Doc 0000149495
CIA
This declassified CIA document from June 8, 1951, outlines a system for classifying knowledge of the "Bluebird Project" and requests a revised list of individuals to be included on the project's roster based on this classification.
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Ask the archive about this →\..· ·. . 8 June 1951 : HEHORJd[)UH FOR: 1. In accordance 't:~th the. discussion at the meeting on 5 June 1951, ncvr cate~Q1.t.elS of. knowledge of the Bluebird Project have bcetr established: · 1. General knovrledge of the m:istence of tho 11Bluebird11 Project without knowledge of techniques concerned. 2. (0) Knowled~e of operational applications and techniques·. (R) Knmrledge of reseurch activities arrl procrams. (0-R) .Fully briefed; E:aunple s : 1 -·A secretarj- or .:m administn.tcr 't;ith a certain basis of necd"to kn~~. 2 (0) - A team member in the field or a technician in an operational laboratory. 2 (R) - A panel member. 2 (0-R) - Persono to w-shom this memo is directed. 2. Please subrnit a ne~r list cla.ssifyinc, in C~cccrr.oncc ~-;ith tJ1e above ~·stem, the persons 1-1hom you consider should be on the . Bluebird Rester. 3. For your infcr.nation a copy of the current roster is enclosed. u. Each· Office rcrresent.ative 'trill clas:3if;:,. or omit the pcrsot'Jtel de=:;ignatcd 'as +~;nr·l~is office. -~ '.r, l .,,·:,- ;1\• ; . ~.. • ~ .,-.l, . .
The image displays a graphic that serves as a header or introductory page for declassified documents from "The Black Vault." On the left, a stylized illustration of a vault door, with gears and locking mechanisms, is depicted against a dark background with blue lighting. The dominant text, in a stylized font, reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this, white text explains that the document is from a declassified government database, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, and provides a URL for access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures visible in this graphic.
This declassified MKUltra document is a typewritten memorandum dated June 8, 1951. It features handwritten annotations at the top right, including a designation "A/B, 4, 3/33" and a single letter "A" below an area of obscured content. Another significant portion of the document is redacted, appearing as a large, dark block of scribbled ink obscuring text in the upper center and a smaller, similar redaction in the lower right. The document outlines categories for classifying knowledge regarding the "Bluebird Project" and includes examples. No images of people, locations, or experimental procedures are visible.
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