TRANSFER OF CIA'S STOCK OF SHELLFISH TOXIN TO THE NIH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-82-8-8-4
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 18, 1975
• Content Type: MEMO

? w ' No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/04/20: LOC-HAK-82-8-8-4
MEMORANDUM' INFOWATION - 6296
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
FROM: DAVID ELLIOTT Z, C .
MEMORANDUM FOR: GENERAL SCOWCROFT
CONFIDENTIAL September 18, 1975
SUBJECT:
Transfer of CIA's Stock of Shellfish
Toxin to the NIH
The National Institute of Health of HEW will be sending a letter to
Colby, with a copy to HAK, requesting that the 11 grams of shellfish
toxin now in the CIA's possession be transferred to NIH for medical
research purposes, rather than being destroyed. Such use is completely
consistent with Presidential directives and our obligations under the
Biological Warfare Convention. The toxin is very rare and this cache
may be the only substantial amount in existence.
A staff scientist from NIH has asked that the toxin not be destroyed
or otherwise disposed of prior to the receipt of the formal NIH request.
have xneritiond':`?thias~ to...S.a .re Stevens .at the CIA.
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/04/20: LOC-HAK-82-8-8-4