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I. :. r "" . ·~ Deputy Chioi', I &: S Stnfi' 27 Ootob9r 1950 ... ,; '~·;,If:!~ ... ~ Thora nre a. rau nnswors to certain questiona which v10re brou~;ht up nt the conference which, bocnuse of the time limi'co.tions, I unable to discuss Ylns nt the time. I run more convinced tlvm ever concerninG the necassity of the prevonting >~~~:. ,:r-'·'< 1 '·or tho dissemination of kuowlodbe tho.t "e ere uoirl{; a hypnotic t.eolmique. De- ···~·:' ·''i; · CBUDO of this, it eooms 1nn.dviso.ble to rely upon the. orl\l technique of drup; ~.'r;V' ~: ~ ~ ;····"i • , r ,. administration.· Althour,h this method m~ well succeed in a lnr~;e portion of ·:-:~!~ ~. ·,; •. '.· casas,' in tho so in nhich it i'nila, tho subjects nould have ree.non to lmon tha.t :-, ... ~"" ··~ ··.· . . . ra/~·. hypnotic o.ttempta had boon triod and might well p'tos on such information to other ~;:~." .. people. In our recent resoorch prp'joot, no word or mt'nipul'ltion which could be ;jf~~~;:·... . construed by tho individuals affected M the commonly reooe;nized hypnotic technique • . :;~~~·i.:;. The samo general objootionB would ba n.pplicable ·to the surreptitious use L.. :~%:.':.~~_.;.!-,:! of drugs ·by the ngonts in thA.t the P-ttompt to .use anything similar to a hypnotic ~·\:­ · · · technique miGht be recognized by tho l!lubjeot. lis you lmow, since time imnomorial, ~ :S~:~~~t~!_..;!.!;" at·tompta ho.vo boen mado to oxtrnct information from individuals under the influence - -~··:,. ·. or l:'.loohol, sometim.os with auooass, ofton with failure. lis a mnttor of fa.ot, other · ~ : ~ - t ~ · , ~f t t l'•:. : ;i drugs used to e.i'f'oct tho st'\te of oonsciouoness aro not. much different in their ·("'!;\ f • effocta thA.n thnt of alcohol. It io probable thA.t tho :tntrJlvenous uot:t or oolu• ~:t/.'-:' tions of nloohol migh·t; be just na e.t'fioaoious a.o tha.t of any oi' tho proporo.tions .. ~:;i~\.~ we A.ro now ucinr;. In a coraporiaon botween tho ei'fects oi' a.loohol and the otl1er .·:- .. , ., _. "· dru!js 1 it must be re~eruberod that t;here is o. wide dif.L'eranoe in individual response , t · -· ~ 1~ ~ .f..!.- : · -~ " : · .. . . · •. ' . · . · . ·to . .A._n_.v.,. oi'''tha m. ·.· . · The image displays text overlayed on a dark background with a graphic of a vault door. The text indicates that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection." Prominently featured is the website address "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com" in a bright yellow font. The vault graphic suggests themes of secrecy and access to restricted information. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor are there handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. _. "· dru!js 1 it must be re~eruberod that t;here is o. wide dif.L'eranoe in individual response , t · -· ~ 1~ ~ .f..!.- : · -~ " : · .. . . · •. ' . · . · . ·to . .A._n_.v.,. oi'''tha m. ·.· . · . · · · . • · •·. ··· 1· ·, . ·• .: :: 1 •• ·•· ,· ··.: ....•. ··J: ·. ·· · · ~ ,..-~.··-:. ·:; .... . t -~·: •' . • ~ ~~ · iTe ahall continually strive to attain more lal.owledgo and bottor toolmiquea.·· In the moo.ntima, my genoro.l feeling i3 th11t because we have acoompliahod things r-7 which soem almost impossible, the authorities concornod almont believe thnt nothing ia impoaaible. ·· Aa you know. ·there are dai'inito limitationa, eapeoio.lly aiuco we ,~.-,.-". ..... are so greatly handicapped by popular and official prejudioo against como o£ our ' .. ... . ,., methods. · · · · ' -;- •. Concerning the discussion of tho 'Nark a.t the to tho dovolopm~nt of' l'l be-t.;tar Polyr;raph, it ia rny opinion 11t the operators alway-a v. be moro important ·thm t;ho machino. I roally boliovo tl111t sv.ocaosful D. mo.ohine oporn.tion toofmique in eosantin.lly e. hypnotic one. Thio r.tlso oxplnbs ·nhy it aoems important that tho aubjec·l; bo oorooned from an olliliornto in-tra.veuouo injection used because tho laGter, if ·dsualizod by hi10, woulllgrently divert hio ~.ttonbion fUld mle;ht wall up:Jet tho aucconful oomplotion or tho toolmi<!HO. On tha othor hnnd, the ver; rnyatory of tho aubjoot 1 13 not knowing who.t ia go in~ on behind tho curtain or enhanoos tho psychological nspeota tho method. . i. .! ·' • • . .; -:· , . 1 • ' . I • ; : . , . _ l :, ·. . . • . , . : . : • ' "' · , · ; ' I ' . i •1 • . ' ' r , ' , ~·. ~ , • ; . •. ... ' . .. . • ,4 A ' ' • . · . : j . . .; . . , · , • , , . ,, . . • ' : :. 11 • ' • ;:.' * • t i . ~ •. SJGr~ED ~··. ·. '· .. " . ' ~.~ , · : The document is a typewritten letter dated October 27, 1950, with handwritten annotations at the top right, including a series of alphanumeric characters and numbers. The text discusses hypnotic techniques, drug administration, and the development of a "Polygraph" machine. There are several large black redactions obscuring content in the central and lower portions of the page, including what appears to be a signature line at the bottom. The document has an official appearance, with a standard letter format. ' • . · . : j . . .; . . , · , • , , . ,, . . • ' : :. 11 • ' • ;:.' * • t i . ~ •. SJGr~ED ~··. ·. '· .. " . ' ~.~ , · : - ~ " f '" t ' : ·• - ~-·~- • : ! ~ "/, .' ;·: ~~