Doc 0000146383
CIA
This document, dated November 17, 1950, from the CIA's MKUltra program, outlines desired qualifications for a candidate for "S.I. Indoctrination.
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This page is a "Standard Form No. 64, Office Memorandum." It features a United States Government header and a handwritten annotation: "A/B 5, 260/1" dated 17 November 1950. The memorandum is addressed to "Deputy Chief, I & S Staff" from an unnamed source, with the subject "Desired Qualifications of Candidate for S. I. Indoctrination." There is a red stamp that obscures content near the bottom of the page, and another handwritten "A" in the lower left quadrant, likely an initial. The rest of the page is filled with typed text detailing desired qualifications.
This document is a declassified CIA report, likely from the MKUltra program, with extensive handwritten annotations in black and red ink. The majority of the page is filled with typed text, much of which is heavily redacted with black marker, obscuring key information. The handwritten annotations, appearing as marginalia and in-line notes, include alphanumeric codes (e.g., "A/B, 5, 267/1", "H-B/6", "C H-B/3", "B/3") and single letters (e.g., "A", "C"). There is also a handwritten date "29 September 1954". No photographs, diagrams, forms, or stamps are visible. The presence of redactions and coded annotations suggests that sensitive information about individuals, projects, or procedures is deliberately concealed.
The document is a black and white typed page with handwritten annotations and several redactions. The annotations include "A/B, 5, 285/1" and "C H - B / 3" in the top right corner, and "C" repeated three times in the left margin along with "B/3" and "C A" in the right margin near some text. There are significant black redactions obscuring portions of the text on the page, particularly in the middle section. The text references "experimental work in llescaline and in Cannabis" and "connection with the ARTICHOKE program." There is also a parenthetical note "(report on Mescaline (file))" at the bottom.
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