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This CIA document discusses the agency's historical interest in behavioral drugs, noting early Soviet interest and the establishment of the ARTICHOKE Committee in 1952 to coordinate research and information exchange on drugs for interrogation, defense against hostile use, and control of individuals.

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" < 'tiona! 2. • P - :Jlicc:.tio~s th<:!.t codrl !Je mnce c..;a!.=.st _.'..gency employees by hostile forces, fer which !:,~re ·would be a ·defensive reqt.!..i.rement, as well as for possib!e ' usc ag~in!>t foreigners ::o irJlu.:!::cc their bchz.\"iO~- The earliest ·. i y,·wn reco:·:l o! this interest cates to the post- pcriocl when there, •vere . i i.o.ciicatio:-!S of So.vi.et~oi~t:erest ln the use of dr~gs for such purposes, I ! . the most £z.mous eXar.l?le being the biz<:.rre co~essions of Cardi.nc:.l Ii .. !...1~c1s::er..~y in F . e br .. u .. a . ry 19.;9. .. . ; : . --· i 2.· L'l the pe>.st CIA's interest in behe>.viorc.l drugs was e;:prccsed in I at least three programs, vrhich have been identified. These progrc:.:ns ~ ~.:onarer..tlv proceecled 0:1 l<:!.rgelv indepe·ndect course::. subiect to some ... "" ~ - "' ' J • ·informal coordination bj' a group referred to as the A.RTlCHOKE Conu-.o.itt;e, !or·: .Vthich started in 'Apr:ll 1952. · ~his mechanism proVided the i-neans cxchangbg· in.formatici!l and for decidil"lg which co1T1ponents WO\lld asSl!."Tif": responsibility· for c.:ertaln study alld rece~~rch. Rcpresentatic:.n on the ... 'ARTICHOKE ·corri...•·nitte·e was !rom the Offices of Sddntific· In::clli.c.. 'ence (OSI) and ~.o!cdical Service!;; (OMS) e>Jld th-e predecessor organizations of th·:~ ~or;ice;;: r:•f S~curitv (CS) and Te:chnic~l Se:-vlccs·(O'l'·S}. The J>.RTICHOKl~ Co!":"...;:-r:.itt'ce initialir .was concerned with drugs that would assist in interrogation, but the co:1ccpt expa.-1ded to inClude drugs that -..vould se::-ve as e>. dei!:n.se ;.:.gah'"lst hostile 2-p1:1lication to Agency. emplo;·ee~ a.'~ -~ueU as . an c1rl:.gs tb<tt ·,i,·oi..•ld afford so:-."'!e. . control '\'ihe:l adr:-:h\istered 'to inclivicual. .Rcm2-idr~g records, which are not complete, refer to sodium. pcmto'.nal .' ~· Ct..::I.d. sodium arnytal., as ""·ell a·s· LSD. - ...... · .. .. . :. ... - . ... : """ . . The image displays a digital representation of a declassified document, featuring a stylized title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a neon blue glow, reminiscent of a vault door background. Textual content explains that the document originates from The Black Vault, an online repository of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also states that this collection contains over 20,000 pages declassified by the CIA and provides a URL for downloading the entire collection. No photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are present. a.'~ -~ueU as . an c1rl:.gs tb<tt ·,i,·oi..•ld afford so:-."'!e. . control '\'ihe:l adr:-:h\istered 'to inclivicual. .Rcm2-idr~g records, which are not complete, refer to sodium. pcmto'.nal .' ~· Ct..::I.d. sodium arnytal., as ""·ell a·s· LSD. - ...... · .. .. . :. ... - . ... : """ . . . • .. ... / . . .. ~- ... I - • • .- . 