MKULTRA SUBPROJECT 76 (18 DOCUMENTS WITH PUBDATES FROM 570408 TO 600208 )
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TL,-:k :you :kieft for your Final l'�eport pnd your stat:ent
TLey re hoth Lach approol7ited.
ple:led with thf. rsults of ::our or anit nre
--rd to tho diortation.
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YftN-gAMMINA
Sinco antmittal of the gecil-Annual Report *4 thio eoriti
e dicoortation proponel vac oolopletod 1 tor . aed
oonaultatiou with advitors of
The propoeal V,74 R ; A
of-the-rot-toed dicoor4ntion preposoll
hvie provionely-boon n,l.hcitiod to the
A f_the dincertation %tacit to partially
vaploted; A pre cohedull for completing it ovinot bv given
at ',recent booRnee of detnile to bo norkod out wIth-a A41/ Kosher
of tho oomittoo. It to oxpeotod_thet it will be ompleted in
tine for an avord of the PhD degree during the a:arm* yeer.
Ynndo provided by t34 grant 1111.vo b,00noo7apletoly expendod.
(Vol "Sta4cmont.of rxpendttaroo" caol000d.) Tho grant viNo nnoi-
for znintelmoo of colt ond foaAly daring the poriod jaly 12 1957
to jnno 11 1958 ntld July 19 1959 to Ootolm 11 1959, leas a OW
or 44 daFc darirg theno'poriao OA which deie ale-grantee WWI
Oth'Il10100 tzvloyod., Interruption er lc _on t for other
mploy-Qentleas ondoroed by the aoeording
to e letter Iraq %ha Rteoutive otor d Oi 19,8,
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25 January 19
MORANDUM FOR: WE RECORD
SUBJECT : Action on FIKULTRA Audit Exceptions - TSS/CD
(MKULTRA 76)
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has contacted
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RECEIPT
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Cashier's Check No. 209- 079 clated September 16, 1957,
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The abeve check is made payable to
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INVOICE
For servicee $10, 000. 00
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CP:RTIFICATIONS
(1) t i lieret.ky certified that this it Invoice iF1 applying to Subproject 076
1%txt.thr.i.:A, that performance has been saticfz,ctory, that services
have Le-4 accczwlished in accord:w.ce vvith mutual ttgreerner4ts, that a
cletai!:A auda of thc payxncats avad receipts is on file in TSS/C1). that
this bill is jut and correct and that payinent thereof has not yet been made
.A.ctirag chief, IS/ Chemical Division
Date:
(2.) It is hereby certified that thin Lwoice a,?plies to Subproject 76 of
tilc.ULTI1A Which was duly approved, and that the project has been
carricd ov.ti.aceeril.tnee with the rnex.noratidwn dated 13 April 1953
ot.i the DCI to the DD /A, and the extension of this authority in Enb-
Nue:Fit memoranda.
Research Director
Date:
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29 July 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: THE RECORD
SUBJECT MKULTRA Subproject No. 76
1. ThepurpoeofSubprojectNo
the research begun by
worked for five years for t
has
en active in his field and has written many valuable publications.
A list of his publications are appended herewith.
2� has undertaken a study of how indi-
viduals and groups who are subject to apparently all-powerful,
coercive authority. successfully defy this authority i pursuit of
their own goals. It is the intention of o study the
method which prisoners use to defy authority while under the extreme
restrictions of a prison _environment.- This type of study is a natural
extension of our previous work-on-Communist Prison Methods and
provides the necessary follow up for the development of systems for --
resisting interrogation in imprisonment.
3. When this project was originally planned it was believed
hat it wo.ild serve a useful purpose under Sub roect No.
was known to two members of th
and the stron ly npportc his further
researc . n addition 's a repre-
sents a 'discipline that, to date, las not e adequate y covered in the
activities. However, as the project .emerge'd, it became
apparent that it had definite Agency relevance Dnd would be befit
funded as a special project. The project was circularized to the mem-
bers of t o rd of Directors and a) roved in principkby
deferre judgment
on the as's tIit e did not eel competent to CVZI uate this particular
, project but indicated that he v ul 1 ept the opinions of the other
members of the Board. who previously had no contact
e., with,
He
C to
with t
herewith.
indicated the greatest support for this project.
d his willingness to give professional consultive advice
d 1 nning conferences have already been held
evaluation of the project is forwarded
4. _ It is pro osed tha
independently in the and
will take advantage of the research fa
and the
et�,.
