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This document is a CIA record from the MKUltra program titled "Project Bluebird," listing personnel who have received briefings or information concerning the project.

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L ~ ~ ~ . . · . . . ; · . : . - · . ; c . : - ~ , }. ! : ·. . > · \· . ~ . · ·- - · .. . ... - : b. : . . . . r -~ i ·r e _-· f ~:: e d .. , - o . o . ·.: t · h ·. i. · s . . p "' r : o . j e : c The image displays a title card for "THE BLACK VAULT" with an accompanying description. To the left, there is a stylized illustration of a bank vault door with intricate mechanical details and a bright blue glow. The text explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It mentions the collection consists of over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a URL for downloading the entire collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities. The document is a typed memorandum titled "MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD" concerning "Project Bluebird." Handwritten in the upper right corner is "A/B, 4, 3/43". Several horizontal black redacted areas obscure portions of the page, one prominently in the lower center, and another near the top right corner. There are also "C", "O", "P", and "I" printed vertically on the right side of the document, possibly indicating distribution or status. The text discusses categories of information regarding Project Bluebird and mentions an attachment. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. - · .. . ... - : b. : . . . . r -~ i ·r e _-· f ~:: e d .. , - o . o . ·.: t · h ·. i. · s . . p "' r : o . j e : c • t. . ·. .: . ' '. ... , . .. ; \ . . . :.~· ··(;•.' ·. ,. . · .: -::. ···,,.: :· : · Categories o! information concerning Bluebird: eft/;:,:;:':, ;; ' ;: :·:. 0 :~ a~ ·>~Jll !cnowledge .of •t ..<llni<!Ue 0 f application of hypnosis • :· ':.'} .'' ·, t·)1i": .. K-· ~~l "/'' .. ... ':" _,b - . - : . _ Full knowledge of u:>e: ~(drugs 'by interrogation teoms. ... I'; ~-;/':·,.f~;:',, ;~',_;_ ·: c • .' Full Knowledge of team projects including area of assigment .. : ·~· I . 1.:·· ., c ,._ . · •·· ., .and subJects. This category may bo limited to !ull kn011ledge .o! single special.pr,ojec~-· .-::;it!:.;:.-... : · :·! >.' ·.' ::o r· ; ,. ' · .· . ··', ·.~~t\G;;.~_;,: ~ ·o d. . , General knowledge o! existence of Blue bird including the fact . .. ..... .~.; ~-- ,; o ; ;·' . · '· .. · that a combination or ' polygraph, drugs and bypnos is are · enplo )'l!d by the . toll •• .. .. ' •• ..., project• teems :.:. ·.I.· .... · ·. • .. ·, ... ·"'· . '' \ . .. . . . ,. . • ' . . :· . . . ~ . . . . .": . 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' .' ...·: ··.· •• l ,t ~\,• . ,."' ....... :=._. . ;:.· •.. ·.: ''\,. :.' .... .' ~~ .. ··;: . --"(:.-~~.:·-~:);'~ ··~:.· ,.·.<-:~:-~~y -~:·;::. ...·..· '. : · . ·." ~ ' I '-'· I '· · ,.~ ( ~~ ; · : · ~ l · .: , ~ .. r :.·· f . 'G t W... , ... .... ·, . . . , . . :. . . .. . OFFICE CATEGORY OF iClOWLEOOE I&ss . ,· a-t-e ,.. . / ,.'~ a-b-c · c-d .. /~ ~ ., .~ ' ·-~~, .. ,f' .. ',t' ··,lf:. ' } . " . ·I · ' : .. '•. c-d .... ., -··-~ ~·-..· ·:· .. .· .. , ... . .. ·: ',.I • ' f. · . .. . ·, - ·.