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This document is a CIA memorandum dated August 29, 1957, regarding a symposium on "Chemical Concepts of Psychosis," with attached author summaries of talks and a note indicating further material would be forwarded.

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,, . . p-·-.-@t {. .. ..... .... ,_,_ ~~ ,. ! \ . 29,.Aucuot 1957 : Sy.:-.:posill:l on "Chen.ic!l.l Concepts of Psychos~s" 1. Att~cbed are copies of the author's s~~ries or the \ talks tp be given et the ebove symposium ns received from our cont~ct. 2. \o7hen further m!l.terinl beco:::cs c.vc.ilable frcm this I source \te vill for.rnrd copies to yqu. -- • ~ ~. · . - .. • . -t· - . ~ . - .. - w . + - . . . - .· : . - .-. -·····-··· -·-· ---·· Dist:ril:ution: .Orig ~ 1 - M.dresae ·,r/cncl .. .. , 1. ' . The image displays the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font, accompanied by an illustration of a vault door with intricate mechanical details. Below the title, text explains that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. It specifies that the record is part of the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection," containing over 20,000 declassified pages from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The text concludes with a URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," indicating that the entire collection is available for free download. No photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are present on this page. The document is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. At the top right, there is a handwritten number "384" circled, and some illegible handwriting. The memorandum is dated "29. August 1957" and is addressed to the "Chief, OSI/Medical" with a subject line indicating a "Symposium on 'Chemical Concepts of Psychosis.'" Below the typed text, there are distribution notes and farther down are handwritten notes. Some areas of the document appear to be obscured by black ink redactions, particularly in the handwritten sections. There is a stamp with "Acting Chief Chemical Division" in the lower right portion of the typed text.

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