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.. 3 I To: .Files Subject: Sl and H Experimentation - (6 September 1951) On Thursday, 6 September 1951, Messrs. ' . ' . ·' ' . ... ..., ,• .... ... ~s~t_experience fo~nd since ,i . ~ . ~rldlllllllllllllfad very little previou3 work along " SI and H lines, a full discussion of the methods, techniq~es, and . aims of.Bluebird was held prior to actual work. ' • It was decideti that since all three girls were approximately in the same position regarding SI and H and had done very little work or none at all, basic tests wd'uld be first given before the standard relaxing routine was tried • . .....: .-.-~. .. _f~was a standard "fallbaci "n t~.Ps.t., _:~ ~~esponded quickly, but~~ ·.je sway1.ng, did not achieve a true "fall back11 • · ··'· the "hand-arm raising" test was ,). ' :~ obtained a slight hand levi .< : ' ~. reduced an exceptionally good 11hand raising11 • ·I. r, was unable to obtain any degree of ~ ;, ... , ' movement was noted in her hand. '~land ,,~. .. ,,., ; After :these tests had been concluded, all individuals present engaged in a general discussion particularly concerning the neces ,:.: sity of learning how to relax before any more advanced .. , e~~·-· tation and testing could be carried on. At this point, ~ ... ·1. . 'I., , proceeded to apply the ue. eriod of \,,· ' , _ about 10-15 minutes, ·.,.·: 'j·l· I ~ ~~.' a ~light degree of relaxation with ' f ! 'f , . .I..' the best results. All agreed after awakening-by the 12345 method .. that they had experienced a relaxing,resting feeling • ~1. 1 '; / , : ·~ ( . : . 1hereafter, further discussion was held and th~testad each girl individually again on a slow relaxing te~h~~at this I I point, a further and better relaxed state was reached by each indi- . vidual participating. ·I . The results of this evening's work appeared in the opinion of . ,.... , . e ali those participating to be normal since this can really be re garded as a first attempt. All subjects were regarded as possibly · .\ ........... _ •' ~-' •'I·" . ~;· [) ·~i·· .f "" f[1 ;} i,~,· . i capable. of deep induction and in all cases, f~tion was obt~ined.although This page is dominated by a stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" in white, dripping lettering against a dark background. To the left, an illustration depicts the complex mechanism of a vault door, with gears, spinning dials, and metallic levers, rendered in shades of grey and highlighted with electric blue light. The right side of the page contains text detailing the origin of the document as a declassified government record from The Black Vault, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, and provides a URL for online access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities present. participating to be normal since this can really be re garded as a first attempt. All subjects were regarded as possibly · .\ ........... _ •' ~-' •'I·" . ~;· [) ·~i·· .f "" f[1 ;} i,~,· . i capable. of deep induction and in all cases, f~tion was obt~ined.although in the earlier experiments,~as not only skeptic.;.l but combative which undoubtedly prevented her from obtaining better results in the "falling back" and· "hand raising11 ·tests. .. ·~ . . • .1 · ·.,. ~~ I ' ~' e 't ~·.}·, ''.· ' . . 4. ' \ ,. .. .. _ ., t . ' ;,, .'· • ' ... '. ~~ I_ ·~ ! \I' • ·t: j' The page is a typed document with handwritten annotations at the top right corner, "A/B, 3, 2/119." There are also several large, black rectangular redactions obscuring content throughout the text, particularly in the first few paragraphs. A faint, hand-drawn "A" is present on the left side of the page. The document appears to be a report or log detailing experimentation, with mentions of "SI and H Experimentation" and the use of "relaxing techniques." Visual elements suggest a formal report that has undergone declassification and redaction processes. This document is a typed page with some handwritten and printed elements. There is a handwritten letter "A" in the top left corner, and a black circular ink mark below it. A black ink smudge is present at the top center of the page. Along the right edge, there is a distressed and partially obscured vertical column of text, typical of aged or damaged documents. A darker, textured area runs along the bottom edge of the page, suggesting wear or a different type of paper mounting. No photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables are visible.