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OFTE:'\, f'H J<"KWIT. ---_____ . _ -----------__ ------- ]6!) Enq•l<·~f'('" Tt>rnrinated Rt?<·au"E' nf Thl'ir l'artkipntion in }JKt'LTRA !'uloprojf'< ·T 3. ____ • ______________ • __________ ----_____ ----___ ---_ liO QKlll LLTOP I le>fi ui t ion ________________ ---_------__ -------------- 171 (Ill! PROJEfT THE fiA'S OF ~11\rLTRA. PROGRA~I RESEARfH II\ BEHAYJORAL ~IOIHFifATIOI\ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1977 l" .~. ~·;~ \T};, ~n.l:~"T Cc•~DI J'J·n:r ~~~ J ~TU.LJca:~ n: . . \~ll ~nu "~"' n·rn: ~~~ J h:.\I.TII A~lt ~··n:'-'TIFII' Ht~"l:.\IWII IIF Tilt: ( 'o:o.t !\tn·n:E II~ ] ll"!\1.\"" Ht: .. c•UWl:~. Washington, D.C. Th(' cormnittN•,. 1nrt. pur:-uant to noti!'(', at !I :07 a.m. in room 120:2. ]>irbl'll !"\Pn:ltP Ollic·1• Huildin).!'. !"Pnator Hanil'll\. InouyE' (dutirman of thP !"\PIPl't ( 'mnmit11'1' on Jnll·lli).!'<'l\1'1') pt·l',..idil!~. Present: ~enatDr,.; Inou~·e (prr. . iding), Kennedy, Goldwater, Bayh. Hathaway. Huddle:";ton. Hart. ~chweikcr, Case, Garn, Chafee, Lugar anrl Wallop. Also prt>sent: WiJiiam G. :\Iillrr. !'taft' dirt><'for. SPlPct Committee on Int .. lli;,.!'l'll<'t': PI'. La\\T•·Jw1· Jh.~r .. witz. stall din·l'lor. !"\ulwmumittl'l' on )Jqdtlt and :-l··il'nl itic H~'''':m·h: nwl pt·ofc'!",..ional .. taff mrmhers of !toth I'OIIIIl)ittl'l'>-. S('nator l~orn:. Th(' ~rnnt(' ~~·lrct Committ('(' on Intellig~>nce is mP('ting This page is the cover of a declassified government document. It features the title "PROJECT MKULTRA, THE CIA'S PROGRAM OF RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION" prominently displayed in large, bold all-caps text across the top. Below this, the document details a "JOINT HEARING" before the "SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE" and the "SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE" on "AUGUST 3, 1977." A decorative symbol is present at the center of the page, and the bottom section contains printing and sales information for the U.S. Government Printing Office, along with a price of "$2.75." There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, or redactions visible on this page. Garn, Chafee, Lugar anrl Wallop. Also prt>sent: WiJiiam G. :\Iillrr. !'taft' dirt><'for. SPlPct Committee on Int .. lli;,.!'l'll<'t': PI'. La\\T•·Jw1· Jh.~r .. witz. stall din·l'lor. !"\ulwmumittl'l' on )Jqdtlt and :-l··il'nl itic H~'''':m·h: nwl pt·ofc'!",..ional .. taff mrmhers of !toth I'OIIIIl)ittl'l'>-. S('nator l~orn:. Th(' ~rnnt(' ~~·lrct Committ('(' on Intellig~>nce is mP('ting toda~· and is join"d by thr Subcommift('(• on Health and SciPntilic Rt>,.l'nrdt <·lwin•cl ltv !"\PtHJfor Edwanl KrnnPdv of 1\Ia:,. sachn~etts nnrl ~<'nnf()r Rirhnrd Schw<'ik('r of P<>nnsvh·an1a. Senator Hat ha wav and ~rna tor ('ha f('p a n• nwmhrr:-. of hot h. committees. 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Thr"'<' n<>w n•f'or•l,- Wl'l't' tli>'c·on•r. . •l hv tlw ai!