3. In .. - _.. -_-_, -~ .. ~ . ' ; ! ~- :. REr..;r::s TP n .E s B s .A :: .L c / P ',:l . C :T E O (. F L f. n .s : s r r s n c D t O ,i C " : IC jr: ·: E : ~ IT ~ .,_.,,.! .,.,(.i 7 i N:D s~;-!SITI'/~ DESIG:: .. ;TIOil. L: ...~ -_- ....-..• ~ ( - •c":. - l - Ct.. - -·-'-·· - " ·- '? · ._. .... jl ..> ,- " - -,_ 0 , - ; , _ - -· ......... . ..... ...'. . _/" . ':. ·. ..• '. "tj60 ·_ . :·:, "· ... \ '~-P •-.r,~ ·v ~~UEBIRD ~ e_y in tOee ,S~o viet l3loc. Ti,[s program sho=tly became Proj:ct with obj e c ti ,. 2 s a 0 (c) dis covering me ens of cor, ill tioOing pe rso,.-,el to pr.c...-.::nt t:.."l:l.u.:..'l:.':l=:=ec e:·:!:raction of ir:.fo:-~atio:1. iroo thc:n b;r known m<:~."-.5~ (b) invcs t:g::!.:!~g fr.e possibilitj· of obta.inlng control of 4'.n i.ncE-viclu.al by ~??lica';:o:l o! special i:::ttcr~ogation techniques, (c) rnemor} e:ili?...uccme:lt, a:1c (c) establishing defensive means !or prcYentil1g hostile ·control o! !:.gene;.- pe!"so:mel. 4. In August 195:1 Project BLUEBIRD v:as renamed Pl·oject ARTICHOKE which, in 1952, was t_ransferred from OSJ. to the predcceseor organi::o:a:ion of the Office of Security. OSI did retain a respon:sibility fo1· e:valua.tio::'l.·o! :foreign intelligence aspects o£ the ma.tter and in 1953 made a proposal tl1at .. c-,.:perirn.ents be made in testing LSD "\vith l~gency volu:tteers; OSI records indicate that no. such e:::-..7eriments were mco.de. OSI's involvement i11 t.lus project was terminated in 1956. Mea.."lvthile~ the empb~.sis given ARTICHOKE· in the predec:;;essor organization to the Oiiice of Security became that. of \ls"e of mate rials such C!.S sodium. pentothal i!l CO!'...!leCtion with inter J:Og?-tiO.n technique!') .a."'ld \vith the polygraph.· . . I, • . 5~ There are references to AP~T!CHOKE Tearns travelling to Europe and ~ast Asia durbz the 1950s~ The document is a declassified CIA report. It contains handwritten annotations, including a circled "460" at the top right and a signature-like mark next to it. There are also several lines of text resembling official stamps or markings, with "1975-93" appearing prominently near the bottom right. The document includes an illegible blacked-out section towards the bottom, suggesting redactions for security. The visual elements, such as the handwritten markings and redactions, indicate the administrative handling and classification history of the document. the predec:;;essor organization to the Oiiice of Security became that. of \ls"e of mate rials such C!.S sodium. pentothal i!l CO!'...!leCtion with inter J:Og?-tiO.n technique!') .a."'ld \vith the polygraph.· . . I, • . 5~ There are references to AP~T!CHOKE Tearns travelling to Europe and ~ast Asia durbz the 1950s~ !or the -apparent purpose ~! int:erxogatic;m oi .foreign agents, but tbe results o.£ such operations are 110!: revealecl by c...,.,. :J•. _~.&.,..A:_-_- '-'------"r c.'.". 'r. . 0 . .. . •• ' •• •• • 0 • • • .·-:. • • • • .. ••• ~. 0.. 0 ~· · 6. On 29 October 1952 a form<:.! policy ·was establlshecl by the D!!put>· I;irect_or o£ Pl<:.:Ls (c..":. L'-len styled, no\v D~puty Dil·ecto1· for Operations) ic•::.· the use of biochem:.ca.ls in clandestine operations (MKDELTA). This "\Yas ·in 2.nticipation of t"he development of behavioral drugs. but was never implemented operatio:lally-. MKDELTA research '\'12.5 brought under a special fu."lclir-g procecb.re established. 