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7'0( .. .•. ( .. .~ I n:;~.· .. FOR THE RECORD · ·-· 14FtD19~ lotJi~IOR..l..:-;DU?>I I SUB.JECT: Project I • I I . i 1. Follo\dng the Norning f-leeting of 3 February (l'f'hich ;· "had been chaired by a senior CIA official) ~.was 'invited to stay on an~' meet with an Agency official. was interested in discussing the ~e project. He repcrted that Mr. Colby at his second meeting with the Commission had discussed matters with them that were not contained in the allegations but which bore some degree · it of sensitivity. Among these, according to the senior CIA official . he discuss ~d the project. Sometime after that meeting, the •- ·· Director was phoned by the Chairman of the Cowoission in that project since some allegation had been made that a staff employee had died by reason of drug experimentation . .l:l1e senior CIA official ed me the file material that he had on this incident as repor"ted ,1 by the Office of Security. He went on to say that there \'/ere no records available on the proj eet as to ho;.,. it cal'i1e into being or the nature of. its purpose, and he wondered if I had such information. I advised that I thought that I probably did not but would review our material to see if such were the ~ . e. After leaving the .senior CIA official around 10 o'clock and arriving at my office, I found a file entitled pro.j ect lying on my · · desk as placed there by my secretary. l'lhQ had found the same in my private safe. This file contained a mis cellany of material relating to. for the years th~ ~roject 1952-1958 at which time the record ends. I subsequently met an.Arency physician and then later· in the dai ldth a· senior ~ith / CIA o:ffl.Cl.al. · · .. - . 2. On learning of the existence of this file, I reviewed the contained therein but did not perform a detailed mater~al scrutiny. I then invited a CIA physician in and advised h.ir.l cf my ~· ~tincr \·:i th the senior CIA official that mornil':.g and the existence nnd . I presence of my file on the project. I told him that I ·1-- wanted him to be al'f'are of the file and also of its contents" and I requested that he read the material contained The image displays a stylized graphic on the left side, depicting a heavy vault door with intricate locking mechanisms and a glowing blue light emanating from within or behind it. To the right of the vault graphic, large, white, stylized text reads "THE BLACK VAULT" against a dark, textured background. Below this title, white text provides information about the document's origin, stating it was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically housed in the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection." The text further specifies that over 20,000 declassified pages are available from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and provides a URL for online access. There are no photographs, annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present in this image. The page is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. There are two sets of handwritten numbers in the top right corner: "401" and "401," with a circled "499" below them. A date, "14 FEB 1975," is also handwritten. The text is laid out in standard memorandum format, with a subject line and numbered paragraphs. There's a stamp mark towards the bottom right with "31 December 1982" and "75-86." No photographs, diagrams, forms, or obvious evidence of experimental procedures are visible. ~tincr \·:i th the senior CIA official that mornil':.g and the existence nnd . I presence of my file on the project. I told him that I ·1-- wanted him to be al'f'are of the file and also of its contents" and I requested that he read the material contained therein. I stated that it \vas my intention after he read the material to e t~e senior CIA official aware of the file's e~istence. I also stated the that it was Iny intention to make available ·to senior CIA official copies of those documents that recorded the early history of those organizational developments pertaining to the Droj ect. . • ated that r·also intended to advise the senior CIA officlal that the· file ;. contained other information -- technical in nature -- along with ; . the identities of some individuals, and that I intended not_to • I this information available to him but \muld make him a\·rare i mal~e ts existence. I stated that if he, a CIA physician, after rcadir..g·· the file would have any additional views, r·would appreciate :- his advice. ... -; ...... ! ~,. :· • ! - . . ;. :i ' - .: i. CL EY: 003027 E2 D:PDET , .. . _ .. 3 .. ~ , . . - ~ ·· e ' : ~ .. ~r -· n - ~ . . . , e r. ..l R8 7 1 > -- ch b l i -· !