<'IH'." in )Jnrch. Thrir l'Xi,-tf'Jlf'l:' wa:< uot uutdt• known to1IH• Congn·:;"' until .luly. Tht• r~>cord!' l'I'H'nl a far uton· I'Xfl'll"i"P ,..prit·:-o of t•xprriments thnn hn1l rn·e,·iou,.Jy ll(><•n t},oul!ht. Eil!hty-,.ix lmin·r~itip;. or institutions \WI't'. im·ol\'t>tl. X<>w in .. tan••f';; The document is a typed page with a large black and white photograph in the upper left corner. The photograph appears to depict a dark, dense forest scene with trees and possibly some undergrowth. The rest of the page is filled with text, which is the transcript of a meeting. There are no other photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, forms, diagrams, tables, or official stamps visible on this page. There are no redactions or obscured content, nor any visual evidence of experimental procedures. This page contains typed text and two black and white images. The first image is a square, dark photograph showing what appears to be a group of people in formal attire, possibly at an event. The second image is a smaller, dark rectangular photograph. There are no visible handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions on this page. The visual content consists solely of text and the two photographic images. with human subj<>ct,.:. Thr"'<' n<>w n•f'or•l,- Wl'l't' tli>'c·on•r. . •l hv tlw ai!<'IH'." in )Jnrch. Thrir l'Xi,-tf'Jlf'l:' wa:< uot uutdt• known to1IH• Congn·:;"' until .luly. Tht• r~>cord!' l'I'H'nl a far uton· I'Xfl'll"i"P ,..prit·:-o of t•xprriments thnn hn1l rn·e,·iou,.Jy ll(><•n t},oul!ht. Eil!hty-,.ix lmin·r~itip;. or institutions \WI't'. im·ol\'t>tl. X<>w in .. tan••f';; of llllPtltil'all~t·hr~\·ior W<'rf' rel'eal~>d. Tlw intellii!C>Ilt'P <'ollllllllllit.v of thi"' Xation. whid1 rr•JnirE>s a shroud of "''cT~•·y iu ordPr to opt'l'<llt•. ha,. a \'\'1)' ,_;n<'l'~d tl'll!-'t from the Amrrinm J>l'nplt·. Tlw f'l.\ ·,. progmm of hmnn11 experimentation of tlH· fifti ..... awl -ixtit·~ ,·iolatt•d rl11tt tnH. It wao.: ,·iolatl'd again on tlw day tlw bulk of tlll' ngt>rwy'"' rt-nml,- \Wn• <ksrroyed in Hli3. It is violatl'd ral'h tinw a l'l'"l'Oil,.ihl•· oflir-ial rt•fu"~'" to rE>coHt>d thl.' details of thP Jli'O).!ram. Till' !11'"' >-aft•!!ll:ml ngain~t nlm"'E'S in till' future is a ('ompll'tt· puhli•· :wN•llllf ing of 1h t· nllii,.PS of tlw pa<.:t. I think t)Ji, j,. illll,.tr:tt•·•l. n..: Chairman }noun• pointf'd ont. Thes!' 81'f' i,-,-u•·"· nrc• fltll'"tion,.; tltat hapl'<'Jwd in tlw fiftit>"' and sixties. and .aro bnf'k "Oilll' J;·,. ~o _Yl'l\1'" nl-!·n. hut tlwy an• ft·ont pagr nE>ws toda.'·· as Wt> SPe in t hr major nPw~pa l'""" n Jill on t lw fp}pyj,.:ion nnd in t h<> m~>din o.f thi~ rmmtr~·: :mtl tlw n·a,.on tlll'y nr•·· I think. i<.: lwr:tlli'<' it just ron tmnom:ly bt'l!ill,- tn tr·ickk out. !'ort of. mo11th nftl'l· month. nnd thE' bE'!'t way to put tlti" pniod },._•hind 11>'. oln·ion,;h·. is to haw the full informntion. and 1 think that j,.: tlw th·..:in' of Admiral Turnl.'r and of thl' nwml)('r>-of tJ.i,. •·mnmith'l'. Tlw f'l'nt ra I ] nt r lJ ig•'llf'<' .\ !!t>Jw~· •h'lll!,!.!<><l .