Doc 0000149459
CIA
This document is a redacted Office Memorandum from the United States Government, likely the CIA, within the MKUltra collection, discussing a request for downgrading a subject's clearance and the implications of a basic project.
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The page displays a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left, with a blue glow emanating from its right side. To the right of the vault is text-based information about "The Black Vault" and its purpose as an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a website address for the collection. The page contains no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or any visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities.
This page is a memo originating from a government agency, likely the CIA, given its context within the MKUltra collection. It features a "STANDARD FORM NO. 84" labeled "Office Memorandum," with "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" printed at the top. Handwritten annotations in the top right corner appear to be a date and a classification or routing marking. Several portions of the text are obscured by black redactions, particularly in the subject line and throughout the body of the memo, obscuring specific names, agencies, and details of the experimental procedures. The memo itself is typed, with some numerical and alphabetical markings in the left margin, possibly for indexing or routing.
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