Doc 0000149454

The page displays a graphic element resembling a vault door on the left side, with a dark background. On the right, white text describes the origin of the document as "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection." The text further notes that this collection contains over 20,000 declassified CIA pages and provides a URL for downloading. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content visible on this page. '- l ·-- \ 1C:hlnf. A 10 ~o~cmher 19~2 ·· -~~ecu.~scarch t.t;ti f, E~[;Q J. . ....... ~~~ 'Chief, Teclmlcnl Drnncil, ~H~, r.r.-so Report of Conference wl th J ~ ·. ; ·· - ·· . l. On Th u r, cl ::t - .,l.-1--/-.o.i,i..\~~ l:JS2, --:tnu rridv,.7 ~low:~;:tt'er 1?)2, thn / 1o~ri t·~r vis i t.r:-·3 i'"r~H.,-.;~~ of 'Jh ''JT·vnt.lon -inc! di!'l -' c•.1sslon:J wi ln conn~c t.ion wi t!1 the Artichoke •ork. AW'¥0 ,,:. .. 6 November 1952, the writer mot at ~:..;.."..). at ·IJ:l) PH ;md .1.!'tcr short inform-1l discussion, .;t n d~mon~tr;;t.ion :tnd lr:·cl:.ure ·~n hy1•nosl3 t-y--: (.!'lll r.1al~) of the ~;rad'.l<Jtc ctl3.pter :1 pr·Jfc!ls loMl dentAl frrt t~rnity. , nll tndividual:1 pr<: ~nt war'? ~;'lnctlctnr. ciontl!!ts in nrl tholr ·"'.!=;!!~ WOI.Ill\ r:l'llj"! retw~en 25 -inrl C•Q "jC-:.rs cf. ~G9· 1olds thc3c mcatin~~ on r~Gul~r schcd'.llc for the purpo!'le rth•!ring their spacial int!~re!lts a.'1d Jince at tho presant tima d.e t13try 1~ ~cl~~- .· r. . sidered, the r"?questf'!d~!?l&""'to t th8n~i!o.Moi mon:; ... rate 3o:nc of t!lc tr>~lmlqJ<::S :md r:lo:!thod:J • ~· iii!Diill:iilil" e~1on:>l..r:1t.ion wns ::,. thoron1~111y prof~~ssl.onAl perform.1.nce succesnft•l. ~~~ t.nlk''":l n11d cicrr:onst.r:-1 tad .ror ~Jl?roxinat _1 'i two nnd ono-hnl.f hours, incl11dinr~ u rr-rlod of one·· hc';.l:::- devot~ti i.ry quostions and nn~w~rs. As mentioned n~ov~, his ~ark wn~ ~xccllont but nothing extraordinary from our poin~ of view. J. Py pr~-arranf'T~ment, the writer, on tha following day, frid;J.;•, 7 Hov~mher 1952, m,t ~t his a.oRrtnP.nt ami discus:J~d the <:::__ Artichoke progrnm ·r~i th him until 1:00 r~t,. 'appenrs enonnou.~ly interested· in this work :snd, al'thou~h at present he in efTl- p at th n~ the day ~.eun 11nd is also 16ctur~ng orChj'pn6:Ji:; •' • expres~ed :s .. ,.i.llin~ncs:-; Pond nn cnp,"!rness :my wny in t.ho Artlchokc work. h. As n rcn•1lt of these conv~r::~at:ons, it ;.~ns np;r~r~j bot~.-e~n ~. _ :'lnr! t.lv! wrlt.c!r that ~1c would dcvnlop _,nJ ·..trite up his viaws nnd idnns on the followin~ ttems: ( l)_ ill draw up n plnn of trninlnG or ln<Jivldti~ls to l'C t.ittr;ht thn t0chni.q;1e uf .. hypnosis. Tills will include his ·;i,~ws on screeninc, du:::-ation of training, int~nsityJ and ~11 noc~~S;J.ry procedures • •• ~ * I ~. ·.. • ':"' ~-~··. .. (2) .: . in V.i.-:·: 0f !li:; kllOrll;:Jd:.:rJ of the! Artichok~ prClgr;:!.n, ;;J.ll de\·~lop cxpr.r5.:-ent-.,.l. proccdure!l for testing Artichoke tcchnl4u~s of 1'1 co:n;Jlex n:1t'.1ro a.nd drn•t un· n ~'=t of ororo~als in.lihich The document is a declassified report, likely a memorandum, with several sections of text obscured by black redaction blocks. There is handwritten marginalia in the top right corner, appearing to be an identifier like "A/B, II, I, 1." and a date "10 November 1952." Several large, dark "C" shapes are drawn in the right margin next to different paragraphs, possibly indicating classification or review annotations. The text itself details a conference and discussions regarding hypnosis and its application, mentioning a visit to an individual and a demonstration. While no photographs are present, the redactions obscure names, locations, and specific details of the work discussed. of training, int~nsityJ and ~11 noc~~S;J.ry procedures • •• ~ * I ~. ·.. • ':"' ~-~··. .. (2) .: . in V.i.-:·: 0f !li:; kllOrll;:Jd:.:rJ of the! Artichok~ prClgr;:!.n, ;;J.ll de\·~lop cxpr.r5.:-ent-.,.l. proccdure!l for testing Artichoke tcchnl4u~s of 1'1 co:n;Jlex n:1t'.1ro a.nd drn•t un· n ~'=t of ororo~als in.lihich he, \<orkl.np; in 1'on eithor !ltud~n t.::; or pr0fr.