LETTER TO MS. DEANNE C. SIEMER FROM (Sanitized)

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i2 APR 1978
OLC 78-1329
Ms. Deanne C. Siemer
General Counsel
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Dear Ms. Siemer:
Per your request of last week, enclosed are copies of
our documents which had been included in the package your
office sent to the Kennedy Subcommittee for the MKULTRA
hearings. We have sanitized the documents so that they may
be released as you had requested.
Sincerely,
k/
Acting Legislative Counsel
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synthesize new classes of pharmacologiczlr active
drugs e.fP 'ct' th t
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large, multidiscimlinary programs which were supported b _ov
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and industry in the United States and abroad. These programs involved
studies on psychnmimetics-and narcotics and with central nervous. system:
active agents in general.
The proposed Work will cover a period of one year and,
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cost approxir tell - Over a period of two years severa
potential contractors have been contacted and evaluated with refer- -
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it was the only caneidate which offered the necessary range of Dro-
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The research program described in the* appended- pro-posal
of these studies is to synthesize and evaluate new classes of
pharaacologicaJ.3.y" active central nervous system drugs. The two
is part of the Materials Analysis Project. The overall objective
: przncz.pa.L areas of the current effort are:
has been responsible for the
developant of large, multidisciplinary programs which were sup
ported by goverment and industry in the United States and abroad.
These programs involved studies on psych.inetics and. narcotics and
. v th central nervous system active agents in general.'_
3. The-proposed work will cover a period of approximately clj
gans.c synthesis involving the class of materials nominated for
Ems? o'-"zti go. Coordination has been affected with
days and will cost approximately. Over a period of two J
years several potential contractors have been contacted and evalu
ated with reference to this task.
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The work- will be UBgaASS I iu, but Agency association. will be
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pated new develop ents in this area.
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1.6 December 1955
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s i CT: Request for Support of Research on t
i. Tbz.s is a request for financial support for research on the mec7har+.isn of
bra. a concussion for the period i Feb 19-56 to 1 Feb 1957.
The resonance:-cavitation theory upon which this. research is to be based
has been presented in the proposal suhnitted to the Chief of Naval PResearc
dated 27 lip 19-54.
3. The progrs as origginallyp zv tted estimated the duration of the Prop=-
to . be from three - to five years requesting a total of $72,109 for the initial
year.
4. At the request of the office
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A. " LA.P.C FA i .TTI"5
;' to rapport: this progrart frost 1 Feb 1955
The progress made to date under the above contract can be stzmarized as
oo Naval Research a reduced7 budget was .submitted.
rnting to $24,925, was then awarded to the
T .e follo~ ng research facilities have been established for the
. investigat on of tae very diverse aspects of the problems being
studied : - -
a. Main Laboratory
Atotal of 2500 sgaare feet of laboratory and office space
egcipped with much of the diversified m*ac. nery and ap_pa a t?.zs
necessary for research in this field.
b. Blast Range - ,
A blast range has been established located
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appra-itra te? y a south
area is o:.-ned by the U. S. 1Ltr.cr- and is closed to t e pu-:.blic.
Three blast test-series have been rvn to date.
the -'"` ._. '-,-r''
fxranc i nts have been made
c. Otg
 -specific work s= pact-?tests-have been conducted oa
o date.,This work is-being conducted under the.
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B. P .SONL ZL -
Both full time technical personnel and part-time professional
research. personnel have been accuired and indoctrinated relative
to their specific function.
Following is the technical progress made under the.current
Nav7 contract:
.a. Specialized instrumentation and numerous testing techniques
?- have been developed to obtain the desired cbmavi c data:
b. Considerable-data has now. been db- ai.ned supporting the
rsso_nance-cavitation theorj of brain_ concession..
c.. Prelirdnary acceleration threshold data has been obtained
for a fluid-filled glass simulated skul. -
types of impact.
e. Initial studies have been made on the si,,?n~ated glass skull
attempting to establish the cavitation patterns for variaus
to either impact or sound waves propagated in air.
