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-) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 15 November 1960 Nadoaal latti~tc o( Muul Health Add!ctioa Rucarcll Cuter v.s. Pabllc Heald! Scmcc Hoopica! LuiA~oa, ll:cAiliCky ------------ _:-_ _:_~--:_~(1\/J~~-: 1- .. ·:---------~~)L: ' / --- ---·-·-- -·----------:;·· ..: I am enclosing copy of a letter from Dr. A!'thur S. Osborne concerning:. a sample of piper methysticurn {Kava) w:Uch Dr. Osborne has forwarded to us. I don't have any information about this drug here at Lexington and am wondering if you know anythi."lg about it and if you have any interest in the material? I, of course, cannot do anything with it here with.out furJ1er details on method of preparing an extract, and without data regarding anilnal toxicology and pharmacology. expect to come to Vlashington on 16 December 1960 for a. meeting I~ cqnnected with the development of tests for narcotics in urine. Vlould you like for me to come in a day early (on the 15th) so we .can discuss matters of mutual interest? With kir1dest personal regards, Yours sincerely, ) . f . . . . .. 4..,., _ . ,"L<· i'.· ·'. ::-.<. - ' _____..,.. . :Ei'-arr1s Isbell, M. D. Director hi:rn Enclosure The image displays a graphic overlay on a black background, featuring a stylized depiction of a vault door on the left side and bold, white, distressed text reading "THE BLACK VAULT" at the top. Below this title, white text provides information about the document's origin from "The Black Vault" and its content within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, noting it was declassified by the CIA. A yellow hyperlink, "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com," is also present. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content visible in this image. The visual elements are purely graphic and textual, serving to frame the information presented. The document is a letter with official letterhead from the U.S. Public Health Service, dated November 15, 1960. There are handwritten annotations including a circled number "184" and what appears to be a numerical code or identifier "(6)/(3)" near the top of the page. The signature of "Harris Isbell, M. D. Director" is present at the bottom right, along with another handwritten number "B-332" in the lower right corner. The body of the letter discusses a sample of "piper methysticum (Kava)" and potential meetings.