It is commonly accepted that there is generally at least a 20 year time lag between the classified development of new technologies and their declassification and release into the marketplace.These previously declassified docments served as the basis for the John Marks book, "In Search of the Manchurian Candidate", and were generously provided by the Central Intelligence Agency under a subsequent Freedom of Information Act request in 1995.
They are of great interest just as historical documents but are perhaps most interesting for what they don't contain. They range from the early 1950's through the 1970's with the he latest documents first being declassified and released about 1981.
The wealth of scientific and technical developments from 1980 to the present is most likely still 20 to 40 years away from becoming general public knowledge and the line item budget figures in these released documents are miniscule in comparison to the trillion dollar federal budgets from the 1980's on.
But they give some insight or glimpse into the current possibilities and probabilities of classified technologies.
From guided animal research to the use of electronic, chemical, biological and radiological materials in covert operations and politics they only begin to hint at the direction classified technologies can take in modern societies.
Declassified MK-Ultra Project Documents:
Table of Contents: Pages 1-101
page 001: Proposal for stimulus response experiments on biological systemspage 002: Memo, Destruction of drug and toxin related files
page 003: Destruction of MK-Ultra Project files
page 004: Covert testing of materials on unwitting subjects
page 004: Human testing issues, U.S. citizens and foreign nationals
page 006: Covert Action Operations, chemicals and biologicals
page 007: Inspector General & Agency controls over MK-Ultra Projects
page 008: MK-NAOMI, destruction of toxin records, etc.
page 009: Explanation of exemptions
page 010: Behavioural control with chemical, biological and radiological materials
page 011: Scope of MK-Ultra, testing on animals and humans
page 012: Technical Services Division, biochemicals in covert operations
page 013: Adminstration, Legalities, Disclosure, Exemptions from audits
page 014: Administration, Inspector General, biochemical behavioural controls
page 015: Human behavioural control; radiation, electroshock, graphics
page 016: Record keeping; disabling and lethal substances.
page 017: Record keeping, capabilities and limitations of operational substances
page 018: Materials-behavioural and physiological changes in humans
page 019: Mk-Ultra specialists, management design & funding
page 020: Future evolution of the system, pharmaceutical products, links
page 021: Testing, development, environmental testing on unwitting subjects.
page 022: Working relationships with the Bureau of Narcotics for testing.
page 023: Contingent effects of covert testing, economic loss, sickness, etc.
page 024: Risk of physicians making correct diagnosis of covert testing.
page 025: Covert testing of substances and devices on unwitting subjects.
page 026: Risk of future release of information by unwitting test subjects.
page 027: Current estimates of Mk-Ultra capabilities.
page 028: Harrassment and disabling materials, Mk-Delta.
page 029: Logistics of covert testing
page 030: Mk-Delta organization, field testing, interrogations.
page 031: Espionage operations, foreign developments in the field.
page 032: Recognition and countering of hostile intelligence activities. Human behavioural controls.
page 033: Basic research, procurement, testing, development of delivery systems.
page 034: Administration, filing, and record keeping issues.
page 035: Salaries, overhead, fees, related issues.
page 036: Admnistrative organization, research and development plans.
page 037: Admnistrative organization, research and development plans.
page 038: Section cover sheet, blank, Tab A.
page 039: Sensitive research areas: covert biological and chemical warfare.
page 040: Section cover sheet, blank
page 041: Percentage limits on invoices, certification, etc.
page 042: Chemical materials causing reversible, non-toxic aberrant mentalstates. Potential for discrediting individuals, elicitinginformation, implanting suggestions, etc.
page 043: Percentage limits on invoices, certification, etc.
page 044: Organization, technical control of projects, etc
page 045: Progress reports.
page 046: Section cover sheet, blank.
page 047: Administration, Director's Office, Percentage limits on invoices.
page 048: Certification of Invoices.
page 049: Administrative organization of subprojects
page 050: Research memoranda, Progress reports.
page 051: Certification of Invoices.
page 052: Hypnotic Experimentation Research
page 053: Hypnotic Experimentation Research:
page 054: Working committees, Administrative Plans, Field Demonstrations.
page 055: University Psychology Department, letter.
page 056: Report, letter.
page 057: University expenditures
page 058: Subprojects 5, 25, 29,and 49
page 059: Subprojects 5, 25, 29,and 49; equipment purchases
page 060: University psychology department memo.
page 061: Subproject 5, invoice
page 062: Subproject 5, invoice
page 063: Subproject 5, invoice
page 064: Transfer of research project to new University
page 065: Correspondce-University Psychology Department
page 066: Correspondce-University Psychology Department
page 067: University Expense Sheet
page 068: University Expense Sheet- Receipt
page 069: Check Receipt
page 070: Receipt Certification
page 071: Receipt - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 072: Receipt - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 073: Invoice - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 074: Invoice - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 075: Certification - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 076: Finance Document - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 077: Authorization & Time Schedule -Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 078: Mk-Ultra Hypnosis - 100 Subjects, 6 experiments.
