Doc 0000146149

· ....... ( r . \. •.. 1 Novcmbo::- 1963 .· . \ ·•• ~ J. }.{E~(10R..:\NDUM .FOR Tl-~ ;., RECORD I . • SUBJECT: lntern~tlonal Fcdcr~tion for Intc:rnnl Freedom (I.F.tF) · ALPER'r, Ricl1--:\rd, Ph. D. L" ~ r - . \ " . . . ~ ! ? ~ V - J: · - . !. . · . ~ . . .. . .. . .. 1 , .. . ., , • .~ • · n#·· -~ • • " 4 ' i 1 • ' . 1 . ".'1J . .D ruc::~ Mid! A!icctinz, A;:,e;ncy Fo!!cy Itcg:Ll·dinz -;' . . . . . ' . ' :• . ' 1• . Rctcrcnee !s m~c1o to t.hc artlclos (:lttae.hcc1),· urno. P.allucln.ozcnlc D1·ug Cult, 11 appcarln~ iu Tho Rcportc1•, · 15 }..l~gt.'!ot .. .. 1963; unlo Stranzo. Case o! t'bo l!arvartl Dl·uz Scandt\.l, II nppc-Ol~lnz ;: in the 5 Novo1-nbcr 1963 bsuc o! !.ool:; ~"ld, nurncrous. other nrtlclct>··-: .. ·~ceont!y appearing in rnaga::lnea ~~din the public pross _on the c~-nc ... · ··- · r;ubje_c;t •• These c:u·tides conce:::n t!1e .'.lSO o! ccrt~ln h:l.U\.\clnogcnic. : clru~s (p~:rtieularly LSD, m~::;cc:Uine, pcyob, and psilocybin), GO.-:'le ~ · ·., ndnd a!fcctir~g IT"&\.H;h:-oo:ns, anct otllars by V:ldO\.'lS ~roup::> Iol· c:..:pcTl- '~ .. -_. .. xr•cntol purposes, o!tcn o! n qua.si-rcllr;!ouo nat\t:.·c• . _· . -~ ·. ·:. .· ·. :. "·;.. . :·- ... •.. .· ~ ... . 2. In tl1o S?ring o! 196~, l-J.£l.rv-ard Unlvcrslt}' fb.·cd DrI . Richard ALPERT, a. psychologist, !rom itn staff !or non .. pu.-.... .. -.. ccnt:roll.c i usc o£ the above-mentioned cln,~s !or c:cpc:dmenbl po~co. His a.esociat~:, D.-. Thnothy.;F. LE.ARY, alno a p9ycllo'lozbt,.-· .. ~ ·:. · lc!t the University ~.boutth~ same Umc. These pl·ofcsoors had beon ·. unlng hclluclno4tcnic drug3 in cxpcrlmcnb involving uDdCl"Bl~a.tlut~.to ·· or .studc11ts and a!tcr a ~cries. atta.cko by !nculty and by outol~e sou7ces,. the Unlvcr::>ity wan !orccd to :rcmov~ both of thcoc indh:lcluals !ron1 ita ··· stC'.!I. Somc.-lha.t c~rlicr, Drs. ALPERT and LEARY had set up an ·Or[:<:!.niz&ltiou kno·ml nu t11a Intcrnatio1tal Fcc.lcration !or Internal F~c:ccl.om (IFIF), which obviously WOlD n cover !or a.ddltion.."\1 c:<pe>.·in"lcntal wor'!; in the h:>.lhtcinoecmlc dr\!t;:;. A!tcr ti1cii' cUs11llssal {-rO'ln Hn.rv2.rd and • the att..,.cl;s O!l their actlviHcs by th~ Division o! Food end Dl""l\~S of the !,~assi.>.chuactts Department o! Public He:clth nncl by th~ Fcdcrc-.1 F'ood tm.:"l Drug Jl.t!mir~istrOltion, the t'No tloctorn tt·•ms!crrccl"l!,c!r The page displays a digital representation of an image, rather than a declassified document. On the left, there is an illustration of a vault door with intricate mechanical details and a blue glow emanating from it. The right side of the page features text in a stylized font that reads "THE BLACK VAULT" at the top. Below this, white text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" housed there. The text also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor any handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. obviously WOlD n cover !or a.ddltion.."\1 c:<pe>.·in"lcntal wor'!; in the h:>.lhtcinoecmlc dr\!t;:;. A!tcr ti1cii' cUs11llssal {-rO'ln Hn.rv2.rd and • the att..,.cl;s O!l their actlviHcs by th~ Division o! Food end Dl""l\~S of the !,~assi.>.chuactts Department o! Public He:clth nncl by th~ Fcdcrc-.1 F'ood tm.:"l Drug Jl.t!mir~istrOltion, the t'No tloctorn tt·•ms!crrccl"l!,c!r activities to Mc:--.ico v.,.l,cre the)' claimed tMt they would havo _Jnorc. ' ·' ' ··: •.. \ .. r ·. / ·' . , frcc'~~:-:1. r!c.·.·:~·.·~r ... flCVCr<ll ch."\ntcro o[ the l.FIF WCl"C 01'~'"atl!~~d in I • . • U dii!c:-c::~ ?'-:-~:; c! t!.lo Unltccl S~tc!J. particular~y ~t Loa k1gc:lco., New Yc:.·:~ Cit;·, anc1 wl~ th;) matn c.:Iico P.t Ca.~b~iclr;o;, Maoc~ch::~cU:!, .. , ·.: .Anoth:::: c:~~~~::r \.;ao crtt-"'l.L::ed at i·.