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Office 2'vleJJ2oraJZChvJ ~ ;ITED STATES G 0\rER::\:\fE~T .. A/B/ Y7/ ) 1 3 1 . TO [I) . r ut-,. DATI!: R /:.;;ril J._·');J 7L\ C~ief., ...... '' . . 1 FROM Chief, C.C.fico 1 .eG~C~ SUBJECT: , ...... "."i".. ne ~·~(t~ca.l Office h'ls co~~let~d ~reli~inar? invost1~~­ t.ion ':lf the I~:"~o:;p:-~~t. In ".rie'..: of th-'> m-1.117 dorrc£':1to~-:-: !'inrii:~c:s, it ·.-as felt a::)'li:::::tbl<:! to s•1brn.it this report so the rne:-i ta of t:-.e project ::na7 be re-e·.;aluated. ..., ~\u·c- c':lndu~ the princir:tl co:r.:rerical fir.ns t.im; rese:1rc(1 i:1 the ·rie·:~lopment of t':-:e Hyposp:-.:J.y. ?es;:--:msible offic.i::1l::; a·,~ ~,:-:ese fir.ns lH':e te<>.n cont:'l.cted, debriefed and the re::;~'1.r::n :·esu:..t;; ~·.ralu3.ted. These offici::..ls unifoml~-· ar:r~e.-1 t1:at the H:,"':':'0:>7:·rrt:r has ~ot proven •.o be S11ccossf'.ll .,_ .. :·1 t\>•J:-; f'lr is n'Jt q s::Jt:.s!''1cto-;~­ su83t:. t~Jt~ fo~ t.h~ ?t!l~c1~y-rl n~r:)d} ~ .!J.tV} :3:rrinr:c inj ec Li C'n t.::cZ....::i~U'J. ?he~· co::c·ur:·e-:1 en the £'cl1owi:1g spec:!. i'ic cletn.ils: ll. The It-T-ospr:q dces r.ot pro·:ir1e cons.istentl:; :J::J.ln ... e.ss i.n.~ection. 1::. 31 t?c: :1 i r. ~ r~ r~.1:!Jt r J ~·· s ·:: '.. : 7ir·J -:-1 "i '? s .~ o t in5 ~ ~ti r~~, ::.2 ::.~­ le.r in def:'re>e to that er.counte:·erl ·.. :ith r.<Jedlo in~ecti::;. c. of during A~y ~o~~~n~~ ~he de~ic~ in~ection res~:ts in multiple lac~rations of tr:c ~kin. d. Tl-:'3 :tt·~·':\2fr~:' T"':if,~"t. rc:::,:_~ .. :r :njr?ct ~.hro~s:! ~~0~ th~cknt?ss of a shirt' ':::-ut tl;8 1.rt-:i.:l..:1i 3:-::>re~ ·1·:-=e \.;cn:ld ~~e r:0- th~ :n:ecticr. ·..Jc11ld not ·o'? st~:-j.l~. It :.s t1ct .... ··- r. The ll:.To.:;prc.1~) CrJ.:-:not DO U!YJrl for intrl\'l~nOU8 in_jec v .. en 3. This i 3 ~irn i fic<1.l' t boc::\1J :;c in terror~ ti on 1.rch::i·~~ue s utili~ing rlnlfS :-a1uirA u~o of tho intr~vcnoun r:utc. -r \) l ~~tcrial; in :r~~r t~ a1~inlst~r 2 cc., the c1-;v.:.-:c ;---,'1 ':e to ~e at least d~~blec in size. - .... ..t: ,~. .... . . ·•.· -.--. -~·. ~. ----. .: ..,.. . ~ ..... ~' .· --~. -..~.. ... . .. £..,. ...... '!'· ~ .... :. :~ .. .." ""' ..... ! ... . ...... ; J"o· ,• ~ r"_ ~. .: · • . '. • !. . •. . . . • "'~. ........ ~ . - ' . ~ . - • . • ...<. ........-.. '.·J , .. . h. i>r::["\1:_13:-; con t:::. ininr, l/l., l/2 nnd l cc. o ~ ::".eJic~ ~ion ha. '.''9 been ,-:.J·. The page features an image of a vault door with a blue light emanating from it, symbolizing the "Black Vault" mentioned in the text. The text box to the right explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The URL for this collection is provided as http://mkultra.theblackvault.com. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor any handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions. The visual elements are purely symbolic and informational, aiming to direct the viewer to the source of the document. .: · • . '. • !. . •. . . . • "'~. ........ ~ . - ' . ~ . - • . • ...<. ........-.. '.·J , .. . h. i>r::["\1:_13:-; con t:::. ininr, l/l., l/2 nnd l cc. o ~ ::".eJic~ ~ion ha. '.''9 been ,-:.J·. . r,;}0~,e.:?d. [f tl:e f:. .· J ·:)r thre~ tJ--~C.S de·"·:;lo~ed, ncn'3 ha·1e proven cc:-::plcte].j· s3. ti;:;:'l::::t:·r;. : i. ThtJ :!:tpo~pra:.· :!..s C!"!!.'-1.b:a of inj0cti:1c ;:r:1cti~~J..~:,· ::..r1:r· .. •.. i·:. SCllution, e7en these tJ_uite i.'is::::cus. 2uz2enslor.s cc<.n 92:o b'3 injected if the particles are not toCl lo.rbe• j. The h;rpospn.:r is th<: rr.ost effective jet injec"~io;. dG ·.rice developed to dnte. It is 3.p_orox.L·n1.t0l~" 911 lonG, 1 l/211 iil dic.:tcter o.nd ueighs 120i)-1500 t;raros. :~v e::-."'Pcriir.cnt~ models of sn:1ller si::c hn.·r·J ':)ee:-. dc·."':lore:i, so::.e of fountain ;:en si;::e, but these -.:ere dis::::J.Y'cied because the:.