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STANDARD FOnM NO. 64 Office Memorandu1Jz · ~-.! uNrTEn· sTATEs GovERNMENT TO Chief, Security Research Staff DATE: 19 Ausust 1953 17 FROM t:...,. ._· Sidetone Delay Equipment. _____. _ ....... ~4~---·· / .. l. upon recelnt of th~ above-n:=u:ted ec;ui.~)rnent, it utts set un in ((' the Technical Hr;:nch laboratory. Here it 1-las tested in ev0ry Hay li· ' conceivable to make this equipment useful or adaotable to our needs. I - - ? 2. The report by --- ·· , · • •t~as stud.:i.P-d and conclu.si.ons made me acree that this equipment vrould not be useful / ) I I / unless conc0aled ~s part of some other testing apparatus :mci even then its value Kas o_uestioned. J. The equipment is-basically a Ha::;necord Frofes:::;ional He corder to Hhich a ta0e storaGe and drive mech-?.nis-rn h.qs been added. Also added is a vc>.ri:1 ble tape monitor lag vrhich pennit s varying the time of lag. This device ~.;as detenr1ined not too essential (also j_n ,. report) since the Hagnecord Recorder has a • 2 second delay built in. ln l~. The cguipnent~s then dismantled C'lnd s~t un Roon 12 for of , for further .study by hls srOUf\. He advised th:> t sow~ time Hould be required to c,omplete his testin;-: and findin~s. ). Finally, it is my opinion that report is com- nlete ;:Jnd c~nch1sive th:3.t the STD equinrrt.ent adds not.'f-ling to kno;m interror,ation equipment or techniques. ' - ' .. , :-• The image displays a digital representation of information, not a scanned paper document. On the left, a stylized image of a bank vault door suggests themes of security and hidden information. The right side features text in white and yellow font against a black background. The white text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The yellow text highlights the website address where the collection can be found and downloaded. This document is an "Office Memorandum" form, dated August 19, 1953, from the "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT". It is addressed to the Chief, Security Research Staff, discussing "Sidetone Delay Equipment". There are several handwritten annotations in blue and black ink, including checkmarks, a signature-like mark, and what appear to be initials. There are also some redacted areas indicated by the use of blank lines where information would typically be inserted. The memo is divided into numbered points detailing observations and opinions about the equipment.