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· ~D-~c~s~:e~EAi-iEu::~-sSE:e~c~u~!"eii~:r~r- ~#~~~&m~m~ •· · PUBLIC HEAL.T H SERVICE ·.,, LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY iN ......." '-~ AOCIR~·· TN~ 195 XIII!JUCXlXCZS"I:ItCR:IX XJC;W\S & • - -~ ·-· . PUniC HlAI.TH SIRVICE HosrotTAI. ..I NIM-t_AddlctJon Research Ceo tcr. • . .·· ..:..:---------·· -:----· ... -----~----- ---~-----"T""""".- (b)0) _ .---- ----- __;..---~- .----- -, - ..,_ - .._ _ ,.,../ ------··- . -- -·-:------:-- --·- ·-- .... -----··~--.- .-·-:--~·_--: -~~-- .. / ""·'" ------ &: 1m cncles lng herewith two sets of for111s wh lch- yo• .. hiYC rcqo~sfcd. Tlt~ae forms were so aear· completion at the time of your last te-lephone call that l thought they eight as well bc_co~plcted. · I hawc Jwsf,.rctwr.aed from Elkhart, ladtana, and I· haye bad no further wor~ ~once~nlag fiAaaclal arrtngcments for the. . coming ·y-ta;. I will call 1ny superior In Washhagton tomorrow to ~scert~$n what the situation might be. WIth k lades t per,soaa I rcga ~~~. Very sincerely y~urs, . / /', ' -··· \..... . r ' c ...l 'o . · " · l -- :· , ; . ! • " • " "-~ . , · .- . ' • / ~ .. ~ .. > . . / · ~ ::. :... .. · . . / : .• . . • . . . / t • _ • - '-,.•· ' t . / _ l o _ .... -- . ' Harr o. ·' 1,:· Is be J 1, M. I -Director of Rescarcb HI :rR -- ··- ~ ·. .·_ ~'". .,.;· , .... b D~cbssifier.J .J y -1ol i " (1 1 '"' 1 4~i o.. - - dah-, 4 FE 9 1977 The image displays a stylized graphic representing a vault door, with a prominent title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a handwritten font. Below the title, white text on a black background explains that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically referencing the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The text also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present in this image. The document is a typed letter dated May 21, 1953, with official letterhead from the Public Health Service, Lexington, Kentucky, under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. There is a circular seal with an image of a figure on what appears to be a horse or mythical creature on the top left. The letter includes a handwritten annotation "(6)(3)" near the center and a circled "10" in the top right corner, both of which are unreadable in origin context. The signature of "Harris Isbell, M. D., Director of Research" is present, along with the handwritten notation "HI:TR". Portions of the document are heavily redacted with black ink, particularly across the central part of the page, obscuring some text and an apparent visual element above the main body of the letter. Additionally, there's a handwritten "A-31" in the bottom right quadrant and a "Declassified by 187475. date 4 FEB 1977" stamp at the bottom.