Appendix C: President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
Appendix D: Assassination Records Review Board Guidance for Interpretation and Implementation of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
Appendix E: Meetings of the Review Board
Appendix F: Summary of Review Board Votes on Records

Declassification Advisory Panels