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This document from the CIA's MKUltra program details experiments conducted in February 1952 involving hypnosis and trance states, noting improvements in control and the ability to induce deeper trances, with partial amnesias achieved.

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.., . '.. : 8 . To: ·File . ~ ·' ,. Subject: SI and H Experimentation, l) Februar,r 1952 carried and .. I ral;· the work with Mis~liJ\d~nd a slow but steady,improvement in the obtaining b~ied o rol and the of the trance states. Since de~pening as present, it was again decided to use her as an exaiT~ple e her girls and this method was used throughout this evenings work • • The first test of the evening consisted of a slow inducing technique and in all three a medium trance was brought on subj~cts, in about six or seven After inducing the trance state, the minut~s. writer returned all subjects to the awake state with the 123u5 method a!ter giving the standard conditioning suggestions before awakening. ..:'". . e Thereafter,~gan a series of tests with all subjects participating. These tests were successful and each su~ject was induced into a deeper trance than they had heretofore been able to '~ .,.·:,. attain. Some tests were made of movement and simple post hypnotics • I .. ' Finally, all subjects were tested with their eyes open and in short . ~ . I which were entirely successful. · conversation~ :!:':,: , .. ' To demonstrate the~~ppearance and the "telephone" technique, the writer a simple demonstration of trans l ' used.~n '; ' .· l ,. ·. : , inducing over the telepho~e. ·'!.'his test was used. for demonstration purposes to convince the girls that they were capable of complex movements and obtaining a highly desired "normal" appearance. The session ended at 9:00 PM. CCMMENTSs. It is now th~ei ns of :'' writer. that . d .. 1 . are over the basic per od of •· gin more advanced work. Each girl is capable of being , I~ induced into a medium trance state and,it is believed '- • .·I I ·::with further training, that they will reach a "normal" ··. r appearance and be capable of complex movement and activity. , . . . . . . -: · To date, onlyp:a..rtial amnesias have been obtained with these ' ' ~: 1'. subjects, but ea~ they are tested, this·capacity : ··.:·:; ,. i increases. Bot~and the writer are of the opinion .:~· that with regular work·, these individuals will become · · . . ·, re-asonably good. experimentally. · . •,, ',I , ( ~ . . , . The image is a webpage screenshot, not a declassified document itself. It displays a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left, with bright blue accents, set against a black background. The title "THE BLACK VAULT" is prominently displayed in white, stylized font at the top. Below the title, white text describes the origin of the document as being from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and its source as the CIA. A yellow, hyperlinked URL is provided at the bottom: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. ' ~: 1'. subjects, but ea~ they are tested, this·capacity : ··.:·:; ,. i increases. Bot~and the writer are of the opinion .:~· that with regular work·, these individuals will become · · . . ·, re-asonably good. experimentally. · . •,, ',I , ( ~ . . , . ~: 1,'' ~! l ; ;· • '. ~: '·• The document is a typewritten report dated February 13, 1952, detailing experiments related to "SI and H Experimentation." It features handwritten annotations in the upper right corner, reading "A/B, 3, 2/89." Significant portions of the text are obscured by large black redaction bars, particularly in the middle and lower sections, hindering a full understanding of the experimental details and findings, though the presence of redactions themselves is visually prominent. A handwritten "A" is present on the left side of the page. The document includes a heading like "To: File" and "Subject: SI and H Experimentation." The content appears to be a research report with sections titled "In general," "Thereafter," and "COMMENTS."

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