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s {),11 ... @0 ·i .. .. 13 I~ovembeT !~57 · ' , l.!EMORA.NDUM .FO~.: Director. Office oi Security Attention: SRS - Mr.- THROUGH: Deputy Director (Plan•) SUBJ".ECT: Request£or Project .. .-alias.~ 1. Subject. :llia.s .• de!e.ct~d to ClA in ~in -~ lie confessed to being ,.._ a~·~ KGB, who serVed in '··.. until his deJection as a.n.t7~~ A copy of his bio- graph y 1 . :1 att-a.ched • ~~~ ;,~_~:,}"-.r,,",.--"vft .."i -=-:..~ ~ ·t.._; ~ _. :.~.;~.~_~.:._~.~.~;·a· ~~~~~·~.:~~~~~~-~ ~-~~.Pii1~·~~- • t Suhject has be~.n under interrogation by CIA personnel in a Cll\ saiehouss. . : Audio surveillance and Subject's own demands· for money asf:l'Jmlllltf I · indicate that he ha& v-aluable infon:nation, SllCb l --~~~·intheu.;.-\ and abroad, ~hat_ ! · he is ·withholding. Alt.~ough various :nethoi!s. of inducing ·Subject to give his i.:Uor.:r:lation voluntarily have been tri~d . a.nd are bebg tried· a=.d although uo:nnal interrogation tech i niques are continuing. it appe2.1"3 th2,t use of sp"ci"'-1 intcr;:oo ... i gatio~ teehniquaJ~~ will be required in the near .futur~ at the CIA aaf'ehouae that is guarded by personnel of the O!fiee .· o! Security. · z. . -JI . Subject appears to be physically fit. His consump- tion of alcoholic beveragea, 'vhich was big~ .has been ~t, . down eonsiderably under the guidance of a.n A9'encv nhysician.· ;A~ • the time o.£ hi3 defection , · . Subject had hallucination= and gave other in.dio::atic::ts of severe e~c.>.tional distrubanca. C!fR2Ifll~ CMIJiii&VJJiffrullder handling suggested by the 'Dhysician these have ceased 01:1d have not reoccurred. .. .. . ..... ,~~-· .. .. . ·t : ...... ; ... . ... . . . II ~. •.· ·-. . . .. . .. ..... I • i[dt_ 3. It is req1:1~sted that neces"sary planning and coordination be initiated by your o!iice with a view to utilization o£ Pr~i ect interrogation methods on tho Subject durh:tg week~end of 22-24-November 1957. ' /·· __ Agency Official·· ·' Attachment APPltOV.ED: Subject to the understanding and proviso that the • actual employment {utilization) offhis t~chnique will not be undertaken vlithout the sped!ic prior approval of DD/P ~Director of Security. . . .. _and Agency Medical Officer who will consider a. The question whether ·this particular technique is .,i I better an-d more desirable than . some other technique eg Substar I and b. . A weighing of the con sequences and repercussions in ·l the event The image presented is not a scanned document, but rather a digital graphic overlay for a webpage. On the left side of the image, there is a stylized depiction of a vault door, complete with intricate dials and locking mechanisms, rendered in shades of gray and blue. To the right of the vault, text is displayed in white and yellow font against a black background. The prominent title, "THE BLACK VAULT," is rendered in a distressed, brush-stroke font with a blue glow. Below the title, a descriptive paragraph explains that the document was obtained from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. A URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is provided in yellow, indicating the source for further information. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this graphic. ~Director of Security. . . .. _and Agency Medical Officer who will consider a. The question whether ·this particular technique is .,i I better an-d more desirable than . some other technique eg Substar I and b. . A weighing of the con sequences and repercussions in ·l the event of a violent adverse I reaction utl the part of subject. 1 f.. i ' : j _2 .. • .r --=-· .. .... ~ ' ' \. This declassified CIA document, numbered 386, is a memorandum dated November 13, 1957, from the Office of Security concerning a subject who defected to the CIA. Several portions of the text are redacted with black marker, obscuring specific names, locations, and details of the subject's background and the ongoing interrogation. Handwritten annotations include "0,115" and a circled number "386" at the top right, likely a control or reference number. A page number "57-17" is also visible in the bottom right corner. The document contains no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. This page is primarily text-based, with extensive typed content detailing a request for planning and coordination regarding interrogation methods. There are no photographs, diagrams, or forms with filled-in fields. Handwritten annotations are present, including the number "2" and what appears to be a document identifier "57-18". There is also a heavily redacted or obscured section that is likely bureaucratic or identifying information, placed beneath the "DD/P" designation. The overall appearance is that of a typed official communication, with some minor handwritten additions and a significant redaction.