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This document details the administration of Sodium Amytal and Picrotoxin to a subject, noting dosages, timings, and the subject's reactions including blurred vision, heavy eyes, sleep, and eventual arousal and emotional responses.

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, Chio.f, I .': G Gtll.ff Bluebird To'lr.l lio. : nu3 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 T: 10 no die r,U.,n ··.r~uiJzi.s V:ro<.l ·;:no ~o~iu:n !·;~y!. ~1 i:-.1 Lr o.v~::cu:= J.j·, 5;; :;·.;h: t ion Si"iOH •tt i:~tC 1·r:d;r. Of 1 CC 1'. r;;lmrCl'e 'l'ite sti:~;·,ll::-.:·:t:; v:c.:r':! i)ca:;cri.ri:lC i:t"tr~venouol;r "ltd. Pi~roto:dn :i.trLrn.o;·o•!ousl~·· Tl1s tota.l ru10Utrt of Scdium ,\mytnl lldJ~icnio: l cored ~·:a:; 1G cc or 0. 8 Cr."l• '1'hc nmnunt tJf tho Donzc:.!riue solution totaled S or ZO .l:lG v;os t.;ivon lll1d 1. 5 cc of Picro-toxin. h··. Tho rneclica.tian nns l:-n~:un nt: 1040. .At HOG, r:tftt'r 11 cc h~~~ b'::r·n :t~:-:inistcrod, the Sul:j£-ct cor.lpll"l.i!'cd of blurred Yi:Jion. /It 1112, follor1inr; tho:: 'l'biui:Jtrl"l.tion of 12 cc ( to·t>:ll), his eyes coo:nod hr.nvy. 1.-t 1121, o.ftct· tltc totol o.~.!:niniotrntion of lG cc,· he na.:J found to lJc J'll>mlnr;. J't 1120, ho ~1ns nslcop t.ut could bo fnirly o~tsil:r aroused. /l.t 1212, th::~ subconcclous icolnli.ion \7'".S o.ccor.1plishcd. At 1215, .... he ?:rt:; re;,rosood o.nd exhibited tho omotionfll re11.ctions 'ltJproprioto Co· tho occanion. At 1247, tt~o .. stLu.uln.:.t ;;11a bot;'..tn., thn.t ia, oenzedrlne intravonouol:,·. At 12G2, a to till of 5 cc h'ld bocn a:.Imiriia to red lllld nl tho•Jr;h the Subject could be erouacd, he '~'.;,... still Gc~mod quite clecpy. At 1221, ~icrotoxi~.was ~i7on, ~total of 1.5 cc, At 1226, the Subject \70S a-..;1"\l:o. 11om::v-or, in thu 11l't.crnoon !!.ft~r h11vinc hod hi~ lunch, he ".•c.:; vi:.i·!::cd in hie roor.t n"t 114G nnd \'ill.C. found to ho nlar.pinr; nouncil:r. Tl!c ,-:;nh.;cct: hn:! ·,...:·.nc:;ill. for t!1o Lrrmr.fcrcm:~. iio lJI'\Cl no kno·;;lod ·c of nny p•.tr·po:;~ for !;'to :;to·!i-::~~-ion other th::n th'lt of hQlpll1G iti'Tl ~;o rcl•1x in or:lor 1;o n"J.:e o. bettor o:1:min;:; on tho D. IJ. J::.r1chine:. 5 I (.:;(0 ,I .. •.•; -I-~ •• CJ\::iE #2 C.""t:iC' /;1'?. . w.,:.:; h:1r:d l.··rl }.y I h~: IIJ'Li~hok·~ rt~:\!n j in June 17)2 1 1111: :J 0''' •.in•·d i\rl.i t·ilrJk:: LP.r:llni·,uc nr· drvF-Il.Yf>TI a :>Lr;~i r:h L druc: aprrc•r1C:iJ. H•c·nr.c, it, ~a:.: -1;-:rr~·:d l•y tr:r_.,.,h!r!" t>l' LC1c 1\rl. i c:tJok, i'•::1n1 in C0n~:·Jli.aLion ·~LI.h t.!J'.: ca:.;r! of[icer:; l.n:1t. it ·,.;ou.:.d bP. ur. m!ce:;:sd.rv 1,0 e~nnly ,irt.icllokr.' mE!.Lhou::; in Ll1is r..:1:;c ;_u:ain, Ct:r Lh~exp~t·in~nt.ation. lL .-1.::\3 felt. i .Y .:'llJ h."liK!5 ··W-'13 an~~s t. c?.sc, since he had been t.r£::>.t.~~d by Lhe nique previottsly :md r·:sul t.s could be no officer who work c;3:;e· in A Ju was bruught or Lh·.