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[[File:330px-Mkultra-lsd-doc.jpg|thumb|Dr. Sidney Gottlieb approved of an MKUltra subproject on LSD in this June 9, 1953 letter.]] | [[File:330px-Mkultra-lsd-doc.jpg|thumb|Dr. Sidney Gottlieb approved of an MKUltra subproject on LSD in this June 9, 1953 letter.]] | ||
Precursor experiments. In 1945 the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency was established and given direct responsibility for Operation Paperclip. The program recruited former Nazi scientists, some of whom had been identified and prosecuted as war criminals during | Precursor experiments. In 1945 the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency was established and given direct responsibility for Operation Paperclip. The program recruited former Nazi scientists, some of whom had been identified and prosecuted as war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials. | ||
Several secret U.S. government projects grew out of [[Operation Paperclip]]. These projects included Project CHATTER (established 1947), and Project BLUEBIRD (established 1950), which was renamed Project ARTICHOKE in 1951. Their purpose was to study mind control, interrogation, behavior modification and related topics. | Several secret U.S. government projects grew out of [[Operation Paperclip]]. These projects included Project CHATTER (established 1947), and Project BLUEBIRD (established 1950), which was renamed Project ARTICHOKE in 1951. Their purpose was to study mind control, interrogation, behavior modification and related topics. | ||