REPORT ON MKULTRA INQUIRIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000300050001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 16, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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DDA 77-5164
16 SEP 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA . Acting Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM Michael J. Malanick
Acting Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT . Report on MKULTRA Inquiries
1. This memorandum is for information only.
2. On 5 August the Acting DDCI established a procedure to handle
the surge of letters expected from the public in response to DCI testi-
mony and press reports regarding Project MKULTRA. Currently, the
responsibilities for MKULTRA letters are assigned as follows:
a. Letters asking "Was I a test subject?" are answered by
the Assistant for Information, DDA. Unfortunately, the files
available to date do not contain the names of any test subjects.
b. Letters from institutions and requests for information
about specific, institutional involvements are answered by the
Office of General Counsel.
c. Letters from persons citing the Freedom of Information
Act and/or Privacy Act in requesting information are answered
by the Information and Privacy Staff, DDA.
d. Other than the above, requests for substantive informa-
tion on the MKULTRA program are answered by the office of
Technical Services, DDS&T.
e. Letters from citizens expressing their concern about
past activities but requesting no information are answered by
the Office for Public Affairs.
f. Letters from Congressmen requesting information regarding
their constituents are answered by the office of Legislative
Counsel.
All of the responses on the above are monitored by the DDA Assistant for
Information to ensure consistency and accuracy in our letters.
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. Statistics on the letters received and answered to date follow:
Letters received (excludes institutional
inquiries, see paragraph 2a)
77
Outstanding
29
4. Three types of institutions surfaced as part of the MK7,LTRA
program: academic institutions, legitimate business enterprises, and
federal/state institutions. In the past several weeks, the General
Counsel has notified 76 institutions of their involvement in Agency
drug testing programs. We offered to provide these institutions with
copies of the documents pertaining to them, and many have accepted the
offer or have sent representatives to review the relevant materials.
5. To date, most of the inquiries have come from distraught
parents or formerly institutionalized individuals. Concerned parents
are writing in because their children's attitudes and behaviors changed
during the 1950's and 1960's while in college or military service and
they think the CIA was responsible. Former mental patients and prisoners
are worried that they were experimented on during their incarceration.
We are informing all of these individuals that we cannot confirm their
claims but will notify them immediately if we learn of their involvement
from our records or notification by an institution.
Ys/ Michael J. M~.~.rin^
Michael J. Malanick
Distribution:
Original - Addressee
AI/DDA:
. 1 - Acting DDCI
1 - OGC
SA/DDCI (Mr. Meyer)
ER
- A/DCI/PA
1 OLC
1 - OTS
lli- DDA Subject
1 DDA Chrono
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