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The image displays a dark background with a graphic of a large, circular vault door on the left. The vault door is silver-toned and features intricate mechanical details, including multiple dials, levers, and what appear to be gears. To the right of the vault door, white text describes that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, and specifies that this record is part of the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text further states that over 20,000 pages have been declassified by the CIA and provides a URL for downloading the collection. At the bottom of the text, a yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is prominently displayed. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. ' / tf!/f '\__/ 29 January 1975 SUBJECT: Behavioral Drugs I 1. CIA has had a recurring interest in beha~ior<tl drug·s • . . This is a matter of general interest in the field of intelligence, • me~sure dr~~s ~~~red -~J both as a defensive against that might be ·admini ...r>'" .. ~ • c.""-'~'.,.c...- . . ..· · . . ... .. .. . . ~ to' ~~r.icans,.to iru~uen.~c their behavlor;{j>r. that r.night b.c admin-_ . · ,-,:,r -::· . . .. ~--- 'tc):' ...." : .:_: :· ·.. . . . . . . . . ' . . .. - ;. . . . : ·. :' -;_:.~;': ']• _.. ls~er~~~ -~d~_;\ ~~~t~r-~inccl c_c~d~tions to infiuer.ce ~he be ha,vio: :.· · ·. ~- l ·..r"' -~~~····;· , .:.'!:;.·~~ ... ·;'. ·. . ~.-~,t~··a·::"".:-·:·:·:.·.".·:.·.: ... -"'1 : .. • • ·. :····.;··:..:·-.::· W •J· "'~ o! pe;rs_ons h~s_!i~_e ~~.t~C: _UnHed Statcs.J T~c earliest recor~ o! _'-""!. . :. · ~ .. . : : . • . ;_ '. _-: ;..i:·:. ,_. •., . ·-:-fost" . . . ~ ..._ - . ' .. ' . . . - . . ::.·.,: ;,; _.. . ; -. ·. ~ . . .· _ .; , ... i_nt~r?s.t in th:ls s :· t ·. e o. m · '; s :·: · ! ! _ r _;; o -~ m .'' t ~ h . e . A • ' W e_ v W -- II . f p ~ eriod w ,L h .. e . r . . . . t ~ h ~. e .. r . e .. . v . 1 .. e . r . e _ · .- .. _ ' ' ~ · :; · · . _ _ . ~ · · :. •• • _._-( .; ·._ ..,. .•. J. ~ ·- • --=- • .~• • ~-\\ ~- ,- , • . • ... indica~~ons of Sov~efiutcrc-=s; ~n,.. this· sort of thing, the most !amous e.;Q...-\ oi _.,_, • .,... .... ~. ·.. . ". .. t • • • • • . .\ • J' ,· which was the bizarre confest;ious of Cardin~-1 M.indszenty in . . . . . ·. -~--~:~~ ~ -: ·-·· ·~ I •, -- Februa.ry 1949. ---::-~-.__::,-. -.' ....... .... 'i• •• . ...... ... . I: -.·-:. ---.:..·,., ... -~ . This document is a typed page with handwritten annotations. The top right corner has a handwritten number "459" and a date "29 January 1975." There are several instances of handwritten notes in the margins and between lines of text, including corrections and elaborations. Some lines of text at the bottom of the page appear to be heavily redacted or obscured with black ink. A handwritten signature or mark and a number "75-24" are visible near the bottom right. The page is primarily text-based, with no images, diagrams, or forms. • • • • . .\ • J' ,· which was the bizarre confest;ious of Cardin~-1 M.indszenty in . . . . . ·. -~--~:~~ ~ -: ·-·· ·~ I •, -- Februa.ry 1949. ---::-~-.