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This CIA document, dated September 11, 1951, requests that all stations forward any medicines, drugs, or ostensible toilet articles secured from captured hostile agents, operatives, or defectors to Washington for analysis.

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.. ' ( .,. . \ ·' ... ' D R A F T 11 September 1951 SUBJECT: Request to Forward Medicines, Drugs, Ostensible Toilet Articles, etc, Secured from Captured Hostile Agents, Operatives or Defectors. 1. 'sometimes come into control of hostile agents and operatives or of defectors from whom are secured are believed wha~ G- to be medicines, drugs or other siJ·nilar compounds intended for 'ti¥1!.~+."'; n aggressive use, It is desired that all stations forward to .. .'ash- · ington, by the most expeditious means the complete quantity such compounds secured, in original containers when feasible, together with such implements for its administration as may also have been secured from the agents, operatives or defectors. In the event the of qu~1tity the compound or the of the instruments is so great as to preclude buL~ expeditious shipment, this headquarters will be notified by cable and instructions for disposition will te Precautions should be pro•~ded. taken in packing to protect materials from the harmful effects of mois ture, rough handling, etc. 2. ·,dll also ship to 'i'lashington by the :r.ost ex- peditious means all ostensible toilet articles, i.e. soaps, personal medicines, tooth paste, chewing candies, etc. secured from persons g~~, (agents, operatives or defectors) from whom medicinals of the nature described in paragraph 1 above were also secured, J. rio laboratory or other analyses will be undertaken in the field of the materials described in paragraphs 1 & 2 above without explicit prior permission of this headquarters. 4. This headquarters will be notified im:nedia.tely by cable when- ever any comes into possession of material of the type described J..•' paragraphs 1 & 2 above. Such notification will describe the full circumstances under which the material came into tho possession. Instructions as to use and alleged of the use or e~ts G- administration of the materials will in as ~e provided~rleadquarters much detail as can be elicited from the source. · '. .. ·.;~ :>>~::.,: ~. . .. . ~ ,. ...... ~- ... l1 The page features a prominent stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" in white lettering with a blue outline. To the left is a digital illustration of a bank vault door with intricate mechanical details, bathed in a blue glow. The main body of text, also in white, explains that the document originates from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or any visual evidence of experimental procedures. The document is a declassified CIA report. Handwritten annotations are present in the top margin, including what appears to be a subject designation and a date. There are also ink stamps and a "G" initial in the margin. Part of the document near the top right and the bottom right are obscured by black redactions. The text itself is typewritten and discusses the handling of medicines, drugs, and ostensible toilet articles secured from hostile agents, operatives, or defectors. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities.

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