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( f$1'; sensit~ro~:~L =~~:u:n~;~~~~~;(~;~~~:~t;;t~·{r·~J~;;;~.· ~;"~-~~~-~:~ Dulles u.n 3 A:nill953. Cryptony:n M...~D:C:L'l-~ covere-. ..)DP polic~ and procedure for use of biochemicals in cla:1destine operations, being csta1.1ished 20 October 19 52, part o! which (the subject o£ this . memoram~urn) was !u..""ded and handled under 1v1KULTRA. Thi.s activity was inspected by the.Inspector General in 1963. It was fr,und that over the preceding ten year period the program had e."'C.'·-lored avenues o! c.ontrol of hu..'"l'lan behavior involving such subjec·s as radiation, electro-~hock, psychology, psychiatry, • socio~·Jgy and anthropology~ harassment substances, ' and p Lraznilitary devices and materials. At the time o£ the inspection in 191•3 TSD doctrine was described as being to the e!!ect that testincr . D o! materials under accepted scientific procedures does not dl.sclose the !ull pattern o.£ reactions that may occur in operational situations, leading to TSD1s initiating a program in 1955 o£ covert _testing o! materials on un~:itting U.S. citizens. The project was comparbnented and funded through sterile channels, employing pharmaceutical houses, specialists, hospitals and federal institutions, through .which a search was conducted !or new materials, (e. g. psylocbin !rom Mexican mushrooms; a. fungi occurring in certain crops). The second phase involved teeting on voluntary participants. The .final phase involved application to un~tting subject"s in normal situations commencing in 1955 ur,der an informal arrangement with individuals in the Bureau .o! Narcot:ic9,. under which two o! its employees on the West Coast conducted te:!:.ts~ . A similar arrangemer.~.t was made !or the: East Coast in 1961_ It is understood that the unwitting testing was· suspended !allowing the inspection although other aspects of the program continued, with annual decreases ·in funding until. the progT.am was phased out in the late 1960s. c • . -[-.~~--:~~~~ . · . ... 17 January 1975 ~ _·::·.~- ~=-(-:~-7--= .. ··----:---, .. ..... __ .... .. . . . --····-·~_...... -~-·---·'..;!..-.:~ .......~~ ~· t: - : ~ \. - ·- --.-...,.--............~ 7+_• •. •r==_ '·. ----·--·--. ---·-----···- --------- - . .• ., .... ... The image displays a stylized graphic resembling a bank vault door on the left, casting a blue glow. To the right of the vault, white text introduces "THE BLACK VAULT," followed by a paragraph explaining that the document was sourced from this online database of declassified government records, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. This collection comprises over 20,000 declassified CIA pages accessible for free download at a provided URL. The visual elements emphasize the theme of secrecy and access to classified information. The document contains typewritten text, with some handwritten annotations and official stamps. There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or forms with filled-in fields. There is a red redacted area near the top right of the document and another red redacted area at the bottom right corner. There are also some instances of scribbled-out text. The date "17 January 1975" is visible at the bottom of the page, along with some numerical notation.