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CIA during the Cold War hired magicians
CIA during the Cold War were invited magician As it turned out, in the fifties of XX century the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is often resorted t
CIA Hires Magician to Write Deception Manual
The CIA hired a celebrated magician to write a how-to-guide for secret agents. The manual has just been republished.
CIA used famous magician for his tricks during the Cold War
John Mulholland was paid the then princely sum of $3,000 for tips on slipping a pill into the drink of the unsuspecting, tying shoelaces to give uncover signals and on the "surreptitious removal of objects by women." Mulholland's guidance from the 1950s was part of a larger CIA effort, called MK-ULTRA.
CIA’s Lost Magic Manual Resurfaces
At the height of the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency paid $3,000 to renowned magician John Mulholland to write a manual on misdirection, concealment, and stagecraft. All known copies of the document were believed to be destroyed in 1973. But recently, the manuals resurfaced, and have now been published.
