Doc 0000190599
CIA
This document, from the CIA's MKUltra program, describes the production of a training film on hypnosis, including shooting additional scenes and the writer's opinion on the success of the hypnotic sequences.
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Ask the archive about this →To: Files Subj~ct: SI and H Experimentation, 19 February 1952 exper~~=sday, 19 February 1952, i~e~~ by Messrs. ·: . . ~ The ~ntire night's work was devoted to the production of the training film ~ hypnosis. Two additional scenes or sketcnes were shot which consumed the entire evening's work since considerable re hearsal as far as timing, lighting, and technical ar~angements were necessary before actual shooting of the film. · • the film was success Assuming that the techni opinion that the hypnotic ful, it is the writer's and sequences were clearly . ' ,
The page features a graphic on the left depicting a stylized, metallic bank vault door with circular mechanisms and glowing blue accents. To the right of the vault, text in white announces "THE BLACK VAULT" in a distressed font, followed by a paragraph of text explaining that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. Below this, a URL in yellow states "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". There are no photographs of people, locations, or equipment, nor handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. The visual elements are entirely graphic and textual, serving as an introduction to the source and nature of the document.
The document appears to be a memo or report, with typed text making up the majority of the content. Handwritten annotations are present at the top right, reading "A/B, 3, 2/88". There is also a large, handwritten "A" in the margin on the left side of the page. Parts of the text are obscured by black redaction marks, particularly in the middle and lower sections of the document. A faint circular stamp is visible on the bottom edge of the page, but its contents are illegible. No photographs, diagrams, or forms with filled-in fields are immediately apparent.
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