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This memorandum for the record details a 1963 meeting discussing the MKULTRA program, focusing on the testing of certain drugs on unwitting citizens and the necessity of continued research and development of drugs.

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. @·- -- . ;..... - ---- .. - . . - , . ~ . . . . , ' . ( ------4 \ ( -. .· ,~· i: -; -.-----.; J -' ---.- ---- . . ~ \ i MEMORANDUM_F_UR-:=_T_HE-RECORD- ... SUBJE_:_C_l'_ :~MKULT~_pROGRAM- ·--.--- ·--- -----~-• ----=---- 1._ A meeting was nela-iri General-Carter's. of£ice--=_on2-9~NCWi:n1:itr._~ · __ 1963 tQ dis¢uss-the subjed I>r~g~am. Those pre4ent,_in_adaii1on to _· Jieims, General :carter, were Messrs~ KlrKp~fi'Jck~--~c "lGottlleb, . and Ear man._T lie maUl tlirust_oLthe_o_l~.ty_s~j:Q_n was the_testing_o_r===------------'-- certain_drugs-on-unwitting u;-s;--<:itizens. D~Oot.tliali:ga.ve ;t__l>ri'if . variance--:--- bislory_of _the_MKUL'rM..p~_ograll'l \V}iichwas no~-in.:_~ay: at .. with--:.th_e_IQ rel'Ol't o{-l\:ug~_s!!2_~~---()~ t_h.!~-su~jeet. · . . . •. . -: -- ; 2~-_Messrs._G_o(Uieli -:___C !cir_t~e.:-~ont.in~~;i·ozi-:-of-:--·::_~ and "fargued __ unwitting-={esting, u~ing as tlieprlncipal point tlia:t_contl'olled:::-testini_ _ :_ _ cannot l:ie_deJ:lended upon for accurate results. G,eneraLCa.rter, Mr. Kirkpat5ick,:::.and I-:doriot disagree witn tliis poin~.--W__e hl:i::tlt~_-=-e~})~t.~tli~e===== neces_~ity~Jor.:::-havinga"slable of <3rugs11 on the shel!and~the_r_equiremcnt !or contiriu:ed::res_eArcn and development of Clrugs--not only]'or p_ossible :____:_ . to op~~atto~a.Luseo\lt also give ~---=ft'i_Sig}\t on th~-:::-state_oCth~_ar_t_in_thls-~· -,_ .field and iri::.l'a."'"tieular to alert us to wliarthe op~sitlon_is_O.r_might be-:---.--· L fo of arugs.-: --------·--- expec!~d do_in_tlie_Rl.lD._and~em~loyment c . 3._'_~,· ',toted th~t th~~~· was--no disa-grcement~itnt.li-:;:-e-""---o-.~ ---:--­ rec-omrnendations_oCthuG survey on MKtffiTRA:with:the._exception o! th"e unwitting testJng problem. In response to a. qu-er-r-tromGeneral_ _____-- to Carter, he stated=t11at~s1ic:e-u1e rep_9~t sucll tes:ting_ha.s been lield in ab-eyance. • ·. - · • : •\ • -'c-..;--~ • •. -c 4. Oe-ne-ra1_:_CarJe.r_made iiCiearinatne u~derstood-th~~rieeessUy lor resea:rcli_a.nc:r:::-developm~_nfQ£ all ttp~~~~rugs-:Jto Jr!~lu_de_~hei_i"-testing~:- - How_ever. he_was_tr_o_u'bled___]:)y tlie "un\viU1ng.a~i)e,ctll~ ___ This ledJ~~ brlef .. . discussion on-toe J>,O_ssib.ilHy of unwitting te!its-on !or.eign na.tionalS.miE · C.-.---- o5 a~cording-=to· _ "l!hi!:l_J:t~~ ~~en ruled as_a-:-resclt of several_ _ · _ L _ i; conversations lie~re-cently_h~_d__,~!th. senior cnie!s :ofstations-·too da.ns_e-'-ro_c_u_s_---+-~ and the lack of control1ed-facilih~~~-l1'hirsccemed an odd_conclu~lo_n ___- -=:=. :~~l~-= \ . I . ; l i ' I. _____ I ., . ' .· _. ____ , • I t a._ _._ . .47-:\. -i . (-. .. ._.__ .. .- ------,'' ...... . . -~ .. ~~· ~. )- ·========:::;:==-:= to me since_the_:_same_dangers exist iillheU~-·s. f,lnd::-frorn_what_,~fv_...e'=· have were~ able to_find_out during our survey, L'ie !acil,ities:_w::-e !or · uncontrolledtesUng leave-mUch-to be desffed~I _made_a point. o£ th:--:-is-.~,-====~===- i_':-~-;-?f~F 5-;---A!ter !urth.e-r::JUs_cus sion, _i_t_wa~~gr~edt=· ~==~=:c.~~~~~=~~~= .• .·· .>. a. Thal the_cbartero! MKULTRA w~uld_he--.:revisecl ·along tnelines recommended in lhe~IG'-_sc::-cucc-rv-ec-cy--c.-----~--- t . ; .. b._The--p_r()~ce:c1\i_r~~f_O!-teslijigdrugs; are-:::to_he::.reviewed_·_ __ - --+_ i and.n()Yi....a.lt~rna_t~e_proposalS- submitted._ _ ·_ _ .';.-- -- _; :-----~--~~ c-.=-U.i~ is concludea'fql\leDD/J>fh~t unwitting t-eSting'-----~-'·-_··-_ t- · on::American::::cUlz_e_:n_s_roJl~-t~ontinuedto_opera.