__::,-. -.' ....... .... 'i• •• . ...... ... . I: -.·-:. ---.:..·,., ... -~ . ~--·· -: . ...· .:. ... -·-· •. •r• ,~t~~~~·JJIIIi'Wa·JiiYIJJ»!"Wt.I!IIIJ'li•._l!t:.-L¥.1!W 110 ~ ·-~ ·---• -"~" --r- -- -- ••• • tilfic!MI;Jii_lliiitJil.JII}.Qf.li!-ftliil£1•.-. !..'~9' ...;. • _"1-. ----' - ·- - • ~~y~ '; .. -... . . ...... ·-----. ..... -~-· -· ....... .;..._ ····-··:~ ........ _. ... _. -·-- .; ____· ,_. ...... ..:,:.,;. ...: -....._ -=----· .. -..:..~- ... -.... -..: . ..... ~--.:- _ • .:.,.. __ .:.;..·.: ........ .__ .. , ... I). ; ... LJtjJ· ·:.-:~i~~~~ />, ~ .•••z . ! p 5 e ' There also was an cxtenst"vc _review o_f foreign lite . ratur · · ·. . particularly work on the Soviet Bloc. Project BLUEBIRD was instituted -..vith the objective of (a) discovering mea11s o( conqilionin.cr . • •. .. 0 personnel to prevent Wlauthorized extraction of iniorn"lation of them by kno-..vn means, (b) the po~siLility of ~btaining control of an · l .; ·.- . .. ···spsc:.h -~· ···. . : ; .. • individual by applic".ti.on of ~ct.. ~nterrogation technique~,. (c.)· ., ... J . O • .:.r· ·.r~. . '\~----.·-. • ;..... --~~ .• · ·::· • • •"lo.. memory enhancenu:nt and (d) de!ensi_ve mean~ !or preventing hostile . . r:··._:: : ;.: ... ·;,.... . •... -_..::_.... . . •• .,_ ...: -.... . . .. ~- -~. ~ control o! Agency persor.r1el. · I · n ·: A . u . g .:. u • . s -- t ..~ - 1 ,· - 95 . 1 . • t . h ·. e Pro ... j . e -& c . · . . t . n :· a ... ..m .. e ... . . .· . · . ~-· ~ - . ~ .. ... • . . . . ~· ----~- ~- was cha.."'lged to ARTICHOKE. In 1952 !he Project war. trans!cr1·ed ."" ~ o. ·. ·: : ~. ,,' ••• , : ~. • "'. • ~ • s~. • • ":.-::~; ~ .V ;~ Jnnx the 9I!'iee ~_,e~~e Int.&.,.l.ig~ to. the pr~cl~~~sso:r f:o-·tK~:-....: .. ·.·- .. ·. . . . . ; The document page is a typed report with several handwritten annotations. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or schematics. However, there are several instances of handwriting in the margins and interlineations: an inky scrawl near the top, a pen annotation "457: (yse)" with what looks like a circled "yse," and a word in parentheses "Specl" near the middle. Further down, there's a parenthetical annotation "(LSD)" with a question mark in cursive, and another annotation in cursive "volunteer" and "but" above the word "using." At the bottom right corner, a handwritten numerical notation "75-25" is visible. The text itself discusses Project BLUEBIRD and its successor, ARTICHOKE, and mentions experiments with Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) and liaison with personnel at Camp Detrick. to ARTICHOKE. In 1952 !he Project war. trans!cr1·ed ."" ~ o. ·. ·: : ~. ,,' ••• , : ~. • "'. • ~ • s~. • • ":.-::~; ~ .V ;~ Jnnx the 9I!'iee ~_,e~~e Int.&.,.l.ig~ to. the pr~cl~~~sso:r f:o-·tK~:-....: .. ·.·- .. ·. . . . . ; ·.. . . ·r·:···-~--~- ;.-....::.~--=· !~--~~ -~. ~ .'. - present O!!ice o! Securi.t. y, with OSI ret~ining responsibility !or ·· ·, .. . ::: ·. -~ ~ .. '•· . - . ~ _;.· . : ·. . 9 . . . · . . . evaluation of !oreign intelligence aspects of th.~ matter., .