·_.-, · ~ ~ .·: .. - -::; .· .·.••. .I.• . . . ..' .. · . ... · ._, .. : .. : : ':- '..· . . ... . . . : . : • - • .: !_ ~ . •, I J.: o.. ,· : The document appears to be a form with columns for "NAME", "OFFICE", "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE", and "DATE". There are handwritten entries including "A", "C", "B3", "G", "H-B/3", and "(6K)". Some sections of the form are heavily redacted or obscured with black ink, particularly in the "NAME" column. Handwritten entries in the "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE" column include "a-b-c", "a-t-c", "c-d", and "d". There is also a handwritten "F" next to a partial entry in the "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE" column. The document seems to be tracking information related to individuals and their categories of knowledge, possibly within a structured system or experiment. ·.·_.-, · ~ ~ .·: .. - -::; .· .·.••. .I.• . . . ..' .. · . ... · ._, .. : .. : : ':- '..· . . ... . . . : . : • - • .: !_ ~ . •, I J.: o.. ,· : o . .. t .... : o; I ·. .• ,. . ~··:: h·-··- ~=-~· d'. '•.. . l . .. .. . _ ~ r' " c"' ·, / - . , . . . . . · N/\UE OFFICE CAT.EGOHY OF i'J'!O'~'r1.EDGE -DATE OSI OSI c-d 4 OSI c-d .. .. ·,·OSI ·~ ... .. . _,)·· ~ •·· . · • :. _.·~ OSI c-d j ·. OSii·· o-d d c-d ... C-d.· ..... ·' I • • ~n-.'Y~~;....;_~~. Med.Officc/DDA d .· "'•"·.; ·0 ~;..:,~~~. ~. ~...~ .~ . '. .... .. .. .... Med!Officc/DDA d ; ._,_ .· : ,• Deputy Director d : .. : . ;· .. ·. . OI-JE ..... .-. ,. d . , ..;. . : ~ ~ : _,. 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There are handwritten annotations, including a large "A" on the left side of the page and a "G" next to some entries. Several rows of the table have heavily redacted or obscured content, represented by dark, scribbled-out sections. The document appears to be from a standard office or administrative form, possibly related to personnel or project assignments. The image displays a damaged document featuring a table with columns for "NAME", "OFFICE", "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE", and "DATE". The "NAME" column contains several lines of heavily redacted or obscured entries, suggesting sensitive information. In the "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE" column, there are multiple entries composed of letters and hyphens, indicating classifications or types of knowledge. Handwritten annotations include a large "G" and "OK" in the lower left quadrant, as well as "Dep. Dir./Admin." beneath some of the redacted entries. The document exhibits significant degradation and texture, possibly due to age and the copying process. .( ~ .. 0 . •'c .I. • : · ~ : : ; . ~ :. i·. . .,. ,., ' ...... ..·. · !,. .: .'; ,I ~- ..... ,. ·: :. ... -· .· .. .• . =,· ... ···: ··~~ '.,····.. ·:;;~;·;. . . .i. ·, .. .. . . .. ..; .• . ~ • ·,• ..f. ·.· • •. ... .... ~ --~ ......... .. •I '. · ·=~ i!!: .• , ."':: . ~.: ·.-r .. ... . ~·.:,·~~-=:-.... ~-.. ·. ·... ... . .·: ... . ... .:' ,. .. . · · ': . · .. ,, . ' . .. . . ··:. ,• •• ••• t :, ~ ' : • ·· I : I' . . : ·.: JX£! ...~ -- ~\ • • I .. .·. .. OFFICE CATEGORY OF KNO".'tLEDGE DATE . ~ } .•. d .. .. ,,. .., ·• b-e-d :. .. ~ a-b-d. .. d d .. .. ..· d .. d :.··.:. ... d ,. . ~ -: d. :. d. :: ·' . . "· ;.. .' · .•." . . .! . ... • !• ......... d ., ··. .'... ' .~ . ·.·· ...: ... .. ·-=·~ :.~ . ' ... · • · .. ·· . . ~ ·. ··..,·.·. . .. ·~. ~· -~ ... , .· ~· ~ ' ; ·: : -:..·. :·· .... . '' ... . . ~ . . . ~ .. J'. i."• : ~ . .0 • •• ; :. .. . · :_.;.. ·.. ·,..·· · .. ' . .... .: ~ ; .... J, •. ' . -4 • ...• :~; •) .'• • . .~ .. ·< ·.' ·• • ... ... .. ··· .. · .;. .· . •, . • r ' ·~ . • I DATE .· .. . .· .· . •·.: ·'·. ... · . . '\' ..· ... .. ... ~ !·J. .. ; .. : ' . ':, . .;.' ': '·\ .. .' . .. .~ .. '. _ ... ~-'· . ,· - , ~ - . ... ,· .. '.: : '• :' ·. . . , . \ ; . . . . .. •· ·.:· ... d-limited ~ . . . .· ' •' . . . :·"·' . '· ,._ . .. . .. ... ~-'· . ,· - , ~ - . ... ,· .. '.: : '• :' ·. . . , . \ ; . . . . .. •· ·.:· ... d-limited ~ . . . .· ' •' . . . :·"·' . '· ,._ . .. . .. ·. d ..... ·:'· d' . ..... . .: . .. .· . '· . .. ... . •; .. .· ":. ... . . ....... . .. ·. . · . . , " . .. ~. . . . _;,.· .'. . .· .... .... -:.::··~ ... : . : ,. ';... · . .. · . .. , .. : ... • •• •••' ... {: . • • . • •• t •• •• - .. ··. . · .. · .. .. . . . • .. . : 1 .....,.·. .• . : . .. . ' , . . - .. . ·· : - .· . . ,; . ·. ·.·' . . - ~ 0 •• ... •• ;· . \ ~ .. .. ..... ... 0 • ••• ,.. #, ·. I•. . .·. o·; .· I , .. ~' .... ~: BLUil3TIID I"W::./l'!:.Jt 8 June 19;)1 I r/ ... . . -·· . ' ' .... -····· Oi.'i. DCI ~=~?)~ .' . · .. , .o-R I&.SS .. ':: ~n;o- 0-~ , ... __ . ••~ CI (?) ~. .. .'. . " - - : ~ . .. ~ .... .. . ' : - - ... - . .: · · ~ - - ~ -~~ ~ " . ..:. ~ ..._ . . . . . .. : . . .. : ., . ~ . J£~ -0 Il:SS ___ .. _ .. :..o--._. ..:.-~--..- E:S3 F .fr' Ji..:SS ~ . ... ~ ·. ,;··· !'· • .W - . -' . .. ·• ~iO/DDA ; .~ - .... --·- - ..... ~ ..... ~ ..... - ..... . ..... :- OSI O'".tf 0 • Deg •. .nir • i·igm t .-- P~rsonnel This document, likely a form or report, lists entries under "NAME", "OFFICE", "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE", and "DATE" columns. There is a large, dark, striped visual element on the left side of the page, partially obscuring some of the "NAME" entries, with a handwritten "A" next to it. Several entries appear in the "OFFICE" column, including "I&SS" and "Management", with corresponding information in the "CATEGORY OF KNOWLEDGE" column. A handwritten "G" is present near the bottom of the page. Some areas of the document are obscured by black ink redactions, particularly in the "NAME" section. The overall appearance suggests a structured data entry or a log of some kind. This document appears to be a roster with numerous handwritten annotations overlaying pre-printed text and lines. The roster has columns with headings like "LASS", "OSI", and "NO/DDA". There are hand-drawn letters and symbols, including "A", "G", "C", "O-R", and what looks like "#B/3", scattered across the page, often next to or within sections of text. Significant portions of the document are obscured by black redaction marks, particularly in vertical bands throughout the columns of pre-printed text. Two handwritten entries at the top right, "A 1(B;4, 3/34" and "8 June 1951", provide context and a date. The overall appearance suggests a processed document with active annotation and redaction.

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