~ ~o lr:> The image displays an artistic rendition of a bank vault door, symbolizing a protected archive. To the right of the vault, white text is superimposed on a dark background, indicating that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. Specifically, it highlights a collection of over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA's MKULTRA/Mind Control program. A bright yellow URL, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is prominently featured, serving as a call to action for users to access the declassified materials. This page is a typed report, likely a medical summary or log of an experiment. It contains handwritten annotations at the top right, including a date "24 November 1950" and a code or identifier of "A/8,7,9,48:". There are also handwritten marks and notations scattered throughout, such as "D" near the top center and "- A" in two locations near the bottom. The document appears to be a standard report form with sections for "Chief," "Bluebird Team," and "Medical Summary." Several lines of text are present, describing medication administration and a subject's reactions. The bottom of the page features a "SIGNED" field with a line for a signature and a handwritten "- A" next to it. No photographs, diagrams, or official stamps are visible. m!ce:;:sd.rv 1,0 e~nnly ,irt.icllokr.' mE!.Lhou::; in Ll1is r..:1:;c ;_u:ain, Ct:r Lh~exp~t·in~nt.ation. lL .-1.::\3 felt. i .Y .:'llJ h."liK!5 ··W-'13 an~~s t. c?.sc, since he had been t.r£::>.t.~~d by Lhe nique previottsly :md r·:sul t.s could be no officer who work c;3:;e· in A Ju was bruught or Lh·.~ ~o lr:> purpose of work1nc on this ~ase. ~rn':!, ·..::1s !:n&.:~r!'!!d in =1 ver; cc-r:olex operation out. ilis tirn~! wa3 very lim.i. t.ed. in. Physic::tl c.Jet.ails ancl h:3ckgr<.,und hist.cory of CnsP. ··J;:\:; :;ct out. in ~re~t detail in !.• he June l9S~ r~port l:y l.h~! Artichoke Team and is nert being repeated herein. l • On 28 Aur:··nst ~~O:lS AH, the s•Jbjt!ct w-'IS hrc:ur::ht. to th£ 0.;~f'e A Hcuse hy -~.,nd ~u.:1t·ds and taken i:nPi'?ciiat.eJ.y to hi::; roc~ and proceciur~:.; set. out in ,June were follo·"ed :ts before. ,. -lv- '· . . . . · -lOA- :t.. 'J ... ~~~ ifJ A /i t-a3.is reprcsen it ~v :lS thr; ' '. ' Te.:~m'~ vi~w th-1~, n\"l oroblems thz 'llay o til~ .This conference ended at, 2:)0 PH. .. t wa;, tal~en t,o the op~":r:} \...Lons ro,J;'I ·,..ri th 21:~!t;t.:P.ndin~ nnd .1 t. 2: /,Q Ft-i, ooer wa:; carried into Til'=! .'3Uhj"!ct, ':; ben.r at t.hi:;; tir1e h.1rl hCP.'l druF:r:~?rJ wi a very h::!.:tvy dosaee of thr. t.hre~ suh:;t~nc~J being u:;•_!d. It apoears that on the b:.1::;is of the known fact~; in thi.::; -:as9 and Lh(! · .suhject 1s hir,h intclJi "' ~:r~.P_~n~b,~.::-;i:jue t.h;tt thP. hc:1v.v do~:.1;~ htld t-ceri ar~reed upon b ·. s.:.·;_.Y h:';3 F::, t.he sul:ject. h=td co:T~pl!!ted cirin~~ing his tle of~ Y~~r :md at 6:06 P£1, the fir:.;t, sessi0n ond;~d .Jnd the suh,i<Jct"was t-".ken to his l e:.lro':lrn. At 6:)0 i:',', dlnn~r ·,;a::; served ·the subject in his roor11 and <~L 't.hi:; Lii.1P. he '•Fl:.; dv~n or ;mot.h~r llott.ln br.er l·lnic:h h<ld h<;!e~ drur,rr':!d. ~~ 7:2(1 i';.;, t,h:: :;rJb,ject hAd fini~h~d his m~al. He had con~umed all of hi3 be~r buL h~d not eaten much of his food. ~ another ~iiii'-'md· ilC:·'li:l exclud Thl.5 conf':!rcnce P.nd~d -31:. 13:0 •.m t~!'!!';!lll with the subject .. ,it the op•.!ration3 room. A F .. ' -11- I I I - I .. GAS r: .II J tlU'fE: · On . ... • -tw-o ----~~w~ ~~~~ fir~~ CM~es, :, of ricer:; L~rr tl~~o !3/r.,o b:~t <~l.l ind.iviC.hir~l3 of t.llb t.vp'2 .::tnd 4 , b~en r.ivo::n the "deluxe" tre:1.tm~nt -- thr!.Y h-1d r-~~n pLlCE.!d The document is a typed page with handwritten annotations and several redacted sections. The handwritten annotations include numbers and letters in the margins, such as "B/3", "13/6", and "A", indicating possible categorizations or references. There are also some handwritten letters and symbols near the edges of the page, like "F". Several areas of text are obscured by black redactions, preventing a full understanding of the content. The page features a page number "-10-" at the bottom. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, or official stamps visible. The visual content primarily consists of text and handwritten additions, with the redactions being the most prominent visual feature. F .. ' -11- I I I - I .. GAS r: .II J tlU'fE: · On . ... • -tw-o ----~~w~ ~~~~ fir~~ CM~es, :, of ricer:; L~rr tl~~o !3/r.,o b:~t <~l.l ind.iviC.hir~l3 of t.llb t.vp'2 .::tnd 4 , b~en r.ivo::n the "deluxe" tre:1.tm~nt -- thr!.Y h-1d r-~~n pLlCE.!d in comfortab.Le 110U''iCS, had not t-c~n confint!cl in :.ny w:ty, had he en l.~i ven spend in~ mo:H~:I :md .::t p.1;e:1 t amount of freedoiTI. They h.1.d nnt b!~n h:lr:,:>seu in any m'lnner .and no Lhfe<l. ts h:1d l'ecn JTI~ri'?, r!V~n thour~h all of thern h.::J.d gi ·1en ::;tories w!1ich ;~·;re not. wholly f'lct•J.1l and lo~llich •,;ere in p.:1rts -:v;"Jf>ive·anrl, at time:;, palpably false. tj ,-z rt o'· On Salur·day, JO Au~_;ust. 19J., a. ·era h , r · l . e~ (' ~o erenc':! a~~. 9 : ; ,Au:·t· w i t.h -=1l.L hand:; II), the .fir:;Jf!tL ~:t:; brought to the the fir:;!'. S!~:>si'on t.art,~d aL 9:J5 A~·l offiC(':::"S) n<l .. not., ~as valuable subject.. At. 9:lJO /\:·1_, cofrce was ( q ui.nnin~ :;;ulpha te --·? --) don~ on instructlon3 fro m-'lk<:! ttl~? 51 this time. . ln~.~ ,o ~- ·.~· ... - At 10:)0 1\i·l, l.he ~mbj~ct \o/,1;. r;ivP.n :t h,~,tl~ ur tjl!jl.Vily druJ:!".:d beer :.rhile ;t U other:; in t.l!r~ ruo:n -.. ~r·~ ::; (~r'/-~d 11 n~ n11 L'1rli. :11 l ~cl t-o Lt.l~s or bcrJr. ·At. 11:2~ N·i, trl'.~ !itJh;ject h:td con:mmcd Ln·= cnt.ire t·ottlc of b~cr. At 12: _10 t'!l, l.h13 ses;;ion enc.Jod ;md all; hamb stoppl'd f.or lunch -..i'th -no si~;n:ific~nt comr11en t.; made at this tim~. the second session ber:an 'fi t.h this su!"-j~ct Hi L~ • av._=~in in the opera L.!.ons roor1. AL 2: 50 Pi-i, bott.le beP.r 01as preparP. · :OQ P1·1, thr~ clrur,~eci beer ',.j:J.s .. ~ivcn to t.h~ subject --- •At u:02 ?1·1, Lhe officer5 monitorin~ th8 int.erro~aLion were infonno:::d that direct questions were noi bein~ put ~l th~ s~hjcct ~herea9 pre viousl~r the discussions had ~en frientily and inform~1l. • At u:?.S Pi"' ~ ~~. .c .').,-,e into Lhc monito1·in~ roo::1 3nd ad·,is<:!rt that the subject, ~n ~o1n~ ~o th~ bathroom, h~d stuMhlad and fallen n i!ltoxic;..ted mann"!r. At ;,":') Pil, this ses3ion '::!ndP.rl A lltfescortcd the subj•?Ct frorn the area. ~IIWA!i!ISA.~t. 5:17 Pt·:, ~'"'r.en~r:;..!. cont'errmr.e,w.1s helc.J by al.l h:1nd:; includin~; .~ • •i iF-a~.n th~ mon.ltorin~ The 1.. t.big tir,t:!. _ e : noted some enlhusi.a3tn on ~o th~ bathroom, h~d stuMhlad and fallen n i!ltoxic;..ted mann"!r. At ;,":') Pil, this ses3ion '::!ndP.rl A lltfescortcd the subj•?Ct frorn the area. ~IIWA!i!ISA.~t. 5:17 Pt·:, ~'"'r.en~r:;..!. cont'errmr.e,w.1s helc.J by al.l h:1nd:; includin~; .~ • •i iF-a~.n th~ mon.ltorin~ The 1.. t.big tir,t:!. _ e : noted some enlhusi.a3tn on the par.t oi~ a for tr~" ):#1-Jtp·.., tech.niq•lr:! but u!ltler di -rcc t quest.ionin~ 'by the '•ri tcr, .i 011:; 3 appeared. H was thl3 ....-r.i_tc:-r 1 s opinion tt.n.