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This document is a memo from the CIA dated October 30, 1951, detailing the chemical and physical properties of an unknown plastic material, including its high melting point, resistance to autoclaving, flammability characteristics, density, insolubility in several common solvents, and light transmission properties.

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... 1J I tJ-11 v- Ui') (I~' • · Ute lO/J0/51 MEMO Answering t Your Memo ~ Subject PLAfl'l'IC 3/l.i.iFL~!~-; ·- . . .. \ \ -. The plastic s BJ'llple ·which you submitted. i-s .unlike any ..... ··· . .... . plastic. •material v1e lrnow. .... _ # 6 I o'fo . ... .f ..... It is thermoplastic but its flow-point is 305°-320°C. which -e.xceeds the flow-point of sny common Americ m_:1 therr.1oplas tic resin.. lt is unaffected -by autoclavinr.; at 15 psi for l/2 hour. c.oncerning flalllmabili ty ,. i t• continues to burn without drippinc • . •·i ,·; ~ ~·. nfter rentoval from the s'ource of ip;ni tion. · · . . . , . ... . ... ·' .~. i. ·•• The mo.t~rial is hRrd ~mel sortev1hat brittle' SU£~t:·;est,ing ~ A~w.~-. •·~ , that it_contains little or no plasticizer. It~ density is about }•t f : ,, .· . : 1.19. . . •. ijd I \ ~~; !. i,'l~.:;·.F It is waterproof. No att.ernpt was made to measure its ~~/'; resistance to moisture vapor although £t is assumed it would have · a nJeasurable moisture vapor .transfer rate. ;;:-,;·~··. .'i . ·~~~ . 4 J: \' ~: .. I • : :.r 1~+"~~~,··"- '· It is insoluble in water, carbbn tetrachlori~~, ethyl \,:~·.f":J. ~ alcohol, ethyl ether, and nitric ncicl. it ·d5.ssolves inc oncen . i:~:·.~.. .· trater1 Sulphuric fi.C'.id without charrinc and is soluble in Acetone, ~~~L ·Benzene, Chl~roform, and Ethyl Ace tate. ~·..,-~.t·:··r.· Beilstein test for halop.:_,en v1as"i1e~ative inclicRtinp:_ thnt ~ ., . it is not a polymerized organic· ch;Loride suc I, h . as polyvinyl chloride .~~-·r.. ~;A..;, or polyvinylidene chloride. 'l ··,,· .. · . · · · · . ' :'. . · · ·. • :,_·· · ~-, ~; \,;J':·:'·' · ·. · Lir~ht trnnsn•5.ssion of the unpolished sample from .3500: A0 ~- , •. {·hi'· to 6500 /1.0 is nearl~ constant, but transmisslon drops ra.pidl:v be-:_.,·. .r j ~·..11.:;: , tween 3250 A0 and 2B50 A0 approaching · opnci ty. .~. · , ·~:,.. • • ·.,.~·- •• : ,1: _;·,. . • ,.,· . • ~3 • ~· I : I #• '· . ~.:· '·_.::· . .. ' ' ) · , . ::. . . ,. : . . t• l . I , · ~- ": ~ ·;.(i~~; •. • • . . This page features an image of a bank vault door on the left, with glowing blue accents. The text on the right explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text indicates the collection contains over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA and provides a website URL for download. There are no photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. The visual elements primarily serve as a thematic representation of a secure archive housing sensitive information. •• : ,1: _;·,. . • ,.,· . • ~3 • ~· I : I #• '· . ~.:· '·_.::· . .. ' ' ) · , . ::. . . ,. : . . t• l . I , · ~- ": ~ ·;.(i~~; •. • • . . .. . . ~. ~~i" ~I~ ... ~ l ~~hl •; . ·.... • ...... ·~~~~ ~- ;~~ ~ ·'·s1;) . ·1.1 · • . ;-:. ·. .}-\ ·,· ...... ·, ~ !\t ~ i'~ 4 ,P, ' •t - • • - ~ '•·_ s • ::· • · ·· !. . • ~~ • · I ... /. _ : , ~ ' · ·." · :. • ; .1 ·. , .. • . . .. ·: .I .. r e ~ o . ~ •, P ' ,~ ! 1 • L 1 . , . . l . " \ \ ~' t - c , 4 : . , , • . I • .I , . . . I, · _ '~ ; •. • . •• . .· I • • : -' : ~ I•. ~ • - ~; . . . . • . ; •t I! ~ •, -:~ ·~ ·\ ·, ' ,;~ _.;f:.,,:r. . e~ 1·,· : ;. ...... ~ ~· · ·· ~ . ,.~ ~_ ~ : ·:.· .: '. . '. . .,.(. •; . ~ \ • . . .. , . I .~ ~ · I . . \ · " .. ' , . , · '· . ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ · ~ • . I· . : · . h · , . . , I f . . ; , ' . .· 1 . . J , . ; . . . _. ( • r ', t ~: : : . i . : . : . . . . ·- · • ·· r -P. : ; . ,I . ~ 0 : . --~~"!'' "~ ~ 'I .. ; . , • • ;'! ~ :-• - . ~!:!00111 ~ !.ifi•n.t. .... •. ., •. . . · ·• . "!!.OJ' ·1~•1'.' .• ..\." ''.• • I• jt.·. , ' .•• '.. . I • • :'. •l. ... .•. , . ....'. ~ ,ift~,_·l ~ . . I ~ The declassified document is a typewritten memo on aged, textured paper, with a Memo header and lines for "To" and "From" fields, though "To" is partially obscured and "From" is redacted. Handwritten annotations include a date at the top right ("10/30/51") and a scribbled identifier ("H-B/6") at the bottom. There is a large, horizontally oriented redaction across the bottom third of the page, obscuring further handwritten or stamped information. The page exhibits some water staining and uneven texture typical of older documents. , • • ;'! ~ :-• - . ~!:!00111 ~ !.ifi•n.t. .... •. ., •. . . · ·• . "!!.OJ' ·1~•1'.' .• ..\." ''.• • I• jt.·. , ' .•• '.. . I • • :'. •l. ... .•. , . ....'. ~ ,ift~,_·l ~ . . I ~ .,~ ~ ; t~ ~ 'l . 1 . ; ' . t _ ' .· 4 r ., ~ · l , . · i , · ~ \ , . · , : · I - 4 · . ~ . I ·J i J '·; . .ko t \ · ' . / · ' : " l f • . \ . ; . . < - ' . . . • . ' : h . · ·.. · . • . . . t : . :··_ - ' · • , / • 1 · . ' . • . ' • ! ; . , . • , . · • • . • , · · . ~ - . · .. . • ; ~ ~ . .. ~4. . 1 ': • • .,; . I t. I •# ,.. . ''l . I . . f' .·· .- ·~s;· ~~t{i·~.;.t~~t, ··~ ~-: . l '.• ... ..\ ,. t1 \.J'''· ~·~· . . . . - . . ,.._ · . . : ,( . •. • •. r·: t~i~:.~' · .. • :

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