.d. Data has been obtained on the nature and the magnitude of
pressure fluctuations within; a glass simulated skull.. subject
The proposed method and prograa plan remain the same as. stated in the
origin..al proposal, except for the temporary deletion of the ir.:ae.rzion
blast study. - -
The current level of activity on this project can be indicated by the
most recent bill. i.ng to the Navy for the month of 11ovember, which ar?.oc~^_ted
to $4,034r.61.
in the interest of efficiency and econor it is requested-that at least
this level of activity be maintained for the coming year. -
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-?10.0 PQTEiiT%'~L 'APPtIC~,TIQ::S- Qx ' i'IL~'"P."Sr.~I:C'd F fl' GS
3.0 .1 defines brain concussion as: - nasi essentially
?
transzent state due to head injury which is of instantaneous
onset, manifests widespread syrrptcns of purely paraly-tic -
- kind, does not as such comprise any evidence -of structural
cerebral injury, and is a i avs followed by amnesia for the
actual norertt of the accident. " -
10,2 The i*noli.cation of the underlined- portion of the above stateme^tt
is that if a technique were devised to induce brain concussion
without giving either advance warning or causing external physical
trau-ma, the person upon recovery would be unable to recall what
had ha rened to him. Under these conditions the same technique
of producing the concussion could be re-used many t#-es without
disclosure of its nature.
16.3 First, considering the possibilities of direct impact to the -
head or bod7, it should be possible from the findings of this
research program to deterzine the following:
- co Intensity of the blow for the effect desired..
b, OPtiMUM points of impact on skull or bcdy
for the specific effects desired.
a. Opt4mum design of i- acting devices.
30,E In regard to the potential impacting devices, there are certain
_.design recusi tee that are apparent a this t%.ne :
a. The impact should be -delivered without
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d
a
vance warning
.
} b. The area of impact and force distribution
not occur.
c. The intensity of the impacting force ar_?
its duration should be such as to obtain
the desired effect.
d. The device should be as small and as silent
as possible. ,
10.5 The specific impacting devices might take the fort of any of
the fo?lowing : -
a. A pancake type black-jack giving a high peak
impact force with a'low unit surface pressure.
b. Concealed or camouflaged sori.ng-loaded impacting
dev? ces that trigger upon contact with the head.
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using a small shot z3. a sac or a pro jec a -e.
d, An explosive pad detonated in -contact with the
head or the body.
i0.0 Let us now consider the possibilities a exciting the resonance
cavitation directly without impact. There is. considerable evidence
that resonance cavitation can be induced directly- in the, follow--n.-
a. A blast wave propagated in air. (Blast Concussion)
b." Physical excitation with a mechanical driver
or horn, tuned to the resonant freq envy of
the head.
10.? A single blast pressure wave propagated. in air must have considerable
_ intensity in order to produce brain concussion, however, there is
considerable evidence (Carver & Di:.nsley) that r:: dzf iFatioa of-she
pressure wave can produce profound effects.
!0.3 Mccitation of the resonance cavitation by using a tuned driver
at this time appears to be well within the relm of possibility.
The neurotic-like manifestations normally associated with blast
concussion could possibly be induced by this method. Use of
this nethod,.o ever, would require actual physical contact -a-ith
the drilers.
10.9 Excitation of the resonance cavitation by tuned sound waves'also
appears to be a reasonable possibility. Concentration of the sound-
field at cone remote roint could be effected with accoustical lenses
and reflectors. The blast duration would be In the order' of a
tenth of a second. 'I1s_?dng of noise of this duration should not
be too dif icult. .
11.0 It would possibly.be advantageous to establish the effectivness
of both of the above methods as a tool In brain wash therapy.
A full knowledge of the method and the resulting sequel a should be
of aid to any person forced to submit to such treatment.
12.0 Possibly the most significant potential aspect of this study world
be in the development of practical.-means of giving a person iT u-:LLL^tity,
even though temporary, to brain concussion. One technique that appears
to have potentialities involves the introduction of a small quantity'
,j' of gas, approximately 1 cc, into the spinal cord. - This gas bubble
would then normally migrate to the ventricles located' at the centrn.ri
of the brain. The ability of this bubble to expand under dynamic
loading would be' most effective in preventing resonance cavitation
from occur r1g.
