Doc 0000147382
CIA
This document is a cover page for the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents.
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The image displays a graphic with a large, stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" in bold white lettering with a blue glow. To the left of the text is an illustration of a metallic vault door, complete with a large circular dial and intricate mechanisms, suggesting a secure repository of information. The text below the title explains that the document originates from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. A web address is provided for accessing the collection. There are no images of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures.
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The document is a typed letter with handwritten annotations. At the top right, a date stamp reads "25 November 1953". The letter is addressed to "Attention: Support Branch" and signed by a "Chief, Contact Division" and a "Chief, Technical Branch, SO". There are several redactions (blacked-out rectangles) throughout the document, obscuring parts of the text. Handwritten marginalia include the letters "C" and "e" in the right margin of several paragraphs, and a large "A" in the lower right section. The document appears to be an official memorandum, likely internal to a government agency, regarding experimental work. There are no photographs, diagrams, or structured data visible.
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