{c::~co ~itj;r l-·Zc:dco. . ... ·~ . . · : · 3. SRS/05 ..h o.z !or a nu..ornbcr o! ycaro been cns~zcd with certain othor Ancncy nrc<l~ ln rcse:\rch and operational worl~ w!::h i SO!':!C blh;cinOJC:n!c 4rug:l. T:h!:l , ... ork .ll~D been \U'Hlc~ ::.-1n!d s~cu:.·Hj· or ...I ! l;.!l-: l•'::~:lcJ· CO:l~::o!., f!~\.1 tllc t!-.~:1 D!r~::c~o~ Scett.rltj',. COlot~cl Ec:;~.~·~;..r~.;, .laid c!o-..m 1·i~id in:;truction:~ that tho'sc typ~s ot drur:a were. not to bo 'I .,i u~c~ uncc:- any circt.u':ls~neco O!!. Agency pcrsonucl •. OpcrAt!o~ uso . i o£ the d1-ugs was )landlcd tlu·ou:;b a spocW con~n'lltt.ec~ Under th~ cpecU'ic : i eontx:~l and only \Vfth consent o! Ml". Richard HcL-no. DDP. . . . · : . I I I I 4. It should bt) no~'ld tb::'l..t t11o a!oromontioncd h:lll\tch'l.o~r.ic I crncc ' druzs arc COl,Git'tered br tho 0~ Security and by tho }.:~tU~ O.!iicc .. as extremely dc:~.n.~rcuc. Uncontrcllcd c::.-pcr!mcnti.\ticn.h~:; in tlH: past·· . !i ·1 resulted In trazlt;:_drcu.m.sta:lccs ~nd !or this rca.scn ·every effort ::!l .. ·made to co.ntt·cl.~~i}nvolvcmcr~t ·wlth ti1cse drug c • .. -· .: ;. .: . . ; .. : . .: · -.-.' -·-'--- • ..,.. • ·=- . - -- . . ._ .. -- ." - .. .... . . ._. . . . .. ~ ~ • ·. -.-. 7.~--· ····:-;. •·· • --.:.. -- '. .• 5. sif~)lcl.S n'ot been. able to dclCl"J.;i~;-~hctJler ~ny til<~!f ~~: .-~ C,ll1p!oycco or tbc Ai:cncy have C:lt;<t!!Cd in t'ho Ull::.\!thot'lzod ta..'un~ of My o! thes~ druz~, but thc1·c is L"liormatlon tl1at some non-Aucncy e.4"'0'.1?9 .,rttc. . ,,. .. , .. o- •··o ,,,. .... s .. Cr.:o. .,.. '-··v·c .... '-e""' .. .... ". 1. The visible document is a typed memorandum for the record, dated November 1, 1963. A circled handwritten annotation appears to the right of the date, containing numbers and possibly a check mark. Another handwritten annotation in the top right corner reads "395", and a different one in the bottom right corner reads "58-96". There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, facilities, photographs, or official stamps. The document contains no structured data, diagrams, or filled-in forms. to dclCl"J.;i~;-~hctJler ~ny til<~!f ~~: .-~ C,ll1p!oycco or tbc Ai:cncy have C:lt;<t!!Cd in t'ho Ull::.\!thot'lzod ta..'un~ of My o! thes~ druz~, but thc1·c is L"liormatlon tl1at some non-Aucncy e.4"'0'.1?9 .,rttc. . ,,. .. , .. o- •··o ,,,. .... s .. Cr.:o. .,.. '-··v·c .... '-e""' .. .... ". 1. .., .,. --··p- or: P c.;. .., ''·~-61" •" .,.., 'w t, woC.:.iirla..l ..I..J4,;. • ~' &.& \. lt ' " r ' W ~ _ - , - V ' ~ -' • UQU ... ~ .. 1 g, • rcliglouo e':.:?Crl":ncntation. While as 1);-eviously mentioned thc:o..·o n:.·~ : i no et.ai! emplo;•coo involved, sorno incU-.·hhtclo ltnOWll.to ho.vc t.a.kcm l1:c ! ! drur,s h~vc ::onsHivo $ccu:rlt~· clcai"i'-ncos -nnc.l nro cnz~ccd}.n cl~or:i!ir.:t,. W01·l~ . _ ··~~- ·.:. ..: .. · • ' 6. Any ln!oru'Ultlon ccncc_n,i.ng tl1o \tsc o! this type o! cU'\.\SJ 1 .I !or CA"P<::rhr.cntd or ·pc1·son.al roacons sho'.1ld be reported inlmecl\Zllcl)• to Chici/S!?.. S/ OS \v"ith llll spccl!ic <.!cta.il:;; {\t:,:-·nl:ihod. In &dc1ition; ~u'ly ln!ormll.tion of /'l.r;ency po:-:;o~ncl involvoc.\ with the Intern~tional Fcdc :atio: - -- - fol· L"ltcrncl Frccclom, O!" ·with Dr fl. ALPERT ox- J. . JE:AR Y, or wlth C.ll}P i? . group cng<lzh'l!; tbi::~ ty,r;c o! act!.-.,1!1' should alno be rf.pot··ted. ·. .. - The document is a typewritten page with handwritten annotations. A number, "395", is written in the upper right corner, and a circled annotation with "4/25" appears next to it. There are no photographs, official stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, or structured data. The text discusses the SRS/OS's involvement with hallucinogenic drugs and security protocols. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities.