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This is a memo reporting on attendance at the American Psychological Association Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in September 1954, including a visit to Detroit to update a research project.

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- 81'£1--,._-" ,., ,;, . A/s~ ....... .... -. ' Mem~o ra ·.t)jji~e • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT \ . ( TO Gh:i.ef, Teclmi~~l Brrmch A PROM SUBJE(;T: rre!'"rt on Alnert~an fsycholOF~ical Association Convention. 1. This is ::t brief reoort on the A'Tleric~n F svc:h•)l.n,:lc:'\1 As soci~tion O,nv'!ntiot1. held iit Clt?,relan•J., Ohio, 1-9 .3entember 195). The underSif~ntehirsi ~.o okth is o~m eXT>ense ancl with the conc't':"J"ence ·of . e>nd*l a [ ... ~ Jf 5[ pp the li"· !Jeriod he ~oJ'?.S absl'!r~t from the office N<'l'; not .consi.dered as leave. 2. Le:!vinr, .ic.~h i.nr::ton on Thnrsd~.", J Jer't~ntl:er 1~5)-, -I 2ttenrled the mo:!etin··s ':Jf the conve~1tion on 1+ D.nd ;. ::;., C-ther:t drove to Detroit, iichi!";an •·rhere I :i.nt.n.r\"i..'~'·rc-1 "'ll'J hr'"'ur:rht hiJn lll" to rl::>.tc re~.··rJl'l~ the devcl "''"r.tents of the pro "10~en rese~rch :Jr:-j ect. in Detr~:Ji t. I ret11rn""n tr. tl,.-) C"'nverrt J.on c>nrl nttendro mP.ctinr;:s on B and 9 Se·ote'Tlber and then returned to .ia.shin~t("'n. The meetin':"S ~--':r'!' h~ l.n in fiYe Hide-1~· !"<:'nAr~t.,d hot~ls - ::-nd school hui1 di.n:s l-I"nich made attend:1ncc difficult as neet.lngs l-tcrc l1elrl si,..,ult.?.neousl:," at rliffel~ent loc~tions. ( !c•ror;,hl~" t.s ~·)~<:- oth~rs b'Z'c::-usr. the f'a~'ers thP-!:tSelY-::::; \-:ere li:nited tC' b;~ Lv~ J'linutc~ ~nri th01'c W~l··~ a L:ood TTID.n:~ s,ytn;:>os.i.ttr.:s ~1hich l·~crc - nore extempcran~I)U5 rather Hmn t:'l~ned ~,res•=mt~·ticn3. Tlt-:! movies !'resented at t.!1e ~e~tin:.:;s -were not int€:rc::;tin·; fro!'\ t:'Ur ooint of -r vi~N· alt.hou,;h tecb;licall::y tbc~· ·J~re ver:::: F,C•")d .ln the :tb~lr:>rrrt .., l. and n~vchiatric fields. The m~ctin1; on strn.~~ .:md t!nY..ie t~· w-as not ·'iS int~rcst.tn;; ::>s th~ tit.l~ mL:ht le.:>d on·; to c::Pect. 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'fhe t'hysiolor;ical Ttteetlnr:s yer~ i.'>lter~stin~ but nothin·: ver.: ncl' m:~s T:~r~sentcd. l'enrrora.ry relief of fear by sc-rllu:n-~'ento­ b~rbital injecti"n The page features a dark background with a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left, rendered in metallic tones with blue lighting. To the right of the vault, bold, white, cursive text reads "THE BLACK VAULT," also highlighted with blue light. Below this title, white text provides information about the document's origin, stating it was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, and that it's part of the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, containing over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA. The text concludes by providing a URL for the collection: `http://mkultra.theblackvault.com`, styled in bright yellow. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. \"~~/ 1 i.ttle nr~t-r :n·~:'':!llt.Cd -:nrl t.he 11··-,w·si.~.~ WJ~.: Lhe ,,3,.1:'1.1. cl:.r:;<;r:,n·n 'ty·~c o.nri 1: !' :cl~r :;~ ::t.,.,;,. qf the . l?or~.;ch:1ch t~:,t - ( . - _.-. ...... 5. 'fhe t'hysiolor;ical Ttteetlnr:s yer~ i.'>lter~stin~ but nothin·: ver.: ncl' m:~s T:~r~sentcd. l'enrrora.ry relief of fear by sc-rllu:n-~'ento­ b~rbital injecti"n u~s l-rh~t uc:s to be eX'.•ected uith the dru:; e.nd : .. exr":\eriznental setup preoented. .... . ·: :, 6. The mectin;:; on the nreference for sacc~rin Has an P.ttenut to deterltine ...-!hether saccarin or sodium is the attrnct_i.on factor in rats who Rre starveo. The results of the red-rrr~,, d.i.scrintina tion in the d.,g t-tere ner:ative. 7. There \·ras a :TIUCb lar-~er number of ind,tstrlal os::rcholC~;:;ists 1fho attend~d the !.l'l.eeti.nr; and many of the s:,rmnosiums were devoted to thl'! introductim1 of nsycholot;i.ce.l techni·:ues in industri.-'ll :;rl)ups. SU1J171'1nries of the oaners t-rjj.l he availnble lnter anri th~ cor.t~Jlete re·-orts of the nresi:-h:nts of the· v."'lrit:~us section::; t·rill. be printed in full. A - \ :..• I -~:- - (__ This document is a typed memorandum on a standard government form. It features handwritten annotations in black ink, including a label "D" at the top right, a circled "1" above the date, and "108p" with more text below it, also in the right margin. There are also handwritten marks and lines indicating sections or emphasis within the text, and a symbol resembling a "C" on the left margin. Portions of the text are obscured by black redactions, particularly in the "FROM" field and within the body of the memorandum. This page contains numbered text points, likely extracted from a larger document or report. There is a large, black redaction obscuring some text, located in the bottom right quadrant of the page. A handwritten letter "A" is visible to the left of the redaction. There are also several horizontal black lines, also likely redactions, scattered across the right side of the page. No photographs, diagrams, or forms are present.

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