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The image provided is not a declassified CIA document but rather a graphic overlay or informational banner. It features an illustration of a bank vault door on the left, with a glowing blue light emanating from it. On the right, the text "THE BLACK VAULT" is displayed in a stylized font. Below this title, a paragraph of white text explains that the document originates from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically highlighting the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and providing a web address for access. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible in this image. . f~ ; ; . Office Me1Jzora,.z,"'lt1JZ • tli l l:~ITE:O~S.TATES '...~ 0VERN~1ENT . .. ~:· t • ' ;, .... ·; TO File DATE: 25 January 1952 _,A 't 1 I .• FROM SUB]BCT: ~ase . ' .. ~ • ~.: ., ~ . 5 January 1952, the writer was called to the office i !1. for the PU!Pose of a conference with onedlllllllllllll] : concerning the instant case. · L - :~·· .1....•. I ~ 'i ~". l F • \ .... explained that they can dispose o A process of sending him to a friend of his as far as they are concerned, that type of rt However because of his in prison and•his c~nfinement pital,AIIIIIthas become very hostile toward th -F and our intel~ operations in particular. Hence . considering an "Artichoke" approach tq-'to see if it would be ... possible to re-orien~favorably toward us. This operatio~~;h will necessarily involve t- considered by...,- with a possibility that ll carr; out the operation presumably at volved in this would t~ to this Agency since nei A -pointed out to~hat this type cf operation could only be carried o~ with the authorization ofJiecurity ~~that, ... W1c!er no could anyone but an author:!. zed :·1.D. circumstanceB"'"whats~ver, ,.. a~~r~ster drugs to any ~~bject of this Agency of any type. pointed that there •as a strong possibility that the ou~ ~litar1 ;')J.,.l·' ... I r~- i I .. I • ' I l )f'·}'l}. / I ,..../ / this I A l authorities would not permit their hospital to ce used for/type of work L and also that;a/re-conditioning operation of this type might take as long as J0-60. ~urtber pointed ou ~ that IIE:X if such an operation were carried on, S~curity would have to be ccgnizant of it, would have to be co-ordinated into the ~rgani~at~n and'would possiblj take over and run the operation t·hre-m-selves since this. ·type of .,..ork ! I is one !l which Security handles t./.._. · · • .. 6.. ,_. ..." "-. ,..7 A I ' "I. It was agreed betwee and the writer that a I .·. I conference would be laid on· ernoon •.;hen ..i representati ves L_ ... interpreter return from IandJ t heir talk with which time, the angles would be explored and a dis- F ,.. . f!.l~(! patch be forwarded to our people in- dllllllrdirecting them to -::,_ ..... This document from the MKUltra collection is a typed memorandum with significant redactions obscuring much of the text. Several handwritten annotations appear in the margins, including what look like classification markings and an alphanumeric code. The document format includes fields for "TO," "FROM," and "SUBJECT," with some information visible in "FROM" and "SUBJECT," though the latter is heavily redacted. There are also multiple blacked-out sections throughout the body of the text, indicating redacted names, places, and potentially sensitive details of the described events. a I .·. I conference would be laid on· ernoon •.;hen ..i representati ves L_ ... interpreter return from IandJ t heir talk with which time, the angles would be explored and a dis- F ,.. . f!.l~(! patch be forwarded to our people in- dllllllrdirecting them to -::,_ ..... H' find out whether the~would permit such an operation and whether th~ould allow the Agency to have the use of tho necessary rooms, medical facilities, etc. as would be required for this ty;e of operation. At s time, it was also to be determined whether the di.sposal o~'!:O ~! I :("· culd in fact be laid on. .. L_ Canment: -f" . h . '; ;· . \· ,. mentioned in to the A ~as general.~erms pproximately thirty days ago on an in icant details were given at this tL~e. While the technique that are' considering for use /1 l in -l;.his case is not knoom to the writer, the ·o<~riter believes the approac:::J "--; will 'be made through the standard narco-hypnosis technique. Re-conditioning and ·re-orienting an individual in such a matter, in the opinion of the :.~·L writer, cannot be accomplished easily and will require a great deal of tL~e and ~he % fact that an interpreter is nec~ssary in the case com- x plicates it considerably It is also believed that our present nor~. wi~~ knowledge, we would haYe no absolute guarantee that the subject in this ! case would maintain a positive friendly attitude towsrd us though e~en there is apparently a successful response to the treatment_... .The writer b:. r'· did net suggest to~hat perhaps a ~otal amnesia cci~1l:d created ,-· . . by a series of electro snocks, cut merely indicated that amnesi~ ur.der I drugx treatments were not certain • ... .... i .. A .. ··-· - ·,· . '· . -.. -.. .-. • .... ...a.~ .. Office Me11zora;zazt11z • ' U:~TEO :sJATES GOVERNl\1ENT ~ ..·. I • ' • TO File - '' DATE: 7 February 1952 ·r. FR. OM SUBJBCT: 1. On Wednesday, JO January 1952. a the A relative th~~ase. · · interpreter had made a trip t nd had see tated tha~llllllllfand the interpreter had reached.complete f accord on the handling of th~ituation. then stated ~··.+. .... (b•. .., that he was trying to arrange that th~case could be lined up r-- ;· ' e set up corSerences th~~ase. · · interpreter had made a trip t nd had see tated tha~llllllllfand the interpreter had reached.complete f accord on the handling of th~ituation. then stated ~··.+. .... (b•. .., that he was trying to arrange that th~case could be lined up r-- ;· ' e set up corSerences ~ith I & SO relative the trip 1-1 1 l"!'n•,.,..,,., sed to call the w:-i tar at the end of the i j I I. 2 . A ~ ' 2. On/Febr.tary ~952~ A."t,-';called tr.e •riter lI I .. relative theJIIIIII~e~llllllllllstated that~- t th: top level, some opposition had _a:r:isen to the handli!!$ of · case i:1 the ~ - man."1er that had been proposed. -stated that since th.!.s oooosition-/ of the higher-ups had arisen, nothing would be done :-elativ~ thellllllll case. stated that he would call ~~ediately uoon ar.y new developments ·aiong these lines. The writer tnformed --:.hat I & SO ilould be glad to consider the 'llatter and would wait '.mtil it was brnught ~p again and would await hi~ call rela~ive any new de- •.re lopme n ts • ....., '•--·!t' - , -·- . A ,. •• < • • • • • ) ' ~· '"- • •• .'<l . •: • ' ~ •• =~ ,.·, ~' • :' I ' • . I .. .. -~. - H \' '. ~) p~·w· i I I---·- The document is a typed page with several handwritten annotations in ink and pencil. There are also numerous black redactions obscuring parts of the text. On the right side of the page, there are multiple official stamps, some partially obscured, indicating classification levels such as "A" and "C", and what appear to be routing marks or initial review notes. One stamp at the top right has handwritten text above it. There is no photographic content, diagrams, forms, or structured data present. The document is a typewritten memorandum with handwritten annotations. The header indicates it is from the "Office Memorandum" of the "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" dated "7 February 1952". There are several handwritten annotations in the margins, including the letters "A", "F", and "H" on the right side, and "A", "G", and "A" further down. There are also several large, black redactions obscuring text in the body of the memorandum and a few smaller black redactions. Additionally, there is a handwritten numerical annotation "A/8, I, 166,2" near the top right. The bottom of the page contains a heavily redacted section, and a border of abstract shapes and lines suggesting a document or form with a textured edge.