Read the full pdf report on mkultra presented at the 1977 u. These documents cover a time frame from before world war i though the 1960s. Cia mkultra mind control collection the black vault. This volume was published by us department of state, office of the historian, bureau of public affairs, and printed by the united states government printing office, washington, 1996. Top 10 declassified documents that rocked the world enkivillage.
Declassified documents online offers unique insights into the inner workings of the us government. Project mkultra was a cia project concerned with the research and development of chemical, biological, and radiological materials capable of employment in clandestine operations to control human behavior. Top 10 declassified documents that rocked the world. The draft is dated 17 august 1960, while the approval date is 9960. The best, most comprehensive guide to citing government documents at all levels u. Records of the office of strategic services 19401946. Eden athens 24th november, 1944 sir, i have the honour to submit the following comments on research. This memo, written by the cias sidney gottlieb, is one of the earliest records available from the. September 11 th, 2001 will live on in infamy throughout history. Declassified documents on british guiana extracted from foreign relations of the united states, 19611963, volume xii american republics. It was the day that the world was rocked by the alqaeda hijacking of four planes, the collapse of the twin towers, and the death of almost 3,000 people. Vietnam mishaps revealed in newly declassified papers a national security agency report released this week details intelligence communications, hoaxes and occasional mishaps during the vietnam war.
The program consisted of some 149 subprojects which the agency contracted out to various universities, research foundations, and. Mkultra used numerous methodologies to manipulate peoples mental states and alter brain functions, including the surreptitious administration of drugs especially lsd and other chemicals, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation and abuse. The digital national security archive dnsa is an invaluable online collection of more than 100,000 declassified records documenting historic u. Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia new search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor update. Grand jury prepared child abuse indictment against jonbenet ramseys parents, newly released documents show by tracy connor, staff writer, nbc news a colorado court on friday released a longsealed 1999 grand jury indictment of jonbenet ramseys parents for child abuse resulting in death, but it gave no specifics and did not accuse them of. Knowledge of drug trafficking and the contras the national security archive obtained the handwritten notebooks of oliver north, the national security council aide who helped run the contra war and other reagan administration covert operations, through a freedom of information act lawsuit filed in 1989. Unlike in russia, the latvian government has declassified all documents from the soviet era, and they are now freely available to researchers.
One of the darkest chapters in americas history, mkultra was a top secret program in human experimentation and behavior modification. For many americans, the 1950s were a docile decade. General declassification and transparency documents declassified by the national security agencycentral security service. This collection provides access to a broad range of previously classified federal records spanning the twentieth and twenty. Freedom of information act, a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to. Topies include gulf of tonkin, unidentified flying objects ufos, u. The documents listed are the ones released by nsa to date. In 1973, virtually all documents related to mkultra were destroyed. These documents were compiled by the associated press and do not necessarily provide a balanced overview of the available evidence. This memo, written by the cias sidney gottlieb, is one of the earliest records available from the mkultra project. The following documents were obtained by the authors in researching acid dreams. Deputy director for science and technology subject. Intelligence and the polish crisis, 19801981, a csi publication by douglas maceachin. Project mkultra, the cias program of research in behavioral modification.
Formerly classified because of their sensitive nature, such as those related to national security or presidential records, declassified documents are later made available to the public, usually through the formal freedom of. Nov, 2000 the majority of the 16,000 documents come from state department files covering the years 1970 to 1990. The armys plan for a military base on the moon and other declassified documents that rewrote history order the book to own in 2020. This is the inventory list of donated materials in the national. Declassified documents this guide is a portal to yales government information collections and related research tools. Sidney gottlieb, chief of the chemical division of the agencys technical services staff. Declassification is the process of documents that used to be classified as secret ceasing to be so restricted, often under the principle of freedom of information. The documents marked with and were released directly to nara in 1993 by nsa prior to the formation of the arrb. The declassified documents catalog national library of. The senate select committee on intelligence held a hearing on august 3, 1977, to question cia officials on the newlydiscovered documents.
Digital archive the digital archive contains oncesecret documents from governments all across the globe, uncovering new sources and providing fresh insights into. A report by frol kozlov to the cpsu central committee plenum on 23 july 1960. Vietnam mishaps revealed in newly declassified papers. In july 2001, some surviving information regarding mkultra was declassified. Appendix bdocuments referring to discovery of additional mkultra. It has been mutually agreed that documentation and account ing for travel expenses. The declassification of records is an important part of the archival process. Papers may be withheld without being classified as secret, and eventually made available. Access to contemporary and historical information and documents created by the three branches of the united states federal government.
