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This document, from the CIA MKUltra mind-control program collection, details experiments conducted on October 23, 1951, involving attempts to extract safe combinations from subjects under hypnosis and achieve total catalepsy.

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.. ~~.-·· ~ ~ ·-~ To: File Subject.: Sl and H Experimentation, 23 October 1951. On Tues.c)ay, 23 Octob~r 1951, ~~ ~ilding 13, Room 20, with an~ ~subjects. It was decided that som~ experimentation should a~in be car ried out along the lines of obtaining information frorn individuals who were under full SI influenc'!. Accordingly, all present•discussed the matter thoroughly and it was agreed that one of the oest possible ~ be~easeily would be an attempt to obtain from ~~nd . e combination of the safes that had oeeQ entrusted to he r sa ekee• pT~o ·be gin the writer very emphatically briefed rtt under no circumstances would the ~vu ge the re· 6 on to anyone asking for it regardless of how the approach was Madehe.r e- h subjects were induced into a deep SI state b en tried by every direct approach that he coul ma e 6 · · om the subject.'3 the combinations of the n each effort he was totally unsuccessful. In addition, at- - tempted to secure this information from the subjec were also unsuccessful. COMJ.iENT: tter of record, it should be noted )'. . t.t~mpted directly to obtain the safe ,. · · ; numbers ect command and a numb~r of ~Y~ ( • appr'6nches. Since these were unsuccessful,~nd a.nd the writer aeree that the next efforts along these'iines • 1 • _ will e made indirectly oossibly using a method of creating hallu cinations or by a concealed telephone approach or some other method .... :·. ~r. a more subtle type. . . · ' ., · The concluding part~ wor~_d of obtaining a total catalepsy in bot~an~These ex periments were entirely successful and a total cat.aleps,. was reached ' : ~ .. , t to such an extent e~ch girl was capable of heing expended between two , ;;;.~.,.·..; , ~ , . ~~;; . . ' ch;.irs in a test method. It should be noted in co.n · nw:~ :t .- the . :· .: .·~_:.': . above that a total catalepsy had also heen reached b · . ·i ~ •••• • , ' , in anoth~r: experi • ment conducted several days previously. . (: 1 • . < ' · ': , j ; ' •. j + . \, 'I. ...' ,• . ;:, Since the first experiment of the evenin~ had consumed a con-:-. )~/i'' The provided image is not a declassified CIA document itself, but rather a web banner or informational graphic. It depicts a stylized image of a vault door, likely representing a secure archive or database. The text explains that this graphic is from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, which contains over 20,000 declassified CIA pages. The graphic also includes a prominent website URL for accessing this collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. ~ •••• • , ' , in anoth~r: experi • ment conducted several days previously. . (: 1 • . < ' · ': , j ; ' •. j + . \, 'I. ...' ,• . ;:, Since the first experiment of the evenin~ had consumed a con-:-. )~/i'' ·•. ·,. siderable amount of t~e' no further_ tests were made during: ~his n.~· ~t··,I.:~·Sf!SS_ion.>~·,;:,·t·r~ ~~·\··,:·,~.~ .. ;'"f::)t·!·i: 'tt··:.· .• ':·.·· ... ~ ~ ~t·l ~. ...~ ~:; ,.;1~t··: I ':'. t ·~ . I ': : . . , • • . l ( . ,. .. ... 1 • ;·~ • ,• .' . · . "\ ~· ' ; ~,: : .:, 1t ···1:'·' · • · ··' '1 1 ·; , • ., ; . j{" •• _ . ~ ; • ~ • .~' • • • •• 'I • .. • J I . ; ~. ' · · :r t ~: - ". · '· : i \ ·'11 • ':lJ,, .. · i .. l-tl, ' ... ~.~ ·.·'-.• .. ~.~·• .,·~·~·;·· . 'f •.. :: : '. . · ~ . : ! . ·· .• ; : ' ·. 1 fi ' ·• . ...". . ' 1 1 ,, I",· { ; \ 1 . ''- --..·,·:~'.~,·,·~~~.~ ~ : 1 ) !•:,. ;~ ·.· . '/• The document is a typed memo with handwritten annotations. In the top right corner, there is a handwritten annotation that reads "A/B, 3, 2/100". Several sections of text throughout the document appear to be redacted, indicated by black ink covering portions of the typed lines. The document describes experiments conducted by "SI and H" on October 23, 1951, involving obtaining information from individuals and attempting to secure safe combinations. It also mentions experiments related to "catalepsy" and the use of "hallucinations." The overall appearance suggests a historical record of sensitive research.

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