· ;;,.C l'..mong materi~ls c~lel:e4;wa.s Lysergic Acid -Di:'ethrlanude·_'· . ;"- .. . . .' < . . . '-:--+-: v-(....;( ~ .." ·: . . . . .· •.··• . ·. ••: ..;._· (LSD}. A proposal was made ir~ late ~953 to experiment with LSD · ~ · .YO\u,~< . :b-..\:" . ·--~·. ··');-:~ ·. / ·• .. ~~-~-:~ _. :usin_gAAgency p~rsom:e7 ·A OSI l'C~or<!s __ indicate th~t~o· such .: ,: . expe:·iments w : e r .· e • and. • c . . r t ~ o . ; • . . . l;:en. • . - .. . .• · • .. .· · : . . ·. - . : · ! .. - . ~ . ;_ . ~ ! : . . . ~ -· . _:._! • ~.:~_ . ·. . _ . _ . , ; _ ~.:._. - : ;._ - . ~ . - ~ . - . ~ . . - . y· . .. .. · •.·· .... ', ; ... :.~.-~ ·---~~: . "2! The p~edecessor orga."rlization o! the O!f~ce o! Tccbnic:al_' . ·::::J• .. i.r .· ~th pe~sonnel ~am~ Dclric~. ~l~:l.~~y · Servicr>maintained ljaison at . .· they met once or twice a ~·ear to discuss qLlestions of behavioral ' drugs. At one such meeting at Deep Creek Lake in Marylar,d, November~ 1953, with seven representatives !rom Camp .- Detrici-and three .from CIA, eight of those pre::ent were adminir;lercd . . . -~ ~ ... •·, ~ • .• r •. - z :- · :, ·~ ~,/}7£;::/B • LSD, which ·had been placed in a bottle of cointreau. Personnel were not advised of this until 20 minutes after they had partaken of the substance. Of the. two that did not This page is a typed document with handwritten annotations and markings. There are no photographs, diagrams, charts, or tables. The document appears to be part of an official report, as evidenced by the handwritten number "459" and circled text at the top, potentially indicating a case or file number. There are also handwritten notes in the margins and interlineations, some of which are obscured by ink. One notable marking is a circled "459" at the top right, and another is "75-26" at the bottom right. A page number "-3-" is visible centered at the bottom. . -~ ~ ... •·, ~ • .• r •. - z :- · :, ·~ ~,/}7£;::/B • LSD, which ·had been placed in a bottle of cointreau. Personnel were not advised of this until 20 minutes after they had partaken of the substance. Of the. two that did not fake it one did not drink \... ~;h.z..~ ~-u~ .,...{__..~ alcoholic beverages and th~\"b'=~ a heart condition. One of . I l~ the members of..._~ group, a civilian employee of the Depart1nent • o! Army by the name o! Fran.~ R. Olson, had serious a!ter•e!fects .. He was sent at CL~ expense to New York in company ·of a CIA employee where he received treatment from a psychiatrist. bct"~IC~en L'k.._ \.'l ~ \:"-.N _ . _ 24 November .and~~~~ he threw himself tl?:r_ough . .· . r .. : :. a window in his roo'm· on· the tenth floor of the Statler Hc,t.e l at ~;.-:·. ~--- ' -.:.-·- ; ...... ... ~. •,; _,._ CLA., through a documcr~t of 9 Dcce:rt"Jbcr .· • •·:1 •• . . ...· · - 1953 signed by its General Counsel, certi!iecl that the death of Dr. : . :; ...... - ......... := , .-· Olson resulteC. from "circumstances arising out of an experiment ..-.. ~ .. undertaken in the cour~e of his o!Iidal duties for the United States Go~rnm~n7 ~~~ffid~l ~:.:~ith~ ~~~n~~ · · ;: -. · .