11 work
rea. Initially he
The
s indicated
their approval of the study and a committee: has been formed to
furnish professional guidance. Thus, monitorin of the project
will come from three sources: (I) �(2)
nd (3) TSS/C0 personnel. h
will not be witting of the true source of the Grant. unding of the
project will be handl don a.uarterl basis with payments made
directly by the
of monies advanced him to the
ance with the By laws of the
vide a detailed accounting --- -
This iirocedure is in accord-,z5'
and will-be in the nature of a /5
fellowship rant. Equipment purchased will become the property of
the although it is anticipated that equipment costs wilt be
prac many negligible in this project.-_ _
5, The total cost will be $10,000.00 for a period of one
year beginning 1 July 1957 and will not be renewable. Charges will
.be made against Allotment 8-2502-10-001
Chic , Branch Ill
TSS/Chemical Division
APPROVED FOR OBLIGATION Approved:
OF FUNDS:
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Researeh 'recto
Date:
Attached:
As Stated above
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Distribution:
Originit1 only
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ng hief, TSs emicidDivision
July 26, 1957
Dear
Attached is the summary pert4Ining to a proposal by
You will note that the majoritYof our
Directors have approved.
It is recommended that this_project be-initiated
as of July 1st and funded in the amount of $10,000.
neAps. Oar rroh was .to
and oprAtIone.
tly tcr,tArd tho problome of
C1ubtudy will invastiato vor0 of tho e raote&tC5 0
thf) sociel sitlItton d!nermino whotheT or not nti-,
nuthorit:wian afF-iltirront3 a ,1/2 oxF.roat,ed in :ulti--Aftthoritarian
mi which infl=rgze t tom nuch activity loy take).
1:y of fort durin:: t ytar Ix) to earns ofat a Irostaxch and
,hor-py tcri r jattor, Thif3 reroarch and 0ducation
wiI bT) r.1.$:varit to rgy intereot in tho , nora problo:ir,of bow .
indivi.duaod yo4;,, who an nub ect to ap;:)1rontly all-poworful,
cof:xel.v6 Eo.1toritywcoaBfully dory this Imthority In 'eArDnit of
tair o=nn
1ntret in tUs topic, ,i4111 zly
'tattoo of it as a Een0ral
tQ)iQ in ,ha te.ra Sis4F.3 coo what 1 come-Ivo 413 a cciwon
throad rianaIr,g
.mh of ti a novo ch I uwo d.no. For tha
pat th�rc,7 yo art, f ry tilv) ini$i boon. oovoted to otodying.th0
ichtions for th of, th0 tro of .the
muril.tAT:. Thin to!wAlation wo.s obviou ths to many of th's
Central p'iobiev2 of thi..
Dariv,s tho ontirefivc iiod t in
wriz ccenei to Oanntir, and C71vg it ret;earOh uhic:1 trovontly
Involved th0 ntudy or nimila
Isw;ort
Con:,Nuc.nt1y, it wi)a crientod
AlIi: wilatlonm. 1 b,sgika a!
vtlniy -t:AAncol in vhich ind
.,vearch in April 1953
LI 0111
pa, conrly
1,;00...ifJ3 II W!in w::vona, ornIzationo. AeKitir,acw,
p.