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the tet offensivewhich took place on january 30, 1968director of national intelligence daniel r. The mkultra documents disclose postwar mind control experiments, carried out by american intelligence agencies, on hapless, nonconsenting us citizens. Mkultra files dealing with behavioral modification had been destroyed. Government agencies had gone to develop and implement mind control, covert drug administration, and other human experiments in the name of national. In particular, between may 17, 2016, and june 15, 2016 24 case 1. The declassified documents are a microfiche collection of thousands of postworld war ii united states government documents which were formerly classified top secret, secret or confidential. Since that date, many conspiracy theories have sprung up around the events. The declassified documents reference system which includes documents from 19751997 is located in microfiche cabinet 19 drawers 910. List of mkultra unclassified documents including subprojects. Declassified documents 1939 1949 compiled by risto stefov. Kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was assassinated on friday, november 22, 1963 at.
Request for guidance on handling recently located mkultra material 1. The documents preceded by were released under the foia in the late 1970searly 1980s, and the copies of the documents appear as they were released to the foia. Declassified mkultra documents indicate hypnosis was studied in the. A second source of documentary information is the declassified documents reference system, which provides assorted declassified materials for the period 1941 to the present. This a page from the declassified documents of mkultra.
Assassination records archive previously withheld jfk assassination documents database september 17, 2018 background john f. Joint hearing before the select committee on intelligence and the subcommittee on health and scientific research of the committee on human resources, united states senate, ninetyfifth. Among the key documents declassified that shed considerable light on the history of u. During your research, you may come across withdrawal notices or forms that indicate a record is restricted and not available to the public. But for the cia, the i like ike years were packed with adventure and action, much of it conducted outside of the publics view. Based on actual classified government documents, this book exposes the lengths to which u.
Few programs were sheltered with more secrecy than the agencys. Covid19 ask a librarian due to the need to contain the spread of coronavirus covid19 the library building and reading rooms are closed to visitors until further notice. The most valuable sources when searching for primary documents pertaining to u. Also included are a number of onceclassified documents obtained through the. Check out the exclusive, limited edition package, available only right here. The documents were provided by the central intelligence agency under a subsequent freedom of information act request in 1995. Kennedy by concealing or downplaying evidence about the cuban contacts of the accused assassin, according to newly declassified documents. But theres no word about space aliens being stored there. The cia is in the process of migrating more than 11 million pages of previously declassified documents to its public cia. Cia to put millions of declassified documents online fcw. Jan 12, 2008 vietnam mishaps revealed in newly declassified papers a national security agency report released this week details intelligence communications, hoaxes and occasional mishaps during the vietnam war. Documents declassified cia forced to release hundreds of records on covert operations national security archive calls release a victory for openness. The collection brings together the most sensitive documents from all the presidential libraries and numerous executive agencies in a single, easily searchable database. Appendix b documents referring to discovery of additional mkultra material document begins view jpeg document scan of this page 22 june 1977 memorandum for.
Reprinted with permission from alternet in may 1964, top cia officials stonewalled the official investigation of the murder of president john f. In 1977, a freedom of information act request uncovered a cache of 20,000 documents relating to project mkultra, which led to senate hearings later that same year. Aug 15, 2016 most archival records held by nara are available to the public for research and are either unclassified or declassified. Here are some of the more interesting items from a first. Mkultrarelated documents, which had been missed in the previous sea rclu. Declassified mkultra document about subproject 119. This is a huge collection of declassified documents from multiple agencies, which is edited and published by the office of the historian of the u. The documents are from the preworld war i period through the end of world war ii. Aug 14, 2017 reprinted with permission from alternet in may 1964, top cia officials stonewalled the official investigation of the murder of president john f.
The twoway a newly declassified document even includes a map. Also included are a number of onceclassified documents obtained through the freedom of information act. Files are notably incomplete, poorly organized, and lacking in evaluative statements that might give perspective to management policies over time. In sum, the agency failed to uncover these particular documents in 1973, in the process of attempting to destroy them. An index of entries containing over 50,000 pages of declassified documents which have been released to nara in april 2011 is provided. The black vault and the 2004 foia document release. Note that this is a proprietary database, available through research libraries including the university of arizonas library. Declassified documents show cia obfuscated jfk investigation. Official cia manual of trickery and deception, the. Includes extensive coverage of electronic formats www files, data files, email messages, webcasts, image files, etc. Mkultra documents 1977 senate mkultra hearing in june 1977, a rare cache of mkultra documents were discovered, which had escaped destruction by the cia. To check the veracity of this mkultra document, order it directly from the cia as an individual document, or as part of the three cd set of declassified cia mind control documents. Digital archive the digital archive contains oncesecret documents from governments all across the globe, uncovering new sources and providing fresh insights into the history of.
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