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CIA
This document is a letter from December 1955 concerning research on serotonin, with one requested paper to be mailed later and another to follow in a few days.
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The document is a typed letter with handwritten annotations. There are no photographs, diagrams, or tables present. Several sections of text are handwritten in the margins and at the top of the page, including a circled number "361" and a date "19 December 1955". There are also handwritten notations next to numbered points in the letter's body, appearing to be names or initials. Redacted content is not visible on this page.
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