CIA Technical Services Staff
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The CIA Technical Services Staff was a covert branch of the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for developing and supplying espionage tools, surveillance devices, and clandestine technologies, including those used in controversial mind-control and interrogation programs during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA office
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covert operations support unit ⓘ technical support unit ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Office of Scientific Intelligence
NERFINISHED
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Office of Security (CIA) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army intelligence units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedFor |
clandestine human intelligence operations
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counterintelligence operations ⓘ covert action programs ⓘ |
| field |
clandestine technology development
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covert action support ⓘ surveillance technology ⓘ technical espionage ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
CIA mind-control research
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Project MKUltra NERFINISHED ⓘ behavioral modification experiments ⓘ chemical and biological agent research for operations ⓘ interrogation technology development ⓘ |
| location | CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember | Sidney Gottlieb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Directorate of Operations
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Directorate of Plans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
creating audio surveillance equipment
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creating concealment devices ⓘ creating disguise kits ⓘ creating forged documents and authentication tools ⓘ creating secret writing materials ⓘ creating video surveillance equipment ⓘ developing assassination devices ⓘ developing bugging devices ⓘ developing clandestine technologies ⓘ developing covert listening devices ⓘ developing espionage tools ⓘ developing poisons and delivery systems ⓘ developing sabotage tools ⓘ developing surveillance devices ⓘ developing tracking devices ⓘ providing technical support for covert operations ⓘ supplying espionage tools ⓘ supporting covert communications ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. congressional investigations into MKUltra
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public controversy over CIA mind-control programs ⓘ |
| usedCoverName |
Technical Services
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Technical Services Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ various Cold War covert operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
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