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The image displays a stylized graphic of a bank vault door on the left, with a glowing blue light emanating from its features. To the right of the vault, prominent white text in a stylized font announces "THE BLACK VAULT". Below this title, there is a block of 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. This collection consists of over 20,000 declassified pages from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The text concludes by providing a URL for the collection: http://mkultra.theblackvault.com, presented in bright yellow text. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. ~------1· - e a ., ·. .· .. -'/ ~ ·~>2/ ... ~. ..." .. ---- ... .,. __, ._,· _.., ~ . . . c:: .. •. . . .. ,: ~-- MKUL'IF.A Sub~ro ject 21- - . - - ·- ·~= ~ r Oblig~tions Ex~iture.l Balan~o ~ Description Date ! I . If . ! I. I 11 I, -- i dl#/e./)1 b~j 'J..II ' 'I -~· 1?'-'i i -I·· li 4t~~o:f· ~ -~ [I l --· i I. . . t 'I l . . . ( )0 I I !, t , ! ; . : 1 ! ( ! l i ' I I ,, j! I il II ~ : ~ ! i I j I ,' ' · I, I J ' ' I, - I i ! I ' i I i ! I· l I I i I · i · ' . ! I ) t I I"' I . . I T I i il i! I II il ll - ---- --- - ... I I I • I • I li I i · f I '! .. ---- . - I II l, ,, ,' I h 'I l I l · 1 i' ! Il 1 , ... I t I l ' - •I II il I II II -------- ----- I II II I' !,. II . II :~ i! l! . i ll .. . . - . II I !i !I ! 't I . I I I ,, I I l ,1 i ,! I. l! II I' ,, !' II I' II i:!j I I 'I I I' :I :I I ! I· I .. 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Th-ecost the vork cori.,empla.ted in this project is as i'ollovsT - Personal-Compensation -_ -2720.()_0 Travel - 2000.00 _ Miscella.neons-~-~~~- _·c_ -·----·-~;_~000,00 Total- . $5?20,QO ,, ~- . . -. ,. e -: •- ·-· -- .. - • -~ ~~u-, ·-··- I .~.... DRAFT,tUJlllt ·;t . r_ ••• ." ~ '' '·. :. ~... • • - ~ 23 June 195~ ~- MruORANDUM -FOR: THE RECORD SUBJEC'l' Project MKULmA; Subproject 1/21 1. The aim or this -S'Jbproj eot is to provide tunds for The document is a typed proposal with handwritten annotations and significant portions obscured by redactions. "PROPOSAL" is prominently displayed. A handwritten "B" appears on the left side of the page, and another "B" is noted next to the phrase "be provided with funds for". A handwritten number sequence "21-2" is visible in the upper right corner. The main body of the text details a proposal for funding the "study and evaluation of certain persons released by Communist bloc countries," followed by a breakdown of costs under headings such as "Personal Compensation," "Travel," and "Miscellaneous," with corresponding monetary values. Several large black redacted areas obscure significant portions of the page, particularly in the upper section and along the bottom. A single handwritten "A" is present in the lower right quadrant. ·-· -- .. - • -~ ~~u-, ·-··- I .~.... DRAFT,tUJlllt ·;t . r_ ••• ." ~ '' '·. :. ~... • • - ~ 23 June 195~ ~- MruORANDUM -FOR: THE RECORD SUBJEC'l' Project MKULmA; Subproject 1/21 1. The aim or this -S'Jbproj eot is to provide tunds for ~- increase in the scope of that portion of Subproject 48 __ vbioh deals 'With the over-aU-returnee interrogation and "- - r~-~~ /3 _ habilitation P'l"~g~ n__ov_b_eing ca.rr!ed_~~~-~1 ~~~~ l! ntn!J!' jJ impossibl~ to1~~~!.~oe Or su~Jeots ~ _--~--- - -_-- -- - be handled under this pr t o im gt! e U : ill - it 'Will-be nece·s sary_cto_enle.rge~= ~-~-~-- __ _ its scope trom tilne to _o r pr~t=!"~:-~!!i:~t:~~{{~~~,.~ fJ · ___ _ -l-~t!!fel~~~t~o~~{~~;e a~~r.~-~~~ ~i~ ~~0./l ~--;:- -~- _ -,ff - : possible to CSI'17 out the program as p~ so no· funds - - were ever expended in thiS Su~projeot. The ba,sis for the_oha.nge_~---- --~----~ of Subproject 21 from its original goal to the present one is - based upon an -~ase_'Where Subproject _10 ws converted /3 for use in tll.e Jeot -i!'ter-It became evident that the tU.nds commit for another purpose could .