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. (,;:"',_, ~' Office lvie11zor .. ~zdum ~. 'uNITED sTAT ___ GovERNMENT .J TO Chief, Securicy Research St<J.ff DATE: 1'1 July 1953 - FROM Chief, Technical Branch • SUBJECT: Reconsideration of • .. ....· ..•. ..,. . . . 1. Reference is made to my conver 16 July l95J, concernin~; the sending -for fUrther· d:f::;cussions ~rith ~d research aiM • • • 2. As we dis three prime reasons for another trip by A. Recent correspondence fro~inclicates that he is discouraged in the development .... some"~>rhat slo~r of the project and this trip would stir up his in- - - terest again. · . s now been cl~i7 ' could talk with~ -designing of the project. .. c. could, af~r discussion t.zitl~ , .... make an immediate study of any new pro :'.! out of the discussions and, in addition, dividuals who could be · substituted f 1n the event we have to f. · abandon using .• ........ ... will grant authorization for this trip, the -..;riter A - have a discussion t-Tith you concerning the the various security ramii'ications involved ving • , ... - - 4 •• At the present time, it is difficult to estimate how lone ' ·r - ~ake but it is t deal can be accomplished - i n three This office lorill make the necessary:arrangements for vel as as we have so~n received authorization from you. - !\I·' ,. '.' ~- ... ' . . . ~ ...... . . ' ~-· .. ,.: ., • . "';-·.·..- ·L) ,•, ;,- .,,. • ... . ·:-,~·..·. , o'. "'•'· ..•I ·,~• ~,. .. ·~· •. ~ ! • • ' ... ,.. ' -----------------· The image provided is not a declassified CIA document page, but rather a banner or introductory screen for "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. It features an illustration of a large, metallic vault door on the left side. The right side of the banner contains text explaining that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, which houses declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection compiled from CIA declassified records. The text also provides a URL for the database. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this banner. The document is a typed memorandum on what appears to be official government letterhead, with the header "Office Memorandum" and "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" visible. There are multiple instances of black redactions obscuring text throughout the document. Handwritten marginalia is present, including "A/B, I, 44, 7-", "C", and various "A" and "C" notations next to numbered paragraphs. The presence of redactions and handwritten annotations suggests that certain information within the memorandum has been deemed sensitive or requires specific attention and routing.