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This document, dated September 29, 1953, details experimentation involving suggestibility tests, including the falling back and pendulum tests, and the use of progressive relaxation techniques to induce trance states in subjects.

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. , . ~ . . :.. . ·~. j . I .,. '! ,,,·. '·' To: File S\.Klject: 3I and H Experimentation, 29 3eptembor 195J . • ., : ' I o ·The first part of the even i..ng all r;irls ~·rere r:iv en ;;u~r:estibility t.ests, incluclir;~ the fallin~ back and the pendulum tests. All tests were satisfactory. using the pror:ressive relaxation technique t~ok ,jects and before a1vakenin~ them r~ove theM a PH · su:;r:cst i.on of fulling asleen. THo girls irnmed.iately folloHed the - PH SU(igestion and the otl:lers ~ollm-red suit. ....... tched • others were ~ . 1en vrorlmd on and nrod11ced .., ......... ,~"'· .... 1fi th h-;r eyes ·n ancl ;:n·rakened her. At thls noi.nt, fmtnrl th:•t she Has not perfectly relaxed and subsequen and sensor.'! tests Here successful. n Hent :md ber:::m furthe1· sur:r;estions >vith <1S tirne v1.1s r~e lat;i~kened the latter two girls. In the meanti.rne too~d work8d vri th her in. achieving a li~ht trance. ~irl is still e~1ibitLng some resistance. lliso too~lild Has able to The best sub,jects c:~t the .p.rese-nt o ~loped into one. ~sti a~ .1 difficult suiJjcct . This page features a stylized graphic on the left depicting a vault door with intricate mechanisms, possibly symbolizing security and access to hidden information. To the right of the vault, white text on a black background proclaims "THE BLACK VAULT" in a bold, handwritten-style font. Below this title, further white text explains that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and offering a URL for access. There are no images of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor are there any handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this particular page. The provided image is a declassified document, likely a memo or report. It is dominated by typed text, with significant portions obscured by black redactions across multiple lines. The document contains handwritten marginalia at the top right consisting of alphanumeric characters and a horizontal line. A large, stylized letter "A" (likely an annotation) is present on the left side of the page in handwritten ink. The document's edges show signs of age and wear, with a slightly torn border on the left. There are no visible photographs, diagrams, stamps, or forms.

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