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.. -::.· ··:.--· ... - 1 JW:¥ 1.953 . ·- '· . '•.\ tL· ?oa: MSZ:ta:".A!mtli SZCURITr 0??!;.!~{, 'I'SS 'rh1s is to eerlif'",/ th.:t neither tb.e writer nor any other CD/T33 ... rro:n vithout ~if'ie }?emission to do so t.r~ Seeu....-rty, Office. -- - ··-~---isr .. .., : Chief--~-- "~ C~~~~ Di~sion# TSS .D ist..-ibution: on.g. Ad~resaee &. l. . CD- - 2 ..,.,- " -. : -. .. . . · - · ~ .;. -. : ... .. ... . . ~· - ..:.:-........ . · . - ... : ·. - ..~.. 0-'!c!as·.;ifiGd by -187475- C:.:..l-'3 4 FE 8 1977 • ' 5'. ::: ••• • .... ;c;. ... The image displays a digitally generated graphic, not a direct scan of a physical document. On the left is a stylized illustration of a bank vault door, featuring a large circular dial and various metallic components, rendered in shades of gray and blue. To the right, white text on a black background announces "THE BLACK VAULT" in a rough, stylized font. Below this title, a block of white text explains that the document was obtained from the Black Vault's online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, and provides a website URL in yellow for downloading. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures on this page. The document is a declassified memo dated July 7, 1953, from the Chemical Division, TSS, concerning a proposed contact with Dr. Harris Isbell. There is a circled number "13" in the upper right corner, and a handwritten annotation "A-35" in the lower right. The document indicates it was declassified by "187475" on "4 FEB 1977." There are several smudged or redacted areas, notably a large black scribble obscuring content in the bottom left quadrant and a redacted line above "Chief" in the upper right quadrant. The overall appearance suggests a typed document on aged paper, with some damage and heavy use.