The White House has ordered the release of thousands of documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. According to media reports, the White House claims that 97% of the records related to this event are now publicly available. However, no major revelations are expected from the documents, but historians hope to learn more about the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
Kennedy was shot dead during a visit to Dallas on November 22, 1963. A 1992 law required the government to release documents about the assassination in October 2017.
But President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order allowing the final release of the documents. But he said some files will be kept secret until June 2023.
Kennedy's death sparked various conspiracy theories for decades. On Thursday, the CIA said the US spy agency "never engaged" Oswald and did not withhold information about him from US investigators.
Historians hope the latest information will reveal more about Oswald's movements in Mexico City, where he is believed to have met a Soviet KGB officer. The White House said releasing the files would give the public a greater understanding of the assassination investigation.