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This page is a digital representation of a document from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. Visually, it features a stylized graphic of a bank vault door on the left side, with a glowing blue light emanating from it. To the right of the vault graphic, white text details the source of the document, describing it as part of the MKULTRA collection and listing the website where it can be downloaded. The text is presented in a clear, legible font against a black background. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page; the visual content is limited to the vault graphic and the descriptive text. ' ~ . . ( ~·, \.tt.fr~c tor "-----···---· __ ....,_. N4 t r o n 4 l I n s t It u t c o ( Men t ;1 l H: a I t h Dlrcc:tor NIWH Addiction Resc4rch ?HSH• Cent~r, L~xtnstoD, K~ntuc~v Pro~scd Transfer· of Dr. H. F. fr4scr to a Defense ?roJect ?ursuant to your tefcohonc lnstruetlons, the follo~lng fnfcr~Jtlcn ~ h f c h has a be a r t n q on the pro oo s ~ d trans f ~ r o f Dr • H. F • f rase r to a Cef(nsc ?rojeet ts su~~tttcd. Or. fraser currently ts deeply tnvolv«d In another Defcns~ ?roj~ct wh t c h I s be I n g c a r ,. I c d c n u n d c r a co n t r a c t v a I a r r u n c em~ n t tl t" t h i't• <I! Off'tcc of Naval ~escarch~ Th~ col"ltr~~et number i! N\onr H31-53. It eoml!S und~r Capt. f. H. Culrnby, H~~.d. ?hy.s totosv Branch, uffice . _.· ·T o - f h e N c a o va n l t ra 2 c e t s e w a 4 r s c h r . t tn T ~w h c ~ c l p o r n cj A ~c u t g u h s 4 t '! ! a b , c:¢ 1 n 9 55 c e. a r n r d J ed p ro o . n ., . l . . . $ d i ~ n s ce su f 1 f 9 -h 5 : 2 ' . • l ~n+ .£upa to op~ra.te'"·the project to July 1. 1956. The or the Ts to a substitute obJ~ct proJ~et d~v~top synth~tle for codeine. Such c2 substitut~ ts bad·l·1 n::ed.cd $ Sr.c~ th.;; current ·source of codctrrir is o~lvm or morohrn~--d:?rtvzd· !rem ooium. s~ve'nty­ flv.: per cent .:;,(th: niltton's r.}J!Jta:-y a11d c:ivli1Jn n~eds for narcotic dru~s 4re for ~odeine'rath~r th~ft for mcrohlnc. Stnez nc adqquiltu synth~tlc subs·titute ton<:-~F\Icn ~ould be ·as- self~ from the; oolnt cf view or toxlclh; ~nd t:J~tcfion, it~blliTyJ is a·,~i!.abi~, this m~an~' rhat \:e must·· continue to =to.ckpi:e optun. In th.? -:v:nt o·f w,ar th~ ootum prc:fucina ar~·!s"·could be lost within o v::!ry short period of for mcrohlnc. Stnez nc adqquiltu synth~tlc subs·titute ton<:-~F\Icn ~ould be ·as- self~ from the; oolnt cf view or toxlclh; ~nd t:J~tcfion, it~blliTyJ is a·,~i!.abi~, this m~an~' rhat \:e must·· continue to =to.ckpi:e optun. In th.? -:v:nt o·f w,ar th~ ootum prc:fucina ar~·!s"·could be lost within o v::!ry short period of tt~e, lz~vlng t~~ country entir~iy d~pcnd8nt on stock~llzs of opftJiil ~l 4 ~OUrCC Of COd¢in~. f( a i.ynfhertc :SU~tJhdC CO\.dci b~ found whi~h ls as ~~f~ 41 cod~tn~, ddcquate man~f~cturtng f~~tlittes for synt~etlc eh~~IC4lS could provldq ~~~ n~cds. To drug, the d~te th~ proJ~ct h~~ ur.cov~red ~nc d~xtro-3-~~thyl­ ether whJc:h r.ay be in the of cf_Dro~or4n, ~ficetivc ~vp~r~~~io~ co v-:-; h • • h i s d !"' v ·'! 1 s e!.: !" r -e !; t ! ·; \: :: ~·~ 7 e ! ; ,., t ~ :. ! : r a .: J l • I :. ;.! r <= l s .. ho••~·~·::r, ;w SuLaL~iit:~ av~:i.i~bie. ,.,:-d~h ~Jol.iJJ r~pt~c:! cod·:inc fot' rclt~f of mlld·~r tyoes >Of p<lin. ·C•Jr~E·n-r·Jy in pr-:r~r!!"S$ dre st•J:!i~s of a compound ln the dextro-propoxy~hcn¢, synth~tl~ m~~~~d=n~ s~ri~!, ci the In th: studtc~ af?h~-~rcdine· anal~o he~~~cthylenci~inc szr~2:9 c - n·..J...