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This CIA memorandum from the Bluebird Team discusses the successful use of drug administration techniques, specifically Sodium Amytal and Coramine, for operational purposes, noting their effects on subject consciousness and memory.

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. (r 1 o :,p.. J 7/ .-.<. 1 Office Memorandum · .. UNITED STATES· GOVERNtviENT ·. TO Chief, I ~: S ::itaff DATE: 27 lbvember H-~-.o FROM Bluebird Team SUDJECT: Conclusions ConcerninG the Medical Phr.-.::;r• of the Opers.tions Tho teclmiquc of druG ~nplice.tion under cover of \:he D• . ;. rnnchine Yl"'-:3 ·•er;; !':llCCessful. T!le drur~s of choir;e, :;o f1'r r~3 could he dctc:t::'lit1':d from thi::: study·, Y:cr'J firc.t i-he or·~l "'-dJ:tinist.rn.ticn of Sodium f,myt~.l, 6 ;1-P-ins, follo;;red in rrpproxirnOJt';l~r . one hour by Sodium i1myt~l intr11vcnously. TiLe latter is r,iveu in e. 5;~ solutlon ,. . . l!lt the ro.te of 1 cc '3. minute. It seems best t.o allow I;!H~ Sub,ioct to sleep off the effects of the clrtit:; for this quite defh1itely insures nmnesi'l.. !lom~~.-er, ~·;l1'~rc it is -nece:::s~ry to 1:'.\lry}:e:n him or in ru:J.Y instnncc where t~~ton~ s~cm.::; to :1e '1 littlo too ~uo:h il~terfcr<)nce ·:;ith couscio.usncss a.!ld it is desired -to r<Jturn him t.o '1-:cc:osbilit:;, Cor!:l.nine intr'l.·..r-:nousl:r i:3 ':'.n e:cc~llent ·:iru; for stimul~tory purpo~cs. T:1e only ob,jcction to t.hl:> l_)11rt.icul!:!r drur; is th'lt it produces 11.ttacl:::; of :nc~ d::lG· (Thi:; :.;::t'1t't01:t i::; -;nr:: trru1si·:mt i:1 chr1r~c-t:~r ho·:wver.) l1noth•Jr drug found usef•.tl 1\S o. sti:nul'l.nt, is Picroto:dn ·:1llich mDy be Given either intrn.venously or intr~;~;:~usculq_r-ly. .-ihcn ).. ;i'r~n in cn.ses durinc thL:; study, the la.t-.-ter druf_; ,lid not produce ti1c effect of f~ll recover:t· from th~ sed~tive. llow~Jv'!lr, this ra£~J vmll hf1_·:-.:: boen du~ t'J o·:cr c"'•ll:.ion i:1 its o.d:1ini3l;r~tion, c:;p~Jcirtlly co:lC•Jrniur; the •:;;to•.mto Furt:v~1· <::~­ pcri!:te:lt9..l ·;;crk nr..y r:>n'lblo the opcr~\'.;or to productJ morrJ !'!C~rl:; t.!1e re:mlts rlo::::;ireri. Th:: 'l:D sf 3ndin:"'l l'cn~'Jt!-1!1.1 intrrt·..-c:ln•.u:; ly is :::~mil 'lr in its c~~fec.t ':;o f:lt~d~ of Scdim:t ,\:1;,·tal except th~t the -:lurqtion of tho inp:tircd. conr:ciousuo:;:, is short•..:r. This, off-h~nd, mibht seem desirn.r,le but the omn<J3i'l •.•:e rJesirc i:; not so ;·;·:11 n_SS1l!'ed ~s in "'· lon::;or r-..c._inc sed.n,-i;i·•e. There is Fl :;li')1t. decree of 1i'Ln:;~r frc-m the t.:se of Sodium fentoth"ll comp11red to tho.t of 3orJ.iun .\m::t9.l. It is rc c o-L~!lenrJ e d t.h "lt t.hc or!ll ~.!l.:l in Cr1J.v~nou5 3a'.l i ~~u71. i\ :~~{ ~~~1 :"Ji ·t~l tll'J Cor~-;~~ ine or Ficrol;oxi:-1 e_s 1 :>tim·.1l~11t be u~;ili;.o:;d f'or ".;ho; -+;i,no ::rc-in·~ in !