Doc 0000146136
CIA
This CIA document reports on an interview with a 23-year-old Chinese national who underwent surgery while in captivity, detailing his account of receiving an injection prior to the procedure and experiencing pain during the operation.
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Ask the archive about this →c. ":"''IUP._ ..•. , t4 /.~ /Office 1~ ;fe. ....... ,' 'J ~. .. /"f··z;}-: ,,~,,, • [V..L /t.C: I L-;/ v;//.VI/1.' TO DATE: 3 Hovc:rabcr 1:)5!,; •' .. ·- sun;ocr: Report of intcrvicu uith ~':l~~:::.t.:0!f.:~,~;;~.i!~~·· n 23-ycar old ainnnn., i1o::.-:::-::r Chir.~!;c PO!-i l."lio t:::.:. operated upon !or c.!,)pencl.iciti:; 1 vhile in their cu~t<•cy. ·' !-!:ma.~ t:~~~tJI repo~ccl 1 th~t the only. oncsthesi~ he had et the ti.-:ie or sur~cr:r ::ust no.vc be.cn o.n injecticn he received. ' in the ric;ht i'ore::r.!l about 15-20 J:!inutcs beforchatld. .· ·2. Jl.:rtcr listcmin~ to his c.ccoU.!lt. it is r:ry opinic!l that ~ .~~~~ und.oubtedly ~r;w operated en '.:4nder local e..~esthesic.. · · . . :r-:·_~:;,.:;,.. 0 1 3. ~......:..;,:~-::~repcrte:l th • a t he b::c~e ill on t 0 he 2nd. of AU..,'"'U.St 1954 nbout l7CO hour:. t:.."'d. 'H::.s c::_>er:.ted upon t'ot 2ilCO hour::: . Fifteen ~irmtes piior to zurze:-:;. he ~-m.s &iven l\.n inject:..cn in the .. ri UrrJ. ......t. t . ~ 1. 0 . . . . . . t .. : , : . . . . , .a .. .• . w ., . . 1 . 1 .. .. . 1 . . . . . \, . • . .1 . . ... , .. _ ., , • . . , - _ - . . : .. n__,\,,; u\"}•o•,• !.0 "" - " 1 , • · Y · •t. ~ .: " ;W I ~n s h • . . . , . . d t . .: , . . :J - c r. ': . . . : .. . e w .. · . ~ . l."....... , o•n- ... inch in di~:e'~er:. S inches lcn3 l!!i.~l 2/3 fulL It ro.i:;ed ::. l~.rse velt on his foret-..-::1. At· surgery he ln:s ·drape:! ::.."l:i >ras unable to see enythin;;. Ee repcrtei that he fe:t a -re-.r initial C'.!t:> l."ith B. knife before the i~cislon w-as l.'l:'lde. He felt. considcr1:1.":>lc p::.in but did. not str..1s!;.!.e or crJ out during the proce:iu~c. nc !'t.as n. typical 1-!cB'.lr:&ey in::ision. . 0 • _.,J..-'•r'!,/~ _4 •. ~~prcbably_~isintcrpreted the p~icks of r.ecclle injectin5 th· local· c.ne:.thesi:::. c.~ !>rdfe pric1c::. It 13 vell kno~m · that th~ Ru3sic.m:; are usinG loca.l an~sthetics e;cte~sively • . • , . .. ~. · . ..
The page features a stylized graphic of a bank vault door on the left, rendered in shades of gray and blue with a neon glow. To the right of the vault, bold, white, stylized text reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this title, white text on a black background explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection held by the CIA. The text also provides a URL, displayed in yellow, for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page.
•. ~~prcbably_~isintcrpreted the p~icks of r.ecclle injectin5 th· local· c.ne:.thesi:::. c.~ !>rdfe pric1c::. It 13 vell kno~m · that th~ Ru3sic.m:; are usinG loca.l an~sthetics e;cte~sively • . • , . .. ~. · . ..
The document is a typed "Office Memorandum" from the "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" dated November 3, 1955. A handwritten annotation "355" appears in the top right corner, and a handwritten signature is present at the end of point 2. There are several large, dark, irregular smudges obscuring portions of the page, particularly in the lower half and a smaller one in the upper left. The text describes an interview with a former Chinese POW regarding surgery performed on him while in custody, with handwritten numbering and bullet points in the main body.
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