0~1 3 April 1953 (Ml\.ULTP..P... ). Tl~e· · program considered various possible mea.'ls for controlling hurna..."l behavior of vihich drugs we!"e ·only. . one aspect, others being radiation, clec:,tro- shock, psychology, psychiat~y, sociology, anthropolozy, ~a~r.as~anE-nt and ll:lllll .substa!lccs, and. pa~-~iita;y clevic~s ·m~t·~~ial;. There were contacts ... ! with indi-v-iduals at such institutions he ,. -~=====~!======-~a~s~,;~:vell vari~us ph.arrna.ceut~cal houses~ as v;ith ral institu.tions, the n.:.mes of which are 110 long~·l. available. ~ . . · ·. -------· ·.' . :. .·.~ - ~ . . , ..... . .. · • · · · . · . •~ 1 .; .-·. .. ·=·· ®J·- .. ··· ..· .. .. .. . /4111 ... \,;.;_;,~ ILl .... 1\. ..r :-:o;-:.g the rnZt~~:r!2.ls stu.di.c:G. were psylocbil"'. f:ro:n Me:dcan mushroom • .. ;>.. fun.::;l!::i occu::-=1.:-!g in c~rta!r.. crop$, :u~d LSD. FollO\'-·ing labora1:ory tc$t1 . ng a S(!CO::': . ! • . p: . 1ase \;'c:'.S b egu11 v.; • n t . ..: ' n t . nvo_1 vc' d tes t• 1 :1g on \"'O 1 \.!!1tary· p<~rtici.p<!nts. :r;,;:: fin::!.l ph<'.sc invoh·._:.:d api)lic~tion on unwilting subjects~· in no:;;rnal social si::~·a.~ions, corr.mcncing in 1955 -u!l.dc·r an info!·rn.al arrangement ... ....::::.. i..-:·::!.: vi duals in the Bureau cf N~rcotics. Original!)· conducted o::-: tr.~ \'fest Coast, a sirnilar arrangement ·was instituted .in 1961 on th<; East Ccas·t. Such test~: ,,:ere conducted !rom ti.r:lt! fo tiine untill963 when the Inspector Gener<'-1 discover~d the activity and questioned the ·program. The document appears to be a declassified typewritten report, with handwritten annotations at the top right corner, including the numbers "460" and "47" within a circle, and a date "75-44" at the bottom right. There are numerous small dots scattered throughout the page, likely from the original document's printing or handling. While no photographs or diagrams are present, a portion of the text is significantly obscured by black redactions, primarily in the lower half and towards the right edge, obscuring specific names and details. No forms, stamps, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are visible. This document is a typed, declassified report with handwritten annotations. A circled notation appears at the top. There are several instances of obscured content, including a large black redaction near the bottom right corner and several smaller dots of redaction scattered throughout. A handwritten number "3" is present on the page, likely a page number, and a handwritten notation "75-95" is in the lower right. The text discusses aspects of Project MKSEARCH and related investigations. an info!·rn.al arrangement ... ....::::.. i..-:·::!.: vi duals in the Bureau cf N~rcotics. Original!)· conducted o::-: tr.~ \'fest Coast, a sirnilar arrangement ·was instituted .in 1961 on th<; East Ccas·t. Such test~: ,,:ere conducted !rom ti.r:lt! fo tiine untill963 when the Inspector Gener<'-1 discover~d the activity and questioned the ·program. At t!-:.at tin1e it WClS repo!"ted that in a number of instances test subjects beca::ae ill !or hours or days !ol}o'"?ng 'the application, and there \Vas one ::-eported instance o! hospitalization, the details o( which are no longer cwailable. Project records do not now exist, but it is reported that the project was decreased significantly each b•.ldget year until·it was completely terminated in the late 1960's .. · 7. Follwing the Inspector General's challenge. of the progra;nr ... . there vras a review of its nature cmd it was resubmitted Ior approval under the name of Project MI<SEARCH~ The written proposal did not ·specify 1yhether testing was ·to be limited to volunteers ... Records :. indicate that the DC! did not approve unwitting testing; it is understonc! that .there •.v·as no renewal of this aspect of the activity. Funding for . 