~oh~-pmd - rhnp:;; "p~ychnlo~;icn.lly conditioned" t-:v p't"eviously :md their ooinion:> wcr~ not c:o :trtinl. This ..,+.. - w:1s lat.:r onfirm~Jd b.v tri.lki~g ,..rittrMIT{iif' and . ~.·~1> C0!'1 • .:.tde lat~r to the Artichok~ 'l'CCli!l etnd al:;o and At 6::20 PH, this conferr:mce ended and this case -..as con- cltfd~ • NOTf~: Th? wril..er fe~l5 t.haL it is advis~hl~ ~t this ~i.~ e . . to ooint..out t,h:<t d'Jrinr;:·t..he co•1rse of th"? dil:f1S sessions, this subject dranK only three botLles of bc~r _yc1,, ac:cording to tJye-;.:i tnP.ss reoorts, he · arpc;"ln~d in toxic"! tP.d' s tunh~. fell· goin.c; to the bathroo!T\. Accord.i.nr, t6Jal-1thl3 sut-j'!c:O w;J.:-.; able to drink many times this ;llllount and the writ~r heli~ves Lhc use of drugs could not be crl.lled s•1rrcpticiou~ sincP. ;tn,',' intcllii!Cnt person would Honcler 'llh.'f aft~r only· thre~ bot,t.les of beer . he had ueco!T\e intoxic'lt~d and f:J.ll~n . The writer a.Lso feels t.hat he sho'Jld. Ddlnt out Lll-1t, thi:; 3Ubject altered or ch.'lns~d scver~l of his prc viou:;ly ~iven statements durin~ the day 1 s sessions. ~- The wri tcr a:; ked bu I:~J~II'II'f.l! ·th0.r~ w,1:; a11y more ment:; no~o~ Lhan previou:>ly and a·t Lllis Llm'J admitted that \.,h~y cer- . tain ·1S t.o ;o~IJich Si.;J.C~!ncnt \·la:S nearer lne truth, No oth~r sir.:nificant ·comment.::; ·.~ere mad~ aL Lhis tim~. .. 1/u • CA:.5E • . As·~ t-=lt..,.,r:!d befor , h~ e•::1~iv~ stat.~rnents t~terroe.:l.tors and date h.1d cont.:tined num~roi1s discrep.!lncl.es. . At 9:b0 AM, .:t ~Pn~r~l confer~ncn·w~3 held~ At 10:17 Ai·l, the ~nference end~d ant.i at lrJ:~h esc or ted the sui• he wa3 joined b the operationa roon At 11:21 AM, the subject was Riven dru~~~d beer who had left the roout and re t:n·ned carrying t!"le beer. . -· . Th!! morning ::;e~sion ended at. 1:21 PH and the ent.ire p;rotl;:> adj-,tJrncd for lunch. suhj~ct with~ 2:50 PH ciruP;~ed coffe~ was finished cont.inu~d . heer • w~s \.,~ken int~ and Lhe suhjt:lct w:.ts The image is a declassified document with several handwritten annotations and significant redactions that obscure portions of the text. The handwritten marks include what appears to be initials or codes like "B/6" and "A" in the margins, and an "F" near the bottom margin. There are extensive black redactions scattered throughout the document, covering names, specific details, and potentially sensitive information. The page is numbered "-11-" at the bottom, indicating it's part of a larger document. No photographs, diagrams, official stamps, or filled-in forms are visible; the content appears to be purely textual with handwritten annotations and redactions. Riven dru~~~d beer who had left the roout and re t:n·ned carrying t!"le beer. . -· . Th!! morning ::;e~sion ended at. 1:21 PH and the ent.ire p;rotl;:> adj-,tJrncd for lunch. suhj~ct with~ 2:50 PH ciruP;~ed coffe~ was finished cont.inu~d . heer • w~s \.,~ken int~ and Lhe suhjt:lct w:.ts -lu- • Imm<Jdi~ t£~1" thcreaf Lcr ~.. ~~r r;,l con f"~lC" . :;~:; held w~~~~ ~-~ll_li.flr.ln tions :oom att-~nd~nv, .. lhe wn LC?r, wh? •.;;is not,:) sl~'!