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·. .. , ' .. ·'' ' . . ' To: File .. Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 1 December 1953 • . ' ... I .· ~ ,' ' ,. ·. ,· •. ' I. In view of the fact that there were so many present, in- eluding entirely new again divided the . ~ I ; • work group into M1sse continued operations':".' . I'~ ' ~ "I ,\.• ' in connection with the report appended .: :· ' . ···:~'1'' \'f:.· below). .t ·• , ' .. !. ,I.· .. • ', The writer then continued the conversations as previously .., l carried out on Tuesday, particularly to .. the new volunterrs, Mi~.s e n'l.ture of the . .... ' • I I • I ; . " , ' ..• ' ·) ... ARTICHOKE work and the problems involved. .· ... · I . ' ' ~~ ' · , ; · ~· .' ..., • . ~ '"'; A t th e I !' · I , . o . ~ .~ . : . : tested both · ·tests. using • I • ~ ~ · At the conclusion of these tests, i;he writer ran again a ·· ;.'. very slow relaxing tests in which all subject participated. After .. · ' · another short discussion in which re num~.u ·s; tions ., and answers, the writer tested Hi in an M~ ' < eye concentration test. In the a ve, no outstanding results were ' achieved but it should be noted for the record that no extensive effort was to a deep hypnotic state in any of the ~~de obl~in individuals present. It should also be noted that these new· volunt.eers all expressed continued interest and a willingness to continue work along these lines. '. Special Connnent: The writer notes that it is considerably difficult to conduct intensive H work with as many as d~l\ five volunteers in the opern.tLons room for various reasons. The first is the room is crowded, the second ii the air conditioning unit is not functioning and the air becomes stale vith cigarette smoke and the third is that it is difficult to concentrate on one individual at the expense . of the others present since it is important in this work . to maintain the absolute interest of all volunteers present . •' I • ·\ ' Based on the provided image, the page is not a traditional declassified document with internal content. Instead, it appears to be a promotional or explanatory graphic related to The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents. Visually, the page features a stylized, somewhat ominous image of a vault door on the left, rendered in metallic grays and blues with a glowing aqua effect. The right side of the page contains white text on a black background, with the title "THE BLACK VAULT" prominently displayed in a stylized, bold font with a neon-blue glow. Below this title, explanatory text details the origin of the document from The Black Vault, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and providing the website address for download. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor any handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redacted content, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. The visual elements primarily serve to frame the textual information about the source of the declassified material. air becomes stale vith cigarette smoke and the third is that it is difficult to concentrate on one individual at the expense . of the others present since it is important in this work . to maintain the absolute interest of all volunteers present . •' I • ·\ ' '• ~~-~ ... .. ··-- \ ' ' ' . I I FurthcrlliaildJJIN@t.A~~J:~with the experimentation on 1 December -~~ ~ . •. . ~. as run twice on the polygraph by Hr • . ~o obtalin u-narm .patt ern f:r;~c:~pnre with . experimentation und~r hypnosis. ~as then put · under hypnosi~ and a card test was run under inst.ruct.J.on that she lie to. .. ell ~estions. This identical procedure was used with Th~e:ro unkno,~. Further ~· conunenbs will he required by HF~fter a study of the polygraph ~harts. • • ' . ~ • • , ' i .. •• '. The page is a typed document with handwritten annotations. At the top right corner, there is handwritten text "A/B, 3, 2/31." Several sections of the typed text are blacked out with heavy redaction, obscuring names and other specific details. In the bottom left corner, there's a circle with a dot in the center, a common symbol for a pointer or bullet point. There is no visual evidence of photographs, diagrams, equipment, or experimental procedures; the page consists solely of typed text and marginalia. The page is a typed document with handwritten notations and redactions. A large, handwritten letter "A" is visible on the left side of the page. Several sections of the typed text are obscured by thick, black redaction marks, particularly over names and dates. There is also a notable black mark at the bottom of the document that obscures further text. The overall impression is that of a report detailing an experiment, with redactions indicating sensitive or classified information.