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I Office Me1nora1zdu11z ! • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT I ... I ' f , . I TO File OATB: 2$ May 1952 \ .......... ~·- A PllOM c SUBJECT: ' r· • J~ ' J. ' 1 I' . !. 1.· On Friday, 23 May 1952, thevriter L.. a brief discussion~.oke lines wi ~ting ~w~th le~tu-~es r ~~:;;.:; ' • d, 2. :Stnc _ preTi.ously o.k.ed conversation with~ ' I,.),, the writer talked with~n more or less general .A. terms concerning use of chemicals, drugs, hypnosis, and other tech- ~ .' ~ in the extracting of information from recalcitrant persons • .., ~ :·, '., > ' ~stated that in his police work he had, upon quite a nWilber of~,... · . ! . ·r. casions,-worked with individuals using ~he above-mentioned techniques; L · -- ·some with succ-ess and some withou'ba success. He also s~~ted he had a ~:. .... great ~tany friends in th~area who were practicing pf!;rchiatrists_ r;. . .: and knew that they had em~rco-analysis and he thought hypno- ~~~ ~~..-~~~t in connection with their professional work. ~ : .. --seemed -very interested and quite willing to assist the Arti- F :., . choke" work and stated he was returning Saturday, 24 May 1952, t~ JJI and would start immediately ·to assemble_ any infomation he had or f( . could obtain along these lines. r· A i 3. and the writer made it Tery clear the secrecy· work anc~assured them that he understood the security aspects involTed;· but~due to his professional work 1~7 (! J-1 :.·~~f ·.:·. he could make inquiries without in any way showipg an unusual interest •. c:: . : . : . = . :- _.. .. ' r~ .., .. . '. - uL . · a ted that he would r• eturn to W a s~where ~ ' A I .. near the 1st of July and he wQUld get in touch with~ and ~A ) ·- the writer and discuss any ite1'1l8 of interest which lle .. had'obtained in . , . • . the meantime. He also promised to ascertain whether or not'there were· ) any individuals in his area that were outstanding along Artichbke type work and·~f so, get sufficient qackground on them so that ~hey-could be interviewed or possibly used by the writer. I ... ,·/r : t. I 1\·' 1.. '·• ... :o , l - The provided image is not a declassified CIA document page, but rather a promotional graphic for "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. The graphic features an illustration of a vault door on the left side and text on the right. The text explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, which houses declassified government documents, including the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It also provides a URL for accessing this collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present in this graphic. ascertain whether or not'there were· ) any individuals in his area that were outstanding along Artichbke type work and·~f so, get sufficient qackground on them so that ~hey-could be interviewed or possibly used by the writer. I ... ,·/r : t. I 1\·' 1.. '·• ... :o , l - ' -: · ..~... .: - ~ ~ • ·. t!r.;"(o'~ r ' f 1 " · ' 1 i. . ! .~ , I . • ~ , . ' , . . t ' ' t ' ' I I · · • · •·\ r . : .: ' .... . ! ... ", · .. ~ f , ·. . . . . . • :. . ' . ' . . ~-~ •• . 4~. This document appears to be a declassified United States Government office memorandum, likely from the 1950s, given the date "26 May 1952". It features official letterhead and is structured as a standard memo with fields for "TO", "FROM", "SUBJECT", and "DATE". Large portions of the text are heavily redacted with black ink, obscuring names and specific details. Handwritten annotations are present in the margins and at the top of the page, possibly indicating recipient routing or internal notes. The overall appearance is that of a formal government document with sensitive information deliberately removed.