page 079: Recall of hypnotically acquired information by signal
page 080: Expense Report - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 081: Expense Report - Mk-Ultra Subproject 5
page 082: Covert Security Clearance authorization
page 083: Hypnotic experiment- technical details
page 084: Hypnotic experiment- technical details
page 085: Hypnotic experimen t- technical details
page 086: Hypnotic experiment - technical details
page 087: Handwritten notes on experiments
page 088: Handwritten notes on experiments
page 089: Handwritten notes on experiments
page 090: Handwritten notes on experiments
page 091: Handwritten notes on experiments
page 092: Hand drawn room diagram, non-hypnotic recall
page 093: List, Hypnotic recall
page 094: Handwritten notes, Hypnotic recall
page 095: Handwritten notes
page 096: Hand drawn room diagram
page 097: Photo of experimental hotel room
page 098: Photo of experimental hotel room
page 099: Photo of experimental hotel room
page 100: Photo of experimental hotel room
page 101: Expense Sheet
Table of Contents: Pages 102-200
page102:Mk-Ultra Subproject 25,Expense Sheetpage 103: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25,Administrative Addendum:
page 104: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Administrative Addendum, continued:
page 105: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25,Funding & Extension
page 106: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25,Handwritten Receipt
page 107: Receipt for Cashier's Check
page 108: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Receipt for Cash Payment
page 109: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Expense Sheet
page 110: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Invoice
page 111: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Invoice Certification
page 112: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Extension of Project
page 113: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Financing
page 114: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Hypnotic Techniques, Expenses
page 115: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Hypnotic Techniques: University ResearchProjects
page 116: Mk-Ultra Subproject 25, Hypnotic Techniques, Expense Sheet
page 117: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Receipt
page 118: Addendum to Mk-Ultra Subprojects 5, 25, 29, & 49
page 119: Addendum to Mk-Ultra Subprojects 5, 25, 29, & 49
page 120: Declaration of Trust Form
page 121: Letter of Duplicate Receipt
page 122: Receipt
page 123: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Receipt
page 124: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Invoice Certification
page 125: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Invoice
page 126: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Finance
page 127: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Cost Increase
page 128: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Receipt
page 129: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Receipt
page 130: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Invoice #3
page 131: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Certification of Invoice
page 132: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Certification of Receipt
page 133: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Certification of Receipt
page 134: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Invoice
page 135: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Invoice
page 136: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Invoice
page 137: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Finance
page 138: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Hypnosis
page 139: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, University Research Budget
page 140: Mk-UltraSubproject 29, Use of Hypnotic Techniques in Education
page 141: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Finance
page 142: Mk-UltraSubproject 29, Secrecy Agreement
page 143: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Covert Security Approval
page 144: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Covert Security Approval
page 145: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Receipt for Keys to Safehouse
page 146: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Request for Safehouse Procurement Officer,Chemical Division
page 147: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Procurement of Safe Site &Requirements
page 148: Mk-Ultra Subproject 29, Expense Sheet
page 149: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Additional Authorization
page 150: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Expense Sheet
page 151: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Expense Sheet
page 152: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49 & 59, Certification
page 153: Letter With Check for Expenses
page 154: Financial Statement
page 155: Progress Report on Research Project
page 156: Progress Report on Research Project
page 157: Progress Report on Research Project
page 158: Letter of Thanks for Gift to University Psychology Department
page 159: Report of personal budget from Sept. 1, 1952 to August 31, 1953
page 160: Letter With Financial Statement
page 161: Letter With Financial Statement
page 162: Financial Statement
page 163: Financial Statement
page 164: Hypnotic Techniques in Education: Audio & Misc. EquipmentList
page 165: Copy of Envelope With Postmark
page 166: Receipt
page 167: Receipts
page 168: Receipts
page 169: Letter With Bank Statements & Inventory Lists
page 170: Letter With Financial Statement & Equipment Lists
page 171: Equipment List
page 172: Equipment List, Continued
page 173: Equipment List, Continued
page 174: Receipt
page 175: Letter With Expense Report
page 176: Expense Report
page 177: Expense Report
page 178: Expense Report, Equipment List: Instructograph, Voice Compressor,Electric Voice Relay, Polygraph, Electric Shock Stimulator, Etc.
page 179: Equipment List, Oscilloscope, Electrical Small Parts, Microphones,etc.
page 180: Equipment List, Studio Couches, Psychogalvanoscope, Color WheelRotators, 1 Used Ice Box, Etc.
