Doc 0000146345
CIA
This document is a declassified CIA memorandum from July 17, 1953, concerning the testing and delivery of a device to the Technical Branch, with arrangements made for subsequent discussions on polygraph matters.
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Ask the archive about this →Office I, .. . ... ,.; . ' ... j, I. TO File .. DATE: 17 J1J.ly 1953 ' A FROM c,H ~ B/~D .. SU8JI!CT: .. (14 July 1953), the 2. TI1esc tests, referred to above, were of a perfuncto1-y nature and cc-ncerned the worktng of the device rather than testing of the device for the needs of IRB or the Techn1cal Branch. conferenc~uded ~H -B/3 3. This at appro::d.. l'latel:r ll:15 the agreement that afte~had mnde a brief study of the~ J[ ~J tievice And had~whatever photor,r~phs or papers they con sidered neces~~~·, tr~people resronsible Houl~ with the urit cr and arretn,ge for the deliv ci:r of t~ device and relc>ted p<'pers to the Technice.l Branch. No· time ;.;as f · estimated for thi~ but the m·iter Ha~~~~~,ed tlv,t .this 1-1ould not I take lonG, the ir11plication being tha... interest iiould be onl~- . a matter of a fe1-1· da:rs. t:) ~ ~It th~ . ~U • 13 ~ should be noted for the record and .~were both out ot. the city for this der:tol~~1l'he ,·rri-r.er left word fo1; her return to her desk in connection Hith matter. /ID 5. Thereafter, arrangements were made ~n" · . ~ . -. .. ·_ -,.. - ... , . -- . w- to .CI B discuss cert'"-in .Secret matters i.ri.th the \-Triter Clt .3:00 Pi! the srune di:<5cuss certain matters pertaininr; to the polygraph w"ith A and ~roup on the. folloor:i.ng day, \"Jednesday, 1953, ~s office. , CC:
The image displays a graphic with the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font, set against a dark background with blue accents. To the left, a stylized depiction of a vault door is visible, featuring intricate mechanical details like dials and levers. The right side of the image contains text that explains the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redations present in this visual.
The document is a typed office memorandum on a standard government form, with handwritten annotations. The header indicates it's from the "Office Memorandum" of the "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT," dated "17 July 1953." Several sections of text are heavily redacted, with black ink obscuring significant portions of the content, particularly names and specific details of subjects and locations. Handwritten annotations appear in the margins and on the text, including "A/B 5,142/4" at the top right and individual notations like "A" and "CH-B/6" near the subject line, and other codes such as "H-B/3" and "C B/6" scattered across the body of the document. The presence of these redactions and coded annotations suggests sensitive or classified information related to the memo's content.
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