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This CIA document, dated July 1951, describes experiments involving hypnotizing subjects to memorize material and later recall it, as well as attempts to induce subjects to read from closed books while in a trance.

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, .. y-.~ A 1\) D~tc: ? July 1951 • - .· •' ' "that rlnr:int; the Socon1i -.-~'Y~·J.d ;·rar he hnd ·;;vr:.d .f·.)f-~....- (char ; as such ~ ~p socret ~Jitt'~.lir,ence or;·nnioz.~ L..:i on Lha~ r,t pennitted to r;j_vc -t~~,o ·.-10rds that 't.J1e i~ti~s_- r<-prusentocl). I!i.s ;·r->rl: fo;:.._ co11~ted in 4!~l"!no":i.:.5.nr; su~,jects ancl c~m.sil'~'- the:'i\ to ..-.~;;mori:.e dct:-~.ilud ,-mile mat~ri::-1 unrln:'·the influence of hypn•)tism. 11-it.Cr tho 3UbJ' oct :.-:a<; a·:;al:ened - ~ J • ~ he T/Ou~d ~r.> to some other 1· lace and there bo rc-hypnj U.z.cc.l a11u rcpea ;_, ·:cr'.J;•ti ;; .. tcrial he had ncm0rizecl ·d1ilc previously under the inflneuce of h:-'"Pnoti~. ~­ .s~tod tl,at · -,·.:h_Lle !r.ontilly transportinr;: tlli::; :i.luorn1a t5.on tho snb;jcct 1..' .... ; could not· \"'e m:-\de i..o rcve?l M:/ of the material as <lue "to pos"L h~--pnotic sup;cs t-ion ~~- he had.completel:/ forr;otttJn it until he was re-hypnot~icJ. ., / ~~)U'.I~- ....a nd a .1:; considerably . _'.· I. projcct~.1.m 'by l1yimoti cause n sub.i~ .• ' ~· ;, ; I'. . . ~ 1 -' ' · .· hypnotic tranc ~ to read rroc1 ::1 closed hook e. i:lr~ble t.listOJ1CC ~rw:l~-~ *. ., . : st::1tecl {,hat n'.•ou \:. otw out of twenty subjucts -sufficitmt cl~.. irvo .r anc·e to be .... " able to. do thought pro~jection. ·~\;;/~ On the last. day of tho period of trainint; student to a m~ ·who 'ms >rni tinr, for an ap-;->ointme:nt. ·.-.-:i. wns introdnccd as an expert h:."\mot5.st 'ftho <:ishetl to tr,,r an expc on tho Iii~. 'I'ho SI..UUOnt 3t that time h~'1'00tized the lliCln and SU[.r.estocl that he '•;.:_q1ld .feel liO pain. 'I'hc student then sugeested that he v10uld be deaf :£or two minutes aft.cr ho awtl.~. e •.. lflum tho 1nau a~·;oke he could hear nothinc, and to t~st for. i'a!tc17 tho • l ------------------------------ ., • ·; ~v l,l,o ;-;1:1Hiont a:TroD.cllcd the r,·:i.n fro:1 bch~Jici ,.,n~1 ;;loutcrl ill l··is c~u·. •~;;:~ t~l::1;;; ·crl IIi:> Jtnnrls h;r h:is car \rl"\._1, <tb.:JolutcJ.y 11 ·l, :1pp:.rrent efFect. 'Jpon l.hc li•an'~ hcarin.r,. ~\,-as co.:;t co ~pcrc:t:Lvc tln"'lllti10\lt v·e lc::;son::; a."ld T.l~-lc ror tho a.: s l,udcn t scn.es of tapo ..: c:cording of hi a variou.:; methodi:i of hypno \..ism. .. '·l ...- .· .., .. - . : . ·• . i - I • I • I .. .- \. .. • \ .. .· .1} ~' ·-- . . . The image displays a stark, dark background contrasted with white and yellow text. Dominating the left side is a detailed illustration of a bank vault door, complete with intricate gears, dials, and a large circular handle, rendered in metallic tones with subtle blue lighting. The text on the right side explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" of over 20,000 CIA-declassified pages. A prominent yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is presented at the bottom for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities; the page is purely informational text overlaid on graphic elements. a.: s l,udcn t scn.es of tapo ..: c:cording of hi a variou.:; methodi:i of hypno \..ism. .. '·l ...- .· .., .. - . : . ·• . i - I • I • I .. .- \. .. • \ .. .· .1} ~' ·-- . . . · ... ... .. • ... .• . . ..... ~ . .+ .. .~ ·'. ... ~· ~ . ·. .·. ,. I \·.·· ,' .'-J ,· .. • I .. f 't ~I J :. ~: ' •.• ~·· ....... l . .: , L_:··~:·~ ~; :· '· o t •, •ft I' ,:•. ·.: ·~~·~ ·. · .. , ! .I . This document is a typewritten report with numerous handwritten annotations and redactions. The header contains a date stamp "A/B, 5, 28/1" and "Date: 9 July 1951" along with "TU", "FROM", and "SUBJECT" fields which appear to be partially filled in or redacted. Handwritten marginalia, likely initials or codes like "B/6" and "H-B/6", are present in the left margin and near the top of the page. Significant portions of the text are obscured by black redaction bars, indicating classified or sensitive information. The document's content, as suggested by the text, pertains to hypnotic experiments, possibly involving a lie detector operator and a former student, and mentions "thought projection." There are no visual depictions of people, locations, equipment, or experimental procedures. The document is a typed page with several handwritten annotations and obscured content. There is a large "H" on the left side of the page. In the upper right corner, there are two circular stamps, one of which is mostly obscured. There are also portions of the text that are blocked out with black marker, appearing as dark rectangles, one of which is prominently placed below the letter "A" on the right side of the page. A large, dark, rectangular redaction is also visible at the bottom of the page. The overall appearance suggests a declassified document with sensitive information removed.

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