PROJECT MKULTRA, SUBPROJECT 23

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00693582
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Publication Date: January 28, 1954

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by authority of:
date: June 1977
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28 January 1954
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Project MKULTRA, Subproject 23
1. The scope of this project is intended to encompass all
those activities now engaged in by the Geschickter Fund for Medical
Research, Inc. in its awn facilities under the direction of TSS.
At the present time t e various projects at this facility'r
are being concluded and it is deemed nesiraote
WARPRREPttanup 1116 oi. security and efficiency to replace these pro-
jects with a single project more general in its approach.
2. �The attached proposal from Dr. Geschickter indicates the
extent of the investigations that his facilities will allow him to
carry out on the materials developed in the three projects 'referred
to ,in paragraph 1, as well as certain other material's of interest to
Illtrss. Dr. Geschickter also serves as a general consultant to this
division and provides cover and.cut-out facilities to the Agency.
3. The total cost of this project for a period of one year will
not exceed $42,700.00..
4. Di, Geschickter has been granted a Top Secret Clearance by
the Agency and Is fully Capable of protecting the security of the
Government's interest in such matters as this.
PROGRAM APPROVED
AND RECOMMENCED:
Exec. Sec , Res. Bd.
Date: dcm 150t. Date:
Attachment: Proposal
APPROVED:
Division, TSS
APPROVED FOR OBLIGATION
OF FUNDS:
by a thority of:
date: June 1977
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The present investigation is concerned with chemical agents which
are effective in. modifying the behavior and function of the central nervous system.
1 - It is proposed to study a variety of known drugs in this pharmacological class
that are in present day use and to synthesize new chemical agents or to modify
existing ones as occasion may demand.
2 - The various chemical agents investigated or synthesized wiLl be tested od
animals to determine their acute and chronic toxicity. Their pharmacological
effects will be studied by a variety. of assay technics, such as blood pressure
determinations, bronchial dilatation recordings, endocrine effects, etc. Com-
plete Animal facilities will be maintained for this purpose and pathologic
study will be carried out on the affected organs when the Animalq are sacrificed.
Preliminary clinical investigation will be carried out on the more promising
chemical agents, and appropriate laboratory procedures will be performed, such
as blood counts, urinalysis, etc. to determine the effectiveness and the side
reactions of the drugs under investigation.
Adequate reports will be submitted of the findings at quarterly intervals.
- Proposed budget:
Personnel
Synthetic organic chemist
Research medical associate
Pharmacological assistant
Chemical assistant
Histology technician
Clinical technician
Chemical consultant
$7,500.00
.6,500.00
50.500.00
4,000.00
2,400.00
3,500.00
1,200.00
Total salaries for personnel 30,700.00
.Other Expenditures
Animals animal maintenance & facilities 4,000.00
Chemical & laboratory supplies 1 expendable 4,000.00 4
Miscellaneous permanent equipment
Travel, medical meetings, etc. 2,000.00
Total other expenditures
12 000 00
TOTAL $ 42,700.00
WARNING NOTICE
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE
OURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED