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This is a declassified CIA document from July 5, 1951, concerning the BLUEBIRD project, which involved investigating individuals for potential use and clearance for consultation with OSI.

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!. ...... -· I &ol..,......, .. ,,~.,..._,.., .. C4 .. ·0 !. -~~ce ll!lettlOJ'c!:tlc!itiJZ UN!THD STATES GOVERNMENT o . JJ TO Chief, :;ccul"ily Divi!linn I>ATU:. 5 July 1951 ,.:.> fRO~-~ D~puty Sccurit y Officer, CIA t~ · c ~ ;· " '"'··-·..... ~ J •:J ;: : ' . : ~ v ~ n r. . UJ::Ol!~D Att:tch.:d <1.:-.:! names o! Lwo pcr:;ons with bio£ir::tphic clata who arc under consi•L.~ratic:n !r~r us.: 0:1 Lhc DI .ur.;l3IHD p-:utcl. .~c~ ·l.::t:;c conId uct an t• nv.~:;tt• ~.:ttion on th:~~c bcih·ichnls su!Cid•!!lt to :;i'~<·c them :1. limitcu !;d.::fing on Bl.UE}::>IRD. supplc.::ncnt.!d b;.· .1. ;;cc:·.:cy :tr;l·cemcnt for t:tc purpo~c of dct,~rmininr: their intc!"c.st in scrvi:l~ en t!1is !'<mel. After int~~rcst has bc::n d..:tcrmined :tnd these pcrs•>ns do rlcsirc to ::lcrvc, Lhe invcstir:ation should be su!Cicicnt to clear them in a C•.)nsulb!1t C<lpacity to OSI. ,. f -I j. f· J. . ·f" I r. · . t .·· f:-:· . ~: _·.< :;; . . r·· ;: ... t. ,i.~ ·' :. I·. . ..... ? <!. ! . '· · ,. ··' i c/ · i ; , ' I· .. •' I ' I lv'.J{l 1·- i \ The image displays a title in a stylized font, "THE BLACK VAULT," positioned above a block of text. To the left of the text is a graphic representation of a vault door, complete with a complex locking mechanism and circular dials, rendered in shades of silver and blue. The text itself describes the origin of the document as being from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and its housing by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Below this descriptive text, a brightly colored URL is presented, indicating where the collection can be accessed. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects; no handwritten annotations, signatures, or marginalia; no official stamps; no forms with filled-in fields; no diagrams, schematics, or organizational charts; no tables or structured data; and no visible redactions or obscured content. The document is a memo titled "Office Memorandum." It is dated "5 July 1951" and addressed to "Chief, Security Division" from "Deputy Security Officer, CIA." The subject is "BLUEBIRD." There is a handwritten annotation in the upper right corner consisting of a circle with "S/76" inside. The main body of the text discusses individuals under consideration for a "BLUEBIRD panel" and requests an investigation and briefing. There are also what appear to be some very faint, obscured stamps or markings in the upper and middle sections of the page. A handwritten notation near the bottom right of the page reads "7.4. I. C2. in 146-374".

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