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San Francisco Chronicle, date not known
U.S. Settles Suit Over CIA's 'Brainwashing'
By Michael Taylor, Chronicle staff writer
The U.S. government yesterday reached an out-of-court settlement
in a lawsuit filed by eight Canadian citizens who said they were
subjected to relentless brainwashing as part of a secret mind
control experiment conducted by the CIA.
Two of the eight plaintiffs contacted at their homes in Canada
said the settlement totalled $750,000 ...
The lawsuit, and what its trial might reveal, were so sensitive
inside the spy agency that CIA director William Webster was
personally involved in the settlement negotiations, according
to a source close to the case.
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Canadian Press wire service, November 18, 1992
Brainwash Victims to Receive $100,000
Ottawa denies responsibility for experiments
By Bob Cox
OTTAWA -- The federal government will pay $100,000 each to
victims of brainwashing experiments funded by Canada and the
CIA between 1950 and 1985, Justice Minister Kim Campbell
announced Tuesday.
Ottawa is paying the money to avoid legal claims by victims
of the experiments carried out by Dr. Ewen Cameron at
Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute.
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