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.) -\ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION. AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 24 December 1959 . (~Pt ~ Mmoaa.l lasuuate o( Mcotd Hcslt.ll Aol.tkdoD llucsrda Cc111cr . ~ O,S. Pablic Hcalt.ll Se"ice Koapital l.c:riApA, ~aatud:y c~\'~ _ _·r £)r;iF---=-- ---- ¥or your lnforma£ion, i am enclo~ing the following: 1. A copy of a paper entitled "Use of a Benzimidazole Deriva tive with Potent Morphine~Like Properties Orally as a Presumptive Reinforcer in Conditioning of Drug-Seeking Behavlo'I- in Rats11 by Abraham Wikler, Phillip C. Green, Herbert D. Smith and Frank T. Pesccr, which will be presented at the meeting of the Committee on Drug Addiction and Narcoi:.ics, National Research Council, National Acaderr.y of Science, in Philadelphia 11-12 January 1960, and included in the uNot for Publication" section of the minutes of the proceedings; and 2. A copy of an abstract of the paper, for publication in . Federation Proceedings (~arch, 1960) and presentation at the • meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experi .mental Bio.l ogy in Chicago, 11•15 Apr.il 1960. . With bes~ persona! regards and all g6od wishes for the New Year, Sincerely, Abraham Wikler, M.D. Acting Director. AW:tkh Enclosures The image displays a digital representation of a document's header, featuring a stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" above several lines of text. The text indicates that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online archive of declassified government documents. It specifically mentions the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection," housing over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA, with a provided URL for online access and download. On the left side of the image, a detailed illustration of a bank vault door is visible, complete with intricate mechanical components like a dial and locking mechanisms, rendered with a blueish, glowing effect. There are no photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content present in this visual. This page is a declassified document from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, dated December 24, 1959. It features an official seal of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, along with the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital logo. Handwritten annotations include the numbers "173" circled at the top, and what appears to be a name or initials in cursive near the date. The signature "Anline Abraham Wikler, M.D. Acting Director" along with a handwritten "B-301" are present on the page. The document outlines the enclosed papers regarding research on morphine-like properties in rats. No images of people, locations, equipment, experimental procedures, or facilities are visible on this page.