A

Ask the Record

asktherecord.com

Doc 0000149611

CIA

This document is a CIA report concerning an investigation into interrogation and espionage techniques, including the use of drugs and hypnosis, employed by Soviet and other communist countries, with specific reference to the case of Cardinal Mindszenty.

This is one record. The archive holds the rest — ask it anything across the MKUltra files and every answer is cited to the page.

Ask the archive about this →
o/ /t(6 ... i J 3 d- ~ . 1 1 Office sTATEs GOVERN11ENT ! TO Gllief, .i<;.lcuril.~r :·r!'1nch r FROM Interroc~ation He::;<1r:trch ;;.ectlon i 1..: .•• ... ...... Thn .nn.in oo ·jecti•rc of tlli::; td.p WJJ.s •-t~ ~l.ir.covor •·;itothcr "Lite i\U:.;:; icl1::i or t\ll:;:slnn co!rtr~ll'-'ld r.ou•1trie:> "ro or lvwe in the p·~-~t i_,ccn yi.ili::.inG in ... tciTOGnt!on ::mtl cspion··~;c tuchni..tuGs r1hich itF•ol-:•J t!1"' u:;o <:i' ilrui_:s n.nd :typno.:;i:;: Ti1is offic..:~ ~ ... :ou:;picicm::; t,f the uso of :;uch technique.:::; •:;ot·c brcu;_:;t1t t~ • :1. climax by the recnnt. !r:t"nl of Cnrdinl).l i.tit1li.~cnty. I"!Ul~:ins I.mer~CI3ll occup:lt:iOn ot',!'h:ot•:; '•lid officirl:; nndJinz•r r1crc ih.unerouz i:1fc n:t'Jnt eoni~o.cts w~rc ••• rn:'l.(l.c '- ~ . ·• ~ Ltn .ny nf dwse :infonnl.l.nts raccntly arrived .......... 't! fror-:1 . l:.nernfore Htving cnt n.nd very cnlightenil1G inform'!tion con- C(~rnil1!:; ;:intl::.urLy l-ri:1l. '(i::;it~ wcr~ 11l::;o rn'l.de Lo L·.ho rr~turninr; 1-'ri:::oJH~r . f of .• :'.r lJorder l•t•ilJt:; l;iu·cur.ho~ ~cvc-p;l itutH.irecl of btesc t·eturniHG }'.;i. 5 ·ncre iui;I"JtTOG'~tetl ill hopt:s or (.fir.cov~rill::_:; the UGC of tlrur_; Ol' h:ipnotic 1 t.e chniquu s on tlmm. U•_trlnc; ti1c td.p, !;he fol.: r ''~ o !'_ r !' . nh • (1J • .c • t:ctc • r.·~ ;or) ·.-;~.::: q:;:5u in ::;i;:tl!Cll rU .. :'l'•:n~nt 1iJdfff C".:;c::; durinr_; ·;;il.i.Ch J~-:~re i!l'C.•r.o.~:.;t;<). In L·our •.lifi'ercnt co.~·.)::;, suspected. Gor•rr<tunir- i~ ·•;;c:yt;:; '-':Cr"' t'l·occ::;::;r~d ll•; uru1~1; '''l'-' Tll'J u~: r.~·:,l:J.shinr; ::;-~~-tc v;~;, i:ll·.t~rr:-stin:~ .~otc or Lim of !t:y1mo::;i:; for .intcn-or:'Jtion put-ro:;t:;. (It to t.h~t I'ol;![T~rh tr.~ts r.olJlrl be n1n ·u1ci tlle hypnol-.ir. :::t-~tc coulrJ be est.rtblished nnd :n:1ini:11inetl tllrou,;iY the usc of nu interprc t.cr.) ' ..... ?roo.:. U1c~ c•.;nt~:~ts mr-.·.lc -t-,ht•ot~·~houl; thi::; t.rip, .il; c··.n \·c ::;.'"\i-:1 ·::il.h,., ~1·•.1!1i; d(l'Jl of ccr·'~Pinl:.:( !,h,_,t the i~us:Ji~n:s ~nll scv8r'"'.l i~u:~::;inn uo:ni11<11.crl co•.tntrios 11re u';ilizint; tirur_: inV:~rros·d.;ion to~ Gl1t!r.idcr~.hlrJ o:;Lcnt 'lJVl "l"C •1LiLi:~inr: it~n'no::;i::; 5•1 :;pcci<:'l ''!ld irnt·nrl;~mt·. inrto.•:ccs. ThrJ::;8 in::;l:~tlCCS ::;•_,,:·;_; '·•' jn·:olvt: Lite ;,ri'll pn•p'lt·-:;.-~·.ion :_;t"<J<''3d'<ro ·tee 1 in SL"J(;1'!1.l r;::i.rt-'!:;cl:r .i.