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- ~ / 11 December 1951 I1ENOF.AI\1J)UH FOR: Deputy Director (Plans) ATTENTION SUBJECT Proposed Exte1nal Research Project with --~- 1. Attached is a proposal for subject project. It will be noted that the forwarding letter to the Projects Review Committe€ has the concurrence of the interested offices, although have not given it their unqualified approval. 2. This is not the solution to the interrogation problem but is merely the development of an additional device along the ., way. It is straight research arrl we should be prepared-to accept the fact that it may not result in a useable device. There are other aspects to this device which have a potential in covert ee operations. These are not mentioned in' the proposal but can developed if this project is implemented. ). If you approve of this project will you please return the papers indicating the concurrence of Deputy-'Dircctor (Plans) in ,....... order that we may arrange for Projects Review Committee approval1 - Executive Assistant, SI Attach: Subject Proposal - The image is not a declassified CIA document but rather a promotional graphic for "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. It features a stylized vault door on the left side with elaborate locking mechanisms and a glowing blue light emanating from behind it. The right side of the image contains text overlaid on a dark background, describing the purpose of The Black Vault and specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for accessing this collection online. There are no photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures depicted in this graphic. The document is a typed memo dated December 11, 1951. It is addressed to the Deputy Director (Plans) and concerns a "Proposed External Research Project." There are handwritten annotations on the left side of the page, including what appears to be an initial or symbol next to "ATTENTION" and "SUBJECT," and a larger "A" next to point 1 of the memo. Another handwritten annotation at the top right contains text that appears to be "Executive Rog'ry" and "2-4132," possibly a registry number. A single letter "A" is handwritten below point 3, preceding the typed title "Executive Assistant, SI." There are no photographs, diagrams, or evidence of experimental procedures or equipment.