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This document is a declassified CIA report from September 1953 detailing experiments involving hypnosis and anesthesia on two subjects, with one subject successfully induced into a trance and anesthesia in her leg.

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To: ltile " Subject: SI and H EX}:)erimentation, 23 ;;)eptetnber 1953 .... ' - St'!ptember 1953. . Buildinr; !~ v. "' the "fal'1inr; back11 test 'Hi ~Ailn~ 1· b0 th tests vroro successful. • &lhcn~nd her in a li:>:ht tre1nce and then aHa!( ::tnd induced her ar,nin and Hhile shf! was slPepin~ he to a prone position atte•n(ltcd to trance. directed C~ncl to cnntinue to nt b<J.c he 1~ .~hile was talkinr-; e Has reassured and avmkene inrluce in a prone l~ter position i.;here ::;he achieved a and anesthesia was successfully induced in her leg. La r,:~ner01l relAJC:'1tion techniC']_~~f'd with bn+.h girls nt into a light trance not. Fina]).y but~id He tr pendulum test. ioJ"ith the circle and cross lines. Both of thE'se girls' attempt to co-operate too much and in this :5ense a:re attemoting to act in the e<1rly stages. As f.:~r as I kno~ has never beep put into a deen tr01nce and subconsciously·~ induction and a plausible exvl<1nE~tion 0f her start 1-m:; that she mrakened and fc:Jred she ioJ'Ould be trapped into hypnosis. I feel if ·1-1e are r;0inr: to •rork •1uickly ·with the 1t,irl~ attClnllt to rroduce a scenar~ul~tter to drop~ ln anv event, I be as one in believe,......:m~hould ~eoarated fluences the <~.ctlons of the other. I fee~cmld be developed into a good subject. · • ,, ' ,,. ,, ,. '., . ~ " : · ' - 'I• • ·'! ' . ~! .: ..' · .. r ~ i (. ~: .. i!,'-·~ ', The image displays a graphic with a large, stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" at the top, rendered in white, brush-stroke lettering against a dark, glowing blue background. To the left of the text is an illustration of a vault door, detailed with intricate mechanical components, spokes, and a central circular lock. The text explains that this document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and providing a URL for downloading. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. This document appears to be a typed memo or report with handwritten annotations and significant redactions. There are no photographs, diagrams, or forms visible. The handwritten elements include what appears to be a file reference or classification code at the top right ("A/B, 3, 2/42") and a large "A" on the left margin, possibly an identifier. Large portions of the text are obscured by black ink redactions, making it impossible to read specific details of the reported experimentation. The overall presentation is that of a declassified document where sensitive information has been intentionally removed.

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