1-1KSEARCH corr-...menced in FY -1966, running through. ~9"?2. 'J::herc;were \~n.J.~ious··rescarch 4'.::.-tfVitiC.s carried ::::l·t.~~der it, but tl1e cr~!y aspect related to behavio:-:ll drugs deal with an inquiry in improvement by drugs of learning ability and memory retention; ·under this there is a record o! .testin·g at !den 1 State Prison in Ic!en 5 . on volu.."'ltecrs, · Dr-u-g-=re-l-c~-t-e-d -D-e-a-th- o-f- a-n- -L"-'l-ve-st-i~"c: -to-r 8. The predecessor organization o! the Office oi Technical Service was the !ocal point for the operational investigation of behavioral drugs_. although none o! the o!Iice' s records o~· this activity a1·e in existence, having been destl·oyed in January 1973; As noted above it participate~ tTl the meetings ot the ss>-C:a.lled ARTICHOKE Corn_-rnittee. That office ,_ n1aintained liaison ·with per:sonnel at lden 6 ~, with whom x;1eetings '\Yere held once or hv:ice a year to discuss questions involving behavioral drugs. At one such meeting at Iclen 7 in Maryla.;,.cJ, lclen 8 1953, with seven representatives !rom !den 6 . t and ,. three from CL~. eight o! those present were administered LSD which had been introduced i:--.:o a bottle o! Cointreau. Although records of an inq:.1i l')' by the Inspector General into ~he incident indicate that those prcs.ent 3 - ... . 75'- 9)·~: .. ·:-F. ... 6 . t and ,. three from CL~. eight o! those present were administered LSD which had been introduced i:--.:o a bottle o! Cointreau. Although records of an inq:.1i l')' by the Inspector General into ~he incident indicate that those prcs.ent 3 - ... . 75'- 9)·~: .. ·:-F. ... · · ·.·~ .. . .~.· •. . . . · ·. . -:~ -~ ·. .. .· .· . .. • . . @ . . ·-_. . ' ~ ___ . -·······----·-··--··- :-·~----;-. ·---:-~~·-:--- - 7'60~·- di!icussec! tes:. . :n~ c~ L!::n.vitting pe=-sonz, 2.n~l a.g~eed in principle that SllCh a p::-06:!:"~.-:1 s~ot.:.lcl be e.xplo::::-ed, none of them YJ~re advi.s::-cl until some 20 r:"!:.nt.:.~es a!tcr ther d::-anl; the Cointreau that it had been treated witZ:: LS:J. ·or the two v::ho did not take it, one did not drink. alcohol:c beverages c-.t all and the pth.er refrained be cause of a h£:".rt co~d!tion, · One o! the m.embcrs o( the group, a . civilian employee o! the Dc:partment of Army n;::.med Iclen 9, had I . serious ailer-ef'Iects. He was sent at CIJ',. expense, with an I r' escort from CL~ tc-. New York where he received treatment .- ! i -- .from a p~ychiatrist: commencing !den 10. While in New York io-: I this treatme.:1t he threw himself through a ~losed window in his room· on the tenth" floor of the !den 11, falling to his death. CIA, in_a document of Iden 12, signed by its General Counsel •. certified iden. 9 :. death resulted !:z::oo 11ci::t:9umstances arising out o£ an ·experiment - undertaken jn the course o.f.his ofiicial duties !or the ·u~ited ·states ' Government. 