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Travel
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Caatiigencies
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-' * In regard to the labo Cory equsrnent the following- stipulations
are proposed:
at the start of the years prograrx, however, the sponsor :,-
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- sp-?c .fic wort ?- p+act-tests?have been conducted oa' ,--
. o date: r11his work-is-being conducted under the.
Both full-time tech ical personnel 2nd part-time professional,
rsseardh person el have been acquired a d indoctrinated relative
to the!
Following is the tecbrr al progress made under the .current
Navy contact
base been developed to -obtain, the- desired d z-i-c data.
CC ez-Xcle -data has no-w- been d&-irained support; supporting the
I Z r ry acceleration threshold data has been obtained
. fcye a f uid-filled glass simulated skull.
-,a. ? ec AlUzed i strt!rnentation and numerous testing tecbni tiez
. -d. E a t . v q ha-, 1 e obt ,fined on the nature arid the magit=. a
~x ss r fluctuations within a gldss simulated skull sub, ect
ith r i. psact csr sound waves propagated in a?yr.
Mjj-tialy studies have been ma-de on the siiru a ted. --ass sk l
- to t: g to estebi sh the cavitat:iuoi7 patterns for var.ous
:. t r-pe5 of i ate e
The proposed method, and progrsz r plan remain the same as stated in the
origi-na proposal, C-,=ept for the temporary deletion of the it emersion
bust study.
The current level of activity on this project can be indicated by the
most recent billing to the Navy for the month, of Novenber, which ar.:ocnted
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to $4,034.61.
In the interest of efficiency and economy it is requested-that at least
this level of activity be naintzined for the caing year. -
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1O.0 POTEiIT jarg ?,~ epP6{ @8/~9 ~D OR000100a20062-1
def?rbe^s brai concussion as: - "ari essentially
t~ arszert state due to head a n jug which Is of ianstan-tanious
onset, rcanxafeats widespread sy iptcz:cs of' puely -pax ,y tic
- l.nd, does not as such comprise any evidence -of structural,
cerebral in jury, ar, is is always folio e by arimesia for the
actual ncr rit of the accident.:,
10,2 The impU cation of the underlined- portion of the above s tatemeht
is that *if a technique were devised to Induce brain cc cussion
without gives either advance warning or causing external physical,
trat.. a , the person upon recovery would be unable to recall- -what,
had bappsr e to ham. Under these conditjoms the same technique
of prcduci xg the concussion could be reused many times without
disclo- of . Its nati m
30.3 First, c iderthg the possibilltie3 or, direct i.rr act to the
head or body, it should be possi.hle from the f3.ridirigs of tbis
reseax?? program to de terr??Li ne the - fol.3.o:=rijig r
b ti ;a design of it ,ctl g devices.
b.. - tit points of impact on skull or -b
Ferry the specific effects des:i.3~,vd.
c. I&wen ty of the blow for the effect desiL-ei _
i0, In reg o the potentiaiv impacting cle ?j ces, there, are certain
- design r :q us tes that are apparent ail, this cir ,s a
_.., - a. The impact should be -EeU- Bred without
adva ce w n Lng .
L
T a area o impact- anal force distribution
0 Thy inters,ty o the irzpacting force ar-;
its duration should be su ;b, as to oibtair -
th desired effect. The device should be as ;s-stall and as sil exr4
a:-3 possible.
10.5 The spe fic impacting devices might take the form of arr7 ? of
a. A Pancake type black-jack giving a high, peak
irrq act force with a "Yaw wait surface pressure=.
b. Concealed or camouflag--d
devices that, trigger upon contact with the h:gad.