·~ U¥1--_, '!::vc-VT;;r-q · . .-e_CQ..h"~ ·1, ---~~- •· : - purpose of the ~..::::"to! Dr. Olson ~e~compensation Iro1n .·:;·._ :_ A ~ .. - .. · ·· .. .· --~.- ··- . -. . ;, r ;. - ._ · =· - · . ·~. . . . ... . ··.·~ the BEG. O!!icial repr.imands Y."cre is~ued by the DCI to two · :· .. ~ . :. . . . . CIA ~mployees involved in the unwitthig adrr.Unistering of this d ~;. r -~ u g~ .1 ~ ·. .. 5. On 20 Octo be~ 1952 ~formal policy was established -· by the DD/P for the use o! biochemicals in clandestine operations. . e.st~~)il.W This was brought under a special fW1ding procedurct\on 3 April 1953. The program involved various means of possibly control'\S' - 3 .... ·-. --.~---=~~=------ :-tf - . . ·, .I/.,:?· •. ' ~·· l .... · behavio~.of ~~r~-.o~ly·~~e .~:~p.:c~-·- ~the;~-~~~~~~- 4 human which drugs . - radiation, electro-shock; psychologr, e.st~~)il.W This was brought under a special fW1ding procedurct\on 3 April 1953. The program involved various means of possibly control'\S' - 3 .... ·-. --.~---=~~=------ :-tf - . . ·, .I/.,:?· •. ' ~·· l .... · behavio~.of ~~r~-.o~ly·~~e .~:~p.:c~-·- ~the;~-~~~~~~- 4 human which drugs . - radiation, electro-shock; psychologr, psychiatry, sociology, :.: ...... . . .. ....... . .. . . . ...., _........ . . anthropology. harrassmimto:;substances and pa-ramilitary. devices.·· · ·- 1 . • . • ,..._ .. ! •• . .. a and materials. Under the code name.>MKULTRA/MKDELTA the . ·.- .·. -:· ~~;.._ .~_·.·. I • •.:. • . • 4- • .... - • project-f deall:-..vith pharmaceuticjhouse~ •. spec:iali~-ts, hospit."~is: ·. . :::_"~- • . • . • ;_ • ._,. : • $ -••• • .. .: •• - . . . ... ; • ·• '. ·'-:. .s. :. .. . ,; . -.:·-·;.~~~:-.: and federal institutions thr-ough which a sc.:.rch was conducted . .. .., • .r, . - .. ~---~· ·. .. -. . ·:·:. . ·' ·--.. !. • •J ...•• • • •:•. ..:~:.·~;... _,:-- !or new raatcrials. Arnor.g these materials were psylocbin fron"l . ·,_._.,-_ ·. t": . - . . . .. ..-.· .: .. . .: ~ ~ ·;.:·:~: ~- i~~~-: -:.~~:-~ Mexican mushrooms, a !ungus occurring in certain crops, and·· _--~: ·... . · ·. .-· --· . -~ : . . •• ·. ,l-. .....• ··.: --~::~ LSD. After. laboratory testing a second phase involved t~ating · · ..:.: ,_ .. . . -~·· :- ;,;.~·t.. : - .• .......: . on ~olu.ntary pa~ticipants ~ The final phase involved applic~tib~~: ~:·. t.~ .·~-- ~-~~: ... ·.: .. • 0 \ •••• •• • .t• . • ? ,:.~·-;:>.~,;~:·.!_: '~;_; to un. ..i tting s ubje~ts1b:t. WJ.c:ontrolled sitit~tions1c~~encing i~' ~-:·: ~ ~ .:. ~: :· . ... ·' . . • i :.: . : ... .;. - 195S under ·an informal a:rrangcment with individuals in the:.··:-:·,~·~._::.:.~··.·~:·: .· ;·. .... -~:;.=·~-~- . ~.: • • •• : • 0 .. :;• • •• ·. ·. Bu.~cau o! Na.rcotics. Such tests were conductecl from tirrze to tilne . ·; ~~~11963 ~~e activity·~~·~ ··~ ._-.·~~~~~;: when Inspector Gerterllll discovered the r;:;.~.d ~~~ut }1";/'1~cords··~~ n~j··~~;~u~-~~-:t~~~~~~:r·;-~< ' · ... question; not : . ~. . . . . . . . •.- : .: • .. . ~-.";·:'it·'·'::!