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This document details experiments conducted on October 3, 1951, involving subjects in a "SI state" and post-hypnotic suggestions, with observations on their responses and the effectiveness of the procedures.

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~ ----·-------- ----- To: File Subject: SI and H Experim~ntation, 3 October 1951. writer 1). and The t 'ed was a very slow routine induction into first~s an SI sj:,ate by · i th a simple post hypnotic. ltl this- test, appare:Cltly allin ividuals were successful and to all outward appearances, obtained a sleep state and responded to the post e d~ep hypnotic suggestion of This test involved approximately sl~ep. J.;~ • fifteen minutes of time. '>(-,. ' .t> ...... :.·· The second test was begu I'·. J.:. . l . . deep SI state and thereafter l~ her eyes and proceed while asleep wi Room 3 ~.~,,I I. ~to ~.i' i. ~ while the other subjects main£ained th~ir sleep state. ~on­ '. j is th· ~· ,f t he writer and both H~ssr~ )· . .1 .' at, when she left the room, was·not in ... . t s oul urther be noted that both~ > tated that they had heard the instructions to gh theyhad been specifically conditioned not to 'Nriter. procee~ed Me7~~- _ - e n with ,., ... to~~s there g~ven sle~p ~nstructions and post · '. . .., hypnotic instructions for approximately 20-25 minutes. In ad- . .. dition to the instruc sle~p, the post hypnotic sug- gestions were given. to discover what block mechanism wa3 interfe carrying .,': .. out of the SI s entirely successful and whereas both Mess elt that they had made some progress with appear to be and erra I· controv~rsial • .' ~:a I I •' ~t• ·I ' ._,. '.!.' ~ ; ; 'I· .. . ~ ' ~ 1,.· room (Room J) determined. . all •' '• ... , ... '• . '~ i . . , I t1, .. ' ·' ' in both subje successful with her . ' .. . were controversial • ' ... After perhaps 1)-20 minutes of such efforts, allsubjects .. were assembled again in the Operations Room, placed under SI, and all post hypnotic suggestions were removed with precautionary instrUctions given. ' I, cor111ENT: . ·.• ;I I I II ,:~ :II' bove, it is obvious that both~ 11 require a great de-l of inten• ey ave reached a true somnambulistic state and can carry out advanced experimentation. The page displays a stylized image of a bank vault door on the left, with the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a glowing, script font across the top. To the right of the vault, white text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically noting its housing within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It states that the collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and is free to download online. A yellow hyperlink directs the viewer to "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. The visual elements serve to brand the information source and provide context for the document's origin. ,:~ :II' bove, it is obvious that both~ 11 require a great de-l of inten• ey ave reached a true somnambulistic state and can carry out advanced experimentation. The page displays a typewritten document with a handwritten annotation in the upper right corner: "A/B, 3, 2/106". There is a significant amount of redaction across the document, obscuring names and specific details. These blacked-out areas appear in multiple paragraphs, suggesting sensitive information has been removed. The text appears to be a report detailing experiments related to hypnotic suggestion and its effects on individuals, referencing "SI and H Experimentation". There is a faint letter "A" written in marker in the left margin of the page. The document is a typed report, heavily redacted in several places with black ink. There are handwritten annotations in the margin, including a large "A" on the left side and a smaller mark at the bottom right that appears to be a stamp. The document is bound on the left, suggesting it is part of a larger file. Visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities is absent.

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