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/I .. '. I I'. ''· }l \ \ !3 .· .· ME}J?itfo tDUM FOR s Chairman, ~'~·f?~f·:~~tf\;~:~l\.~~¥-::;:;!~;~::·:.-~'"¥-..; <i . ~U.BJWT • Request for Technical As~istance ' ' 1. I nould a£Preciate tho asslst.{\nce of your /j , in·cormection with n ·problem now under atudy i.n the intelligence community becnus~ of its possible concern to na'tional security. 'Tho attached pnpers indicate - the nature ani oc·ope of the problem and contnin certa:J.n. rcc~ as rnen:lntion:J to steps neces!Jnry before thiJ full ir;>lications .. , of the matter cnn be evaluated. . . lJ ~ ~hould 2. the :Jervice:::J of the /'7 be P.V<'il.nble for this purpo~e, :.._~~------, my ft.:Jsis~nt · Director for Scientific Intollir,ence, w-ill contvct. ~pomever you .. rn;,ry designate to .w . o rk OJ,Lt the details of the ctudy'.:- ·.·. . - .r,.. : 3. Bect1use of the sensitive nnture or this matter, All . papers arc being handled on an 11EYES Ol1LY11 bosis. 'D1e code 'HOrd 11.Artichoke" hes been D::;signed and is 11u.Pclassificd11 whon used in such a 'Wfr/ that it does not reveal the nature and scope of the problem. ... Js/ ,·_ WALTTn B. ;"HI1ll Director Attcchmont A Dlstrit~ltion: . Addressee - ori~ & 1 :. . 1 !··- ~ir~ncr - 2 '1:.., ' l<D/;;I - 1 ------------ ., . , .,':: ---:--;:---. ,,.._~ " . / , " r .' "• 1. ;:bather o!ItietJ.ve~ pr~-tet.leo;~l toc...~tW:""' Eld.nt wh~arel;~ on lr&:l.Lvidual ean be eaUDOtt to l.u01:18 cllbnn1ent to an kposod cc-nt.rolj ami subsequem.t: tbRt ~t1Y1dual be unau~l~ ol tho eTontJ r ~. l - :... 2. th'! t1e~ne ot etfeet.ivsnazn• ~nd tho }'r:-e~ ic.r.l~iJ.it.r of D~pl;J.nr. sr.~eh t~chulquaaJ .trxl .. • _• ~ · .. ]. '\he pnct1et·bll1ty o! ~eYi!Sl.n(~ ~'.lM !or ~;-~a·o o~1~ut-i·;ol.j' 'ut-.ll.blnt~ etll1at1ng toclal1qu~ f(.r t:t_i.D pm·pca;e. \ \. J ~ ., ., ... · 1. }'f.uUePl f'OlO!'X.f.tJ ~rt..tculr.rl:T 1..'\ tho tleldn of f'9;-chJ.D.tJ'j'· orx1 p~·c!\otbilt'ftl'l' 1 b.f\~ de•;eltlfQOO r. '\Qr lOt.)' 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The primary content of the page is text, detailing that the document was retrieved from "The Black Vault," an online repository of declassified government documents, specifically within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. This section of the collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA. The text also provides a URL: http://mkultra.theblackvault.com, indicating where the collection can be accessed. There are no photographs of people, locations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. This document is a typewritten memorandum. There are handwritten annotations in the top right corner, including "cst: 8" and "P/13: I, 77, 5", and a signature with initials "/s/" above the typed name "WALTER B. SMITH Director". There are also check marks and what appear to be circulation marks. The document includes a distribution list with numbered entries and a handwritten signature at the bottom. There is some blurred or obscured content, particularly in the header and some of the lines that were likely part of a form. No photographs, diagrams, or experimental procedures are visible. 2. L"l car~.l."' er.;.:,,.-:a ~r~-r- 't~JO 4hi•dnl.ftt..r-l•t.1o~l e! t.hc~ tr..bcl;uea, tho lnUvidual btUs ·1!'!.3TJC5!& 'tlit.h nutpc-ct. to tllo ovent. . . - J. 'ibe '\.ee~~i¢u:s l~'l" not 'bttn (la-,cl~petj la tha c~.1~lfStot.c9 -t.G tho ~-n~ whcro t!iO rO::Iil.H!'I e~'ll }-;(, ):'ITGdid.·h~ ulf.h l'1~"l!';;d, to Ul~ ~~t~nt or· ~on­ trol th:;t <:unto or t.c .. 'W!J.l · · ~chlcvnr1; whelh~r :~r;t t'll~! '~'mJ D7.~.-~nt an~s..l.D rt!tlu.t.'I::J ~net "<•Z~t. m\.l~!Jl.rr,l,lo pn:,·ulolo;·:l~l 1"fi''~o!!.(>'!i7 nt~ 'JC::::".J.T' ln n<.~tlition• · . . ' ' . . .. .- - 1-"7.· l. 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'Hsct tbv 17t'l.k"1 Jr.clwl• rotoronce to alJ. e,£ent.a or ps·oce-!u..~ \'bleb JIJ.tilt bt cmsid~ in relation to \b1a prcW.u • liS ellJii ai to tbooe wtcb u. s. eolarlce can ••t.abllab • unteaa1ble. · .. ;) . .. -~. \ '~ 3• IJ'bat, 1n the CCI.80 of enent.1 OJ" proc.uwlur.s t:rr ca!'lhlm t..S.ons -~ :.cNo! · ., ' rt :a t~hnro a J'(ri.ont.!Al tJU't"Ct .~Y e1J..D't. wJl.!.cb Cl\n:l?t l~. evcl\lr..~ on tha b~o1s ·; o! t.'l8\"l"Q815nt etat.e t..·! lr,- 5. OCiE!X:O* ~m~ra!.ntlom l:e ~do tor l\lrtbo;r. . ~ ' -. \ •:. re•nt.rcb, U rnct1c~l res:.1l.t.:t ca.:t be ec.hioved w1·U1.ln a rer.1•~nt.ble ~· • . . !"··,. . L. 'that tbcr _roc~MA.~ic.t'.ll 1neludo t.h• aeOpe\ ~t -tfo ~"'"'"l"Ch roc;;~J.rut, ... ost.r'h.ti:lh\'d r~cwu ld1are auch refOAl"'b N.i!lt t. .~ ~~n, ant U:Le· _,.,rax..s.-t.a or coa-t tbe resel'r'Cb •. · . · · .·. . . . The document is a typed page with handwritten annotations, likely an internal CIA memorandum concerning a potential threat. 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' \.~ ••• -~ ".' # The document page contains typed text, likely a set of instructions or recommendations related to a study. There are multiple numbered points, suggesting a list of requirements. In the lower right corner, there is a handwritten signature or annotation. The document also features several stamps, though their content is not fully legible, and some areas of text appear to be redacted or obscured by ink marks. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, structured data, or specific visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. The document is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations in the margins. The top right corner has "A/B,1, 82/3" and "5 January 1948" handwritten. There are several lines of text that are heavily redacted or obscured by ink blots, particularly in the "To:" section and throughout the body of the memo. Redactions also appear as black ink scribbles obscuring portions of text about research and information sources. Marginalia in the form of "H-B/6", "B/1", "B/6", and "B/1" are present in the right margin, aligning with specific paragraphs. The overall impression is of a heavily controlled document with significant portions obscured.