Doc 0000190693
CIA
This document describes experiments conducted in April 1954, involving subjects who were conditioned to demonstrate phenomena such as emotional changes, mental telepathy, and improved sketching ability.
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Ask the archive about this →' , . , • t TO TH.I!: FIU sr lu April 19Su, and If etlld til til All sul>.iectd.l prc:;ent H~r.e· given the SU1:1:estion to condition them as ue f;;1r ~s possible· for to carried out during the eveninr::. .IJurinf; t,he sloH iuducti to fulfill a previous cnr.;a;;cmcnt,. ::iince much study and rcscarc en done from time to time on such phenomena ... as II sub,iec t.s be inc able to par t.icipate in activities in which they have no particular talents, sGvcral ~xperirnm\tls were conducted to· demonstrate cer-tain H phenomena to •rhich much stud~Y' and .research had·. been devoted: improved · ability to sketch; progression; mental·telepathy and emotional changes. . : '• ' '' I'': .. The ~in;t experiment tried wa.s . emotirmal ch;mgP-s; havinr: :1 ~ubjcct' react to various eJIIotions while viewine pictures. ~HC~.s put into a deep H state and handed a copy ?f Life magazine conta:i,ulng tHo colored . pictures: one, a scene of sprinr_; ·flowers <'!.lld the other a Hood::; s~cconfn . ~7;Ilimal life in semi.-darkness which presented n t-T~ird cffP-ct. . , .._:Tas then instructed that when she soH t.he picture of flm·rcrs G w was to· express extrer.~c dislike for the >-.rhole scene Hherenpon zit~ ber;om to give a number of reasons t·7hy she disliked flm-.rers, nctn::tlly h,1.t.:i.n;_; them, and had no u:::e for a picture of ~his type. She had previously been instructed that the wild mtirnal scene t·lOuld appear plcasinr, to her. 0he thereupon beea~1 to comment in a fa::.hion uhich tvould indicate affection for the an:Lin:1ls· shmm in the picture. The operator dilir;ently tried to :.hake Iter vie•rs on the animal picture but Hap unable to do so. telr:pnthy was .conduct.ed ;:~nd subjects. h Here hY1')notiucd and r~ivcn s placed in fice and . . · 0s inst.ructcd a t~irst keep it simple a v~ry as nntch possible on t.lte eke -...;as produc:i.n[ :i.1 office ;md try to duplicaLe st.artod the tho paper. also ctr::~ .~ _ , .. very prorr;rtl.y dret·l a. hen at tachccl another rectanr.lc "'"'"··; to tho prcviouG one. served t.o prompt.ly d.rm-: anot.lier .•. It· . I . . ' rectnnt.;le t.h t.he exception, it 11as smallP.r. nt; lines •d. thin the rc.:c l,an: .lc Lhe lines in <l. BrHi.sh flnG .uns fini~hed. 4r.. . s slant inc in o. 0j.miJ.c..r direction and l' resembled a house \Jut ' A final experiment was. conducted'
The image displays a graphic with the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in stylized white font. To the left, a portion of a vault door is visible, featuring a circular dial and various levers and gears, rendered in shades of gray and blue. The right side of the image contains white text explaining that the document was obtained from the Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for the M K ULTRA collection. There are no photographs of people, locations, or equipment, nor any handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or obvious evidence of experimental procedures. The visual content primarily serves as a thematic introduction to the source of the document.
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The document is a typed page with handwritten annotations and significant redactions. At the top right, there is a handwritten annotation "A/B, 3,2/2". Large portions of the text are blacked out, particularly in the first few paragraphs and near the bottom of the page, obscuring critical details. The text itself describes experiments involving subjects, mentioning "viewing pictures," "mental telepathy," and "sketching," suggesting a focus on psychological or sensory manipulation. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, stamps, or clear visual evidence of experimental equipment, but the redactions strongly indicate sensitive or classified information related to the experimental procedures.
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The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. There are several redactions, indicated by blacked-out areas, scattered throughout the text, obscuring specific names and details. The text itself appears to be a transcript of a session, with questions indicated by "Q:" and answers by "A:". The overall impression is of a formal document that has undergone some level of editing or censorship.
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