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... •.. ! .....\ ... . I : ( ·. ) . II ·I . I .• . I .. ~- . 22 !!.'ll'Ch 19$1 . . • ! TO: Colonel Sheffield Ech·.ards Chief, Inspccti~~ ~ Security Starr ~ '~~p· .. Chic!, St2.!r~/..,.{M,.....~·\ BLUEEii~D, Possible Rccruit.lr.e."lt o~ ' wi~ito:a4~~- 1,. In connection with the recent spccinl opcrntion in~,. ir.volving the sel-vica::~ o! the BLUEBIRD team, a senior ~staff officer . had occasion to call upon{" .. ::..:Z:~> ~t0'- ··-·.~~ who is pl·e::;entlY. ..~. ;,~cq :to the :..;..>..Genera~ l!ospita.l in\.:~ ... -. ... :*~ A.t our . behest, i:.,__;. ... ~ Z;-i:'~.pcr!or~ed certnl.n :rr.cdical. eY.aJ!'.:!.I"...a.tJ.ons a.rt~r be1r.g in.!'omed o.r the !act. th:;.t the 1-cqucsts r.orc part o! a cl~Je:.tina intel ligence operation. ~expro~~ed con~ider~ble interest in the !icld o! intelligence nctivitics and ask~d i! there ~ere any sectors o! ~tel.lir;cnce wot·k to .-;hich a. doctor could m.?.ke a contribution. 2 • .:(!>,who trai.ned at~is a spccLlist in T.'O.S cardio and neuro-vascular mtters &."ld r.as stu~ed in the field:! o! psy·chology and psychiatry. AccorQ.11g to his Coomru:cling Officer, he is highly 1-ee;uded !or his professional proficiency.· It .should be noted also that he ma.de a most !a~rora.ble impression on the starr o!!icer -who contacted him •. 3. In Yiew or the ciii.!'icuJ:'uy in .:ccur:iltg competent nnd ncitptnble medical men !or the BLUEBIRD project, it uould appear that;~-~~~~ r.d~ht J!'.akc a r..ore th.v. nccopta.bl~ recruit rot: BLu1:.13In.D v;ork. ·It· is succc~ted that you cive ccnsidcr;~.tion to procurin8 his services, either . . .' b~ nssigr~ent !rom tho Army or othe~se it you consider it advisable, !or usc in this connection. lt b. It. Td.ll be npprcd.~ ted U you 'dl l ttcivisc us r.h~thor or not you hnve cmy interest in nttc::.pi.ing. to pt·ocure tho survic<!s o~~ta.- · - .._~ ~ _,: ~ :>'. ~ .-/ r T:c arc oblicntcd to eivo hu nn P.n::rr.cr c! socc 1-:lnd in vir:;t o! h15 dc!initc c;q,rcssicn or interest in a po~ition ir.vo~\~g Qoth tho I .• n:cdical pt•ofe:wion nnd intclliecnce. !! . . .. .... ~ 0 •' . !lll'llll':_., ~;a.. ' .. I j S. Oltr .fif•lc! rc:prc:-:-.:nt.:•.t.i·;c::; :-.rc r.c~nc :'!.c:.vl::c•cl o.f the re.tcrral .1 o1· thi~ :..o.t.t.cr and in~tructcd to t.al~o no !url-hcr action .pcndir~ auclit.ionu I in::.t.r.1ctiona !rom h-::ndqunrt.~rs. U you detiirc us to t:.ke any action ldth rcc:u-ci to appr:~achint<::zo=1 'WiJ'2!it 'iiC trould'bc ht:.ppy to do SOe ~ I. I I The image provided is a header or introductory page for the MKULTRA collection from The Black Vault. It features a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left and bold, white text on a dark background on the right. The text states that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, and specifies that this particular record is from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, a compilation of over 20,000 declassified CIA pages. It also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. S. Oltr .fif•lc! rc:prc:-:-.:nt.:•.t.i·;c::; :-.rc r.c~nc :'!.c:.vl::c•cl o.f the re.tcrral .1 o1· thi~ :..o.t.t.cr and in~tructcd to t.al~o no !url-hcr action .pcndir~ auclit.ionu I in::.t.r.1ctiona !rom h-::ndqunrt.~rs. U you detiirc us to t:.ke any action ldth rcc:u-ci to appr:~achint<::zo=1 'WiJ'2!it 'iiC trould'bc ht:.ppy to do SOe ~ I. I I I ,. .. .. I .. l I ll :I .·" ·I .. -!. !'' ~ :j ~ I ' '·I i .~. :.1 r I I I' I .-:- ' .i . . . • I ' -2- •' 0 This page features a typed letter with handwritten annotations. The letter is addressed to "Colonel Sheffield Edwards" and is from "Chief, Staff." The subject is "BLUEBIRD, Possible Recruitment of." There are several instances of obscured content, indicated by black redaction boxes throughout the text, particularly within the numbered paragraphs. A handwritten signature or scrawl is present on the "FROM:" line. Additionally, a handwritten number "49" and the letter "S" appear in the upper right corner of the page, and a date "22 March 1951" is typed below them. The overall impression is a formal communication within a military or intelligence context, with redactions suggesting sensitive information. The document is a typewritten page with handwritten annotations. A handwritten page number, "49", is visible in the upper right quadrant. A handwritten notation "-2-" is present in the lower right quadrant, with a circled mark beneath it. There are several smudged areas which obscure some of the text, particularly near the phrase "approaching". There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables visible on this page.