11 This was the o!.f.ici.al. position of the Agency, established !or the purpose of assuring that the survivors c>f Iden 9 receh'ed com .pensatio.n !rom the BEG. "Iden 9 had e:>:pcr·ienced some instability and • I • c1elu$ion-s prior to the incident, and it .......· as judged that the: drug served to trigger the act leading to his death .. Reprimands were issued by t~e DCI to t"•No CLA. employees held re~ ponsible for the inciden.t. . · .... ....... .· ' ~• •• 0 . - - . .QllEN/CH!CI<WIT . . .. . _ 9, · In 1967 the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Edgew·oocl Arser:al Research Laboratories undertoe~ a p:rogn.rn !or doi=g :r-esearch 0:1 th(! identi.fication and characte-:izaticln The image is a typed document with handwritten annotations. There are circles and numbers written in pen in the top right corner, "460" and "124". There is also a handwritten note, "-4-", and "75-96" in the bottom section of the page. The document appears to be a declassified report, with no official stamps visible. There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or forms. The content is entirely text-based, discussing past experiments and research programs. There are no visible redactions or obscured content. This page is a typewritten document with handwritten annotations and official markings. A handwritten number "460" appears in the top right corner, followed by a circled stamp-like marking. There are several redactions, visible as blacked-out areas, most notably within points 12 and 14. Toward the bottom of the page, there is handwritten text "-5-" and additional handwritten notation "75-97". The page does not contain any photographs, diagrams, or structured data, and there is no direct visual evidence of experimental procedures. for the inciden.t. . · .... ....... .· ' ~• •• 0 . - - . .QllEN/CH!CI<WIT . . .. . _ 9, · In 1967 the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Edgew·oocl Arser:al Research Laboratories undertoe~ a p:rogn.rn !or doi=g :r-esearch 0:1 th(! identi.fication and characte-:izaticln of drugs Lhat could i:l!luence hu~<:n behavior. · Edgewood hc-.d the facilities for lhe full range o£ laborator)• and clinical testing. A phased program was envisioned that ""ode! consist of acquisition of drugs and cher.rd.c:?.l .· compounds believed. to have c!fects on the behavior of humans; and L ·- "testing and evaluating these mate::::-i~ls through laboratory procedures and toxicological stucie-c. Compounds believed promlsir:g a~ a·7;.esult of tests on~nimals ·were then to be evaluated cli~ically with human subjects at Edgewood. Substances of potential use wquld then be .· r t: --- --- -- analyzed structurally as a basis !or identifying and synthesizing ; . i ;· possible new derivatives of g. reater utility. .. • ! • .. ., . ; ( , 0,1~ I ~I 10. The p::-oz.:-a:-:; \','2.S civide2 i::to tvJO ?:-njects. Project OFTE:-.: was_t:~ ceal w:~;, testi:"!g t"!-:.c to::i.cnlog:.::d, transmi~ivit)· and behavio::-~1 cff~cts of c!!"ugs in c-.ni.mals ?.nt.!, ultimately. hum~.as. Pr.:Jject CriiC~\':IT was ct):-:ccrnecl with acquiring infor rrJation on ne-.•.- c!::-.l:·g c!evelopments i:1 Europe a:-:c! the Orient, :;:mel with acquiri:lg sc-.:-:;?les. 11. Samples or druas and chemicals were obtained from • • 0 • drug and pharnaceutical companies, government agencies such as Eclge·wood, NIH, FDA and the.