· cont:li:~ed only 1/50 cc. an-i the effectiV'3 o.rr:0w1t administerod V'3.ried consi<1- erably. Five experirnent:.!ll jet inj~ct.ion devices ver~ ex~--::ined at and thirty five at the--:' k. !lo '.Ja'j~ has be'?n found t::l eli::-,irw. t'3 the r.oise ;:;a::e b:r the instru.'!lent at ti1e tir;)e of re:easo. that the si::::e of the l!Jrpo:;-pray r.ti.~ht be recluced t:r uti2.i:ing a comoressed gg_:: 2uch as ni tragen as a -po·..rer scu:-~0. The:,· felt such a d~vice ·..r~1:;_d be :r:;ecf..'lni-::3.1ly foa~ib2.e ~m1 ·• . -o".l::..c. probabl:.r :-educe the si:a conside::-J.~~... T1:t? ?.esGa.rch Ji.rectc:-__ .r;tat.ed Ll ths.t s. ~roject to :le•r'=lO;" t;,i: in2~ct::r 'tJ0~1Jd ::ost about {I Such a device vould rrobabl:: not correct the ether obj ectionaoi.e feat~res listed abo"~· , 4. ressi.:nistic ct~i tud~ of thc2~ ~r:€~[;'2~ in the resc8.r·:h n..--:d. ~te~relor:­ :::e::~ '= f ~.f.e ~=:.-ro spra :..- a..~d t!~eir "t;-Jr~Ce n :::,· to re S9.~d it as e.. tt •. .:~.:. te ele~!"1a.""::,11 • The L~r:-ressic~n ·.. res r~inecl ~h:J.t •,.,he rajc;r ob~ect:..~::s ar-e ir:t~i~s:.c to t.h9 jet in~~ction 11ri:1ciple SJ:d ~-:!.11 be T:os•..~ dif f:!.cult to eliminate. Tr..:i.s Offi·ce c£>.nr.·"Jt help but feel t!i:J.t tl:<J Pn~os;:rg,:: is of no ·;ah.:.e in its present stat-3 of de•:•?lor;rE:r':. an:i t~at tl:.e pr'Jject 3hG1l2.d. ':-'3 'lcar.C.oned e:·:cept for perj.ocic ::::ecks '"ith ":..!Je re~ea:rcr.E-rs t.:- i':Jll:r:.." F:iC[::-8ss ::.:;.de. In the e·,-:;nt n. ~et -~ in~ection de":'ice of suffici~nt r.;e:ri t to be acce;:tat:i.e for r;er.srnl :m~d.ico.l use is dev·eloped, steps vc-~,ld be t.::.kcn to cet.?r:-:ino tr.e possitili":.ies of adaptinG it f!Jr clandestine use. The .:Urti1er r9- finer.:ents recr;.ired for cl!:\nrJ'?3tine use This page is a typed office memorandum with handwritten annotations. The memorandum is dated "8 April 1953" and has the subject "ARTICHOKE; Evaluation of Hypospray." There is a handwritten annotation "A/B, III, 1, 3" at the top right. Several sections of text, particularly at the beginning of paragraphs 2 and a, b, and c, are obscured by black redactions. There are also what appear to be routing marks or stamps in the right margin in faint grey ink, as well as a signature-like mark near the top. '"ith ":..!Je re~ea:rcr.E-rs t.:- i':Jll:r:.." F:iC[::-8ss ::.:;.de. In the e·,-:;nt n. ~et -~ in~ection de":'ice of suffici~nt r.;e:ri t to be acce;:tat:i.e for r;er.srnl :m~d.ico.l use is dev·eloped, steps vc-~,ld be t.::.kcn to cet.?r:-:ino tr.e possitili":.ies of adaptinG it f!Jr clandestine use. The .:Urti1er r9- finer.:ents recr;.ired for cl!:\nrJ'?3tine use ".J~lld include elir.:i:J:.tior. of noise, r1ecrease in size o.nd ::;tuc::; of its cffecti ·rone::;s tr.rv'J.f;11 clothing, since tLese are rainor f:1ctor3 in its gc;mor:J.l ;nedico.l use. 5. )ecisicr: as to th~ future of. the proj'3ct r83t:J .....~ .th In srection •tncl :"Jcurity O::'ficc :;t.J.ff, <1u•J to :·crur rT"'J.t<:>r ~:r..o·.•:..e~,::·J ~r pcte~t,~~l '='::'2r3.tion u~es of the de·.tice. ln\testi.gn.tion r.. o.s ~C!~n hal t.ed ;:-e:1Clng j~our :iecision. A- '53~ Jis-::-:.~u~ion: O:rig :.: - - l File ·'··'"·. r.· , ...., - ...- -' · ._ - ._ t · · , - . . . , • ) · . · . - · - - :.. .. , .~_ ..-. · - .. ·-·.·..·.. -.·-_·_ _._.._.. .• · . - ,. - l · - - :7--.:·..-.- _._- . :~ • ,: ... -.......... - •. - ........· -· · .. _ -.- ,._..,. __ _ The document is a declassified, typewritten page from a larger report. Several areas are redacted with black marker, obscuring specific details. There are handwritten annotations in the margins, including what appear to be initials or symbols like "e" and "H." Also visible are a date stamp "(27 Mar. '53)" and a printed letter "A" in the lower right quadrant. The text discusses the development and effectiveness of a device called the "Hypospray" for administering injections.