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I • ? " ... • .._._ .:rft I •I ·~ "' ~~·/: i• ' . 16 Fobruary,52 ~~ AI6 / i ,0 . • 'II 3 /G, ·' t (} r t [ ' ~· . ~ ~.: • J, 0 rapidly under i'iold .. 1 conditions .tl1nn in domestic.laborutorios. ~ ' . '{'• or Availabili t:r of these . tochniqlles in the field would be 0 0 :;. .· :, ;'. · '. · '' 0 }i::.~~;;·.: .,malJcrinl advantage to CIA in eoleoted operational caeen of an ali hoo. natura.,·· 1·· .i • i· . .• . _ ... . . ; ~.· · ! > ' . ,. .t . ~' ' . .. 1: or !s.~ Uoo thc~e techniquen requires personnel with special tr~ining Efforts to recruit aucl~ personnel or to obtain them· 0 . '; .. ' .. . :: ~ ' .·.'·, C) Tho investization of opccial intcrro~ation tochni~ucs ha~ ....·· ·I · : . have been tried only 1n psychiatry• . The dilf£Jro.llt coru.!i tionn ..-;hich would .... ,. .' portain in CIA operational .uae prevent a final ovDlu.ation of the full ' '' 1, . • • . .. • . . ' : ~ ' • ' :l.: .··. ··· '1 .• ' l, potential of those techniques ~t~l thoy have actually been tented • ...1. ,. ,·. _. . ., • . ,. r ' , ' . . : . . I . under roalistic field conditions, .~ch testing is· not practicable at ' I ~ '· . ' :,.~.-,.-,f. i.l·:~: .... ·. · present, partly bccaune of ~he !fact ·that this is a rather co:npl?x ' ' ' ' ' >: · ;I · · ~\1 ~ ;; oparntion. to establish, but basically because CIA haa not been able I· • · I t , • , : • : · ' ' ,/ ,. ' "!. . ' . , . ~t. • . '•... •• .. •· .. · .·.'d~-' · __ ,_ . :. -. ·' I~ I. . ·.:· (:-!\!;~·;·,;,.~·.:.··._to .o~tain personnel wlth tho pro~r. qun.tU'ica~ions to administer: tho ' ~:. \ ':". '~ "'\ f I, ~ . ' I ' • ' • "' \ ' . '; ~- ,. ..... ' · · \ . ~ . • . t · !~ ; · ~ · · "' . : 1 The image displays a graphic background featuring a stylized representation of a bank vault door on the left side. On the right, text is presented in white, with the title "THE BLACK VAULT" prominently displayed in a larger, stylized font. Below the title, descriptive text explains that the document is from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically housing the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, with over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA. A URL is provided at the bottom in yellow, `http://mkultra.theblackvault.com`, indicating where the collection can be accessed. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. The document is a typed memorandum on aged paper with some visible water damage and staining. Handwritten annotations appear at the top right, including a date and what looks like codes. There is a redaction, indicated by dark ink, obscuring a portion of the text in the "MEMORANDUM FOR" line. The text discusses technical support for special interrogation techniques within the CIA for Project Artichoke, with a discussion of the problem, facts, and proposals for obtaining suitable personnel. The bottom portion of the page exhibits significant dark redactions and what could be a stamped or printed seal. pro~r. qun.tU'ica~ions to administer: tho ' ~:. \ ':". '~ "'\ f I, ~ . ' I ' • ' • "' \ ' . '; ~- ,. ..... ' · · \ . ~ . • . t · !~ ; · ~ · · "' . : 1 I ; ~ . '· , ·'.. • ' · . , . : J ' : ..• , t o · c b.' . liquoo. ·· ' : I '· '' •I ,..,., -~- : '· ~. ' . . . . .3 •. v.'hilo 1 t io feanible' theoretically to PI'eparo :-na.nual:J which .· ..... ... ·:.·! ' '• . I .~ ~ ~ ~' ~. :-,·,.:~~:·~, ; would permit inuiviuualo ;rith oorna medical b<lckeround to a.d:ninistcr ao!Il8 of .~;~·:.~,: .. . _,:. :, . . . ' ' ·i:·~;·:::·::·>~:·.'·~:the techniques, this procedure is not r~coo..11onded. Similarly, the hiring ~~~-·, ... ·~ .~.: : ~-' .. ~·. - ' ·' · · ~· · \or::Lo.ner,al medical·'practiotioners for £Juboequont .education and training ,. . · !..• ;;·~\ ; .- :;;,~:::: , . ' '1 in tho tochniquoo io practica.ulo but, not tho r.1oot cffcctivo co t.hod. Aotuallj, tho usa or these techniques iD no much an art ns it iD a such :that direct hiring of ouitablo poroonnel for porma.mmt e~plo;;.nont in CIA is almost out or tho question. An altcrnuto procedure offers pos3i- bilities and is sugg~eted for consideration. Through contact Tri th CIA cleared conaultants, it has been learned that spccinlists in at luast some.of the fiolde could be obtnu1ed on a contract basis. The 1ndi-..iduols concerned ~uld mt kncm of CIA interest in their services until they had been carefully screened, security clenrod, and indoctrinated. 'Ihoy vrould · r.·· not beco{llc CIA cr.tployueo in fact and thu~ would rotain thoir nscociati~n .'' Control or their activ i tico rola. ting. Dovolop:uent of Gpooial intcrroc;n t1.' n tcchniq'J.C~ novt bclic-:et.l to l. 1 r-4ve a potpntin.l for CIA oporntiona.l uoe requiro!l tho arJoptLn of a pro- . eram fol:" procurinG pcrDonncl skilled :ill the u~e 'Jf thc~o toc)·1r.t1quc::: and establiohin(l thee in tho field ~'here tho:r C<l.n opnrato under ~~.1:!:::-atlo:.nal conditions. A po:Jaibllity of procuring oomG of the por:Jon!1el ·,vi th the rc- 2. quirod specialtieo ls believed to exist. ' .' ' ' That CIA give consideration to this prococluro in vieif of tb3 expressed operational toc)·1r.t1quc::: and establiohin(l thee in tho field ~'here tho:r C<l.n opnrato under ~~.1:!:::-atlo:.nal conditions. A po:Jaibllity of procuring oomG of the por:Jon!1el ·,vi th the rc- 2. quirod specialtieo ls believed to exist. ' .' ' ' That CIA give consideration to this prococluro in vieif of tb3 expressed operational need for this type o! assistance in interrocations. -. . . .. .. ' .' .• .. 1·.' . •. . · .• . •. ,· ,, ' .• . ;: . . 1 •: . .. { ·, .•.r ~; ·• :. :,' ,·. . I 'l.· This page is a scan of a typewritten document, likely from the MKUltra collection, given the context of the provided text. The document is primarily text-heavy, with no photographs, diagrams, forms, or tables present. There are no handwritten annotations, signatures, or marginalia visible. Official stamps are also absent from this particular page. The text itself discusses interrogation techniques and their effectiveness, as well as the challenges associated with their implementation. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities. This page is a scanned excerpt from a typewritten document containing substantial amounts of text. No photographs, diagrams, charts, tables, or forms are visible. There are no handwritten annotations, signatures, or official stamps. Some portions of the text are obscured by black redactions, primarily in the bottom portion of the page, obscuring what appears to be handwriting or additional text. The visual content is limited to the typewritten text and the areas of redaction, providing no direct visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities. The image displays a typed document with a title and bulleted list format. There are no handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. The content appears to be purely textual, outlining conclusions and recommendations related to interrogation techniques. The document is a single page with a distressed and aged appearance, showing some noise and dark smudges, particularly along the bottom.