Doc 0000144706
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This document is a declassified CIA memorandum dated May 15, 1952, concerning a staff study proposing an interim field testing program for Project Artichoke, with attachments including a Staff Study Tab A.
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The image displays a declassified document with a prominent title: "THE BLACK VAULT". To the left, there is an illustration of a secure vault door with intricate mechanical details, symbolizing restricted access and hidden information. The text on the right explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, which contains over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA. A URL is provided for accessing the entire collection, and the text is presented in white against a dark background, with the URL highlighted in yellow. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures.
The document is a typed memorandum with some handwritten annotations. Several sections of the document are heavily redacted, obscuring the content. There are handwritten annotations in black ink, including a circled "140" in the upper right corner. The memo is dated "15 May 1952" and concerns a "Staff Study proposing an interim field testing program for Project Artichoke." There are also sections labeled "Attachments" with "Staff Study Tab A" visible. The overall appearance suggests official government correspondence, likely within a security or intelligence context.
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