MKULTRA PROGRAM

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00017749
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: September 25, 2024
• Document Release Date: December 13, 1976
• Publication Date: November 29, 1963

MEMOIVANDUNLF:OR-THE-RECORD
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1. A meeting was held in General Carter's office on 29 November
1963 to discuss the subject program. Those present, in addition to
General Carter, were Messrs. Helms, Kirkpatrick, C �IGottlleb
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and Earmans_Tlae main thrust of tdiscussion was the testing of
certain drugs on unwitting U. S. citizens. Dr. Gottlib gave a brief
history_of the MKULTRA program which was not iwarirway at variance
with the IG report of August 1963 on this subject. �
Z. Messrs .Gottlieb and. .fargued for the continuation of
tmwitting testing, using as the principal point that controlled testing
cannot be depended upon for accurate results. General Carter, Mr.
Kirkpatrick, and I clo not disagree with-this point."/_e also accept the
necessity for having a "stable of drugs" on the shelf and the requirement -
for continued resea,rch and developz� clrugs--not only for possible
operational use but also to give CIA iiight on the-state_of_the art in this
� field ancl in particular to alert us to what the oppositit4-k is or might be
expected to do in the R&D-and employment of drugs. �
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3.�. C._ \noted that there was no disagreement with the
recommendations of-ale IG survey�MKTJLTB. vith hi exception of
the unwitting testing problem. In response to a query from General
Carter, 116 stated_that since the IG report such ttatin-g_has been held in
abeyance. � . . _
4. General_Carter made it clear that he understood the necessity
for research and-developmenof all types of d.lgs,to include their testing.
However, heltas troubled by the l'unwitting.aspect". This led to a brief
discussion on the possibility of unwitting tebts on foreign nationals, but
according-to._ Ithis had been ruled out as a-result of several
conversations he recently had with senior chiefs:of stations--too dangerous
and the lack of controlra facilities. (This seemed an odd conclusion
to me since the_same dangers exist in the U. S. and from_what we
were able to_find out during our survey, the facilities_we have for
uncontrolled testing leave much to be desid--I made_a point of this.)
5. After further_discussion, it was agreed!------ --
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' a. That the charter of lvIKULTRA wOuld be revised
along the lines recommended-in the IG_survey.
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b. The_procedures for testing drugs. areAoereviewed
and.fiew alternatie proposals submitted.
c. U it is conclucM-by the DD/P that unwitting testing
on-AmerIcan citizens must be continued to opera.-
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tionally prove out these drugs, it may-become
necessary tcplace this problem before the Director
for_A_de_tision.
6.1I madethe point that the IG survey had found other problems .
�with-the IsAKULTKA program in addition tthe unwitting testing, but
stated if theicharter_is rewritten along the lines recommended, I
believe thes_e problems would be corrected.
� NOTEI- The IC Survey of MKULTIM wa-sii-andedAo %
C.- lafter_the_meeting fchis use in redraftirig the charter.
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