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Mkultra Subproject 52 (108 Documents with Pubdates from 560614 to 64062 4)

Central Intelligence Agency · 1956-06-14 · 493 pages · text by OCR

This Central Intelligence Agency release gathers financial records for MKULTRA Subproject 52, with dates running from 1955 to 1964. It includes invoices, certifications, vouchers, receipts, bank statements and expense notebooks for a chemical consultant who was paid to procure and prepare specified chemicals for TSD/BB. The project records describe novel chemicals that could not be obtained through normal channels, among them tetrahydroacridine, dimethyltryptamine and 4-hydroxytryptophan. The documents contain no UFO material.

MEMORANDUM FOR: THE RECORD

SUBJECT

: MKULTRA, Subproject 52

1. The purpose of this subproject is to provide additional funds whereby Dr. may continue to collect botanical specimens of special interest to the Chemical Division.

maintains the fiction that the botanical

specimens that he collects are for his own use since his field of interest is natural product chemistry. In order for Dr. to continue to obtain the required specimens without jeopardizing his cover, it will be necessary for him to follow his established procurement procedures.

3. It is estimated that the additional cost of this program will be $13,000.00 for a period of one year. Charges should be made against Allotment 0525-1009-4902.

4. The contractor has agreed to conform to the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement.

Chief TSS/Chemical Division

APPROVED FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS:

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