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511COw
aittd a eceRtingly all-powerful toltborltY (04.
prison riots, henger trikas, gonsral. strikes, work slow-downs,
boycottl, terrorism, oto.). Th, objcctive was to determina whether
thera wrvrinci2les which could be btatod at some high level
or gan.47,rolity would to true of ell, or of broad oltlusqs,, .
of such events. Tho practical sin was to provide potontial advice,
on h night to und to slport and. control them I ha1.
conpletd a field otudy of A prison rlot bofore stating thio project ��
. in for,. 1 tem 6 As tho initial focus oL the project itscaf,
the gcnral utrik$ wat3 hessn au a topic. A prelimimry rovisv
lad WI: to the conclusion that the genoral nt Ike was ono or tto -
most likely foral in h&C t Europan F2tollite dic,00ntnnt riht
tyko tY.*t revolutionary form. -The occurrence of genaral strikes also -
appeared to Tza to be a sitaation in uhtch
hAd a potl.ntio1 b").
role as h. ccntrollinN or supporting force. Priority which was
given to tho
on this; study of the gonoral qtrilso thres months aftor I baron to,.
raviolviiterm.turs on this too. The cq)cr1c71 wss eafficienu to
Convinle'rAl that it vcad bo po ;ible to d'x prioi1os of
considerable powcr rol4tine both to th,.) genwation snJ the Oatcom.o of -
(le:finnco of corciv uthor%y.
Thi�m stoh of the bank/y.3,1nd of my irtoreit identifies it
voat trw.dly.
3� J anA e,.fictrtca1twobltIn in this cenoraA arct.
rivt t!n ;rit t.Twl a tyatiaa. T W(h to ccipioto u paixtr
Tehtnh t.11. bo ea a dian...notr on foy, tho D. in
problorA mlui7od na to $uspend work
thl, Ny research dlu,ing the year bo on a
al other requirpiront
ince I Immo oo,
a dq'ree. IVOtild prOci0V
to looata wolf rpr the period at such place a4 appears to ma
to h.:Nld rorth groat $t promise as a source of data for a well!.
definod problem in this general field and of proresaiona1 guidance
and assistance. I would swk.to romedy-those-daficiancies in
My educational baokgroand in which the, inatitution at which I
locate iS particulorly strong,
horil 17, 1457
Vete in frvor of r Jrrnt cf 1fl.OY to
from the.
,ss st in studyI-r hov .-rouPs who are S.ubject to
rporrent1y r11-pc.:.-erfn1, coercive authority su.cessfully defy this suthority
in purult or their ovn goals. _
It.Js sensIbl of hie to Dien to-do-hiS Investiative in
r fnshicn gnd uner rusniCes whih will get him Ph.D. degvee. I trust-,
however, -Vast in doIne, 60 he 7.7111 succssftlly-onrsue his own vorls with n
high depr.e of in..,.ellectual intoc!.rity rnd indeneurlerIce of the "roparently all-
powerful, eoeroive authovit1.0 of the deqree-17ireting instiion. thIs T
Inter d no disnrrae:erent of the intitution of his choice,--I merslv mean to
th,it the grant IP to him for .his stut., not dependent uron conforming-
to degree rouirerents.
SPP reson to hope tIvit tis approach 5nd the publication of
his resnits (rid tJte subseouent a,;ademie scru4.:'Uy of his study) will helo to
estahlish a rore clenrly ection-orlented conn-!tntion of the eo,cent of "ttitude,"
vhich has been too much "nsper-ani-nenil" oriented in 'the literature of soiolo7Y
and social osvchology.
One aspect of hip basic 2�51em. which SOMs to re of the Treatest
practical importance, rs well as the theoretical signifleance, Tfr; be
ststed: Bow cos one cstalish and traintr,N morale�rn integrat1n7 sense of '
shared ccrmitrrent to a highly valued cause--;,hen the others (those with vhom
one share the comAtment) are "Imrgined" persons, remote, or in indirect
contact, rather than physically prevent, in direct contact?
My daily vork presents to me Pvtients (schizophrenic patients)
some of whom appear to me to be out of rapport with those In authority, yet
seeking to mplotaIn some --uise of rovale through awkwsrd hallw.inatory nnd
delusional lmninati :adeship with iden1.17e1 figures. SchizoW.rerle
atients do not deVe. very robust or effective integration in such r shared
commitment. It Is LI" Al be silly, sentimentai and stubborn. The phenomenon
page 2.
