UNTITLED-DOC MENTIONS-ON 26 OCTOBER (DELETED) AN EMPLOYEE OF THE (DELETE D) CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HERE AT THE AGENCY AND RELATED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00045517
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: September 25, 2024
• Document Release Date: October 22, 1991
• Publication Date: November 2, 1977

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� CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
John Gavin, Esq.
Office of Legal Counsel
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Jelin:
2 November 1977
Further in line with our telephone conversation of 31 October, I am
furnishing you, for whatever action you deem appropriate, the following
information concerning another incident which further demonstrates the
difficulties which might arise in connection with any CIA program to investi-
gate, identify, locate and assist alleged victims of this Agency's support of
MKULTRA-type research activities in the 1950s and 1960s.
On 26 October an employee of theldilliff
contacted the Office of the Inspector General here at the Ag ate
the following information. His wife, whose mai en name is
s �revfousl married from 1955 until 1960 to
, acco ol,ho was employed by CIA at that time. n t e summer
� she accompanied her husband to the
farm of her husband's supervisor or dinner, drinks and wine. She believes
her husband worked for Dr. Gottlieb who was Chief of the Technical Services
Staff Chemical Division and heavily involved in MKULTRA activities. Her
next recollection is receiving electric shock treatments at George Washington
University Hospital for some time, followed by a convalescent period of
several weeks at home. She then recalls being referred by her husband's
supervisor to a friend of the su ervisor's at the "Boston Ps chiatric Hospital."
She and her husband,
�, went to os on w er at ospi a
is supervisor visited her there and she recalls a strange walk
out of doors with the latter. She also remembers taking various tests at the
Hospital. uffered a "relapse" and required psychiatric care
two years ago, but apparently has since "come out of it." The recent Senate
hearin s a d attendant publicity concerning Project MKULTRA prompted
'to review the Senate transcripts which he found contained infoi--
ranon supportive of his wife's recollections. lid not ask for
any specific action or relief. He has been adviseci anc voiced no objection
regarding our opinion that this matter should not be investigated directly by
CIA at this time but should be referred to Justice for consideration.
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We have been able to confirm from A enc records that:
was in fact em loyed by the Agency from
de� roes in chemical eng
assigned
from
under Dr.
'hen he was assigned to
He was married toi
n anuary arriage was sissolved by an
ivorce in February 1960 although they had been senarated in TM or 1960
while residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ow lives in
Arlington, Virginia. Thus far, although a further review of medixl records is underway, no evidence has been found that the then was ever
hospitalized for any reason or that she was ever the subject of research per-
formed by the Agency, its components or employees.
For your information, the: ,as involved
in six subprojects of Project MKU TRA from 1952 until 1961, all of which
appear to have involved testing of LSD and other substances on human
i subjects.
This matter obviously deserves further investigation to clarify, by
confirming her su icions or laying her fears, the basis for whatever
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emotional distress, may continue to suffer. Of course it may
not be possible at t is sate to gather sufficient evidence to accomplish either
result. In any event, however, it does not appear or CIA to con-
duct this investigation. , even insofar as questioning vho has already
contacted an_Agency official on 31 October to inform CIA of the fact that his
wife had related these allegations to him. Since it might appear to some that �
CIA has an interest in not confirming that individuals were in fact "victimized"
by MKULTRA-type activities, the Agency could be accused at some point, in
this or any other investigation of the same general nature, of having influenced
the recollections or statements of those involved or of having not conducted the
investigation in a proper manner. Should these matters proceed to litigation,
this perceived conflict of interest on the part of CIA or its employees could
become particularly damaging.
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The Agency continues to be anxious to do everything possible to assist ,
those who may have been adversely affected by MKULTRA-type activities.
However, the complications surrounding any action contemplated by CIA
itself continue to plague us, as the above-described case again illustrates.
We shall be happy to assist you further, in any way you may deem necessary,
in achieving a satisfactory resolution of these difficult problems.
Approved for Retease
Date ---La-223.�
Very truly yours,
Assistant General Counsel