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I ., 17 Septcr:bcr 1953 .. ... ::--.. MEi·lCPJ-.HDtr.·1 FOR RECC?.D f':. ~.. " SUBJECT: Conversatio~s . . . . . . , .\ ; ;-.. 'Y ' ... has been obtained by ~ _ -; inter~ofatio~s of FCd1s ·r \;. ... ~ ... ;r. .... ·~ ' ""; - ~,. ... .. ~-. o::-. .. ";; • \ ' ·-·~ • &.--- Distributio~: Opns/SI - 1 MJ/SI - 2 .· OSI~~~(17 Sept. 53) .• ,... i. .... · . • . . . •.t ...,.~.·:' •• •' . '· The image displays a graphic with a large, stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" in white lettering against a dark, textured background. To the left of the text is an illustration of a heavy vault door, with multiple gears, a dial, and a locking mechanism. The text below the title explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, which contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA. The text also provides a URL for accessing the collection. The image does not contain any photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, filled-in forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. This is a scanned document, a memorandrum for record, dated September 17, 1953. The majority of the page is text, with multiple sections obscured by black redactions, particularly in points 1, 2, and 3, hiding names and specific details of activities. There are handwritten annotations appearing in the top right corner, including a circled number "25'5". Additionally, there is a vertical series of handwritten marks on the right side of the page. The document is formatted as a standard report with a subject line, numbered points, and a distribution section.