Does anyone know what the "MK" in "MK Ultra" stands for?

[Leghorn21]

Google ain’t helpin

[happybird]

1. Possibly short for Mockingbird

Operation Mockingbird


Edit: That’s what I always thought, quick googling showed a different answer:

“ It is/was a two letter digraph for the Technical Services Division, now referred to as the Office of Technical Services.”

It hard to tell what’s true with secret squirrel stuff.

[Leghorn21]

4. Thanks happy, but Operation Mockingbird was a different op started in '63..

[happybird]

8. It's older than that and more than wiretapping

Thought control through propaganda and other manipulations through the media. There are/were several CIA programs that were about mind control and persuasion.

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[Leghorn21]

10. Many thanks, I took the first google result and ran with it

My bad, thank you!!

[LakeArenal]

2. Something from Michael Kors?

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[Leghorn21]

5. Apparently not, as he wasn't born till '59

But thanks anyway, Lake!

[MutantAndProud]

3. Mind Kontrol or Manufacturing Killers Utilizing Lethal Tradecraft Requiring Assassinations

Took a little digging

[Leghorn21]

7. Good Lord, Mutant

http://www.whale.to/b/dowbenko1.html

FREAKY DEAKY!! Thanks!

[MutantAndProud]

11. Yep.

Bears resemblance to what I’ve been put through with some of my abuse. And my parents. If they were in the program my siblings and I may have been inducted in automatically.

Assuming that is what actually occurred. Fascinating stuff. Quite painful and life ruining for anyone who can’t resist the effects.

[Leghorn21]

12. Hey, my sister, a brilliant psychologist, years ago worked with survivors of this, Mutant

I send you all best wishes, Mutant!!

— Sandy

[MutantAndProud]

13. Oh wow.

I’d take her up on it if she were available, but I’m also pursing counseling at a local university. A little concerned since one of the perpetrators had a family that started a scholarship program there in partnership with the university and a medical company. “Looking for leadership potential”. Paired with my abduction by him off of a dating app etc, yeah, it’ll be fascinating to see if they actually have the ability to not be affected by outside parties and influences. What a world we live in.

[Leghorn21]

14. Have MERCY, Mutant!!

My sister is long since retired, but hey, sounds as if you’re doing great things in spite of/because of your experiences!!

Again, I send all best wishes your way!!

[MutantAndProud]

15. Great, not yet, mostly trying to recuperate

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And figure out new plans for my life that aren’t debt laden. But that in and of itself is progress. Getting a new social circle that isn’t trying to actively mess with my life will be progress though I guess. Not what I actually wanted so far, but, things as serious as I’ve been through take time

[maleficentia]

6. CIA Technical Services Division (cyptonym/diagraph) : MK

At least likely....

[Leghorn21]

9. There you go!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_cryptonym

Thanks maleficentia!!

[jmowreader]

16. Believe it or not, the CIA's website has a lot on this program

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/project%20mk-ultra%5B15545700%5D.pdf

The Company has a lot of directorates and divisions, and each one assigns a digraph to any project it starts. MK is the digraph for Technical Services Division, or at least it was back then.

ULTRA was the classification marking for the most secret information generated during World War II. Things like the Norden bombsight and the Manhattan Project were classified ULTRA.

So...MK-ULTRA was a Technical Services Division project that was REALLY fucking secret.

[Polybius]

17. Mortal Kombat!

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[IcyPeas]

18. Muse - MK Ultra