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' . ·~; .: J ! ~ '! ·, 14EHOR/JmUH FOH: The Project Reviet-1 Committee 17 June 195.3 TriD.OUGH : Deputy Director/Intelligence FROH a Assistant Director, Scientific Intellieence SUBJECT c txternal Research Project to .Provide Supportine Research for Intelligence on Biological warfare. l. PROBLEt1 To continue the existing research project wit.h the Depa.t"tment of Aericulture which wns instituted to provide supporting research for intelligence on Soviet Bloc Biological ivarfare by the exploitation of Soviet, Satellite and German open'literature available in the USDA Library. 2. DISCUSSION I ao The original project ~as established with the USDA in 1950 to cover the J~aronor.zy-~i-crops) of Biological V'J,arf.or~. The scope of the project i.Yas expanded in 1952 to provide for the Veterinary Hcdicine aspects (anti . o.r Biological t·Iarfa.rea The expanded projectJ redesi , \-ras continued by PRC action during FY 1953. ·. '·:t ' bo By agreement t-lith .....a copy of each translation nnd each abstract produced l-1ill be made avnii'abie to that Division as a check against duplication .. - facilities are used to r;uppler.10nt those of the project for transla:~OW.~ certain material disclosed by tho project.. It has been aereed that . an,.9. Hill revimr the pr~jo. ct in six months to det.ormine the adV'isibili ty o assl.Ulling the work at ,the end of tr.is contract ,:· f \ f • \. per~ • od. -· .I,,_ . .~ . c.. In the plant science and Veterinary Nodic:tne fields, this project ' .., is the most important source of useful intelligence on Communist 13loo ~ .. ~;~ i ff~ activity and constitutes on inte~al part of O/SI1s present overall pror,rar.t in this field. l!;xtensive use of the m,1.terial is made in contri- .. ;,... ...... butions 'to HIE's and in other intelliecnce m:·:"t 1. ... !It Annex 2 is m tho ..... • ·' on this d.. The project operated during FY 1953 on :;~50, 700.. It is proposed to continue this project during FY 1954 at about the same level, ~~50Sf000 as requested in 0/SI '54 Budget. A detailed breakdown of the estimated costs is ~Jhmm in Annex )a .. ~ ). ACTION HECONW~NDED That extension of Project FY 19.54 be ~pproved and that ·.: ! !)50,000 be made available for e. '·' ' ' ANNEXES: lo Contributions of Project in FY 1953 11· •••. 2. "'Letter 3· Estimated unds Required for FY 1954 CONCURRENCES I A h~ U lntelligence The image displays a stylized graphic on the left side, featuring a metallic vault door with intricate gears and a circular dial, illuminated by a blue glow. The right side of the image contains text that describes "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for accessing this collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content visible on this page. The visual elements serve to frame the information about the document's origin. The page is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. It appears to be a project review with sections labeled "PROBLEM," "DISCUSSION," and "ACTION RECOMMENDED." There are several obscured sections, indicated by black redaction marks, throughout the document. Handwritten notes are visible on the left margin, including brackets and alphanumeric markings like "B-3," "G," and "B." Another handwritten annotation at the bottom right appears to be the letter "A." There are no photographs, diagrams, or stamps visible on this page. ~ ). ACTION HECONW~NDED That extension of Project FY 19.54 be ~pproved and that ·.: ! !)50,000 be made available for e. '·' ' ' ANNEXES: lo Contributions of Project in FY 1953 11· •••. 2. "'Letter 3· Estimated unds Required for FY 1954 CONCURRENCES I A h~ U lntelligence Coordination ;, t,l.. vvvL:/ Date . r 3 /9.5 3 ;> '~ ACTION BY l1PPHOVING AUTHORITY: Approved, exceptions, if·any • i.YJi{u . . 'tl· :~-Date?J7 I I l ~-.' Signa.ture~/:....;··~;L_._ _________ .. I/ I+ OOI~ (12 Jun 53) Distribution: Ori~ & .l(i- Addressee 1 - Comptroller ·1 - IID/IC 1 - AD/SI l - Admin 1 - Hedicino/SI 1 - Diology/SI retS 1 - /~ 3- Ops 2_.,. AD/0 . . .. CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROJSCT IN FY 1953 1. To 0/SI Biology Division. a. To date 3212 new Bibliographic ent.ri.es have been made and 558 abstracts producedo About 115 translations of 5-10 pagos each have been performed by the project and about 800 paees of translations have been contracted out throueh ~. b. The output of this project has contributed heavily to the following projects t-mich complied ldth the Research and Development Board request (IIDB 1.23 2. 2.4 r_·!.ay 5 1) for support of the US TII-I proeram carried out at - ·: beinr~ ,. . . . ·~· 1. CIA/SI- (Sugar Beets) 2o CIA/SI - (Ts version of above) 3o CIA/S (Herbicides) I l;.,;,;,.-,_ ~ Uo _._. tioviet Oats, Hye, and Barley (In process) Co The project also supplied basic material for the~folloTNing projects: lo • Soviet Bacterial Fertilizers 2. - Soviet Agronomic Institutions . ... ~. 3o LeninGrad Institute of Plant Proyection / .!.'- I u.. I i Corn diseases and Corn research in the USSR ~' .,,. 5o r:.xtensive Cataloging and analysis of plant pa·choloey in the USSR .. '•.s• ... I~ I • "',(' 6. Bibliographies on Soviet: cotton, tobacco, flax, sunflowora. . . 2o To 0/SI Hedicine Division a. To date n,121 title cords have been screened, coded and filed by author, subject and institution. Of this number, 197 selected articJ.-;s have been translated. This work provided about 80 percent of the basic material for the follot-Iing intellir~ence production: Hog Cholera in the USSR (for.._. in F'i 1952) ~·---- ~-- ... 1111111 8 2. Rinderpest in the USSR (for Camp Detrick} 3o 3 ... l1aterial obtained from this project l'lml used by Agronomy Branch, .i3i.ology The image is a scanned document, likely from the 1950s, with a significant amount of handwritten text and several large black redactions obscuring portions of the content. The document appears to be a memo or report, detailing annexes and concurrences with dates and signatures. It also includes a section for "ACTION BY APPROVING AUTHORITY," with a handwritten note and date, and a "Distribution" list with numbered items. The overall impression is that of a bureaucratic document with sensitive information that has been partially censored. work provided about 80 percent of the basic material for the follot-Iing intellir~ence production: Hog Cholera in the USSR (for.._. in F'i 1952) ~·---- ~-- ... 1111111 8 2. Rinderpest in the USSR (for Camp Detrick} 3o 3 ... l1aterial obtained from this project l'lml used by Agronomy Branch, .i3i.ology Division, and Veterinary dedicine Branch, 11edicine J.Jiviaion, in the preparation of contributions to: " ' ' ' ' ·'" · I ' ' ~ ' : r r~ ;~"-.;.· ,., .. , "'( . • . j . ' .. . • ANNEX J ESTIHATED FUNDS RF.QUIDED FCR FY 1954 .·.· Ji 1. Personnel 1 a. Assigned jointly to both phases: I ScreeninX Russian Accessions \ I 2 i·ian Year (G ?-7) $2,500 ' Screening accessions from i ~enied • I · areas other than ussn I I 1 Han Year ( GS-7) 5,3!J9 I Surv~, selection, and accession of serial holdine from denied areas I 1 Hnn Year (G. C. J-9) 5,400 Clerk Typists · 1 Han Year (GS-2) 2, 750 1 l'ian Year {OS-3) 2,950 I. I I b. Assigned to plant science phase above: I •I Bibliographer -I l Han Year (GS-7) 4,580 Translator f l Han Year (GS-7) '-· 4,330 Co Assigned to the veterinar.y medicine phase above: Bibliographer 1 Nan Year (GS-7) h,.580 l Han Year (GS-7) I I 4,.330 Translator I ..I. . 1 Han Year (GS-7) 4,330 d. New Clerk Typist 1 Nan Year (GS-2) 2,750 2. Publications (!·licrofilm from libraries to l~uropean ,_. fill gaps in serial holdings 1,500 3· Overhead (Supplies, equipment, supervision) h,700 Total Cost ~so,ooo 4. 'I' he naturnl shift in emphasis from collection of titles to manipulation and exploitation thereof as tho project becomes established lone~x t~ll necessitate the addition of the third clerk-typist ~GS-2) listed above and the elevation of the more experienced clerk-typist now ~ith the r project semi-biblioeraphic work. In-grade raises have increased the ~o total of salaries required. The only promotions now expected are from GS-.3 to GS-4 and from as-2 to GS-3. A Biblioerapher GS-7 soon to be """ promoted to GS-9 will be rotated out of the project and replaced by r. another GS-7 .. -·---~ I . 4 .., _1NEX Concurrence of is baaed ons (;. &o The agreements as aet forth iD paragraph 2b of this projeot o . bo . The further undcrsta~ng thatt ·; . .... :.a=&l!:fLecei~ G The document is a black and white typed report with some handwritten annotations and a stamp. It appears to be an official government document, indicated by the "ANNEX 1" title and the numbered list format of the contributions. There are several areas of text that are heavily redacted or obscured by black ink, particularly on the right side of the page. Handwritten marginalia, including the letters "G", "B", and "B-3", are present, along with a stylized "B" at the bottom right. The overall impression is of a functional, bureaucratic report potentially detailing scientific or intelligence-related activities. be rotated out of the project and replaced by r. another GS-7 .. -·---~ I . 4 .., _1NEX Concurrence of is baaed ons (;. &o The agreements as aet forth iD paragraph 2b of this projeot o . bo . The further undcrsta~ng thatt ·; . .... :.a=&l!:fLecei~ G of each translation and of each li\bstraotp ~t o!!!z as a check aga.inat duplication but aleo for the purpose or ma.ki.Dg such trana lations and abstracts available to all membors of the intelligenae community as a service· of common concerno (2) The review o! t-~~ect at the end of six months by OSI and will be to t; doterrrd.no the advisability o£ ,....assuming all s(;. anz 2,,r p~ Of 1 the WOrk at the end Of th8 . P6rtodo ··. contract ~ I I ,·~ I ~ .r,. f~ I -~·-··-·. I J - -·---- . •·· --· ~--- . ( ~ The page contains a typed list of numbered items, with some handwritten annotations. Item 2 is introduced by a checkmark, and item 3 is further elaborated with a longer typed description. There are also several heavily redacted or blacked-out sections that appear to be lists or data entries, particularly below the main typed text. A handwritten "B-3" is present in the upper left corner, and a handwritten "B" is in the upper right corner, suggesting a document or section identifier. Several horizontal slashes and dark smudges also obscure parts of the document, especially toward the bottom. The document contains a table of "Estimated Funds Required for FY 1954," itemizing personnel costs, publications, and overhead for a project. It includes handwritten entries detailing job titles, years of service, and corresponding salary costs, along with a "Total Cost" of $50,000. There are no photographs, signatures, stamps, diagrams, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. A small, dark redacted area is present in the bottom right corner of the page. This document appears to be a typed memo with handwritten annotations. Key visual elements include several instances of large, dark redactions obscuring text, particularly in the upper portion and across several lines within bulleted points. There are also marginalia in what appears to be blue ink, including the letter "G" next to specific paragraphs, likely indicating review or approval. The overall impression is of a formal document with sensitive information deliberately removed.