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A8 .... . ... ··:1·:·.:. ~. \I·. ·. .. .. •. •. I, A~·~/3¢· ~: . •• J . o,' o ~ l,, ' . II • . I 'lo ,_I:·: • t . ,.·I ' ·· .... . . ·•: FUe :~ J December 1951 · ·· . • I ' ,. . • • ': . ··: . . · , . . . ... :'. " ' . . '· . .. : ··- I •-. -: ·I . ·g' ;.. ; c·: .. ··· .. ·.. .·. . ·;~_ .. :.~· . .. .. . .. .. • . r . .. . !·: • I, · ' · • • • ~ .. -·~ ,. I. ~ . . ~· . :.'· ..... i.~ :. : olsor at th1 · '. 1.' addition is a at. .. 1 . , ~-n -·~~tl~n, a,.rul.lj cleared Agenc1:consul~ant. _ , . ·;~ .: ~!.: .. ·.. · ,. .... )~ ~~~lairie~ that. he felt' that electri~ ah~~ ·.·.:. ,.·.~ ,' Jdght be~R~terest to the "Artichoko" type or work. He : . · stated that the standard electric-shock machine (Reiter) could he used in ·: t.vo wars. · One setting or this maahino produced the· normal electric-shock ·. :· · treat.m!nt" (including convulsion) with BJilnesia after a number or treatments • :~ . ·He 1tat.ed that using thil!l 111ai:hine as an electro-shock device with the con- . ;. ..: . . . . . . , ' \; ~ . t •: -~ .... ..} ._I . . .. • ~ · ' p w e l ri s o i d n s ; o tr r e a ti t m m e e n a t n ; d h e p a f r e ti l c t u t l h a a rl t y h e h o co co u u ld ld g g u u a a ra r n an te t e e e a m am ne n s e i s a i a f o !o r r c a e n r y ta k in no w F - . ·. .1~ '· : . ~ ~-~i '~-.; . le~ge .or. • usa or the convulsi va shock. . . ~ ,. .: ~ ., flf• ,:..··· .. • ·, :•· The image displays a large, imposing vault door on the left side, rendered in a metallic gray with intricate mechanical details like gears and locking mechanisms. A bright blue light emanates from behind the door, casting a glow on the surrounding dark background. To the right of the vault, white text proclaims "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized, handwritten font, followed by further text explaining that this document was obtained from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. Below this, a yellow hyperlink provides the website address for accessing the collection: http://mkultra.theblackvault.com. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. This is a scanned document page with a stark, high-contrast black and white aesthetic, indicative of an older copy. Bold, handwritten annotations in dark ink are present, most prominently "A/B, 5, 134/3" in the upper right corner, and "CB" appears twice in a similar style. There are also several large, dark, circular or semi-circular redacted areas, indicating obscured content, strategically placed throughout the text. Along the left margin, there are lighter, vertical redactions and some handwritten marks like "B" and "C". The remaining content is typewritten text, with some lines heavily obscured, suggesting the document's sensitive nature and subsequent redaction efforts. f o !o r r c a e n r y ta k in no w F - . ·. .1~ '· : . ~ ~-~i '~-.; . le~ge .or. • usa or the convulsi va shock. . . ~ ,. .: ~ ., flf• ,:..··· .. • ·, :•· U•' t.ed'that t.he other or lower setting of the· : .' I • C-. 0 .. :i .·' ·- machine p a different type ot shock. He said he could not explain .·. . •. ~.'" it, but knew that when this lower current type or shock was applied with- . ·~ ... , ,:•· .. out oonTUlaion, it had_._!.he effect ot making a man talk. He sAid, however, or that the usa this t1Pe ot_ehock was prohibited because it produced in, · ... .' .the indiTidual excruciating pain·and he stated that there would be no _. . question in his mind that tho individual would be quite willing to give · or · in!'ormation it threatened With. the u,ee this machine. ·.He stated that·;, e method butJ undoubtedly, would be effective. ,. . .,:\, tated that he had never had the device applied to · ': ~ · ..• · ·. , vit h people "who had h"een shocked in this manner ! •. :· .•. .: ~j and atate . that ther COf!tplained -that their whole head was. on fire· and it' . ~ · · vu much too pain!ul a treatlllant tor ony medical practice. He stated the onlr way it was ever used was in connection vith s tha~ ~its use vas extremel7 paln!ul. The writer uke . -~. ~hether or not 1n the "grogr.y". conditiol). following convul- sion by the electric-shock machine anyone had nttompted to obtain hyp- . ·. . ·· · · notice control over the patient, since it occurred to the write~· .. :· .:. it vould be a good time to Attempt to obtain hypnotic control •. ~Jr,. atated that, t_o his knowledge, it had never been done, but he could make :·'· ·-: · :~ '"~~:>: ::,I;~>:~~~~!~· ;~·:I,:.;;,n.:;\€;~:.;i .. -· -,.. . . .. . · :. ·,·. . ' :. :,, ;· · . :· · ·· .· ,'_ ·..: .. -'~ ·.l:t"'-~····· •. •• . ,. . :·· ·· .•. ·. ·!•",··!·• l .. ,),, ... .. ···•·· ., .... ·' ..' ' • I ~"~ .r:!"' ~-• -,.. . . .. . · :. ·,·. . ' :. :,, ;· · . :· · ·· .· ,'_ ·..: .. -'~ ·.l:t"'-~····· •. •• . ,. . :·· ·· .•. ·. ·!•",··!·• l .. ,),, ... .. ···•·· ., .... ·' ..' ' • I ~"~ .r:!"' ~-• L ~~·.~~' • '·.: 1 , • • •~·t 11: ,.· •' :.' '<I •'•, .,. • ... :· ,,, .. • '4, · ~ . l ; . · ~ ' 1 ; , ' l . . , : , ! , _ : . .: , , . ' . . : , . · . . f• .. ,. ;I . 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' ! ~ . •,;_ . ..,., .• ' · ' . ~··. ·· obtain. ·, imperfect. 1111neaia tor perio< b W e e .. . n t urther back. '· Jfe at• ated eavural · . ' · . . . · .. : This page is a black and white, typed document with several handwritten annotations. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables. The content appears to be a report or transcript of a discussion, as indicated by numbered points and quoted statements. Redacted or obscured content is present in several locations throughout the document, primarily in the middle sections of lines, suggesting that sensitive information has been removed. The handwritten annotations, primarily "AC", "H.B/6", and "C", are located in the margins and may represent filing codes or identifiers used by the document's handlers. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities directly on this page. ' " '· ; . ' ! ~ . •,;_ . ..,., .• ' · ' . ~··. ·· obtain. ·, imperfect. 1111neaia tor perio< b W e e .. . n t urther back. '· Jfe at• ated eavural · . ' · . . . · .. : : · . .. j ~~.\·.·:;, :·: ·:· .. '· ·.: 1na.tancaa in which peopl.;· who had. ginn the el~ctro-shock treatment· .. · ·r:\ /'· :' :· .,; : -, ._;~-: ~.' ·.· · .~ ri~llllbend_~aate.:..d.e.t.a.i..l • of cer~thinas .and completa.blanks in_otbet·. . _;_._ ... ·;. ::.\::-'··::.& ->;: :~ rv~~LP.·''f(;· ~t· ~~~-:- ·~ ~.:':~ '~~:;;r~~- :.;~:~ <· ,. • . ::· ·:· ;· ·/ i.·f __:, ~ tieing ted. a ba which,·:.> ·· ··) /;~~ 'f;l 'd · ac , is portable. a.id . ·. . ·. · \::J 1 ~ ~' ·:'~at the s s~ock 11achine -la a COJ!Uilon in medl-· ·: •.. •• t ';.:- ", ·' cal ot.rlces and in the majot ci\ies--there !lUSt. be severil hundred' ot them .· . . ·.~' ' · in. use .at •ll t.iri-.s ~ .. • · ' · ·• , ~ ·. . ; .••· ·y ~. · ·.;";~lit·" ' •' . -t • ·w-. . -- • ., , . . ~· : . ...... . .. . . ,~.-'·':. ·.,. .. ; 7· tated also that there 'would be no war or-~·: li./ ;,· :~{;~~~; .~· datec.t1ng had 'been given electro-shock traat.ment.e ex-·, .. or : jf ·. ·:.:··. . ·... ~- cept through the uea the electl"o-encephalograph and then only U' the ,·: ~. ·.· _... ~.-· . :. indi rld.ual who had bean given the electro-shock treatment ware placed on ; • ~1,;': ~ . ,: the encephalograph Vit.hin two weeks a.f't.er the shock had been given. · He: . .. :). • · stated that a derini t.e pattern (s1N1lar to the epilept.ic-enccphalor,raph '/t. ,r;u,.... ! ;~ ~ paHer) shoved on th!t encephalograph attar th'! shock tnatr.1ents, but thie :· ?~<; )J~. ~:. pat.~~. 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