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---------------------~-------- ~-- -----· ~~-~ii~JJ ' • 23 Au.sw;t 19"".;\ A'lTJ'.JitiOlJ .I J Chief:, : Case ., . 1~ Ve ere sending to jOI1 u:ider se~te C:Oiie:t this t!s.te tW'O pa.c~s. L., 0!1e COil'U>'ning PegB""'l"' bar.lla.la 8D4. the other ~ see&! end 4r1.e4. "'lhole ~ime!nS of Pegrnxm Y.erlcs:mmt. Ve did nat obtain. Stips. Vese;yi (Sl.eeW Gress} beCQ.I.Be ar a. mis!:nterpretaUcm or your re.quire=e.nta. Yoar teletype WA-8937 de~ action on this C2.&e indieated new require or JZilts 1n$te84 aM.it~ooal ·requ.i.re:nents voul.d 'be ma!.led. Ve1 there~ore. assu=ed 'tb«t the tvQ; &pecirens obt.a1Md replaeed t.be request f:ar sl.eep;r ~·· Ve c!iscu.cse4 this :metter, boi."1:V'er with our eO!Ita....--t vh!:n ve pic~ 1 up the s;pec1c~ns in~ veeken.,. Ee stated.'t.hat ·SI:eew grass grcivs in ~e and '111.11 "be no to '-'Since be returns to ~ a 'tcu:r 30 Au.c,""Ust ~ ~ rll.1. discuss this .matter 'Vi.th him~ veek, and also request that he t:ey to obte.in ~ seeds of: har.:la.l.a L.-imd Pega=m,., Y..exicm:<""• Please l.et us ba-ve sa::e DUgSesUcm_ es to hov J!I!Icll additional seed. 'iie sboul4 collect at tb:is ~· - :.- · --. f. -...,.. - 2. .A - :lang this S8!lll! llne our. . c o:1ta.ct stated t.bat Sc:c!S years e.c;o he cU.d a sca11 zsmunt of research on grarl.ng can""tions of Pe~ bs'T"m9le L. or rlth ·the ob,1ec:t o~ det.endning Vba.t coul.d be cio!le to :ret.a.r4 'tbe spread this particular plant. Be stated ths.t it is 'believed the_pla:lt '\."aS intro duced to the area &ring Varld Ver 1: at Wieh time foreign hay 1re3 shipped 1 to tbis e.-res. end tbe seeds were believed to lutve -~carried 'by this~· or As a .resu1t these ex;perl.mants he YOUl4 be abl.it'to he1p us vi:tb. 1 sugsesti.O!lJ! U t\l.tur.e::-·efforts are ~ to c:ul.ti"-ate thi.s pl.ent. -.,. 3· ~e bs:ve Ulren steps 'to determine whether or nat /--:- st1l.l. resides at :rt we are able to J.Oc:al~ ve J-- J!2l:e an matters bro".Jgilt u,p 1.n pa:rac;raph t.bree ~ ;,our or 1.8 August. - - ... -~ ~ Ja.. lTe v1ll ~ YOil posted an the prosresa or this case. :It i.s po5rdble -I that it Y1U 'be sa:e t1.me during tbe i"irst ~ Sep:teo'ber before ve obtain t:he- , '~ e.44it1.onal. req~ts. • · .__- !r.·. I.PP~ " t '" i iT~ rca R£l£AS£ I I DATE ··:). •. JM~. . ~.~ ••••• ~ i L- --:r::- ..... ., ..i.· , -·,. " _'to;. . ,;e- The image displays a stylized representation of a vault door, primarily in shades of gray and blue, against a black background. The vault door features intricate mechanical details, including a central dial and various gears and levers. To the right of the vault imagery, white text details the origin of the document, stating it was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. It further specifies that the record is housed in the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection," a compilation of over 20,000 pages declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). A yellow, clickable link is prominently displayed at the bottom: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com." There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms with filled-in fields, diagrams, tables, or redations visible in this image. 'be sa:e t1.me during tbe i"irst ~ Sep:teo'ber before ve obtain t:he- , '~ e.44it1.onal. req~ts. • · .__- !r.·. I.PP~ " t '" i iT~ rca R£l£AS£ I I DATE ··:). •. JM~. . ~.~ ••••• ~ i L- --:r::- ..... ., ..i.· , -·,. " _'to;. . ,;e- /13 ·-- .. • • . ' The document is a typed memorandum dated August 23, 1954, with several handwritten annotations and smudges. The top of the page features several rectangular areas of black redaction, obscuring text or images, and a handwritten annotation "H" is visible near one of these redactions. Further down, more handwritten marks, including what appears to be a "B" and a checkmark, are present near other redacted sections. There is a stamped section near the bottom right corner reading "APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE...1 JUN 1978." Two handwritten numbers, "4-292" and "113," are also present on the lower right side of the page. The overall impression is of a heavily redacted and annotated official document, suggesting sensitive or classified information.