US President Donald Trump has said that he intends to allow the release of classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy "subject to the receipt of further information".

Trump's announcement on Saturday comes before an October 26 deadline set in law by Congress mandating the public release of the still-secret documents -- including FBI and CIA files -- barring any action by the President to block the release of certain documents, reports CNN.

"Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK files to be opened," Trump said, appearing to leave open the possibility that some documents could still be withheld.

Source: Khaleej Times