STATEMENT BY DR. HAROLD ABRAMSON, DATE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1953

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144981
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: November 24, 1953

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HY G2. YOIZn:;.R 23, 1953
(note: The datcs and ap7roxi:...te ties of vizits to Zr. Thramr.
am are af.!ded hcre to clarify r.sr. Abranzon'o atatec..cnt.
(a) 7,ith pltint zt.nd tuo ffir,%Ja, in .rer :ork office,
about 4:45 to 5:CO
(b) Vith 1.atiunt alone, in re 'a York office, about 5:00
to 6:C0 P.:!.
. (c) Vith y.lticat and t-.-;o friends, in hotel roorz, about
10:00 to 11:CO P.:J.
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ZiLh ratit:nt alo;le, in to: l'crk office, ri,c.ut 4:00
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(a) :3.th rAient alone, in -1.:::tinzton, Ten:.; Taland,
office, ..out 4:C0 to 5:00 P.M.
(b) patdc:nt and friend, in 7;untinztan office,
about 5:00 to 5:20 F.Y.
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iith yatif:at an:! fri:nd, in Yew York office, out
9:30 A.1. to 12:00 men, .;:tnd fro.a aLel:t 2:00 to
3:00 P..)
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Tucoeay, rove.-ber 2h, 1953
F.:tient re-:eered se from r�oating-,s dnrin:,, the Lar in W4
--4 recalled coz:ron interests. rrenont were tao of the ratir.nt's
friends. Cenveroatisn re.:ained fr no.e U.� ,11 a zecial.lonl �
in Oach the 1.atient had, contrary to hia later description of
11.:..;c1f, an c:1.!ent re-nory for rcople, ew.nts, And fcelinz;s: about
� people. re disc,.:ssed these r alistically and eho-:;ed oAly sa-o
-sliLht strain .hirin; the ceurse of tLe conversation. It was only
ahnn hewas vith z:e in priv:te that he nhowed anxiety about his
cenac of inn..:ec,nacy, with special reference to the sticotific par-
for,-:Incs of his duties. re as otcessod rith tha ieca that his
ce7ry :as poor, that his rirk an inadequate, and thst ho fUled
� his family .7e.d his co-:radon. no contioned th.:t he felt that he
uas dishonest because he h-ld Leen retired for duodenal ulcer. no .
felt th.t he -:;:ts steslini c:.sney that ranft his, really. Tre stated
that althau-h he ccull so e ',:he :not that an authorized review bard
Ind acted, his on ideas rere in conflict en the sPhject.
he had 7-4%ted to 1.z*.ve his pref!ent zorh, but t!..at if he did lea,:2
he would 1.)c ti.:-.7.ted to ttl...a --.-tlnd tht he ce.lgInit
face it--I attAed to aece,-tain if he felt eJ:.ecially :orscouted
at this tL-e, or tr...11:ed, but the hai.isI.ss on 'Os own
si*..e need to eo aperfeet b, and his own ineAlity to live tp
to what he ex.Tocted cf or exa:ple� ;.her. he v.:ts
to take ever his Division.
In order to further :cep in c::.nt-Ict with him and to assay the
condition fLrther, I v.ent to the h:tel In the evenin; and si..ent on
hour lath the 1-ationt and LLa tao friends. :.nd aLain, the patiErt
appeared to .zaintain an excellent relationship aith pccp1e, consider-
1213 her: aLitated he Lad Leon leraried to he. As I left he :aid, "You
know, I feel a lot tatter. This I:. Fhst I have hecn necdinz.n
Gii rovezbLr 25 the ratira arreared torc .ocilated. There was
acain ropf.::tcd :.ith more aLitation of !d.a .nor lorries
about his verk, his releat:e of classified infor=ttion, his cunt on
beinz retired for an ulcer. a eaid he had alzsys had these .
and they :lad nat st-rt:d the week before, and that in fact in
..arch of 1953 Lis 1.1f2 thoa:Lt zla co dopre-sod and a;:itatod that she
thoht he steuld see a doctor. Ee. *aid he had been sleeping poorly
since !"zrch 1953. e ap.lified his difficulties sayin3 that his
srellin3 had heoxze poor and th:t. his =r7ory was.pocr. This did rot
check zith caostienin3 reLal-ding past cvvrts, altheuLh sore
confusion 1..le prosl.nt, tut this canfusic.n W3S restricted to feclinn-s
of "rot doin,-, the job riTht."
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ACain an :ate. rt V.:718 7.1:c to !:17Q the patient stat.c t%al he
was tho t:uhjcct of a plot or ya) rerscv;t:. 1_,y :Is frirn-2o,
but at no.tin:o did he :-p.ak of ray but the hi;:hest for fri..%-2o
or fvraly. F.e stated explicitly that he ;.ished to ip L:cR hone.
caw no way in 1-hieh this co:ld be yre7ented, Lut plans roe.a:!e.�.for
further el.IL,Ion.
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The patient returnzd lfter an a:!.itatcd trip to 'aehinztoa and
vas seen at 4:CO Thilreeny, 26. fer
the firiA tir:o, the pAtient uho.:.ed that he :!ad eolusienz of pereccut.ion.
"I feel they wore :.:1;in3 ;!o:,-.e to ,:ep :re a-:.tke." :7e said that for
zone wcck3 the CIA :ro-41) had ;ceen rutting 1L:c %znaedrine in
his coffee. Ec FoLited he hadhat voices t:-.0 :11,:ht before a.nd
that Vto voice told r.e to "throa At away." had thren a;:ay his
wallet). Mis historj !.efirtitely i:.leeted he had been :1,.:1_,.ziona2. 4at
least for r:oeks, probably :eont..1s, '::ut,that .1.,e had been able to c:erate
fairly uell, exeept in crises. It tio::::ze apparant that. hczpitaliaa-
tion :as required az seon as possible.
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On Friday :,-orni.v, nwealber 27, the leti(nt and a :ritnd arwi the
vriter dizeu.ised in L,o:e eetail t%u ef tret,
to which t'.e tlent finzsily areed. thla:::,t he �e..ld 1i.c to
be re.ir helee, and f)r t'le reaeon a inzt4t.tia YenhtnI.Len
was chouen a royl rr.servud. no: t.1:a the 1.ati:,L
that ?ay, v.ero:_%:c ior hosc.1talt1::,.the next day.
ConelnAnn
The paUent has been, ae:orSln3 to hit on story, .!cl%sional fnr
a 1c .eric,d of E5.1'.1 1710; op::raLin- w.a31 in his 4ay by Cuy work.
inordinate c:,::re:lled to were specifically re-
lated to 'As I-err:ion and ei.,a'Ality ror this f:-lt he h::.1 to
be punished. 112 ettcd his difflealties to the tirla -4er, he wes
rotired. It ;.as then.that ho rcuAllu L13 e:ftraor.:inary
began, beco-in pro.yenei.;ely worse, with to sr.ecific clelusicaal eve.lts
occurring ilurinz the preceding mo;:ths.
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