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There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present in this image. . .. _ -·,-: ___ -.: -.;,\.-._ .--.. -' -- ·-= .;_, ., .... -1 ----..?·?·'·$ ---· ---···--·-- Z6 October • 195·1- • ·• ~- ::~.:0 - ·· RC: .... A.t..:.:i; . ' .. J . ~ ~ :::/...:. -lP:~- -- k. JJ-rt~ c ~J ati.L·c,· ... F~M: ··- :. ·:: .. ! ·· . .· __ ·. ... • ...... .I .. . .· J/;~ - -.~ -~-- . . .; '. , . " ,. ·~- :,.....-.J "'.~...........---- -· . ) .-i -· --- -·---·-· Z.6 October MEMO!:t.ANDUM FOR: VIA SUBJECT .. - ., ... .. ·. . . , • ... . .. : '; ··. : ;-~: - .... . _. ... . : . . . . . . . . · . . . ·: . .. . 1~ ~re~e~t LSD ~voilabte ~ni; s~f ~ Up to. the fu:le has been in. ··. · ···. :: . ·· amounts.. In 1953 it was :reported to us through sever2.l. channels,· in- ·.· =· ·. cludiz:g a xnessa.ge f:::ot:l a U'!:!ited States lvtilH.ary .Attache", that the : · ·. · · . · e - . ~ :. . ~ , -~ . . . .. . , _ g, ... · : - w - · :~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ Y. ~ . . ~ .. w -r ~ ;; ~ tt ; _" . !. . -. , ~~ c .l . i = .~ ~ ~; ; .; f ,. . ;. . ., t "" . r~ o ~i ~ i h a d l - 0 . " ,_ " . l 1 Clgrams o £ ·•.~.: u · s · ·· - · · . ' . . . material for sale. You '\;'ill rcc<Jl that we enlisted the sen-ice:s of a . ··. . ..r.!!P.:es~'!!tative of'4*_·-~:~~~~~ wbo accornpa."'lied lv!:'.£:-;....o-::;.!~.;;~- .... r.T..·. . ~'it. ....." 'J14Z.t....,. ~ , .. ,. ·- .. ·~~--.. ~·"!...~~·!:i.·~....... ~~ ....... . Ul;;,.......:.,..~-.;J-to discuss t~~t';er with the.:,~~:;_~;.L.;.£..~:;;?1-It turned out that~ according to!;. .,;.:.;;~~t least, the amount in their possession ·' .- wa~ ·in g:r2.m :rather fu~n kilog:r.at:l quantities. · · · · .... -••• .:·:· 0." ·. ._:. :-. . ~ . :.·.· ....• • . •.•· : ~ .... .. : . . : : · 2. The availabilit'J o! l:"..ate:ric-.ls of this -~o:rt derit.,ed. .from e~got . ·. :- .' ~ The document is a scanned page from an official form, likely a transmittal slip, with significant handwritten annotations. The form itself has printed fields for "TO:", "ROOM NO.", "BUILDING", "EXTENSION", "INITIAL", and "REMARKS", some of which are filled in with typed or handwritten text. A prominent handwritten note appears in the "REMARKS" section, detailing a "process for mass production of LSD". There are also several sections with pre-printed headings like "INTELLIGENCE" and "SUSPENSE" which contain handwritten entries. Additional handwritten notes and symbols are scattered throughout the margins and in the lower portion of the page, including a sequence of numbers "54-78" and a signature-like mark. Redacted areas are present as blacked-out boxes, most notably within the "INTELLIGENCE" section. g:r2.m :rather fu~n kilog:r.at:l quantities. · · · · .... -••• .:·:· 0." ·. ._:. :-. . ~ . :.·.· ....• • . •.•· : ~ .... .. : . . : : · 2. The availabilit'J o! l:"..ate:ric-.ls of this -~o:rt derit.,ed. .from e~got . ·. :- .' ~ ~: ·.· to in such small qua:.tity is probably due in Cl. large me~~'J.re the fact · _ .._ ... that ergot itself is a. nat'.J:cl product p=od.uced i:n limited. q,1-l?.r.titi.e:a and _contain;.,·•g only a s-r:lall amount o£ active mate:::ial.s. . :-.. ::.-.·. ·.::··: .~ .. ·. ;· .. t } .. ..· . .· - ~ituation ~o~· con~pl~te~y -~-~anged .sinc~;::::,::;~;;_.:_·.- ~·­ _ . _,_ 3. This- is ·· · · \4~~"l<r~f developed a practicable co::n:::le=cial tc-tal sp.thesb o! LSD using readily available raw rn.aterials. Ea~h step of their ~yr.tb.e:1i~ has been acco=:.":::lis~ec itL comparable sy:::.t!::eses·of other -oroduct~ i:r. • I • ·-·. pilot-pla:::!.t quantities. Thereforc,.~~eels that in a matter .of : months- LSD_ could be availa~le ~n;tonnag~ .qua~tities~ . .. . :: ... . J . - -·· . . . . . - .·- • ... • • . 