•nt:ort•··!'i;. ec;;ioll':''~0 tri!•l:.;. i1:; fnr '-'S C~'ll L'l1 l"lSG'.:l-i.'J.iJ•Ccl frn•tl Li1o li11!i!:cd ''t:'i'l"CHlch ;:l"d'J, il. ·. . ould S<:CJ.l l;h,.,.t ::.he !i.ussi"lns r1re not~· '8t Litis time, ubl1z1ng il:,·r~lor.i::; oporr~tion·1ll:t i'"1 ·Litoir c:;t·ion- r.r;o se-t \U?• J. \,is, ·•lthonr;h, inl:c p;:; \.:in·. i.o 1~0 l;c thd; the i{u::;:;i•m~ Jt.::fini t·.: l:l do possc~.;::;··~he knO"<I-now of S!J-Ch operll.tions, si1ould they core to utilize t.ltr~::;e techniques. It is rcc;o~·'!.nnndotl Lh::tf_; ::; ,.ops be :.~~:.:n l.o ~.:n~ ''.tc l'<lc ili t.io:; !"or \.itc ::;uscep l.ii The image is a header or introductory page for declassified MKULTRA documents from "The Black Vault." On the left, a large, stylized image of a bank vault door is depicted with a blue neon glow. The text on the right explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, and that this record is part of the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It further states that over 20,000 pages have been declassified by the CIA and are available for download at a provided URL. There are no photographs of people, locations, or equipment; no handwritten annotations or signatures; no official stamps; no forms with filled-in fields; no diagrams or charts; no tables; and no visible redactions or evidence of experimental procedures. c:;t·ion- r.r;o se-t \U?• J. \,is, ·•lthonr;h, inl:c p;:; \.:in·. i.o 1~0 l;c thd; the i{u::;:;i•m~ Jt.::fini t·.: l:l do possc~.;::;··~he knO"<I-now of S!J-Ch operll.tions, si1ould they core to utilize t.ltr~::;e techniques. It is rcc;o~·'!.nnndotl Lh::tf_; ::; ,.ops be :.~~:.:n l.o ~.:n~ ''.tc l'<lc ili t.io:; !"or \.itc ::;uscep l.ii bilii,y -\_;c.;::;t-.in[; ontl Llri:::fillG or ccrL,...in cl~sse::; of ill(livltl\!nl::: i_:oinl; OVl~I':SCI\Go Ic is furt·.i11"1r rcGo:tuHc.:mlcd l;hr:-..l.i :;ecur.it.y v~l.id~>l:ion l~c,;n:~ lJ') u:;l.rtbl.i.:;h<Jd. J'or usc .. o~er::-:'~"-::; rmd ~i1rtl .f'!'CGillli:;t::; be tro.inctl in Li1c u:::c of drw_~;, owl '.J[lCl":!l-iort>tl ... h:nlno.::: 1 s • "1 The page is a scanned document, likely a memorandum, with typed text and handwritten annotations. There are no photographs, diagrams, or tables. Several sections of text are obscured by black redactions. Handwritten markings include a cursive "F" on the left side of the page and another "F" within a circle near the top right, suggesting classification or routing information. Additionally, there is a handwritten equation or code "A/B, 2, 30/2" at the top right, and a large, bolded "A" near the bottom center. The document appears to be an official government form, indicated by "STANDARD FORM NO. 54" at the top left and "Office Memorandum" as the heading.

Original source: view the released document

More from the MKUltra files