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 head or the body. a - b
is .6 Let us =4 o=sider the possibilities of excit:sg the r eson.ance
cavitation directly without i,.npact. There is, considerable, evidence
that reso-.=ce cavitation can be induced directly .in the following
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acte3 such. as an air gu
c o. the t e 3,n
da An explosive pad detonated in contact with the
the head-
10.7 A single bl st pressure wave propagated in air must have cons4c eA:able
.. 'intensity order to pr uc brain concusslony ho:aever, there Is
considerable eVLdence (Carver P. Dinsley) that n cdifi cation-- of-the
pressure ?caa;e can produce prafou* d effects
10.8 Mccitat ,o Of tb r :scan. nce cavitati by using a tuned di.ever
at this time appear to be well within the ralm of peassibil ty,
The neurotic l.iic a f ., ati one norr al`: associate-J, 'it: bl.a sip
concussian could. possibiy be induced. 'Eh, this rxethod.E. Use Of
thIS metho d,!o S 9,r., wo ,ld require actual. ph,- sical ccntar -? psi -'th
the drileri
lso
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o
a
n by tuned Sound . waves
10.9 Excitation of the resonance cavitati
appears to be ; _ ~ reasonable P a z s-'tbi ,tY., Concentration of the scnzrd-
field at seas;3e ream ate poi. nt could be effected with accc;tz t:i cal l.enme:
_ arx3 reflector-s. The blast duraticmn would be in the order: of a
- tenth of a second. " J as11 g of ~L noise of this duration should not-
be toe dificaLt..
j1.0 It would iaOssikl:y.be a..dvaratageotxs to establish the effect: v,iess
of both of i;ho abo'rer Methods as a tool brain-washh therapy A full, knowledge of the method and the resulting seauela should be
of aid to arry person forced to subs t to such treatnentm -
12.0 Possiblythe most si.ificant potential_ aspect of this St;j&y- would.
be in the development of practical.,nearns of giving a person irrltir*.ity,
ever. though ter,-poraiy, to brain concussion. one technique that appears-
to have potentialities involves the i.nzroducti_on of a smal..L quantity
of gas, appb o d.na tel y? 1 cc, into the spinal card., - This gas bubble
uould then no=,, ally migrate to the vent r~ clan located' at the t=:a:i
of the brain. The ability of this bubble to expaml under dyria,:uc
loading would bE' mos effective in preventing resonance cri"aitat an
from oCCuring -
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A blast wave propagated in air. (Blast Concussion)
bd c e ,' tion with a mechanical driver
or horn, tuned to the resonant fregnency of
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In regard to -Ebb la bor atary e da ent the _;; allvwiig s t: a tionc
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remair. -- - tipa owi- r of the eq .erC
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010 tlon of purr chase f ron the sponsor of arrr or -.all i te. s of
equi=ient at the then depreciated value.
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PROPOSAL
1.6 Decen ber'1955
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'ibis is a request for f ir.snc a su-oport for research on the necE .ni i o-'
brain concussing for the pe od 1 Feb 1956 to 1 Feb 1957.
Theresonance-cav-itati on theory upon wbicb, -this. research is to be based
has been presented in the proposall, sub tt ;d to the Chief of Naval Rm searc.
dated 27 March. 1951:.
The progra= as or wally sm .tted estimated the duration of the pragi
to . be f r= tr - to five years requesting a. to ta- of $72,109 for the i i tial
year.
4. At t4 s ree st of the Office at Uaval Research a reduced' budget was 5 h- -+ tt-t .
a o ? ti; g to 2L 92~ , was t .era awarded to the
19
to Support chi program z w cf rc i Feb
5.5
to 1 Feb 1956.
o. The progress made to c Late under the above contract can be sure arized as
follow. : ?
A. RMS"D O F c
T. ,s fol_lsa?.. g research f a.c-5-Ut9 es have been established for the
investigat3:.on of she vrry diverse aspects of the proble_is bey?g
a.. F.--in 12bora,toi7
Atotal of 2500 square feet of iaboratory? and, office. space
equipped with mach of the diversified chinery and ap_oz.b a as
necessary for research in this field.
b. Blast Range
a'?~7w' .'~ 7oca;,
A blast range has been established
app, ax r?ate? y south a ms=s
area is owned by the U. S. wry and _Js closed to the pubUc_
Three blast test-series have been run to date.
krrangments have been :nn&e with t e ~'ca~
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Both full-time technical personnel and part-tie professional
research Derso gel have been acquired and indoctrinated rela?. 7e
to their specific function.