~ s.:~..J,..... •, . t. . ; . . . .. . : en , , ! . l · " ~ ' " ' · t~ , ::> " , .• . . . . . .. . . . .. . ~. . . . . ... ' . n . .. . .. . .- .. , j.,;.f,· ..~.~. ....... .., _,;,. r·,·.-.~. .,t.,",";' "."." )..~_ '~","..'-4 .~.".".:." ;> ..., ra~ ..•. . l . r . .• . : . . . .. ~ . . . . . . ". . l·-- - . . j , .. In · . " .. h • t...; .. . .. " ~ " ~ t • h·, . . 4 . . . . .. - , 4 . 1 ' - .. ~ n . . .. . .. 'rt ~ . · . y' i " . . . · . . . , . ., . . . .. . . - . . . . . . .; , ~ ; . . , . # . , ~ ... - l · , , - , · ~ .. l .. 'l ~ # The document is a typewritten letter with handwritten annotations at the top and bottom right. The handwritten portion at the top appears to be a name or heading, and there is a number "61" to the right of it. At the bottom right, a handwritten identification or accession number "A-208" is visible. The document itself is a formal letter discussing a proposed transfer of personnel and a research project, with no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities. There are no photographs, stamps, diagrams, tables, or redacted content, just the typed text and the handwritten annotations. . . · . . . , . ., . . . .. . . - . . . . . . .; , ~ ; . . , . # . , ~ ... - l · , , - , · ~ .. l .. 'l ~ # ;.J ! J ,. ! . ~ .... - : ' 3. - J t ' • · · , 1- " ,. ' . - . · . • ~ • . • . ~ _ · ; • - . • 4 ' -, • ~ - · · . ·~ -_ . , : 1 •_ . __ ; ,1 sn·cup on i!Urocf!n. All of thil:.C" ccm;::;.:'lvnjs h<iv~ b=;tn svb"11tr~d to fh~ Dru~ Addicffon Conrnittec of th~ ~ati~nal ~cscarc~ Co~nci 1 a~i oll ar.:.thought to hJv~ ~Cit1;z po.tetdi.a!lty d$·P"-"sslblc ,~u:Jstlhd~s fer code i ~·::. The testing of n:w 'Y"th~ttc an~~~~~lc dru~, r;auir~s ~~~~faJ tr4lning oi the Cifi.:cr o:'l tlje job for 4 i~.-;.~~~'-:1 'of t.'<l:e> yzar,. Uir~CtrQ-t 11 NHr'ii.-~•~:<:'i~pt • lY.)5 Page 2 · -·' · · ....... / ___....~ Cftly Dr. Fr4ser and ~ysclf have the required training a~d c~pcrl~nce. N~tth~r Dr. \:.tkler or Dr. t.sslg do work In this ·field, so n~Jthcr could ad~qu4tetv replace Dr. Fraser. Sfncc we arc operating two expcrtment4l wards, the entire curr~ntly burden would fall on myself, with a gr~at lncr~as~ In dang~r to our experimental patt~nts stncc i c~n not handle t•o ward1 •n·d my a drn t n I s t r • t t v c d u t 1 c 1 1 n 4 ::> ro ::> e r fa s h Jo ~:t • T ran s r t r o f 0 r. F r as c r a t t h l s t t mc ~o u l d , t r, c ret' o rc , m.e ~ n cons idcrable slowdown In· the 4n41gcs lc te.st lng prosram hf!rt'·. I do ~ot thlnk "e wo•Jid be able to flll our contractual obligations to the Office of Naval Research adequately. ~nsequent-iv, both the Cfftca of N.toval 2es:.sreh and the Drup Addtct1on Commltt-~c of th,z National ~~s~arc:h Council should b~ consulted bcfor~ the ,._. transfer is cfl~~t~d. •J / HI :rn •. ' .-..- . The document is a typed page with handwritten annotations. On the top right corner, "Page 2" and the handwritten number "#61" are visible. The text appears to be a letter discussing personnel transfer and its potential impact on experimental programs. Near the bottom of the page, a handwritten signature "Harris Isbell, M.D." is present, and to the left, a handwritten annotation "Hl:rn" is visible. At the very bottom right, a handwritten "A-207" is present. There are no photographs, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or obvious evidence of experimental procedures or facilities. both the Cfftca of N.toval 2es:.sreh and the Drup Addtct1on Commltt-~c of th,z National ~~s~arc:h Council should b~ consulted bcfor~ the ,._. transfer is cfl~~t~d. •J / HI :rn •. ' .-..- .