Doc 0000146415
CIA
This document is a chronological log from November 30, 1953, to December 10-11, 1953, detailing discussions and actions related to the "Olsen case" within the CIA, including investigations, file management, drug impoundment, and recommendations against disciplinary action.
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Ask the archive about this →__ .v· .. • I: Il~ K PAT~~ I C ~~ D L\ Tn ) 30 Noveubcr 1~53 /._:I ~· ~~ ~ •·-. . • ... DCI .nad .DDCI: discussion. of the Olsen cnsc. It '\las a~rcccJ that Hbuston and I wottld make ~ thorough investigation nnd submit our rcco~~~ndations to the Director. .. 30 Hovember 1953 . . of 1IPUS1'0~, ED'JAP,DS, FIELDS AUD SCOTT: · discussion 'the Olsen case. Scott and Fields will take steps to ~ee tha~ the fi1es arc · sent up he~e and the drug impounded. · ... :.1. Dec~cber 1.953 GIBa.O NS: ca~e i~ to ma~e a strong ple~ that no. disciplinary action . oe taken on the Olsen case. . . . .. .. . . . . . . 2 Decer:1ber 1953 DC! and.PDCI: disc~ssed the Olsen c~~e ·with them.: . . . l . 2 December 1953 · . WISNE?.! niscussed the·Olsen case. He st~ted th~t neither he n~r Hcil:s kneu anything about the inte~tion to make this experiment. Be ·~ointed ou~ that Hel~s had held a ~taff meeting in May at which Dru~ and Gibbons were present and had indicated that the drug was dyna~ite and that he should be advised at all ti~es when it was· . iuten~ed to use it. A ~e~orandu~ on this vas later sent·t~ the . ~ · Divisio~ and TSS ghich advised that there would be ~o us~ ~ithout Wisner's per:ission. ·. .· • HAROLD COOPER: talked to hie about his ~eaction to LSD. He st~ted.tha: he thought-application on an unwitting basis vas very . .. bad. · .• . .· · . ... .. . :.3 Dec_e~ber ·1953 . • .J . GOT'ILE!3: advised that Dr. Abra~sQn ~o·uld be here tomorrow and ~ould I ·want to see·hi~. Told him that I ~ou~d arrange it through Bous ton. .1 . . . . · · . . . : · : : . • · ·. ·3 December 1953" ---·----:--------·-·- ·----.. ---.-- -- . ·-·--------·-····-------~·--·--- DE FLOR~Z: came in to say that he jho~ght any repii:ands in the Olsen case would be most unfortunate • .• .. ..- . ~~--::::::.:·-~.,..._,.=::.::::.-=~::-:=:::=--:::::.~=--...:::::"".:~~_j :.':::::::.:.~':.::=::=::::-:·~:.:::;.:...~-..:._;z . . - ~ . -. ---· ...... . _/' [ Jc.l:lbe~ J.9_s:~ / ,' ·" uousrm:: report c ... th."lt he had ob taincd ., f or~ble rul.i n~ on . / the Olsen c.:lse fro~ DEC. ,. - ·· 10 & 11
The image displays a stylized graphic depicting a vault door on the left, with a glowing blue light emanating from it. To the right of the vault, white text reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this, more white text describes the source of the document as an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and its origin from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The text also provides a URL for online access to the collection. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor are there any handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures.
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This page is a typed document, likely a diary entry, with several handwritten annotations. At the top, a circled annotation appears to read "300". Towards the bottom right, there is a handwritten note that reads "Olson #4" and "54-29". There are no photographs, diagrams, stamps, forms, tables, or visual evidence of experimental procedures on this page. The content appears to be solely text-based with the aforementioned handwritten additions.
This page has no photographs, diagrams, tables, forms, or official stamps. There are handwritten annotations at the bottom right, "Olien #45" and "54-30". The document primarily consists of typed text, likely meeting minutes or a chronological log of events related to the Olsen case. Some text is slightly faded or smudged, with several instances of scattered dots and specks typical of aged paper or poor copying quality, which do not appear to be deliberate redactions.
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