_ ... : ,. :c '( ~reject ~ SUBJECT: that~ • 3. The CIA physician indicated later in the day read the file over and that he had paperclipped those items that he thought were of some significance in documenting the record of the early project history. He was in agreement with my approach and had no further suggestions to make. I then made an appointment to see the senior CIA official ·and t.ook the file in its entirety with me. · · · 4. In the meeting ~ith the senior CIA official I idvised him that my file contained a variety of information pertaining to project and that apparently ~~y i~fo~~ation relating to the Project that had come my way during the years 1952-1958 had been filed by previous secretaries in this one file location. As such, the file contained copies of documents relating to the early founding of the project some The page contains typed text, a handwritten number "401" in the upper right corner, and a handwritten circle containing "494". There are also occasional small dark marks scattered throughout the page, possibly from the printing or aging process. There are no photographs, forms, diagrams, tables, or redations visible on the page. The visual content is primarily the text of a document with some handwritten annotations. information pertaining to project and that apparently ~~y i~fo~~ation relating to the Project that had come my way during the years 1952-1958 had been filed by previous secretaries in this one file location. As such, the file contained copies of documents relating to the early founding of the project some a~d of its developmental features, at least developmental questions. ..~ ·- The file also contained technical information l·rhich \'/as of a reporting nature to our Medical Office. I stated that I intended to make copies available to him of the documents pertaining to .. ; the early history. I also stated that I felt that I had responsi ; bility for protecting individuals \vho had participated in the _project in days and did intend to safeguard such in- . earli~r formation. The sen~or CIA official advised that the Committee on which L served had similar feelings and were not inclined to reveal • -identities but were inclined to make references in terms of !DEN A~ ' "I)>EN B, etc., with some basic reference document containing true ~dentities-held in custody by the Agency. Wi~h his agreement, I . t . . l then proceeded to him the file... This \-las not done sho•o~ -~project in detail. · I merely sho•.,..ed him the general content of m'lterial with examples of material that I proposed to make available and .'.. I. . examples of material I proposed not to make available .. He l-Ias . accepting of this approach. I also noted that the material . ; j. was labelca TOP SECRET and felt obliged to retain that level of ' classification in providing him with documentation •. At this · point, he phoned the Inspector General .and ... . . . i . . advised him that the project file lias available in my custod)· ~ ! and that I proposed to make material available to him and wondered .t-_: if the level of classification would provide any Ap- . :·-:: problem~ :·.· parently, the senior CIA official was assured that such classification . ! as not a problem, and it was agreed at that point that I would pro ceed as planned. t·, i . . S. On returning to my office, I met again uith the CIA physicia: ir -~ r. · and briefed him as to the foregoing. I asked the CIA physicia!!- to :-eview the file once more The document is a typed page with some handwritten annotations and official markings. At the top right, the handwritten number "401" is visible, and within a circle, the number "494" is handwritten. Below the main text, there is a signature area with a handwritten line and the typed title "Director of Medical Services"; above this, some content is heavily redacted. On the left side, near the bottom, "OMS/ (13Feb75)" is typed, followed by "Distribution: Orig Only D/MS private files". In the bottom right corner, the handwritten numbers "75-88" are present. The document appears to be a report or memo detailing tasks and events related to a project. agreed at that point that I would pro ceed as planned. t·, i . . S. On returning to my office, I met again uith the CIA physicia: ir -~ r. · and briefed him as to the foregoing. I asked the CIA physicia!!- to :-eview the file once more and to identify those documents that:· ~- ... .. ~ ,'· - 2 - .. .. . :a•·., • ~~ , ..- : : •. ~ I ; . . . , • ......... _. ... - .,._.,._- ' 7S-<f-7. 1 . .- ... . .• --- I lfO I{ . ' .... ...... · _....:.. SUBJECT: Project • would provide the background information on the project. I suggested he do this at a more deliberate pace since there did not seem to be any need for an immediate deadline. The CIA phy sician agreed to this and he got together ld th me again on the 5th of February, having studied the file in greater detail .. and paperclipped those documents. that he thought satisfied the . . request and my stipulations. I accel)ted the CIA physician's judsw~ent and asked that he get together with my secretary · to make tl.;o copies of those documents papcrclipped and also to prepare a covering mer.lorandum that ,..-as appropriate for the transfer of this information. (One set of documents .uas to be retained for records and the other set to be through _o~r fon~arded A-DD/A to the Inspector General.) It was ·also under stood that the document ,.,.ould be prepared and transported in accordance uith TOP SECRET procedures. 6. This task lias accomplished. I asked -~he ·erA pJ1ysician prepare a Y..temorandum for the Record as to his participation in these events and to provide a copy of that memorandum, along with a copy of the mater5.al that had just been documented as part of the proj cct file. I stated that I Hould prepare a 1-iemorandum for the Record as to my contributions in this rna tter and loJould sho,., it to him before it also would be placed - in the _p rcj ect file. .. ,_ OMS/~ (13Feb75). i. Distribution: Orig Only - D/MS private files . ;_ . . · ! ·~ i ... _-- _ - 3 - . ~ ... ": r~ - _p rcj ect file. .. ,_ OMS/~ (13Feb75). i. Distribution: Orig Only - D/MS private files . ;_ . . · ! ·~ i ... _-- _ - 3 - . ~ ... ": r~ -