From 28e048103b1bdae99f1bb157397ae818be482e74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jae Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:15:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fix: replace encrypted MKUltra PDF with working copies (IG report + Senate hearing) --- api/data/unredacted.json | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/api/data/unredacted.json b/api/data/unredacted.json index 7a390a4..9689b62 100644 --- a/api/data/unredacted.json +++ b/api/data/unredacted.json @@ -1096,16 +1096,29 @@ { "id": "mkultra", "name": "Project MKUltra", - "description": "CIA's illegal mind control programme (1953-1973) conducting experiments on unwitting human subjects using drugs, sensory deprivation, and psychological torture.", + "description": "The CIA's covert mind control programme (1953-1973). MKULTRA encompassed 149 sub-projects researching chemical, biological, and radiological methods of behavioural modification. Experiments included dosing unwitting subjects with LSD, electroshock therapy, hypnosis, and sensory deprivation. Director Richard Helms ordered most files destroyed in 1973; these surviving documents were discovered in 1977.", "documents": [ { - "id": "mkultra-cia-collection", - "title": "Project MKUltra — CIA Inspector General Report & Supporting Documents", - "filename": "projectmkultraci0000unit_encrypted.pdf", - "description": "Collection of surviving MKUltra documents including the 1963 CIA Inspector General report, financial records discovered in 1977, and testimony transcripts. Most MKUltra records were destroyed in 1973 on orders of DCI Richard Helms; these documents survived due to misfiling in financial records.", - "size_mb": 10.1, - "date_released": "1977-07-20", - "classification": "TOP SECRET / DECLASSIFIED" + "id": "mkultra-cia-inspector-general-report-1963", + "title": "Report of Inspection of MKULTRA/TSD — CIA Inspector General (1963)", + "filename": "mkultra-cia-inspector-general-report-1963.pdf", + "pages": 48, + "size_mb": 3.1, + "date_released": "1977", + "date_original": "1963", + "classification": "TOP SECRET (declassified 1977)", + "description": "The 1963 CIA Inspector General's report on Project MKULTRA — the most critical internal review of the CIA's mind control programme. Inspector General John Earman details how MKULTRA researched chemical, biological, and radiological materials for clandestine behaviour control. Documents LSD experiments on unwitting human subjects, concerns about lack of oversight, and recommends strengthening operational controls." + }, + { + "id": "mkultra-senate-hearing-1977", + "title": "Project MKULTRA: The CIA's Program of Research in Behavioral Modification — Senate Hearing (1977)", + "filename": "mkultra-senate-hearing-1977.pdf", + "pages": 171, + "size_mb": 8.9, + "date_released": "1977", + "date_original": "1977", + "classification": "UNCLASSIFIED (Congressional Record)", + "description": "The complete joint hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (August 3, 1977). Contains testimony from CIA Director Stansfield Turner revealing the full scope of MKULTRA: 149 sub-projects across 80 institutions, experiments with LSD, electroshock, hypnosis, and sensory deprivation on unwitting subjects. Includes the admission that CIA Director Richard Helms ordered the destruction of MKULTRA files in 1973." } ], "doc_path": "covert-operations/mkultra",