Doc 0000144866
CIA
This declassified CIA document, part of the MKUltra/Mind Control Collection, is a memo from fiscal year 1952 detailing the description and scope of a project, including a list of recipients and a partially obscured project title.
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The image displays a stylized graphic of a bank vault door on the left, primarily in metallic gray with glowing blue accents. The right side features white text against a dark background, identifying the source as "THE BLACK VAULT" and detailing that the document is from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. Below this text, a yellow URL is prominently displayed. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or any visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities.
The document is a declassified memo concerning a project. It includes a "TO:" list with checkboxes for various personnel, a "PROJECT TITLE" field that is partially obscured, and a "PROJECT DURATION" field stating "Fiscal year 1952". The "DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF PROJECT" section is filled with text describing research on interrogation techniques. Below this, there are sections for "SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED COSTS" and "RECOMMENDATION (PROJECTS REVIEW COMMITTEE)" with handwritten signatures and dates in the latter. The document also features handwritten annotations, including an "Enclosure" marking and a circled number "123", as well as official stamps with dates. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities.
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