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· n;o cl Office M .n orandum ~/(Q. .I / . ED STATES GO .JRN.MENT A ~- TO: .. DATE: 28 ,J .. l;- 19)2' FROM SUDJ.ECT: Att.,:tched r- J. Hhr~with the r'=!ports on the Art.i~hok0 otJer.:l t.i•m;, j 1952. 2. You :-ril.L note th:tt only the oriF;:ina.l r.ont.ains the photo~r;"J~hs. J. ; a~ enclosin~ ~copy for you to retain if you ~ish, ir not, ole~sc return it to me and I will keep it in our sreci~l filc3. A .. ./ I .. ·'"'. i, ·., .,1··· • r/ I d· •.. :· J rI , ). ··I . /j 1 1\ I The page displays a graphic with a stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" in white, stylized lettering against a dark, blue-tinged background. To the left of the title is an illustration of an open bank vault door with intricate mechanical details and a glowing blue light emanating from within. Below the title, white text explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for online access to this collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. This document is a declassified CIA memorandum with several redacted sections. The header indicates it is from the "Office M. norandum" and from "UNITED STATES GO ERNMENT," dated July 28, 1952. The subject is "Attached." Handwritten markings are present, including an "A" near the "TO" field and another "A" further down the page, possibly indicating distribution or review. There are also instances of heavily redacted text, particularly in the "TO" and "FROM" fields, and within the body of the memo itself, obscuring specific names and details of the "Artichoke operations." The visual evidence primarily consists of institutional formatting and significant redactions, rather than direct depictions of experimental subjects or procedures.