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v ~ 1 Decccber 1953 HEHORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Conversation with Dr. Willis Gibbons. of TSS re Olson C~se i~ All LSD is in Gibbons' safe for.vhich he only has co~bi~a:~on. 2. Preparing cables to field to fin~·out vho has custody a~d access. Atsugi and Manila. Issuance dohe only with Gibbc~s or Jrum's concurren~e and usc onli vith Db/P·approval. Bulli:e van:e~ 1ork broadened to include biological as well as chemical. 3. Man in Bureau of Narcotics has so~e. · Has good access to :ricinal types in N. Y.--George White~-expert for Kefauver Co~mission 1nd close ftiend of Halley. Nov out. of town. Got it fro~ us. 4. Grants-in-aid ·to Dr. Harold Abra~son, 133 East 58:h. D=. :obert Hyd~, Boston Psychopathic Hospital. U. s. Public Service [ospital, Lexington, Kentucky (Dr. Harriss Isbell). Dr. Carl Pfei!!er, ·epartcent of Pharmacology, University o~ Illinois, School of Mecic~ne, :hicago. Lilly has been trying to ~ak~ it. Another trying by radi~- c t i v e to s e e v h a t par t .o f body i t v or k s on • . T h e s e are t o? s e c r e : leared. Got grant from a foundation to vork through. Is overt. :se oluntary subject. Give us reports. ·Would g6 on normally but ve nsure it does. Abramson is a psychiatrist and his people are bnor~al. Rest are nor~al. 5. Acquisition. Not classified as narcotic--organic chemical. on't purchase it--because an experimental can't be sold in U. S. as been doled out· by Sandoz Co. of Basle. Wi~h one exception LS~ as been given to us~-Gottlieb and Lashbrook. Eli Lilly a~: Co. has iven us some. · 6. Correspondence and memorandum. Have file cabinet craver ull. Don't believe any reports addressed to Agency. DD/P has o~e eco on subject. ~ottlieb's trip to Far East. Mention~d i~ reports of ~nthly progress-- is pseudo. . 7. Lashbrook (TSS), Hughes (OP), Gottlieb (TSS) ,. Alfred Ulcer ii), Harold Cooper (PP) all have had it. De Florez, Cibbo~s. Dr~~ 1d Roosevelt all know about it. Also Yisner Helms, Barnes .and Sco:t 1 1d Field of the I & R Staff • . 8. Gottlieb had discussed use of something of this ty?e with ;perts from Camp Dietrich and they had all ~gre~d that an unwitting :pcriment would be desirable. The LSD vas given to all of the ten :the camp This page does not contain any photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content. It is a digitally generated page that serves as a cover or introductory screen, announcing that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault." The visual elements consist of a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left and text in the center. The text provides information about the source of the document, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and a URL for downloading the information. Sco:t 1 1d Field of the I & R Staff • . 8. Gottlieb had discussed use of something of this ty?e with ;perts from Camp Dietrich and they had all ~gre~d that an unwitting :pcriment would be desirable. The LSD vas given to all of the ten :the camp except Walinovsky (who doesn't drink) and one other w~o_ •S a heart condition, both of Camp Dietrich. About.20 ~in::tes ...a.:ter ving the dose, Gottlieb told the~ what th~y had been give:. They .1 agreed that it vas an interesting experiQent and there ~as n~ verse coccent. Only after Olson committed suicide was there a~7 action adversely to the experiment-itself. 9~ According to Gibbons; Olson has a history of mental dis ... , rbances. Last summer he apparently told his vife that he ~as u?se: d she suggested he see a doctor. Ue objected to being :a~e diy!si~n ief bec~use of ~ fear he couldn't do the job, and after receivi:g c job shortly thereafter asked to be rcli~vcd. On the Mo:d~y llowin& the expe r icen t he· told Col. Ru c t te that be ~xpec ted to be red or asked to resign. He then Ycnt up ~o New York with tashbroo~ d Gaw Dr. Abrac~on. After several trips between Nc~ York and -. 1ashi.n&ton, Abramson finally came to the conclu!:;ion that Olson should :o to the Chestnut Hill Sanitarium. On Friday ni&ht, November 27, llson at dinner with Lashbrook in New York appeared to be completely ·ational and discussed the time they would have to get up in the · · 1orning to &ct the train, etc. Lyman-~ ..• Kirkpatrick lnspc~~or General ,... ... 1. .. ·- · .. ... ... ~ .. ':" .... -: . . ~ • ' i I .·. I ' ' !0 0 !- ' -'' ·! .. .- .. .. The document is a typewritten memorandum dated December 1, 1953. A handwritten annotation in the top right corner appears to be a circle with some scribbled markings inside. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables visible on the page. There are no visual elements that demonstrate experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities beyond the textual descriptions within the memorandum. The document page appears to be a typewritten report with some scattered punctuation marks and dark speckles, suggestive of age or poor scanning quality. There are no photographs, diagrams, stamps, forms, or handwritten annotations visible. The visible text describes a conclusion reached by Abramson regarding someone named Olson, and mentions a dinner meeting and travel plans. A signature line with a name and title, "Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Inspector General", is present below the main text. The page is otherwise clean and lacks any redactions or visual evidence of experimental procedures.