~==-~-:---=---~~:-_- ~ not be used.. has since aud~tedSubproject 10 ldth. .. - - or .; out questioning this type handl.irig;- ~ c------. J. Accounting r~r_tunds~expended by the contractor in .. this subp!'9j~ot vill be reflected in the general accounting for -.. - ·· ···· · · Subprojeot-48~ 4. The-toW chSl·ges for this project \dll not exceed $5720.00 for a period of one year ending 30 June 1956, . / ,., e . . I ' ' .' -2- 5. ,the P'l'inQipalf5 C: in this ~· -_ -outs cover arranger11ents 'Will be used i"or:_deAlings with unwitting perlonnel. mmn• ..... - APPROVED r::::::_- APffiOVED FCR ·OBLIGATION OF FUNDS: Date: Q,<kYK' .g U-, __ lf. Ct 1- (/. Distribution: Original· Only .:ws 1 J&rllJAr;f l9SS FCR: THE REcreD - ··-- ~UM· ~~ SUBJECT : Extension of Time for Projec~ MKOLTRA,-Subproject ~ _· _ · · Sinee_~ubproject 21 has ejcpired and th~ are still· . tunds remaining in the project, Subproject· 21, ia berebr .. extended to1' one year troii1 date or-e:cpmt1on:. . . -·~-~-- .. e. . The principle investi£ator [3 _.under t.ha direction compounds, _ It is purposed to test the LD/50 .and the pharmacolo6ical action ______ ~f s~o}1_o~~m,pounds and related chemotherapeutic aBents as my in the project, Subproject· 21, ia berebr .. extended to1' one year troii1 date or-e:cpmt1on:. . . -·~-~-- .. e. . The principle investi£ator [3 _.under t.ha direction compounds, _ It is purposed to test the LD/50 .and the pharmacolo6ical action ______ ~f s~o}1_o~~m,pounds and related chemotherapeutic aBents as my be-submitted~. !'rom time to time through the Pathology_::_Depa.rtment_at~r as_ --~ _fj _ modti'ied b7 the principle~investigator. Detailed reports and records wUl be kept on the bi~ssa~s and pharmacological test.s and submitted as the;r - - become available. · The budget desire4 fo.r--;.thu resea1•oh proposal is a -= Personnel ~-Laborator)'=assista-:nt::::::..==- - $31000~00 ~r 8 nnum Animals and alrl..rnal-maintenance 1,000.00- Uiscellaneoua laborator-1..::. supplies $00.00 '!ra'lel .500.00 ... -- - .. ·- 1111' >,ooo.oo Tot.1l Institutional overhead 10% 500.00 ... ·is an associate_or the and will o-r conduct the wo::-k in the i'acilities that ------- ----·--···-- ... .. ~~-~--:-=-~-=--=·=-•-~-=-=-=-=-~-~--~-=~4~-~--~w~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~-~~,-~~--~~~~:-~~--~~z ~: -- -"'- .n · 10 December 19;3 MEMORANDU11 FOR THE RECORD ·sUBJECT: Project ~~ULTRA, Subproject 21 1. The scope of subproject 21, Project k'XULTRA, is to pro,;..··- vide CD/TSS with·a·facility where the pharmacological act.ivi~y of various materials of-interest to the division can be determined in a secure and complete-fashion• invest~~~~-Q!' c~~: . The chief ' - ·r outinely (!;_ numbers of erials in the laboratories -- before the materials are __: 13 , _any~ IJ'aterials _from co[_ _ _ ~- __ _ TSS can ba inc1uded_in this_larger..:~group_without.!:(heir true iden-~-~- ----~~~1;_ Ht.y being known to anyone outside-the-Agency.;- · 4. The total cost of this--project for one year ending 1 Janu ary 1955 will not exceed~$-),-720'i'OO=.~-~~= ,. ~~· .. ~:;. -- C<lTTLIEB - Chief Chemical Division, TSS P.ROGRA1L. APPF.OVF.D AFPROVED FOR OBLIGATION AI\fD R?:C01·tk.'ENDED: OF•FUNDS: Attachment: Proposal . . .··"' . -..- i I ~ • ""!,- · ll Ceoubu 1953 ttna.nce - Division-~-- Und«r the authority granted in-the""1fleitt>randwl dAte4 lJ April. - __ _195) trosi \.hQ tel to the DD/.\ and t.he turth~I- authorit.r ~ted 1 __ __ --~ tha ~r~.n-du dat.e.i 17--:'j)rill~S) fl"'Al the DD/.t to the ~---. ~ller Gl\ t.he wbJcet; ttDD/P..TSS Project YIULTRAI" an<! the me Mr:mdn.