RUTGERS PROF HITS CIA METHOD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400330003-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 16, 1977
• Content Type: NSPR

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CAMDEN, N.J.
COURIER-POST
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By JOHN FUCBS and JANE GATI1O
Courier--Post Staff
A RUTGERS University professor,
who unknowingly conducted research
for the Central Intelligence Agency in
1957, said Thursday night it was
"reprehensible that the agency.
apparently obtained research infor-.:.
oration through intermediary organi-
zations..
of sociology at Douglass College of,.:
Rutgers, said he was unaware until a~
few weeks ago that the research he.
did
at the university in 1957 wai used,
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ed by t} e CIA.
Stephenson'scomments came after,:
the university confirmed 'Thursday:
earlier reports that the CIA funneled
$5,000 through a cover organization'.;
for a sociological study of Hungarian
during the uprising of 1956...
STEPREivSON said he believed at
the time the funds were being
provided by the Society.for Investiga-
tion of Human) Ecology associated::
with Cornell,. Medical.i Center-. in
Ithaca, N.Y. ; ; ;1
Th
k
e
nowledge of CIA involvemeriV
`.'. "f 1a, me' in a bad position.in my,
own eyes i f not in the eyes of others-,
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.
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he said,
,Fbple
interviewed also were unaware that
the CIA was involved.
"Asa responsible sociaiscientist, I
A Rutgers... spokesman -said.. the
universityhad obtained from the CIA
vn agency memo dated March 19,'
1157. which designated the Rutgers
study as "Subproject 69, of .Project.
htKULTRA : ' :.,
4 ?.-.'- A lLulll runyuriu oaring tne;
study, that none of the information;
restrictions on publication of the findt
ings.
'designed to throw as much light as
possible on the sociology of '.the-
communist system in the throes of
revolution.
"The study will involve the inter-c
viewing of. Hungarian refugees with,
ground' information on the revolu-?:
within Hungary who are already
known to be particularly advantaged
ordisadvantaged within this setting,'.'
Rutgers was one of 87 organizations
and institutions recently notified by
the CIA that it was involved in some
:;aspect of project MKULTR.A, : de.
`signed to:' identify'- materials and
methods useful in altering. human
b
ehavior patterns. :.:5
Stephenson said- he was convinced'
-
that the university also had no prior
'we receive all kinds of grants'
from-. all kinds.: of,
organizations,'.'
Stephenson said, :"and we 'accept
them with the belief that they are':
coming frail the people who area.
. offering thee' " ij
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