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,.- . :A-!!J, ... ~b·/r / ,· ~"'9 .' ' .. ! , / ' 27 Nay 1953 . A Contacte Cont<1ct Office reglli'ding the · · bility of the J-(·B/3:: ng a ceptralized file of interrogMt, ' From _ . ·6/f.,. has -~ld me there is probably a . . debrti..efs · A,; ; : out of the ron urtain /1: our contact man for ... . . \.· ~c1-her interestiq~.point is that there arc six or seven people: ltJ semina~ at- who last week conducted a. series .of on various methods of interrogation. Thest! seven h.:tve been interrogated by the British, Russian, French, German and other assorted EuroiJean intclli- g~e~M~. • · to see lvhethe of th~ possibility similar ones. A ·He. cxpectsl. . .t o come to .vn.shington in the next week or. - so and will see that we meet him. - - It is interesting that the people feel t a sour apple. roup were able to shake ncies in his st it is felt he has offered ·. ft. ·• • . .. . . . . .. . . . Office N1~mo TO Chief, 1'echniqal Branch FROM ,. 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' j ·someuhat hazy This page is a landing page for a declassified CIA document from the MKULTRA collection, as indicated by the text. Visually, it features a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left side, with glowing blue accents suggestive of advanced technology or secret data. The right side of the page is dominated by white text on a black background, presenting information about the document's origin, its collection, and a URL for download. The title "THE BLACK VAULT" is presented in a bold, stylized font with a blue glow. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or specific visual evidence of experimental procedures depicted on this page. were isoiated from the Gis for the most part. '"He states th:lt he was never beaten although his face 1-was slapped ~d he was never forced to a point of fatigue in questioning and no J,musual. methods. of interroga ~ion were used. . - - . ' j ·someuhat hazy he claims he ;r as later struct. He says that during this period of time, he a food and dr:mk large quanti ties of tea since they were would be interesting .to determine if the other f~erican3, durin~ the ·same period qf tra·~l, were likewise coilfum and hazy and rrhetl1er drugged drinl's were ·served as -they passed through areas under militEI..I"y control.) ~ · · ·-·•· · 8. During his trip throu~they were not guarded or followed but spent ··a ll 'their time on ·tr.Uns or stops along the way • . .. .. ~- \.· 9. Another in~resting point is t~at when he was confronted : with the gap of p. day or so, he volunteered to submit himself to a · truth -serum so that forgotten memories woul-d be revi:t'ed. 'vlhen I an ... . talked with him:, he again stated that he held made offer to take a truth serum. Although his infonuation seemed to be somewhat """ genernl, in view of his willingness, it might be an. . 'Opportunity to .. · .. ..... · \· . test some ARTICHOKE 'techniques. : :·· -B/\o .· fr rrogation this group .Americans ~f . contacted if further interviews ar.e desired • .. , ' 5'~' h •. ., ... . ·. .' f . • !. . ~ ... , .:!• • ' . . ' ; .. " " ~ "'t • • • ... .. .·• . . . t • J J • The page is a typewritten document with handwritten marginalia in the upper right and left margins. The marginalia in the top right appears to be initials and numbers ("AIB, 5, 66.11"). The left margin contains several sets of handwritten annotations, some appearing in columns with lines drawn to the text. Redactions, or obscured content, are present throughout the document, represented by black ink blotting out text in various sections. The document also includes numerical or coded annotations like "H-B/3," "B/6," and "B/3" in the left margin. The document is a "United States Government Office Memorandum." It features handwritten annotations in blue ink, including what appears to be "A/P 5, 66/2" and "A/B, 5, 66/2" in the top right corner, "H-B/6" near the subject line, and "B/6" circled multiple times in the margins. There are also significant portions of text obscured by black redaction ink. While no photographs or diagrams are present, the form layout with filled-in fields like "Date: 21 May 1953" and the typed header "Chief, Technical Branch" indicate an official communication. The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. The typed text is numbered 7 through 10, describing observations about an individual. There are two instances of handwritten annotations on the left side of the page, labeled "B/3" and "B/6 A". There is also a single large handwritten letter "A" towards the bottom right of the page. Sporadic dots and small markings are scattered across the page, typical of older scanned documents. Much of the text in sections 7, 10, and the bottom of section 10 is obscured by black redaction marks.