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"" t ("$!"'!:;- . .......,.n . .G....' ,_"..·., r.· .-'c"'"'' /~" .\,..:.,.,_ '1~- -J. ~-1.. !f. . L.- 14 July 1975 The !nsp~~ .. ~ - ~ r General · .. .... .. . SUBJ'.ECT Possible£~isinterpretation o·f training activity based-on re- cent me~ia .de_velopments. ·· 1. Recent media coverage of Agency testing of chemical substances on individuals brings to mind one incident which," as a result of the press. exposure, might prompt a misinterpre tation of a one-tim~ Agency training program. Xt is reported here so that you will have it in file should the question be raised. • ·2. Over a period· ·of. five years or so, the writer headed .·a team o~ "indoctrinators" used _in the "Enduring Enemy Det.ention" · training program for "sheep-dipped" ·personnel assigned to OSA. . The progr~~ was under the supervision of the Psychological Services .. Staff/0~1S. During the conduct of the program, .it t'las n·ot unusual. . for a trai..'"lee to experience hallucinations,·. and in fact they had .. · been pre-briefed on the possibility and given guidance on how to : handle the situation--which several did most. ef.f ec;tively. ·. . ~.:. . . . . . · · 3. One student, name not recalled but availa~le in the \'lriter' reports of the exercises hopefully still maintained some\oThere in th£ Office of Security, duri'ng an exercise experienced hallucinations ... and hac1 di ffic,.!lty -;.dth h.a~::!li~g the situc::.ticn •.i .\"1 fact iia.s near ,,: _. · hysteria. :In an .i-n~situation discussion l·dth him to assist him in . confronting the situation, he broke out of the prcblem by stating that he believed he \'ras being held in· the basement of a mental hos pital irt Virginia and that a hallucinagenic gas was ~eing pumped _,, ~ · into the room through the air conditioner •• · .He could not be:: dissua~. ded of tha belief, even when it was pointed out that ot..'1lers in the · room "rere not .so effected. :In fact, he wondered aloud how ~re t.zere · · able to filter out the gas. Of course, there.was no gas, no drug/· . . ~no chemical substance. However, on the presumption the student is -_. no longer assigned to. the )).gency, thi!? incide£lt should be docurnentec for reference should he ever come forward '\-lith nis misunderstanding of \'That actually transpired. ·. .. · .. .·:,~~·· .· . .,; .· : ::·: This page features a large graphic of a vault door, signifying "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. Text overlays the image, explaining that the document originates from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, housing over 20,000 declassified CIA pages. A URL at the bottom of the page provides access to the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. drug/· . . ~no chemical substance. However, on the presumption the student is -_. no longer assigned to. the )).gency, thi!? incide£lt should be docurnentec for reference should he ever come forward '\-lith nis misunderstanding of \'That actually transpired. ·. .. · .. .·:,~~·· .· . .,; .· : ::·: >-··: ... ·· .......... :.- 4. Also for the record only: The writer served as ·a_ volunt~c~ . for an OMS "pill.-taking" experiment, as one in· a group of 20 or 30 c . :. ·: .:r recall. Later :r learned that the pills. . ~I had .been g:~v~n ·were plac ..b os, and that :I was in the control group, rath~r- than t1:1e group. givE · the substance. I did not know this in advance, of course, artd par- . ticipated out. o~ trust for the Ol-1S official ·the test.,<<~ ( ·.·.;: . ·_-..-.· .7 >-Jfr1_ .. . ·•·· . "-~-r---..---.- .- .... ·. •. ... ·._··· . ·.. ·:.:··.: ... :·· . . •. :- . . . :·. •• _ .:- ·· • : .. . • • •• • .• .. ·· .. ·. ... ~ ·•· · - .:! ..... ·.~· '!·.··~#~.: . :~· • !' ____ .. ...:..._ --- ~-~ £~ ~-- \-.:::~ ~..:.. .~-~J.;~.~~~-.;.:.:.:~;.~;~~ .... ~-~.:...:-~~-:~~:~.:• .: .-:.~-.=..:~,:__:...::_.-_ ~ . .. ... .. ... . ·. ~~--:.;: • ';· .. • • J'" ~ • 't This page contains a typewritten memorandum dated July 14, 1975, addressed to the Inspector General. There are several handwritten annotations, including a designation "75-2624" and a number "467" circled with a symbol. A box at the top right indicates "INSPE OR GENERAL." At the bottom of the page, there is heavily redacted text, followed by another handwritten number "75-142". The visual content primarily consists of text with minimal graphical elements, suggesting a formal internal document rather than a report with visual documentation of experimental procedures.