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J ~9 llovember ~953 The regular t::<)nthly c:eetiz:.g of' the Project · Cot:l:!dttea ves attended by Chief, l·~d.ical St..'\f.f, B.I:d Chief, Psychiatric Division, tbie date. At the t:eeting, C/!I;S :presented the l~cdical Of!'ice pos1ticn in regard the l:!ecors.:dum "Project". Restateoent of Pro~am". ~s position is cc:rtaiJ:ed vit hin the t:eoornndm:1 for the Director of Security dated ~9 llove=.ber 19.53 1 subject: "Proj cct'' ~ l!.edice.J. O:f:f'1ce co=ented also. O:ll the dra.:f't r.emore.rJdtua to DCI :frotl Di::'ector of Security, subject: "P~:oj ect ': :E:xpcri!:.!:n'UU. Project Utilizi~; Trainee Volunteers¥ to the effect that it ~a reco~nded the proG="~ not be co:oi'i~ed :::e:rely to t:ale volunteer trainee perso::l!lel but th&t t!le field of slecticn be broaC.ened to incl1.1..d.e: nll co:qx>nents o:f the J....;ency eild. reco=:c.ded that the su"oject u:emrai:dt::1 be changed an ap:p:."'~iate to the broa.deni~ of' such scope. The "Project'" coiU.':",i ttee verbally con~u.-red in this reco~endaticn. The l·~dicaJ. Ofiice co,..-... nted :f'urthar on Item 3c o:f eubJect tlemonmdl.:!:!l to the efi'ect ~t t!le p::"oj~ct l-.'Ould be I:Ore e.:;t::p::"opl"ie:tely ~ed :t"'rct:l a z:edicsJ. View point if' &cco:::pllsl:ed vi thin established s. cedi cal fac:tll ties e=.d. suseested tbst throueh its contact vit h a iJ. governr:1ent agency considere.tio:ll be givc:ll to the use of another U.S. facili tv . for such ~urpozee. Co:::.eiderable discussion in regard this CO'"""'"nt ensued end the Co=:U. tt.ee agreed as to tl:e desir ability. of the :p::"oposal e.::d requested t!lat the Director of' Security discus:s this :poaeibility vith the DCI Blld notii'y the l·!edical. Of~ice 11" e.:p::p:."'\"a.l is obtained to proceed vi·t!l the recoet:'.Onded content as outlin..~. -. - . '· . . ~ -· The image displays a stylized graphic on the left, resembling a vault door with intricate gears and a glowing blue light emanating from within. The right side of the image contains white text on a black background, proclaiming "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font. Below this title, a paragraph explains that the document was sourced from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. A web address is presented in yellow text: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". There are no photographs, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. The visual elements serve as a thematic introduction to the content of the declassified document. This page is a memorandum with typed text, dated November 19, 1953. There are handwritten annotations at the top center, including a circled number "275" and some unintelligible characters. There are also some dark, smudged areas near the bottom center and bottom right, as well as some small black dots scattered throughout the page, which appear to be ink specks. A three-digit number, "53-244," is handwritten in the bottom right quadrant of the page. There are no photographs, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, or evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page.