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---------·-··------------1 • MEMOR ;'.KDU:-..1 FO?-.: M::t. DULL:CS / : Gen. Cabell •. 1. I have ju!:t been ndvi.~:~d o! the ~ro;:o~ed &\ction to be~ taken in the caec o! ?-.Iessrs. Dru~ :ln~ Go:tlfeb and fc.cl th:lt in view or r:-.y ;.;o::.ition "-~d responsibilities!. it l!; my Guty to ex"rcsc an opinion in thi .s r:l:\ttcr. z. · I !eel that ::!. formal rc;.ri:n:lr.d in this c:1::c woulcl be an injustice sir.~c: re!Jrirn:.ncl.c at·c ~?rlic:1.bl~ to t:.,~sc:: ~uilty o! -ncgli~cncc, cH.:.!oy::!.lty, or \~o·ill!ul :\Ct~ c!::t:-i:~o:nt:1.l to ~n or~:lniz.:l­ tion, rilt!':cr tl::ln to th:l~l:! involve~ -in cif!ic~lt circumst.,.ncc:a eau!>cd by rr:i::ch::!.ncc or !~ctor! b(:yond o•.1r c-o~~:-ol. In t!1is cas~, 1 bcli.::vc t=:~t bot.h men concerned ClCt•:::i in S:lod !;1it~ a:ld wit~ the desire to AOV::!.I\C'! thci:- wor:,. v:hct~cr they l.lc:,cd the !o•r.si_::.ht o:r wisdom t:l eras~ all tb: ?0:3sibiliti~s ·th~t rr.i;ht occur ix;, o! COU%'FC dc:,at:lble. 1 3. If such action were t:!l':en in t!lc t=~dition o! the sea wh¢re the comrn:\.ndc:r is a.uto:n:ltically :1t {tu.lt i:-1 c<:1se o! !::.ilu~c, t'hen it would be in order to ~pply the reprim~nd to both Dr. Gibbons and 1:-lysel!. 4. I sincerely ho?e th:l.t this rn.ittc:.- \\'lll be ac;ain :-cvicwcd, not only in the: intc:-c~t or }.lsticc:, but :llso i'n ~e interest o! rr.ain , t ._ a . i - n _, i _ n g ti-.c: s?irit o! initi::.ti...-c <.nd cnthusias~ S'; necccsa:-y to our • TWV~ ~· , L'UlS dc:!'!..O?.. EZ . Res ear.cb C~.li:-m~n TSS/OC:ldd/jcl (Z i'cb:-uary 1954} ~o·ior r.~cord: Original returned to rJb dcFlorcz on 10 Feb, \1.'/not.c iroa ~en C:l!Jcll (on the cover sheet) as !ollo~\'s·: ·-·---~Your· _request Olcccued to." . . . ···--·-- -···--·---·:---··--··-~em. ..... • ·. .. '· This image is a header or landing page for "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. Visually, it features an image of a large, intricate vault door on the left side, rendered in shades of gray and blue, with glowing blue light emanating from its right side. The right side of the image contains text in white and yellow font, detailing the origin and contents of the documents hosted on The Black Vault, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. The document is a typewritten memorandum, dated February 2, 1954, concerning a proposed action related to Messrs. Drum and Gottlieb. The memo is addressed to Mr. Dulles and notes that it is via Gen. Cabell. There is a handwritten annotation near the top right that appears to be a number, "322". Near the bottom, there is a signature line for LUIS deFLOREZ, Research Chairman. A "Memo for Record" section at the bottom states that the original was returned to deFlorez with a note from Gen. Cabell. The text appears to be the primary content, with no photographs, diagrams, or forms. There are no visible redactions or evidence of experimental procedures.