-\ nwrirnn ritizE>ns wit b out tlwir knowl(••ll!t' m· con,ot•nt. It li!'Ptl nni,·t>r,;it~· fndlitiPs and p('r somwl without thf'ir knowh·tl~t·. lt funtl<'tl kndiu.ar l'(>~<>nr<'hers. often without thf'il' knowlt•(lg-t•. The:-<> i.n!'titutt>"'. tlll'>'t' illlliYit1na1..:. han a ri~ht to know who thl'.'' nr<> nnd how nllll wlwn tl1H \WI'P 11>'1'11. .-\,-of todaY. t]w Al!rnrY itsPlf tl.'fn<;P!' to (}pr)n,sii\- tlu· niuw•:< of tho,.,• institution,- n1ul indh:idnals. quit<> npproprintPh:. lmil!ht :<:ty. witlt l'<'!!:tr<l to t}w incli,·i<lunl!' under th0 Prh·nry Art. It "~'1'111~ to 1111' to lw a fun•lanwntal r<>!'pon!=ihilitv to notifY thm:p intliYitlual~ or ill!"titntion~. ratlll'r. 1 think mnnv of thE>m wen·· f':lll!!llt IIJl in nn unwittin!! lltllllll!'l' to rlo re:-PaT·<>h for th<> A~,!<'JH'_Y. MallY J'f'"Pnr•·lH•rs. «li,;tingui,..JH'tl n'~<'archPr·~. wmr of our most ontstandin~ !lH'lllhPr,- of our ~wi<>utific community. hn·olnd Art. It "~'1'111~ to 1111' to lw a fun•lanwntal r<>!'pon!=ihilitv to notifY thm:p intliYitlual~ or ill!"titntion~. ratlll'r. 1 think mnnv of thE>m wen·· f':lll!!llt IIJl in nn unwittin!! lltllllll!'l' to rlo re:-PaT·<>h for th<> A~,!<'JH'_Y. MallY J'f'"Pnr•·lH•rs. «li,;tingui,..JH'tl n'~<'archPr·~. wmr of our most ontstandin~ !lH'lllhPr,- of our ~wi<>utific community. hn·olnd in 4 thio nrhnHk no\\· rrnlh cln 1101 ),,,m, wlwtlwr thPY WPJ"r inYoln•d or not. al\11 it ,.;pPJII~ tn nw'that tlw wl,olP lwalth nwl ;·limntr in tPrm,: of our rllli\·I·J"~it \ a11d our ~!'il'tlt iii·· ancl lwallJI f:wilit i1·~ :nt· Pnti11Pd to tlwt n·~t~~'''~,:. ~n. I infl·nol to do all 1 rn11 to pPr,.uatll· till' .\~t·nr~· to. nt thr Yery ]pnst. offio·ialh inforn1 tl1n~o· itHit11ti"J1;; ancl illl)j,·iolunl~ inYohPil. · Two ~·pn I"'"'· n I!"· w 1J <'ll t ],~'~' · n hll"l'" \\'1'1'1' fi r"-t J"P\'Pa krl. I intro,]nrptl lr!!'i'-lntinn. with ~I'Jl:ttor ~dl\\"l•ikc·r :lllll ~~·nator .TnYit~. clP;;ig'nNl to minimizo· tlw potl'ntinl fm :mY '"'imilar alou~o·,.. in tiH· futurc•. Thnt IP:,!i!'lation I'XJia111h••l till' juri,.;.li..tion of th1· ~ationnl ('ommi,.,.;ion on ITIIIll:lll ~uhjt·•·t'"' of Hiflllll'lli··:Jl :lll•l H··baYioral Rl'"l'l\1'1'11 to nll ('(l\"('J" fPtlt'l'a 11~- fun•kd l't'~l':ll'o·), im·oh·inl! human ~ulojP...t'-. TIH• l'P"'f·nrt·h initiallY jn~t clirP•''t>tl to\\:ll'•lliE\\' :wti,·itil'~.lHJt thi..: )Pg'i~lation \\':1"' ('0\'Pl'PI) ])01) ll" m•J) a'-' t]IP ( ') .\. Thi" ~ation l1a" a hionw•lic·:Jl :1111l lu·h:l\·inrnl l'P!"Pnrch rRpnloilit~· ' !':PI'Oilol t11 nmw. lt lnl" l1ad for ,..ubjl'l't" of HE"' f11ll1h·•l T'('"Pl\1Tll for tlw pa~t :~~-Pal',.. a <;~·"tl'lll for tlw Jti'Ofl·.-tinn of hlllll:lll ,..ul•i~"•·t,.; of loio nwoli•·al nnd ],plJa,·ioral l"~"'"''':IIT)I '-'~'''01111 to 110111'. n111l tlw Hnm:m Ex· )ll'l'illll'llfntion Conltni~..:iotl !1:1~ prm1·11 it,.. Yal111•. Tc,.ln~··,. ·]w:u·ing;; nw1 tlw n·•·orcl nln·ady P"tahli,..)wol unol•·r,.t·on• tlw ll£'1'11 to I'XJI:llltl ito; juri"1li..t ion. s .. 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