~l to ~-til mom. tored ~ t .. and n•J t~d r1 d~sa,~recrnen t be tw~.f'J ~- ·'l results obtained al thou~h both indicated thP.y t:liou~h t the p1·cv ou:; '~ession was·more successful. In ~eneral, the results w~r~ totally negative. Thi~ conference was co~clud~d at.6:00 Pi·1. CASE ./1 5 .... s/~ --· .E/3 ever questioned conv~rsations. H<Jnce, technit{'J e. At 9:18. A'·!.,~an~ b~our,ht Lh~ ·?'l~j~ct into thFJ and were joined imm0.d.iatP.ly thcruafter ·. ;' · At 9:37 ,\;.;, coffe~ •.;;j$ prepared and heavily drugr:~d for th~ :=;:.Jbj•?Ct and given t.o him. Py 10:05 AN, th~~subj~ct had fini.c::hed Lhi~ co!"f~;e i\i"', :md at 10:21 drugr_;ed be~r was giv<Jn t.o t~H~ s'.lbject. A9.ain at 11:2.L A;--i, another botUe of h0.<Jr· was hea•rily drug~~d an:i ~iY•~n to th·? :;ul~j~ct. At 11: h5 A:·l, .:ill bf!er wa!l finished and at 12: I.Jl PH, tbe morning· 51'.! 55 ion ended and all hands adjourned for lunch. ses:;_ion beF,an at l:LS Pl-1 wi in the operatiOns room. A few minutes later, a he<wily n1t;~<Jd beer was dv·~n to t..hP. subject wnich·.h~ finish~d approximatP.ly ~=~0 FH. At 'L:05 Pi-i, ~the se3:;ion ended and the· suhj~ctJ . leit the h:O · L:22 P~·-i, a con.ferenc:e was held wi <ttteuding and with no signific .! -15- I .~~> The document is a typed, single-page report with handwritten annotations. The top of the page displays a small, round, official stamp. The main body of the text is a narrative account, with some sections heavily redacted, particularly in the lower half and along the right margin. Crucially, the document features prominent handwritten markings in a vertical column on the left margin, appearing as bold letters and numbers like "B16," "A B16," and "B13," possibly indicating case files or sections. There is also a faint, vertical line running down the left edge of the page, suggesting it's part of a bound document or binder. The overall visual impression is of a formal report interspersed with internal tracking or categorization by hand. The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. The primary visual feature is the dense block of text, which appears to be a chronological log of events, detailing a subject's activities and behavior. There are several handwritten annotations in the margins, primarily the letter "A" and a fraction "3/6", which likely serve as document control or indexing marks. Redactions are present, obscuring specific names or details within the text, indicated by solid black bars. The document also contains some faint smudges and a general aged appearance, suggesting it is a scanned or photocopied older document. This document page contains typed text with several handwritten annotations. Two sets of annotations, "B/3 A" and "B/6 A", are present on the left and right sides, respectively. Various sections of text are obscured by black redactions, particularly near the top and in the lower half of the page. The content appears to be a chronological log of an interrogation or experimental session, detailing times, actions, and observations related to the subject and the experimental team. The page is numbered "-14-" at the bottom center. The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations in the margins, including case numbers and what appear to be references to subjects. There are several instances of redactions, obscuring parts of the text. The main body of the text describes a series of conferences and an interrogation, detailing the administration of coffee and beer to a subject, along with the times this occurred. A page number "-15-" is visible near the bottom center. The overall appearance is that of a declassified investigative or experimental report.

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