Doc 0000022049
CIA
This document, from the CIA's MKUltra collection, describes research and development programs undertaken between 1963 and 1968, including studies on remotely controlling animal behavior and demonstrating the feasibility of remote guidance using specific animals and guidance cues.
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Ask the archive about this →"§iliW77 s;: -~ -? '"J· Duri11:; the period 1963-1968, nunu~rous r~scarch and de\·clop- n1cnt programs were undertaken in support of the Agcncy1s interest and requirements. The diversity o! programs re-flected the multi- discipline chara~ter of biological sciences as '\ve:..l as the 11common use11 appli::ation of the researth and development product. The follow- ing program briefs represent ·tlie major programs and achievements of the R&D effort during the 1963-1968 era. ; -ANI:tvLAL STUDIES The state-of-the-art of remotely controlling animal behavior resided within the animal behavior studies was funded by the----~ f -- ... .... -· -... -···-]Division. The feasibility for remote guidance of ..---. ·animals in the free environment was demonstrated in 1965 using a ---_\as the subject and an. . Jas the guidance cue. This achievement prompted a more intensive investigation of other animal species.. In the period 1966 to 1968, -~guidance system wa~ d~veloped using . fechniques. In late 1968, the . . \Program __, ~. .._. . was advar:ced to the ope:-ational and engineering development phase. One of the more notable achievements of the animal studies was the demo~stration in 1968 that th!! homing behavior of ... ]could be r. controlled and maintained in an \environment, Coupled to all animal guidance prograMs was the successful training of behavior necessary Lo emplace; deliver and/or retrieve as well a.s the dcvcloprncnt of the hardware and logistics su~sysr~ms ncc0s·sa\"{ to support the ·-, ?.,1 a• . S-"'. • f ~c. .• . .• '·"".,'- ...
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The document page is primarily text-heavy with a few visual elements. There are no photographs or diagrams. The text discusses research programs, specifically "ANIMAL STUDIES," concerning remote control of animal behavior and guidance systems. Handwritten annotations are present in the form of numbers, possibly page numbers or reference codes like "√3" and "√225" in the bottom right corner. There are also some faint, possibly stamped, markings in the top section of the page, including what appears to be a circled symbol and some abstract lines, but their purpose or origin is unclear. The page also contains some redactions, indicated by boxes drawn around certain words or phrases, such as within the text describing research programs and the details of animal studies.
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