does howevrr se!:-. to prestnt somerhet the are mv.stion th%.t I ientIon
the precedirT wlragraph, which I tAke to 1,e a rruel e-e in
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1OP.Ataiil. TO: AIL rras DIa8CTUS
FECI:
subject:
Project PropOsaf
April .8, 1957
if
Attached is a proposal,fr7.m who has been
concerned for recent months with the Problem. Fe has
conducted as well as monitored research in this area for th
His organization, the
beina -olved in a Current re-organization of
and are familiar nth Nr.
is. a
ha s suggested that.
research.
accomplishments.
prime :example of the'cr.
young scientist with ideas and initiative who constitute the best of
America's hope for innovation. I heartly agree although my judgment _
may be pre'udi od by having workedwith for three years (1,
in th
The proposal would not only explore a rather new area in-inter,,.
cultural, socio-political-studies,-but would-enable to
(:lualify for his Ph. D. degree. The proposal, is recommended to you
for your coNments.: Do you agree with me- that this proposal. could --
constitute one of tne small grants to be made during 1957.'
TEUTATIft pRopos,AL
A STUDY OF Airri,A5TEORITARYAN BEHAVIOR
The study will investigate some of the characteristics of
the social situation which determine whether or not anti-
authoritarian sentiments are expressed in anti-authoritarian
acts and which influence the forms such ectivity may take. _
Yy effort during the year will be to carry out a research and
to further my educational preparation. This research and education
will be relevant to my interest in the general problem of how
individuals and groups who are subject to apparently all-powerful,
coercive authority successfully defy this authority in pursuit of
their own goals.
yy interest in this topic,_4nd my formulation of it As a general
topic�in the above terms, stems from what .I conceive as a coMMon
thread running through much of the researed 1- have done. For the
past three years; most of my time has_heen_devoted to studyine the .
implicatiens for th
of the capture of. by the ,
Communists. This formulation was of obvious-relevance to many of the
'central exoblems of the
During the entire five year period I apert in
study.
esearch,
was coecerned in planning and carrying out research which frequently__
involved the study of similar relationships. Our research was to
and special operations.
support
Consequently, it was oriented frequently toward the problems of
captive popW.atiOns. I began an
reeeerch in April 1953
I plannbd io study instances in which indieideale and groups, seemingly
powerless in toms of numbers. weapons, organiz3tions and legitimacy.
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successfully resisteU a seemingly all-powerful authority
prison riots, hunger strikes, general strikes, work slow-downs,
boycotts, terrorism,
etc.).
The objective was to determine whether
there were !xincillles which could be stated at some hIgh level
of generality which would be true of all, or of broad classes,
of such events. The practical aim was to provide potential advice
fon hov -might 1--e used to support and control them. I had
completed a field study of a prison riot before stating this project
in formal terms. As the initial foCUS Of the project itself,
the general strike was chosen as a topic. A preliminary review
led me to the conclusion that the general strike was one of the
most likely forms in which East European -satellite discontent might
take overt revolutionary form. The occurrence of general strikes also
appeared to me to; be a situation in which
role as a controlling or supporting force. Pricrity which was
given to the
on this Study of the general strike three months after I began to
review literature on this topic. The experience was sufficient to
convince_ me that it would be possible to derive principles of
considerable power re ating both to the generation and the outcome of
defiance of coercive authority.
This sketch of the background of my interest identifies it
most broadly. I propose that my research during the year be on a
limited 4nd highly specific empirical :problem in this genenl area,
rather than aspiring toward a-treatise. I wish to complete a paper
which will be acceptable as a dissertation for the Ph. D. in
problem required me to suspend work
since I have completed
all other requirements-there-for this degree: I would propose
to locate myself for the period at such place as appears to me
to hold forth greatest promise as a source of data for_a_well-
defined problem in this general field_and.of professional guidance
and assistance. I would seek to remedy those deficiencies in
my educational background in.which_the_institution at which I --
locate is particularly strung.
BUDGET
Stipend (Continuation of present- salary4$9000) plus
retirement annuity. payments)
$9,540.00
Estima d of moving family_and-movinvorstoring
household goods
800.00
Research expenditures (cl,n-ical and data processing)
1,000.00
Travel for consultation --
500.00
Academic fees
14_,Q0QAP0
Total Required
$ 12..e49490