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This document is a typewritten report from the CIA's MKUltra program detailing an experiment on June 16, 1953, involving "SI and H Experimentation" where subjects watched films and underwent simple tests to maintain their interest.

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....,...,,..,--------------------------·----------·-·-···-·---------·····--····--·········---------·-----·- --- ... To: File Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 16 June 195J .. . In vie\-T of the fact that these subjects had worked for a considerable period of time and had a levelling off stage in which it appears rea~hed tha~ their interest is no longer ds strong as it had been at the start of the \·rork, it. was decided to show them the various movies taken and have .. a discussion on~f" h• ~. ccordingly, the film uas shown and Hork was comme.n ted upon · ' . .. I,t,. .. , ..I At the conclusion of the movies, a straight induction test was run on .. ~,' $ ·•!' . all hands follovred by simple PH c~rried on by the various operators present. ... ,L ,,, In view of the fact that there were present six subjects and four operators, .... ~ this work was kept quite simple and wa.s carried out primarily to sustain ' ··. interest. No advance work •ras undertaken and the PH were of a standard ~ variety with nothing complex attempted. The work was concluded at 9!05 PM. ,. ' ! : '• . ,, '· . ,., .... . : ... , "1•1 .-.• l,j' : .• .I The image displays a dark background with a stylized graphic on the left resembling a bank vault door. Text overlays the right side of the image, proclaiming "THE BLACK VAULT" in large, distressed white letters. Below this title, white text details that the document originates from The Black Vault, an online repository of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. A yellow hyperlink, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is presented at the bottom. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. The document is a typewritten report with handwritten annotations. A prominent annotation in the upper right corner reads "A/B, 3, 2/50". There are several large, black redacted areas across the document, obscuring parts of the text; these appear to be focused on names of individuals and specific details of the experiments. The text describes an experiment involving "SI and H Experimentation" on June 16, 1953, involving subjects and operators, and mentions the showing of movies and the running of induction tests. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, or structured data visible, only the typed report and handwritten additions.

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