-'Veterans AC:ministration, as well as ' . :from research laboratories and individual researchers. Most o! the materials came from the drug 11\dustry, consisting largely of . substances that had been· rejected because of undesired side e!fects · ·from the poir.t of ·;iew o! medicinal 1,.1se. •· 12. A panel ,..,as established lo review the program. with I?embership.fro~ ... and the predecessor organb.:ation o£ tP,c .. f.8UbW!tJl:ltilil11 !II DUEl !IF..: Meetings were held periodically, . and briefings we.re given senior officials from time to time. The p:-i!lcipal cont.:-actor under OFTEN was Iden 2, commencing FY -1966. The association ·with Edeewood started with" a transfer o! funas to Ed.gewo~d in FY -1967, for work to be done b}• Iden 3 under CHICK\'llT. Synthesis of ~ew ·drngs and derivaliv<:s ·was contracted \Vith Iden 4, starting FY-J97l. Data. from this program was merged til !tJt .....' Sii 'MIIIitZJl~ with lc;st dafa and informatio:r. fror."! o~her sources. The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. It includes a circled number "460" in the top right corner, which may be a document identifier or page number. Below the title "INFLUENCING HUMAN BEHAVIOR," there appear to be two contract entries, each with a "CONTRACTOR" field and a date field: "1965-1967" and "1974." Both entries list "Iden 1" for the contractor. Several horizontal black bars indicate redactions or obscured content, particularly in the lower half of the page, obscuring text below the contract entries. A date "75-98" is handwritten at the bottom right. The rest of the page consists of black text on white paper, with some minor speckling and faint dots, possibly artifacts from the copying or scanning process. transfer o! funas to Ed.gewo~d in FY -1967, for work to be done b}• Iden 3 under CHICK\'llT. Synthesis of ~ew ·drngs and derivaliv<:s ·was contracted \Vith Iden 4, starting FY-J97l. Data. from this program was merged til !tJt .....' Sii 'MIIIitZJl~ with lc;st dafa and informatio:r. fror."! o~her sources. One substance ic1enli!ied as· · 2. potential inc<cpacita.nt ·was in an ~-;.ea known to be the subject of. research by the Soviet Unio:1, being considered a potential threat · to U.S. leaders becanse of the ca!:c with which it could be administered. 13. CIA.1 s program was te::.·mbated in January 1973, itr. Ilnnl billing from Edge ...v ood being received in April of that year. Edge ·. wood did not progress t_o testing r.1aterials on human volunteer subjects under the work sponsor<·d by CIA. ... · ,· 14. With CLA...'s termination o! the program, the program . j 1·. data w~.s withdrawn,~(~ 81 I ·~-- I .• and ,limited ' records being. sequestered ?-nd stores under special controls where ,. . they still are. ·. i ~: ' ! i . i - 5 - . ....: - -~~~~~ ... :::=:r.!.-... r"~~~..-?. ... -:.. • .:-.:~ .. ; ........ _.~ •. -~::.s~:=":'!A"~'?:.~~~~~~~~~~~:r~~:'"'::::!~::-. • '.-~:.:..~;.. . .. .. t C) ~}· ·' ' .. ·.ACTIVITY: Foe to:-s Influc~cin.g Eu::-t<::n Bch2.;·ior PP. .. · . o., .. . . . _ f ' ' 1 \ ;" \. •· . .- ' -. ! :,·. ' -. ~ · . -1 o · " · " " - " ·- c.· . - .... · - s~ "" - c : , n ;; . . - J 1 ,- c ., . ~ . 1 _, . ~- ~d . - .. · . ' .. L ... . . l.. ~ - - J · · . . ! . ': ~ '., . . c . t ~ - - ors '·:hie h. co . n .. t . . . .. ; _ but.