~::;iannJ: ;•.1hj~ct•;, can cnrry o•Jt tc:;t~ Hh.i.ch \.,ril.L b~ 'Jr ~.nt-::r~~t to uJ. Th~ ::ri t ~:r d!. :;c u:-: :;cd mnn··.· r O'l:::: id) 1 'J nlonr; til-: !l e lin~a i-lit! nd ~~~ L~~ls thn.t. v-:ry i:-tj.'ort.:~nt l·!! ~t0nr. in t!:l3 can:1~ct.lon 'r1'1lch will ~;rr~!tlly 't-en'Jf1t th'? Artichoke toch- ·nirpcg. _ _ .,..,ill, if noce:>3<!ry, bo to prepared.' -subini t:•·propo~'ll~ involving tho hlrin~ of nssistnnts or th!l working with indi vi:du ~ls fro:n t.h.t:; ar~~- in Lh~ •!t'!'!nt. cnrtalu .. lon~-rnnr.~ cxperincntntion is tried • l (J) 1-1lll st.•1d:.r nr)d wri'L'l- •1p n CC':"lplei~ di~cu3~1on on hi~ views on ~rtichok~ techniques in cor.ncc'.ion wHh th~ dru;-h:rpnr.si!l lnL~rro~rt- re t lon m'3thod. This will in a s o a c:ri tique F- of thP. .run~ 1!.152 Artichoke work and will contnin hin propo::;J.ls for future work alonv, li no-; • Vl~!i"! .. . . \ (11) , :in:.J ':r-~ill -;~~- o-.1 t;, ir1 cl'3t.:~il. 'li'J i,ech- n.!.1~1~:; :ifJI"!'l3 on ii1':i~ldion :-i~thod-;, 1.~9t:l -,! s~1~r;':'~Ubilit:,·, d~pth ~ .... :·~ 1 nnd cont !"<Jl net hod~, etc. h<>nrin;; in n!r1d th~ ultir:l:l tA Artichoke use of the~o techniques. (5) 11 dc~elop c~rtnir. irle~s for \, or th~ hyrnotic tP.chniqun, pnr r~sprd to prr:-pt.l~:.lnda, c:ouri~r sy~t~ms, r.erson~lity ch3n~ing nnd conditioning. AR~in with spaciAl CMphs~i~ on ulti~ato ~rti­ ..... ~h~k'? U5<:?. c_ t.h~1 "-~ova . ... . ' 5. In addl tion to work S'?t 'JU 1:. j-jfh.-:s .<r.!"('ad to continuo to vl -;it. ml'l hold prof~:;~ion.'ll c.'bcu!:1 i.~r.::; •:rithj m~rli.c'll s;·<?cial.t~t.~, "<t.vr.hir!.+.ri:t-!'!, clinic1l rsycholcr;i.'Jt::~, t:ltc. witll .'l •ri!!'..t townrd l~.,r~1.in~ ~'-~1':'{_,!" r1o'l~ !''~'r'lr.~~rf t;•o•wht~J rmd t~c!1ntquoo in tha nn:c,-·nnaly~i.<J ,,nc! nnr·co-hypn-::>~1!:! ~nrl nn~:Jth'lt.i.c fi'lld:J. l!c ·..;111 al3o attor,rt to cli:;covr:r the u:Jc of any nnw dru~:r::; or r.~01 u~cs of olc.l - ·. c.lru~!l wl th n vlcw- to\o/.~rd possible Art.ichok'J np;)llcnt.lon. I ~ . . . , . ' . tt -2- ... ' .. . ~~- ~· l I ' •• }y 1:·, Tho :rr.l.Lc:r c~nclu.J.od hi:J di.·;cu:;oLon l.ilt,li! <~~:i\in Cl'!'.l tion!.ng l1lP of thr. c;ct.romo :Joe rot n;1turc of tlw ·.rork wl th n vlcw- to\o/.~rd possible Art.ichok'J np;)llcnt.lon. I ~ . . . , . ' . tt -2- ... ' .. . ~~- ~· l I ' •• }y 1:·, Tho :rr.l.Lc:r c~nclu.J.od hi:J di.·;cu:;oLon l.ilt,li! <~~:i\in Cl'!'.l tion!.ng l1lP of thr. c;ct.romo :Joe rot n;1turc of tlw ·.rork ;mu tw ru:o.ln ~:J~urcd the writer he will hnndle nll the material wi·t~l utmost c~ution and will covr>r nll !lctiviti!?s nlonr. our lin"!~ behind his profes.:;ional ,t i.' . •. .~ \ . :, _.. ;- int~:r~!lts. ""' .... .. concluded that tio could conclude his re:.1 ort in anproxirnately- ~t wo w' ec~ k3 time with betw . een fo•lr and five dn:rs of notual work~ I o )""""'':'. ;~j:;: .. . .. . . . . ... . . ;.. ...... \ ..,. - .. .· . . .... ... ; l I • 4 ·.·; . '• ! . . .. . . . -J- .• • -------------------- ··----------- The image is a scanned page of a declassified document, featuring densely typed text. Several rectangular redactions obscure portions of the text, primarily within the numbered sections. Marginalia includes handwritten letters ("e", "f", "c") and lines alongside specific paragraphs, suggesting emphasis or categorization. There are also various official-looking stamps and markings scattered throughout the right margin, as well as a page number "-2-" at the bottom center, indicating it is part of a larger document. The visual content primarily highlights the structure and categorization of the information through annotations and redactions, rather than depicting physical subjects or procedures. This document page primarily contains typewritten text with some redactions. There are several black rectangular redactions scattered across the page, obscuring specific words or phrases within the text. 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