By the early 1960s Allen Dulles and Sidney Gottlieb determined that the goal of mind control could not be achieved, and the program was wound down. To avoid public outrage and ensure no one would be prosecuted, many of the records were destroyed in 1973. The existence of the program came to light through congressional and journalistic investigations.
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