~ - or arc oclicv~d :o ~ontTibut~ to influ~ncing hu~an behavior •. The studies fall into- three categories: (a) personality .:fzctors; (b) tec:h:-tiques; and (c) i~ethods to detect i·:hether or not the techniques have heen used. The categories are intc~-· actit'$, that is, it. is ir.tpo_ssiblc to do studies i~ category .(c) 1 tdt.hout also goi:ng through ~procedures !b) and sele.ct.ion. proce:it:·=·~. 1 't-~hich f<2ll This page contains typed text with several handwritten annotations and markings. A number "460" is circled in the top right corner, and a circular stamp with some scribbled content is next to it. The title "INFLUENCING HUMAN BEHAVIOR (continued)" is present. There are horizontal black redactions obscuring portions of the text in the lower half of the page. Two numerical notations, "2" and "75-99", are present in the bottom portion of the page, along with a cluster of dots that might indicate a smudged or partially obscured image or stamp. into- three categories: (a) personality .:fzctors; (b) tec:h:-tiques; and (c) i~ethods to detect i·:hether or not the techniques have heen used. The categories are intc~-· actit'$, that is, it. is ir.tpo_ssiblc to do studies i~ category .(c) 1 tdt.hout also goi:ng through ~procedures !b) and sele.ct.ion. proce:it:·=·~. 1 't-~hich f<2ll in _ca tego1·y (a) • · · .l· . Because· the terns "influencing ·b.ehavior" or "controlling bcha¥ior" can. readily. be nisconstrued, it is ·important t:o define the t~rms a~d to unders~and t~e procedures that.~crc pursued, hOi·l and by \-:hoi:l. By "influence and· control" is· l;Le~nt: •. increasing the pro!>abilit)~ of occurrence of an outcome at leas·~ for redictive nr oses. tcchni ucs ·hat have been ex:-L:a:i.neC. _T n eac h 1. n stance> ou:- ~re projects ffectively.supp ernented a research progran that was a 1 re~a~ y cn-go . 1 . ng 1 • n tn • e pr1 . nc . ~p ~ 1. l .nvcs .. ~ .. 1 ga 1 ~ or r s ~ .r. 2c1 " ]."1 ty, ~J h ~ • ~: . ! w~s being fundeci bv non-A9ency sources and the results oi ~hich had ~lrcady b~en p~blish~~, at least, in part in the ope~ ~~c­ :f~ss.ional J.iat~!·atu-r-e. · In short) the ur..official. o+. at le2s~: no .. ~ ... ..- - Io:rr.m - . · L1 zea .. . . :pc. 1 -J.·1 cy .n. as .o. ce;1 ...... o ~ • a ., e n: . t1 - . ~ t y ac: ".. .;:nOi·i'".J."•Zl:c .g;:;(, i ~::.:pe~:t :•: .z;-::: ~h~ough o~cn professional liter~ture and supplement 2lre2dy o~- cc. . .;.. .. &Olng research p-rog-r~ns •. None of the Hork has been classifi the associ~tion w~~h ihe Agency com~only ~as classified. Co~-· · pleted studies of "the rcsea.1·ch have been published :"lthout ack:~c:; ledgment 9~ Agenc~ spcinsorship. · .. . . . CONTR.-\CTOR: 1965-196 I 7 d en 1, - ·. ... ' .. - . . . . .. . . . . . .. -- -- .. .. ; - · CO:·lTPJ\C:TOR: !den 1, 1974 . .r .• . .. . • • • ;- .7 qe ::- . !:"- . . . ~~~:n~~.:~=--~~~-==::..;~:.... .; Z~·---...~ "!..~":.::-:.:~-:~::~~. . -::~~:::::~:.:=:".:!..~"!~~2:'.::.-:=:.::.::::.~:.lf· .. - ::-·.,.,~.=~~~::-~·· . . . . i: . .:·-· . ': . . -... -:~ . .... · _ . , .. .. . 0 (_ .· <.. ~~-~~-~k~:: .. . • • • ;- .7 qe ::- . !:"- . . . ~~~:n~~.:~=--~~~-==::..;~:.... .; Z~·---...~ "!..~":.::-:.:~-:~::~~. . -::~~:::::~:.:=:".:!..~"!~~2:'.::.-:=:.::.::::.~:.lf· .. - ::-·.,.,~.=~~~::-~·· . . . . i: . .:·-· . ': . . -... -:~ . .... · _ . , .. .. . 0 (_ .· <.. ~~-~~-~k~:: ...... A gre2t ~any o~ th~ Be~n~ior2l Science research p~ojccts are ·dependent upon hu2an volunteer s~bjects. 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