Doc 0000146200
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This document, part of the CIA MKUltra program collection, details specific instances and general indications of overseas testing and application of behavioral drugs between 1950 and 1960, including interrogations of various subjects using unidentified drugs, LSD, hypnosis, and polygraph sessions.
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Ask the archive about this →·- --.... ···)- . ;._ ... 1. Specific Cases of Overseas Test~ng .. · B"havioral Drugs A. June-July 1960 -~ Interrogation of Agency asset,~~--·P , utilizing drugs {pre- .. sumably LSD) · 1954 --11 ttl r•] iJzlfJE. · ·Interrogation of· three subjects by ARTICHOY.E team,· utilizing unidentifie • Sub ec ified ·. ;,;;:;; F e;,o~!~: ~ . c.· II _,,. 4-18 .June 1952 -- • ....:~ Tl-10 unidentified subjects, described as "pro- . ional type agents suspected of being 1 icms agents," interrogated through the use >I'"" unidentified drugs_, as l-tel.l as hyp- nosis and polygraph sass D. January 1951 -- 1 Zi* Interrogation of . an Agency contact l'lho had disappeared for a . period of. time and was later apprehended by CIC and turned over to the Agency for inter -·. rogation. Subject l\'ClS not identified, although drugs \\ere utilized during the :· interrogation E •• Circa October 1950 - t81. l§"l,c Interrogation · o£ approximately t~nt);-five (25) unidenti .·:. fied ~Milt J I· ~ individuals by a Project LUEBIRD team utilizing "advanced" . techniques. Only individual among twenty £ivc 1\'ho l·ras identified, one Chun Su- Pyuk ': ·.-· .. ' . . ,. .... II •.· General Indications of Overseas Testing and Application· of Behavioral .Drugs _. ·· _,:_,·:· ·.. .. .. . . . · .:·. ··.p·.... . ·• . -.. - .• • a;.: 0 A. J.iarch 1951--'JI& Indications that· _ a Project BLUEBIRD _team l'las. sent to 14 F. )I . during this time period . ., .. . . ,;, ~ . . .. ~ . . ,. ... .. . ~~ -· .. . . ·Ez -nwnET CL BY 00i472. ·C ·' SECRET ·._._.• .... -:-• .: .... ·. . .. .. . ·. . ~ .. .• r . ··.··. . • ... - ,,..._ ~-·-.. --- . .... ... - . . - /~ . .. ..... - \ ·-. - ~ .... ,") /' '· ... --'lit B. July 1951 ltll: Indica•tsio'n s that. a . -' :so .. lH.UEBI::.D tea::t l:as visit L during _ 'tl1e period Ja.nuary.~March 1952 . . . .-. - -~ ~ C. -· 1953-1954 -- Ove1·~e'as: · Indications in file that Project BLUEBIRD/ARTICHOKS teams di·spatched · PCS to unidentified overseas locations-- D. 1954-1955 -- Overseas: Indications in file that n~~erous experiments conducted by ARTICHOKE/BLUEBIRD teams on·scnsitive cases overseas, no specifics available ·· E.
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1952 . . . .-. - -~ ~ C. -· 1953-1954 -- Ove1·~e'as: · Indications in file that Project BLUEBIRD/ARTICHOKS teams di·spatched · PCS to unidentified overseas locations-- D. 1954-1955 -- Overseas: Indications in file that n~~erous experiments conducted by ARTICHOKE/BLUEBIRD teams on·scnsitive cases overseas, no specifics available ·· E. 1955. -- ~: Indications that under _ . · PToject JUJUI:& one 1M ,., ,. tll!JI:H lias . . . involved J.n studying the feasibility of - . . · -. -utilizing drugs during interrogation of agents in overseas locations, specifically . -. au;n a-rea· . .-. ·: .· .· ..- : . ~ .. ·• . ~ . . . : ; ... III. Summary·.- . File information is sketchy and lacks specifics ...· ··_:~.~ ~- :regarding the utilization of drugs during inter.;. . ·,-~ _. rogation. HoweveT, it is clear from the files :::·,:: :·. ·~ that durin.. g the period 1949 through 1960 (?) _ · •. .:· :.- -- through the P-roject .ARTICHOKE/BLUEBIRD teams i 11 _ _ <·;. numeTous cases involving the usc "of dTugs durinP.:.· :. : ;, __ inteTrogation weTe conducted in ·overseas loca- C*:: ·:~ · __. :_ · ti ons. . . · .· ~ · ::-, · . _ . :~~~?' .. . ~ ... ·• : .. .- .- . . ..... · -. -···. .;~ - . ' .': :: ·. : · .· .. . .:···. . _ _, ·_,._ .. . . . - . : &; ~ ~ . . 2 ~· c· ·-:: .. · . .. - . -·"' .. . - · - · - ·- ·. . : . . · .. . . : . · . -~ : .,. . . .: ~ . . . .. . .. ... . .. . . . .. . . ' . . .. S~GRET ";--~~-:-~-:-. . . . ?S:J . U .---~..eu=~ ...~ ·!'11~~~~~-~:.-z~-;.r:~z.r~~ fXi •,.. , ...7..: ,".,!.\..~r,..,. .\.- l ~~ -· -----. _- -.~
The document is a typed, multi-page report with several handwritten annotations. At the top right, a circled annotation in blue ink appears to read "524". Several sections of text are obscured by black redaction, primarily in the description of specific cases and the names of individuals involved. Throughout the document, there are no photographs, diagrams, schematics, or organizational charts; however, a stamp indicating "SECRET" is present near the bottom center, along with an official stamp reading "E2 IMPDET CL BY 007472". Another handwritten annotation at the bottom right reads "75-198". The document appears to be a factual account of overseas testing and application of behavioral drugs, detailing specific cases with dates, subjects, and methodologies where not redacted.
The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations and official stamps. A partial circle with the numbers "468" and "527" is drawn in the upper right corner. Below the main text, there is a stamped "SECRET" seal, and further down, there are checkboxes for "TOP SECRET," "SECRET," "CONFIDENTIAL," and "UNCLASSIFIED," with "CONFIDENTIAL" checked and "11/4/76" written next to it. The document contains a summary section and bulleted historical entries, with some content obscured by black redactions throughout.
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