Doc 0000146381
CIA
This document from the CIA MKUltra collection discusses curare-like plant roots and their use as a paralyzing poison and in medicine for muscle relaxation.
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Ask the archive about this →·.· . ' .. ·~ ,· .".- ";.~· ·~· !•, -".~ ' :f.' ·"' ! • ·: •·· 11/~ .~BI/1 ·, ..j . . J J) . ' Flli" / 1 TAKEN FROM . - . -. -. .. - ~ .. , . .. .. 11 C.. The- diacussion ui limited to the subj. of curare-like nn roots, bark, etc. cf several brevrin~ species ~f So. Am. rlnnts. It contains powerful alkaloids and is used by certain So. l.n1. tribe~ a.:; nn arro:·l poison. An individual or animnl strucl: by :mch a pcisoncd·-arrow is rapidly rendered helplcs::; due to parulysis of t.he skeletal muscles. · Furi.£'iccl curnre ;.nd chemicals h~vinr; ~ curare-like action are used to sone e."Ctcnt in ned:icine, \-then it is desired to produce n relax ation of the 5kcletul ITIUScles without the prod. of ane::;thnoin or the prodnction of central nervous system paraly::;is. . . -~,4 -~~2~- -:.·s . . -. -.-.:-u . ._ .. ~·- .· .;.:_; ~~-·-- \'
The image depicts a section of a document with a dark background and stylized text. On the left, a graphic of a vault door with glowing blue accents is visible. The primary content is text that states the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically referencing the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text notes that this compilation contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA. A prominent yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is displayed at the bottom, indicating where the full collection can be accessed. There are no photographs of people, locations, or equipment, nor any handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures.
The page contains a typed document with several handwritten annotations and significant redactions. A handwritten header "A/B, I, 274,1" is present at the top right, along with a handwritten initial "C" in the middle right side and another initial "A" at the bottom right. There are large black redaction bars obscuring portions of text throughout the document. The document appears to be a report detailing a conference with Dr. James H. Duddleson, dated November 4, 1953. No photographs, diagrams, or official stamps are visible.
The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. Several sections are heavily redacted with black ink, obscuring portions of the text and rendering them illegible. Handwritten annotations include what appear to be filing or reference numbers ("A/B, 5, 281/1"), single letters ("A", "B", "C", "G"), and a date ("HER, 26 Feb 52"). The text discusses curare-like agents and their uses. No photographic images, diagrams, or evidence of experimental procedures are visible.
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