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| − | '''Project CHATTER''' was a [[United States Navy]] program beginning in the fall of 1947 | + | '''Project CHATTER''' was a [[United States Navy]] program beginning in the fall of 1947, under the direction of Dr. [[Charles Savage]], who was appointed by Dr. [[Theodor Benzinger]]. |
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| + | It focused on the identification and testing of [[drug]]s in interrogations and the recruitment of agents. Their search included laboratory experiments on both animal and human subjects. The program operated under the direction of [[Charles Savage]] of the [[Naval Medical Research Institute]], Bethesda, Maryland, from 1947 to 1953.<ref>[http://www.theblackvault.com/documents/biologicalweapons/chatter/navychatter.pdf FOIA Documents from the Department of the Navy]</ref><ref name="LeeShlain1985">{{cite book|author1=Martin A. Lee|author2=Bruce Shlain|title=Acid dreams: the CIA, LSD, and the sixties rebellion|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kX6XR0bdUJcC|year=1985|publisher=Grove Press|isbn=978-0-8021-3062-4|page=5|quote=Described as an "offensive" program, CHATTER was supposed to devise means of obtaining information from people independent of their volition but without physical duress.}}</ref> The project was geared to identifying agents both synthetic and natural that were effective during [[interrogation]]. The project was centered on, but not restricted to, the use of [[anabasine]] (an [[alkaloid]]), [[scopolamine]] and [[mescaline]]. The program reportedly ended shortly after the [[Korean War]] in 1953. | ||
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| Date | 1947 - 1953 |
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| Perpetrators | Charles Savage, Naval Medical Research Institute, United States Navy |
Project CHATTER was a United States Navy program beginning in the fall of 1947, under the direction of Dr. Charles Savage, who was appointed by Dr. Theodor Benzinger.
Project
It focused on the identification and testing of drugs in interrogations and the recruitment of agents. Their search included laboratory experiments on both animal and human subjects. The program operated under the direction of Charles Savage of the Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, from 1947 to 1953.[1][2] The project was geared to identifying agents both synthetic and natural that were effective during interrogation. The project was centered on, but not restricted to, the use of anabasine (an alkaloid), scopolamine and mescaline. The program reportedly ended shortly after the Korean War in 1953.
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| Document:Mind Control and the US Government | article | 1992 | Martin Cannon |
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References
- ↑ FOIA Documents from the Department of the Navy
- ↑ Martin A. Lee; Bruce Shlain (1985). Acid dreams: the CIA, LSD, and the sixties rebellion. Grove Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8021-3062-4.
Described as an "offensive" program, CHATTER was supposed to devise means of obtaining information from people independent of their volition but without physical duress.
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