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r • ! • / .. DRAFT •. 5 December l95Z ~- MEMORANDUM FOR THE R-ECORD t. , .. '· SUBJECT: !J Mernorandun1 on u. ,, ..... . • g TASK: The task of the Committee as defined by the Chairman, was to indicate the following: ·' 1) techniques and agents and degree of feasibility., -- . of. application to the problem of interrogation; .. Zi' recommendations for research !or pote~tial •• .,-• .. agents and nleasurcs; a) the area or nature of investigation; ·- .. .:.•- .. b) .. sco~; -i: c) recommendations !or research groups •' to execute; d) estimation of effort n~w expended and to ....... be expended; e) conuncnt on the accompli'shrnents of research to date. /.._5- ACTION: First Meeting: The first meeting was held on 19-August 1952, List of those present and notes on the meeting are attached as Enclosure I (with original only). The member- ship of the committee is attached as Enclosure II (with , , .. ... · , , (Dr~ft) " , original only). Second 1\:ieeting: The second meeting was held on 1 October . 1952, In addition to the committee and the undersigned, the following were present: ,, j • .• . c . ..I. .... . ;; .•" ,:;_ ;.~ ~.:.. :~~- ·~·':":~> ~--,{_,.,:-~~-n~. .. ·::-··~·jjO~~;~. ~::·~;:_::;;;;?-:::. r.,.,. ' ·- Proceedings follow: . ,. 1) The .Chai.r-man read a prepared stat'~m-ent of the.·. state of the art. (This was later modified).~ c Z) . ·.,·briefed the Committee on plans !or a /) joint interrogation center at ·. . "'.· i . overseas. Discussion was limited to· str..aight ,. interrogation. 3) discussed selection of PW' s for interrogation. 4) ~~~;-,..~..;;.·:-~~·~:w:,~reviewed orthodox methods of handling - - ....... ' selecting and interrogating PW's . . . , , - 2 - .. (Draft) ,, 5) discussed interrogation ~n general, the training of men in resistance to interroga-. I) tion and reported very briefly on the ;~-.. -~---~:.-.·.~~rec~~t. expeditio_!l: Since all of the data was lbXX not at hand, he did not comment on the results achi~'\ed. 1 1 0) } I .· •"' .,--:·_ -_1 ~· .., , ..f "; - · ~ · ; · r .,·~ discussed his work of recent years with'LSD 25, parahexyl and narcosis. 7) rE'portcd on exl'crience with a variety o! agents. C- S). _' reported on'- -- '•"',~·-"projr..c t.. .. . - ' ' The image displays a graphic design with text overlay. On the left is a stylized depiction of a bank vault door with glowing blue accents. The text in the center reads "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font. Below this title is a paragraph of white text on a black background, explaining that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It mentions that this collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a URL for download: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. The page is purely informational and decorative, serving as a header or landing page for the document's source. .· •"' .,--:·_ -_1 ~· .., , ..f "; - · ~ · ; · r .,·~ discussed his work of recent years with'LSD 25, parahexyl and narcosis. 7) rE'portcd on exl'crience with a variety o! agents. C- S). _' reported on'- -- '•"',~·-"projr..c t.. .. . - ' ' 9) The remainder of the meeting was taken up with'·· discussion. Third }.1<'eting: T. h.e third meeting of the C~__.J~1mittee w~s held on ll November 1952. The entire meeting was occupied by discussion and. .e diting of a prelimin - ary report o! the - Committee XaltliX to the Chairman o! and with discussion o! the briefings of the previous meeting. "-- .. Fourth Meeting: The fourth meeting is to ue held on 9 December 1952. As of tbis date, a preliminary report has "been prepared and ~ROGRT:SS: . . - generally agreed upon. This should be in final form at the completion o! the next meeting. - 3 - ··- ... .. (Draft) ,' PROBADLE OUTCOME: The Committee in its rcrort will 'almo'>t certainly· recommend that no further regular meetings of the Committee be held, but called when fresh information requiring interpretation becomes a"V·ailable. It is also likely that the Committee ~·i.ll recommend that designate or assign ah individlial to in!orJ'Jtid~ act as clearing house Jar all in the area. o£ the Committee's interest and brief the Committee as indicated. l; . We will comment on the Committee's final report when it ! . 1_- is completed. COMMENTS ON COM?\UTTEE: l) A~l, of the members o£ the Con,mittce are le~r"gely-.without personal experience in this area with the exce}Jtion of the -·. (/ .._.... _: Chairman, who carried out a nu:n2er of - studies for OSS in WW 11. As a consequent~.-the state~?¢nfs- ~ in the final report •}.·ill. be largely ex cathedra and b"ased upon the scientific outlook of the individuals as applied to interpretation of the very limited.l!laterial Clffcred in the .. briefings. The Committee is composed o!