• dttt.d 19 June l9S3j trom the rex to t.be 00/A exten<iing _approved; ' and $ . ,,720.00 ot tb.e-oYe~alll'l"Ojee\ m\ULTRA-tunda have .. '\ b~ ob.Ugat.ed t.o cover· tho ;s-ubproject.'s expenses. . -~· SIDnY OOT'l'LIYA Ch1et --- - \ Ch~:tcalcDivis1on1 TSS _ OWG.\TIOM _ tROOiUJ! ll'HlYii1> -_-_ --c~--~---- ~J.PPF.OVSO-FOR -. 01_ FWDSt · ;\JW P.ECCWF"JIDEOt The image is a scanned document, likely a memorandum from a U.S. government agency, given the "DRAFT" stamp and date "23 June 1955." The top of the page shows some dark, scribbled-out text and what might be a file number "21-3." There are several handwritten annotations in blue ink, marked with "A" and "B", appearing in the margins. The document contains multiple black redactions of varying sizes, obscuring significant portions of the text and lines, particularly in the first and second paragraphs. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, tables, or visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities. trom the rex to t.be 00/A exten<iing _approved; ' and $ . ,,720.00 ot tb.e-oYe~alll'l"Ojee\ m\ULTRA-tunda have .. '\ b~ ob.Ugat.ed t.o cover· tho ;s-ubproject.'s expenses. . -~· SIDnY OOT'l'LIYA Ch1et --- - \ Ch~:tcalcDivis1on1 TSS _ OWG.\TIOM _ tROOiUJ! ll'HlYii1> -_-_ --c~--~---- ~J.PPF.OVSO-FOR -. 01_ FWDSt · ;\JW P.ECCWF"JIDEOt \ \ F. . ·, ... r.atea __. .J - _ ,~ t _- . . .. . . .. _ . _. ~ .. ; . _ . . _ . t : _ ~:=~ _ _______ ...Dat.e: ______ .. , _~_-_.- ·---<- ----- ·.\ \ \- i \ \ .': DEC .21 ENrD . -: • ..t - -. . -..;" ._.... . _ . ·- ·- ... y~~- ~- ~ .~ ----·::.:-·.t· __: - ~~·..... '" . r- •. • .- >~-~ . ~ .· , ·. -~ ... ; . ., - . '· ·-.·(.:~ ;_ ..· , - . • . . - :•_",:.r:-;'· :-:_._. _.... _ . :~ :~¥1<;~;.~~~-~~f~J.:;~:'; ·····~ j_.-,;~ ~·-_.- ~ •. '. c -' ..... ..... ,, \: k>-.'1-~ .. ._.f .OJ-r}!;iiM.l. ~:.- ·l"\:t'~~l. , · .. t,~.:, .. ~ ~- -: .. J~.,. . .,~. .. 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' .. .. _ . . .. .. --.~-7~'F,,~--~ ':-'!·~· ....... ~_.:-:~:~·"'·_-..-_ _. --~ .~.. 7-~, ··-::---·: .. __ <_. ..... ,.-.~:-~ ..- ~:_.~:·!~-~~~ ·~-:·:_ ::.~'f~~ ~ __..,..,~,..--~ T .. -{""·-. . : . ... ). . . - - .• t.. ....... ____... ........, ....... ....... ~ 1 L 1"' -... . - . ~~ . ...... . ·· , - _') - ,_ - This page contains text from what appears to be an official document, likely related to a project. There are several instances of obscured content, indicated by blacked-out boxes or scribbles, particularly over names and titles. Handwritten elements include signatures, a date "June 24, 1955," and the word "Distribution: Original Only." There are also some handwritten notations that appear to be approval marks, such as an "A" in the top right and another "A" near the bottom. The document includes official-looking headings like "APPROVED FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS" and "Research Director." ··-::---·: .. __ <_. ..... ,.-.~:-~ ..- ~:_.~:·!~-~~~ ·~-:·:_ ::.~'f~~ ~ __..,..,~,..--~ T .. -{""·-. . : . ... ). . . - - .• t.. ....... ____... ........, ....... ....... ~ 1 L 1"' -... . - . ~~ . ...... . ·· , - _') - ,_ - ......- ..:.. ...........- . _ " _ .- - . . . ; . . . . " "'•"" . '" "'"'·---,.. . - _ . .. . .,_ . _ . .-. .......... ~ _ . : .= : -i'_ ,.,..., ..... ''"".''" -... __ «01•"-'"-·• ......... ""' -:-- ~~- ~~--.... "~·"""--...- ~_...__,,,...,. . _~, . ~- -:-""-.~;j'i.-;* • ..... ._ .• ,.-..•·&,. ,.,.-,.·~-:""~:--' ~-..~ .--~.~,.ol<'--•·•·· -......,..-' •a~•~e-.• "<fi-' 0. · ~. -' ~ ll [ri:·~t:~~ ~~~~;-~;~~~i~~2~-~~E_:~ $-·• • .. .. -:: ... .... --..· .. · ---.---... - : • t~~-- ;;o-.. "'-... r~-:: ~..-·-;:·-----~~------~-1~:_---:.~-~--- -:~--- --~---~------~_.... ..-.'