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t .,,.C_ ' ~.-· ..: "!'• ~.f~ 2 2 tMW 1952 );,.:~. ... ~~-.. -. ~-:...· ;..:...:..r. '":!'t .. 5uBJ.::CT: Special Inte~ogatio~s 1. Tills rno::~crc::nd:u..~ is ill respc!!SC ,:,a y·ctu- r~quest for cc=--~~cz:ts or. the intari.!:l .field progr~"'!l for Project AZ"l.1'ICEOKr: proposed in your staff st-..:.~j· a.ttach~d to the reference :::.·.cl;:crandt::n. 2. T".r:e Dept.:.ty Director (?lans) h'O\s r~cently estaolisi:ed. t!:e Tec!"'""Ttical ~ ;.rvices Staff '.-.-. i th tl1e gene!"al r:J.ssior1 of pro·viding de·-rices ~ncl tcd·.ni::_'..:es :rc::;.u.i:::-:::d b-.r cre::.~lltions to carr.r ot.:.t it.s n.iss.i.cns. Since the tecr.ni:;:..:.es in questic!!. s.::e of direct a:;:-plication to o:;:--e~·at·.:c::~s, it ,.rould set;!n opp!'o~rin.te th!..~ t~t st~ff tak.S p=:..rt, i!l t~e rC's~:..rc1l e.:. . ::l devclop::.ent aspects of t::is .F-roj ccto 3. ~-JU.le still asscr:,iz:g our sti·cng interest in Fro~ect A::l'IICEC::::J I '!:.:cstion th~ C.csi::a~ill ty· of 1.:...-.dertfl.~:ing tl1e field prvz=~~ ~-.ri tl1 t!:~ or&c..Tti.z~tion:.l a!'rc:.nge::-.e:1ts p:•cpns~d in tb::. staff st.-.:.·:::,- 1.ri thout a full;;-r 1.Ul-:~rstandi!1g of t!~c objs~tl .., r~s scu:_::1:.t in the prOFOS~d fi~ld. p:r-o·;1·c:..::1 and ~. . n A:\.:-.i~ICEO:\:S itse:J.i' as a ~-~-.ior rcsc~.rch r.roi ~ct. I ~:'"'~.,10. ~'.:t::o:~:::~::d. tl·~t y·o·J. discttss t!-_e Project ~-.~th Ct'..ief, T3S ... fo; the r:t:.:·pos3 of de~,.-aJ.wp­ ·or in~ a line collaboration. ..- -:. .. .,..... ··-..• r-------~----- )-·~ ....... ~ '1 ... .~:.:·'·. ... ·.. . :;-:·~-.-·----· .... ..-;,;·. .. _,- ., ?,,·.··,,~~ .......... -.'"·-·-...:... '-''-"--,._,._,._ '~~: -;_ ":2;:') P.ssi.stant Di~ector fer ..... -4- ::· ·.:J:. r; v t; . - .. - .. : ....... -·~ :-. --·-~ ... ';~.~.. ·.-. - .... ............ .· . ........ ..'; ,. ·~· .. ·r.. ... •., ,, ."..;. .. .......- _ .. _,.,. __ _: 3 _, ...... -~ {.~~ .• l This page features a dark, atmospheric background with a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left and bold, white text on the right. The text introduces "The Black Vault," a database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection from the CIA, and provides a website address. The vault graphic, with its intricate mechanical details and glowing blue accents, suggests themes of secrecy and access to hidden information. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, stamps, forms, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. The document is a memorandum with typed text and handwritten annotations. It includes a date stamp "22 MAY 1952" and a circled notation "33". There are several redactions throughout the document, obscuring parts of the text and a name or title. A large portion of the bottom of the page contains smudged or illegible content, including what appears to be a stamp with routing marks and a handwritten number "80555". There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, facilities, or equipment depicted.