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This document details experiments conducted in July and August 1951, involving the intravenous administration of sodium amytal and benzdrine to subjects, followed by interrogation, with one subject experiencing amnesia regarding the conversations.
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benzedrine, 2.0 mg, 2-5 cc intrav.::nously. J\ total of 9 cc was given or 36 m~. The injection was started at 1141. i\t 1152., after the ar.lministration of 11 cc of sodium amyta1 solution, the Subject said his head felt wooz·y·· =A~ 1155, he was nearly asleep but :.'\'.Vakcncd with a ,;tart upon bcin'::; arou.'l~:i. Frnro th:>.t tlmc on, he was occ;,sion;llly ;ziven 1 cc morf: i of the sol•.1t.ion in orcler to m;:dn~ain the proper state for t.hc technirtue. 1\.t 12.Yl, h~ was ag;un asleep but easily aroused and the sarn~ Clt 12.45. The desir~d ~ff,.!c~ of th~ mr.r\icntion w::~.s ohrain:c•1. Th·~ Subj·~ct. w;> s inter t'('lsatcd •mder ~;muhtr:>-l enr:nv,: con<hlions an·t h~ ·.vas '1'llt<: vinlcnt. U['On occas:cns durin~ th2 interror:;at\on ash~ wns C"nvtncc-1 th1t th~ :ntcrrop,'ttors Wf".r':: his rn~mi~9. ,'\t 1250, r.hf! stirn~Jhnt ·::<'\s bc!;'ln ::~nd altll•Ju:;h he: 8r:1.duall/ :1.wak·:n·c:d, ;1.t 12.5f:, after lh<! :Hlm n13lral1ull cf 7cr: of h~n?'.,~drin·! snl11ttc,n, lw s;li<.l thal h,, :J t 1 11 f c 11 s lt~ c p y . II c w :1. !3 g ! v c n 2 c c In o r ~ Zl. L 1 31 )3 . t\ t 1 3 5 3 , he w '' s a '>'J d. k e . 1\ t 14'14, he was s~nt to eat and then sleep. He sa;d h~ stlll fell a l:ttlc dizzy. I r_ . l · .·.·.~ .. ~ . .. . . ,.. ~ 4.: ... , ...... .. .. ,~ ·-·- . ,\ Th.~ Subject hul aznnPSJ.:t a:J [,1 ht'.; con·:crsation:; und,~r lh;;~ influt:nct: of tl1e ll"l·.:::dication. Th•!-> L::.~ was rr;~ .•_ l'•,L:<.l itS 6\JCC·:~;sful. The medication n.dminister<:d wns sodium amytal Lntravenously, 57o solution gi.v-!n aL the ri\Le of 1 cc a minute. The utimuL1ntu were bcnzt:r.lrme tn tra V('ll'..:usl y and picrotoxin int t"ilV~nously. The t!Jhl amount of sodium ar.1'tal administrcrr>rl Wets 16 rc qr n. 8 r:·m. J me c· Thz <\mc;unt of lhc bcnzcdr;ne s ··ltt JOn t.otalccl 5 cc or .?.! was given ."ln<.l l. 5 cc of picrotoxin. The m~dication was begun at 1048. At l tO(,, after 11 cc had bt!en admin ~·. .... ¥ is.ten~d, lhe Subjecl complained of blurred vision. J\l 1112, followmG tlv! admin istration of li! cc (t0ta.l), his ·:y·~s ;,r:cmed heavy. 1\t 1121, n.ftcr the total :Hi ministration o£ 16 cc, he \V<LS found to be y<twn\ng ..\ t
The document appears to be a typewritten report with handwritten annotations. There are no photographs, signatures, stamps, or forms visible. The page contains numbered sections labeled "Test #1" and "Test #2," suggesting it details experimental procedures. There are no diagrams, tables, or redactions present on the visible portion of the page. The text describes the administration of drugs and the subject's responses to simulated interrogation conditions.
