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STANDARD FORM NO. $4 Office Me1norandum · uNITED sTATEs GovERNMENT TO File DATE: JO January 1951 ... ~ f[ FROM SUBJECT: "Side Tone Delay" 1. Reference is made to previous conferences in which $34,000 for research in connection wi tli the "Side Tone Delay'' and other re- lated items was approved by representatives of ; I & SO --- · · -.. ,. - · --:·; OSI .. ·. · · ·., .;.·-. · ' etc. 2. On 29 January 1952, 2:00 PM, another conference was held in the office of which was attended by representing I &_so; acting as co-ordinator; representing -; and -and representing Budget. The reason for the conference was to establish the fact that Budget had approved and was willing to advance the $34,000 and to allow ~ and those interested to prepare to attend a conference with representatives and other interested parties in connection with the - "Side Tone Delay" device and other instruments to be developed by c ......... and his associates. J. It was agreed among all present that the proposed conference, which is to take place on Honday,4 F~bruary 1952 at , would consider what- and his as~ociates were capable of doing and the object of this Agency would be to have---- come up with a device or mock-up that would act as a. "Side Tone Delay", but would have no attachments to the person of the ,subject. ':. · -~ stated that he would not want ____ to merely cofue up with a paper or series of i tem.g that could be done but wanted- to come up with a device capable of performing along the lines set out above. 4. It was agreed that at ~he conference set for 4 February 1952 that .. would attend and represent I & SO. --- / - ~-:-:~,~-~~~·~-~·;·. · , ,::·-~: . : ·-~·~: J-..;~~~c~;.~ ::;:...s.,:·r::-·.~· .-..... -""~:~. . ·!;.~.· __ .__.. ".}-·, ~~ .' -~·:: . ·· . : . o" - o· --·. ·-- - -- ~ . ' ~ , . . • . - ,.. . r . . ot~:..,l . ~ . ... _ .. • .,,, ,. .. . . .. .~. . ~ · _J~"'.· ... -r. -v ~ ·-.• •I ~ 1... ·. . ·. The document features a stylized digital graphic of a vault door on the left, accompanied by text on the right. The text, rendered in white and yellow, states that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It highlights the source as a compilation of over 20,000 pages declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and provides a URL for downloading the entire collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present. ot~:..,l . ~ . ... _ .. • .,,, ,. .. . . .. .~. . ~ · _J~"'.· ... -r. -v ~ ·-.• •I ~ 1... ·. . ·. The document is a "Office Memorandum" from the United States Government, dated January 30, 1951. It appears to be a standard office form with typed text. There are handwritten annotations in the margins, including initial-like markings (e.g., "A+G", "AXB") next to the typed paragraphs, suggesting review or action by specific individuals. The text discusses a "Side Tone Delay" project, referencing previous conferences and planning for future ones. There are no photographs, stamps, diagrams, or tables visible. There is a handwritten notation in the upper right corner. Several line breaks are present, suggesting missing or redacted information.