Doc 0000184490
CIA
This document is an official dispatch from September 3, 1947, concerning inquiries about truth serum and lie detectors, with significant portions redacted and approved for release on June 1, 1970.
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The image displays a digital representation of a document's header. On the left is an illustration of a bank vault door, symbolizing a secure repository of information. To the right, bold, stylized white text reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this title, white text on a black background provides a description of the document's origin and content, stating it's from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. A yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is also visible, indicating where the full collection can be accessed. No photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are present.
This document is a scanned official dispatch with several redactions obscuring specific information. A header at the top reads "OFFICIAL DISPATCH" with an official stamp of "CLASSIFICATION" and a handwritten dispatch number. Handwritten annotations and initial symbols are scattered throughout, along with a date stamp of "3 September 1947." Towards the bottom, there is a section for "APPROVED FOR RELEASE" with a date entry of "1 JUN 1970." A form number and date are visible at the bottom left, and an alphanumeric code "4-231" is handwritten on the right side, along with a circled number "79". The majority of the content is text-based, detailing inquiries about the use of truth serum and lie detectors, but the visual layout is dominated by official formatting and redactions.
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