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This document is a typewritten letter from the Director of Research, Harris Ishell, M.D., discussing experimental procedures and subject responses, with declassification stamps and annotations.

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'· This will acknowledge' receipt of your recent letter. I wlll attempt_ to test the combinations mentioned as rapidly as the press of other projects permits. I will be somewhat hampered in ~eproductng the exact conditions of the experi ments, since I have so few subjects who respond strongly to doses as low as those ment ioncd. As you know, I a I ready h a d a d r e n e r g i c b I c d: i n g a g e n t s t n m i n d a.. n d. h-e.d be e R co n s i de r - ing trying R~gittne. Tolerance experJment:s are ~roceed"iog well. I have found that doubltna .the dose restores the mental effects only p a r t t a I I y , a ~ d n e x t ·Yi e e 1:. I i n t: e n d t ~ t r J p I e I t • T h i s w i II mean that one of the patients wtll !::e receiving from 3 to 6 microgroms per- 1:: i logrom, an_d in one instance the tota I dose wtl I be 390 microgr~ms. / I wi II look forv1ard to see lng you tn July. Very sincerely yours, .. <~ .:.:.f: :. :~~-{..""; .. _....·:'--. Harrl$ ls . h-~.J. . I , ·M·· ·n- -~ Director of Research· HI! rn . ' DeclassifieJ:I _m, l9771 te _ 4 FE' P 3i.J;':.o....i. . - -- - . - The page features a striking visual of a vault door on the left, rendered in shades of grey and blue, evoking a sense of security and secrecy. The text on the right, in white and yellow, informs the reader that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically highlighting the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for downloading the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. The document is a typewritten letter with two small circular stamps at the top, one with illegible text and imagery, and another with a prominent "34" circled by hand. There is a handwritten signature, "Harris Ishell, M.D.", followed by "Director of Research". At the bottom right, there is a "Declassified" stamp with a date of "4 FEB 1977" and an annotation "1974-75", alongside a handwritten "A-124". A portion of the bottom appears to be obscured by a black ink stamp or redaction. The document does not contain photographs of people, locations, equipment, facilities, diagrams, schematics, or tables.

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