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ADDRUS llfP\.T TO: 1ft XI~ J: ;:;tr;{ r:i XXIC OOXF.ll: SC U.S. i'UaLIC: !oi!AI.Tl4 SiRYICE HOSPITAL sox 2000 LEX1"8?0!1. KfNTVCitl' · N 11.'~1-1 Add t c t t o n Re s e a r c h C en t ~ r (JJ)G) ·- \··, ./ I am enclosing two coples of my concepi of the symptcmatol:)gy of the acute riactfon to dt~thvlamtd~ of lysergic acid. This con c e p t I s , o f c o u r s e , b a s e d e ·n t i r e I y o n o u r e x p e r i z n c ~ s d t Lexington and wil I have to be modified ln view of the experi ences of other:: people In other envlronmP..ntcl.l sfhHitlons. ''" / You may be interested. t"o learn that ~n ed;:dntstrattve ch~ngc wtll occur ln the h''spltal on July 1st. Our pr,zsent Medical Officer tn Cndrge.t Dr. Kenneth·~'. Chd.pman, Is being tretns ferr~d to Public Health ~ervrce headqu·arters b Washington. He will be replaced by Dr. ,Ja·r:~~s V. low:·y, wtfo currentl•t is in churge of Communlty Ser~tccs, Natlo~61 lnstlturc of Mental He~lth. Dr • lowry i s a v ~ r y o I d f r J e n d of m i n e d n d i s d •'! e p : y i n t e r e s ~ e d In researc.h:' He has, tn fact, had considerable r~search experi ence himself. Yery sincerely yours, (.' . ·-/. - .. · /. : .. ,;._ __ ·- ., .. f-:::..' ' I ~ ·.. . _..:"' H•Hr[s lsb~ll 1 M.D. Director of Resiarch "· HI: r n EnclosrJres Declassified b date_ Y -187475.-.._ 4 F;;s 1917 - -/1 / ./! /t 1 ~v , . This page is a promotional image from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. Visually, it features a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left, illuminated with a blue glow, symbolizing security and access to hidden information. The prominent text in white, stylized font reads "THE BLACK VAULT," reinforcing the theme. Below this title, a block of white text explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection housed there, and provides a URL for users to access the declassified CIA documents. The URL itself is highlighted in yellow. There are no photographs, forms, diagrams, tables, or any other visual elements of the declassified document content itself. The document is a typed letter dated May 14, 1954, from the NIMH Addiction Research Center in Lexington, Kentucky. It features official letterhead with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare logo and seal. There are handwritten notations in circles and under the signature: "(6)(3)" and "31" circled, a signature that's difficult to read, and "Harris Isbell, M.D. Director of Research". At the bottom right, there is a "Declassified by" stamp with a date of "4 FEB 1977" and a handwritten number "187475", along with a handwritten annotation "A-120". A large portion of the document is blacked out with scribbles, specifically in the bottom right corner obscuring some text. Also, there is a darker horizontal scribble to the left of the declassification stamp.