. TE=CAL PRO =__Z3
Following is the technical progress made wader the ,current
Na'7 contract:
Specialized ins ti-rxcentatian and numerous testing tech a?aes
have been d lo-ced to obtain the-desired dyne xi,c da-Ea*.
ib~ Con t :. bye d.a h..-3 uow been db a n Id s=orting the
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x so ce--czcto,t:a theory of brain c~-rzc~*s cn .
e.. Prel mL a.- acceleration threshold data has been obtained
. for a fluid-filled glass si .ated skall.
d. ? Data ha -u been obtained on the nature cd the ma ;r3.itude of
Ares rare fluctuations ~aithxtl a glass sirnz~ aced skulls _cti
either i.irpact or sourd wages propagated in air.
e. Initial studies hate been made oii the s:!T=1a 4ed glass skull
- atte pt wag to es tablsh the cave. - ioi patterns for Various
:. -types of impact o
-The proposed method and t rogra- a plan remain the same as . stated in the
original proposal, except for the ter porab, deletion of the .ez-sion
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bl as=p, study.
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The current level of activity ort this p}.ojeet can be indicated by the
most recent billing to the Navy for the month of November, which amolmte
to $4, a34.61.
In the interest of efficiency and econe;,r J- is requested- that at least
this level of activity be maintained for the co.* in year. -
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defines brain concussion as: - "ari essentially
-2ransien z state due to head injury which i s of a.nstantan-ious
onset, -manifests widespread sy-irrptcmi of purely par y ti.c
- kir4, does not as such comprise any evidence -of structural
cere-b-nal. inju ?, and is always followe . by amnesia for the
actual nomertt of the accident."
:10.2 The i2Ucation of the underlined- portion of the above statereret
is 'that a technique were devised to induce brain ccncussion
without giving either advance wax-rting or causing external. physical
traz.,~^ia, the person upon recovery would be unable to recall what
had happened to bin. Under these conditions the same technique
of producing the conr.2.ssion could be re-used zrany tomes without
disclazu a of . i.> 4.~s nature
-..10.3 First, cow der ' the possibilities of direct irrpact to the_
ead or body, it should be passible fromthe findings of thts
research prog--?= to de -ez 3.ne the folflcy..4ing
desix of acting devices.
Oat-t== Points Of impact on s' .? l or b
for the specific effects desired.
c~ Intensity of the blow for the effect d;~si- dr
10, in regaad -~o the potential impacting :tev~ices, there are certain
design requsiotes that are apparent at this ti e
- a. The impact should be -F-e7_ivered, withoext
advance wax=in...
b. The area of? impact- and, force distrjbcrtion -
shc, ld be such that, Sara ace tra ma does . -1.
c. The intensity 01 the impacting force an
? _11i duration should be c ch as to obtain
naa occur.
the desired effect.
d. The devote ce should be as snail and a;s s7't e
a possible..
10.5 The specific impacting devices might take the form of arV of
the following: _
a. A pancake tyke black--jack giving. a high peak
impact force with a' ow unit surface pressure,
b. Concealed or camouflaged spring-loaded i.npact .ng
devices that trigger upon contact with the head.
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 - c. zero- ctile t'Yr~~ e JuIr ac ter such as an air gun
'Approvele~O~Y1i~a~A?fa2-1
d. An explosive pad detonated in contact with the
head or the body. - - - ,
ia.6 Let us now consider the possibilities of. exciting the resonance
cavitation directly without impact. There is. considerable evidence
that resonance cavitation can be induced directly- in the following
a. A blast ware propagated in air. tds.ast t~oncussice . j
b., Physical excitation with a mechanical driver
or horn,, tuned to the resonant frequency of
the head..
10.7 A single blast pressn. wave propagated in air must have considerable
_ 'intensity i." i order to =duce brain concussion, ha.-;ever, there is
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rofound effects.
ro se
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10.8 cit~.atiaa mof the rescma. e cavitation Tri using a tuned driver-
at this time appears to b well. within the re3 of pvssibi.l.. ty.
Z' a neuotic-'lik manifestations normally associated with blast
concussion could possihl7t be induced by ths,s method. Use of
his Tiethcd ~'t) p5 ~'7 er w cnihd require ac 7.:tr-.l Dhy ca can c ct ,rLth
the driiers.