-_f:pmpelent. scientists well able to evaluate finished work OF to guide enterprises which h:tve al~vancerl sufficiently to provide t}uantilative data for discussion . . . .. c in work under contract and are naturally anxious to pursue it. -' - ' - - 4 - ' / .:··:.:~, .......... ·-. ...-.. ' -- -,.··. ·· . c . .. ...,~ .. ) (Draft) , , • have, to my· knowledge, - The document is a typed memorandum drafted on plain paper, with evidence of handwritten annotations. At the top right, there is a handwritten annotation "A/B, I, 77, 7" and a small dot. The memorandum is titled "MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD" and includes a "SUBJECT" line with some handwritten characters near it, and a "TASK" line that also contains handwritten text. Later in the document, there is a handwritten number "15" next to a date, and a line with some dashes underneath, suggesting a written confirmation or approval. There are no photographs, stamps, diagrams, tables, or any visual representation of experimental procedures. discussion . . . .. c in work under contract and are naturally anxious to pursue it. -' - ' - - 4 - ' / .:··:.:~, .......... ·-. ...-.. ' -- -,.··. ·· . c . .. ...,~ .. ) (Draft) , , • have, to my· knowledge, - no direct investigative interest in any type of research. a.;·:· C- !'"'"-------(Chairman) is convinced that little further can be accompUshed by large expenditures ·in ~his field and has stated that it would be unwise to contiQil~ large-e..C-ale /1 studies. He is a friend of----t_..).._·--- (formerly_peputy, . • CIA) and has told him repeatedly that little can come !rom investigations in this field . • '! .·. ··~·-~ ~ ... : .- -r, Distribution: , ' Files - 1 I k 5 - \ (Info only) ·- Attachments: (2.) Enclosure I - Minutes of 1\.~~eting" 15 August 1952. -·~· Enclosure 11 - Membership of Committee ... ·• . . . a • . . . - , , - 5 - -·- - -··-· ... - ·~--., r: s ·- . . 7t _______ . ~ , • ... ,· ---~ -o- I I ,. . I 1 r.-. .;.· :'t ·:r -:--:;. _·_.·•?._ ~. __ ., .._ ••. r. 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There are several horizontal lines that appear to be redactions or perhaps intended blank spaces for filling in information, particularly in the first section describing attendees, and in the descriptions of discussed items. Small, scattered dots and marks are visible throughout the document, which could be incidental to the scanning or typing process. The document is a typed page, potentially a draft, with a "Draft" heading at the top. There are handwritten annotations in the margins, including circled letters and numbers which appear to be bullet points or item identifiers (e.g., 'B', 'C', 'CYA', '6)', '7)', '8)', '9)'). Some content is obscured by what appear to be redactions, indicated by large, irregular dark shapes. There is a page number "-3-" at the bottom center. The text discusses meetings, reports, and general activities related to interrogation, LSD 25, and agents, suggesting a chronological reporting or meeting summary format. ... ..-..:._.·. .. t. .• ---~, .... .. -~ .... ""' ·I ... I i -.. 0 -:-·1 . .. SY 1------ . · ---a-~/-:-___ :_, _______ _ ... ~ ------- ~· -~- . The document is a typed page with a caption that reads "Draft." It appears to be a report by a committee, discussing recommendations and comments related to its work. There are handwritten annotations in the margins, including a stylized "B" next to a sentence, and a "C" next to "Chairman." There are also several redactions visible throughout the text, obscuring specific words or phrases. The document also includes a page number, "-4-", at the bottom. This page contains typed text, likely from a report or memo, with several handwritten annotations and markings. There is a "Draft" notation at the top and a page number "-5-" at the bottom. Several sections of text are underlined or bracketed with handwritten "C" marks. A handwritten "A" appears twice, once next to a section related to studies and another near the bottom margin. There are no photographs, official stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables visible on this page; it consists solely of text and annotations. The page features a handwritten inscription at the top, partially obscured by some stray marks. Below this, there is another handwritten annotation. The majority of the page consists of blank lines that appear to form a table or form, with vertical lines on the left and right edges. Further down, "staff" is handwritten next to a horizontal line, followed by what looks like a stylized "B" and a curved mark. There are also scattered dots and small markings throughout the page, and at the bottom, a faint scribble that might be a signature.