- The image displays a composite of text and graphics designed to inform the viewer about a declassified document. On the left, a graphic depicts the complex, metallic interior of a vault door, suggesting security and hidden information. The prominent text in the center declares "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font, followed by explanatory text detailing the origin of the document from an online database of declassified government records, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a web address for accessing the entire collection. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects. No handwritten annotations, signatures, or marginalia are visible. There are no official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or structured data presented. The content is entirely text and a graphic representation of a vault. _made_a point. o£ th:--:-is-.~,-====~===- i_':-~-;-?f~F 5-;---A!ter !urth.e-r::JUs_cus sion, _i_t_wa~~gr~edt=· ~==~=:c.~~~~~=~~~= .• .·· .>. a. Thal the_cbartero! MKULTRA w~uld_he--.:revisecl ·along tnelines recommended in lhe~IG'-_sc::-cucc-rv-ec-cy--c.-----~--- t . ; .. b._The--p_r()~ce:c1\i_r~~f_O!-teslijigdrugs; are-:::to_he::.reviewed_·_ __ - --+_ i and.n()Yi....a.lt~rna_t~e_proposalS- submitted._ _ ·_ _ .';.-- -- _; :-----~--~~ c-.=-U.i~ is concludea'fql\leDD/J>fh~t unwitting t-eSting'-----~-'·-_··-_ t- · on::American::::cUlz_e_:n_s_roJl~-t~ontinuedto_opera.- tionally P.l"OVe out-these drugs, it, may:-p~~o~~=-=__ = __ ._= =_=__ = __= __= __= ===~:+. neces sa-ry:to-i>!~c:_e tliis problem 'befo-re_tl\e~ Dlrector----.---.-'=----;-c-- fo_~d-e~ii_ion · . -· --.!.:____~==='·'.-. -~. ~--c-~~ 6~~ Xm ade_tlie EOmttliattne lGsurvej'had found. other -Eroblems_ ~ n • . with-the ~1KUL"'rRA.-~gram in adaltion rotne unwittingtfstmg, 1:>\l.t ~-- - - _ stated·i £ tlie=charter_is_r_ew.dt1_e_n..hl~ng tl'ie fines r c~comm.emde_d, _I. · . ___. _ 'tieliev_e_tlie~e::..problems-woUla-oe corrected. L_~: -~~· ~· ~~:;:;=;~;;;::~~ "TC --:-- . . ; I 7~ NOTE:·_ TheiG-Survey_()f ~KU:GTRA w~-s=handed to · ·~r--~----- C:-- la!~r:_tlie_me_eling i"Oi'Kis use· iiiredraffiiig_ tlle _cnarter... · .. ~{A..,'~-\--~. ·. ·--=-- ---~"! _c._~-~-~~~~~~ ~~:. ~-~~~~0~~~ ..._ ·--_-__· __ o_ _ . . ... .... ~ ~. -~;.-~:~_-_ ·~~=~~--·-~~=--~-~::---=-1~-~- .. ~~;_.~:.!~~-:~y.-,~_;i:·:~~jg= ' - -:-o ~ . =========== • - = = = - = - == " = •- = =., .,. •,. -a " ""-• • . ' ·. . . • JSE:cm , .. • ·j .. , - • i ·.---~-~-± --~ The document is a typed memorandum on plain paper. It contains several handwritten annotatons in black ink at the top right corner, including circled numbers "16" and "1", and a checkmark. There are also short, horizontal lines drawn beside specific words in the typed text, likely indicating emphasis or discussion points; these lines are visible near the names of individuals and specific phrases. No photographs, forms, diagrams, tables, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are present. Content is not redacted or obscured. The document is a typewritten page with handwritten annotations and a signature. There are no photographs, forms, diagrams, or other visual aids present. Scattered throughout the document are small black dots, likely from the printing process. One annotation in the upper right corner appears to be a handwritten "14" inside a curved line, and another handwritten note in the right margin reads "Retd You!". A signature and printed name, "J. S. Earman, InspectOr General", are located towards the bottom right of the page, and "JSE:cm" is in the lower left. There are no official stamps, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures.

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