-->--·· ----·-.. , i . . . !' ·-· _;_ .. ! . . . . . ··.· ·:.;- ' ._. ; • ~~~--··-... -·,,.... ! _ . . ---:·~-~--·=-- .-." ;·..-_ . .· .• ,., ......~ ~_.,.. : ;~ -- . ~ d'or.-.-..~._ .. ___ ~ .. --:....~-r-"-•·· .. .,· ....._._..""'..,. . ..._~--·· ~..,. '~"'~'- } ··i_ ~ ~-"~,.-_...,,._<>.,..;;;...__..;_,._ ...._..,......_"! ____ ... -......- .-4"-~--........ ____ _.._)~-~---·· --~-~ ...... ...,--..,.._ .. ~~-·~~ ... -~.~ i . . . . ~ I . . . .........._ ._.-....." ""~'··~-----y ... --..................- -~-·-··----~--..-.. ... ~-.--.. _,.,,,., .. ~~~ ... ----.. ...... ~~~--~------=--..-...M-••••· ·: . --··-·--· The document is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations and redactions. At the top right is a handwritten annotation "21-4". There is a large black redacted area across the middle of the document, over a handwritten signature and title "Chief, TSS/Chemical Division". The document is organized as a formal memorandum with fields for "MEMORANDUM FOR" and "SUBJECT", and a body of text explaining the extension of a project. The text is primarily black ink on white paper, with a few dark circular ink blots at the top and bottom of the page. The last line of text reads "Original Only". The document appears to be a proposal for pharmacological testing of anti-cancer agents, with several redacted sections, including names and locations. Handwritten marginalia, including initials and what appear to be checkmarks, are present, as is a stamped "CLASSIFIED" marking. A budget table lists line items for personnel, animal maintenance, supplies, and travel, with corresponding monetary values. The overall visual impression is that of a formal research proposal that has undergone declassification review, indicated by the redactions and stamps. The page is a scanned document with a significant amount of redaction, obscuring large portions of the text and some areas that might contain signatures or stamps. The visible text is a memorandum related to Project MKULTRA, Subproject 21. It includes handwritten annotations, such as letters "B", "C", and "A", in the margins and next to specific points. There is also a handwritten signature at the bottom right, next to the typed name Sidney Gottlieb, Chief, Chemical Division, TSS, and another signature over the typed "Exec. Secly." field. The date "10 December 1953" is visible under "DRAFT". Another date, "21 Dec 1943", is also present. This is a scanned document with a heavily degraded image quality. The document appears to be a memorandum from 1953. There are many blotches and dark areas obscuring content, particularly in the lower half of the document; these appear to be redactions or damage. The top right corner has some handwritten numbers and a line that could be a signature or mark. There are official-looking stamps or marks in various locations, including "DEC 21 ENTD" and "DEC 21 1962" (though the year seems to be a misread OCR). The bottom section has what looks like a distribution list with handwritten entries and checkboxes. There is a distinct stamp that says "APPROVED FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS." This page features a form with printed headings and handwritten entries. The form appears to be related to project tracking or financial information, with fields for dates, project numbers, and monetary values. There is also a handwritten note at the bottom of the page in cursive, discussing a transfer of funds and the subsequent abandonment of a subproject due to difficulties. Portions of the page are obscured by what appear to be postal marks or stamps, and heavily inked redactions are present in the lower section. The overall appearance suggests a record-keeping document with administrative notations.