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This document, from the CIA MKUltra mind-control program collection, appears to be meeting minutes or a progress report from May and June 1950 discussing research into enemy interrogation techniques, including drugs, psychiatric hypnosis, and narco-analysis.

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Tvro hour inter"Ti~\·r -iri t and loc;1.ti.on of· "::;pccinl filc11 , .Note: See spocial memorandun re intervie\7 ~londay, 29 r.ra;y: 1950 to~ Talked to cont.:-.c assiGnm8nt to 031. {1 ~"!'I!J'(; ca.r:10 to the office after an int.e!""'-riew -;-ri th two hour in ew r,e ~s durinG rrar. Ii'J offeretl. acccs.:; ·special file11 referred to ~s being i:1· archives. - - '. • 4 ? ' -l- ' I I. v;edJJesda:z-: Jl u.;.y .19)0 t~llCe A Intervic« wi tio te) • Thursday, l·June 19)0 fr n3rco-analy~1.s --starts .-rorkinc on bib13.or;raphy. After adequate cross checkinr:; contact vii th fo1lowi.nr, should be c.:msidered: I Friday, 2_~_19)0 inci.d("Il t.:tl inl·.~nri,.=>r ;·ri th lio rr.r: n r,ion of narco o.clni;-lis- Tuesday, 6 Jw1~ 19)0_ ·~ acti·:iLir;:j dnrin;_:; nar. bui:, is c :J.f:r;r Lo coo:~er:1L.e counter c3;)ion.1.:e durinG w::;_r. :i nd ic"'tL•:> 211y f o.:1iLi.ari ~y wi t:1 isolation, in fact he has no~ yet I •. "'-2- ' \ '' ~--;-.--~----------------------,-------·--------------··-----·---..· ---· .. ·-.. -··--........,.,.....,-- . ~ 1, .• •·i .. '·'"- . d ~ . · t •. ,, 1 1:{ c ;, . I ' ~~ \ met---althouGh he lcnev. ......d m·inc the war. He 'Ifill giv-e us :~~ names of pa:Jt contacts and bn.nlii.iotsft.cera up to date by adding ne\T names which are available.through his contact • . \. ·. I'. ·, '• . ·-' ·. . I ~· .. ~ ' ·' . ny connection ' .' ' .. :l . Agreed tha gardinc interro~a~ion A wi.~~ 3:30p.m. Intervie\7 ~s the most The image displays a dark background with a stylized, glowing title "THE BLACK VAULT" in white font. To the left is a detailed illustration of a bank vault door, featuring a circular dial, multiple gears, and reinforced metal. The right side of the image contains white text on a black background, providing information about the document's origin from "The Black Vault" and its relation to the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also includes a URL at the bottom in a yellow font. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, tables, or diagrams visible in this image. bn.nlii.iotsft.cera up to date by adding ne\T names which are available.through his contact • . \. ·. I'. ·, '• . ·-' ·. . I ~· .. ~ ' ·' . ny connection ' .' ' .. :l . Agreed tha gardinc interro~a~ion A wi.~~ 3:30p.m. Intervie\7 ~s the most complete file on narco-analysis seen to date. Has an extensive table of drucs used by the Russians, including Harmaline. There was emphasis on narco-a...1alysis rit h little on hypno-narco-analysis. However, he is definitely concerned with psychiatric interroc;ation. From the treat;nent of psychiatric cases, the group finds that the patient remembers what vrent on durinB the period of narcosis. a.l1Ged the erested and the cm:1plete the physioloGical· use of duress arid tical and other interrogation ad•risa- (._I A I . ' The document is a typescript page, likely a memo or meeting minutes, with significant black redactions obscuring text and names. Handwritten annotations in blue ink are present, including what appear to be alphanumeric codes like "A/B 4 23/8" at the top, and single letter designations such as "A" and "H-B/3" appearing at the right margin next to various points. Other handwritten marks in blue ink, like "B/6", are also scattered throughout the right margin. The bottom right corner contains a partial handwritten number "-1-" which likely indicates a page number. The page has a somewhat aged appearance with a few small dark spots. It is otherwise devoid of images or diagrams. This page is a typed document with handwritten annotations and significant redactions. The document appears to be a series of dated interview logs from May and June 1950. There are handwritten marginalia including what appear to be a letter "A" in multiple locations, and numerical/letter combinations like "H-B/6", "B/6", and "B/3". Large portions of text are obscured by black redaction bars, particularly in the central and lower sections of the page, hindering a full understanding of the content. No photographs, diagrams, stamps, or forms are visible; the primary visual elements are the typed text, handwritten annotations, and the redactions. This page appears to be a redacted, typewritten document with significant portions of the text obscured by black redaction markings. Handwritten annotations are present in the margins, including circled letters like "B/6" and "A." There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, or structured data visible on the page. The visual layout suggests a memo or report format with the main content being typewritten, and the redactions indicating sensitive or classified information.

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