-.. The document page appears to be a declassified CIA report with typed text, some of which is difficult to read due to the quality of the original scan. There are numerous handwritten annotations in the margins, including a phrase in the upper right corner that is illegible and a section on the left side that appears to describe a subject's condition. A number, "4-", is present at the bottom center of the page, likely a page number. Additionally, there are handwritten numbers "19" and possibly "10" in the main body of the text, along with the word "injury", suggesting details about an experiment. The document also contains a handwritten number sequence "-75-27" towards the bottom right. This page contains several handwritten annotations in black ink. At the top right, the number "45 H4" is circled, followed by "need for ditai" in the right margin. There is also a handwritten underline with two words that appear to be "Land clinical" near the center of the page. Two separate numerical notations are also visible at the bottom right: "-5-" and "75-28". The document appears to be a typed report with a faint, large, and abstract pattern of dots and lines scattered across the lower half of the page. No photographs, stamps, or other official markings are visible. ·. Bu.~cau o! Na.rcotics. Such tests were conductecl from tirrze to tilne . ·; ~~~11963 ~~e activity·~~·~ ··~ ._-.·~~~~~;: when Inspector Gerterllll discovered the r;:;.~.d ~~~ut }1";/'1~cords··~~ n~j··~~;~u~-~~-:t~~~~~~:r·;-~< ' · ... question; not : . ~. . . . . . . . •.- : .: • .. . ~-.";·:'it·'·'::!-.. :,_;::. .....· · · · . -:> ·. ~d~rstood th~t u~\~tting testing was not renewed-and .the ,.~ma·i;~d~~:·. · · . . :·:·. :: ·:.. -: ·. .. :·;::}:·::·. . ··~\..:""· -·~-- .--!~.:~~. ~ .J(II• // ·of thc· ..p rogra.m wo.s g1.•adually p'h.:.scs cut ill the la.f.~ 19601 s. Jn a. ·: ..: ~:. . ~ ~-- • ; \f 1 ./ " y...r{. J ' .. ~ .·'_:;~_ ·: .. .. .· . ··:~·:·,=~-~ (·;~ •.: .;.., _, 'i-"" ,J, 1 nwnb.er o! instances the test subject was ill !or hours or days following "'v-1 ...\ "~,{. j_ ..i • -~:: • J• • " '. ~ . ..r ..'r the c:.pplication, wi.th their being hospitaHzed in 9 at . least one cal se: . • ,.,,." I i//. . . ~-4- \~ ~"""''1 ·\/;~..., 6. Project OFTEN was conduc~ed by. · in which atten_t.ion was given to possibly defensive drugs that could be used to protect. an individual against hostile applications o! drugs. The program··.· -· ........ .... .. -~~ . .. :-.. ·: -4- .:: - '_ .; ; ~- ,. ;], - . ~ .i. :; i :-~· : '·f:" S ~· ·~-:- , .. ;~ ... "' ... •... ..: . /_ ..: • . :: .- ;r;·.: ~~. -.- u.,....:.;..~;' ........~. ~--~"'!:.:~-'"I';~=:Z' .. -~.,....::~::::::..:.::.~~2:-~----#·-- .• was also interested in testing drugs that might induce behavior on the ,part of persons to whom the materials were \ 4;\ r-~~ administered. This progressed throllgh labor_atoryNesttno; finally involving testing on some 20 volunteers in the laboratories at Edgewood Arsenal. This program was terminated in- ------ • . .. t •· .... . ~- .... ·- ~ ~ : ;· . .•. .. · . . ·: .. :. . ··.1· ..._ ·- •·- ·· . ... -.. : '.· .... •· . . - -· . " . : . .... : ~-~·:··' ~ .. 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