l tO(,, after 11 cc had bt!en admin ~·. .... ¥ is.ten~d, lhe Subjecl complained of blurred vision. J\l 1112, followmG tlv! admin istration of li! cc (t0ta.l), his ·:y·~s ;,r:cmed heavy. 1\t 1121, n.ftcr the total :Hi ministration o£ 16 cc, he \V<LS found to be y<twn\ng ..\ t 112?, he w.:ts aslcciJ but co·1ld be f;url•{ ~-J.sily ~rou!;cd. ,\1. 121Z, the d•.:::sir-::d effect of thr.! m"'cli~tion \'::J.s obtrtincd ;cn.l at 1L:l5 suc:ces~ful int.errog'1tlon W<tG bq~un. At 12.17, the st1mulant Wi\3 b·~gun, that is, benz•.!clrine intra_venously. At 125i-:, a total. of 5 t..:c ha.d been administered and <'l.lthougb the Subject cr:mld be arons·::d, he still seemed qui1 e sleet")'· At 1221, picrotox;n was given, a total of 1.: S cc. ,'\t l2,Z6, lh~ Subject was ~ wak.,. However, in thC' afternoon il.ftc r having }u d his lunch, he .,..,as vis 1ted in his rflom .-~t 1445 and v;as found to be slcc:p:ng coundly. rh~ ::;nbicct h:v.l :unnes1:1 ~.st..., his conversations nntl:::!r th~ 1nflucnce: of th::: medicatton. This tl~St. ·.;.;ets regarded :1.s ::.ucccssful. • • ?\_··- The medic::tlion in thi.~ ca~~ wa~ sodium am', ti-ll intn.•Jcnouslv, 5o/o s0lution administered at the rate of 1 cc a minute. The total amount of sodium amyt,il was 15 cc 0r ). 75 gm.: The stin1ulants ·vVerc picrotoxin in~ravcnously, total 2. cc ........ and benzedrine' 1 ') mrs 0 rally . The ;ntravenous s•·di.um ~<mytal .vas started at 15?..4 with 7 cc beinJ:: giv•:n af. the r:1tc of 1 cc <1 tninut~ and thr::n 3. f.~w minutes were. <1llow~d to daps;~ to observe th~ eff~ct £ollowinr whtch l more cc were giv~m. 1\ wailing p~riod again followed with 3 more cc b':'in:_! ::;ivr:n <"tnd then ;:tg:tin a waiLing ;1criod followed by 3 mol:'~ cc and f;n:tlly 3 cc C\t 1604. The irLcrmittcnt nitture w::t~ to hcc·1 !h~ illticnt at the pror:::r 'lvtnl forth?: int~rrogct.ion. ,\t 1610, th~ ::t•1mint~;tr.:..tinn of 2.. 5 cc of picrotoxin h1rl b~~n comt.Jlctcd. Tl1c Subject ~t·ll slcr't f~llowinr, this by :1crrnission { o r 5 m i nut. e s . I-1 c w a s t h c n ;nv :1. k e n c d . , \. t l 7 0 1 , l. 5 c c n f pi c r 0 t o "< ' n '.V. t s a clmm - tster<!d 'lnrl :1t 17')5,· 0. 5 cc of picr('ltoxin. The Subject, at
n ;nv :1. k e n c d . , \. t l 7 0 1 , l. 5 c c n f pi c r 0 t o "< ' n '.V. t s a clmm - tster<!d 'lnrl :1t 17')5,· 0. 5 cc of picr('ltoxin. The Subject, at that time, w:ts J.wak<.:: but said that h~ felt sleepy.: At 1720, 10 mg of oral benzedrine was given. - 1J - ·;' . .... , ·~.~· -·-~ ;i' .J • . .. •. ....... ,. ........ ,. . ~ . ~-. __ , ,,,., ~-·· ' .... The Subject Jn,i -"lm!l~~i<t as to hi.:; conv~rs;:~.tions under the iniluenc~ of the m'!rJic<1.ti.0n. This test Wl£· reg<ndcd as ~·'CC:Cs!5ful. Test 1!5 ~~±;;)~ The dru~ used in this case was sodium penlhothal. A 2 l/2.o/o ~elution w"ls ?,iven intravcnou.sly. The f,rst. l:J cc was given aL the rate of l cc a mlnulc; u<.!yond me that_, l cc ~1. minute. Tht~ 3t1mulant was benzedrine, lfl or<~lly. The toLd an1ount of 5'.J.J~um perithothal was 19 cc rJi the solution which would r':!flrc~•;nt nol q_uilr. ). 