4 •. Hitherto~ LSD could not be considered seriously as 2!. canclidate Chemical Warfare agent !o'r.ove:r~ use. This was. due to two !actors: .. I a) Until· recently only volatile liquids could be dis s.erni:natc d -------:..,_·.in a suitable !ashio:. in bulk• . LSD is a solid. .· ..... ":,· :. •. . . . . .... ... ; c ·: . . :-·.. 9-7 ··-·~ 1- •' . . . ~ 0 b) LSD could 11ot be obtai..:lcd in s\uiicic::nt qu..mtitics. LSD can now be prodl!ccd ·i::1 qJJ.antity and recent tccb.uical dc:yelo,prn.cnt3 mil.l.;c it possible to di:..ser:l.i.niltc solid~ ill an qffcctbrc rnann~r. 5. Most o! the sig---i!icant. infor~:.tion currcr.tly available on the:. disabli::1g effects o£ LSD on hurna"ns has been obtai::.cd from the ~- . . research activities supported during the past. three ye<l.rs by the Ch~Ir.ical Divisio.:1 c!t~nnder the direction of~C~~1;~ ~~S CO!l.tinu.i.."lg its research eficrt to\yard developi:c.g a cap~bility. . .... for covert use_ of this material and the 3.vailability of LSD in large • ·. qu~tities witl not ilicct our program. However, we feel it is highly· . . advisable that certain co:rnponents of the Dcpartme::.t of Defense be · · advised 'o£ both the n~v.r syntheses at Lilly and. our data on the c!fccts material and the 3.vailability of LSD in large • ·. qu~tities witl not ilicct our program. However, we feel it is highly· . . advisable that certain co:rnponents of the Dcpartme::.t of Defense be · · advised 'o£ both the n~v.r syntheses at Lilly and. our data on the c!fccts . ,. of~ ~ate:rial on ht:..:::l3.n beings. . . .... . .... :.~ ·~ . . ~-- ... ·. . 6. 4Jtt.fthcre£or~ int~nc!s ~o .ap~:::is~ tb.c·Chc~c~l Cor;~··~~ the·~· .• . .-: .:\ . Air Force o! this iclorcation through pre·..,iously established scie:t:tific ... chari.:lels. Since the cove:rt use o£ this rn.atcrial is not a.f.fected b)r this n~w sit-.J.ation, we will advise these cor.n.pone::ts of the Depa:-t-·. · :rnent of Defense tb.at any rest:dctions on disserni:latio::. of ir..!orm~tion · · .. . to the public on · .. . L · S .. D sho . u ld be initiated by . ther.:l. ·. · . · =~ .~. . , . . .... · · : . . . • . . .. . · . ~ . . . 7. · The above is furnished for your Worma.t~on or.ly.. 'No actio::t. :· · ., ·: . · is required. . . . ...· ··· ~· -;. ;.~~~~~:'!:~~~4;~· _- '' :. . ':.'>: ;, :;. ' ' . . .. . ., . ... . . •: . -€ ?'' ~ ~~ . ... - . ::r-a.;.;-_. ..J ···. .. .; : . t:.;.;.;.;;,;,w-· .. ~---.'0 .: . ~ . . :· -)'"~ Chief~. Dp/~ \./-.:. .':.·:· ·· · ·"'~ ·.:· •.:, •. .· ·.! .• .• .·: . .. · . . ~ ' . . .. : • .. .· . . . . · ··: ' . . · ' - ... ; . ·• 0 • ~ • 0 • .. · .. . . ·. ·. .. . .. . ... -- ·-··-· 0 -· ••• --······ ·- ···0· -. - •• - ·· .....•.• . ·. . .. .· -Z- . .. . .· ... .· .. . -; The document is a memorandum from the CIA's MKUltra collection, dated October 26, 1954. It is a typed memo with handwritten annotations and stamps. A stamp in the upper right corner reads "INSPECTOR GENERAL." There are several handwritten marginalia, including "Deputy Director (Plhs)" and the subject line "Potential Large-scale Availability of LSD." There are also redactions, indicated by blacked-out text, throughout the document, particularly in the body of the memo. A handwritten note at the bottom left reads "Cover sheet/rated by CPC 10/30." Another handwritten annotation on the right side of the document appears to be a series of numbers and symbols. The document contains typed text with several handwritten annotations. There are no photographs, formal stamps, or forms visible. A large portion of the lower right side of the page is heavily redacted and obscured by scribbled black ink. There is a handwritten annotation in the upper right corner which appears to be "54-8i" and a circled designation "Chief, DD/P/". Another handwritten annotation, "-2-", appears on the lower left side of the page, indicating a page number.