page 181: Equipment List, Voice Compressor, Polygraph, EEG, Color Rotator,Studio Couch, Shock Stimulator,
page 182: Letter of Termination of Research Project & Expense Report
page 183: Financial Statement
page 184: Letter With Statement of Receipts & Expenditures
page 185: University Expense Report
page 186: Procurement of Safehouse for TSS/Chemical Division
page 187: Receipt for Checks
page 188: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Invoice
page 189: Chemical Division Invoice & Certifications
page 190: University Financial Statement
page 191: Receipt for Checks
page 192: Mk-UltraSubproject 49, Invoice
page 193: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Invoice
page 194: ExpenseReport
page 195: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Additional Authorization
page 196: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Definitions of Research and FinancialProposal
page 197: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Proposal for Research in Hypnosis
page 198: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Biochemical & Physiological Measurementsof Hypnosis, Variations in Techniques of Induction, AuditoryTechniques
page 199: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Non-Verbal & Visual Techniques ofHypnotic Induction, Duration & Durability of Hypnotic Block
page 200: Mk-Ultra Subproject 49, Financial Proposal
Table of Contents: Pages 201-309
page 201: Subproject Budget Sheetpage 202: Addendum to Proposal for University Research Budget
page 203: Subproject Budget Sheet
page 204: Subproject Budget Report
page 205: Addendum to Subprojects 5, 25, 29, & 49, Finance
page 206: Addendum to Subprojects 5, 25, 29, & 49, Finance, cont.
page 207: Memorandum Of Agreement, Administrative
page 208: Proposal for University based Research in Hypnosis
page 209: Criteria for Hypnosis, Research Proposal
page 210: Hypnotic Induciton Methods
page 211: Other Fields of Investigation: Hypnosis, Efficiency Under StrongAudio Stress, etc.
page 212: Budget & Personnel
page 213: Research Proposal Summary
page 214: Letter, Funding Related
page 215: Letter
page 216: Memo: Return of Unused Research Funds, TSS/Chemical Division
page 217: Letter with Receipts
page 218: Expense Sheet
page 219: Expense Sheet
page 220: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 221: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 222: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 223: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 224: Declaration of Trust: Form
page 225: Memorandum: Meeting Notes on University Experiment
page 226: Memorandum: Meeting Notes on University Experiment
page 227: Receipt
page 228: Receipt
page 229: Expense Statement
page 230: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 231: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 232: Handwritten Expense Calculations
page 233: Mk-Ultra Hypnosis Subproject 49, Financial Proposal
page 234: Mk-Ultra Hypnosis Subproject 49, University Budget Proposal
page 235: Mk-Ultra Hypnosis Subproject 49, University Budget Proposal
page 236: Research Proposal: Stimulus Response Relations in Biological Systems Using Electrodes, Comparisons with Russian Research
page 237: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding
page 238: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice Checklist
page 239: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice
page 240: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice Certification
page 241: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Proposed Budget
page 242: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Proposed Budget: Financial Statement
page 243: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Proposed Budget: Financial Statement
page 244: Letter Regarding Renewal of Research Grant
page 245: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Differences in Excitability & Responseto Stimulus in Animal Populations: Proposal
page 246: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding, Personnel
page 247: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Expense Sheet
page 248: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Approval Form
page 249: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Financial
page 250: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funds Voucher
page 251: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Financial
page 252: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding Approval Form
page 253: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Letter, Transmittal of Funds
page 254: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice
page 255: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Stimulus Response Research Proposal, WithStudy of Foreign Literature
page 256: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding Approval
page 257: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Proposed Budget
page 258: MK-Ultra Subproject 106: Expense Sheet
page 259: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding Approval Form
page 260: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice Letter
page 261: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice Certification
page 262: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding Obligation Approval
page 263: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Expense Sheet
page 264: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funding Obligation Approval
page 265: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Funds Voucher
page 266: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Invoice & Certification
page 267: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Form: Studies of NeurophysiologicalMechanisms
page 268: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Letter of Funding
page 269: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Financial Addendum
page 270: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Stimulus & Response in BiologicalSystems: Mathematical & Physical Models
page 271: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Stimulus & Response in BiologicalSystems: Shift from Pavlovian Model
page 272: Mk-Ultra Subproject 106: Stimulus & Response in BiologicalSystems: Research Plan
page 273: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Test of Rapid Hypnotic Induction in RealOperational Setting, Budget
page 274: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Expense Sheet
page 275: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Funding Addendum
page 276: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Invoice
page 277: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Invoice
page 278: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Invoice
page 279: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Invoice
page 280: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Funding Voucher
page 281: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Invoice
page 282: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Funding Voucher
page 283: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Receipt
page 284: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Receipt
page 285: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Funding Voucher
page 286: Mk-Ultra Subproject 128: Invoice
page 287: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Invoice List Form
page 288: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Invoice
page 289: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Finance
page 290: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Funding Voucher
page 291: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Budget & Invoices
page 292: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Accounting Request
page 293: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Letter with Final Report
page 294: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Final Report, Morphological &Behavioral Techniques
page 295: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Final Report, Expenses
page 296: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Funding Voucher
page 297: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Final Report, Expenses
page 298: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Expenses
page 299: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Comparative Neurological Study,Development of Electronic Gear
page 300: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Project Expenses, Labor, Equipment, etc.
page 301: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Expenses
page 302: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Invoice
page 303: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Invoice
page 304: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Receipt
page 305: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Electrical Brain Stimulation of AnimalSpecies for Use in Delivery of Biolgical & Chemical Weapons asOpposed to Eavesdropping Activities
page 306: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Funding Approval
page 307: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Electrical Brain Stimulation of ColdBlooded Species, Guidance Systems
page 308: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Budget
page 309: Mk-Ultra Subproject 142: Budget