-he :::on-':~·"1-!:i0n c-f t;ho ·;;ork of '.;hi3 clv'!r'lCt':'r. If tho !lVOi:h11.C-'3 c-f !)~: ')VIJrt rtypnotic i~~C.]Uli~1_l~ :!er'3 not rec].'.li red, it is rrob')ble th!l.t oxc<:lllent rc:;,ul·t;c; ,i·;ht be o:)t"linc:d 1:.:trour-:~l the The featured image is not a declassified CIA document itself, but rather a digital banner or title screen associated with a collection of declassified documents. On the left, a stylized, metallic vault door with intricate gears and a circular dial dominates the visual space, suggesting security and access to hidden information. To the right, bold, white, stylized text proclaims "THE BLACK VAULT" above a block of white text that explains the database's origin and content. This text details that the database contains declassified government documents, specifically focusing on the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, and provides a URL for access. The overall impression is one of revealing secret or restricted information, presented with a symbolic image of a vault. :~~{ ~~~1 :"Ji ·t~l tll'J Cor~-;~~ ine or Ficrol;oxi:-1 e_s 1 :>tim·.1l~11t be u~;ili;.o:;d f'or ".;ho; -+;i,no ::rc-in·~ in !-he :::on-':~·"1-!:i0n c-f t;ho ·;;ork of '.;hi3 clv'!r'lCt':'r. If tho !lVOi:h11.C-'3 c-f !)~: ')VIJrt rtypnotic i~~C.]Uli~1_l~ :!er'3 not rec].'.li red, it is rrob')ble th!l.t oxc<:lllent rc:;,ul·t;c; ,i·;ht be o:)t"linc:d 1:.:trour-:~l the or').l ~J.:;e of Sodium Arnytn.l but lue tCl l:.hc m~c,~:;:;it:; of hein;; S1lrror- ':itions, it is n':'cos::"ry to combine til'J ot·'ll ~nd i.nt.t·..,_-r·::lClUS :::r 7-o 11:;<J ti1o in~~:-~­ ~mnou::; !,othod "lon'3 i:t orrl.'Clr to prorlucc t:1e Jclic'1·tf1 poi..;t bat·:rccn con:;ciou:3n~s:::; ':lnd uncon:>ciousness required for Suho:ot1nciou:; l:>nlntion. Tl1c t;:r"1'1hin~·l tr_;c.lmi•l'l'J nf t.ho D. i>. ml'l•;hi!lO nn·J L.ho m~·clir~.:nnl u:;e, c;.'::-::\:;i_h1__J !-.f"l cnl:n the p<~r.i·-.:nt. ~-, t;hnt:; tha ch"l"'!:::; '.'··ill not lyJ di:;';c-l·t·:,J, susm!j nn ~xc~'ll~·1~ on·~ "nr.i it i:; r~c'J·lll"~!ldorl thTt it-; be continued. ::;.,r.h :.;11h,jcet :":i''"'n !J1•) r:r··;':i.w·f tcc11J1i'l'·:·J fel'~ tltnt' t!:·~ "1~JrlicL10 -.-;~-:3 BrliiiL!liSL~r'Jd onl.f to '-J·.:lp rt-i.lll. r;uqc:;rni:~:: his reo.c":.ion on thu m11chince ... This page is a declassified memorandum with a clear header and handwritten annotations. A large, handwritten "A" appears in the lower portion of the page, and a handwritten sequence of numbers and a letter, "7/0, 7, 2", is located at the top right. There are no photographs, diagrams, stamps, or filled-in forms visible. The text is printed in a standard, sans-serif font, and there are no redactions present on this visible section of the document.

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