To access the Operation Northwoods documents in the National Archives, first go to the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) on the website
of NARA (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) at:
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.htmlClick on the yellow “Search” button in the top of the left column there. Then, in the top box of the page that appears, type “Northwoods” and click
on the “Search” button to the right of the box. You will see the following item:
Title: Northwoods, U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba, 1962
ARC Identifier: 305036
Click on the “Digital Copy Available” icon of this item. You will then see the first ten pages of 181 pages available on Operation Northwoods.
This link expires after 30 minutes (along with the URLs of individual Operation Northwoods pages), which is why we cannot provide a direct link for you.
For the most pertinent documents regarding Operation Northwoods, find the “Digital copy” in the upper center part of this webpage.
Click on 10, then 13 and scroll down to 129. The most revealing 15 pages of Operations Northwoods documents begin on page 129 and continue to 143.
To view any of these pages, simple click on the thumbnail image of the page you would like to view. You will find the most shocking information on
pages 138 to 141.