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This page is not a declassified CIA document excerpt, but rather a digital banner. It features a stylized title, "THE BLACK VAULT," in a font that appears to be distressed or handwritten. To the left of the text is an illustration of a bank vault door, rendered in cool tones of blue and gray, with intricate mechanical details such as gears and a circular lock mechanism. The text below the title explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection housed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. , .. , ,. ~ppearetl to have an unusual rier;r8e of k;wvrlcd:;c ('l.nd intcr~;st ~ in che11ti.s~ry, for a pGy::hiatri!:it. His· main int.cre~;t:; in the c;cn 11 field ! . : ~t.~ I under discu:::;ion ;1re i-nhibitors of Glucose cornbu.c;~}on ·-~ acetyl choline I .. estcr.aso in.hibitor:J. ... "" I ·t ~aid thiam.i.n~.sc r~lucose . that had been su[;Ges l.:.cd as a combustion I inhibit.<#'.·· (11evie,.,.: Yudkim, )'h~::;iol. il.ev., 29, 3i39 (19u9) ) . llovrover, it ;is irnprohahle thn.t thiruninas"=! ~uld 'be developed into a c;ood covt:)rt t·roapon. · ::5ince it is it is ineffecti vc if r,i vcn by rno,lth; it n.u:;t be injected or inhaled. clt that the O.."llt. rc1uircd to ef!'cct a ll~son ·.. l ith ::tdeqnate diet - r::tther lo.rr;e for optinurn Y('l.luo ·as ::t cc-rcrt vTCCl!)Oi1. Artti-thia.."Tlin compound::; 1;cre di~cus:::;cd, but they rio not seem too prow:Lsi:1r; n::; :overt ;rear on:; becau:;e of 1-..he cor.rpnra ti ·:·-c lare;·~ a:'lt::;. uhi :tt ~!ould pro ~;ably he required to produce a noticeable r3fr'ect on an individual with D.n adequate diet • .-.ncntioned rad:l.oactive ascorbic ncid. It n1ay l)d ef.fectivcl:" c;ivcn b~r rno':l'th, i~_o:: i~halcd, ~n~ it teiYJ::; to be ~0ncenku.t.:xl in_ clar.dulnr t~ssnc .. ._. ~ndJ.C;J. ted tna" !1 verJ snnll ar.rt.. of the m:1ter:1.u.l '1-TO'.lld produce de:;tructi6n ·~t: t.i1e adrenal cortex. 'Sven a slic;ht dnnrl.~:~ to the u.drena.l cortex 'rlould prod11CC S:J'T:'l!)toMs charnctcristic of Addison:::; disBas~-­ di~turbances in sodjum ::mel, jlotassi'lm metabolism t!.nd .:.n clucose r1et4boli.s1:t. Severe i\ddisons disease, if not properly treq.~d, flill rc:::;ult in death. c_ ~a-re the nnmes c.f •. 1evcral individual::> \-lrlo are ac ti' !e in this sencral fJ.eld: ~ I . P \ I 1.9 r ; \ ~ { ~J h II • h .· r ! t -- ~felt ~edativcs II that 511ch ns 1)arbi tnrnte3 arc a't;ont a.s r;ood 'II ; ; I i ( l ;t:; ;:nytllinc llc l:nO'.T:J .::1::; intcrrogntj_on .:tid:;. Fe tho'l~:ht nlcohol uas abnnt ;t::; cood. lie felt choline c::;ter.::.sc inhibitors should h:~ in';est. as- antipoly~-raph aids. ' \.- •. l!e f,CJ.id variou:; ;;hock t.rcn tments .:1re ~ffecti vc in prochtcinc; a:nnesia. In:::ulin o::llnck i:J not "!ffccti vn. iretro;:; ol ::;hock i:::; c ff·~cti 'IC, h1 t it :L::: a sloppy method ·.•h~n U!';tJd in ~Ct'l;U pr::cticc. lie tilour,ht s~vcr:1.l repea~r.c.! 0.le1!tro::;hock i.rr.~ tmcn-7 .. :; d. ·r~n iiJ ·on~ d~:r no::;t :>:1.Llstac tor~t proccrJm~c. He :-;,"'.i,d the .Tnp~ncsc used ord:i.nary 110 volt The document is a typed page with several handwritten annotations and redactions. There are no photographs, diagrams, or tables. The handwritten elements include "A", "C", and a mathematical expression "A/B,5, 67/2" in the upper section, as well as "#-b/6" and additional "C"s in the margins. Significant portions of the text are redacted, indicated by black rectangles. The document has a "TAKEN FROM FILE" stamp at the top and bottom. o::llnck i:J not "!ffccti vn. iretro;:; ol ::;hock i:::; c ff·~cti 'IC, h1 t it :L::: a sloppy method ·.•h~n U!';tJd in ~Ct'l;U pr::cticc. lie tilour,ht s~vcr:1.l repea~r.c.! 0.le1!tro::;hock i.rr.~ tmcn-7 .. :; d. ·r~n iiJ ·on~ d~:r no::;t :>:1.Llstac tor~t proccrJm~c. He :-;,"'.i,d the .Tnp~ncsc used ord:i.nary 110 volt :tltcrn~tLn~~ c::'_trrcnt in psychiatri€ pr."lc Lice durin~ the ~rar ;.rl. t.h aupar~ntly sat:i.~;.i'actory r:::::..<l t.J. :lc ::::.J.id aJ.:. tern:1.ting currant prodncc.j more confusion thnn doc::: rectified alternatinG I curr~Jnt, ~nd a squ.:trc :rnvc rcctifiad current nr:xluces the le.:t-~t conf'Jsion. . 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If ·,;0ul<l 1'c ·.. .. c:'- r:f!'~c~-..!..7~ if i_ntroduc~fi ~-;iLhin LhC"' ,~0r:.l~r 1~~r ~ d-i.rt, ~'Jc. :::+, hrt:; little or no -'lf"~ct if 5.!. r:cl,:J ~.nto '1 ".ir•t-:111 l'rc.,;: ip 1.:,hc :_,i::i.n or A - The document page contains typed text from a report, including two instances of the header "TAKEN FROM FILE" with handwritten "A" annotations above each. There is also a handwritten date "21 Feb 52" near the bottom of the page, next to a blacked-out section of text. The page is largely white with some speckled marks and faint lines scattered across it. Two large sections of text are obscured by black redaction, one near the top right and another near the bottom right. The document is a typed page with significant redactions in black ink, primarily obscuring names and sensitive information. There are multiple handwritten annotations in black ink, including a note in the top right corner that appears to be "A/B, Z, 108, 1", and several instances of the letter "C" in the margins. Near the bottom, the letter "A" is written twice in large handwritten capital letters. The page discusses curare alkaloids and their applications, with some sections seemingly detailing research proposals and ideas for its use, including potential delivery methods like "aerosol," "powder," and "dart." The overall appearance is consistent with a declassified official document that has undergone censorship.