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18 September 19$1 \ \ MEMORANDUM TO TilE FILE SUBJEJT: Prat;ress on analysis '1+.-6 l4 September 1951 ... {:!J . A . ... • a.. The tube contained mostly air. b. A few drops of gelatinous white fluid were obtained. c. Microscopic showed the presence of one-celled exa~ination vegetable matter. (Probably a. contamination·)". ' . . d. The tube -was unrolled and examined under u1 tra violet light. There is no mar kine on i iH '- · e. There l'tere large quantities of a crystalline material identified as calcium sulphate.- - ·(l) This probably rules out the material beine a biological • . ( 2) It could very well be the calcium complex of an alkaloid. f. An absorption curve has been run over the whole ranee as a start on spectrographic analysis. The area of the ultra violet is first , beinE investigated. The sample had a. ~haracteristic peak at ·290 millimicrons: -' .· (l) This eliminated sodium barbital. (2) It. is probably not a barbiturate. ., g. It is ·not sc s scopolamine as an ophthalmic acent. on this and tried it in tl1is connP-ction. Its pe an~ of a very distinctive shape!' .. ••• . ,_ • ~ • . i;".p.. .... : •,;• ----~~'·,.- --------- ... . *' ' ........ . .. . :: .. ' · . . h. Durin& the ne>..-t !eft workinr; days they .willJun. comparative spectra on many drugs: \ . (1) ~Ul.d not cive a complete list of i'fhat they would try. · · .. .. .... (2) They would try: - .... atropine v· morphine ..... _, quinine • ·benzidrine certain barbiturates ~ould, t~tr:,~ (3) after talking many' others. i. The pre5ently pl~s vti.ll take up until Wednesday~ Sept- ember, ...-hen we will phone~ j. ~ould give no info~ation as to the problem of financial remunerat1on for the company. . ~ : J;. i ~~~· - .. ·.; . ,.. '· . . . ... .. • ' • -2- , It ~ . The image displays a digitally rendered vault door on the left, with glowing blue accents and intricate mechanical details. To the right, white text on a black background explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically referencing the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text indicates the collection comprises over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a URL to access it. No photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are present in this image. The document is a typewritten memorandum with handwritten annotations. It includes a stamp-like heading "A/1, 7/5/7" in the upper right corner, and a handwritten date "18 September 1951" below it. There are significant portions of text that are obscured by black redactions, particularly in the main body of the memo and along the bottom edge. Handwritten annotations are present in the margins, such as "H-B/3" and "C" next to various sections of text. There are no photographs, forms, diagrams, tables, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. This document is a typewritten page with handwritten annotations and several redacted sections. The text discusses a comparative analysis of drug spectra, listing several substances like atropine, morphine, and benzidrine. There are numbered and lettered points, indicating a structured format, possibly a report or memo. Redactions are present at multiple points, obscuring names, specific dates, and potentially sensitive details. A large "A" is handwritten in the lower right portion of the page, and a "-2-" is also present, suggesting it is page two of a multi-page document. The overall visual impression is of a processed document with key information obscured.