5 gm. of l.he uru;;:. Th-e :ntr~vcnous sodium r'~nthothetl v1as st-1rted ;1t lluu ..\ t 1115, 1) cc had been ac.lmmistcred. At 1107, the injection was agam started and lhis con tinued at 1111, 4 more cc havin;s been administered. At that tlme, the Subject d0'7.cd off but was easily ;].r011!3:::d. At 1117, the injf!ctJon was ;_g.-lin started and this continueLl after th~~ .1dministralio!1 of l more cc. Th s r·rocedur;e o1 ::iv,lq~ 1 CC: intermittently W.J.~i rCj'~~-:>.ted '\1 112.2., 112.5, 113) rlnJ 11.?,·1. fhe or<gi_n,ll :·ian ·,v:1s to R,JVC <in 1ntrav-.:-nous c;tin"~'ll'lnt but th~ ne<!.clle ha_d bcc•_cm~ clo[;gcd due h "-blood cl<'t therein and H wrts b~lieved t0 be in<vlvlsabl~ to hav~ to make another puncture, hence, tlte stimulant was giv~n orally at lZ.LL ( 10. mR of bcn7.cdrin~). .\t 12.35, bhck coffe~ was "ldrninist,o:red. · The Suhj·~c.t was then instruc-ted to rest for d. h;].lf of an hour anu then eaL his middd.;: meal. wh-:>n thi:.; ~urli.cubr drug, :::odium !''!nt·;th;:d, ts u~·~d. lhc !ndh::Jd ernplo;:,~J 1n thin r."l!'i~ ic; be:ct, th:1l !S, aftc::r ll1c mi.ti.1l sLl..fJ,f! nf itnpairerl consc;ousn•-!Sf> b~ produccu, it is adv<sable t::J give intermitt~nlly small amount:3 :Jf th.; drur:; in order to mainta~n the desir·~d state. Vlhen using ~·)dium ;:unytal, however, due to the more tJrulonged eff~ct, it is not so nece~sarv t0
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thin r."l!'i~ ic; be:ct, th:1l !S, aftc::r ll1c mi.ti.1l sLl..fJ,f! nf itnpairerl consc;ousn•-!Sf> b~ produccu, it is adv<sable t::J give intermitt~nlly small amount:3 :Jf th.; drur:; in order to mainta~n the desir·~d state. Vlhen using ~·)dium ;:unytal, however, due to the more tJrulonged eff~ct, it is not so nece~sarv t0 intrrM.s;'clCe minute do5es in this w.:ty. The advantapt! of sodium pentothal is that :t i:1 much eas~er to h-:i.Ve : - the 1nan back in h,s norrn:1l state in a cump<\r,1.tivdy short t1me but it is n0t cert.J.lll lhat the amncs:a will be as clcfinlt.'.:' ;cs in the use of tlu~ longer acting drur,. In th~s n.lrl<cul.\r cast:, ;11nnes1a. for the int:-!rrogation wqs produc~u. :\bo socburr1 penlhotha.l i:; bl·g~tly mor~ dangerous thrtn s0di11m ;:tmytal in the mur~~ r<J:.'id pro ductinn <Jf resr:iralory fa.lur~. The Subj•_•ct h."td. «mn~:lia. <\:3 to hir. C''lnv:::rsati.-)llS under th:~ '111lucnce u( lhe medic:r<tion. Thi:! ter:.;t N<lS regarded a::; 5ucce:;sful. Sodtutn r:~ntot.-hal, intravcnousl;,;, was u.3ecl in this case, l 1/2./'o s:_,lllti0n r at the rat.:: of cc a minule.: The total amount of sodium pcntoth.J.l <;, 'l cc Wd.S of the solution, represl"!nting a.;:,proximately 0. 2.4 gm of th<! drug. The stimulant •.. .T e-o-.. - was intravenous coramine. - - ~ c. ......... ··-...· -- •,: .... .( . .. ,. ~--. ·-.. -....
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