CASE (DELETED) - (DELETED) A U.S. CHEMICAL FACILITY RE SEROTONIN

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00146142
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 17, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: December 18, 1955

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Reference: -:. latter of 1..1 December 1n55
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1. I am enclosing two copies of.a papor on Zorotonin which you
roquootmd in your roferoncod letter. The biblief.raphy or this papor is
noI available at this timo but can ho had at a later date if you fool it
is necessar7. The other par you roquested will 1343 forwardad in a fort
days. The author is on vacation at tho prosont tin�.
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2. 4:1:..f;;4,1;i:=7:_;) is now in tho pictura, much to ze.ti Es-
� faction. Us indoctrination aias�proper and impreszivo. Porconally.,
was Ivry much impressed with him.
peooarch on Fiule is going on in advonco of schodulo.
that he will have some iatorcating findings to givo you in
dug tine.
4. C.:::77.'14 is directin; this rezearch and has brouzht in top men from
pharnaeolo:z nnd chemistry to nor's: on it r.lort7, with two bright fellows
from his division. AU. of thoso working on thio aro not onthuoinstic.
5. f____�,',,icaro me tho inrornation about this resonrch at
:this tins (I quota from my notos and I hopo they nw.la, nonse)x "Thom is
an etensivo invosti-Ativo pro:7am going on preliminary to our use or vc
cory.-A,o.a Mb A human hallucicgon." "wo aro runniu!; dean basic alky1oi4s
and gluco-rosins givin; thaa to monkeys, dos, ratz and mice nroparatcr,
to administering then to hunans." "qo are also rennin:: down its chs-lical
content and its physiolo:zical and pocholov-ical offset on larcr animals wtich
have boon trained in conditioned roflowas."
G. One thin;-, that could delay the proron is the fact that thoy are
running short of Plule. Could you again send a quantity of Hula, in N.ho
same amount no you.sont before
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7. 477.4777g is most enthusiastic about your comments painin:; to
"C-l4 tar, on.4foorcic acid." This also npplizo to AAanita Pothorina, and
ho hopes that this notarial will ho on its ray soon.
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0,...7:211 is awaro of the art/el�, which you doscribad, in the
liovolibar 1055 iGGUO of Johas Hopkins magasino.
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9. t'.-7,777:1n thoLiftlrary infer:nod-90 that an ftrtfc14,
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in the Canadian ....edical Ansocia.Uon Jo:Iraqi entitled. "A Gli.n)so of
2ourophys1o1o:7 in tho Vnlon." MSc article In ly.7 Pr..Lildor
,fonflold nnd j Ia the Journal of Locce.lbor 1, 1035 � Vo1umo.7,. !:ft7.0 1D1.
13 wry nuch intorosteJ in this and has co.imd&:-...L.fz�fOr'it.
It :nay be that yoq haw thin infor:att.T, itri7o11 known by
tho nourosurzvonp and pcychiatristo at 7ifa is not cxpectod to 1,0
cri tho near futuro.
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10. be intorustod to roccivu information reforrod.to in �
your lottor portainina. to "flickorinc 1141,hts in cortain Zuropoon countries."
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11. (�:7"n5sin also acquainted with tho paper prepared in Soptombor by
Dirt Pfoiffer of N7Aory Colin�. �
12. Uus thoro boon any new dovolopment with tho Gibbens,:mnkeys? I
understand that a letter has nono to f?r.
its interest. �
13. Anothor request vhich I hope cnn be Grunted, thouchAt seems
doubtful, is for a cciunlo or ttonkoys for rescarch.. Thorti:as only ona
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monluty available nov that can bp usod for research. If you can locate any
monkeys, pleas� lot no know and also lot uo knon if thorn will b a char;0.
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