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• • • I d-.:==•'' ... ______ ,- -----~ 25 September 1968 ME~lORANDIDl FOR: . . . . ,I SUBJECT Meeting with Dr • 1. As I mentioned to y9u_earlier this week I had co~versations at Mr. . · . /request with Dr •. · .1 -- ..... !concerning· animal training. In going over my notes from the trip, I fouud some things I didn't mention to you; therefore, I'll ·summarize my meeting with him in this memo. 2. As you will reca 11,. ·. .~ .":." --.... 'has done guided animal work on donkeys and rats •. · He said that in doing his literature searcn on the project, he came across work done in s·,·.:ederi in World War II in which seals were trai"ned to attach explosives to .submarines. He recalled that the harness for the seal had been one of the main problem areas. Further, he dogs had been trained in World s~id War I to go to tanks for a food reward. - . ' 3. In his own work with donkeys and rats, he found the following electrical of the brain: usi~g stimul~tion a) ne,ative reinforcement all cases caused i~ panic reaction and was not useful b) an intermediate levelJbrain stimulation was the only useful one (you could overdo the' pleasure reaction) c). with rats the attention sp·an was so short (less than 1 sec.), that you needed to give immediate reinforcement (less than 1 sec.). By doing this you could train the rat in less than 10 minutes.· \ .. SUBJECT: ~Ieeting with Dr. -----------, d) for he needed a "logical in _ guidanc~ and~ the circuitry, i.e., the animal must have the right headi.ng and have forward motion e) a maximum response rate at 60-100 eps for the donkey f) the animal gives the response you ask for and not necessarily what you want or expect, thus your questions to it must be framed very carefully. 4. While preparing to get in . t o 1 . :_!l . _ e . _ a . n -- im -- a -- l - work, -- D --- r - . 1 1 spent 2 weeks with · He realizes you must take /wi tl1 a grain 'of sal't, · --1 but while he was at the· was convinced of the following: a) }had found.pleasur~ centers in the -·-J brain -~. · and could The image displays a stylized graphic featuring a vault door on the left and text overlay on the right. The vault door is metallic, with various gears, locks, and a circular dial, suggesting security and containment. The text, in a distressed white font, announces "THE BLACK VAULT" followed by information about the origin of the document. It states the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for further access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible in this image. work, -- D --- r - . 1 1 spent 2 weeks with · He realizes you must take /wi tl1 a grain 'of sal't, · --1 but while he was at the· was convinced of the following: a) }had found.pleasur~ centers in the -·-J brain -~. · and could stimulate them by electrical shock·· · ' · - ............... -......... -.•... · · - ...... 5. I'm sure you would find Dr. Ivery stimulating. next time he is in town, I hope. that ~he you can find to have some discussions with him • ti~e . 2 The document is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. It includes a date stamp, "25 September 1968," and a circled number "265" in the bottom right corner, which may be a page or file number. There are also faint ink markings in the upper left quadrant of the page, appearing to be part of a diagram that has been heavily redacted or is otherwise very faint. The content discusses animal training experiments, referencing work with donkeys, rats, and seals, and mentions electrical brain stimulation, but there are no visual representations of these procedures, equipment, or subjects. The page contains typewritten text and some handwritten marginalia. There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or forms. Notably, there is a handwritten notation that appears to be a correction or addition, reading "Dr. Dr." after the word "Dr." in point 4. There are also several instances of what appear to be handwritten checkmarks or dots scattered throughout the document, particularly in the right margin. The document also features a handwritten curved line in the top right corner.