10.9 De citation of the resonance cavitation by toned sound waves. also
appears to be a reasonabl,e possibi..l .ty. Concentration of the sour -p
field at soi,ae remote toint could be effected with accou ,tical leases
and reflectors. The blast duratign would be In the order' of a
-tenth o= a second. " 1 :s'.?d mg of V. noise of this duration should not
be too da i' ,t..
11.0 It would possibly.be ad tageaus to est~tabl.ish the effecti ness
of both of the above nethods as a tool in brain.-wash therapy. A full. ? owledg-3 of the Method and the resulting sequela should be
of aid to any person forced to sub--Tit to such treatment... -
12.0 Possibly the most significant potent-? al aspect of this study would
be in the development of practical..,means of giving a person im aurs.t,~,
even though temporary, to brains concussion. One technique that appears
to have potentialities involves the introduction of a sma23-. quantity
t/of gas, appro d Gately 1 cc, into the spinal cord. -'.this gas bubble
would then normally migrate to the ventricles located-at the centrism
of the brain. The ability of this bubble to expand under dyna: u.c
loading would be' nos t effective in preventing. resonance cavitation
from occur-2-1g. -
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i ~O TDU:I FOR: Deputy Director for
ST=ECT Transfer of Funds to Oiar for Follow-on Task at
the
drugs a:fectIm-g the central nervous system so as to evaluate their
these studies is to synthesize new classes of pha cologically active
2.. The research-program described in the appended proposal is
part of the-Materials Analysis Project. The overall objective of
The rec-_C_.e___ation is contained in paragraph 7.
1. This Mel" rand,n-, contains a rec=zr ndation for your approval.
task will be a continuation of the above work.
has been responsible for the development of
large, multidisciplinary programs which were supported by dove ,r ent
and industry in the United States and abroad. These programs i.nvoived.
studies on psychoiinetics and narcotics and with central nervous system
active agents in general.
L The proposed work will cover a period of one year and will
cost approsirsatelyJ Over a period of two years several
potential contractors have been contacted and evaluated with refer-
ence to this task. Was chosen because
it was the only candidate WhiCh offered the necessary range of oro
fessional disciplines and experience in organic synthesis i r col zv .g
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r-= posed research.
the class of materials nc mated for exploration. Coorai.nation
has beam effected With which conc,=-s with the
5. A follow-on action can be eticipatcd -possibly at an
increased level d;:xnding an aerfarorm, : and anticipated nev
deveI.Onme to in this e.rea.
'C' =I&t.
The work will be L':CL'LSS~'2, y but Agency association will be
6. Dr. is the iro j e ct
o'f'ficer with responsibility for onitorina the c-xccutiom of ti-,,z
task. This project is f=ded thrau;h the Office of Navel R--search.is arranGcnt protects the A?e cy's association with this area
of research and provtdas the comrc.ctar with credible sj onsors: ip.
The ' recc ends anrro-al
of the transfer of to the Office of x:atia i .search for
support of finds task by the
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1=--,1OPA TDU11 FOR: Director of
of these studies is to synthesize and evaluate new classes of
pharmacologically active central nervous system drugs. The two
Transfer of Funds to O.PJR for Add-On Task at the
1. The research program described in the appended-proposal
- is part of the Materials Analysis Project. The overall objective
principal areas of the current effort are:
.41110M This. add-on.task will be a cotinuation of the above work
and also the first beginning work in developing new narcotic blocking
agents.
necessary range of professional disciplines and experience in or--
ganic synthesis involving the class of materials nominated for
e~~xalorat? Coordination has been affected with
was chosen because it was the only candidate which offered the
ated with reference to this task.
days and will cost approximately Over a period of two IMMMOMWAWMW years several potential contractors have been contacted and evalu-
ith central nervous system active agents in general.
3. The proposed work will cover a period of approximately 95
These programs involved studies on psychanimetics and narcotics and
has been responsible for the
development of large, multidisciplinary programs whit-h were sup-
ported by goverment and industry in the United States and abroad.
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pated new developoents in this area. -
4. A follow-on action can be anticipated in early-'r Y -732,
5. Dr. is the project
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The work wil1 be UNCLASSUMD, but Agency
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