Claims
Jolly West was the redacted contractor on MKUltra Subproject 43
Unproven held · awaiting record What these labels mean →The source says West was the contractor on MKUltra Subproject 43 (University of Oklahoma; hypnosis and dissociative states). The CIA file for Subproject 43 redacts the contractor's name; the identification is not yet confirmed from a fetched record.
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| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| cited, unchecked | web.archive.org | MuckRock (19 Dec 2017): 'A recovered CIA document listing different MKULTRA subprojects shows that Subproject 43, associated with West and occurring at the University of Oklahoma, began in 1955 and ended in 1956'. |
| cited, unchecked | oversight.house.gov | O'Neill statement for House declassification task force, 30 Jun 2026: West-Gottlieb ('Sherman Grifford') correspondence from June 1953 proposing drug+hypnosis trance/amnesia work; does not name Subproject 43. |
| cited, unchecked | cia.gov | CIA MKULTRA Subproject 43 file: proposal 'Psychophysiological Studies of Hypnosis and Suggestibility' by a redacted 'Professor of Psychiatry, Head of the Department'; addendum signed by Gottlieb, Chief TSS/Chemical Division. Contractor name redacted. |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| Manson, Jolly West and CHAOS (O'Neill 2019) | reports |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly West corresponded with Sidney Gottlieb from 1953 and took Geschickter Fund money at Oklahoma | split from (Subproject 43 identification clause) | 1955-1957 | Structural | |
| MKUltra | Subproject 43 | 1955-1957 | Structural | |
| Louis Jolyon West | the alleged contractor | 1955-1957 | Structural |
Tied from
| From | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly West corresponded with Sidney Gottlieb from 1953 and took Geschickter Fund money at Oklahoma | split into (Subproject 43 identification clause) | 1955-1957 | Structural |
Claim
The source says West was the contractor on MKUltra Subproject 43 (University of Oklahoma; hypnosis and dissociative states). The CIA file for Subproject 43 redacts the contractor's name; the identification is not yet confirmed from a fetched record.