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,...._, · • • ' ~·· . Chie!, Security Research ~aff 2J 195J ~optcmber Vl/1 J • Chie!,:~echnical Branch . . .. '"... .. . , .. · . •" : -~~ -~ .f '. ~t- . :.. .•. 'Proposed T!osoaroh ;~.; • ~ ' .. · . ,~~};~-, t '' ! ·1 · H ; ~ A : . . : ' - : 1 • . : 1 : . . . '. ---~--..... . ,_ ', _. .. f-- . ~. 1\ su~r;es~ed resenrch progrmn !or ./IRl'IClK>kE purposes itl p;. horeby pro~E~nted •. · Althouuh it hns been impossible to r.o into this .. . . L ~.; ;~·_:· e{ ·-1~~~.::·~· :rea~ detnU, ·some or~t~~ pertin~nt .!acts .follows th~• . :··•: IJ .... 5l . - 2. The undersi!:Jled -Served :In .::::: iJl . Q../3 · ; In nn informal discussion with him, i~{ ·~~~\; \.1 : particular interents, I hav<f learned tha ~;~;)! 1, .. \-' · c~rries on many of it~ experiments ~rithln ons. : ~:;,·~. · . · 3ev~rRl so-ca.lled dangerous experiments Hl:!r.c conducted in !e deral ~. -prison:s and there is ere at co-operation bet~oen tho .Buro~u and ·1 ··.' the reseoJ~ch orcani7.ation. t J. Interestinc from tho Al'l.TIL110KE point of viaH i.s the !act thnt there arc some four thousnnd ( 4, 000) J\lTiericnn ml.lit r;r.l mon l-:ho nre servlnr. court martial. sentence~ in the federal prisons· nt tha present ti,a, These men are sca.ttcrocl t.hrour;h thiJ icd'3rD1 i11- stitutions ~t~o~inc to th':!ir age --.soma being .at reforrni torles, othors nt prl!lons. lt is adrninistra.tiVf~ly pos:;;ible that tho sentences of th~se.' l!len crm be reduced by t.lirectinn of the lid jutnnt General' e office.· Thoro!ore, 1f these men nhould be lm.nted !or work on a &np;erous resP-arch project, it might be po:3sible to mott ~\·-r.s·; vato thoil" interest by pro:Using that r~commendation:3 'tiould br- rn;)de il'l"·' . 1.)'" •. · - to the Adjuto.nt Oaneral 's office to hn~e their sentences approi)ri •i ' . • •• ' ately·roduecd if they co-operated in th~ experimentation. AlGo ; in t~: ~- .• lM'l\V offenses of J'l'lllitnry men \o7oro com:nittod clrcumstancfls \Jhich .miGht tend to loss en the i'eelin~ of r;uil t on the !l:>rt of the in dividual and such cases might revecl illtercstinG in . f .- ornntion. 4. n:e u·p i~ th~:t the; 'Ward~m of · is an ll. n.. :3uch This image displays a title page or introductory note for a declassified CIA document related to the MKULTRA program. The background features a stylized image of a bank vault door, suggesting the secure and hidden nature of the information within. Text identifies the content as sourced from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for accessing the full collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content visible in this image. offenses of J'l'lllitnry men \o7oro com:nittod clrcumstancfls \Jhich .miGht tend to loss en the i'eelin~ of r;uil t on the !l:>rt of the in dividual and such cases might revecl illtercstinG in . f .- ornntion. 4. n:e u·p i~ th~:t the; 'Ward~m of · is an ll. n.. :3uch rm ind~ e::-:per 1171~nte; l'.lon;~ · J.ji.'l'i- CHOK!~. line$. 'l.'ha olo5est fodernl 1ns1.1tutl~n (with the exCCJjJtlon of liotionnl Trai~ng School) is at LeHisburg, renns:rlvarii~. 5. .All fodcral prinons hove hospit:1.l setups nlth doctora on the pcrmt~nent etoff. !;uch things as the si?.e of the institution .... and currant populntion would have to be c~nsidered but it is n ·.. fact th~t the federnl prisons are nnt overcroHded ns is the cn3e ~~th nu~ state priaonsJ thus, it 'Would be much easier to obtain workinc spnce in a federal institution • • • ~- \' -·-- --- --------------------- '\::----~-- 1 -·-------------- -- -·- - .. . .,. .....b • • • • ' .....t ... ; • ~: -.,;;,.. • : _- ....' ., -~ .~. ·· .. ' ,. ...... . ;: .a. ..., .. ·.·· . .... , . ." ' '\\; .. r:J ·. .1 . ' ' ' _ ... • • • . • ~-::;:--···· ~~...~. ·; . ' .. ; I'·' ' ··,:,. . '."1, l : -·L· - ' .• --- ..... _ - -- -· ··------ ----------·----- t • ------------ -- ··----- The page contains a typed document with several handwritten annotations. The document is a memo dated September 23, 1953, from the Chief, Security Research Staff to the Chief, Technical Branch, concerning a proposed research program for "ARTICHOKE." Handwritten annotations include "H-B/Q", "H-B/3", and "B/3" in the left margin, and a large letter "A" in the upper right portion of the document. There are also several redacted portions of text, particularly within paragraphs 2 and 4, obscuring specific names and details. The document also contains some smudged stamps at the top. This document is primarily text-based with handwritten annotations on its left side. The annotations consist of what appear to be alphanumeric codes or references, such as "B/6", "B/3", and "B/A", written in ink. There are also several instances of redacted text, appearing as blacked-out or heavily obscured portions of the document, particularly in the middle section. Some faint handwritten marks, like an "A" near the bottom right, are also visible. No photographs, official stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, or evidence of experimental procedures are depicted.